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 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: in the strategyre of normalcy. Welcome, Welcome, Welcome to a 5 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: hump day edition of One Bills Live. Chris Brown, Steve 6 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: Tasker with you as the players are over in the 7 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: stadium doing what coach McDermott described as today's practice a 8 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: jog through, so a light workout for the team today, 9 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: presumably a more stringent one tomorrow. And then it's on 10 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: the coaches. Are you decide what they're doing with their 11 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster. Are you bothered by the length 12 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: of the injury list guys out today? Well, I mean 13 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: it's hard to be bothered by it when you don't 14 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: really know the severity of the injuries. I will say 15 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: that the right cornerback position is suddenly of some concern here. 16 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: The good news is Josh Norman is a limited participation 17 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:11,839 Speaker 1: in practice today. Now let's remember it's a jog through, 18 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 1: but he had been working on the side with the 19 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: strength and conditioning staff and athletic trainers the last couple 20 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: of days, and so now knowing he can be a 21 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: limited participant in practice is certainly a good sign, especially 22 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: with an eye towards the season opener, knowing that some 23 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: ten days away. But at the same time, we learned 24 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: today that Levi Wallace now has a hamstring injury. We 25 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: do not know the severity of it because coach did 26 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: not have that information as of yet. He didn't say 27 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: string injuries can take on all kinds of different prognoses. Yeah, 28 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: he didn't say, but it sounded day to day. Well 29 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: that Yeah, he said, we'll take it day by day 30 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: is what he said. So we may find out sooner 31 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: later never. But I'm really hoping we don't get to 32 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: the Wednesday injury report a week from today and Levi's 33 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: on it. Um, here's hoping against that. The list is 34 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: Sweeney have been regulars, as has DeMarco with the next problem, 35 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: so Taiwan Jones, Croom, Brian Cox, Junior, uh, Dane Jackson, 36 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: Victor Silaco, Mario Addison, Vernon, Butler, Levi Wallace. Right, So 37 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: think all those guys are all sitting right, So think 38 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: about this, Steve the cornerback position also has Dan Jackson's sideline. 39 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, so very quickly, the depth that this position 40 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: has been tested, and you're in you're still in training 41 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: quote unquote training camp. I mean essentially they're already underway 42 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: with their preparations for the Jets in Week one, make 43 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: no mistake about that. But here we are, and you've 44 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: got two corners out with injury and another one who's 45 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 1: trying to come back from injury, which essentially leaves you 46 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 1: with Cam Lewis, tarn Johnson, Brian Davious White, Brian Allen, 47 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:00,799 Speaker 1: and then just and then Saran Neil was a player 48 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: that was asked about of coach McDermott. Hey, you know 49 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: you're short here at corner right now. Is Saran someone 50 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: capable of playing on the outside at cornerback? And coach 51 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: McDermott said unequivocally yes. Now he does have experience at 52 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: that position. When he was at Jacksonville State in college, 53 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: he played linebacker, he played safety, and he played corner. 54 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: Now Jacksonville State's a little bit differ than the NFL, 55 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: but at least he's lined up there, and it's a 56 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 1: little I understand it's a little disconcerting to kind of 57 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: hear a shortage at a position before you've played a game, 58 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: but let's just kind of let things, let the dust 59 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: settle on what's going on here. I mean, and I'm 60 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: gonna say this not for nothing, but in the short 61 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: time that we have been around Levi Wallace, which is 62 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: essentially two or three seasons, the guy is a fast, 63 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: almost miraculous healer. Do you remember last year he rolls 64 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: his ankle in practice and I was it was bad. 65 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: Like early in practice he's doing an individual real rolls 66 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: his ankle and he cannot put any weight on the foot, 67 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: goes straight to the training room and everyone's like, oh God, 68 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: like this is not good. Right. He's at practice like 69 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: two days later, practicing on like a Friday. It plays 70 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: on Sunday like as he's like, he's a different I'm 71 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: gonna tell you this this list today on your concerns. 72 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: I am telling you they're getting these guys ready to pull. 73 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: They're saying, listen, this is a jog through. Here's what 74 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: it is. All the guys that are on this list, 75 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 1: most of them, not all of them. Most of them 76 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: they've been around the block. Yeah, not all of them. 77 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: But I think it's a signal that, Okay, guys, we're 78 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: gonna give you a day or two off. Not that 79 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 1: these guys don't need and not that these are legitimate Nixon, 80 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 1: but I'm saying these they're they're not allowing these guys 81 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: to say, hey, I want to practice. So no, you're 82 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: gonna take a day off and we're gonna come back 83 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,119 Speaker 1: righty Saturday, and we're gonna start getting ready for the season. 84 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: We need you fresh all next week to get ready 85 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: to play. I'm not saying that all the guys on 86 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: this list are gonna be like on the roster that 87 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: kind of thing, but I'm telling you this, I'm not 88 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: concerned that they've got an injury list this big going 89 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: into prep week for Week one. So Josh Norman's limited today, 90 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 1: so too is Stefan Diggs. We don't know if it's 91 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: because of that same lower back issue that he had 92 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: kept him out last week, and there was no details 93 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: on that, but we do know that Mario Addison, who 94 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 1: is not practicing today, was due to some knee soreness, 95 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: so that sounds minor, probably just giving him a day, 96 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: not to mention the fact Steve anybody that's got bumps 97 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: and bruises. I know Coach is not a huge fan 98 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: of seeing his players too much on turf. He prefers 99 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: grass completely right, and puts them on grass as much 100 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: as he can. But they are practicing in the stadium today. 101 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 1: And I wonder if that played a role with some 102 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 1: of these nick d up guys, where they say, hey, 103 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 1: look we're on the turf today. You've got some knee soreness, 104 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: even if it's a jog through. Just take a day. Yeah, 105 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: They're take a day. I have been really impressed, and 106 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: I've I've long said this about other aspects of this 107 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: coaching staff and medical staff and culture that they've built here. 108 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: I've I've long said that they are disciplined. So if 109 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: it is their philosophy to hey, we're not going to 110 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: push these guys too hard. If they've got a nick 111 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 1: and whatever on this kind of schedule, we're gonna we're 112 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: gonna give him a day. We'll give it. I don't 113 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: care if the guys a starting corner or if he's 114 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: you know, the R five on kickoff team. If he 115 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: needs to day, he's gonna get a day. They've stayed 116 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: healthy over the last three years doing that philosophy. There's 117 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 1: no reason to deviate from it now, and particularly after 118 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: a stretch of discipline and being cooped up, and you know, 119 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: for your for the mental, you know, refreshment of some 120 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 1: of these guys. I think this is more than just 121 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 1: I do think it's more than just these injuries. I 122 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 1: think it's kind of given these guys a chance to 123 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: catch their breath a minute, also clearing the decks for 124 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: maybe some guys here at the last hours of cutdowns, 125 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: they're saying, Okay, let's get this guy from rep. See 126 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 1: if he really knows what he's doing. Let's watch him 127 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: in the walkthrough. Is he stepping too the right guy? 128 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: He is he got? Is he having to be told 129 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: exactly what he's supposed to do? How's he picking it up? 130 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: And he and we don't want we don't want Steph Diggs, 131 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: we don't want you know, Josh Norman, we don't want 132 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: Mario Adis, And we don't want these guys in there 133 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: taking reps, and we want to see more of the 134 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: reps of these other six seven guys. I think that 135 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: has something to do with it as well. Yeah, very well, 136 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: could be, um, but that's where it is for today's practice. 137 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: And they'll practice, as we said, presumably again tomorrow and 138 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: then we'll have to wait and see. Last year, leading 139 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: up to cutdown Day, the players were given Friday, Saturday, 140 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: and Sunday off before coming back Labor Day Monday and practicing. 141 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: I still have to see. We'll have to see if 142 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: that happens again this time around. We know that coach 143 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: McDermott is is a creature of habit. I think that's 144 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: a safe assumption, So we'll see if that happens. C's 145 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: Russian Roulette for me, which one of these guys are saying, well, 146 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: we're thinking we might bring you back on the practice squada. 147 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: And the kid goes, I ain't bringing me back on 148 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: practice squad. And he goes out and gets exposed to COVID, 149 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: comes back, and you know, and as Typhoid Mary around 150 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: the locker room for something. You know what I mean. 151 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 1: I mean, they're these they're gonna turn these guys loose. 152 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: They're they after releasing for twenty four hours before they 153 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: ever start to even think about bringing them back. They 154 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: can't even contact him, right, so they gotta make him 155 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: free agents all these guys. So these guys become free 156 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: agents for twenty four forty eight seventy two hours till 157 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 1: money whenever, whenever the club goes Okay, now we all right, 158 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: we didn't get this day, I didn't get this. Let's 159 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: get this. Let's bring this guy back. Now he's been 160 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:42,839 Speaker 1: up whooping it up for three days because he just 161 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: got out of training camp and he thinks he's free 162 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: for a while. Now I have to believe that, knowing, 163 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 1: knowing how detail, detail oriented coach McDermott and his staff are, 164 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: that ground will be covered in earnest And is it 165 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:02,679 Speaker 1: a guarantee. No, no, But I think this roster, in 166 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: terms of the character of the players on it is 167 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: pretty buttoned up. I'm not saying it's what, but it's 168 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: pretty buttoned up. Pretty buttoned up is not airtight. Well, 169 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: you don't have a bunch of crazy late night carousers 170 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: on this. It takes one valid I mean you know, 171 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: I mean I get it. I mean they're listen. The 172 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: culture here is great and there's no question about it. 173 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: And I would think this team is going to come 174 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: through a lot of these trials better than a lot 175 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: of people. But man, oh man, this is where this 176 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: is where you gotta think. Okay, this is where this 177 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: is where that culture is going to be tested. Now, 178 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: I've been thinking, my faith tells me it's going to 179 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:44,959 Speaker 1: pass that test. But as a former rookie NFL player 180 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: coming out of a hard training camp and a different 181 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: training camp, and a and a mentally grueling, graining training 182 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 1: camp like this one's been. That to me is one 183 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: of those moments when it is going to be tested 184 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 1: and you gotta think, Okay, let's see how we do. 185 00:09:57,920 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: And that's kind of where I'm at, you know what 186 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: I'm Yeah, I get it. I also think that you 187 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 1: played at a time where there were some pretty crazy 188 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: and wild people. It was a different era and essentially 189 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 1: did whatever the hell they wanted. Yeah, and if anybody 190 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 1: didn't know, nobody knew, and nobody was the wiser. And 191 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: all right, what else we got? Well, we got a 192 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 1: full show today, as we always do, So I should 193 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 1: first mention our guests. Coming up at one o'clock, we'll 194 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: have Mark Sessler, senior writer for NFL dot com, also 195 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:34,680 Speaker 1: part of the Around the NFL podcast, so we'll be 196 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: talking to him. He's had some interesting write ups in 197 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: the run up to the season here that we want 198 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:40,679 Speaker 1: to kind of have some fun with him on, so 199 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,320 Speaker 1: we'll we'll talk to him about that all football related, 200 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,719 Speaker 1: of course, but there's some entertainment value there, so we 201 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: look forward to talking to him at one o'clock. We 202 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 1: also have put out the call to Bills fans. We 203 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: did it late yesterday after the show for assistance for 204 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: Steve naming your fantasy football team. And there I gotta say, 205 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: there have been some fantastic suggestions. So we are going 206 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: to have Steve at some point in the show here 207 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: assemble his top ten from all of your suggestions. And 208 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 1: there have been some clever ones. Obviously a lot of 209 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 1: play on words. People like to go that route with 210 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: the name of their fantasy football team, you know. And 211 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: there's been every everything from the Taskmasters to you know, 212 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 1: other stuff. There's a great one like ejected from Lambeau. 213 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: There is a good one. Yeah, there you go your 214 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: last game man. Yeah. Um, so yeah, there there's some. 215 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 1: So we're gonna have some fun with that list because 216 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: the creativity of Bills fans is unrivaled. So I got 217 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: a bunch of from Yeah, thank you for contributing to 218 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:46,959 Speaker 1: the show. We'll get to that list and and Steve 219 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: is going to ultimately have to pick a winner here, 220 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: so we'll get to that. We also have a Jets update. 221 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: Knowing there the Week one opponent. Yesterday the news came 222 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: down that one of their inside linebackers now they're already 223 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: down C J. Mosley, as we know, who opted out 224 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: Patrick Owassu, a free agent signee from Baltimore had I 225 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 1: want to say it was a knee injury, but I 226 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 1: do know that the prognosis is four to five weeks 227 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 1: that he's going to be out. So that's another player 228 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 1: on defense they're going to be down for definitely for 229 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 1: Week one with that kind of prognosis four to five weeks. 230 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 1: So another another player, starting player pulled out of the 231 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: rotation for that Jets defense. And then the other bit 232 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 1: of news for the Jets, knowing that it's the Bills 233 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 1: Week one opponent, Denzel Mims finally returned to practice today. 234 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:37,680 Speaker 1: He suffered a hamstring injury. I want to say it 235 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: was the first or second day of camp and he 236 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 1: has not been on the field since until today. As 237 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 1: a matter of fact, Adam Gaze, when he was interviewed 238 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: after practice on Zoom, essentially said it was good to 239 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: finally see him run routes live. He had not seen 240 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 1: him run a live route in person because of COVID. 241 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: It's September, second state, that's your top draft choice. Yeah, 242 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: at wide receiver, it's it's insane. Now, it doesn't mean 243 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 1: the kids showing up for the first time cold, he's 244 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: been in the building and running all this stuff. But yeah, 245 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,239 Speaker 1: I mean, you want to see the guy compete, and 246 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: and he's probably anxious to compete, and it does give 247 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: I think it is gonna give Sam Darnold a you know, 248 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,599 Speaker 1: an option in the passing game. There's no question that 249 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:24,319 Speaker 1: kid's gonna be on the field for those guys. I 250 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,839 Speaker 1: can't imagine not having him on the field Week one 251 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:31,440 Speaker 1: against the Buffalo Bills. Uh, he'll be up to He'll 252 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: be up to speed mentally as much as any rookie 253 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: could be. Uh with the exit nor where he's supposed 254 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: to go and all that, but knocking the rust off 255 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 1: and trying trying to get off the line of scrimmage 256 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 1: and used to the more physical corners that exist in 257 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 1: this league. Yeah, and he's yeah, no preseason games. He 258 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: hasn't even got a chance to watch it up close. 259 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 1: So he's a and he's a big body, so you 260 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: gotta believe. I mean, these corners are gonna get right 261 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: up in his chest and press him and test him. Yeah, 262 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:00,120 Speaker 1: they're gonna see if he can handle that. Yeah, So 263 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: so that'll be something to keep an eye on. But 264 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: they don't really have too many other guys. They got 265 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: Breshad Perriman and Jamison Crowder the veteran receivers on that roster, 266 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:10,679 Speaker 1: and then it's Mims after that. It's probably your next 267 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: best option. So he's gonna have to learn quickly. And 268 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:15,079 Speaker 1: I don't know if he's gonna be able to handle 269 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: a full compliment of responsibilities in week one in light 270 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: of the time that he's missed, So we'll have to 271 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: keep an eye on that as the season opener draws closer. 272 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: We also have the broadcast team set now for Week one. 273 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 1: Good Friends Bills. Bill's Week one game against the Jets 274 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: will be on CBS, and the same guy that does 275 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 1: the preseason games, which didn't exist this year on the 276 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: television side, Andrew Catalan, will be calling the game with 277 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: former Bill and Hall of Famer James Lofton. So both 278 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 1: those guys are real good friends of mine. Yeah, and 279 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: that fact. Usually in the preseason Andrew stays at the house, 280 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: but stays at his Tasker compound. He stays at the Yeah, 281 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 1: the Tasker compound, and not this year because of COVID 282 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 1: and all that. But in your bubble, right, But uh yeah, 283 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: I've already been texting him this morning about you know, 284 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: when they're coming in and it's there's some weird stuff 285 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: that CBS is is compromising on. Yeah, they are, only 286 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: they're not going to travel the kind of same people 287 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: they do normally. Certainly Catalan and James are going to 288 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: be here in the stadium for opening day, but just 289 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 1: about nobody else will. Camera guys will and that kind 290 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: of thing. But if you're not nonsenius directors, they'll be 291 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: in a beauty New York. They'll be in New York 292 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 1: on a truck in New York. All that stuff's gonna 293 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 1: be run through them in New York. So it's it's 294 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 1: gonna be a big adjustment for the broadcast partners and 295 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: it'll be interesting to see how they handle it. But 296 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: James and Andrew coming in the Catman and so that'll 297 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: be good games. And then you may have seen this 298 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: on social media, but the Chiefs got their Super Bowl 299 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: rings in a ceremony on the field there. I think 300 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: it was an arrowhead last night or nicely done as 301 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: well yesterday, and really classy job by the by the 302 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: Chiefs to kind of do right by their players and 303 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: coaches and you know, having that formal ceremony there, and 304 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: you know the rings are I mean, they're great. I 305 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: don't even know how they get them on. Amore. You like, 306 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: you put it on your ring finger and it it 307 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: completely covers. It's a door knob. You're pinky, it's a 308 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: door knob your middle finger and you're like, you can't 309 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: even see two thirds of your hand. It's a door knob. 310 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 1: But here's the thing too, they did used a lot 311 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: of great symbolism with it. It's they have, you know, 312 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 1: the fifty fifty years between their two Super Bowls and 313 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 1: the hundredth year of the nineteen on the side, the 314 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: hundredth year of the National Football League, plus the twenty 315 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: two seasons that the Buffalo are that the Kansas City 316 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: Chiefs have won their division. Lots of things that are 317 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: going on with the ring that are symbolic and unique 318 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: to it, and and good for them. The thing's great. 