1 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: Down at a Steve Tasker, who has been all over 2 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: the field. He was kind of a dual roll players 3 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: for Steve a blimp. We're not even in the strated 4 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: beard of normalcy. It is Monday night football. It is 5 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills at four and one the Kansas City 6 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,480 Speaker 1: Chiefs at four and one. John Murphy's team Tasker here 7 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 1: on a misty night in Archer Park. Yeah, this is 8 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 1: a game that's big for both these teams. And here's 9 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: the snap out of the gun. Mahomes dancing around, fires 10 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: to Kelsey over the middle, driving to the end zone, 11 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: and he is in touchdown Kansas City. He got behind 12 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: Tremaine Edmonds and went in for the touchdown. An eleven 13 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: yard passed from Patrick Mahomes to Travis Kelsey. The snap 14 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: Josh Allen playfake, looks to the end zone, rolling to 15 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: his right, looks, looks fires down in the side of 16 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: the end zone and it is touchdown up touchdown pass. 17 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: Stefan Dick somehow brought it in. There's a snap, a 18 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: Home's gonna throw it, lofts it into the end zone 19 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: looking for Kelsey. He's got him touchdown Kansas City. Travis 20 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: Kelsey got fast Jordan Poyer for the Chiefs touchdown. It's 21 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: the snap, hands it off, it's a first down and 22 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: more headed into the end zone. For the touchdown is 23 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: Daryl Williams a thirteen yard touchdown run off the left guard, 24 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 1: touchdown Kansas City. Here the snap, Josh Allen fires a strike. 25 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley makes a catch it the two trying to 26 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: dive into the endzone. He is in touchdown Buffalo. Cole 27 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: Beasley fought for those two yards that he desperately needed 28 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: to put the Bills in the end zone. Touchdown, Bill 29 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: gosh Allen sets up teeth as time, fires it down 30 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: the middle and it is tipped and intercepted by Sorenson 31 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: up around the Buffalo forty and he scoops out of bounds. 32 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: And that's just about do it. Yeah, they got a 33 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: look at a lot of things, and you said it seven. 34 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: I mean defense. Obviously to give up those long scorning 35 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: drives for Kansas City for the offense, which is totally 36 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: ineffective today, the Bills have got some soul searching to 37 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: do that. Murphy. That's the Toshiba game Rewind, the official 38 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: copier company of the Buffalo Bills. Welcome in to a 39 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: Tuesday game rewind edition of one Bills Live Chris Brown, 40 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker with you, and you heard Steve say it 41 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: right at the end of the broadcast. Bills have got 42 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: some soul searching to do, got some answers to find, 43 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:32,239 Speaker 1: and Steve, I thought coach McDermott painted the picture pretty accurately. 44 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: In his postgame press conference. We often hear him say, 45 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: Steve that we try to identify little pebbles of problems 46 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: so they don't become boulders, you know, address them early, 47 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: get them corrected so they don't become bigger problems. Last 48 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: night he said, we have some boulders to deal with, 49 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: big problems. Now. I don't doubt for a second that 50 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: he and his staff, along with the players will get 51 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: hammering on them to make those boulders smaller. But we're 52 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:10,239 Speaker 1: here in week six and the problems have developed into 53 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: boulder sized issues, as the head coach himself sees it. Yeah, 54 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: there's no question they had a game plan last night 55 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: where they were going to try and force the Chiefs 56 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: to beat them left handed, invite them to run the 57 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: football and then you know, bear up and get some stops. 58 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: They couldn't stop them. They couldn't get the ball away 59 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: from the Chiefs. And then and then the surprising thing, 60 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: and this is it when you're gonna beat a team 61 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 1: like the Chiefs, who are very good. And it's the 62 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: same thing last week with the Titans, two very good 63 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: football teams, and the Bills are gonna face a bunch 64 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: more of them in there on this schedule. You gotta 65 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: play total football offense and defense. Last night, and it 66 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: was said by more people than me, the offense didn't 67 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: hold their end of it up. They could not stay 68 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: on the field enough, move the ball effectively enough to 69 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: give their defense a chance, you know, to get the 70 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: most out of maybe whatever stops they could get, you know, 71 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: when they got them down to where they had to 72 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: punt it a couple of times. But the Bills offense 73 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: couldn't score enough points. You thought you would have thought 74 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: coming into that game that the Bills were going to 75 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: hang thirty. This was gonna be a thirty thirty three game. 76 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: Both these teams would be in the thirties. And now 77 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: the Chiefs scored twenty six. The Bills couldn't score twenty. 78 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: That's a problem. This is a team and it's not 79 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,679 Speaker 1: like last year's team. We all know that this defense 80 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: is not playing as well as it did or the 81 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: same to the same level that it did a year ago. 82 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: This is gonna fall on the offense to overcome defens 83 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 1: It's like this to score enough points to put the 84 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: other team in under some pressure and do some things 85 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: differently than they were forced to do yesterday. So I think, 86 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: you know, this is a team that's got to play 87 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 1: well on both sides of the ball, particularly offensively, on 88 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 1: a more consistent basis. He kind of got the idea 89 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: it was might be a long night that first series. 