319 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: It's got the big red casey on it. It's it's 320 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 1: pretty awesome. And I that's one of the things too, 321 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: if you're going to get a Super Bowl ring, And 322 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 1: Andy Reid was quoted is a great you know, and 323 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: he's great. Yeah, he says, we're gonna wear a ring 324 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 1: that but he goes, well, you wear it on special 325 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: occasions or if you want to get a free cheeseburger, 326 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: And I could see him us making use of it 327 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 1: in that fashion. He's great. So congratulations of the Chiefs, 328 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: tip their hat, and hopefully a team near you will 329 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: get their ring sometimes a year from now. I think 330 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 1: that I don't know if this has been done before 331 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 1: because I don't pay super close attention to these Super 332 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: Bowl rings, but I thought it was cool that they 333 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 1: put the scores of all the playoff victories on the 334 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:31,400 Speaker 1: inside of the ring, and the playoffs, all of their 335 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 1: playoff wins are inside, which I kind of thought was 336 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: a neat ad in there. And there was video of 337 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: Pat Mahomes, you know, taking it out of the box 338 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: and putting it on, and I mean that that thing 339 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 1: could block out the sun. Yeah, I mean, it's just 340 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: it's obscene. When you get to ostentatious is an understated 341 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:57,680 Speaker 1: and they got we're watching on MSG all those guys. 342 00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:59,359 Speaker 1: They didn't had them all out on the field and 343 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:01,639 Speaker 1: they all opened. Comes in a wooden in a wooden 344 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: you know, custom box with a glass top on it. 345 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: You pull the thing out and it literally looks like 346 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:07,919 Speaker 1: a golf ball when he pulls it out, it's like 347 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:11,119 Speaker 1: a diamond encrusted golf ball. It's so big and it 348 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: is awesome. Good for them, though, I if you're gonna 349 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: get a ring like that, and he and me as 350 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: well as anybody, go bigger, go home, right, you know. 351 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: I mean, it is a once in a lifetime thing. 352 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:22,400 Speaker 1: And I don't care what you know you can say 353 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: about these guys who have two or three or four. 354 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:25,439 Speaker 1: The San Francisco forty nine is a bunch of my 355 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:27,919 Speaker 1: guy the guys that I played with and against, uh 356 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: have like three of them. That kind of thing. But 357 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:35,200 Speaker 1: each each team gets to design their own and and 358 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 1: good for them. Man, it's yeah, that's what you're in 359 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 1: it for. That's what you're that is what you're in 360 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: it for. Man. And I Teddy Marcha Brod has said 361 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:45,159 Speaker 1: it to us um when we were going into a 362 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 1: big playoff game, and I think it was Nah, No, 363 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:50,399 Speaker 1: I don't know if this playoff camera like the beginning 364 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,119 Speaker 1: of the season, and he said, guys, he goes for 365 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 1: the rest of you like he goes for the rest 366 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: of your life. If you walk in the door, they're 367 00:18:57,840 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: always gonna call you first, You're gonna call you a champ. 368 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: So work for it. So it's something that follows you 369 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:06,679 Speaker 1: wherever you go. If we're no matter what these guys do, 370 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 1: even if some of them become homeless down the line, 371 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:11,119 Speaker 1: and we've heard brutal stories about that, even some of 372 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 1: them go on to be multimillionaires in another become famous 373 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 1: for something else. They always start with super Bowl winning 374 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 1: in their bio. It's one of the it's one of 375 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,439 Speaker 1: the things about it's become so big open if you 376 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: have it, good for them. The resume. We'll also hear 377 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: from coach McDermot, who addressed the media earlier today. We'll 378 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: have some of his more prominent comments for you in 379 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: our next segment. But we do want to get the 380 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 1: Twitter poll set up for you folks. It's already out 381 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:40,479 Speaker 1: there at one Bills Live on Twitter, so jump on 382 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: there and be part of the tweet sheet that we 383 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:44,920 Speaker 1: have on a daily basis here on One Bills Live. 384 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 1: We wanted to get into this debate, and how much 385 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:51,360 Speaker 1: of a debate it is. I guess we'll be predicated 386 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 1: on the responses that we get. But I know Steve 387 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 1: feels pretty strongly about this, and it deals with the 388 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: running back position. How much should NFL team value the 389 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: running back position. We saw the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday signed 390 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon to a four year, forty eight million dollar contract, 391 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,399 Speaker 1: so twelve million a year for him, and believe me, 392 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:15,199 Speaker 1: talented running back, but that's big money to commit. And 393 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: we also saw Leonard Fournette, a former top five pick, 394 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: get waive and now as a free agent because he 395 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: cleared waivers him claimed from Jacksonville, no one claimed him. 396 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: So he's out there in a free agent and he's 397 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: trying to find a team with ten days before the opener. 398 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: Somebody gets injured, somebody will likely pick him up. Imagine 399 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 1: that's probably the way it happened. I think they'll pick 400 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 1: him up quick. I think it'll be quicker than you 401 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: let him clear waivers, because if if you pick up 402 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:41,919 Speaker 1: the waivers, you get his contract. Yeah, so now you 403 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: can start from scratch and say, Okay, what are you 404 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 1: gonna what will you play for for us, and that 405 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:47,159 Speaker 1: kind of so you can kind of tailor make it 406 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 1: to your benefit and rather than the Jacksonville Jaguars his 407 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: rookie contract. He has also filed a grievance against the Jaguars. 408 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 1: There's an argument over the money that they avoided out 409 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 1: of his contract while he was still a member of 410 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,679 Speaker 1: the team. It amounts to about four point two million dollars. 411 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,160 Speaker 1: I don't know if that muddies the waters for him, 412 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: if another team's gonna want to have to deal with 413 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 1: him dealing with the grievance and having that on his mind, 414 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:09,200 Speaker 1: while also he could double dip, you know, with termination 415 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: pay and that kind of stuff, because you can do 416 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 1: that once in your playing career, and if he was wise, 417 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: he'd probably do that and take advantage of it this year. 418 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 1: But you know, there's a guy's a former top five pick, 419 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: doesn't have a team right now. And we saw the 420 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 1: news yesterday with a lot of the national reporters in 421 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 1: a frenzy about the potential of Alvin Kamara getting traded 422 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:32,919 Speaker 1: away by the Saints because of a dispute over a 423 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:36,959 Speaker 1: contract there. And the news came out this morning that 424 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: cooler heads have prevailed, and it looks like they're close 425 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 1: to a new deal for Kamara, who played most of 426 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:47,359 Speaker 1: the season last year hurt and not himself nevertheless, and 427 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 1: his numbers went way down. Nevertheless, that guy can go. Yeah, 428 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 1: that guy, that guy can really Goever, whatever else you 429 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:00,919 Speaker 1: know about him or what he really play. And of 430 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: course he was playing with Drew Brees and Sean Payton 431 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 1: and that was an offense that was geared around getting 432 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:07,400 Speaker 1: him the football a lot and in space and very 433 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: innovative ways. So he was beneficiary of that as well, 434 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: a little bit like Christian McCaffrey. I mean, nobody got 435 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: more touches than that guy did this last year. And 436 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 1: you've been talking about opportunity. That guy got sixteen million 437 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 1: a year. That's right, He's getting sixteen million a year. 438 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 1: And Kamara in some of the six statistics and parameters 439 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 1: and things that you'd look at to evaluate running backs, 440 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 1: he was right with McCaffrey in his yards per in 441 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: the metrics, he was right there with mccaffre Yeah, that 442 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: kind of stuff, and touchdowns per touch, that kind of thing, 443 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 1: he was right there with him. So he compares favorably 444 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 1: with Christian McCaffrey. Who was getting sixteen million a year, 445 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: and that's what brings this up. Joe Mixon getting the 446 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: new deal, Leonard Fournette getting cut, Christian McCaffrey making sixteen 447 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 1: million year, and Alvin Kamara on the trading block, all 448 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:00,880 Speaker 1: these running backs, and then we saw with le beyond 449 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 1: Ball a handful of years ago. You know, all this 450 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:06,879 Speaker 1: stuff that's going on. It's obvious there's a vast array 451 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:10,440 Speaker 1: of differences of opinion about what these guys are worth, right, 452 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 1: and so we thought we would have that debate here 453 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 1: on the show today. So the Twitter poll how much 454 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:18,400 Speaker 1: should NFL teams value the running back position? And among 455 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: the choices we have for you, A, a stud should 456 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 1: be properly compensated. B. The committee approach is the best 457 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: way to go. See, the position is too risky to 458 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 1: pay big money. D there's always an ample supply of talent. 459 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: Now a couple of those may go hand in hand, 460 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:37,400 Speaker 1: like C and D for example. You know, positions too 461 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 1: risky to pay big money, there's always an ample supply 462 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 1: in running backs. I'm not throwing large cash out there, 463 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: but then but there are different circumstances here, Steve, I 464 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: mean Adrian Peterson got a giant second contract and went 465 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:53,200 Speaker 1: out won the MVP on that second contract when he 466 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: ran for two thousand yards in Minnesota. You know, Ezekiel 467 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 1: Elliott got paid on his second contract and early, and 468 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: we'll have to see as early as he could get paid. 469 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 1: He got paid. We'll have to see if he can 470 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: maintain the level of production that earned him that second 471 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: contract through the course of the second contract, which is 472 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: always the biggest If you mentioned it while before we 473 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 1: came on the show, Derrick Henry got paid. You know, 474 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: a guy that literally carried the load for them last 475 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,879 Speaker 1: year and you know was in the running for MVP 476 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: where it not for the exploits of Lamar Jackson, he 477 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: might have been the first non quarterback to win it 478 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: in a long time. And he got paid. Even though 479 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 1: some people were saying big running back, big body, takes 480 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 1: a lot of hits, injury risk the Titans through caution 481 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 1: to the win and said we're paying him. We don't care. 482 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: We're paying him. And like you said, with Adrian Peterson 483 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:53,400 Speaker 1: and maybe with Derrick Henry, maybe with Christian McCaffrey, if 484 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: you think you've got the right guy, and I mean, 485 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:58,920 Speaker 1: I don't mean the right guy who's big, fast, can run, 486 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 1: can catch, can run outs, can pick up the blitz, 487 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:04,400 Speaker 1: can do all that stuff. But also a guy who 488 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,120 Speaker 1: is motivated by something other than a paycheck, a guy 489 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 1: who wants to be great, like all time great Christian. 490 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 1: Adrian Peterson is in that kind here. That's what he's 491 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:18,160 Speaker 1: always been motivated by. He wants to reach Emmett Smith territory, 492 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:20,879 Speaker 1: he wants to get to Walter Payton territory, into that 493 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 1: Jim Brown conversation. That's what's always motivated him. You find 494 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: guys like that, and it's like, it doesn't matter what 495 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 1: you pay him, they're still gonna play. If if if 496 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:32,920 Speaker 1: Adrian Peterson was getting minimum, he'd still want the rock 497 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:38,760 Speaker 1: thirty times a game. If you can find guys like that, yeah, okay, 498 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:41,880 Speaker 1: pay him because you know it's not gonna take He's 499 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: not gonna take it out of gear when the going 500 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 1: gets tough, when you get into a tough game, and 501 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 1: he you know he's not gonna do that. But those 502 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 1: guys are hard to find. And we got an option 503 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: D on this poll. There's always an ample supply of 504 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:58,119 Speaker 1: talent the running back position. Yeah, there's an ample supply 505 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 1: of talent who can carry the ball. But who would 506 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 1: you rather have? And I told you this, this this 507 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: boils down to this and my point about Adrian Peterson 508 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 1: and all these other guys. Would you rather have a 509 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: truly a great talented player a stud or would you 510 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,400 Speaker 1: rather have a really good player with a big chip 511 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: on his shoulder? That's the question. You want to have 512 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: a guy who's really good boy a chip on his shoulder, 513 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 1: or you want an all time stud. But what happens 514 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 1: to that chip? Who's paid? What happens to that chip? 515 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: If that guy ends up deserving big money like some 516 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: of those studs. What if that guy with a chip 517 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 1: becomes a stud and you gotta pay him, is that 518 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 1: chip still gonna be there? You get the next really 519 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: good guy with a chip? Okay, so you say you 520 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:44,200 Speaker 1: get the next guy? Yeah, and that's what you got. Listen. 521 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: By the time Ezekiel Elliott reaches the end of that 522 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 1: five year extension he signed, he's gonna be a seven 523 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: year veteran in the National Football League running like he runs. 524 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 1: I'm telling you, they you'll see it. They start to 525 00:26:57,359 --> 00:26:59,239 Speaker 1: shy away from it a little bit and that and 526 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:01,879 Speaker 1: it umps out at you. It jumps out at you. 527 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: And there is also pretty convincing analytic data that says 528 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:10,359 Speaker 1: after age twenty eighth season there is a precipitous drop 529 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:13,920 Speaker 1: off in production for running backs on the whole. There 530 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: are exceptions, Adrian Peterson being one of them, sure after 531 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: age twenty eighth seasons, still being productive, but you know, 532 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:27,200 Speaker 1: still in all the vast majority of running backs after 533 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:30,200 Speaker 1: the age twenty eighth season, especially if they have been featurebacks, 534 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 1: there is a noticeable drop off. See compared to quarterbacks, 535 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 1: guys like Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers, even Aaron 536 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 1: Rodgers now is getting to that point. These older quarterbacks 537 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 1: who we've seen in the league for a long long time, 538 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: their skills aren't what they were, but they have. It's 539 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:54,280 Speaker 1: been a steady decline. Even Tom Brady some will argue, right, 540 00:27:55,000 --> 00:28:00,919 Speaker 1: it's just a steady decline running backs, it is falling 541 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:03,919 Speaker 1: off the edge of the table decline. They get to 542 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 1: a point and something happens to them and it goes 543 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 1: downhill fast. It doesn't it doesn't erode, It falls away 544 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:15,919 Speaker 1: like an avalanche. And that's the way their skill, said goes. 545 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 1: So you don't want to be the team still paying 546 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: the guy fourteen million in the year. In Week two, 547 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 1: you realize this guy doesn't even want it anymore. Now, 548 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:24,159 Speaker 1: I'm gonna run this past you, and I have to 549 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:28,360 Speaker 1: credit NFL on CBS for these numbers, But this just 550 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:32,119 Speaker 1: paints the picture as to how different the philosophy is. Steve. Okay, 551 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 1: Leonard Fournette, we know, got waived earlier this week on Monday. 552 00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: He's played in thirty six career games. He's run for 553 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 1: twenty six hundred yards. He's got seventeen touchdowns rushing, and 554 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:45,959 Speaker 1: a four yards per carry career average. He got waived 555 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: on Monday. Okay, Joe Mixon has played in eight more 556 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 1: games than four Nette. He's got about three hundred more 557 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 1: rushing yards, same number of rushing touchdowns, and his yards 558 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: per carry average is four point two compared to Fournett's 559 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 1: four point We know he just got a four year 560 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 1: extension for forty eight million dollars. That is how that's 561 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: twelve million a year, and he got a ten million 562 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 1: dollars signing bonus, so he got some guarantees. That's a 563 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 1: great deal for him. Well, it is a great deal 564 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 1: for him, but forty eight million and not on a 565 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 1: roster and their numbers are pretty comparable. Now, they're not 566 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 1: the same kind of backs in any way, shape or form, 567 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 1: but the numbers and the production are essentially the same. 568 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:30,720 Speaker 1: And one guy gets forty eight million and the other 569 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 1: guy gets squat. He's doesn't even have a job right now. Yeah, 570 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:40,240 Speaker 1: that is how vast. As Steve said, the chasm is 571 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:43,640 Speaker 1: on philosophy of what to do with running backs in 572 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 1: this league, and I think it's only going to continue 573 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:50,720 Speaker 1: going forward, despite some compelling evidence that maybe committee and 574 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 1: staying young and avoiding that fat second contract is the 575 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:56,720 Speaker 1: way for teams to go because it makes the most 576 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: economic sense. We will get into this conversation more as 577 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 1: we take comments from the tweet sheet, which is already 578 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:04,560 Speaker 1: filling up fast, so be sure to weigh in on 579 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 1: this debate there. We will also hear in our next 580 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: segment from one Head coach Sean McDermott, who addressed the 581 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 1: media today prior to the team's practice in the stadium. 582 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:15,920 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker Chris Brown with you here on a Wednesday 583 00:30:16,040 --> 00:30:18,479 Speaker 1: edition of One Bill's Live, presented by Kalida Health. This 584 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: is Buffalo Bill's Radio back on One Bill's Live. Chris 585 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 1: Brown Steve Tasker on a Wednesday edition of the show, 586 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 1: as we're broadcasting from the Seneca Studios here at One 587 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 1: Bill's Drive in Orchard Park, New York. Team on the 588 00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 1: practice field across the way in the stadium today and 589 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:51,720 Speaker 1: for all intents and purposes, a jog through, as coach 590 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:54,280 Speaker 1: McDermott put it. And speaking of coach McDermott, we do 591 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 1: have some of the comments that he made to the 592 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 1: media earlier this morning, just about an hour ago, and 593 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:03,440 Speaker 1: he addressed a number of things, and we just wanted 594 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:05,480 Speaker 1: to kind of pull out some of the more prominent 595 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:07,400 Speaker 1: ones that we thought you might find interesting. And we 596 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:11,440 Speaker 1: want to lead off with the defensive line because this 597 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 1: is a group that I think you could make the 598 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:18,280 Speaker 1: argument is the deepest and possibly most talented on the roster. 599 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 1: I know the secondary is super talented, and I realized 600 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 1: that the wide receiving cords looks pretty darn good as well. 601 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:28,280 Speaker 1: But this defensive line is for real, man, and they 602 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 1: can just come at you in waves. Steve and I 603 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:34,560 Speaker 1: were talking yesterday about the challenge that it's going to 604 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:37,000 Speaker 1: be for this coaching staff to pick the right eight 605 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 1: or nine guys that they want to keep and who 606 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 1: they feel they can afford to put on the practice 607 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 1: squad and not worry about losing by getting poached off 608 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 1: of there by some other NFL clubs. And there's a 609 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 1: philosophy here of rotation to keep guys fresh. I think 610 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: we might see the most extensive rotation we have ever seen, 611 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 1: because this, to me, at least in the McDermott era, 612 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:06,600 Speaker 1: is the deepest and most talented. I've seen this defensive 613 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 1: line from front to back on the depth chart since 614 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 1: McDermott has been here, for sure, and maybe since this 615 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:19,200 Speaker 1: team had Mario Williams, Kyle Williams, Marcel Darius and Jerry Hughes. Right, 616 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 1: it's they're gonna get a lot of guys rotating through. 617 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 1: And you and I were having this count you know, 618 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:26,720 Speaker 1: you always go through and you kind of count heads 619 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:30,400 Speaker 1: to the fifty three man roster. They could. To me, 620 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 1: if I'm these I keep at least nine guys up there, 621 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: nine of them. That's that's a lot of names, um, 622 00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:43,000 Speaker 1: And that in those boxes without star who opted out. 623 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: Think about that, that's right, And so I think you 624 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:48,360 Speaker 1: know they're gonna and some of those guys are gonna 625 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:52,239 Speaker 1: be you know special teams. Contributors aren't like if like 626 00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 1: Brian Cox Junior, I know he plays special teams. I 627 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: know that, uh that Darryl Johnson can really play special teams. 628 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:04,000 Speaker 1: To Zel Smart, Vincent Taylor, I don't know, we know 629 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 1: he can play special teams. So there's three guys there, 630 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:09,600 Speaker 1: but those would be like the seven, eight and nine guys. 631 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 1: Um if all three of them made it, which I 632 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:15,440 Speaker 1: don't know who they gonna cut that, you know, that's 633 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:21,280 Speaker 1: that's the rub. Yeah, Quentin Jefferson, Vernon Butler, ed Oliver Harrison, Phillips, 634 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:28,160 Speaker 1: Mario Addison, Mario Addison, Trent Murphy and AJ Panessa and 635 00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:32,040 Speaker 1: then Jerry Hughes. I mean, well, yeah, but then you're 636 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:38,000 Speaker 1: gonna cut you know, Trent Murphy. Yeah right, it's and 637 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 1: you people are suppose who could say it's a good 638 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:43,720 Speaker 1: problem to have, but I don't know how it's always 639 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: a this is I always found that funny, that whole 640 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:50,520 Speaker 1: phrase it's a good problem to have, because how is 641 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 1: it a good problem if you got to get rid 642 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:54,160 Speaker 1: of good players? You know what I mean? Tough decisions 643 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 1: are better than when you got to think, Wow, which 644 00:33:56,520 --> 00:33:59,720 Speaker 1: which one do we? Which one are we gonna be 645 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 1: stuck with. So there's you know, that's a question that 646 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:04,480 Speaker 1: this franchise has had over the course of the last 647 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:06,720 Speaker 1: twenty five years. Too, is like, oh my gosh, what 648 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:10,200 Speaker 1: you know, So I've a lesser of two evils for 649 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:12,200 Speaker 1: once in a while, as is usually the case, Steve 650 00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:13,680 Speaker 1: and I got off a little bit on a tangent 651 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:16,040 Speaker 1: with this whole defensive line, but the bringing it back 652 00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:19,880 Speaker 1: to coach he addressed, you know, their philosophy of having 653 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:25,719 Speaker 1: a heavy defensive line rotation. The more the fresher we 654 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:30,000 Speaker 1: can be, the faster and more physical you play, the 655 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:33,400 Speaker 1: stronger you play. Um, you know, that's a position that 656 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:36,799 Speaker 1: takes There's there's friction, if you will, on just about 657 00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:40,479 Speaker 1: every play because there's engaging with the opponent on every 658 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:42,439 Speaker 1: play and not every position can say that. So that's 659 00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:45,480 Speaker 1: that tends to wear people down. But those guys are 660 00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:48,000 Speaker 1: in great shape. Uh. You know, we've tried to be 661 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:52,880 Speaker 1: smart with as you mentioned, Jerry's uh you know, age 662 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:55,279 Speaker 1: just getting a little bit older in his time in 663 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:57,080 Speaker 1: the league, and we've tried to be smart with giving 664 00:34:57,160 --> 00:34:58,840 Speaker 1: him some rest as well as Mario and some of 665 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:01,200 Speaker 1: the other guys up there. So the more we can 666 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:03,960 Speaker 1: continue to put fastballs at the quarterback, the better will 667 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:09,080 Speaker 1: be and the more collective they'll they'll play. And it's 668 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:13,480 Speaker 1: a big part of our defense. And so that in 669 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:16,640 Speaker 1: particular in the run game, the gap integrity that those 670 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:20,200 Speaker 1: guys have to play with the discipline approach is very 671 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 1: important to be in a good defense. Yeah, and Jerry 672 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:28,600 Speaker 1: Hughes had an unusually high snap count percentage last year 673 00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:30,279 Speaker 1: in comparison to some of the other players. He was 674 00:35:30,360 --> 00:35:32,880 Speaker 1: up around sixty five percent of the snaps. Most of 675 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:36,000 Speaker 1: the other players were somewhere between forty five and fifty five. 676 00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:40,880 Speaker 1: And as you heard coach mentioned, Jerry Hughes is in 677 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:43,640 Speaker 1: his age thirty two season, Mario Addison is in his 678 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 1: age thirty two season. These guys are gonna not see 679 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:50,440 Speaker 1: as many snaps in an effort to keep them fresh, 680 00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:52,640 Speaker 1: so the snaps that they do get are more fruitful, 681 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:56,160 Speaker 1: more productive instead of hanging there in the fourth quarter 682 00:35:56,239 --> 00:35:59,200 Speaker 1: with nothing to give. And that heavy rotation is going 683 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:01,920 Speaker 1: to cater to that. Sure. Last year, lorenz Abo Alexander 684 00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:04,879 Speaker 1: got about forty percent of the snaps. That to me 685 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:07,160 Speaker 1: is like the baseline for where those guys go. The 686 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:11,400 Speaker 1: floor the floor. Yeah, they'll That's that's where they're gonna be, 687 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:15,279 Speaker 1: is right around that forty percent. Now, of course, there's 688 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:18,120 Speaker 1: gonna be times when you know the matchup says no 689 00:36:18,239 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 1: this today, you're gonna get a lot more reps because 690 00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:22,840 Speaker 1: this guy's can't hang out hang with you, so that 691 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 1: kind of thing. But for the most part, that's what 692 00:36:24,719 --> 00:36:26,640 Speaker 1: you're going to see. These guys get the about forty 693 00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:29,600 Speaker 1: percent because then you know you can rotate those four 694 00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:32,160 Speaker 1: guys through and they're all fresh in the fourth I 695 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:34,600 Speaker 1: just think they're going to be far more unpredictable this 696 00:36:34,719 --> 00:36:38,279 Speaker 1: year for opposing offensive lines because not only do you 697 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:42,200 Speaker 1: have depth of talent, but you have the all coveted 698 00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:45,759 Speaker 1: position flexibility. I mean, guys are moving up and down 699 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:47,640 Speaker 1: the line here through the course of camp, and I 700 00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:51,319 Speaker 1: am I fully expect to see that happening once we 701 00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:53,840 Speaker 1: get to the regular season. So when you have guys 702 00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:57,640 Speaker 1: that can play two positions, whether they're play an end 703 00:36:57,640 --> 00:37:01,720 Speaker 1: and tackle or the one in the three technique, whatever 704 00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:06,759 Speaker 1: it is, that increases the number of combinations you can 705 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:10,080 Speaker 1: put together tenfold and throw out there on the field. 706 00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:13,080 Speaker 1: Whether you want to go pure turbo package and put 707 00:37:13,120 --> 00:37:14,759 Speaker 1: all a bunch of light guys on the field on 708 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:18,600 Speaker 1: third and nine, or whether you've got a second and 709 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:21,080 Speaker 1: one and you want to put the beef in there 710 00:37:21,160 --> 00:37:24,400 Speaker 1: all across the front. You can do that with this group, 711 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:27,759 Speaker 1: and that is going to make them difficult to play 712 00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:31,239 Speaker 1: against and difficult to decipher just exactly how they're going 713 00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:33,359 Speaker 1: to be coming at you when you have so many 714 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:38,480 Speaker 1: different combinations without a whole lot of drop off to deploy. 715 00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:41,279 Speaker 1: So that'll be good for them for sure. It might 716 00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:43,440 Speaker 1: be the most interesting part of this football team that 717 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:45,680 Speaker 1: I want to see unleashed this year. I think the 718 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:49,359 Speaker 1: flexibility is also that you'll have and I you've seen 719 00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:51,880 Speaker 1: it in other places where they'll have you know, like 720 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:54,759 Speaker 1: a Jerry Hughes, a hot pass rusher, or a guy 721 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:57,040 Speaker 1: like Mario Addison. You get in and this is all, 722 00:37:57,440 --> 00:38:00,440 Speaker 1: you know, hypothetical stuff, but you get these that come in. 723 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:03,279 Speaker 1: Mario Addison's got like six sacks through three games, that 724 00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:05,279 Speaker 1: kind of thing where guy's on a hot street and 725 00:38:05,600 --> 00:38:08,400 Speaker 1: all they do is their game planning to stop Mario Addison, 726 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:11,239 Speaker 1: stop Maurriy Adison. So he's moving around, So they have 727 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:13,960 Speaker 1: a plan for a guy like that. So when your 728 00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:18,040 Speaker 1: offensive line sees this lineup the end, predictability comes like this. 729 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:22,160 Speaker 1: Then Leslie Frasier, you get two guys stepping to stop 730 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:25,240 Speaker 1: Mario Addison. He drops back into coverage because he is flexible, 731 00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:29,439 Speaker 1: and you got, you know, somebody else come off coming 732 00:38:29,480 --> 00:38:31,920 Speaker 1: off the edge or up right up the gut untouched 733 00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:36,160 Speaker 1: because that's not what they're expecting because of the production 734 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:40,160 Speaker 1: this guy. That just number of options and the plus 735 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:43,480 Speaker 1: the ability to have guys like who can rush the passer, 736 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:47,040 Speaker 1: drop into coverage, sync from end down to tackle and 737 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:51,520 Speaker 1: vice versa, and go from end to tackle to get 738 00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:53,120 Speaker 1: their hand off the ground to stand up in the 739 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:56,000 Speaker 1: passing lanes and get in, you know, get into zone coverage. 740 00:38:58,120 --> 00:39:01,680 Speaker 1: Young quarterbacks and experienced quarterback are gonna get crushed by that. 741 00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:04,160 Speaker 1: They're not gonna go and they're not going to know 742 00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:06,200 Speaker 1: where to go to the football with a football. And 743 00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:10,560 Speaker 1: the defensive backs and don't forget the best part about 744 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:12,759 Speaker 1: this defense the last three years, these defensive backs are 745 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:14,480 Speaker 1: going to know exactly what's going on up front. They're 746 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:15,959 Speaker 1: going to know when to expect it, and they're gonna 747 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:19,239 Speaker 1: jump routes. I think it's going to lead to turnovers. 748 00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:20,719 Speaker 1: I really think this is a team that's going to 749 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:23,239 Speaker 1: generate more turners like they did three years ago and 750 00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:25,560 Speaker 1: McDermott's first year, it kind of that was the engine 751 00:39:25,560 --> 00:39:27,160 Speaker 1: that drove him early in the season to get to 752 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:29,360 Speaker 1: a nine to seven record and sneak into the playoffs. 753 00:39:29,719 --> 00:39:32,480 Speaker 1: Was their early season ability to get turnovers. I would 754 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:37,960 Speaker 1: say that to me, that unpredictability and the secondary that 755 00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:39,839 Speaker 1: they've got is going to allow him to get more 756 00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:43,120 Speaker 1: of those this year. That's my yeah, that's what I 757 00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:46,759 Speaker 1: think it's going to manifest itself. As coach. McDermott also 758 00:39:47,239 --> 00:39:52,440 Speaker 1: addressed the right cornerback battle, which has proven difficult to 759 00:39:52,520 --> 00:39:56,080 Speaker 1: evaluate due mainly to the absence of Josh Norman the 760 00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:58,600 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks with the hamstring injury, and now 761 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:00,480 Speaker 1: that he is coming back into the fold in a 762 00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:04,200 Speaker 1: limited capacity. Today. We learned today that Levi Wallace is 763 00:40:04,239 --> 00:40:06,520 Speaker 1: now out with a hamstring injury, the severity of which 764 00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:10,200 Speaker 1: is not known, and so coach McDermott was asked, with 765 00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:13,520 Speaker 1: only essentially a week and a half remaining before he 766 00:40:13,520 --> 00:40:15,840 Speaker 1: gets to the regular season, is that enough time to 767 00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:18,600 Speaker 1: make an accurate assessment of who deserves to be the 768 00:40:18,640 --> 00:40:21,440 Speaker 1: starting right cornerback. Knowing neither of these two players have 769 00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:24,600 Speaker 1: really been on the field at the same practice participating 770 00:40:24,680 --> 00:40:28,680 Speaker 1: at the same time, Here's what he had to say, right, 771 00:40:28,719 --> 00:40:31,759 Speaker 1: it's important that all these guys get back. You know, 772 00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:33,799 Speaker 1: as I've said before, don't want to miss time, and 773 00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:37,040 Speaker 1: it's hard to add value when you're not available. And 774 00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:41,560 Speaker 1: it's unfortunate that whenever we find an injury or have 775 00:40:41,600 --> 00:40:44,920 Speaker 1: an injury pop up. These guys do a great job 776 00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:47,920 Speaker 1: in the offseason and getting themselves ready to go, but 777 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,719 Speaker 1: the factory remains. The next man up has to be 778 00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:52,640 Speaker 1: ready to step in and do his job at a 779 00:40:52,719 --> 00:40:56,280 Speaker 1: high level. And until these guys can come back, and 780 00:40:56,480 --> 00:40:59,279 Speaker 1: hopefully we can get them back sooner than later. Is 781 00:40:59,480 --> 00:41:01,759 Speaker 1: a week and half. Is that enough time for you 782 00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:06,920 Speaker 1: to properly evaluate Josh against LEVI to make a decision 783 00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:11,080 Speaker 1: on that competition. No, I mean we've got to be 784 00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:13,600 Speaker 1: We've got to be smart and and uh and sharp 785 00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:16,800 Speaker 1: with our approach there. Um, you know, Josh is as 786 00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:19,759 Speaker 1: a guy as you know that I've been around and 787 00:41:19,960 --> 00:41:23,360 Speaker 1: so I know what he can do. That said, I 788 00:41:23,440 --> 00:41:26,359 Speaker 1: also know that, um, there's work to be done yet, 789 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:30,040 Speaker 1: and it's important that he continues to maximize those treatment 790 00:41:30,040 --> 00:41:33,720 Speaker 1: opportunities and gets back as soon as you can. This 791 00:41:33,719 --> 00:41:36,399 Speaker 1: this decision might be made for coach, whether he likes 792 00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:39,439 Speaker 1: it or not. It might be based on injury. Who's available, Yeah, 793 00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:41,480 Speaker 1: less guy standing. I mean, there may not be a 794 00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:43,799 Speaker 1: decision for coach to make. The decision could be very 795 00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:45,960 Speaker 1: well be made for him based on the availability of 796 00:41:46,040 --> 00:41:48,480 Speaker 1: Levi who now has a hamstring injury, and Josh Norman 797 00:41:48,520 --> 00:41:50,359 Speaker 1: trying to come back from one. Yeah. I told you 798 00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:53,000 Speaker 1: though at the beginning of Sean, I'm not this. I 799 00:41:53,080 --> 00:41:55,680 Speaker 1: think this is stewardship of the health that you actually 800 00:41:55,719 --> 00:41:57,360 Speaker 1: have and making sure when the guys get back on 801 00:41:57,400 --> 00:41:59,839 Speaker 1: the practice field they're ready to go. I don't think 802 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:05,200 Speaker 1: this is a rash of injuries. That's I guess. My 803 00:42:05,239 --> 00:42:07,520 Speaker 1: point is if this was the regular season, they might 804 00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:09,279 Speaker 1: give these guys the day off, but they wouldn't be 805 00:42:09,320 --> 00:42:11,319 Speaker 1: they'd be listed as probable, you know what I mean. 806 00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:15,040 Speaker 1: I just don't think you're guessing that. Okay, Yeah, that's 807 00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:16,640 Speaker 1: what I This is what feels like to me because 808 00:42:16,680 --> 00:42:20,399 Speaker 1: I now Josh Norman be different because he's he did 809 00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:22,399 Speaker 1: get injured. Now he's been out for a while. Yeah, 810 00:42:22,800 --> 00:42:24,760 Speaker 1: but him getting back on the field and getting that close. 811 00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:28,000 Speaker 1: I also think even the length of his you know, 812 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:31,279 Speaker 1: injury speaks to me like, you know what, let's take 813 00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:34,239 Speaker 1: it easy, will get him, Let's get him back in 814 00:42:34,360 --> 00:42:37,640 Speaker 1: that ready for week one prep. Yeah, So that's I mean, 815 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:40,040 Speaker 1: I think that's been Once we got to the end 816 00:42:40,040 --> 00:42:42,000 Speaker 1: of last week and he still wasn't back, I think 817 00:42:42,040 --> 00:42:45,080 Speaker 1: that very quickly became the target day exactly. I think 818 00:42:45,080 --> 00:42:46,600 Speaker 1: it was. Yeah, I think that like you. I think 819 00:42:46,600 --> 00:42:48,200 Speaker 1: it was early on that they said, listen, let's just 820 00:42:48,200 --> 00:42:50,239 Speaker 1: have him ready for week one. All right. So that's 821 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:53,279 Speaker 1: coach McDermott's comments from earlier today. We do have to 822 00:42:53,320 --> 00:42:54,799 Speaker 1: take a break when when we come back, we will 823 00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:56,799 Speaker 1: get to your comments on the tweet sheet as we 824 00:42:57,120 --> 00:43:01,720 Speaker 1: begin the running back debate how much should NFL teams 825 00:43:01,800 --> 00:43:04,120 Speaker 1: value the running back position. The choices are there for 826 00:43:04,200 --> 00:43:06,279 Speaker 1: you at one Bills Live way in on the tweet sheet, 827 00:43:06,320 --> 00:43:08,400 Speaker 1: which we will get you next. Here on one Bills 828 00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:11,480 Speaker 1: Live presented by Kalida Health, This is Buffalo Bills Radio. 829 00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:27,600 Speaker 1: Back on one Bills Live. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with 830 00:43:27,680 --> 00:43:29,880 Speaker 1: you as we are closing out the first hour of 831 00:43:29,920 --> 00:43:32,960 Speaker 1: the program and we wanted to get to the tweet 832 00:43:33,040 --> 00:43:36,960 Speaker 1: sheet right away as we are debating the philosophies, the 833 00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:40,160 Speaker 1: differing philosophies across the league on the value of the 834 00:43:40,280 --> 00:43:43,600 Speaker 1: running back position. The question is how much should NFL 835 00:43:43,640 --> 00:43:47,280 Speaker 1: teams value the running back position, and among the choices 836 00:43:47,320 --> 00:43:50,680 Speaker 1: are a stud should be properly compensated? The committee approach 837 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:52,879 Speaker 1: is the best way to go, the position is too 838 00:43:52,960 --> 00:43:56,640 Speaker 1: risky to pay big money, or there's always an ample 839 00:43:57,160 --> 00:44:00,319 Speaker 1: supply of talent. So we'll take a look at where 840 00:44:00,440 --> 00:44:04,040 Speaker 1: things stand in terms of the percentages. Right now and 841 00:44:04,239 --> 00:44:08,560 Speaker 1: in the early going, it's knotted up between committee approach 842 00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:10,799 Speaker 1: is the best way to go and there's always an 843 00:44:10,800 --> 00:44:13,760 Speaker 1: ample supply of talent. So those two kind of running 844 00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:17,759 Speaker 1: concert in terms of value of running back position as 845 00:44:17,760 --> 00:44:20,120 Speaker 1: far as too risky to pay the big money sixteen 846 00:44:20,120 --> 00:44:23,279 Speaker 1: percent or weighing in there and only fourteen percent say 847 00:44:23,719 --> 00:44:28,080 Speaker 1: a stud should be compensated. Now, we've seen all kinds 848 00:44:28,080 --> 00:44:30,320 Speaker 1: of things happen through the course of this offseason, between 849 00:44:30,360 --> 00:44:33,640 Speaker 1: Leonard Fournette getting waived, Joe Mixon getting a big payday. 850 00:44:34,760 --> 00:44:36,680 Speaker 1: You know, we're only a year removed from seeing Christian 851 00:44:36,719 --> 00:44:41,040 Speaker 1: McCaffrey gets sixteen million dollars a year, so it's run 852 00:44:41,080 --> 00:44:44,120 Speaker 1: the gamut. So where are you eight oh three, five 853 00:44:44,200 --> 00:44:45,719 Speaker 1: fifty if you want to give us a call on that, 854 00:44:46,160 --> 00:44:48,320 Speaker 1: But we do want to begin on the tweet sheet, 855 00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:51,320 Speaker 1: and we'll lead off with one of our regulars, Tiffany, 856 00:44:51,320 --> 00:44:54,880 Speaker 1: who says, in my opinion, drafting backs is the sensible 857 00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:57,480 Speaker 1: way to stock the position with talent and prevents you 858 00:44:57,560 --> 00:45:00,640 Speaker 1: from busting your salary cap. You can never predict when 859 00:45:00,640 --> 00:45:04,920 Speaker 1: a running back will fall off the cliff. Let's say you, Steve, 860 00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:08,720 Speaker 1: I agree. You got to have young, hungry guys carrying 861 00:45:08,760 --> 00:45:12,040 Speaker 1: the ball for your team. And we saw it last year. 862 00:45:12,520 --> 00:45:15,919 Speaker 1: Devin Singletary came in as a rookie and a month 863 00:45:15,960 --> 00:45:18,600 Speaker 1: and a half into the season he was the guy 864 00:45:19,120 --> 00:45:21,200 Speaker 1: and had did not look back, and he was and 865 00:45:21,280 --> 00:45:23,640 Speaker 1: he carried the team, played extremely well in the playoffs 866 00:45:23,640 --> 00:45:25,560 Speaker 1: in big moments, and you gotta expect he's going to 867 00:45:25,640 --> 00:45:28,000 Speaker 1: do that again for the foreseeable future. And they got 868 00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:29,799 Speaker 1: a guy this year and Zach Moss who's looking to 869 00:45:29,840 --> 00:45:32,279 Speaker 1: try and do the exact same thing. Both those guys 870 00:45:32,280 --> 00:45:36,560 Speaker 1: are in the third round of the draft. And you know, 871 00:45:36,640 --> 00:45:41,520 Speaker 1: you just you continually can refurbish that position because it 872 00:45:41,719 --> 00:45:45,080 Speaker 1: takes a fresh set of legs to be productive, and 873 00:45:45,200 --> 00:45:47,640 Speaker 1: that means a young player. Tweechee. It is brought to 874 00:45:47,640 --> 00:45:50,520 Speaker 1: you by Corrigan Moving Systems, the official equipment moving company 875 00:45:50,560 --> 00:45:52,600 Speaker 1: of the Buffalo Bills from DJ I think the running 876 00:45:52,600 --> 00:45:55,080 Speaker 1: back position needs to be defined differently in the CBA. 877 00:45:55,200 --> 00:45:56,920 Speaker 1: By the time a good running back gets out of 878 00:45:56,920 --> 00:45:59,600 Speaker 1: the current rookie deal, they are worn out and easily 879 00:45:59,600 --> 00:46:02,200 Speaker 1: replaced with a new rookie. In the future, I don't 880 00:46:02,200 --> 00:46:05,359 Speaker 1: see running backs getting big deals besides for the very 881 00:46:05,640 --> 00:46:10,000 Speaker 1: very elite few. And when you look at it, those 882 00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:13,600 Speaker 1: are the only guys that are getting well there, I 883 00:46:13,640 --> 00:46:14,960 Speaker 1: was gonna say, those are the only guys that are 884 00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:16,960 Speaker 1: getting big money. And Joe Mixon yesterday, who is it 885 00:46:17,040 --> 00:46:19,640 Speaker 1: above average back, But I don't think he's in Christian 886 00:46:19,680 --> 00:46:23,080 Speaker 1: McCaffrey territory at all. He's not in Ezekiel Elliott territory. 887 00:46:23,480 --> 00:46:25,800 Speaker 1: And that's why he didn't get sixteen million or fifteen 888 00:46:25,840 --> 00:46:29,560 Speaker 1: million year. He got twelve. And most of these guys 889 00:46:29,640 --> 00:46:31,399 Speaker 1: get it not only when they're product, but it also 890 00:46:31,400 --> 00:46:34,280 Speaker 1: when their team wins, because then they become a bigger 891 00:46:34,360 --> 00:46:36,600 Speaker 1: part of why that team is good. Joe Mixon played 892 00:46:36,640 --> 00:46:38,359 Speaker 1: extremely well last year for the team that was number 893 00:46:38,360 --> 00:46:41,040 Speaker 1: one pick in the draft next year, so it's he's 894 00:46:41,080 --> 00:46:44,560 Speaker 1: not he's not the difference maker for that franchise. But 895 00:46:44,560 --> 00:46:46,839 Speaker 1: twelve million years still twelve million a year with ten 896 00:46:46,840 --> 00:46:49,600 Speaker 1: million bucks just to sign the deal. I think what 897 00:46:49,640 --> 00:46:52,319 Speaker 1: you could look for in the future is a home 898 00:46:52,400 --> 00:46:57,279 Speaker 1: run deal for running backs, being one that is reasonable 899 00:46:57,400 --> 00:47:01,800 Speaker 1: with enormous incentives, not just good incentives, but enormous incentives, 900 00:47:01,800 --> 00:47:04,000 Speaker 1: like if you reach this number and this number and 901 00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:08,000 Speaker 1: this number and this number, or if you're season statistics, 902 00:47:08,640 --> 00:47:12,319 Speaker 1: you know, rushes per carry or yards per carry, touchdowns 903 00:47:12,360 --> 00:47:14,960 Speaker 1: for the season, this kind of thing, and give the 904 00:47:15,000 --> 00:47:18,600 Speaker 1: guy significant bumps so that it is a big apple 905 00:47:18,640 --> 00:47:21,400 Speaker 1: hanging out there in front of him. You know, you 906 00:47:21,400 --> 00:47:23,560 Speaker 1: can motivate the guy that way if he's still got 907 00:47:23,560 --> 00:47:26,200 Speaker 1: some gases. And I think also, once you're sure that 908 00:47:26,200 --> 00:47:28,640 Speaker 1: this guy is going to be helping you, like even 909 00:47:28,680 --> 00:47:32,040 Speaker 1: if he's in his second year, kind of do what 910 00:47:32,080 --> 00:47:34,759 Speaker 1: the Cowboys did. Sign the guy early to a long 911 00:47:34,880 --> 00:47:38,480 Speaker 1: term extension so he feels compensated, but he still doesn't 912 00:47:38,480 --> 00:47:40,839 Speaker 1: have too many miles on the tire. You're better. You're 913 00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:44,480 Speaker 1: more likely to get a more fruitful return on investment 914 00:47:44,880 --> 00:47:48,480 Speaker 1: if you extend him sooner rather than later, and then 915 00:47:48,560 --> 00:47:50,400 Speaker 1: by the time he's you know, you extend him out 916 00:47:50,440 --> 00:47:53,080 Speaker 1: to maybe his age twenty eighth season and off you go. Yeah. 917 00:47:53,160 --> 00:47:55,520 Speaker 1: I one other thing about that. You got to know 918 00:47:55,560 --> 00:47:57,440 Speaker 1: he's the right kind of guy. Yeah, because we have 919 00:47:57,520 --> 00:48:00,600 Speaker 1: seen it a ton where a guy signs the contract 920 00:48:01,320 --> 00:48:04,000 Speaker 1: and just takes it out of gear. He's like, I 921 00:48:04,080 --> 00:48:07,520 Speaker 1: got mine, you know, and they're never the same guy. Again. 922 00:48:09,000 --> 00:48:13,319 Speaker 1: That's the risk. That's the risk, and you never There's 923 00:48:13,320 --> 00:48:14,839 Speaker 1: a bunch of risks, but that is one of them. 924 00:48:15,120 --> 00:48:19,160 Speaker 1: That's the risk from the club's standpoint, all things being equal, 925 00:48:19,160 --> 00:48:20,920 Speaker 1: if no injuries are involved in all of that and 926 00:48:20,960 --> 00:48:25,719 Speaker 1: the pounding. But so, but it's you don't take that 927 00:48:25,840 --> 00:48:28,200 Speaker 1: risk when you have the philosophy of our running backs 928 00:48:28,200 --> 00:48:30,720 Speaker 1: always going to be a third year guy or less 929 00:48:31,000 --> 00:48:34,480 Speaker 1: or younger. Um, if you if you have that philosophy, 930 00:48:34,640 --> 00:48:36,600 Speaker 1: you never get to that thing where Jack gosh, I 931 00:48:36,600 --> 00:48:39,879 Speaker 1: hope he earns the money. Yeah, all right, we gotta 932 00:48:39,880 --> 00:48:42,560 Speaker 1: step aside because coming up in our one o'clock hour 933 00:48:42,840 --> 00:48:45,400 Speaker 1: is NFL dot Com writer and host of Around the 934 00:48:45,520 --> 00:48:49,359 Speaker 1: NFL Podcast one Mark Sessler, who had some interesting write 935 00:48:49,400 --> 00:48:52,320 Speaker 1: ups on NFL dot Com that probably gonna be somewhat 936 00:48:52,360 --> 00:48:53,880 Speaker 1: entertaining here is. We're gonna have a little fun with 937 00:48:53,960 --> 00:48:56,520 Speaker 1: him when we return here on One Bill's Live, presented 938 00:48:56,520 --> 00:49:10,360 Speaker 1: by Kalida Health, This is Buffalo Bill's Radio. Allow Bills 939 00:49:10,560 --> 00:49:15,040 Speaker 1: Radio Network Sports Stop date your sports update from One 940 00:49:15,080 --> 00:49:17,520 Speaker 1: Bill's Drive. The Bills were back on the practice field 941 00:49:17,520 --> 00:49:20,319 Speaker 1: for a jog frew practice, as described by head coach 942 00:49:20,320 --> 00:49:24,480 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott. Among the new non participants at practice Mario Addison, 943 00:49:24,480 --> 00:49:27,719 Speaker 1: who's dealing with some knee soreness, and Levi Wallace, who 944 00:49:27,760 --> 00:49:30,960 Speaker 1: missed today's session with a hamstring injury. Limited in practice 945 00:49:31,360 --> 00:49:33,680 Speaker 1: Josh Norman, who's trying to come back from a hamstring 946 00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:36,480 Speaker 1: and Stefan Dicks. The cutdown day to get to the 947 00:49:36,520 --> 00:49:40,120 Speaker 1: required fifty three player roster is Saturday at four pm. 948 00:49:40,200 --> 00:49:43,280 Speaker 1: Saints running back Alvin Kamara aims for a contract extension 949 00:49:43,680 --> 00:49:45,880 Speaker 1: and put out flames to the idea that he is 950 00:49:45,880 --> 00:49:48,520 Speaker 1: seeking a trade. His agent refuted those claims as well, 951 00:49:49,080 --> 00:49:52,319 Speaker 1: and the two sides are reported to be actively negotiating 952 00:49:52,320 --> 00:49:55,240 Speaker 1: and making progress on a new extension. Kamara was slowed 953 00:49:55,239 --> 00:49:58,280 Speaker 1: by injury last season, but still had over thirteen hundred 954 00:49:58,360 --> 00:50:00,560 Speaker 1: yards from scrimmage in his third season in the league. 955 00:50:00,800 --> 00:50:04,360 Speaker 1: Former Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette has officially gone unclaimed 956 00:50:04,360 --> 00:50:07,239 Speaker 1: on waivers, meaning all thirty one other teams passed on 957 00:50:07,280 --> 00:50:09,839 Speaker 1: an opportunity to bring him in under contract. Fournette now 958 00:50:09,840 --> 00:50:12,960 Speaker 1: becomes an unrestricted free agent who can shop himself to 959 00:50:13,040 --> 00:50:16,759 Speaker 1: any NFL club. Six months removed from bringing the franchise 960 00:50:16,840 --> 00:50:19,759 Speaker 1: its first championship in half a century, the Kansas City 961 00:50:19,800 --> 00:50:23,680 Speaker 1: Chiefs were given their championship jewelry yesterday. Super Bowl MVP 962 00:50:24,080 --> 00:50:27,240 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the championship Chiefs received 963 00:50:27,239 --> 00:50:29,799 Speaker 1: their Super Bowl rings on Tuesday at a ceremony at 964 00:50:29,920 --> 00:50:32,160 Speaker 1: Arrowheads Stadium. Just one game on the ice tonight in 965 00:50:32,200 --> 00:50:35,239 Speaker 1: the Stanley Cup Playoffs Game six between the Avs and 966 00:50:35,320 --> 00:50:37,919 Speaker 1: the Stars, Dallas leads that series three games to two. 967 00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:40,600 Speaker 1: Face off there set for eight PM, and two games 968 00:50:40,600 --> 00:50:43,839 Speaker 1: tonight on the hardwood. In the NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals, 969 00:50:44,120 --> 00:50:46,440 Speaker 1: it's the Raptors and Bucks Heat lead that series one 970 00:50:46,480 --> 00:50:48,640 Speaker 1: game to none, and the nightcap is Game seven. In 971 00:50:48,680 --> 00:50:51,320 Speaker 1: the Western Conference with the Thunder and the Rockets. That 972 00:50:51,440 --> 00:50:54,200 Speaker 1: series obviously not at at three. First tip for that 973 00:50:54,239 --> 00:50:57,080 Speaker 1: one is at nine pm. And that is your sports 974 00:50:57,200 --> 00:51:00,440 Speaker 1: update as we begin our number two of one Bills 975 00:51:00,480 --> 00:51:03,319 Speaker 1: Live Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you and joining us 976 00:51:03,360 --> 00:51:05,840 Speaker 1: on the line right now is the host of the 977 00:51:05,920 --> 00:51:09,000 Speaker 1: Around the NFL podcast NFL dot Com writer. It is 978 00:51:09,040 --> 00:51:11,719 Speaker 1: one Mark Sessler. Mark, thanks for taking the time to 979 00:51:11,800 --> 00:51:14,759 Speaker 1: join us. How you doing. I'm doing good. You know, 980 00:51:14,800 --> 00:51:17,600 Speaker 1: I was thinking the last time that I spoke with 981 00:51:17,640 --> 00:51:21,680 Speaker 1: you guys was you know, hours or days into free agency, 982 00:51:22,520 --> 00:51:25,239 Speaker 1: and I was in an Airbnb in Los Angeles kind 983 00:51:25,239 --> 00:51:27,600 Speaker 1: of huddled the way trying to work twenty four seven 984 00:51:27,640 --> 00:51:30,960 Speaker 1: because Corona had just hit and what a weird We 985 00:51:31,000 --> 00:51:36,400 Speaker 1: had no idea what totally bizarre and in this indescribable offseason, 986 00:51:36,440 --> 00:51:38,920 Speaker 1: what I'm pulled from there? So I'm happy to be 987 00:51:39,000 --> 00:51:41,399 Speaker 1: on the line talking about the fact that Week one 988 00:51:41,480 --> 00:51:44,480 Speaker 1: is even happening. Yeah, here we are. And while not 989 00:51:44,560 --> 00:51:46,560 Speaker 1: a whole lot has change with respect to the pandemic, 990 00:51:46,600 --> 00:51:48,880 Speaker 1: we do we do get football, So yeah, I guess 991 00:51:48,920 --> 00:51:51,480 Speaker 1: that's a plus for all of us. How how important 992 00:51:51,480 --> 00:51:53,160 Speaker 1: you think these first couple of weeks are is this 993 00:51:53,239 --> 00:51:55,200 Speaker 1: not going to be you know, every team going on 994 00:51:55,480 --> 00:51:57,200 Speaker 1: playing a home game and then a road game, and 995 00:51:57,200 --> 00:51:59,880 Speaker 1: then once they can get through that without any you know, 996 00:52:00,160 --> 00:52:02,480 Speaker 1: little fires to put out, they got a chance to 997 00:52:02,520 --> 00:52:04,880 Speaker 1: get these games in. What do you think the likelihood is. 998 00:52:05,480 --> 00:52:07,279 Speaker 1: I think Bruce Arians said it well that you know 999 00:52:07,280 --> 00:52:09,680 Speaker 1: that you can't bubble the same way that the NBA 1000 00:52:09,800 --> 00:52:12,520 Speaker 1: did so successfully, But teams have kind of been bubbled. 1001 00:52:12,560 --> 00:52:14,359 Speaker 1: I think training camp sort of has that five you're 1002 00:52:14,560 --> 00:52:17,200 Speaker 1: it's not a time to go, you know, running around town. 1003 00:52:17,320 --> 00:52:20,560 Speaker 1: It's it's it's you're huddled together. And so it's been 1004 00:52:20,600 --> 00:52:23,520 Speaker 1: you know, I think a success story for the NFL 1005 00:52:23,600 --> 00:52:26,360 Speaker 1: to be where we are right now with Corona, and 1006 00:52:26,600 --> 00:52:30,000 Speaker 1: it's it's the numbers wise, it's very low impact. But 1007 00:52:30,280 --> 00:52:33,279 Speaker 1: Bruce Arians basically said, here's where we find out how 1008 00:52:33,280 --> 00:52:36,400 Speaker 1: this works. Because players go back to their families. You know, 1009 00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:38,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna have cuts, you're gonna have new players coming 1010 00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:41,240 Speaker 1: into the building, traveling all over and then the regular 1011 00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:45,120 Speaker 1: season begin the grind. And I still do I think 1012 00:52:45,480 --> 00:52:48,799 Speaker 1: what the upside is you see thirty two teams who 1013 00:52:48,880 --> 00:52:51,840 Speaker 1: seem very committed, and I know every roster probably has 1014 00:52:51,880 --> 00:52:54,439 Speaker 1: you know, its share of knuckleheads, but not a lot 1015 00:52:54,480 --> 00:52:59,040 Speaker 1: of business negatively from that either, I get concerned, and 1016 00:52:59,239 --> 00:53:00,799 Speaker 1: you guys can tell me if you if you if 1017 00:53:00,800 --> 00:53:02,759 Speaker 1: you know, if you'd agree with this, especially Steve having 1018 00:53:02,840 --> 00:53:04,319 Speaker 1: been on you know, teams that are up and down 1019 00:53:04,320 --> 00:53:07,200 Speaker 1: at times, Like if a team starts one and eight, 1020 00:53:07,840 --> 00:53:10,920 Speaker 1: they lose, the coach, loses the players, everyone's kind of 1021 00:53:10,960 --> 00:53:14,320 Speaker 1: thinking about the season after then maybe the discipline starts 1022 00:53:14,320 --> 00:53:17,759 Speaker 1: to get shaky. That's where I would worry about interruption. 1023 00:53:17,840 --> 00:53:19,480 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be a really strong out 1024 00:53:19,480 --> 00:53:22,160 Speaker 1: of the gate um if if the teams can stay 1025 00:53:22,160 --> 00:53:25,719 Speaker 1: this discipline, just based on what we've seen so far. Yeah, 1026 00:53:25,719 --> 00:53:28,239 Speaker 1: it's an interesting point you make, because if if a 1027 00:53:28,239 --> 00:53:30,160 Speaker 1: team looks like they're going to have the first pick 1028 00:53:30,200 --> 00:53:34,479 Speaker 1: of the draft halfway through the season, you know there'll 1029 00:53:34,520 --> 00:53:36,719 Speaker 1: be and guys are struggling or if they're not having 1030 00:53:36,719 --> 00:53:39,040 Speaker 1: a good time, they may just kind of lax up 1031 00:53:39,080 --> 00:53:43,120 Speaker 1: and say, oops, I'm sorry, I tested positive. My bad Yep. Yeah, 1032 00:53:43,120 --> 00:53:46,120 Speaker 1: that's that. I think that coaches know that too, But 1033 00:53:46,520 --> 00:53:49,120 Speaker 1: you know it's there is that you don't want to 1034 00:53:49,120 --> 00:53:51,920 Speaker 1: be that guy. Also that like as a super spreader 1035 00:53:51,920 --> 00:53:54,160 Speaker 1: inside the locker room. So and that's never really been 1036 00:53:54,200 --> 00:53:56,680 Speaker 1: something players had to worry about in the past, So 1037 00:53:56,800 --> 00:53:59,880 Speaker 1: that's not a great pr move personally. Um, you know, 1038 00:54:00,120 --> 00:54:01,640 Speaker 1: whether you want to stay with the team or move 1039 00:54:01,680 --> 00:54:04,279 Speaker 1: on the next year. Mark, we wanted to kind of 1040 00:54:04,760 --> 00:54:07,680 Speaker 1: talk with you about some of the interesting pieces you've 1041 00:54:07,680 --> 00:54:09,759 Speaker 1: put up on NFL dot com and this run up 1042 00:54:09,760 --> 00:54:13,360 Speaker 1: to the most unique NFL season will probably ever witness. 1043 00:54:14,040 --> 00:54:17,400 Speaker 1: We did enjoy your run through the alphabet with respect 1044 00:54:17,520 --> 00:54:21,040 Speaker 1: to storylines to watch for the twenty twenty season, which 1045 00:54:21,080 --> 00:54:24,360 Speaker 1: you call the ABC's of the twenty twenty campaign. Twenty 1046 00:54:24,360 --> 00:54:27,200 Speaker 1: six NFL storylines a track. Obviously, the Bills were in 1047 00:54:27,239 --> 00:54:30,800 Speaker 1: there early for the letter B with Buffalo on the brink, 1048 00:54:31,960 --> 00:54:34,719 Speaker 1: I'm guessing you mean they're on the brink of really contending. 1049 00:54:35,080 --> 00:54:38,040 Speaker 1: I'm hoping right, I do. I don't mean on the 1050 00:54:38,080 --> 00:54:40,360 Speaker 1: brink of you know, you know, being tossed off a clip. 1051 00:54:40,400 --> 00:54:42,680 Speaker 1: It's the opposite. I think that you know, they've been 1052 00:54:42,760 --> 00:54:47,480 Speaker 1: appropriately hyped this offseason, and for me, it really starts 1053 00:54:47,880 --> 00:54:50,719 Speaker 1: the teams that have an advantage in a weird year now, 1054 00:54:50,760 --> 00:54:54,240 Speaker 1: but I think any year are teams where the drama 1055 00:54:54,280 --> 00:54:58,080 Speaker 1: between head coach and general manager do not exist. That 1056 00:54:58,080 --> 00:55:01,920 Speaker 1: that disruption, which can really, like copletely unseat franchises for 1057 00:55:02,000 --> 00:55:04,080 Speaker 1: years in a row. I look at Sean McDermott, I 1058 00:55:04,080 --> 00:55:06,360 Speaker 1: look at Brandon Bean and it's like they're in lockstep. 1059 00:55:06,520 --> 00:55:09,359 Speaker 1: And you know, the Bills are a team to talk 1060 00:55:09,360 --> 00:55:13,760 Speaker 1: about because they identified what they wanted to be on defense, 1061 00:55:13,880 --> 00:55:16,840 Speaker 1: on offense, we knew that Sean McDermott would bring that 1062 00:55:17,080 --> 00:55:19,240 Speaker 1: incredible I think he's one of the best defensive coaches 1063 00:55:19,239 --> 00:55:22,160 Speaker 1: who just maximizes his players. But how quickly over two 1064 00:55:22,200 --> 00:55:25,080 Speaker 1: seasons they rebuilt the wide receiving corps and they rebuilt 1065 00:55:25,200 --> 00:55:28,080 Speaker 1: the running back room. I mean, Josh Allen came in 1066 00:55:28,120 --> 00:55:31,040 Speaker 1: to an absolutely Bard Combert and I think at this 1067 00:55:31,120 --> 00:55:33,400 Speaker 1: point you'd say he's got the weapons around and I 1068 00:55:33,440 --> 00:55:36,480 Speaker 1: think the wide receiver group is one of the most 1069 00:55:36,840 --> 00:55:40,360 Speaker 1: interesting in the AFC. You've got consistency. You can count 1070 00:55:40,360 --> 00:55:42,120 Speaker 1: on Cole Beasley, he has had a good camp. You 1071 00:55:42,160 --> 00:55:45,319 Speaker 1: can count on John Brown, Stefan Diggs. I mean, he 1072 00:55:45,320 --> 00:55:47,759 Speaker 1: gives you the deep threat that they really didn't have 1073 00:55:48,200 --> 00:55:50,480 Speaker 1: in terms of you know, having the deal. You know 1074 00:55:50,560 --> 00:55:52,399 Speaker 1: number one corners are going to have to deal with him. 1075 00:55:52,560 --> 00:55:55,319 Speaker 1: And it's up to Josh Allen too. I improve some 1076 00:55:55,360 --> 00:55:57,759 Speaker 1: of the downfield passing, the metrics to everyone point to 1077 00:55:57,760 --> 00:55:59,480 Speaker 1: do I think he can? I think I think you 1078 00:55:59,480 --> 00:56:02,319 Speaker 1: know he's It sounds like, you know, from what we're 1079 00:56:02,320 --> 00:56:04,560 Speaker 1: hearing that the camp has been up and down for him. 1080 00:56:04,560 --> 00:56:06,359 Speaker 1: But that's so true of so many of these young 1081 00:56:06,480 --> 00:56:10,360 Speaker 1: quarterbacks that I just see optimism. I see a team 1082 00:56:10,400 --> 00:56:13,800 Speaker 1: that's on the same page in a pretty weakened AFC East, 1083 00:56:14,000 --> 00:56:16,000 Speaker 1: and I'm not really putting I think the Patriots are 1084 00:56:16,000 --> 00:56:19,239 Speaker 1: at TBD, but the Jets are in hot water right now. 1085 00:56:19,480 --> 00:56:22,279 Speaker 1: The Dolphins are a work in progress. So what's to 1086 00:56:22,320 --> 00:56:24,399 Speaker 1: say they wouldn't be able to match their win count 1087 00:56:24,440 --> 00:56:26,680 Speaker 1: from a year ago, get back into the playoffs, and 1088 00:56:26,680 --> 00:56:29,640 Speaker 1: then you've got to handle your business from there. We're 1089 00:56:29,680 --> 00:56:34,200 Speaker 1: talking with Mark Sessler of NFL dot Com. Mark, one 1090 00:56:34,200 --> 00:56:36,480 Speaker 1: of the reasons the Bills do get a little bit 1091 00:56:36,520 --> 00:56:38,600 Speaker 1: of hype and they have done, is because they have 1092 00:56:38,719 --> 00:56:41,000 Speaker 1: hit on some draft picks. You look at last year, 1093 00:56:41,239 --> 00:56:44,279 Speaker 1: they got four really good players, if not starters, out 1094 00:56:44,320 --> 00:56:48,160 Speaker 1: of the draft, Cody ford At, Oliver Dawson Knox, and 1095 00:56:48,280 --> 00:56:50,879 Speaker 1: Devin Singletary. And this year it looks like they may 1096 00:56:50,920 --> 00:56:53,359 Speaker 1: have a chance to get more contributors out of this draft. 1097 00:56:53,400 --> 00:56:56,360 Speaker 1: Aj Apaneza, Zach Moss looks like he could be a 1098 00:56:56,440 --> 00:56:59,439 Speaker 1: real stud. Gabe Davis has gotten a lot of positive reviews, 1099 00:56:59,440 --> 00:57:02,279 Speaker 1: and of course Eilor Bass won the kicking job. And 1100 00:57:02,280 --> 00:57:05,040 Speaker 1: that's not to say anything about Isaiah Hodgens, Dane Jackson 1101 00:57:05,120 --> 00:57:08,600 Speaker 1: the other guys Jake from but to get four large 1102 00:57:08,640 --> 00:57:13,240 Speaker 1: contributors out of two straight consecutive drafts, not to mention 1103 00:57:13,280 --> 00:57:16,560 Speaker 1: the tevious White Tremaine Edmunds, Josh Allen draft of three 1104 00:57:16,680 --> 00:57:19,760 Speaker 1: years ago, it's pretty good stretch. That's a pretty good 1105 00:57:19,760 --> 00:57:22,280 Speaker 1: stretch of draft picks and how long could that go 1106 00:57:22,520 --> 00:57:25,400 Speaker 1: and serve the Bills well going in the future. I 1107 00:57:25,480 --> 00:57:27,880 Speaker 1: think that's the way that you want to build. You 1108 00:57:27,920 --> 00:57:30,440 Speaker 1: don't want to be a team that has to trade 1109 00:57:30,480 --> 00:57:33,160 Speaker 1: for big names and free agency every year. Now. I 1110 00:57:33,240 --> 00:57:35,240 Speaker 1: like what they did in free agency up till now, 1111 00:57:35,320 --> 00:57:37,400 Speaker 1: but Brandon Bean is not. You know, you've got to 1112 00:57:37,440 --> 00:57:40,080 Speaker 1: be able to handle both sides of the aisle there. 1113 00:57:40,120 --> 00:57:41,960 Speaker 1: You have to be able to build through young players 1114 00:57:41,960 --> 00:57:45,400 Speaker 1: in Zac Moss, like, I think they correctly identified that 1115 00:57:45,480 --> 00:57:48,760 Speaker 1: Devin Singletary is a very intriguing players who's gonna do 1116 00:57:48,760 --> 00:57:51,240 Speaker 1: a lot for you. But adding Zach Moss there, and 1117 00:57:51,280 --> 00:57:52,760 Speaker 1: you know they had the Frank Gore role. I think 1118 00:57:52,840 --> 00:57:57,200 Speaker 1: Zach Moss is someone that has fantasy heads, football people 1119 00:57:57,200 --> 00:57:59,040 Speaker 1: in general excited just to see it. It's gonna be 1120 00:57:59,040 --> 00:58:01,360 Speaker 1: a great rookie class of running backs in general around 1121 00:58:01,440 --> 00:58:04,600 Speaker 1: the league. But this is a perfect type of backfield 1122 00:58:04,680 --> 00:58:07,000 Speaker 1: for Buffalo to having. You know, you look at their 1123 00:58:07,040 --> 00:58:09,440 Speaker 1: backs and said, well, Josh Allen is obviously, you know, 1124 00:58:09,480 --> 00:58:11,560 Speaker 1: as much as you know any quarterback in the league 1125 00:58:11,600 --> 00:58:14,360 Speaker 1: outside of Lamar Jackson is part of that running game. 1126 00:58:14,440 --> 00:58:17,640 Speaker 1: So I love the versatility, and yeah, I think you'd 1127 00:58:17,680 --> 00:58:19,760 Speaker 1: love to see Ed Oliver make a leap. And I 1128 00:58:19,840 --> 00:58:22,000 Speaker 1: really liked some of the pieces they added in general 1129 00:58:22,360 --> 00:58:24,640 Speaker 1: in Buffalo. I know they call it, you know, Panthers North, 1130 00:58:24,680 --> 00:58:27,280 Speaker 1: but that's fine. That shows me that people that were 1131 00:58:27,320 --> 00:58:30,480 Speaker 1: around Sean McDermott and around Brandon Dean, you know, in 1132 00:58:30,480 --> 00:58:32,600 Speaker 1: that Caroline experience, that we want more of this. This 1133 00:58:32,680 --> 00:58:34,200 Speaker 1: is someone that we want to go play for. And 1134 00:58:34,280 --> 00:58:37,080 Speaker 1: so it just speaks again to the idea that these 1135 00:58:37,120 --> 00:58:39,360 Speaker 1: guys know how to build a team. Where again it's 1136 00:58:39,360 --> 00:58:41,680 Speaker 1: like there's twenty. I think there's like probably twenty teams 1137 00:58:41,720 --> 00:58:43,320 Speaker 1: around the league where some of this stuff going on 1138 00:58:43,360 --> 00:58:46,080 Speaker 1: behind the scenes is you know, not making it to 1139 00:58:46,160 --> 00:58:49,160 Speaker 1: print and pretty concerning. I don't see that in Buffalo, 1140 00:58:49,200 --> 00:58:51,560 Speaker 1: and that hasn't always been the case with the Bills 1141 00:58:51,560 --> 00:58:54,000 Speaker 1: in the past. Of course. You know, I know you 1142 00:58:54,120 --> 00:58:57,800 Speaker 1: listed Zach Moss among your hot or not rookie running 1143 00:58:57,800 --> 00:59:01,320 Speaker 1: backs in terms of the camps there having, respectively, and 1144 00:59:01,400 --> 00:59:03,800 Speaker 1: you look at what Buffalo did back to back third 1145 00:59:03,880 --> 00:59:06,680 Speaker 1: round draft choices at the running back position. But Steve 1146 00:59:06,720 --> 00:59:08,720 Speaker 1: and I on the show today are actually talking about 1147 00:59:08,760 --> 00:59:15,760 Speaker 1: the wide and vast, vastly different philosophies on what kind 1148 00:59:15,760 --> 00:59:17,800 Speaker 1: of value to put on the running back position. I mean, 1149 00:59:18,080 --> 00:59:22,080 Speaker 1: in the span of two days, you had Leonard Fournette, 1150 00:59:22,080 --> 00:59:25,320 Speaker 1: a former top five pick, getting waived and going unclaimed, 1151 00:59:25,720 --> 00:59:28,240 Speaker 1: and then the next day you have Joe Mixon, whose 1152 00:59:28,320 --> 00:59:32,160 Speaker 1: numbers are pretty comparable career wise to that of Leonard Fournette, 1153 00:59:32,280 --> 00:59:35,600 Speaker 1: getting a four year, forty eight million dollar extension. And 1154 00:59:35,840 --> 00:59:38,600 Speaker 1: you know, we can talk about McCaffrey's sixteen million dollar deal, 1155 00:59:39,120 --> 00:59:41,160 Speaker 1: we can talk about Camarow, who's in line for an 1156 00:59:41,160 --> 00:59:44,400 Speaker 1: extension now and that seems like it's coming to a head. 1157 00:59:44,720 --> 00:59:47,760 Speaker 1: So and then we see these committee back fields like 1158 00:59:47,760 --> 00:59:50,680 Speaker 1: the Bills have with two young players on their rookie deals, 1159 00:59:51,240 --> 00:59:54,760 Speaker 1: which seems like the economic way to go. What do 1160 00:59:54,840 --> 00:59:59,720 Speaker 1: you think about why these philosophies still differ so widely 1161 00:59:59,760 --> 01:00:03,320 Speaker 1: in league? I think with running back specifically, and if 1162 01:00:03,320 --> 01:00:05,920 Speaker 1: I were like an eighteen year old star running back, 1163 01:00:05,960 --> 01:00:07,960 Speaker 1: you gotta worry about those guys thinking should I be 1164 01:00:08,000 --> 01:00:11,120 Speaker 1: switching positions if I really think I have an NFL 1165 01:00:11,160 --> 01:00:13,520 Speaker 1: career and I want to maximize that, because you don't 1166 01:00:13,520 --> 01:00:16,400 Speaker 1: want to be paying players in general for what they've done. 1167 01:00:16,600 --> 01:00:19,280 Speaker 1: You want to pay for what's ahead. And there just 1168 01:00:19,360 --> 01:00:24,440 Speaker 1: seems to be amongst you know, executives. But the thinking 1169 01:00:24,520 --> 01:00:27,440 Speaker 1: now that when you draft these guys, they hit the 1170 01:00:27,480 --> 01:00:30,400 Speaker 1: ground running much quicker than say tight ends, who you know, 1171 01:00:30,480 --> 01:00:34,960 Speaker 1: don't really come into bloom sometimes until year three. You know, 1172 01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:36,760 Speaker 1: they look at a guy like Nick Chob in Cleveland. 1173 01:00:36,760 --> 01:00:39,360 Speaker 1: I mean right away he was Nick Chob and you know, 1174 01:00:39,400 --> 01:00:41,400 Speaker 1: you look around the league and say, right away, Todd 1175 01:00:41,480 --> 01:00:43,520 Speaker 1: Durley was Todd Jorley. But then when you're paying Todd 1176 01:00:43,520 --> 01:00:47,400 Speaker 1: Gurley that second contract and he gets injured. It completely 1177 01:00:47,480 --> 01:00:50,800 Speaker 1: hijacked their salary cap and suddenly Todd Gurley's in Atlanta. 1178 01:00:50,840 --> 01:00:53,840 Speaker 1: Now Atlanta's trying to pump up this signing, but we 1179 01:00:53,920 --> 01:00:56,360 Speaker 1: still don't know what Todd Gurley is and he certainly 1180 01:00:56,400 --> 01:00:58,200 Speaker 1: didn't look like the guy last year. So I think 1181 01:00:58,240 --> 01:01:01,080 Speaker 1: there's a bit of agism or lot of agesm with 1182 01:01:01,160 --> 01:01:04,600 Speaker 1: that position, where because it's been so easy to use 1183 01:01:04,680 --> 01:01:07,000 Speaker 1: third round picks on guys to come in and give 1184 01:01:07,040 --> 01:01:10,280 Speaker 1: you a lot right away, Why hand out that mega 1185 01:01:10,320 --> 01:01:12,080 Speaker 1: contract and then you know, you look at I say, 1186 01:01:12,120 --> 01:01:14,240 Speaker 1: you look at Levon Belle with the Jets. Part of 1187 01:01:14,240 --> 01:01:16,560 Speaker 1: it is the makeup of the player that, if you know, 1188 01:01:16,680 --> 01:01:20,000 Speaker 1: he holds out for a year, leaves the Pittsburgh locker room, 1189 01:01:20,080 --> 01:01:22,360 Speaker 1: leaves them in a fix, goes to New York for 1190 01:01:22,400 --> 01:01:24,920 Speaker 1: an insane amount of money and doesn't fit with the 1191 01:01:24,920 --> 01:01:27,800 Speaker 1: current coach based on everything we're reading, and it makes 1192 01:01:27,800 --> 01:01:31,120 Speaker 1: the Jets look ridiculous. So these teams that have dropped 1193 01:01:31,280 --> 01:01:34,280 Speaker 1: kind of cash on running backs, it's not very often 1194 01:01:34,280 --> 01:01:36,000 Speaker 1: they come out, you know, two or three years later 1195 01:01:36,000 --> 01:01:38,560 Speaker 1: thinking that was a good deal. So right now the 1196 01:01:38,640 --> 01:01:41,840 Speaker 1: hot hand is continuing the draft, and I think the 1197 01:01:41,880 --> 01:01:44,080 Speaker 1: Seahawks outside of Marshawn Lynch did that for a while. 1198 01:01:44,080 --> 01:01:47,080 Speaker 1: They keep drafting guys. I like that strategy. I don't 1199 01:01:47,080 --> 01:01:49,800 Speaker 1: like it for you know, the twenty eight year old 1200 01:01:49,880 --> 01:01:52,680 Speaker 1: running back wondering what his money situation would be. But 1201 01:01:52,800 --> 01:01:54,600 Speaker 1: I think Buffalo again a little bit ahead of the 1202 01:01:54,640 --> 01:01:56,960 Speaker 1: curve on that. One of the things about this offseason 1203 01:01:56,960 --> 01:01:59,040 Speaker 1: that has stood out to Bill's fans was their acquisition 1204 01:01:59,080 --> 01:02:01,480 Speaker 1: of Stefan Diggs early on. There's no question it was 1205 01:02:01,520 --> 01:02:04,960 Speaker 1: a big trade, particularly in a year where the wide 1206 01:02:04,960 --> 01:02:08,160 Speaker 1: receivering market in the draft was going to be so deep. 1207 01:02:08,280 --> 01:02:12,000 Speaker 1: The Bills went out and traded I think four picks, 1208 01:02:13,080 --> 01:02:16,320 Speaker 1: four Diggs and another pick in return, and a lot 1209 01:02:16,360 --> 01:02:18,080 Speaker 1: of people thought, wow, that's a lot to pay for 1210 01:02:18,120 --> 01:02:21,800 Speaker 1: Stefan Diggs. But they get a player of Diggs caliber 1211 01:02:22,440 --> 01:02:25,160 Speaker 1: four years left on his contract at eleven and eleven 1212 01:02:25,160 --> 01:02:29,720 Speaker 1: and a half or twelve million per year. How's that look? Now? 1213 01:02:29,760 --> 01:02:32,560 Speaker 1: How's that deal look? I think all these things look 1214 01:02:32,600 --> 01:02:35,160 Speaker 1: good at the player works out. I mean, it becomes 1215 01:02:35,160 --> 01:02:37,800 Speaker 1: a talking point if the player melts down, but it 1216 01:02:37,880 --> 01:02:41,600 Speaker 1: Diggs is what step On Diggs was in Minnesota, minus 1217 01:02:41,720 --> 01:02:44,640 Speaker 1: some of the drama last year, which wasn't all on him. 1218 01:02:45,040 --> 01:02:47,000 Speaker 1: I think he's a very hard worker and he I mean, 1219 01:02:47,080 --> 01:02:48,960 Speaker 1: he is a craftsman. He works on his game as 1220 01:02:49,000 --> 01:02:51,040 Speaker 1: much as any player out that. I think the Bills 1221 01:02:51,120 --> 01:02:53,800 Speaker 1: knew that and scouted him correctly on that front. So 1222 01:02:53,840 --> 01:02:56,760 Speaker 1: I think I think it works because if you're thinking 1223 01:02:56,800 --> 01:02:58,960 Speaker 1: this is a critical year for Josh Allen, and you 1224 01:02:58,960 --> 01:03:01,000 Speaker 1: know you mcder it's there for a long time, I 1225 01:03:01,000 --> 01:03:03,240 Speaker 1: think you know it's fair to say if Josh Allen 1226 01:03:03,280 --> 01:03:05,120 Speaker 1: ever didn't work out, he'd have a chance to have 1227 01:03:05,120 --> 01:03:08,360 Speaker 1: a second quarterback. But why not give Josh Allen a 1228 01:03:08,520 --> 01:03:11,080 Speaker 1: known quantity at the wide receiver position. I think it's 1229 01:03:11,200 --> 01:03:14,160 Speaker 1: especially important for this quarterback, and they've done that. I 1230 01:03:14,160 --> 01:03:16,840 Speaker 1: think they did that with Cole Beasley number one, who 1231 01:03:16,920 --> 01:03:20,000 Speaker 1: is a stabilizing factor, but dig gives you something completely different. 1232 01:03:20,000 --> 01:03:23,160 Speaker 1: He's a route runner supreme. I mean, he's a legit 1233 01:03:23,280 --> 01:03:25,680 Speaker 1: deep threat. He is a really good teammate. And I 1234 01:03:25,720 --> 01:03:27,240 Speaker 1: mean a lot of you know this is this is 1235 01:03:27,280 --> 01:03:28,800 Speaker 1: someone and I think that they you look at it 1236 01:03:28,840 --> 01:03:31,240 Speaker 1: from that angle too, So I like and I guess 1237 01:03:31,240 --> 01:03:34,280 Speaker 1: with when you find a star player, the cost and 1238 01:03:34,320 --> 01:03:36,560 Speaker 1: the draft picks, I mean, the worth it, the worth 1239 01:03:36,560 --> 01:03:38,800 Speaker 1: it you're taking. You're taking a big swing on a 1240 01:03:39,320 --> 01:03:41,440 Speaker 1: first round wide receiver half the time, and you look 1241 01:03:41,440 --> 01:03:44,120 Speaker 1: at you I've always been constantly looking at these draft 1242 01:03:44,240 --> 01:03:46,680 Speaker 1: results from on Pro Football Reference, from last year, the 1243 01:03:46,760 --> 01:03:49,080 Speaker 1: year before, the year parts, like so many of these 1244 01:03:49,080 --> 01:03:51,320 Speaker 1: guys don't work out that it turns all of Draft 1245 01:03:51,480 --> 01:03:54,680 Speaker 1: nixt season into you know, Tom foolery. For the most part, 1246 01:03:54,680 --> 01:03:56,920 Speaker 1: it's a guessing game. So why not go with someone 1247 01:03:57,040 --> 01:03:58,960 Speaker 1: you know what? He is, got a lot of tape 1248 01:03:58,960 --> 01:04:00,440 Speaker 1: on him, and that's I think that was a good 1249 01:04:00,440 --> 01:04:03,040 Speaker 1: move for Buffalo. We want to have a little fun 1250 01:04:03,080 --> 01:04:05,400 Speaker 1: with you too, Mark. Talking with Mark Sessler, the host 1251 01:04:05,400 --> 01:04:07,720 Speaker 1: of the Around the NFL podcast. Can we call you 1252 01:04:07,760 --> 01:04:09,400 Speaker 1: the host or should we call you the co host? 1253 01:04:09,400 --> 01:04:11,280 Speaker 1: Because we know, you know, wrapping Pard and some of 1254 01:04:11,280 --> 01:04:13,360 Speaker 1: those other guys get to I don't want them to 1255 01:04:13,400 --> 01:04:15,840 Speaker 1: bristle if we're calling you the host here. So that's 1256 01:04:16,200 --> 01:04:17,920 Speaker 1: a good question, because I mean I would say we 1257 01:04:18,000 --> 01:04:20,520 Speaker 1: have Dan hansis Is in the host chair, and it 1258 01:04:20,600 --> 01:04:23,480 Speaker 1: would be I mean, if if three people you know 1259 01:04:23,520 --> 01:04:25,640 Speaker 1: called Corona, I might be the in the host chair. 1260 01:04:25,680 --> 01:04:27,720 Speaker 1: But I'm sort of, you know, one of the there's 1261 01:04:27,760 --> 01:04:29,240 Speaker 1: four of us, and we have a lot of guests, 1262 01:04:29,240 --> 01:04:31,600 Speaker 1: but the four of us form a team. We've done 1263 01:04:31,800 --> 01:04:34,760 Speaker 1: over a thousand episodes. Dan has been the continual hope. 1264 01:04:34,800 --> 01:04:36,000 Speaker 1: I mean that I get that a lot when I 1265 01:04:36,040 --> 01:04:37,919 Speaker 1: do these radio things. I'm just thinking, I hope Dan 1266 01:04:38,600 --> 01:04:40,880 Speaker 1: is not listening. So I probably think that I was 1267 01:04:40,960 --> 01:04:44,040 Speaker 1: stitching myself yea way, But he's he's one of the best, 1268 01:04:44,160 --> 01:04:46,360 Speaker 1: and I think we're just, you know, like you guys, 1269 01:04:46,360 --> 01:04:48,720 Speaker 1: It's like we like working together, and so I'm not 1270 01:04:48,760 --> 01:04:51,040 Speaker 1: really concerned about my place in the pecking order and 1271 01:04:51,040 --> 01:04:54,480 Speaker 1: probably should not be. Yeah, And with respect to broadcasting, 1272 01:04:54,480 --> 01:04:56,840 Speaker 1: I know you had a piece recently on your ten 1273 01:04:56,920 --> 01:05:00,240 Speaker 1: favorite NFL broadcast teams of all time, and and we're 1274 01:05:00,280 --> 01:05:03,800 Speaker 1: dealing on the television side here, and the one that 1275 01:05:04,000 --> 01:05:07,240 Speaker 1: immediately popped into my head did make your list, And 1276 01:05:07,360 --> 01:05:10,479 Speaker 1: for me it was it was dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen. 1277 01:05:10,560 --> 01:05:12,640 Speaker 1: I mean, those got just growing up on the East Coast. 1278 01:05:12,640 --> 01:05:15,240 Speaker 1: Those guys always had the four o'clock NBC game. It 1279 01:05:15,280 --> 01:05:18,040 Speaker 1: seemed like they were in Denver half the season, you know, 1280 01:05:18,160 --> 01:05:22,200 Speaker 1: during the Elway years. But just those two guys just 1281 01:05:22,280 --> 01:05:25,280 Speaker 1: made I don't know, they made games for me. I 1282 01:05:25,360 --> 01:05:29,040 Speaker 1: just loved Enbergh's you know, inflection when inciting things were happening. 1283 01:05:29,240 --> 01:05:31,280 Speaker 1: I know he had his trademark hole my call, but 1284 01:05:31,720 --> 01:05:34,880 Speaker 1: just him next to this giant human in Merlin Olsen. 1285 01:05:35,000 --> 01:05:36,760 Speaker 1: I mean, it was just funny seeing those two guys 1286 01:05:36,760 --> 01:05:39,240 Speaker 1: on camera together. Number one, I'm surprised they even fit 1287 01:05:39,280 --> 01:05:41,760 Speaker 1: in the frame. But I just remember so many of 1288 01:05:41,800 --> 01:05:44,400 Speaker 1: those games just as a you know, a teenage kid 1289 01:05:44,440 --> 01:05:47,360 Speaker 1: watching football, you know, late afternoon on the East Coast. 1290 01:05:47,360 --> 01:05:49,720 Speaker 1: Those guys kind of nailed it down on the NBC side. 1291 01:05:49,720 --> 01:05:51,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know if you had any recollections 1292 01:05:51,480 --> 01:05:55,840 Speaker 1: yourself mark about those two specifically. That's exactly why I 1293 01:05:55,920 --> 01:05:57,800 Speaker 1: listed them. And I think that's that's a kind of 1294 01:05:57,840 --> 01:06:01,360 Speaker 1: team because they don't they're not They're not Madden in 1295 01:06:01,360 --> 01:06:03,000 Speaker 1: some roll. So even when you're trying to kind of 1296 01:06:03,040 --> 01:06:05,600 Speaker 1: explain to you know, an editor or reader, like this 1297 01:06:05,640 --> 01:06:07,360 Speaker 1: is why they're in here, it's like, well, a lot 1298 01:06:07,360 --> 01:06:10,360 Speaker 1: of people just kind of missed Edinburgh and Olsen. But 1299 01:06:10,800 --> 01:06:13,040 Speaker 1: I grew up a Browns fan, and you know I 1300 01:06:13,160 --> 01:06:16,040 Speaker 1: lived I lived to the East Coast myself, and I 1301 01:06:16,080 --> 01:06:18,520 Speaker 1: would this is the days where I would tape Browns 1302 01:06:18,560 --> 01:06:21,240 Speaker 1: games when they were rarely shown on a VCR tape 1303 01:06:21,240 --> 01:06:23,600 Speaker 1: and watched some four hundred times, and they called the 1304 01:06:23,600 --> 01:06:27,160 Speaker 1: eighty seven ad AFC Championships and ernest by our frumble 1305 01:06:27,240 --> 01:06:29,400 Speaker 1: game and their call of that is sort of like 1306 01:06:29,480 --> 01:06:31,560 Speaker 1: the anchor for me because they did with with with 1307 01:06:31,600 --> 01:06:35,800 Speaker 1: all the broadcasts. But they were closer to poets than 1308 01:06:35,840 --> 01:06:38,680 Speaker 1: they were just sort of tech tacticians, and you know, 1309 01:06:38,720 --> 01:06:40,440 Speaker 1: they got along really well. I thought they were. They 1310 01:06:40,440 --> 01:06:43,040 Speaker 1: were very their chemistry was great. I mean I was 1311 01:06:43,120 --> 01:06:46,040 Speaker 1: young enough where I was, I couldn't quite piece together 1312 01:06:46,400 --> 01:06:49,000 Speaker 1: why like the kind hearted neighbor from little House on 1313 01:06:49,080 --> 01:06:51,959 Speaker 1: the Prairie was now falling like a bill Jets game. 1314 01:06:52,040 --> 01:06:54,280 Speaker 1: But um, they just they fit together well. And I 1315 01:06:54,280 --> 01:06:56,360 Speaker 1: really think with all this stuff, you know, you don't 1316 01:06:56,360 --> 01:06:58,760 Speaker 1: want just some sort of radio like some sort of 1317 01:06:58,840 --> 01:07:01,560 Speaker 1: like radio voice guy doing play by play who has 1318 01:07:01,560 --> 01:07:04,080 Speaker 1: no humanity. You want these guys to kind of play 1319 01:07:04,080 --> 01:07:07,680 Speaker 1: off each other. And in Olsen in Edinburgh were did 1320 01:07:07,720 --> 01:07:10,680 Speaker 1: that to a supreme level. So I can I love 1321 01:07:10,720 --> 01:07:13,320 Speaker 1: that you pointed that one out because I just have 1322 01:07:13,440 --> 01:07:15,520 Speaker 1: special memories. I don't think I'd even be in football 1323 01:07:15,560 --> 01:07:17,320 Speaker 1: if it weren't for some of those old broadcast games. 1324 01:07:17,320 --> 01:07:19,640 Speaker 1: And when you say you know dick Enberg, you could 1325 01:07:19,640 --> 01:07:21,880 Speaker 1: pause and look up and just hear his voice in 1326 01:07:21,920 --> 01:07:25,040 Speaker 1: your head. I think that's when you know they've they're 1327 01:07:25,080 --> 01:07:28,280 Speaker 1: in the right career. Yeah, and I'm glad that you entered. 1328 01:07:28,320 --> 01:07:30,640 Speaker 1: One of the guys I used to work with Big 1329 01:07:31,320 --> 01:07:34,040 Speaker 1: Don Crickey, who's a Ken Moore guy here in Buffalo. 1330 01:07:34,360 --> 01:07:37,280 Speaker 1: He did the NFL for forty seven straight years. I 1331 01:07:37,400 --> 01:07:39,439 Speaker 1: was on with him for six of those years. In fact, 1332 01:07:39,480 --> 01:07:41,120 Speaker 1: I was on with him more than he was with 1333 01:07:41,720 --> 01:07:44,400 Speaker 1: Bob Trumpy. I had more seasons with Don Crickey than 1334 01:07:44,440 --> 01:07:48,160 Speaker 1: Trump he did. But I love Don, and Dad's a 1335 01:07:48,200 --> 01:07:50,760 Speaker 1: Western New York native. Don's a Kenmore guy, and it 1336 01:07:50,880 --> 01:07:54,120 Speaker 1: was I'm glad that he made the list because you 1337 01:07:54,200 --> 01:07:59,600 Speaker 1: do NFL games on network television for forty seven consecutive 1338 01:07:59,680 --> 01:08:04,080 Speaker 1: years from nineteen sixty seven to twenty thirteen. His voice 1339 01:08:04,600 --> 01:08:06,360 Speaker 1: is the only person I was ever We aren't to 1340 01:08:06,440 --> 01:08:09,120 Speaker 1: Denner dinner in a lot of restaurants together, and during 1341 01:08:09,160 --> 01:08:12,280 Speaker 1: the course we work, yet travel and we'd go to dinner. 1342 01:08:12,320 --> 01:08:16,040 Speaker 1: And the only guy I've ever been having dinner with, 1343 01:08:16,120 --> 01:08:18,240 Speaker 1: and you could see people whose back was turned to 1344 01:08:18,320 --> 01:08:20,320 Speaker 1: us over his shoulder, and Don would speak at the 1345 01:08:20,320 --> 01:08:25,120 Speaker 1: dinner table. They would sit up and recognize his voice 1346 01:08:25,320 --> 01:08:27,759 Speaker 1: in a in a restaurant and have to turn around 1347 01:08:27,760 --> 01:08:30,320 Speaker 1: and see if it was really the guy. His voice, 1348 01:08:30,439 --> 01:08:33,880 Speaker 1: Don Cricky's voice really as a broadcast stay was second 1349 01:08:33,920 --> 01:08:36,840 Speaker 1: to none. It's uh. We work with Matt money Smith, 1350 01:08:36,920 --> 01:08:39,479 Speaker 1: who's now that the Chargers play by play guy and 1351 01:08:40,120 --> 01:08:43,400 Speaker 1: was an old radio FM radio man as well, and 1352 01:08:43,439 --> 01:08:45,599 Speaker 1: I like whenever he speaks, I'm just like, are you 1353 01:08:45,680 --> 01:08:48,360 Speaker 1: the unannounced child of Tom Brokaw? I mean, just it's 1354 01:08:48,400 --> 01:08:51,519 Speaker 1: those guys with that kind of voice, and Cricky and Trumpy, 1355 01:08:51,600 --> 01:08:54,080 Speaker 1: you know that, to the point of being young and 1356 01:08:54,200 --> 01:08:57,640 Speaker 1: learning about football, I learned so much from Trumpy. He 1357 01:08:57,640 --> 01:09:00,240 Speaker 1: would just point out. I can remember a specific Brown 1358 01:09:00,360 --> 01:09:03,519 Speaker 1: Steelers game where he got all hot under the collar 1359 01:09:03,880 --> 01:09:07,719 Speaker 1: because he noticed that every time Bernie Kozar was going 1360 01:09:07,760 --> 01:09:10,400 Speaker 1: to pass, he would show a tell by putting his 1361 01:09:10,520 --> 01:09:13,160 Speaker 1: right foot back just a little bit further than he 1362 01:09:13,200 --> 01:09:15,360 Speaker 1: would on a run play, because you know, Bernie was 1363 01:09:15,400 --> 01:09:18,320 Speaker 1: not exactly Lamar Jackson on any level, so he needed 1364 01:09:18,320 --> 01:09:21,320 Speaker 1: that extra step to get back in his drop. And 1365 01:09:21,520 --> 01:09:23,640 Speaker 1: once they pointed that out, like Kozar literally had to 1366 01:09:23,680 --> 01:09:25,439 Speaker 1: work on that, I believe the next week or two, 1367 01:09:25,520 --> 01:09:28,679 Speaker 1: because it was it was a loan game on December 1368 01:09:28,720 --> 01:09:31,920 Speaker 1: twenty sixth, the day after Christmas. So everyone grandfathers are 1369 01:09:31,920 --> 01:09:34,640 Speaker 1: sitting there watching this thing and suddenly Bernie Kozar has 1370 01:09:34,640 --> 01:09:38,120 Speaker 1: been totally scouted in a playoff. You know, heated playoff 1371 01:09:38,200 --> 01:09:40,720 Speaker 1: race in front of the whole nation. So that kind 1372 01:09:40,720 --> 01:09:42,840 Speaker 1: of analysis just sticks in my head when you point 1373 01:09:42,840 --> 01:09:44,960 Speaker 1: out something to the fan that like changes the way 1374 01:09:45,000 --> 01:09:46,479 Speaker 1: you see the game. And they did a great job 1375 01:09:46,520 --> 01:09:49,439 Speaker 1: with that, And you know, in Cricky's voice, I'm with you. 1376 01:09:49,479 --> 01:09:51,800 Speaker 1: I mean I would rather he just I'd like to 1377 01:09:51,800 --> 01:09:53,840 Speaker 1: have him just in my house announcing, you know, the 1378 01:09:53,840 --> 01:09:56,040 Speaker 1: guy's taking us soon out of the out of the 1379 01:09:56,080 --> 01:09:58,040 Speaker 1: cupboard and putting it into a water moltain. So I 1380 01:09:58,439 --> 01:10:01,040 Speaker 1: love him. Yeah. And the last thing I wanted to 1381 01:10:01,040 --> 01:10:05,400 Speaker 1: cover with you, Mark was your ten favorite journeyman quarterbacks. 1382 01:10:05,439 --> 01:10:08,040 Speaker 1: I mean, you think about some of these story ideas 1383 01:10:08,040 --> 01:10:10,080 Speaker 1: you come up with. I gotta imagine this one was 1384 01:10:10,120 --> 01:10:13,120 Speaker 1: a lot of fun, and three guys who spend time 1385 01:10:13,160 --> 01:10:16,320 Speaker 1: with the Bills made this list. Um, you know, I 1386 01:10:16,360 --> 01:10:18,920 Speaker 1: think everybody knows fits and his travels around the league. 1387 01:10:18,960 --> 01:10:21,360 Speaker 1: But maybe for some of our younger fans, they don't 1388 01:10:21,400 --> 01:10:25,360 Speaker 1: realize how much Flutie traveled around. I mean, two stints 1389 01:10:25,360 --> 01:10:27,439 Speaker 1: in the NFL along with a long story career in 1390 01:10:27,479 --> 01:10:31,800 Speaker 1: the CFL. So how'd you kind of whittle that list down? Mark? Well, 1391 01:10:31,840 --> 01:10:33,800 Speaker 1: that was tough, and that's those pieces, you know, And 1392 01:10:33,840 --> 01:10:35,840 Speaker 1: it was it was the dog days of you know, 1393 01:10:35,920 --> 01:10:37,920 Speaker 1: a lost offseason, so it was like anything we can 1394 01:10:37,920 --> 01:10:40,080 Speaker 1: come up with, we're gonna we're gonna cook it up. 1395 01:10:40,120 --> 01:10:42,080 Speaker 1: But that was fun to do. And Flutie was just 1396 01:10:42,120 --> 01:10:45,200 Speaker 1: always five foot seven and a half. So Flutie right 1397 01:10:45,200 --> 01:10:47,080 Speaker 1: away with someone I was like, yes, I like this guy. 1398 01:10:47,360 --> 01:10:49,320 Speaker 1: And he was just a bit of a magician. And 1399 01:10:49,360 --> 01:10:52,880 Speaker 1: I loved his second run in Buffalo where it was 1400 01:10:52,920 --> 01:10:55,320 Speaker 1: assumed like, no, he's he's here, but he's not going 1401 01:10:55,400 --> 01:10:57,439 Speaker 1: to beat out this high draft pick, and you know, 1402 01:10:57,520 --> 01:11:01,839 Speaker 1: and it just he constantly flipped it around on the doubters. 1403 01:11:01,840 --> 01:11:03,879 Speaker 1: And I think maybe that second time around in Buffalo 1404 01:11:03,920 --> 01:11:05,920 Speaker 1: I kind of doubted him a little bit, thinking how 1405 01:11:05,960 --> 01:11:07,920 Speaker 1: long can this go on? And then he just turned 1406 01:11:07,920 --> 01:11:10,920 Speaker 1: into this magical player all ever again, there really there 1407 01:11:11,000 --> 01:11:13,519 Speaker 1: is there's really no one else like Doug Flutie. And 1408 01:11:13,880 --> 01:11:16,200 Speaker 1: you know that he you know, people about Russell Wilson 1409 01:11:16,240 --> 01:11:19,360 Speaker 1: came in and people doubted Russell Wilson. I mean, Doug 1410 01:11:19,400 --> 01:11:22,720 Speaker 1: Flutie was really more of a gimmick idea I think 1411 01:11:22,720 --> 01:11:25,639 Speaker 1: when he came into the NFL and then basically proved 1412 01:11:25,720 --> 01:11:29,080 Speaker 1: everyone you cannot judge these guys simply on the frame. 1413 01:11:29,200 --> 01:11:33,000 Speaker 1: It's like the Doug Flutie experience is instructive because football, 1414 01:11:33,040 --> 01:11:35,439 Speaker 1: as much as any sports, I mean, there's always going 1415 01:11:35,479 --> 01:11:38,599 Speaker 1: to be these guys that completely turned scouting staff into 1416 01:11:38,600 --> 01:11:41,439 Speaker 1: fools because they've got something else going on inside that 1417 01:11:41,600 --> 01:11:43,479 Speaker 1: no one can measure. And that Flutie to me goes 1418 01:11:43,520 --> 01:11:46,040 Speaker 1: down as one of you know, forget journeyman quarterback, one 1419 01:11:46,080 --> 01:11:49,720 Speaker 1: of my favorite quarterbacks, just for the whole journey. Yeah, 1420 01:11:49,760 --> 01:11:52,120 Speaker 1: I agree with you. And even now the Bills can 1421 01:11:52,200 --> 01:11:55,000 Speaker 1: look down in Miami. They're starting quarterback and Ryan Fitzpatrick 1422 01:11:55,080 --> 01:11:57,800 Speaker 1: maybe one of the most maybe one of the most 1423 01:11:58,120 --> 01:12:00,320 Speaker 1: storied guys, one of the most beloved guy. Do you 1424 01:12:00,320 --> 01:12:03,160 Speaker 1: talk about a journeyman quarterbacks who for some reason or 1425 01:12:03,200 --> 01:12:05,559 Speaker 1: other they bounce around and all that none of the board, 1426 01:12:05,640 --> 01:12:08,720 Speaker 1: by all of their former teammates Ryan Fitzpatrick may be 1427 01:12:08,840 --> 01:12:13,439 Speaker 1: the most beloved journeyman player maybe in any spot. Okay, 1428 01:12:13,640 --> 01:12:16,680 Speaker 1: Steve going out there, he is because he's just one 1429 01:12:16,680 --> 01:12:18,920 Speaker 1: of the all time bros. Right. I mean, he's never 1430 01:12:18,960 --> 01:12:21,040 Speaker 1: said a bad word to anybody, he never takes himself 1431 01:12:21,080 --> 01:12:23,160 Speaker 1: too seriously. The thing he did down in Tampa Bay 1432 01:12:23,160 --> 01:12:25,640 Speaker 1: two years ago where he puts on the jewels and 1433 01:12:25,680 --> 01:12:32,559 Speaker 1: the and puts on somebody, it's just, uh, he's got 1434 01:12:32,600 --> 01:12:35,360 Speaker 1: the right temperament for it. It's never wavered. And he 1435 01:12:35,479 --> 01:12:39,720 Speaker 1: plays just good enough to make you love him and 1436 01:12:39,840 --> 01:12:42,920 Speaker 1: just bad enough to get cut. So it's he's the 1437 01:12:43,280 --> 01:12:46,320 Speaker 1: quintessential journeyman. Yeah, I think you like you. You know, 1438 01:12:46,320 --> 01:12:49,400 Speaker 1: you've probably been around the quarterback that um is a 1439 01:12:49,400 --> 01:12:51,599 Speaker 1: bit of a prima donna, has a huge ego, doesn't 1440 01:12:51,640 --> 01:12:54,360 Speaker 1: really mesh with his offensive lineman or anyone else, and 1441 01:12:54,400 --> 01:12:57,479 Speaker 1: that's just sort of a bad situation. And Fitzpatrick, you know, 1442 01:12:58,160 --> 01:13:02,360 Speaker 1: he seemed to have always an expiration date on naming 1443 01:13:02,439 --> 01:13:04,679 Speaker 1: him your starter and like that. Yes, he would flame 1444 01:13:04,680 --> 01:13:06,559 Speaker 1: out in a couple of those situations, but I also 1445 01:13:06,560 --> 01:13:08,479 Speaker 1: think you think he hit that ten thousand hour rule 1446 01:13:08,520 --> 01:13:11,760 Speaker 1: where he's he's done it. He's completely comfortable in his 1447 01:13:11,840 --> 01:13:14,320 Speaker 1: own skin. Kind of reminds me of Josh mccollun where 1448 01:13:14,320 --> 01:13:17,439 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot of appreciation inside to be 1449 01:13:17,760 --> 01:13:21,240 Speaker 1: you know, Josh McCollen would give these long, amazing speeches 1450 01:13:21,280 --> 01:13:23,040 Speaker 1: about how much it meant to still be playing at 1451 01:13:23,040 --> 01:13:25,599 Speaker 1: the age he was, And I think with fitz you're 1452 01:13:25,640 --> 01:13:28,840 Speaker 1: getting to that place where he's he's realizing that his 1453 01:13:28,960 --> 01:13:35,040 Speaker 1: career has been unexpected. He is he's genuinely funny. He 1454 01:13:35,120 --> 01:13:37,960 Speaker 1: is poking fun of himself and he and when he's hot, 1455 01:13:38,240 --> 01:13:41,880 Speaker 1: he's he's a pretty amazing quarterback too, who continues to 1456 01:13:41,920 --> 01:13:44,080 Speaker 1: do things that no one expected. So I mean, I 1457 01:13:44,160 --> 01:13:46,080 Speaker 1: just the way that they beat the Patriots last year 1458 01:13:46,360 --> 01:13:48,479 Speaker 1: and in the beard, the whole thing, it's like, this 1459 01:13:48,560 --> 01:13:50,400 Speaker 1: is what this is how you pull young fans, and 1460 01:13:50,520 --> 01:13:53,880 Speaker 1: this is why I still get galvanized watching certain teams 1461 01:13:53,880 --> 01:13:58,160 Speaker 1: and players in Fitzpatrick's in that category one hundred percent. Well, listen, Mark, 1462 01:13:58,160 --> 01:14:00,559 Speaker 1: we thank you very much for the time. Also thank 1463 01:14:00,560 --> 01:14:03,280 Speaker 1: you for being extra creative on NFL dot com with 1464 01:14:03,360 --> 01:14:05,320 Speaker 1: some of these write ups, because they were they were 1465 01:14:05,360 --> 01:14:08,120 Speaker 1: certainly fun to read. I know you guys were scraping 1466 01:14:08,160 --> 01:14:11,320 Speaker 1: for material there for a stretch during the pandemic. So 1467 01:14:11,680 --> 01:14:14,280 Speaker 1: good on you for keeping everybody out there entertained over 1468 01:14:14,320 --> 01:14:17,800 Speaker 1: at NFL dot com. Thanks for the time. Thanks guys, 1469 01:14:17,800 --> 01:14:20,720 Speaker 1: all right. Mark Sessler, NFL dot com writer and co 1470 01:14:20,920 --> 01:14:23,680 Speaker 1: host of the Around the NFL podcast, joining us. He 1471 01:14:23,760 --> 01:14:25,519 Speaker 1: also had we didn't even get to it. He had 1472 01:14:25,520 --> 01:14:29,320 Speaker 1: to write up on like the ten favorite coaches of 1473 01:14:29,439 --> 01:14:33,920 Speaker 1: his and he had Parcels on there. He had Schottenheimer 1474 01:14:33,960 --> 01:14:36,040 Speaker 1: on there. He had Glanville on there. Who I knew 1475 01:14:36,760 --> 01:14:39,080 Speaker 1: was there for the start of your career down in Houston. 1476 01:14:39,560 --> 01:14:41,280 Speaker 1: Joe was the head coach of the Oilers my second 1477 01:14:41,320 --> 01:14:46,360 Speaker 1: year yet, Sam, which Bill Walsh, Dennis Green? Who didn't 1478 01:14:46,360 --> 01:14:48,840 Speaker 1: you have them in Northwestern? Right college coach Dennis Green? 1479 01:14:49,120 --> 01:14:52,559 Speaker 1: Joe Walton. I mean, I was laying about Joe Walton, 1480 01:14:52,640 --> 01:14:55,719 Speaker 1: most of these guys, and he's Mark Sesslor's my vintage. 1481 01:14:55,720 --> 01:14:59,439 Speaker 1: All these guys I either played against or four at 1482 01:14:59,479 --> 01:15:01,920 Speaker 1: some point. Uh, And he's kind of telling his age 1483 01:15:01,920 --> 01:15:03,679 Speaker 1: a little bit, a little bit, a little bit. Every 1484 01:15:03,720 --> 01:15:05,080 Speaker 1: single one of him was in the league when I 1485 01:15:05,120 --> 01:15:08,240 Speaker 1: was playing at some point, Sam, watch Bill Walsh, Um, 1486 01:15:08,560 --> 01:15:12,840 Speaker 1: you know Denny, Joe Walton, Joe must go, remember that 1487 01:15:12,880 --> 01:15:15,160 Speaker 1: as Bills fans, and Marv Levy of course is on 1488 01:15:15,200 --> 01:15:18,200 Speaker 1: the list. Jimmy Johnson, Bill Belichick of course as on 1489 01:15:18,240 --> 01:15:19,760 Speaker 1: the list as well. So you know, all the way 1490 01:15:19,800 --> 01:15:23,320 Speaker 1: back to parcels. So all those guys are in my vintage. 1491 01:15:23,320 --> 01:15:26,880 Speaker 1: Marty Schottenheimer I played for in a Pro Bowl. Un 1492 01:15:27,200 --> 01:15:31,080 Speaker 1: ton of really legendary names through the eighties and nineties. Yeah, 1493 01:15:31,200 --> 01:15:33,960 Speaker 1: Joe Walton just me grown up in the New York 1494 01:15:34,000 --> 01:15:37,960 Speaker 1: metropolitan area. That guy became one of the most hated people. 1495 01:15:39,960 --> 01:15:42,719 Speaker 1: I mean you heard Joe must go every home game 1496 01:15:42,760 --> 01:15:46,080 Speaker 1: for about half a season one year, and he finally 1497 01:15:46,360 --> 01:15:50,800 Speaker 1: did get fired. Um and man, the papers would just 1498 01:15:51,160 --> 01:15:55,280 Speaker 1: kill him down there, absolutely annihilate him. They would get 1499 01:15:55,320 --> 01:15:59,000 Speaker 1: their photographers. I was convinced, we're told, in no uncertain 1500 01:15:59,080 --> 01:16:01,840 Speaker 1: terms to get him in the worst possible position. And 1501 01:16:01,880 --> 01:16:03,920 Speaker 1: I still remember this to this day. There was a 1502 01:16:04,000 --> 01:16:07,519 Speaker 1: backpage photo of Joe Walton digging in his nose with 1503 01:16:07,600 --> 01:16:11,000 Speaker 1: his thumb and they're saying, and the headline on the 1504 01:16:11,040 --> 01:16:13,519 Speaker 1: back of the New York Post was time to give 1505 01:16:13,640 --> 01:16:16,720 Speaker 1: Joe the thumb, like get out of here. And I 1506 01:16:16,800 --> 01:16:20,559 Speaker 1: was just like, wow, Wow, it's come to this, But 1507 01:16:21,000 --> 01:16:23,000 Speaker 1: that's the New York Tabloids for you. All right, we 1508 01:16:23,000 --> 01:16:25,519 Speaker 1: gotta take a break. But when we come back, more 1509 01:16:25,600 --> 01:16:29,000 Speaker 1: from the tweet sheet and the debate on what should 1510 01:16:29,000 --> 01:16:31,759 Speaker 1: be the value that NFL teams put on running backs. 1511 01:16:31,760 --> 01:16:34,960 Speaker 1: We've seen a myriad of different ways that NFL teams 1512 01:16:34,960 --> 01:16:37,120 Speaker 1: have handled it. Just in the last few days, with 1513 01:16:37,240 --> 01:16:41,160 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon getting a big fat extension, Leonard Fournette getting waived, 1514 01:16:41,640 --> 01:16:44,720 Speaker 1: we got committee backfields, including one here in Buffalo that 1515 01:16:44,760 --> 01:16:47,280 Speaker 1: looks like it's going to be pretty promising. What is 1516 01:16:47,320 --> 01:16:49,479 Speaker 1: the best course of action? Jump on the tweet sheet 1517 01:16:49,479 --> 01:16:52,160 Speaker 1: and let us know. Steve Tasker Chris Brown coming back 1518 01:16:52,160 --> 01:16:54,920 Speaker 1: in a minute here on One Bills Live, presented by 1519 01:16:55,000 --> 01:17:09,280 Speaker 1: Kalid to Health. This is Buffalo Bill's Radio, Chris Brown, 1520 01:17:09,360 --> 01:17:11,559 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker with you on a Wednesday edition at One 1521 01:17:11,600 --> 01:17:15,439 Speaker 1: Bills Live. Halfway through the show already, and we do 1522 01:17:15,520 --> 01:17:17,639 Speaker 1: want to get back to the tweet sheet as we 1523 01:17:17,680 --> 01:17:21,439 Speaker 1: are asking you how much should NFL teams value the 1524 01:17:21,479 --> 01:17:25,959 Speaker 1: running back position? A stud should be properly compensated. Committee 1525 01:17:25,960 --> 01:17:28,360 Speaker 1: approach is the best way to go. Positions too risky 1526 01:17:28,400 --> 01:17:30,519 Speaker 1: to pay big money, or there's always an ample supply 1527 01:17:30,600 --> 01:17:33,160 Speaker 1: of talent, and in the lead is there's always an 1528 01:17:33,160 --> 01:17:35,519 Speaker 1: ample supply of talent. With about thirty six percent of 1529 01:17:35,520 --> 01:17:39,280 Speaker 1: the vote. Strong response here, Steve, I mean we're only 1530 01:17:39,320 --> 01:17:41,519 Speaker 1: halfway through the show. We got over eight hundred responses 1531 01:17:41,560 --> 01:17:43,400 Speaker 1: to this. Yeah, and we've got another one from the 1532 01:17:43,400 --> 01:17:45,639 Speaker 1: tweet sheet from Nick. He says that most good backs 1533 01:17:45,760 --> 01:17:47,880 Speaker 1: have a great year or two, then decline because of 1534 01:17:47,880 --> 01:17:50,679 Speaker 1: injuries or a young stud comes in it takes their place. Also, 1535 01:17:50,720 --> 01:17:53,840 Speaker 1: the gap between this is a great point. The gap 1536 01:17:53,880 --> 01:17:56,479 Speaker 1: between a great running back and an average running back 1537 01:17:56,920 --> 01:17:59,920 Speaker 1: isn't as big as other positions. Money should be invested 1538 01:17:59,920 --> 01:18:03,800 Speaker 1: in positions where that gap is bigger, like quarterback, defensive back, 1539 01:18:03,960 --> 01:18:06,559 Speaker 1: or offensive lineman. I think that's the real thing. It's 1540 01:18:06,600 --> 01:18:08,519 Speaker 1: not so much that there's a lot of running backs 1541 01:18:08,560 --> 01:18:11,840 Speaker 1: around or you're gonna trade this. You're not gonna trade 1542 01:18:11,840 --> 01:18:17,880 Speaker 1: a diamond for a donut, but you're you're trading the 1543 01:18:17,920 --> 01:18:19,720 Speaker 1: gap between a great one and a and a not 1544 01:18:19,840 --> 01:18:22,240 Speaker 1: so great one is not that big. In the NFL, 1545 01:18:22,280 --> 01:18:24,320 Speaker 1: there are a lot of guys with a great skill 1546 01:18:24,360 --> 01:18:27,559 Speaker 1: set to play running back, the great physical abilities, and 1547 01:18:27,720 --> 01:18:30,400 Speaker 1: you know, the and being coached up and everything kind 1548 01:18:30,400 --> 01:18:32,760 Speaker 1: of shortens the gap between the greatest and the guys 1549 01:18:32,760 --> 01:18:38,080 Speaker 1: who aren't so great. And plus that gap is narrowed 1550 01:18:38,160 --> 01:18:41,000 Speaker 1: even more when they're running behind the exact same offensive 1551 01:18:41,000 --> 01:18:43,519 Speaker 1: line and the exact same offensive system, with the exact 1552 01:18:43,520 --> 01:18:49,400 Speaker 1: same quarterback, exact same receivers. That gap between truly great 1553 01:18:49,439 --> 01:18:53,599 Speaker 1: guys and the ones that are just good is really narrow. 1554 01:18:53,720 --> 01:18:56,040 Speaker 1: And I'm gonna give you a fun list. Okay, So 1555 01:18:56,280 --> 01:19:00,280 Speaker 1: Leonard Fournette, Yeah, I'm gonna run by them too fast 1556 01:19:00,280 --> 01:19:02,519 Speaker 1: for you to write this down. But Leonard Fournett gets waived, 1557 01:19:02,520 --> 01:19:06,479 Speaker 1: as we know on Monday, has gone unclaimed. Who knows 1558 01:19:06,479 --> 01:19:09,000 Speaker 1: if he'll sign with somebody before the season starts. He's 1559 01:19:09,040 --> 01:19:11,840 Speaker 1: the fourth pick overall in the twenty seventeen draft. Okay, 1560 01:19:12,320 --> 01:19:14,760 Speaker 1: here are the running backs. That's a big asset. Here 1561 01:19:14,760 --> 01:19:19,840 Speaker 1: are the running backs picked after him, After him, Christian McCaffrey, 1562 01:19:19,880 --> 01:19:21,760 Speaker 1: who's the only other running back that goes in round one, 1563 01:19:22,960 --> 01:19:28,160 Speaker 1: Round two, Dalvin Cook, Joe Mixon, Round three, Alvin Kamara, 1564 01:19:28,280 --> 01:19:33,439 Speaker 1: Kareem Hunt, and then later rounds James Connor, Tarik Cohen, 1565 01:19:33,800 --> 01:19:38,360 Speaker 1: Marlon Mack, Aaron Jones, Chris Carter and undrafted that year 1566 01:19:38,400 --> 01:19:44,040 Speaker 1: Austin Eckler and Matt Briton. Yeah, there's new reasons, right, 1567 01:19:45,520 --> 01:19:50,080 Speaker 1: Holy cow, right, what are you doing? I mean we're 1568 01:19:50,080 --> 01:19:54,120 Speaker 1: not talking about two or three guys that outperformed him. 1569 01:19:54,760 --> 01:19:59,559 Speaker 1: I mean that's like a dozen guys. That's a dozen guys. 1570 01:19:59,600 --> 01:20:08,160 Speaker 1: Steve Wow, I mean, holy mackerel. Man's nice that. I 1571 01:20:08,240 --> 01:20:11,559 Speaker 1: thought you'd enjoy it. It's true. Just give me one 1572 01:20:11,600 --> 01:20:14,640 Speaker 1: of those guys. Well, right, yes, And you know what, 1573 01:20:15,040 --> 01:20:16,880 Speaker 1: we've got a couple of them in the last draft 1574 01:20:16,920 --> 01:20:20,800 Speaker 1: in the third round. Devin Singletary last year. Maybe he's 1575 01:20:20,880 --> 01:20:24,400 Speaker 1: probably David Montgomery was also a third round. There's feature 1576 01:20:24,400 --> 01:20:26,720 Speaker 1: back now to get hurt in training camp this year. 1577 01:20:27,400 --> 01:20:30,400 Speaker 1: So yeah, and some of it has to do, like 1578 01:20:30,439 --> 01:20:33,519 Speaker 1: I said before, who's around this guy? What kind of 1579 01:20:33,520 --> 01:20:36,200 Speaker 1: offense are they running? Joe Mixon was a really good 1580 01:20:36,200 --> 01:20:40,360 Speaker 1: player on a really cruddy team last year. Derrick Henry 1581 01:20:40,439 --> 01:20:42,960 Speaker 1: was perceived as the guy that brought that was so 1582 01:20:43,080 --> 01:20:46,920 Speaker 1: good he resurrected Ryan Tannehill's career. I mean, there's different 1583 01:20:47,200 --> 01:20:50,200 Speaker 1: there's a different spectrum, no question, depending on the offense 1584 01:20:50,560 --> 01:20:52,840 Speaker 1: and what the team's willing, the opportunities the team is 1585 01:20:52,840 --> 01:20:56,000 Speaker 1: willing to give you. Now that I'm a general manager 1586 01:20:56,000 --> 01:20:58,120 Speaker 1: in my own fantasy football team, I got to think 1587 01:20:58,120 --> 01:21:01,600 Speaker 1: about this stuff. But Derrick Henry was the engine that 1588 01:21:01,680 --> 01:21:04,880 Speaker 1: drove Tennessee last year, and his ability to be that 1589 01:21:05,000 --> 01:21:07,960 Speaker 1: guy helped Ryan Tannehill, It helped all this helped their 1590 01:21:07,960 --> 01:21:11,360 Speaker 1: defense that drove him to the championship level of the playoffs. 1591 01:21:11,600 --> 01:21:15,839 Speaker 1: I mean, good grief. That's different. That's a different animal, 1592 01:21:16,320 --> 01:21:19,920 Speaker 1: and they paid him for that this offseason. Now the 1593 01:21:19,960 --> 01:21:22,400 Speaker 1: big question remains, do you think that guy can do 1594 01:21:22,439 --> 01:21:27,840 Speaker 1: that again? I don't know. Yeah, I think he can 1595 01:21:27,880 --> 01:21:31,240 Speaker 1: have a full season like the second half of last season. 1596 01:21:34,120 --> 01:21:36,800 Speaker 1: I don't I'm looking up like going, I don't know. Yeah. 1597 01:21:36,840 --> 01:21:39,040 Speaker 1: The reason you don't know is because it's also a 1598 01:21:39,120 --> 01:21:41,800 Speaker 1: high risk position for injury. I mean, those guys are 1599 01:21:41,840 --> 01:21:44,800 Speaker 1: getting banged around every single play. What's gonna happen if 1600 01:21:44,800 --> 01:21:47,400 Speaker 1: he gets his knee tweaked in Week one and drags 1601 01:21:47,439 --> 01:21:49,559 Speaker 1: that around for sixteen weeks or is out for four 1602 01:21:49,600 --> 01:21:55,720 Speaker 1: weeks or whatever. You know, it's just yeah, then what 1603 01:21:55,760 --> 01:21:58,559 Speaker 1: are you gonna do? Back to the tweet sheet brought 1604 01:21:58,560 --> 01:22:01,080 Speaker 1: to you by Corrigan Moving System, the official equipment moving 1605 01:22:01,080 --> 01:22:03,800 Speaker 1: company of the Buffalo Bills. From Kyle. He votes d 1606 01:22:04,920 --> 01:22:08,519 Speaker 1: franchise running backs are amazing, of course, but you look 1607 01:22:08,560 --> 01:22:10,400 Speaker 1: at a guy like four Net who went number four, 1608 01:22:10,439 --> 01:22:13,479 Speaker 1: and he's out of Jacksonville already, where guys like Dalvin 1609 01:22:13,520 --> 01:22:15,960 Speaker 1: Cook where you need to pay him big money. Or 1610 01:22:16,000 --> 01:22:18,519 Speaker 1: you get a Singletary where you got in the third round, 1611 01:22:18,720 --> 01:22:21,880 Speaker 1: who had identical stats to Bell last season. And I'm 1612 01:22:21,880 --> 01:22:26,519 Speaker 1: just gonna say this, those stats are equal in terms 1613 01:22:26,520 --> 01:22:29,519 Speaker 1: of rushing yards because Bell ended up with seven hundred 1614 01:22:29,560 --> 01:22:32,120 Speaker 1: and eighty nine yards on the ground and Singletary is 1615 01:22:32,160 --> 01:22:35,080 Speaker 1: right behind him with seven seventy five. The difference there 1616 01:22:35,640 --> 01:22:38,519 Speaker 1: is Singletary did it one hundred and fifty carries and 1617 01:22:38,640 --> 01:22:41,120 Speaker 1: Bell did it on almost two hundred and fifty. I mean, 1618 01:22:41,160 --> 01:22:44,320 Speaker 1: Bell averaged three point two yards a carry, Singletary average 1619 01:22:44,360 --> 01:22:46,080 Speaker 1: five point one and was up near the top of 1620 01:22:46,120 --> 01:22:49,519 Speaker 1: the league. Singletary didn't play in four games either, correct 1621 01:22:49,600 --> 01:22:52,360 Speaker 1: pulled that hamstring in week two and was gone for 1622 01:22:52,400 --> 01:22:57,599 Speaker 1: a month. So there's that as well. Yeah, so Singletary, 1623 01:22:58,360 --> 01:23:02,000 Speaker 1: and like I said, you put you flip those two 1624 01:23:02,040 --> 01:23:05,200 Speaker 1: around and put Levon Bell on the bills last year 1625 01:23:06,200 --> 01:23:10,080 Speaker 1: healthy and put Devin Singletary behind that offensive line last year. 1626 01:23:10,160 --> 01:23:12,800 Speaker 1: It's a different story. It's a different story. That's why 1627 01:23:13,000 --> 01:23:16,000 Speaker 1: is that? Is it? The surrounds. Certainly the guy's got 1628 01:23:16,000 --> 01:23:18,200 Speaker 1: something to do with it, absolutely, no question about it. 1629 01:23:19,560 --> 01:23:22,000 Speaker 1: But they get so much when you got the ball 1630 01:23:22,000 --> 01:23:25,719 Speaker 1: in your hands as a running back, everybody is looking 1631 01:23:26,040 --> 01:23:30,880 Speaker 1: for you. And the amount of help you get from 1632 01:23:30,920 --> 01:23:34,519 Speaker 1: the other ten guys on the field says a great 1633 01:23:34,520 --> 01:23:36,479 Speaker 1: deal about how successful you're gonna be. No matter how 1634 01:23:36,479 --> 01:23:39,479 Speaker 1: you're what talent level you are, they're gonna they're gonna 1635 01:23:39,479 --> 01:23:42,280 Speaker 1: help you a ton. So when you're talking about if 1636 01:23:42,280 --> 01:23:45,680 Speaker 1: you're gonna pay somebody, pay somebody who doesn't need ten 1637 01:23:45,760 --> 01:23:48,920 Speaker 1: other guys playing at a high level. If you can 1638 01:23:48,960 --> 01:23:50,719 Speaker 1: find a guy like that to play running back, okay, 1639 01:23:50,760 --> 01:23:56,439 Speaker 1: I'll grant you that. Those who who's that Gonnam, not nobody. 1640 01:23:56,720 --> 01:23:59,120 Speaker 1: Every running back needs ten guys who can help. We're 1641 01:23:59,120 --> 01:24:01,920 Speaker 1: seeing Devin Singlet now, John Feliciano's out running with him 1642 01:24:01,960 --> 01:24:06,080 Speaker 1: twenty yards down yards down the field. Levion Bell wishes 1643 01:24:06,120 --> 01:24:08,840 Speaker 1: he could have guys like that down there, right. I mean, so, 1644 01:24:10,240 --> 01:24:13,599 Speaker 1: you know, the running back position certainly takes a lot 1645 01:24:13,640 --> 01:24:16,680 Speaker 1: of punishment. It is a brutal, physical way to make 1646 01:24:16,720 --> 01:24:19,479 Speaker 1: a living. And they should be compensated. But the simple 1647 01:24:19,520 --> 01:24:23,760 Speaker 1: fact of the matter is it's so brutally demanding that 1648 01:24:23,880 --> 01:24:25,680 Speaker 1: guys just aren't up to it after about two or 1649 01:24:25,720 --> 01:24:28,760 Speaker 1: three or four or five years and when they get 1650 01:24:28,760 --> 01:24:30,479 Speaker 1: to the point where they look at their bank account 1651 01:24:30,479 --> 01:24:33,800 Speaker 1: and go, wow, fine, okay, cool man. It's hard to 1652 01:24:33,840 --> 01:24:36,559 Speaker 1: turn it on and bring it when you know it's 1653 01:24:36,560 --> 01:24:39,240 Speaker 1: going to hurt. It really is, and that you can 1654 01:24:39,280 --> 01:24:40,920 Speaker 1: see it in their play. You can see it in 1655 01:24:40,960 --> 01:24:44,599 Speaker 1: their play from Bills and Mets fan on the tweet sheet. 1656 01:24:44,680 --> 01:24:47,160 Speaker 1: Remember back when the debate was over CJ and Fred 1657 01:24:47,200 --> 01:24:49,920 Speaker 1: splitting touches and whose turn it was. We've come a 1658 01:24:49,920 --> 01:24:52,519 Speaker 1: long way since then. Now committee is the way to go. 1659 01:24:52,680 --> 01:24:54,960 Speaker 1: Even if you have a stud they still need a 1660 01:24:55,000 --> 01:24:58,120 Speaker 1: complimentary back to ease the load or change the pace. 1661 01:24:58,400 --> 01:25:02,240 Speaker 1: There are very few exceptions to that. Derrick Henry. Derrick 1662 01:25:02,320 --> 01:25:05,040 Speaker 1: Henry might be one of them. But they just drafted 1663 01:25:05,040 --> 01:25:07,080 Speaker 1: a kid out of app State, Darrenton Evans, who is 1664 01:25:07,120 --> 01:25:08,880 Speaker 1: expected to be the change of pace for them in 1665 01:25:08,920 --> 01:25:11,040 Speaker 1: Tennessee this year. And he's going to be a rookie 1666 01:25:11,080 --> 01:25:12,920 Speaker 1: lining up behind Henry, and it's probably going to be 1667 01:25:12,920 --> 01:25:16,479 Speaker 1: more of a third down guy space type player. So 1668 01:25:17,240 --> 01:25:19,720 Speaker 1: you know, even there where you had a guy that 1669 01:25:19,840 --> 01:25:24,360 Speaker 1: was pretty much doing everything on the ground for that team, 1670 01:25:24,640 --> 01:25:26,920 Speaker 1: they still said, well, even though this guy is at 1671 01:25:26,920 --> 01:25:28,800 Speaker 1: a peak, and even though we're going to hand him 1672 01:25:28,840 --> 01:25:33,160 Speaker 1: a big contract, we're still going to get reinforcements. Right, 1673 01:25:33,640 --> 01:25:37,160 Speaker 1: And you look at the trends too. That's a big 1674 01:25:37,160 --> 01:25:39,519 Speaker 1: deal in the NFL today. What happens and trends happened 1675 01:25:39,520 --> 01:25:41,680 Speaker 1: seemed to happen really fast because all these teams, these 1676 01:25:41,720 --> 01:25:44,000 Speaker 1: smart guys, and these head coaches and coordinators, they kind 1677 01:25:44,000 --> 01:25:46,439 Speaker 1: of all get arrived to the same conclusions at the 1678 01:25:46,520 --> 01:25:51,280 Speaker 1: same time. And it's from Alan, he kind of get 1679 01:25:51,560 --> 01:25:54,519 Speaker 1: gets that. In this tweet from Alan, he says, I 1680 01:25:54,600 --> 01:25:56,719 Speaker 1: voted a deed. Good running backs are a dime, meaning 1681 01:25:56,720 --> 01:25:59,000 Speaker 1: a dime a dozen. It's a passing league right now. 1682 01:25:59,040 --> 01:26:00,960 Speaker 1: And if you look at the last Super Bowl champions 1683 01:26:00,960 --> 01:26:05,000 Speaker 1: over the last ten plus years, quarterbacks dominated. Superstar running 1684 01:26:05,000 --> 01:26:07,920 Speaker 1: backs even in their prime, rarely lead the way to 1685 01:26:07,960 --> 01:26:10,640 Speaker 1: the Lombardi. Certainly, they're a piece of the puzzle, no 1686 01:26:10,760 --> 01:26:13,760 Speaker 1: question about it. But he's right, it's a throwing league now. 1687 01:26:14,439 --> 01:26:16,519 Speaker 1: And one of the reasons I think the trend was 1688 01:26:16,640 --> 01:26:19,400 Speaker 1: last year because there were only about two teams who 1689 01:26:19,400 --> 01:26:22,439 Speaker 1: made the most of it, and one was Baltimore where 1690 01:26:22,479 --> 01:26:26,519 Speaker 1: they were a run first, quarterback centric running back kind 1691 01:26:26,520 --> 01:26:31,040 Speaker 1: of offense unlike any other in the NFL, which gave 1692 01:26:31,120 --> 01:26:33,320 Speaker 1: them kind of a trendy, kind of hard to prepare 1693 01:26:33,360 --> 01:26:38,439 Speaker 1: four Deal and Tennessee. Those were the two. Everybody else 1694 01:26:38,560 --> 01:26:41,599 Speaker 1: was like, they may have different combinations or different wide 1695 01:26:41,600 --> 01:26:44,280 Speaker 1: receiver tight end running back combinations, but it was all 1696 01:26:44,280 --> 01:26:47,599 Speaker 1: about throwing the ball to those guys. Only two teams 1697 01:26:48,120 --> 01:26:50,479 Speaker 1: that I can think of right away were like, man, 1698 01:26:50,520 --> 01:26:53,120 Speaker 1: we're handing it to our guy or our quarterbacks the guy, 1699 01:26:53,160 --> 01:26:55,200 Speaker 1: and we're running it. Seattle does run it a lot, 1700 01:26:55,280 --> 01:26:58,519 Speaker 1: but it also helps when you have Russell Wilson, who's 1701 01:26:58,520 --> 01:27:01,400 Speaker 1: thrown its play actions, who's thrown more touchdown passes I 1702 01:27:01,439 --> 01:27:03,839 Speaker 1: think over the last three seasons than any other quarterback 1703 01:27:03,880 --> 01:27:05,800 Speaker 1: in the league. I think I'm right about that. He's 1704 01:27:05,800 --> 01:27:07,880 Speaker 1: pretty good. All right, we gotta take a break. Eight 1705 01:27:07,920 --> 01:27:09,760 Speaker 1: oh three, five fifty. If you want to join us 1706 01:27:09,760 --> 01:27:12,439 Speaker 1: on this running back debate, Chris Brown Steve Tasker with you, 1707 01:27:12,560 --> 01:27:14,080 Speaker 1: or hit us up on the tweet sheet. We'll be 1708 01:27:14,080 --> 01:27:15,800 Speaker 1: sure to take your comments and air him out here 1709 01:27:16,200 --> 01:27:18,960 Speaker 1: on the show, and when we come back, we'll get 1710 01:27:19,160 --> 01:27:21,240 Speaker 1: to more of that. We also have some around the 1711 01:27:21,320 --> 01:27:23,120 Speaker 1: league notes that are of interest to us, and we 1712 01:27:23,160 --> 01:27:25,559 Speaker 1: want to touch on some of those, including Kirk Cousins 1713 01:27:25,920 --> 01:27:30,320 Speaker 1: with an interesting take on COVID. We'll get to that. 1714 01:27:30,439 --> 01:27:33,600 Speaker 1: It's it's eyebrow raising. We'll get to that here. On 1715 01:27:33,640 --> 01:27:36,040 Speaker 1: the other side, Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with You, One 1716 01:27:36,040 --> 01:27:38,839 Speaker 1: Bill's Live, presented by Kalid to Health. This is Buffalo 1717 01:27:38,880 --> 01:27:54,920 Speaker 1: Bill's Radio Wednesday edition of One Bills Live. Closing out 1718 01:27:54,920 --> 01:27:57,599 Speaker 1: the second hour of the program. Here Chris Brown, Steve 1719 01:27:57,640 --> 01:28:00,360 Speaker 1: Tasker with you, and we wanted to kind of take 1720 01:28:00,400 --> 01:28:04,280 Speaker 1: a cruise around the league here with some interesting headlines, 1721 01:28:04,320 --> 01:28:07,280 Speaker 1: and one came out of Minnesota with Vikings quarterback Kirk 1722 01:28:07,360 --> 01:28:12,880 Speaker 1: Cousins with an interesting take on coronavirus. He's basically said 1723 01:28:12,920 --> 01:28:17,240 Speaker 1: he's at peace with the thought of potentially contracting COVID nineteen. 1724 01:28:17,280 --> 01:28:19,559 Speaker 1: He was on with NFL Networks Kyle brand on Kyle 1725 01:28:19,600 --> 01:28:25,439 Speaker 1: Brandt's podcast which is called Ten Questions, and he essentially said, 1726 01:28:27,479 --> 01:28:31,320 Speaker 1: if I die, I die. Yeah, he's at peace with it, 1727 01:28:32,040 --> 01:28:35,840 Speaker 1: which is a very morbid outlook. But I understand after 1728 01:28:35,920 --> 01:28:39,680 Speaker 1: reading further that he is a very religious guy, and 1729 01:28:39,800 --> 01:28:43,600 Speaker 1: so I think he's leaning on his faith in a 1730 01:28:43,640 --> 01:28:49,599 Speaker 1: big way there, you know. And I think in some 1731 01:28:49,720 --> 01:28:53,200 Speaker 1: strange way, even though Covid has only been around for 1732 01:28:53,240 --> 01:28:56,920 Speaker 1: the better part of nine months here, that he's kind 1733 01:28:56,920 --> 01:29:01,240 Speaker 1: of come to this conclusion on it. He says that 1734 01:29:01,840 --> 01:29:05,760 Speaker 1: he only wears masks out of respect for others like 1735 01:29:05,880 --> 01:29:09,280 Speaker 1: his teammates, but says has nothing to do with his 1736 01:29:09,320 --> 01:29:13,599 Speaker 1: own personal thoughts, right, So he's only wearing it at 1737 01:29:13,600 --> 01:29:15,840 Speaker 1: a respect for other people. So there at he's being 1738 01:29:15,840 --> 01:29:18,880 Speaker 1: around him. But if you're one of his teammates, Steve, 1739 01:29:19,120 --> 01:29:20,680 Speaker 1: this is just something that I thought about. If you're 1740 01:29:20,680 --> 01:29:23,320 Speaker 1: one of his teammates and you know this is his approach, 1741 01:29:24,240 --> 01:29:26,920 Speaker 1: I would tend to think you're kind of wondering this 1742 01:29:27,000 --> 01:29:28,720 Speaker 1: guy doing the right thing when he's at home. Is 1743 01:29:28,720 --> 01:29:31,120 Speaker 1: he going out? Like if he's just so at ease 1744 01:29:31,200 --> 01:29:35,280 Speaker 1: with point with his own life? You know, I know 1745 01:29:35,360 --> 01:29:37,280 Speaker 1: he wears masks at the facility. I see him all 1746 01:29:37,320 --> 01:29:40,320 Speaker 1: the time, But man, what's he doing I'd be wonderful home. Yeah, 1747 01:29:40,320 --> 01:29:43,400 Speaker 1: he's certainly not staying away. He says. His thought is 1748 01:29:43,439 --> 01:29:46,280 Speaker 1: that there's gonna be a wide range of people. And 1749 01:29:46,520 --> 01:29:49,040 Speaker 1: even in the building where he works with the Minnesota Vikings, 1750 01:29:49,120 --> 01:29:51,120 Speaker 1: people who just don't care about the virus, don't give 1751 01:29:51,120 --> 01:29:53,599 Speaker 1: it a second thought, have no concern about it, don't 1752 01:29:53,640 --> 01:29:55,240 Speaker 1: lose a minute to sleep over to Then you get 1753 01:29:55,280 --> 01:29:56,760 Speaker 1: the people who are on the other side, who every 1754 01:29:56,800 --> 01:29:59,120 Speaker 1: second of every day they're consumed with fear of it 1755 01:29:59,360 --> 01:30:01,400 Speaker 1: and wondering if they're gonna get it, and we're worried 1756 01:30:01,400 --> 01:30:04,519 Speaker 1: about it. And he says because of that, he falls 1757 01:30:05,240 --> 01:30:07,479 Speaker 1: towards the other He's not going to worry about it 1758 01:30:07,600 --> 01:30:11,360 Speaker 1: so much. Kind of like a lot of pro athletes 1759 01:30:11,400 --> 01:30:13,000 Speaker 1: are brown. You I've said it a lot. You know, 1760 01:30:13,000 --> 01:30:15,360 Speaker 1: they they tend to think of themselves as bulletproof. You know, 1761 01:30:15,880 --> 01:30:17,720 Speaker 1: whatever it comes their way, they're going to be able 1762 01:30:17,760 --> 01:30:21,000 Speaker 1: to conquer it. So and I'm so I'm not really 1763 01:30:21,080 --> 01:30:23,439 Speaker 1: surprised at that kind of attitude from a guy like 1764 01:30:23,439 --> 01:30:25,400 Speaker 1: like Kirk Cousins. And I don't criticize him for it. 1765 01:30:25,439 --> 01:30:27,120 Speaker 1: I mean, you can feel how you want to feel. 1766 01:30:27,880 --> 01:30:29,960 Speaker 1: And he's right to say, listen, if I'm gonna wear 1767 01:30:29,960 --> 01:30:31,800 Speaker 1: a mask, even if I don't agree with it, it's 1768 01:30:31,840 --> 01:30:33,519 Speaker 1: because of the other people around me, And it's a 1769 01:30:33,600 --> 01:30:36,040 Speaker 1: respect for the people in my surroundings. So I get 1770 01:30:36,080 --> 01:30:39,200 Speaker 1: all of that, And I mean there are times when 1771 01:30:39,200 --> 01:30:41,720 Speaker 1: I'm I feel the same way. I feel like, yeah, 1772 01:30:41,760 --> 01:30:45,920 Speaker 1: I'm wearing this for because I'm supposed to. Whether I 1773 01:30:45,960 --> 01:30:47,880 Speaker 1: think it's helping or not, I don't, you know, Because 1774 01:30:47,880 --> 01:30:49,360 Speaker 1: you go through these places bright and you know what 1775 01:30:49,640 --> 01:30:52,080 Speaker 1: you think, you know, you kind of wonder yourself, does 1776 01:30:52,160 --> 01:30:56,799 Speaker 1: anybody here, has anybody here even remotely been in contact 1777 01:30:56,880 --> 01:30:59,320 Speaker 1: with any way, shape or form that you could possibly 1778 01:30:59,320 --> 01:31:02,960 Speaker 1: get it? And you probably think, like like people, there's 1779 01:31:03,000 --> 01:31:04,439 Speaker 1: no way to know, there's no where to know, but 1780 01:31:04,479 --> 01:31:07,800 Speaker 1: you gotta think, you know, probably not. So we're sitting 1781 01:31:07,800 --> 01:31:09,559 Speaker 1: but we're sitting here wearing these masks and stuff as 1782 01:31:09,600 --> 01:31:14,000 Speaker 1: though maybe it's a possibility. So it's it's a hard 1783 01:31:14,000 --> 01:31:15,880 Speaker 1: place to be for all of us. But and Kirk 1784 01:31:15,880 --> 01:31:20,679 Speaker 1: Cousins pretty pretty open about his kind of cavalier attitude 1785 01:31:20,680 --> 01:31:25,000 Speaker 1: about it. I mean, there's part of his quote, if 1786 01:31:25,000 --> 01:31:27,439 Speaker 1: I get it, I'm gonna ride it out. I'm gonna 1787 01:31:27,520 --> 01:31:30,080 Speaker 1: let nature do its course. Survival of the fittest kind 1788 01:31:30,080 --> 01:31:31,920 Speaker 1: of approach and just say if it knocks me out, 1789 01:31:31,960 --> 01:31:35,280 Speaker 1: it knocks me out, I'm gonna be okay. You know 1790 01:31:35,479 --> 01:31:37,519 Speaker 1: even if I die. If I die, I die, I 1791 01:31:37,600 --> 01:31:39,839 Speaker 1: kind of have peace about that. It's just like wow, 1792 01:31:40,560 --> 01:31:43,360 Speaker 1: I mean, good on you that you know, your your 1793 01:31:43,400 --> 01:31:47,800 Speaker 1: depth of faith, has your has your mind at peace 1794 01:31:47,880 --> 01:31:52,040 Speaker 1: with what could happen. Um. You know, because as we 1795 01:31:52,040 --> 01:31:56,080 Speaker 1: were just talking to Mark Sessler earlier this hour, you know, 1796 01:31:56,160 --> 01:31:59,080 Speaker 1: everything looks great right now, but once you once you 1797 01:31:59,120 --> 01:32:04,920 Speaker 1: have players travel and staff's traveling, and you know, planes, buses, hotels. 1798 01:32:05,520 --> 01:32:09,519 Speaker 1: I mean, the variables become almost infinite, right in terms 1799 01:32:09,520 --> 01:32:12,360 Speaker 1: of the things you're trying to mitigate and control, and 1800 01:32:12,400 --> 01:32:15,320 Speaker 1: that makes the task that much harder, even as vigilant 1801 01:32:15,320 --> 01:32:19,439 Speaker 1: as everyone might be. And so just hearing him say that, 1802 01:32:19,520 --> 01:32:23,479 Speaker 1: even though I understand it's rooted in his faith, I 1803 01:32:23,520 --> 01:32:25,479 Speaker 1: think it's going to be a little unsettling to some 1804 01:32:25,520 --> 01:32:27,280 Speaker 1: of his teammates. I just don't know if that was 1805 01:32:27,320 --> 01:32:29,160 Speaker 1: the way to go. I think he was almost too 1806 01:32:29,160 --> 01:32:31,800 Speaker 1: honest to be quite frank, right, and it could it 1807 01:32:31,840 --> 01:32:34,559 Speaker 1: does open up the criticism of listening. You know, you're 1808 01:32:34,600 --> 01:32:37,680 Speaker 1: just doing this so you don't get in trouble, or 1809 01:32:38,040 --> 01:32:40,479 Speaker 1: so nobody says, hey, Kirk Cousins is not wearing his mask, 1810 01:32:40,600 --> 01:32:43,120 Speaker 1: that kind of thing. If you're really not taking it serious, 1811 01:32:43,120 --> 01:32:46,160 Speaker 1: if you really don't think it helps, are you really 1812 01:32:46,200 --> 01:32:48,439 Speaker 1: doing it as good as you can, Are you being 1813 01:32:48,479 --> 01:32:51,080 Speaker 1: as precautious, taking every precaution that you should, or are 1814 01:32:51,080 --> 01:32:54,760 Speaker 1: you kind of cutting corners? That's the real criticism that 1815 01:32:54,840 --> 01:33:00,000 Speaker 1: you can you can level at him. And who knows, really, 1816 01:33:00,200 --> 01:33:01,760 Speaker 1: I mean, he may be doing it better than a 1817 01:33:01,760 --> 01:33:03,960 Speaker 1: lot of people who are afraid of it because you 1818 01:33:04,240 --> 01:33:06,280 Speaker 1: don't know the guy so well. Yeah, but he's the 1819 01:33:06,320 --> 01:33:09,400 Speaker 1: opposite end of the spectrum. Certain certainly he is not. 1820 01:33:09,600 --> 01:33:11,840 Speaker 1: He is not holed up in his house, right, you know, 1821 01:33:11,920 --> 01:33:14,559 Speaker 1: quivering in a fetal position, exactly. He is not. He 1822 01:33:14,680 --> 01:33:16,920 Speaker 1: is not failing to live his life, that's for sure. 1823 01:33:17,280 --> 01:33:18,920 Speaker 1: All Right, Steve and I have to take a break. 1824 01:33:18,960 --> 01:33:21,640 Speaker 1: When we come back. Third hour of the show will include, 1825 01:33:22,000 --> 01:33:25,439 Speaker 1: among others, Tremaine Edmonds and one Dawson. Knox says, we 1826 01:33:25,479 --> 01:33:27,800 Speaker 1: will hear from them some of the comments that they 1827 01:33:27,840 --> 01:33:30,680 Speaker 1: made in their most recent interviews with the media, So 1828 01:33:30,760 --> 01:33:33,920 Speaker 1: we'll be sure to lay that on you and keep 1829 01:33:33,960 --> 01:33:37,280 Speaker 1: you informed here on One Bill's Live, presented by Kalida Health, 1830 01:33:37,320 --> 01:33:51,960 Speaker 1: This is Buffalo Bill's Radio Hello, Bills Radio Network Sports Update, 1831 01:33:52,439 --> 01:33:54,680 Speaker 1: Your sports update from One Bill's Drive. The Bills were 1832 01:33:54,720 --> 01:33:57,200 Speaker 1: on the stadium field today for a jog through practice. 1833 01:33:57,240 --> 01:34:00,559 Speaker 1: Among the new non participants Mario Addison, who was out 1834 01:34:00,600 --> 01:34:03,600 Speaker 1: with knee soreness, and Levi Wallace who was sidelined with 1835 01:34:03,760 --> 01:34:07,920 Speaker 1: a hamstring injury. Limited in practice Josh Norman and Stefan Diggs. 1836 01:34:07,920 --> 01:34:10,600 Speaker 1: The Cutdown Gate the cutdown day to get to the 1837 01:34:10,600 --> 01:34:14,479 Speaker 1: required fifty three player roster his Saturday at four pm. 1838 01:34:14,840 --> 01:34:18,560 Speaker 1: Saints running back Alvin Kamara aiming for a contract extension 1839 01:34:18,880 --> 01:34:21,559 Speaker 1: as reports of a possible trade out of New Orleans 1840 01:34:21,560 --> 01:34:24,479 Speaker 1: were squashed by his agent. The two sides are reported 1841 01:34:24,479 --> 01:34:27,919 Speaker 1: to be actively negotiating and making progress on that extension. 1842 01:34:28,000 --> 01:34:30,719 Speaker 1: Kamara was slowed by injury last season, but still had 1843 01:34:30,960 --> 01:34:34,920 Speaker 1: over thirteen hundred yards from scrimmage in twenty nineteen. Former 1844 01:34:35,000 --> 01:34:38,920 Speaker 1: Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette has cleared waivers, meaning any 1845 01:34:38,960 --> 01:34:41,639 Speaker 1: of the other thirty one teams in the league can 1846 01:34:41,720 --> 01:34:44,719 Speaker 1: try to sign him to a contract. Now, Fournette becomes 1847 01:34:44,960 --> 01:34:47,760 Speaker 1: an unrestricted free agent. We'll see if he lands with 1848 01:34:47,800 --> 01:34:50,439 Speaker 1: another NFL team in the short term. With just ten 1849 01:34:50,560 --> 01:34:53,719 Speaker 1: days before the start of the regular season. Six months 1850 01:34:53,720 --> 01:34:57,320 Speaker 1: removed from bringing the franchise its first championship in fifty years, 1851 01:34:57,400 --> 01:35:00,639 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs were given their champions hip jewelry. 1852 01:35:00,640 --> 01:35:03,560 Speaker 1: Super Bowl MVP Pat Mahomes and the rest of the 1853 01:35:03,640 --> 01:35:06,560 Speaker 1: championship Chiefs received their Super Bowl rings on Tuesday in 1854 01:35:06,600 --> 01:35:09,920 Speaker 1: a ceremony at Arrowheads Stadium. Just one game on the 1855 01:35:09,960 --> 01:35:12,519 Speaker 1: ice tonight in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Game six between 1856 01:35:12,560 --> 01:35:15,000 Speaker 1: the Avs and the Stars. Dallas leads that series three 1857 01:35:15,040 --> 01:35:19,080 Speaker 1: games to two. Face off there is set for eight PM, 1858 01:35:19,120 --> 01:35:22,559 Speaker 1: and finally, a wild game in Major League Baseball. Last night, 1859 01:35:22,560 --> 01:35:26,880 Speaker 1: San Francisco's twenty three runs and twenty seven hints where 1860 01:35:26,880 --> 01:35:29,880 Speaker 1: they're most in a game since nineteen ninety as the 1861 01:35:29,960 --> 01:35:32,680 Speaker 1: Giants thumped the Rockies twenty three to five. Who the 1862 01:35:32,720 --> 01:35:34,639 Speaker 1: heck was pitching for the Rockies? I have no idea. 1863 01:35:34,720 --> 01:35:37,280 Speaker 1: Alex Dickerson was the star of the show with three 1864 01:35:37,280 --> 01:35:40,040 Speaker 1: home runs and two doubles. His sixteen total bases tied 1865 01:35:40,040 --> 01:35:43,200 Speaker 1: Willie May's franchise record for a single game. The game 1866 01:35:43,240 --> 01:35:45,519 Speaker 1: also marked the first time in Major League Baseball history 1867 01:35:45,560 --> 01:35:48,640 Speaker 1: that three teammates had at least six rbi in the 1868 01:35:48,760 --> 01:35:54,760 Speaker 1: same game twenty three to five. Steve, Yeah, I know 1869 01:35:54,880 --> 01:35:57,720 Speaker 1: baseball's not your thing, but I mean, I don't know 1870 01:35:57,720 --> 01:35:59,960 Speaker 1: what they were doing. I'm convinced the pitchers were thrown 1871 01:36:00,040 --> 01:36:04,559 Speaker 1: with their other arm or somebody. All the fans of 1872 01:36:04,560 --> 01:36:07,120 Speaker 1: the Rockies gave up, probably in about the third inning. 1873 01:36:07,200 --> 01:36:09,000 Speaker 1: Well at least, no, there was no fans to empty 1874 01:36:09,000 --> 01:36:11,240 Speaker 1: out the stadium, right, they all turn their TV's off 1875 01:36:11,240 --> 01:36:13,200 Speaker 1: at home, though, as per usual, the same number of 1876 01:36:13,200 --> 01:36:14,559 Speaker 1: fans were there at the end as they're worth at 1877 01:36:14,560 --> 01:36:19,240 Speaker 1: the beginning. Yes, yes, but insert COVID joke here. What 1878 01:36:19,320 --> 01:36:23,920 Speaker 1: else can you do? But wow, that stinks. Yeah, our 1879 01:36:24,000 --> 01:36:26,439 Speaker 1: number three of the program here, One Bills Live, Chris Brown, 1880 01:36:26,479 --> 01:36:29,200 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker with you, broadcasting from the Seneca Studios here 1881 01:36:29,200 --> 01:36:31,880 Speaker 1: at One Bill's Drive in Orchard Park. And we do 1882 01:36:32,040 --> 01:36:34,479 Speaker 1: want to get to some of the comments that were 1883 01:36:34,520 --> 01:36:38,320 Speaker 1: made by Tremaine Edmonds and Dawson Knox who had recent 1884 01:36:38,360 --> 01:36:41,680 Speaker 1: interviews with the media. And you know, a lot has 1885 01:36:41,720 --> 01:36:44,320 Speaker 1: been made of this being the third season for Tremaine. 1886 01:36:44,320 --> 01:36:47,639 Speaker 1: Everybody's talking about Josh Hallen's third season. Oh, by the way, 1887 01:36:47,840 --> 01:36:50,200 Speaker 1: the guy that runs the defense is entering his third 1888 01:36:50,200 --> 01:36:53,040 Speaker 1: season as well. And just at twenty two years of age. 1889 01:36:53,439 --> 01:36:56,639 Speaker 1: And we've heard some of the coaches, including Leslie Frasier, 1890 01:36:57,200 --> 01:37:01,760 Speaker 1: address the fact that Maine has capably stepped into a 1891 01:37:01,840 --> 01:37:04,960 Speaker 1: leadership role after being tutored in that regard. I think 1892 01:37:04,960 --> 01:37:07,880 Speaker 1: over the last two seasons by Lorenzo Alexander and some 1893 01:37:07,960 --> 01:37:11,200 Speaker 1: other veterans on the roster, including Kyle Williams before he retired, 1894 01:37:11,680 --> 01:37:15,920 Speaker 1: and the arrow is pointing up on Tremade Edmonds, I 1895 01:37:15,920 --> 01:37:20,439 Speaker 1: think that can convincingly be said. But the media flipped 1896 01:37:20,439 --> 01:37:22,519 Speaker 1: it around on him. They said, Hey, what do you 1897 01:37:22,520 --> 01:37:25,080 Speaker 1: think about your fellow first round draft pick who's also 1898 01:37:25,160 --> 01:37:27,360 Speaker 1: entering his third season. What do you think of Josh's 1899 01:37:27,400 --> 01:37:31,200 Speaker 1: growth coming into year three? And Tremaine generally does a 1900 01:37:31,240 --> 01:37:33,559 Speaker 1: better job talking about other people because he doesn't like 1901 01:37:33,600 --> 01:37:35,280 Speaker 1: talking about himself. So here's what he had to say 1902 01:37:35,320 --> 01:37:39,760 Speaker 1: about Josh entering year three. Yeah, I think he's you know, 1903 01:37:39,840 --> 01:37:43,519 Speaker 1: grown as a leader. You know, he just developing that 1904 01:37:43,560 --> 01:37:45,320 Speaker 1: connection he has to do with the guys that's on 1905 01:37:45,320 --> 01:37:47,080 Speaker 1: the offense. You know, got a lot of new guys 1906 01:37:47,080 --> 01:37:49,840 Speaker 1: over there, and just getting the time and downpack and 1907 01:37:49,960 --> 01:37:52,120 Speaker 1: you know, whatever you have to do standing after or 1908 01:37:52,160 --> 01:37:54,639 Speaker 1: getting out there earlier. You know, I think he's really 1909 01:37:54,680 --> 01:37:57,519 Speaker 1: taking a step in that aspect, and you know, just 1910 01:37:57,560 --> 01:37:59,360 Speaker 1: to see, you know, a guy that I came in 1911 01:37:59,479 --> 01:38:01,679 Speaker 1: with man development grow as well. It's just a good 1912 01:38:01,680 --> 01:38:04,400 Speaker 1: thing to see. What about in the area of decision 1913 01:38:04,479 --> 01:38:09,240 Speaker 1: making and where he is distributing the ball. Yeah, I 1914 01:38:09,280 --> 01:38:11,599 Speaker 1: think he's he has a good you know, a good 1915 01:38:12,040 --> 01:38:14,880 Speaker 1: group in which guys are who's actually getting touches on 1916 01:38:14,880 --> 01:38:17,960 Speaker 1: the ball. And you know, I think he's has a 1917 01:38:18,040 --> 01:38:19,720 Speaker 1: mindset just like all of us, man, and we just 1918 01:38:19,760 --> 01:38:22,400 Speaker 1: want to improve every day. And you know, I know 1919 01:38:22,560 --> 01:38:25,120 Speaker 1: him in the offense, you know, they have their own 1920 01:38:25,160 --> 01:38:27,320 Speaker 1: thing going on over there. So you know, I'm on 1921 01:38:27,360 --> 01:38:29,600 Speaker 1: the defensive side, man, so I'm not as sure you know, 1922 01:38:29,640 --> 01:38:32,559 Speaker 1: every conversation that they haven't, but as far as practicing 1923 01:38:32,600 --> 01:38:35,280 Speaker 1: against them, I concede that they're they're competitive just like us, 1924 01:38:35,320 --> 01:38:37,560 Speaker 1: and they have a good thing going on on the 1925 01:38:37,600 --> 01:38:40,200 Speaker 1: offense side. I know. We heard earlier in camp from 1926 01:38:40,200 --> 01:38:42,880 Speaker 1: Micah Hyde who said that this camp has been far 1927 01:38:43,040 --> 01:38:46,000 Speaker 1: more competitive because the level of play on the offensive 1928 01:38:46,000 --> 01:38:49,160 Speaker 1: side of the ball has been raised significantly. It's it's 1929 01:38:49,320 --> 01:38:53,280 Speaker 1: in closer proximity to the top five defense on the 1930 01:38:53,320 --> 01:38:56,200 Speaker 1: other side of the line of scrimmage in the practice setting, 1931 01:38:56,400 --> 01:38:59,240 Speaker 1: so it's been more competitive, which should help that defense 1932 01:38:59,280 --> 01:39:01,840 Speaker 1: as well. But here he is looking at Josh saying 1933 01:39:02,840 --> 01:39:05,880 Speaker 1: he's looking pretty good. Yeah, he's looking better. Yeah. And 1934 01:39:07,160 --> 01:39:09,519 Speaker 1: some of these guys are a little bit understated, no question, 1935 01:39:09,560 --> 01:39:11,719 Speaker 1: I don't know that Josh Allen. We couldn't expect Josh 1936 01:39:11,720 --> 01:39:13,680 Speaker 1: Allen to come in and all of a sudden be transformed. 1937 01:39:13,720 --> 01:39:15,280 Speaker 1: There was a little bit of that talk last year, 1938 01:39:15,640 --> 01:39:18,240 Speaker 1: and he did take a significant step forward last year, 1939 01:39:18,640 --> 01:39:22,120 Speaker 1: an enormous step forward in my opinion that that led 1940 01:39:22,160 --> 01:39:25,120 Speaker 1: to his greatly improved play. I think we saw a 1941 01:39:25,240 --> 01:39:27,320 Speaker 1: light switch go off in about week four or five 1942 01:39:27,479 --> 01:39:30,280 Speaker 1: last year when he was into his what twenty second 1943 01:39:30,360 --> 01:39:33,560 Speaker 1: or twenty fifth game of his career, where all of 1944 01:39:33,600 --> 01:39:36,320 Speaker 1: a suddenly the interceptions for like four games just went 1945 01:39:36,400 --> 01:39:42,080 Speaker 1: completely away, and he threw for twelve touchdowns two picks 1946 01:39:42,080 --> 01:39:45,680 Speaker 1: over five or six game schedules, a game stretch, and 1947 01:39:45,800 --> 01:39:48,080 Speaker 1: that was in that you know, that Thanksgiving stretch that 1948 01:39:48,240 --> 01:39:52,160 Speaker 1: he was in there and so um So he took 1949 01:39:52,200 --> 01:39:56,360 Speaker 1: an enormous step last year, and we heard rumblings about 1950 01:39:56,400 --> 01:39:59,840 Speaker 1: that during the during the preseason last year from even 1951 01:39:59,840 --> 01:40:03,000 Speaker 1: for day Ball and Sean mcderma, they said, you know, 1952 01:40:03,040 --> 01:40:06,120 Speaker 1: you can tell the guy worked on his game. I 1953 01:40:06,160 --> 01:40:08,400 Speaker 1: think there's a lot of that going on this year 1954 01:40:08,400 --> 01:40:10,479 Speaker 1: there where guys are you know they say, yeah, okay, 1955 01:40:10,680 --> 01:40:14,040 Speaker 1: he put a little work in. I do think also 1956 01:40:15,400 --> 01:40:20,160 Speaker 1: with the different kind of offseason that it was, it's 1957 01:40:20,200 --> 01:40:21,920 Speaker 1: hard for the I think it is gonna be hard 1958 01:40:21,920 --> 01:40:23,760 Speaker 1: for these guys to take the significant step they would 1959 01:40:23,800 --> 01:40:26,320 Speaker 1: have taken had they gotten all those reps. Yeah, I 1960 01:40:26,360 --> 01:40:28,600 Speaker 1: still think they're going to be hampered by that. I 1961 01:40:28,640 --> 01:40:30,599 Speaker 1: don't think they're as far along as they would have been. 1962 01:40:30,640 --> 01:40:33,680 Speaker 1: So I think we'll see some incremental growth during the 1963 01:40:33,760 --> 01:40:35,600 Speaker 1: regular season. Maybe we'll be able to perceive it, but 1964 01:40:35,640 --> 01:40:37,960 Speaker 1: I'm sure the coaches will see it. The coaches are 1965 01:40:37,960 --> 01:40:40,200 Speaker 1: gonna take advantage of it. The coaches are gonna, you know, 1966 01:40:40,920 --> 01:40:43,559 Speaker 1: maybe be asked about it. But I think the first 1967 01:40:43,600 --> 01:40:45,600 Speaker 1: month of this season is gonna they're gonna see some 1968 01:40:45,640 --> 01:40:48,400 Speaker 1: growing pains all around the National Football League. The question is, 1969 01:40:49,760 --> 01:40:52,400 Speaker 1: can you go through these huge growing paints that all 1970 01:40:52,439 --> 01:40:55,840 Speaker 1: these rosters are going to go through and get through 1971 01:40:55,880 --> 01:40:59,479 Speaker 1: the COVID problems and the social distancing and the way 1972 01:40:59,479 --> 01:41:01,360 Speaker 1: it's going to be different and the things you're going 1973 01:41:01,400 --> 01:41:03,160 Speaker 1: to find out about your team when the when the 1974 01:41:03,200 --> 01:41:05,800 Speaker 1: game is real. Are you still going to be able 1975 01:41:05,840 --> 01:41:08,400 Speaker 1: to win games in the midst of it. That's going 1976 01:41:08,439 --> 01:41:10,439 Speaker 1: to be the issue. You can do all this learning 1977 01:41:10,520 --> 01:41:12,320 Speaker 1: all it's all fun and games, but if you're one 1978 01:41:12,360 --> 01:41:15,280 Speaker 1: in three or oo and four after the first month, 1979 01:41:16,520 --> 01:41:18,720 Speaker 1: who cares? If you know these guys better, right, you 1980 01:41:18,800 --> 01:41:20,760 Speaker 1: got to win games while you get doing that, and 1981 01:41:20,840 --> 01:41:23,760 Speaker 1: that's the big critical factor. And that's the reason why 1982 01:41:23,760 --> 01:41:25,600 Speaker 1: Brian Dabele when he was on a conference call with 1983 01:41:25,640 --> 01:41:28,439 Speaker 1: the media the other day, somebody was asking him about 1984 01:41:28,520 --> 01:41:31,400 Speaker 1: continuity third year in the system on offense with you, 1985 01:41:31,920 --> 01:41:35,519 Speaker 1: and he said, look, continuity is great, playing well is 1986 01:41:35,560 --> 01:41:39,280 Speaker 1: more important, And you know he's right. It's about execution. 1987 01:41:39,439 --> 01:41:41,720 Speaker 1: It's not about I know this guy, I know how 1988 01:41:41,760 --> 01:41:45,400 Speaker 1: he plays. It's about getting the job done. And that's 1989 01:41:45,800 --> 01:41:50,320 Speaker 1: that's the end all bell execute. Tremaine, speaking of execution, 1990 01:41:51,080 --> 01:41:54,000 Speaker 1: addressed the team's run defense. Now, this was a run 1991 01:41:54,040 --> 01:41:56,400 Speaker 1: defense that finished in the top ten last year. They 1992 01:41:56,400 --> 01:42:01,760 Speaker 1: were tenth overall. They did have some issues at times 1993 01:42:01,800 --> 01:42:05,599 Speaker 1: stopping the run in the red zone. Not it wasn't 1994 01:42:05,600 --> 01:42:08,080 Speaker 1: anything terrible, but it wasn't as good as their regular 1995 01:42:08,160 --> 01:42:13,440 Speaker 1: ranking against the run, and so he talked about them 1996 01:42:13,479 --> 01:42:16,679 Speaker 1: tying that down and how the new additions have certainly 1997 01:42:16,760 --> 01:42:22,960 Speaker 1: helped in improving their run defense. Yeah, that's definitely my goal, 1998 01:42:23,040 --> 01:42:25,400 Speaker 1: manner to keep improvement on that. I want to have more, 1999 01:42:25,880 --> 01:42:28,240 Speaker 1: so you know, not to say do it again, but 2000 01:42:28,280 --> 01:42:31,400 Speaker 1: I want to have more. But I think the biggest thing, man, 2001 01:42:31,560 --> 01:42:35,120 Speaker 1: is just knowing what your key is and playing fast, 2002 01:42:35,280 --> 01:42:37,960 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, not thinking and actually using 2003 01:42:37,960 --> 01:42:40,439 Speaker 1: your instincts and getting to the ball. I mean, you know, 2004 01:42:40,520 --> 01:42:42,559 Speaker 1: when you know your key, you know your assignment, you 2005 01:42:42,560 --> 01:42:44,920 Speaker 1: know your alignment, it allows you to play fast and 2006 01:42:44,960 --> 01:42:47,559 Speaker 1: I think that's what helped me out and even taking 2007 01:42:47,600 --> 01:42:48,960 Speaker 1: a step this year, you know what, I'm trying to 2008 01:42:49,320 --> 01:42:51,760 Speaker 1: still improve on that, man, to have more and to 2009 01:42:51,880 --> 01:42:55,080 Speaker 1: eliminate someone to thinking man, so I can ultimately, you know, 2010 01:42:55,280 --> 01:42:58,439 Speaker 1: result in plays like that. And we saw a change 2011 01:42:58,560 --> 01:43:01,240 Speaker 1: I think in his recognition skills towards the second half 2012 01:43:01,280 --> 01:43:03,400 Speaker 1: of last season. It just looked like it all started 2013 01:43:03,439 --> 01:43:06,360 Speaker 1: to click for him where he was just playing the game. 2014 01:43:07,600 --> 01:43:10,680 Speaker 1: I mean, he grinds on tape and he tried to 2015 01:43:10,720 --> 01:43:12,479 Speaker 1: master it as best he could. But I think it 2016 01:43:12,520 --> 01:43:14,840 Speaker 1: was just a matter of reps for him more than 2017 01:43:14,840 --> 01:43:17,920 Speaker 1: anything else. And once he got past the midway point 2018 01:43:17,920 --> 01:43:19,840 Speaker 1: of the season, I just I don't know. I just 2019 01:43:19,840 --> 01:43:23,160 Speaker 1: saw him closing on the ball faster, not messing up 2020 01:43:23,200 --> 01:43:25,280 Speaker 1: on his pre snap reads, you know, being in the 2021 01:43:25,360 --> 01:43:27,599 Speaker 1: right place at the right time, because you know, as 2022 01:43:27,600 --> 01:43:29,360 Speaker 1: a rookie he was so anxious to get to the 2023 01:43:29,400 --> 01:43:31,960 Speaker 1: spot and rally to the ball. He'd fall victim to 2024 01:43:32,000 --> 01:43:35,120 Speaker 1: overpursuit and things like that, and I thought those things 2025 01:43:35,880 --> 01:43:38,400 Speaker 1: happened far less frequently in the second half of the season. 2026 01:43:38,479 --> 01:43:39,840 Speaker 1: One of the things he did as a rookie, he 2027 01:43:39,920 --> 01:43:42,160 Speaker 1: kind of tended to get tied up with blockers a lot. 2028 01:43:42,280 --> 01:43:46,559 Speaker 1: You know, it's tended to engage with guys and not 2029 01:43:46,640 --> 01:43:49,200 Speaker 1: be able to get away from him. And that was partly, 2030 01:43:49,400 --> 01:43:51,720 Speaker 1: which is surprising, knowing how long his arms are. Right 2031 01:43:51,800 --> 01:43:53,880 Speaker 1: In part, I think it was because he was a 2032 01:43:53,920 --> 01:43:56,719 Speaker 1: little late. The blockers were on him before he understood 2033 01:43:56,720 --> 01:43:59,120 Speaker 1: where the blocks were coming from. That started to go 2034 01:43:59,200 --> 01:44:01,639 Speaker 1: away a little bit as a season progressed. Last year 2035 01:44:01,760 --> 01:44:05,599 Speaker 1: he was ahead of it mentally, so the blockers had 2036 01:44:05,600 --> 01:44:07,559 Speaker 1: a harder time getting on him. I think that's gonna 2037 01:44:07,680 --> 01:44:10,479 Speaker 1: continue to help him do it. But you're right. I mean, 2038 01:44:10,800 --> 01:44:13,840 Speaker 1: he's so long, and I think the thing about him 2039 01:44:13,920 --> 01:44:17,439 Speaker 1: is he covers ground so fast because as tall as 2040 01:44:17,479 --> 01:44:22,400 Speaker 1: he is, he's got good turnover, so he can you know, 2041 01:44:22,479 --> 01:44:24,720 Speaker 1: he just covers ground when his legs aren't moving that 2042 01:44:24,760 --> 01:44:27,680 Speaker 1: fast because of his stride length and his and his 2043 01:44:27,680 --> 01:44:31,519 Speaker 1: ability and his athleticism, so his ability to read things 2044 01:44:31,560 --> 01:44:35,519 Speaker 1: a little faster change the angle of the blockers that 2045 01:44:35,560 --> 01:44:37,760 Speaker 1: are getting him. He's just hard. Even as big as 2046 01:44:37,800 --> 01:44:39,360 Speaker 1: he is. He's hard to find down in there now 2047 01:44:39,360 --> 01:44:42,040 Speaker 1: for Lineman because he's a step further down the road 2048 01:44:42,080 --> 01:44:43,720 Speaker 1: than he was a year two years ago. And I 2049 01:44:43,760 --> 01:44:45,320 Speaker 1: think he's gonna be harder to find because I think 2050 01:44:45,320 --> 01:44:47,000 Speaker 1: those guys up front this year are gonna be able 2051 01:44:47,040 --> 01:44:49,280 Speaker 1: to keep him cleaner. I think he's gonna be able 2052 01:44:49,320 --> 01:44:51,519 Speaker 1: to run and hint, I think they'll miss Star a 2053 01:44:51,560 --> 01:44:55,720 Speaker 1: little bit, a little vernon Butler's he seems a big boy, 2054 01:44:56,000 --> 01:44:58,640 Speaker 1: the same dude, the same kind of guy. I'm not. 2055 01:44:58,760 --> 01:45:03,720 Speaker 1: I'm you know, They've got they've got some guys up 2056 01:45:03,760 --> 01:45:06,880 Speaker 1: front that are going to be difference makers, and I 2057 01:45:06,920 --> 01:45:08,920 Speaker 1: think that's going to have a ripple effect on the 2058 01:45:09,400 --> 01:45:12,400 Speaker 1: on the DBS, on the coverage, on the timing for 2059 01:45:12,400 --> 01:45:15,200 Speaker 1: the opposing quarterback, on how fast they've got to get 2060 01:45:15,200 --> 01:45:17,760 Speaker 1: the ball out, what they're able to do in their 2061 01:45:17,840 --> 01:45:23,400 Speaker 1: run game. Yeah. I I've always said the entire game 2062 01:45:23,400 --> 01:45:25,519 Speaker 1: on both sides of the ball starts right around the ball. 2063 01:45:26,200 --> 01:45:28,320 Speaker 1: And that's and that's where the Bills seem to be 2064 01:45:28,360 --> 01:45:30,559 Speaker 1: as strong as they ever been. And the killer, the 2065 01:45:30,640 --> 01:45:34,160 Speaker 1: killer tandem at the second level is obviously Edmonds and Milano, 2066 01:45:34,320 --> 01:45:37,920 Speaker 1: and these two guys are going on their third season 2067 01:45:37,960 --> 01:45:41,280 Speaker 1: together with Milano in the seventeen class, Edmonds in the 2068 01:45:41,320 --> 01:45:43,640 Speaker 1: eighteen class, so this is their third season coming up 2069 01:45:43,680 --> 01:45:47,560 Speaker 1: here together. And I mean these guys are in lockstep. 2070 01:45:47,880 --> 01:45:51,840 Speaker 1: So here is Edmonds on he and Milano and those 2071 01:45:51,840 --> 01:45:55,080 Speaker 1: two guys just kind of playing off each other without 2072 01:45:55,120 --> 01:45:58,600 Speaker 1: even thinking about it, right that. Yeah, I think he 2073 01:45:58,680 --> 01:46:01,000 Speaker 1: means a lot. I think anybody that's out there on 2074 01:46:01,040 --> 01:46:02,680 Speaker 1: the field means a lot to me this because we 2075 01:46:02,760 --> 01:46:04,760 Speaker 1: all depending on each other, were all trusting each other, 2076 01:46:05,240 --> 01:46:08,559 Speaker 1: and him in particular, I mean, you know that's my dog. 2077 01:46:08,600 --> 01:46:10,960 Speaker 1: We're playing right beside each other, So just having that 2078 01:46:11,000 --> 01:46:13,920 Speaker 1: communication being on the same bond. I mean, you know, 2079 01:46:13,960 --> 01:46:17,160 Speaker 1: just having the same type of communication among each other, 2080 01:46:17,520 --> 01:46:20,240 Speaker 1: just knowing which what each one of us is thinking 2081 01:46:20,240 --> 01:46:22,640 Speaker 1: out there. I think that's very important. And you know 2082 01:46:22,680 --> 01:46:24,880 Speaker 1: that that goes hand to hand to you know, what 2083 01:46:24,920 --> 01:46:27,759 Speaker 1: we're doing outside of the field and off the field, 2084 01:46:27,760 --> 01:46:30,240 Speaker 1: and just you know, getting in that film room and 2085 01:46:30,280 --> 01:46:33,320 Speaker 1: actually talking, talking through things, talking through situations, talking to 2086 01:46:33,479 --> 01:46:35,479 Speaker 1: things that we might have messed up on and things 2087 01:46:35,479 --> 01:46:37,559 Speaker 1: that we might haven't didn't get on the first time. 2088 01:46:37,600 --> 01:46:40,040 Speaker 1: And I think that's that's that's what you look for 2089 01:46:40,160 --> 01:46:42,920 Speaker 1: into with anybody you want to play out there. Um, 2090 01:46:43,200 --> 01:46:45,680 Speaker 1: like I said, just developing that trust and that you 2091 01:46:45,760 --> 01:46:48,559 Speaker 1: can depend on that person. Yeah. The thing about it 2092 01:46:48,600 --> 01:46:50,720 Speaker 1: is when and I was gonna say, those two guys 2093 01:46:50,760 --> 01:46:52,160 Speaker 1: know each other so well, and you heard him talk 2094 01:46:52,160 --> 01:46:55,920 Speaker 1: about it there, and what it means is this, you 2095 01:46:57,320 --> 01:47:00,200 Speaker 1: you do start to get like such a close relationship 2096 01:47:01,120 --> 01:47:04,920 Speaker 1: with about six words between the two of you, you 2097 01:47:04,920 --> 01:47:08,000 Speaker 1: can have an entire conversation that would take ten minutes 2098 01:47:08,000 --> 01:47:12,200 Speaker 1: for somebody who was Sometimes it's nonverbal, right, So when 2099 01:47:12,400 --> 01:47:15,120 Speaker 1: when they're on the field, book and things happen fast, 2100 01:47:16,280 --> 01:47:19,680 Speaker 1: a motion, a word, a sound, a noise, eye contact 2101 01:47:19,800 --> 01:47:23,519 Speaker 1: whatever is enough to say, remember what we were talking 2102 01:47:23,560 --> 01:47:24,960 Speaker 1: about him, and they go, this is what I was 2103 01:47:24,960 --> 01:47:26,680 Speaker 1: talking about, and now you're gonna do that thing we 2104 01:47:26,760 --> 01:47:28,920 Speaker 1: talked about, and now I'm gonna go do that other 2105 01:47:28,920 --> 01:47:31,559 Speaker 1: thing we talk about, and I'm gonna you know, all 2106 01:47:31,600 --> 01:47:35,280 Speaker 1: of that goes into like, hey, that's it, and that's 2107 01:47:35,680 --> 01:47:37,960 Speaker 1: that's all the time you have, that's all the time 2108 01:47:38,040 --> 01:47:41,519 Speaker 1: you have, or it just a push on the side. 2109 01:47:41,560 --> 01:47:44,240 Speaker 1: It could be a million things, depending on the situation. 2110 01:47:44,760 --> 01:47:49,840 Speaker 1: But that ability to converse like that, and not just 2111 01:47:50,520 --> 01:47:53,160 Speaker 1: because this happens too when you think it, you do it, 2112 01:47:53,280 --> 01:47:56,719 Speaker 1: and he thinks you're talking about something that one push 2113 01:47:56,800 --> 01:48:02,160 Speaker 1: conversation is misunderstood. Well, that doesn't happen when you're as 2114 01:48:02,320 --> 01:48:04,840 Speaker 1: familiar with each other as these two guys are. That 2115 01:48:04,920 --> 01:48:09,920 Speaker 1: communication smooth the way for plays to be made. And 2116 01:48:09,960 --> 01:48:12,360 Speaker 1: in a league where every game, and we talk about 2117 01:48:12,360 --> 01:48:15,320 Speaker 1: it constantly, every game comes down to like three plays, 2118 01:48:16,120 --> 01:48:19,240 Speaker 1: five plays at the most, that if they go your way, 2119 01:48:19,280 --> 01:48:25,559 Speaker 1: you win, If they don't, you don't, and those that 2120 01:48:25,640 --> 01:48:30,479 Speaker 1: ability to communicate like that is it makes those plays 2121 01:48:30,479 --> 01:48:33,000 Speaker 1: you go your way more often. And we'll finish up 2122 01:48:33,000 --> 01:48:36,439 Speaker 1: with Tremaine with the aforementioned defensive line. It's a new 2123 01:48:36,479 --> 01:48:38,400 Speaker 1: group that's playing in front of him, and it's been 2124 01:48:38,400 --> 01:48:40,360 Speaker 1: an adjustment for him to kind of get used to 2125 01:48:40,520 --> 01:48:43,519 Speaker 1: and feel those guys. We know how often we've seen 2126 01:48:43,880 --> 01:48:46,240 Speaker 1: Milano and Edmunds both line up in those double A 2127 01:48:46,400 --> 01:48:49,400 Speaker 1: gaps with that look pre snap and you got to 2128 01:48:49,439 --> 01:48:51,320 Speaker 1: work off the lineman that are standing right next to 2129 01:48:51,320 --> 01:48:53,880 Speaker 1: you or right in front of you. And he's he 2130 01:48:54,000 --> 01:48:56,400 Speaker 1: gave his thoughts on what he's thought of this new 2131 01:48:56,479 --> 01:49:01,360 Speaker 1: look defensive line so far. We have some good guys here, man, 2132 01:49:01,400 --> 01:49:03,760 Speaker 1: guys that go to work every day, and you know, 2133 01:49:03,800 --> 01:49:05,840 Speaker 1: I think they do a good job up front and 2134 01:49:05,920 --> 01:49:08,240 Speaker 1: stopping the run game. We all know it starts up front, 2135 01:49:08,280 --> 01:49:10,720 Speaker 1: and I mean, those guys come out of practice every 2136 01:49:10,800 --> 01:49:12,800 Speaker 1: day with a mission and you can see it, man, 2137 01:49:12,920 --> 01:49:17,519 Speaker 1: they they take I mean, it's it's evident, you know 2138 01:49:17,600 --> 01:49:19,719 Speaker 1: what they do at practice, and you know, I'm excited 2139 01:49:19,760 --> 01:49:22,320 Speaker 1: about it, and you know, we'll let we'll let the 2140 01:49:22,320 --> 01:49:25,479 Speaker 1: place spiece for us. So I just think he's gonna 2141 01:49:25,520 --> 01:49:27,479 Speaker 1: be running a lot cleaner to the football this year. 2142 01:49:27,520 --> 01:49:28,960 Speaker 1: I don't know what it is, but I just have 2143 01:49:29,040 --> 01:49:31,519 Speaker 1: this feeling that those guys up front are gonna be 2144 01:49:31,560 --> 01:49:33,719 Speaker 1: able to tie people up. I agree Starr was probably 2145 01:49:33,760 --> 01:49:36,680 Speaker 1: the best to do in that, but I don't think 2146 01:49:36,680 --> 01:49:39,240 Speaker 1: they're losing much. You know, the Vernon Butler, even a 2147 01:49:39,280 --> 01:49:41,240 Speaker 1: reserve player like Vincent Taylor is a guy that can 2148 01:49:41,280 --> 01:49:43,439 Speaker 1: anchor down in that one technique can get the job done. 2149 01:49:43,439 --> 01:49:46,840 Speaker 1: So and Harrison Phillips. So I think there are going 2150 01:49:46,840 --> 01:49:50,000 Speaker 1: to be players here that are going to make Tremaine 2151 01:49:50,120 --> 01:49:53,679 Speaker 1: Edmund's life easier to get to the football that much faster, right, 2152 01:49:54,200 --> 01:49:58,000 Speaker 1: And it's going to be interesting to see what we 2153 01:49:58,400 --> 01:50:01,320 Speaker 1: have not seen before. You know, we watched you and 2154 01:50:01,360 --> 01:50:03,439 Speaker 1: I watched this team pretty closely, and we've watched it 2155 01:50:03,800 --> 01:50:06,880 Speaker 1: most years, obviously a thousand times more than we've been 2156 01:50:06,880 --> 01:50:10,240 Speaker 1: able to watch it this year. But this team is 2157 01:50:10,280 --> 01:50:12,080 Speaker 1: gonna look different. And I said at the end of 2158 01:50:12,080 --> 01:50:14,000 Speaker 1: the last year, it was such a fun season because 2159 01:50:14,040 --> 01:50:16,560 Speaker 1: the team was playing well. They had some moments that 2160 01:50:15,960 --> 01:50:19,200 Speaker 1: were that were awesome. They were Bill's fans loved them, 2161 01:50:19,240 --> 01:50:20,920 Speaker 1: They was fun to watch. They were a great team 2162 01:50:20,920 --> 01:50:23,320 Speaker 1: to cheer four, which I think they'll be again. But 2163 01:50:23,400 --> 01:50:25,719 Speaker 1: I said this at the end of the Houston playoff 2164 01:50:25,800 --> 01:50:29,880 Speaker 1: lost last year. It's gonna be sad because that team 2165 01:50:29,960 --> 01:50:32,920 Speaker 1: last year is gone. This team this year is going 2166 01:50:33,000 --> 01:50:35,360 Speaker 1: to be different. Even if you have more of the 2167 01:50:35,360 --> 01:50:37,680 Speaker 1: same guys than they're absolutely obviously going to have this year, 2168 01:50:37,720 --> 01:50:40,479 Speaker 1: the team would be different. You always, every team is different, 2169 01:50:41,240 --> 01:50:43,320 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be fun to see what this one 2170 01:50:43,360 --> 01:50:45,280 Speaker 1: looks like because it has all the year marks of 2171 01:50:45,360 --> 01:50:49,040 Speaker 1: being better. And that's that's the anticipatory part of this 2172 01:50:49,080 --> 01:50:53,519 Speaker 1: whole operation, is the fact that you look better. You've 2173 01:50:53,520 --> 01:50:56,520 Speaker 1: got better players, You've got a greater sense of continuity. 2174 01:50:56,640 --> 01:50:58,479 Speaker 1: You've got young players that you were depending on that 2175 01:50:58,600 --> 01:51:01,600 Speaker 1: now have another year of experience. Arians you've got the 2176 01:51:01,640 --> 01:51:04,040 Speaker 1: exact same coordinators in place. You've got all this stuff 2177 01:51:04,320 --> 01:51:09,440 Speaker 1: that they can build on. And not so much this offseason, 2178 01:51:09,439 --> 01:51:12,240 Speaker 1: but in most offseasons. They're building on it in March, April, 2179 01:51:12,280 --> 01:51:14,519 Speaker 1: May and June. But they have been building on it 2180 01:51:14,600 --> 01:51:19,519 Speaker 1: now through July and August. I mean, there's they're getting 2181 01:51:19,520 --> 01:51:21,800 Speaker 1: it put together. But when they get on the field 2182 01:51:21,800 --> 01:51:23,599 Speaker 1: against the Jets, this is gonna be a completely different 2183 01:51:23,640 --> 01:51:26,479 Speaker 1: looking team. I think offensively, defensively, I think they're gonna 2184 01:51:26,479 --> 01:51:29,800 Speaker 1: be a different team looking team. I think that's the 2185 01:51:29,880 --> 01:51:32,240 Speaker 1: interesting part about this whole thing. You got guys like Tremaine, 2186 01:51:32,280 --> 01:51:36,280 Speaker 1: Edmunds and Milano, guys you recognize. But the subtle differences 2187 01:51:36,360 --> 01:51:41,080 Speaker 1: like you know, Stefan Diggs, Zach Moss another year with 2188 01:51:41,520 --> 01:51:46,200 Speaker 1: Dawson Knox, Josh Norman or Levi Wallace with another year 2189 01:51:46,240 --> 01:51:50,920 Speaker 1: and ten more pounds of muscle, differences like that. The 2190 01:51:51,000 --> 01:51:53,360 Speaker 1: ripple effect of all those differences make this team look 2191 01:51:53,400 --> 01:51:55,760 Speaker 1: a lot different. I can't wait to see it. I 2192 01:51:56,000 --> 01:51:58,599 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be really fun. You mentioned Dawson Knox. 2193 01:51:58,760 --> 01:52:00,479 Speaker 1: As we flip it over to the other side of 2194 01:52:00,520 --> 01:52:04,559 Speaker 1: the ball, and there's a lot more weapons to choose 2195 01:52:04,600 --> 01:52:07,920 Speaker 1: from here. And you know Knox and Singletary obviously entering 2196 01:52:08,040 --> 01:52:11,200 Speaker 1: year two, they were an afterthought as weapons at the 2197 01:52:11,200 --> 01:52:13,240 Speaker 1: beginning of last year. That is a much different story 2198 01:52:13,320 --> 01:52:15,200 Speaker 1: at the beginning of this year. And then you throw 2199 01:52:15,240 --> 01:52:17,439 Speaker 1: in Zach Moss and Stefon Diggs and you see where 2200 01:52:17,439 --> 01:52:21,559 Speaker 1: we're going with that. So Knox knows that while he 2201 01:52:21,760 --> 01:52:24,040 Speaker 1: is hoping to be a bigger contributor this year than 2202 01:52:24,360 --> 01:52:28,120 Speaker 1: he even was last year, there's the task of spreading 2203 01:52:28,120 --> 01:52:32,360 Speaker 1: the ball around. I think the overall mood is just 2204 01:52:32,439 --> 01:52:34,679 Speaker 1: that we're really excited you know, we got every piece 2205 01:52:34,680 --> 01:52:36,479 Speaker 1: that we need to go on a championship, and I 2206 01:52:36,520 --> 01:52:41,559 Speaker 1: think that's kind of what everyone's focused on personally. You know, 2207 01:52:41,560 --> 01:52:43,639 Speaker 1: if we win the game, I'll be happy with ten catches. 2208 01:52:43,640 --> 01:52:45,400 Speaker 1: I'd be happy with zero catches as long as I'm 2209 01:52:45,439 --> 01:52:48,479 Speaker 1: doing my job right. But we we have had some 2210 01:52:48,520 --> 01:52:51,800 Speaker 1: of those conversations. It's going to be, you know, the 2211 01:52:51,840 --> 01:52:53,599 Speaker 1: ball is gonna be spread around a lot. At something 2212 01:52:53,600 --> 01:52:55,479 Speaker 1: that I was used to. It all messed with, you know, 2213 01:52:55,840 --> 01:53:00,200 Speaker 1: K A. J. Brown, even to Marcus Lives. You know, 2214 01:53:00,240 --> 01:53:01,920 Speaker 1: it was there was a lot of talent on the 2215 01:53:01,920 --> 01:53:05,000 Speaker 1: offensive side. So I think it's a really exciting thing, 2216 01:53:05,040 --> 01:53:06,720 Speaker 1: you know, because I could be in protection and have 2217 01:53:06,800 --> 01:53:09,400 Speaker 1: an eight yard touchdown to Dicks and we run and 2218 01:53:09,479 --> 01:53:11,519 Speaker 1: go celebrate it the next play, you know, Cole has 2219 01:53:11,560 --> 01:53:14,559 Speaker 1: a little option route that he could take up the 2220 01:53:14,600 --> 01:53:17,080 Speaker 1: field too, and obviously Smoke. We got Isaiah, So it's 2221 01:53:17,640 --> 01:53:20,800 Speaker 1: and Dave Davis has been doing an incredible job for us, 2222 01:53:20,800 --> 01:53:23,360 Speaker 1: so it's I think it's just really exciting. You know. 2223 01:53:23,400 --> 01:53:25,960 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody's worried about a lack of touches 2224 01:53:26,040 --> 01:53:28,639 Speaker 1: or anything like that. I just think with the weapons 2225 01:53:28,640 --> 01:53:30,519 Speaker 1: that we have. You know, we're gonna be pretty dangerous. 2226 01:53:31,160 --> 01:53:34,960 Speaker 1: Pretty dangerous, is right, And that's why we've heard Josh 2227 01:53:35,000 --> 01:53:38,679 Speaker 1: Allen say more than once, I'm more focused this year 2228 01:53:38,680 --> 01:53:41,080 Speaker 1: on being a facilitator and just getting the ball in 2229 01:53:41,120 --> 01:53:43,360 Speaker 1: these guys hands. There is so much talent around me. 2230 01:53:43,760 --> 01:53:46,280 Speaker 1: I've got to make sure I'm utilizing all of it. Yeah, 2231 01:53:46,320 --> 01:53:50,160 Speaker 1: he's got to know that going to the open guy's 2232 01:53:50,240 --> 01:53:53,040 Speaker 1: going to be paramount now because there will be different 2233 01:53:53,320 --> 01:53:55,960 Speaker 1: matchups that they kind of facility. Certainly, he'll have an 2234 01:53:56,000 --> 01:53:57,920 Speaker 1: idea of who the number one guy is and where 2235 01:53:57,960 --> 01:54:00,920 Speaker 1: the matchup they're looking for is on a game to 2236 01:54:00,960 --> 01:54:04,320 Speaker 1: the game basis, although early in the season there's no 2237 01:54:04,360 --> 01:54:08,280 Speaker 1: way to do that. As this season kicks off, you 2238 01:54:08,320 --> 01:54:10,679 Speaker 1: don't know who you're best white. You might know Steph 2239 01:54:10,720 --> 01:54:12,040 Speaker 1: Diggs is the guy you want to get matched up 2240 01:54:12,120 --> 01:54:13,439 Speaker 1: one on one on somebody, but but you don't know 2241 01:54:13,439 --> 01:54:15,000 Speaker 1: which guy you want them to get matched up on. 2242 01:54:15,040 --> 01:54:16,840 Speaker 1: You don't know who their guys are gonna be. It 2243 01:54:16,960 --> 01:54:21,280 Speaker 1: is gonna be a stone cold walk in to this season. 2244 01:54:21,840 --> 01:54:25,439 Speaker 1: So I think as offenses, you can see I would say, 2245 01:54:27,040 --> 01:54:29,880 Speaker 1: knowing what I know about NFL offenses, they're gonna be 2246 01:54:29,880 --> 01:54:32,480 Speaker 1: in full attack mode. They're gonna say, Okay, here we go, 2247 01:54:32,600 --> 01:54:34,520 Speaker 1: let's go. They're gonna let's say, what do you got 2248 01:54:34,520 --> 01:54:36,360 Speaker 1: against this? Let's go, and they're gonna get you know, 2249 01:54:36,360 --> 01:54:38,000 Speaker 1: they're gonna throw a bunch of stuff out there to 2250 01:54:38,040 --> 01:54:40,120 Speaker 1: see what they can do. I think the defenses are 2251 01:54:40,120 --> 01:54:41,960 Speaker 1: going to be doing the same thing, especially when you 2252 01:54:41,960 --> 01:54:44,120 Speaker 1: consider a Jets defense is going to be starting at 2253 01:54:44,160 --> 01:54:48,000 Speaker 1: cornerback Arthur Maulette and Pierre to see her and Brian 2254 01:54:48,080 --> 01:54:49,880 Speaker 1: Pool in the slot. Pool is probably the best of 2255 01:54:49,960 --> 01:54:53,880 Speaker 1: that bunch there, and he's going against Beasley. So what 2256 01:54:54,040 --> 01:54:55,920 Speaker 1: is Greig Williams gonna have to do to make up 2257 01:54:55,920 --> 01:54:58,080 Speaker 1: for that? He's gonna have to send the house pressure. 2258 01:54:58,120 --> 01:55:00,200 Speaker 1: You're gonna have to send the house to make up 2259 01:55:00,200 --> 01:55:03,680 Speaker 1: for the deficit on the back end. So there's gonna 2260 01:55:03,720 --> 01:55:05,920 Speaker 1: be a lot of cat and mouse these first few weeks, 2261 01:55:05,960 --> 01:55:08,280 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be a feeling out process. And you know, 2262 01:55:08,320 --> 01:55:11,280 Speaker 1: for a young quarterback like Josh, how quick can he 2263 01:55:12,600 --> 01:55:16,800 Speaker 1: visualize the aim of that opposing defense and then counter 2264 01:55:16,880 --> 01:55:19,560 Speaker 1: it with answers? And fortunately he's got a lot of 2265 01:55:19,600 --> 01:55:23,760 Speaker 1: answers at his disposal. And Dawson Knox commented on Josh 2266 01:55:24,040 --> 01:55:27,400 Speaker 1: handling that and finding his answers as he enters year three. 2267 01:55:29,280 --> 01:55:31,320 Speaker 1: One of the biggest things I've seen is his ability 2268 01:55:31,360 --> 01:55:34,240 Speaker 1: to hit the check down throws pretty quick. You know, 2269 01:55:34,240 --> 01:55:36,680 Speaker 1: if he's failing that pressure, he's not, you know, trying 2270 01:55:36,720 --> 01:55:39,320 Speaker 1: to make the game change and play down too unnecessarily 2271 01:55:39,360 --> 01:55:42,080 Speaker 1: every play. But he said, you know, motor in the 2272 01:55:42,080 --> 01:55:44,440 Speaker 1: flat of mind, she said me a couple of times, 2273 01:55:44,560 --> 01:55:47,360 Speaker 1: you know, just kind of those easy check down throws. 2274 01:55:47,360 --> 01:55:48,920 Speaker 1: It might go for five or six yards and just 2275 01:55:48,960 --> 01:55:51,480 Speaker 1: set up the you know, the chains better for the 2276 01:55:51,520 --> 01:55:54,640 Speaker 1: next play. And that's coming from a former high school 2277 01:55:54,680 --> 01:55:58,120 Speaker 1: quarterback in Dawson Knox, so he knows what he's talking 2278 01:55:58,160 --> 01:56:01,160 Speaker 1: about there. And as I said yesterday, Steve, a four 2279 01:56:01,240 --> 01:56:03,320 Speaker 1: yard play in the NFL is a good play. It 2280 01:56:03,560 --> 01:56:08,000 Speaker 1: keeps you on schedule. Right. The thing in NFL is, 2281 01:56:08,240 --> 01:56:12,320 Speaker 1: don't take the minus four play, right, whatever happens, zero 2282 01:56:12,480 --> 01:56:14,400 Speaker 1: is the worst you should come out of a play. 2283 01:56:14,800 --> 01:56:16,840 Speaker 1: Don't get tackled for loss. That's why they keep that 2284 01:56:16,880 --> 01:56:22,480 Speaker 1: as a stat It's huge. Don't get sacked. You know, 2285 01:56:22,560 --> 01:56:26,040 Speaker 1: that kind of plus four and a second and six 2286 01:56:26,400 --> 01:56:29,839 Speaker 1: is you know, so much better than the second and fourteen. 2287 01:56:30,800 --> 01:56:33,680 Speaker 1: So that's he's that's what he's talking about. If you 2288 01:56:33,680 --> 01:56:36,240 Speaker 1: can stay away from the negative plays, continue to get 2289 01:56:36,240 --> 01:56:39,440 Speaker 1: positive yards, you'll never get caught in a position where 2290 01:56:39,480 --> 01:56:41,560 Speaker 1: you're you've got a whole bunch of your plays ripped 2291 01:56:41,560 --> 01:56:43,840 Speaker 1: out of the playbook because because it's third and eleven, Yeah, 2292 01:56:43,880 --> 01:56:46,280 Speaker 1: it's a bad you know, you can't hand it off 2293 01:56:46,320 --> 01:56:49,200 Speaker 1: in this situation. You're in a must throw situation. And 2294 01:56:49,440 --> 01:56:52,000 Speaker 1: all that's basic football. But it comes down to, is 2295 01:56:52,040 --> 01:56:54,280 Speaker 1: can Brian day Ball and Josh Allen, and can Brian 2296 01:56:54,360 --> 01:56:58,000 Speaker 1: day Ball and his coaching staff get Alan to say, okay, listen, 2297 01:56:58,520 --> 01:57:03,560 Speaker 1: here's the first down, get it, take it, and let's go. Certainly, 2298 01:57:03,560 --> 01:57:05,240 Speaker 1: you can go for the touchdown once in a while, 2299 01:57:05,320 --> 01:57:08,000 Speaker 1: but you don't do it on a third and three 2300 01:57:08,080 --> 01:57:10,480 Speaker 1: on your own thirty five. Get the first down, then 2301 01:57:10,520 --> 01:57:12,400 Speaker 1: get the touchdown in the next series of downs. That 2302 01:57:12,480 --> 01:57:14,720 Speaker 1: kind of stuff. And as much as it has been 2303 01:57:14,720 --> 01:57:17,240 Speaker 1: made about Josh and year three and is he going 2304 01:57:17,320 --> 01:57:20,600 Speaker 1: to take this next step and take the leap, a 2305 01:57:20,640 --> 01:57:23,800 Speaker 1: guy like Dawson Knox has some progress to make two 2306 01:57:24,600 --> 01:57:27,160 Speaker 1: entering year two, and you often see the biggest improvement 2307 01:57:27,160 --> 01:57:29,160 Speaker 1: in players from their rookie year to their second year, 2308 01:57:29,160 --> 01:57:31,800 Speaker 1: and obviously the Bills are hoping Dawson Knox does that, 2309 01:57:32,560 --> 01:57:35,680 Speaker 1: and he commented on how the game has slowed down 2310 01:57:35,720 --> 01:57:37,760 Speaker 1: for him considerably to where he was at this time 2311 01:57:37,840 --> 01:57:43,680 Speaker 1: last year. I've kind of realized how it's less stressful 2312 01:57:43,720 --> 01:57:48,800 Speaker 1: for me just from learning the plays. You know, last year, 2313 01:57:48,840 --> 01:57:50,440 Speaker 1: it was like every day it was a new install, 2314 01:57:50,560 --> 01:57:53,920 Speaker 1: so every piece of information was new, So I was 2315 01:57:53,960 --> 01:57:55,880 Speaker 1: really trying to wrap my head around the plays where 2316 01:57:55,920 --> 01:57:58,960 Speaker 1: I'm supposed to be what I'm reading in the defense, 2317 01:57:59,480 --> 01:58:02,280 Speaker 1: and all that came before actually going out there and 2318 01:58:02,360 --> 01:58:05,720 Speaker 1: doing the job and you know, making the block, catching 2319 01:58:05,760 --> 01:58:08,080 Speaker 1: the bag in the field. So I think this year 2320 01:58:08,120 --> 01:58:11,640 Speaker 1: it's kind of really slowed down for me. I feel 2321 01:58:11,680 --> 01:58:15,240 Speaker 1: like when the plays called, already know the assignment, already 2322 01:58:15,280 --> 01:58:17,240 Speaker 1: know the reads I'm looking for, already know what Josh 2323 01:58:17,360 --> 01:58:18,960 Speaker 1: is going to look for in me if I'm running 2324 01:58:18,960 --> 01:58:22,960 Speaker 1: the route. So I think it's just been a lot 2325 01:58:23,080 --> 01:58:27,440 Speaker 1: easier to like mentally, to go out there and just 2326 01:58:27,520 --> 01:58:30,360 Speaker 1: play faster, which is which I've enjoyed a lot compared 2327 01:58:30,400 --> 01:58:34,120 Speaker 1: to last year. And that just makes for better execution 2328 01:58:34,160 --> 01:58:36,320 Speaker 1: all the way around. When you can let the athletes 2329 01:58:36,440 --> 01:58:40,040 Speaker 1: just play where they're not slowed down by their own thinking. 2330 01:58:41,480 --> 01:58:45,320 Speaker 1: It generally leads to better overall execution. That's what connuity 2331 01:58:45,400 --> 01:58:47,440 Speaker 1: is for. I mean, that's why that's the benefit these 2332 01:58:47,440 --> 01:58:51,800 Speaker 1: guys are. Everything's their twentieth rip or fiftieth rip, not 2333 01:58:51,840 --> 01:58:55,560 Speaker 1: their first or their fifth. And that's that's the biggest difference, 2334 01:58:55,560 --> 01:58:58,400 Speaker 1: and that's why it'll be should be and should look 2335 01:58:58,440 --> 01:59:00,960 Speaker 1: more efficient as they hit the field. All right, Steve 2336 01:59:01,000 --> 01:59:02,760 Speaker 1: and I have to take a break. When we come back, 2337 01:59:02,800 --> 01:59:05,280 Speaker 1: we'll get back to the tweet sheet as we're asking you, 2338 01:59:05,920 --> 01:59:10,120 Speaker 1: what should NFL teams assess with the value of running 2339 01:59:10,120 --> 01:59:12,040 Speaker 1: backs in this league. There seems to be a vast 2340 01:59:12,120 --> 01:59:15,480 Speaker 1: difference of opinion on what to do between Leonard Fournette 2341 01:59:15,480 --> 01:59:18,880 Speaker 1: getting waived, Joe Mixon getting an extension, the threat of 2342 01:59:18,880 --> 01:59:21,120 Speaker 1: a trade for Alvin Kamara, and then oh, oh wait, no, 2343 01:59:21,240 --> 01:59:23,240 Speaker 1: we are going to extend you. There seems to be 2344 01:59:23,360 --> 01:59:26,360 Speaker 1: very differing philosophies out there. Check the tweet sheet out 2345 01:59:26,640 --> 01:59:29,200 Speaker 1: and our twitter poll. Give us an answer, we'll read 2346 01:59:29,240 --> 01:59:31,280 Speaker 1: it on the air and react. We also have a 2347 01:59:31,280 --> 01:59:33,640 Speaker 1: little NFL true false to get to, so those things 2348 01:59:33,680 --> 01:59:36,000 Speaker 1: are coming your way. Next here on One Bill's Live, 2349 01:59:36,040 --> 01:59:52,760 Speaker 1: presented by Kalida Health. This is Buffalo Bill's Radio. Chris 2350 01:59:52,800 --> 01:59:55,280 Speaker 1: Brown Steve Tasker with you final half hour of the 2351 01:59:55,320 --> 02:00:00,600 Speaker 1: show as we revisit the tweet sheet, which is brought 2352 02:00:00,600 --> 02:00:03,240 Speaker 1: to you by Corrigan Moving Systems, the official equipment moving 2353 02:00:03,240 --> 02:00:06,920 Speaker 1: company of the Buffalo Bills. How much should NFL teams 2354 02:00:07,160 --> 02:00:10,560 Speaker 1: value the running back position. We've got the choices up 2355 02:00:10,600 --> 02:00:13,960 Speaker 1: and we'll check in on the final tally of the votes, 2356 02:00:14,000 --> 02:00:16,960 Speaker 1: which had numbered over well over eight hundred an hour ago. 2357 02:00:17,640 --> 02:00:20,440 Speaker 1: So we go back to the tweet sheet and from 2358 02:00:20,480 --> 02:00:24,240 Speaker 1: Pat says, a big, physical running back has always been 2359 02:00:24,240 --> 02:00:27,040 Speaker 1: a nice weapon to have when your passing game isn't working. 2360 02:00:27,560 --> 02:00:29,480 Speaker 1: This day and age, it seems every year there are 2361 02:00:29,480 --> 02:00:32,000 Speaker 1: backs bigger and faster coming out of college. So I 2362 02:00:32,040 --> 02:00:35,400 Speaker 1: think they are expendable, but durability is nice to have 2363 02:00:35,640 --> 02:00:37,800 Speaker 1: on your team. I think this is part and parcel 2364 02:00:37,920 --> 02:00:40,520 Speaker 1: why the Bills drafted Zach Moss. They needed a bigger, 2365 02:00:41,040 --> 02:00:43,720 Speaker 1: more physical back. Not that that's the only thing that 2366 02:00:43,840 --> 02:00:46,400 Speaker 1: Zach Moss can do. I think he's more than just 2367 02:00:46,480 --> 02:00:48,920 Speaker 1: a between the tackles north south runner. I think it's 2368 02:00:48,920 --> 02:00:50,560 Speaker 1: evident if you just watch a couple of games of 2369 02:00:50,600 --> 02:00:52,680 Speaker 1: his film from Utah. He is capable of making that 2370 02:00:52,720 --> 02:00:57,280 Speaker 1: safety miss. I think out in space you can stiff 2371 02:00:57,360 --> 02:01:00,680 Speaker 1: arm people get extra yards. And I think he's underrated 2372 02:01:00,680 --> 02:01:03,880 Speaker 1: as a pass catcher, so there are more things that 2373 02:01:03,960 --> 02:01:06,600 Speaker 1: he can do than that. But I think I think 2374 02:01:06,600 --> 02:01:09,840 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott is the type of guy that has embraced 2375 02:01:09,920 --> 02:01:12,000 Speaker 1: the kind of football that needs to be played up 2376 02:01:12,000 --> 02:01:15,760 Speaker 1: here late in the season with the weather conditions, and 2377 02:01:16,120 --> 02:01:19,480 Speaker 1: he has no problem, no qualms giving it to a 2378 02:01:19,520 --> 02:01:22,200 Speaker 1: big back and having him grind out yards, especially if 2379 02:01:22,200 --> 02:01:24,200 Speaker 1: this team has a lead with four minutes left. Yeah, 2380 02:01:24,200 --> 02:01:26,200 Speaker 1: it's the old debate do you have if you have 2381 02:01:26,240 --> 02:01:28,400 Speaker 1: two or three backs. Do you do you have one 2382 02:01:28,440 --> 02:01:31,360 Speaker 1: that's like small scat back pass catcher and then one big, 2383 02:01:31,400 --> 02:01:34,240 Speaker 1: physical back, or do you have two backs that have 2384 02:01:34,400 --> 02:01:38,280 Speaker 1: similar skill sets? Because if you have two backs, I 2385 02:01:38,320 --> 02:01:40,400 Speaker 1: think like Zach Moss and Devin single Chair, which I 2386 02:01:40,400 --> 02:01:44,560 Speaker 1: would say are more similar than they are different, although 2387 02:01:44,680 --> 02:01:48,840 Speaker 1: zac Moss is bigger. I think you become less predictable 2388 02:01:49,320 --> 02:01:51,320 Speaker 1: when they're both in there. Both of them can catch passes, 2389 02:01:51,360 --> 02:01:53,080 Speaker 1: both of them can split out of the backfield, both 2390 02:01:53,080 --> 02:01:54,600 Speaker 1: of them can kind of do all the things the 2391 02:01:54,600 --> 02:01:57,720 Speaker 1: other one does, and so you can run them in 2392 02:01:57,720 --> 02:02:00,720 Speaker 1: and out and not like take a package. It plays 2393 02:02:00,800 --> 02:02:03,400 Speaker 1: off the table that you never run with Zach Moss, 2394 02:02:03,440 --> 02:02:06,000 Speaker 1: that you do run with Devin Singletary and vice versa. 2395 02:02:06,280 --> 02:02:08,160 Speaker 1: I kind of like the way these two backs fit 2396 02:02:08,240 --> 02:02:11,760 Speaker 1: together in that regard. But there's no question Moss is 2397 02:02:11,800 --> 02:02:14,320 Speaker 1: a big or more physical back, and we've seen heard 2398 02:02:14,360 --> 02:02:16,520 Speaker 1: some snippets of the fact that you know, he does 2399 02:02:16,560 --> 02:02:18,240 Speaker 1: that when he runs, he's a little bit more physical, 2400 02:02:18,320 --> 02:02:22,080 Speaker 1: likes to drop, you know, defenders are kind of, you know, 2401 02:02:22,160 --> 02:02:23,840 Speaker 1: kind of taking a big breath before they go in 2402 02:02:23,880 --> 02:02:25,720 Speaker 1: there after him. So's it's a good thing to hear. 2403 02:02:25,720 --> 02:02:28,040 Speaker 1: But it's also I think a philosophical choice the Bills 2404 02:02:28,040 --> 02:02:29,680 Speaker 1: made not only to get the best back, but get 2405 02:02:29,720 --> 02:02:33,080 Speaker 1: one that's more like Devin Singletary than not like him. 2406 02:02:33,600 --> 02:02:36,520 Speaker 1: From Candy Shack on the tweet sheet, not every team 2407 02:02:36,600 --> 02:02:39,520 Speaker 1: has a committee that is effective. A stud on your 2408 02:02:39,600 --> 02:02:42,520 Speaker 1: roster insures respect for the run. If you have the 2409 02:02:42,560 --> 02:02:47,320 Speaker 1: opportunity to go from mediocre committee to stud, pay up. 2410 02:02:48,040 --> 02:02:50,520 Speaker 1: Lucky we aren't in that position. We might even have 2411 02:02:50,600 --> 02:02:53,600 Speaker 1: a stud and we'd use him as such. Despite the Committee. 2412 02:02:53,800 --> 02:02:56,640 Speaker 1: I'll tell you this just with respect to the bills, 2413 02:02:58,240 --> 02:03:01,920 Speaker 1: I am. I'm of the belief that Coach McDermott and 2414 02:03:01,960 --> 02:03:06,840 Speaker 1: Brian Dabele are the kinds of guys that would go 2415 02:03:06,920 --> 02:03:10,400 Speaker 1: with the hot hand. If this guy's killing him, he's 2416 02:03:10,440 --> 02:03:13,640 Speaker 1: staying in. Forget about the committee stuff. If in a 2417 02:03:13,680 --> 02:03:16,840 Speaker 1: given week this guy has that defense is number and 2418 02:03:17,000 --> 02:03:19,800 Speaker 1: is just killing people, whether he's making him look silly, 2419 02:03:19,880 --> 02:03:23,840 Speaker 1: grasping at air or clean running him over, They're sticking 2420 02:03:23,880 --> 02:03:27,720 Speaker 1: with that guy. Committee be damned, balance of carries, whatever 2421 02:03:28,040 --> 02:03:31,880 Speaker 1: that's out the window. This is working. We're sticking with it. Oh. Absolutely, 2422 02:03:31,920 --> 02:03:33,720 Speaker 1: there's no doubt about it. That they did it last 2423 02:03:33,760 --> 02:03:37,160 Speaker 1: year with Frank Gore and Devin Singletary. They that is 2424 02:03:37,200 --> 02:03:39,960 Speaker 1: the way they've done it always and that and that's 2425 02:03:39,960 --> 02:03:43,040 Speaker 1: how they evolved to this point where Devin Singletary is 2426 02:03:43,040 --> 02:03:45,720 Speaker 1: the lead guy. He grew into it, he took it 2427 02:03:45,800 --> 02:03:49,240 Speaker 1: over with his production. So and I said that, you know, 2428 02:03:49,320 --> 02:03:52,040 Speaker 1: even a draft day where well he's gonna he's not 2429 02:03:52,080 --> 02:03:53,800 Speaker 1: gonna be you know, getting a lot of care listening. 2430 02:03:53,840 --> 02:03:56,320 Speaker 1: If he's running well, he gets the ball like the 2431 02:03:56,360 --> 02:03:59,520 Speaker 1: best guy gets it on any given day that's so, 2432 02:03:59,600 --> 02:04:02,040 Speaker 1: I'm totally on board with that, and I'm sure the 2433 02:04:02,080 --> 02:04:05,280 Speaker 1: players are as well. They understand it, and it's hard 2434 02:04:05,520 --> 02:04:09,800 Speaker 1: to argue against that philosophy from Kate. She says it's 2435 02:04:09,800 --> 02:04:12,760 Speaker 1: a cycle. The less running backs that get paid, the 2436 02:04:12,840 --> 02:04:16,000 Speaker 1: less kids will hone skills in that position during little league, 2437 02:04:16,040 --> 02:04:19,320 Speaker 1: high school, college. Eventually the production with any running back 2438 02:04:19,360 --> 02:04:22,600 Speaker 1: won't be there and their value increases again. So she 2439 02:04:22,800 --> 02:04:26,560 Speaker 1: thinks that the lack of respect for the running back 2440 02:04:26,600 --> 02:04:29,960 Speaker 1: position in terms of the way teams cycle through them 2441 02:04:29,960 --> 02:04:33,920 Speaker 1: will convince young kids to stop playing chilling effect on 2442 02:04:34,000 --> 02:04:37,400 Speaker 1: kids one, and then thereby reduce the supply and increase 2443 02:04:37,480 --> 02:04:40,160 Speaker 1: the demand. Yeah, I got it. It makes good sense 2444 02:04:40,240 --> 02:04:42,800 Speaker 1: until you sink this. At the lower levels of football, 2445 02:04:43,280 --> 02:04:47,000 Speaker 1: there are even fewer quarterbacks to go around than there 2446 02:04:47,040 --> 02:04:53,360 Speaker 1: are in the NFL. And so with that in mind, 2447 02:04:54,880 --> 02:04:58,680 Speaker 1: most teams that the lower levels of football lean more 2448 02:04:58,720 --> 02:05:01,920 Speaker 1: on the abilities of a great running back than they 2449 02:05:01,960 --> 02:05:05,000 Speaker 1: do at the upper echelons. So when you're a young 2450 02:05:05,120 --> 02:05:09,560 Speaker 1: player and you are having great success and winning games 2451 02:05:09,600 --> 02:05:12,400 Speaker 1: for your team and rushing for one hundred or two 2452 02:05:12,520 --> 02:05:14,560 Speaker 1: hundred or five touchdowns, you know they had kind of 2453 02:05:14,600 --> 02:05:19,040 Speaker 1: these high school numbers where some man child gets in 2454 02:05:19,080 --> 02:05:23,160 Speaker 1: against a team that's that's can't match up. You know, 2455 02:05:23,200 --> 02:05:25,280 Speaker 1: he has these you know, two hundred and fifty yard 2456 02:05:25,360 --> 02:05:29,600 Speaker 1: rushing nights with you know, four touchdowns. Hard to talk 2457 02:05:29,680 --> 02:05:34,080 Speaker 1: that kid out of being that guy at the next level. Yeah, 2458 02:05:34,480 --> 02:05:37,320 Speaker 1: that so, I that's my point. Certainly could happen. I 2459 02:05:37,360 --> 02:05:40,920 Speaker 1: can't see it happening. Kid. Yeah, kids play the position 2460 02:05:40,960 --> 02:05:43,600 Speaker 1: they want to play. Yeah, and they worry about they'll 2461 02:05:43,640 --> 02:05:48,120 Speaker 1: worry about that the yeah yeah, I mean makes sense. 2462 02:05:48,160 --> 02:05:49,800 Speaker 1: You're trying to do it, but it's not gonna happen. 2463 02:05:49,840 --> 02:05:52,600 Speaker 1: They're trying to apply an economic model to football, and 2464 02:05:52,640 --> 02:05:54,480 Speaker 1: I just know kids at the lower levels are saying, 2465 02:05:54,480 --> 02:05:56,520 Speaker 1: give me the dang ball, and the easiest way to 2466 02:05:56,520 --> 02:05:58,920 Speaker 1: get the ball is to go play running back. At 2467 02:05:58,920 --> 02:06:00,880 Speaker 1: the lower levels of football, for the most part, one 2468 02:06:00,880 --> 02:06:02,880 Speaker 1: of the reasons kids kids are gonna fall in love 2469 02:06:02,880 --> 02:06:05,960 Speaker 1: with that, right, One of the reasons kids like football 2470 02:06:06,880 --> 02:06:09,560 Speaker 1: And I'm okay, I'll just send another baseball rent a 2471 02:06:09,600 --> 02:06:13,480 Speaker 1: little bit. But young kids, when they go into sports, 2472 02:06:13,880 --> 02:06:16,560 Speaker 1: they want a sport that interests them a of course 2473 02:06:16,800 --> 02:06:21,720 Speaker 1: it's fun to play, but also that keeps them stimulate. 2474 02:06:21,760 --> 02:06:24,760 Speaker 1: They want some satisfaction for playing. It's hard to for 2475 02:06:24,800 --> 02:06:26,760 Speaker 1: the best kid on your baseball team to go out 2476 02:06:27,480 --> 02:06:31,520 Speaker 1: stand in right field with the big arm, never get 2477 02:06:31,560 --> 02:06:33,480 Speaker 1: the ball hit to him, have three trips to the plate, 2478 02:06:33,600 --> 02:06:36,000 Speaker 1: and his day's done. You get the best kid on 2479 02:06:36,000 --> 02:06:38,520 Speaker 1: a soccer field, however, the foot, the balls on his 2480 02:06:38,560 --> 02:06:42,160 Speaker 1: foot all the time. He's the guy. So that's a 2481 02:06:42,160 --> 02:06:44,040 Speaker 1: lot more fun to kids to play. He's the target 2482 02:06:44,080 --> 02:06:47,720 Speaker 1: guy football. Same thing. They're giving him the football. They 2483 02:06:47,760 --> 02:06:50,440 Speaker 1: want him to have it. Right. Those sports are much 2484 02:06:50,480 --> 02:06:52,680 Speaker 1: more fun for young kids to play because if you're 2485 02:06:52,720 --> 02:06:56,360 Speaker 1: good at it, you don't have to wait on the 2486 02:06:56,440 --> 02:06:58,040 Speaker 1: kids that aren't so good at it to get out 2487 02:06:58,080 --> 02:07:02,160 Speaker 1: of the way for you to be good. Right, So okay, 2488 02:07:02,320 --> 02:07:03,880 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. Yeah, oh no, no, I'm 2489 02:07:04,120 --> 02:07:06,920 Speaker 1: so I get the logic of Listen, if that the 2490 02:07:07,280 --> 02:07:10,760 Speaker 1: highest levels, they're devaluing that position. It's a long way 2491 02:07:10,880 --> 02:07:14,520 Speaker 1: from devaluing the position at the lower levels because of 2492 02:07:14,560 --> 02:07:17,120 Speaker 1: the functionality of the physical nature of the game and 2493 02:07:17,440 --> 02:07:20,680 Speaker 1: the way kids age differently, and the skill level that's required. 2494 02:07:20,760 --> 02:07:23,960 Speaker 1: So practically speaking, I don't know if if that logic 2495 02:07:24,000 --> 02:07:26,440 Speaker 1: translate to the reality. Yeah, it was a good thought 2496 02:07:26,480 --> 02:07:28,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not it makes sense. I'm not dismissing 2497 02:07:28,560 --> 02:07:30,160 Speaker 1: it out of hand, but I just I think that 2498 02:07:30,280 --> 02:07:32,440 Speaker 1: might be a little bit of a stretch, just a 2499 02:07:32,440 --> 02:07:35,120 Speaker 1: little bit all right. Time for some NFL True Fall 2500 02:07:35,200 --> 02:07:38,440 Speaker 1: Steve brought to you by Yancy's Fancy New York's artists 2501 02:07:38,440 --> 02:07:40,800 Speaker 1: in Cheese. And even though we're moving off of our 2502 02:07:40,800 --> 02:07:44,080 Speaker 1: discussion about running backs, True Falls number one deals with 2503 02:07:44,200 --> 02:07:46,720 Speaker 1: a running back. Bill's running back Zach Moss will be 2504 02:07:46,800 --> 02:07:53,120 Speaker 1: a fantasy sleeper, true or false. And as I'm saying this, 2505 02:07:53,200 --> 02:07:55,280 Speaker 1: I'm realizing right now that we never got to your 2506 02:07:55,280 --> 02:07:57,760 Speaker 1: top ten list for your fantasy team. Maybe we'll try 2507 02:07:57,760 --> 02:07:59,720 Speaker 1: to squelet in thinking it might be going off the 2508 02:07:59,720 --> 02:08:04,360 Speaker 1: board anyway. But anyway, I'm gonna say probably, I'm gonna 2509 02:08:04,400 --> 02:08:07,560 Speaker 1: say probably not. I mean, I think I think he's 2510 02:08:07,560 --> 02:08:10,440 Speaker 1: gonna have the kind of year Devin Singletary did a 2511 02:08:10,520 --> 02:08:12,240 Speaker 1: year ago. I think it'd be really difficult for him 2512 02:08:12,240 --> 02:08:14,720 Speaker 1: to rush for a thousand yards given the split that 2513 02:08:14,760 --> 02:08:20,360 Speaker 1: they're gonna get. If he gets a thousand yards, I'll 2514 02:08:20,400 --> 02:08:22,440 Speaker 1: be surprised. Not And that doesn't mean to say I 2515 02:08:22,480 --> 02:08:24,280 Speaker 1: don't think he's gonna come in and really contribute and 2516 02:08:24,280 --> 02:08:26,440 Speaker 1: be a really good player. I just think Devin Singletary 2517 02:08:26,520 --> 02:08:28,600 Speaker 1: is that good as well. I think both those guys 2518 02:08:28,720 --> 02:08:30,600 Speaker 1: are good. Plus you know you got all those weapons 2519 02:08:30,680 --> 02:08:34,160 Speaker 1: out on the outside as well, So we'll see. But 2520 02:08:34,280 --> 02:08:36,760 Speaker 1: I don't think he'll be a sleeper. No, I'm gonna 2521 02:08:36,760 --> 02:08:40,680 Speaker 1: say true for this reason. I think that a lot 2522 02:08:40,720 --> 02:08:42,880 Speaker 1: of the goal line carries that you saw Josh Allen 2523 02:08:42,920 --> 02:08:46,400 Speaker 1: take could in turn be given to Zach Moss, and 2524 02:08:46,440 --> 02:08:48,640 Speaker 1: so I think he could be like a vulture touchdown 2525 02:08:48,680 --> 02:08:53,560 Speaker 1: steeler from other players on the roster. And because of that, 2526 02:08:53,840 --> 02:08:56,880 Speaker 1: he might be a late round pick that suddenly gives 2527 02:08:56,880 --> 02:08:59,440 Speaker 1: you seven or eight touchdowns just by virtue of the 2528 02:08:59,480 --> 02:09:02,360 Speaker 1: fact that he's our goal line guy instead of Josh Allen. 2529 02:09:02,400 --> 02:09:05,320 Speaker 1: So Josh Ellen gets nine rushing touchdowns last year, maybe 2530 02:09:05,320 --> 02:09:09,120 Speaker 1: he gets three three this year and Zack moscuts nine. Yeah, 2531 02:09:09,120 --> 02:09:11,160 Speaker 1: eight or nine? Right, So that's the only way I 2532 02:09:11,320 --> 02:09:13,200 Speaker 1: see it happening. I get you, all right, So I 2533 02:09:13,240 --> 02:09:16,400 Speaker 1: say true NFL true false. Number two, Steve dak Prescott 2534 02:09:16,520 --> 02:09:19,840 Speaker 1: versus Jerry Jones is the biggest NFL QB storyline. I've 2535 02:09:19,880 --> 02:09:27,960 Speaker 1: got an opinion here. The biggest QB storyline no, I 2536 02:09:28,000 --> 02:09:30,880 Speaker 1: don't think it is. I think it's I think it's 2537 02:09:30,880 --> 02:09:33,280 Speaker 1: a storyline that's going to extend past this season. So 2538 02:09:33,320 --> 02:09:34,960 Speaker 1: I don't think it's. I think you get to be 2539 02:09:35,000 --> 02:09:37,680 Speaker 1: the biggest storyline when you get a sense of urgency 2540 02:09:38,120 --> 02:09:40,400 Speaker 1: about it. So I don't think it is. I would 2541 02:09:40,440 --> 02:09:42,360 Speaker 1: say no. I think there are some a lot of 2542 02:09:42,400 --> 02:09:45,120 Speaker 1: interesting you know fits magic down in Miami with two 2543 02:09:45,120 --> 02:09:51,360 Speaker 1: attack of Voloa, Tyrod Taylor and Joe Burrow, the not 2544 02:09:51,480 --> 02:09:54,640 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow, justin Herbert, Joe Burrow and Cincinnad taken over 2545 02:09:54,680 --> 02:09:59,560 Speaker 1: that team Tom Brady, Cam Newton, Tom Brady and Cam Newton, 2546 02:09:59,680 --> 02:10:04,720 Speaker 1: how goes for teams h Teddy Bridgewater is a phenomenal story. 2547 02:10:05,240 --> 02:10:08,360 Speaker 1: And then there's always the Chicago Bears with Mitch Rubisky 2548 02:10:08,640 --> 02:10:11,360 Speaker 1: in a real battle with Nick Foles. And we had 2549 02:10:11,360 --> 02:10:14,200 Speaker 1: this conversation, say, you know, the best thing about it 2550 02:10:14,200 --> 02:10:16,720 Speaker 1: for the worst thing about it for Chicago fans is 2551 02:10:16,760 --> 02:10:20,800 Speaker 1: this that the winner of that competition is Nick Foles 2552 02:10:20,880 --> 02:10:23,560 Speaker 1: or Mitch Drubisky. I and I think there could be 2553 02:10:23,640 --> 02:10:26,600 Speaker 1: another QB storyline, Like everybody thinks Kyler Murray is going 2554 02:10:26,680 --> 02:10:28,640 Speaker 1: to take off this year, that could very well happen too. 2555 02:10:28,680 --> 02:10:30,920 Speaker 1: I mean, some people think he might if with a 2556 02:10:30,920 --> 02:10:33,040 Speaker 1: good year, he could end up in the MVP conversation. 2557 02:10:33,080 --> 02:10:35,600 Speaker 1: I think that's a little steep, But I think that 2558 02:10:35,640 --> 02:10:37,920 Speaker 1: guy's poised to have a good year and may even 2559 02:10:38,000 --> 02:10:40,160 Speaker 1: have that team flirting with the playoffs despite being in 2560 02:10:40,200 --> 02:10:42,800 Speaker 1: a real, real tough division. I'd like to see that. 2561 02:10:43,400 --> 02:10:45,080 Speaker 1: I don't know that their defense is good enough to 2562 02:10:45,080 --> 02:10:46,600 Speaker 1: make it happen. I don't know if that's gonna happen, 2563 02:10:46,800 --> 02:10:48,960 Speaker 1: but I think he's gonna have a big second year. Yeah, 2564 02:10:49,080 --> 02:10:51,280 Speaker 1: and there's yeah, okay, and you know it could be 2565 02:10:51,360 --> 02:10:55,680 Speaker 1: the biggest QB storyline COVID knocking people out of the 2566 02:10:55,920 --> 02:10:58,360 Speaker 1: out of the lineup right if it happens. So how 2567 02:10:58,360 --> 02:11:01,320 Speaker 1: about that? All right? That is an abbreviated version of 2568 02:11:01,480 --> 02:11:04,480 Speaker 1: NFL's True False brought to you by Yancy's Fancy New 2569 02:11:04,560 --> 02:11:06,360 Speaker 1: York's Artists and Cheese. Steve and I will take a 2570 02:11:06,440 --> 02:11:09,200 Speaker 1: quick break, but coming back with what have we learned 2571 02:11:09,760 --> 02:11:13,080 Speaker 1: as we examine what we took from today's show and 2572 02:11:13,200 --> 02:11:15,360 Speaker 1: presented to you. That's coming up next here on One 2573 02:11:15,360 --> 02:11:18,440 Speaker 1: Bill's Live, presented by Kalida Health. This is Buffalo Bills 2574 02:11:18,520 --> 02:11:35,600 Speaker 1: Radio Time for what have We Learned? Brought to you 2575 02:11:35,640 --> 02:11:40,080 Speaker 1: by Skyworks, the official construction equipment rental company of the 2576 02:11:40,120 --> 02:11:43,320 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. In the one o'clock hour the show today, 2577 02:11:43,320 --> 02:11:46,440 Speaker 1: we had one Mark sess Lauran from NFL dot com, 2578 02:11:46,480 --> 02:11:49,080 Speaker 1: also co host of the Around the NFL podcast, and 2579 02:11:49,600 --> 02:11:53,320 Speaker 1: he talked about the Bills being on the brink of 2580 02:11:53,440 --> 02:11:58,000 Speaker 1: contending for a title. The Bills are a team to 2581 02:11:58,040 --> 02:12:01,200 Speaker 1: talk about because they and defied what they wanted to 2582 02:12:01,240 --> 02:12:04,640 Speaker 1: be on defense. On offense, we knew that Sean McDermott 2583 02:12:04,640 --> 02:12:07,160 Speaker 1: would bring. That's incredible. I think he's one of the 2584 02:12:07,160 --> 02:12:10,240 Speaker 1: best defensive coaches who just maximizes the players. But how 2585 02:12:10,320 --> 02:12:13,200 Speaker 1: quickly over two seasons they rebuilt the wide receiving corps 2586 02:12:13,200 --> 02:12:15,400 Speaker 1: and they rebuilt to the running back room. I mean, 2587 02:12:15,800 --> 02:12:19,120 Speaker 1: Josh Allen came in to an absolutely bad commers and 2588 02:12:19,360 --> 02:12:21,400 Speaker 1: I think at this point you'd say he's got the 2589 02:12:21,440 --> 02:12:24,520 Speaker 1: weapons around him. I think the wide receiver group is 2590 02:12:24,600 --> 02:12:27,840 Speaker 1: one of the most interesting in the AFC. You've got 2591 02:12:27,960 --> 02:12:30,360 Speaker 1: some sisties. You can count on Cole Beasley who has 2592 02:12:30,360 --> 02:12:32,160 Speaker 1: had a good camp. You can count on John Brown, 2593 02:12:32,480 --> 02:12:35,200 Speaker 1: Stefan Diggs. I mean, he gives you the deep stress 2594 02:12:35,200 --> 02:12:38,240 Speaker 1: that they really didn't have in terms of you know, 2595 02:12:38,400 --> 02:12:40,480 Speaker 1: having to deal you know, number one corners are gonna 2596 02:12:40,520 --> 02:12:42,360 Speaker 1: have to deal with him, and it's up to Josh 2597 02:12:42,400 --> 02:12:45,560 Speaker 1: Allen too. I improve some of the downfield passing the 2598 02:12:45,560 --> 02:12:50,320 Speaker 1: metrics to everyone's point too, I think he cannot. So Yeah, 2599 02:12:50,400 --> 02:12:54,200 Speaker 1: another yet another person who's excited about the Bills. I mean, 2600 02:12:55,000 --> 02:12:58,640 Speaker 1: just just line up, get in line. Yeah, not everybody, though, 2601 02:12:58,640 --> 02:13:01,280 Speaker 1: I'm a poor Connor or my gun. I guess he 2602 02:13:01,400 --> 02:13:03,040 Speaker 1: picked the Bills. He goes seven and nine to get 2603 02:13:03,040 --> 02:13:07,280 Speaker 1: third in the division, yeats ahead of him, ahead of 2604 02:13:07,560 --> 02:13:11,839 Speaker 1: the Bills, as he is absolutely getting his head caved in. Yeah, 2605 02:13:11,880 --> 02:13:14,400 Speaker 1: I don't know if that was the wisest move. And 2606 02:13:14,600 --> 02:13:16,320 Speaker 1: even as he wrote it, he said, I can see 2607 02:13:16,360 --> 02:13:19,480 Speaker 1: Buffalo being on fire right now. Well, that's the one 2608 02:13:19,560 --> 02:13:22,040 Speaker 1: part he was right about. In terms of the predictions, 2609 02:13:22,800 --> 02:13:25,360 Speaker 1: quick wrap up on the Twitter poll today. How much 2610 02:13:25,400 --> 02:13:28,280 Speaker 1: should NFL teams value the running back position? The winner 2611 02:13:28,400 --> 02:13:32,040 Speaker 1: in a squeaker, there's always an ample supply of talent 2612 02:13:32,120 --> 02:13:34,600 Speaker 1: followed right behind by committee approach is the best way 2613 02:13:34,640 --> 02:13:36,600 Speaker 1: to go, and that's what the Bills have done. Steve 2614 02:13:36,680 --> 02:13:39,120 Speaker 1: and I are done for today. We'll be back tomorrow 2615 02:13:39,360 --> 02:13:41,880 Speaker 1: for another edition of One Bills Live. We thank you 2616 02:13:41,920 --> 02:13:44,880 Speaker 1: for joining us. We'll see you then for One Bills Live, 2617 02:13:45,240 --> 02:13:48,800 Speaker 1: presented by Kalida Health. This has been Buffalo Bills Radio.