90 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: When Josh threw two really bad passes to start the 91 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: game and the third one donked off John Brown's face mask, 92 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: it was like, wow, what you know? This was like 93 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: they picked up from where they left off in the 94 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: Titan game a little bit. So well, yeah, they had 95 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: some problems yesterday, no question about it, and they didn't. 96 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: I was more surprised at how the offense didn't play 97 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: than I was about how the defail. When you think 98 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 1: about the defensive game plan Steve, which was let's not 99 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: have balls flying over our heads so they can hang 100 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,159 Speaker 1: forty on us in a quarter and a half, which 101 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: We've seen the Chiefs due to teams in this league. 102 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: So they said, look, we're gonna keep everything in front 103 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 1: of us. We're gonna play a good deal. His own 104 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: defense forced them to earn it all the way down 105 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: the field, and we're probably gonna give up some yards 106 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: in the run game. But our ultimate goal here is 107 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: not worrying about how many rushing yards were given up, 108 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 1: or how many passing yards were given up, or how 109 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: many third down conversions were given up. We just want 110 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: to hold him under thirty because if our offense comes 111 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 1: to play and we hold the Chiefs under thirty points, 112 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: we've got a chance to win. You should score that. 113 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: The problem with that game plan was the offense didn't 114 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: show up up. Yeah, exactly, And that's and that's the 115 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: frustrating part about it. Particularly when you see a game 116 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 1: like that where the Chiefs kind of just kind of 117 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 1: roll over it, you would think that at some point. Now, 118 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: I know, the Chiefs are the defending world champions, so 119 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: if you forced them into their offhand, you know where 120 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: they're trying to kind of beat you left handed with 121 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:19,799 Speaker 1: the run game. Instead of Pat Mahomes throwing it around 122 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: with all those guys that you know, uh tyree hillos 123 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: three catches. The Bills have h one turnover at the 124 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: at the end of the game, but other than that 125 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: they had zero turnovers. They had three penalties all night, 126 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: you know, so you think, wow, this is you know, 127 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: it's kind of the template for it. But at some point, 128 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 1: somebody's gotta do something against that run game. Just get 129 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: one tackle. It was not good. It was not good. 130 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 1: And the Bill's offense could not run the ball at all, 131 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 1: and Josh Allen couldn't overcome that in the passing game. 132 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 1: And I was that surprised me a little bit. I was, Josh, 133 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: surprise me a little bit last night. So I was. 134 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: And it was one of those games where you got 135 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: deep into that second half, it's like, man, oh man, 136 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: this is excruciating to watch because you just didn't have 137 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: an answer. And I think the most disappointing thing, too, 138 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: was when you got the two personal foul penalties on 139 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: that last drive that gave you from a six point 140 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: game to a nine point game, and then that was 141 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:22,119 Speaker 1: virtually over after that eight oh three oh five fifty 142 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: To get on the line with us to hash this 143 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: one out one eight eight five fifty two five fifty. 144 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: NFL Research put a stat out on their Twitter handle 145 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: last night which was very, very telling with respect to 146 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: the Chiefs rushing success. It was the first time that 147 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 1: the Chiefs ran for two hundred yards or more in 148 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: a game that Patrick Mahomes started. We all know Andy 149 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: Reid over the course of his career has essentially been 150 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: this sixty percent pass forty percent run. With Patrick Mahomes 151 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: this year, it's been sixty percent pass forty percent run. 152 00:07:57,480 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: So Andy Reid really hasn't changed, even though he's got 153 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: one of the best quarterbacks in football under center for 154 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: him each and every week. Last night, in the game, 155 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: the script completely flipped. They ran sixty three percent of 156 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: the time and passed thirty seven percent of the time. 157 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: So Andy Reid said, all right, you want me to 158 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: run the ball, here we go. And there was no answer. 159 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: And you know, I don't want to say this to 160 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: alarm people, but I was watching that game and I'm 161 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: watching the battles at the line of scrimmage on both 162 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: sides of the ball, Steve and I was unfortunately reminded 163 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: of the many games in the twenty eighteen season where 164 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: the Bills just could not match up at the line 165 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: of scrimmage and could not win their fair share of 166 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: the battles. You're not gonna win every time in the 167 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 1: NFL at the line of scrimmage. But they did not 168 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: dictate any portion of that game yesterday to the opponent. 169 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 1: They were reacting to everything that the Chiefs decided they 170 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 1: wanted to do in the game. And while yes it 171 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 1: was a one score game at the end, did it 172 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,839 Speaker 1: ever feel like the Bills had any control of that 173 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: game from start to finish. I always felt like they 174 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: were trying to play catch up the whole time, not 175 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: just in terms of on the scoreboard. And yes, I 176 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: know they had a seven three lead early on, there 177 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: were times where I was just sitting there, going, man, 178 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:21,959 Speaker 1: why does this feel like they're trying to push a 179 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:24,679 Speaker 1: boulder up a hill right now? Like the whole game, 180 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: it felt that way. And again we knew this too. 181 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 1: The Chiefs have got it going on in more ways 182 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: than just Pat Mahomes and Tyreek Hill. They their offensive 183 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:37,079 Speaker 1: line is was excellent. I think the thing that gets 184 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: me about and how you know, you know, as bad 185 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: as that game felt for Bills fans, because I think 186 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: some of the incitement, some of the bad feelings, you 187 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: get excited you were to begin with, and it didn't 188 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 1: go that well, and it's probably a crusher. It's a 189 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: belly flop when when he when he come down off 190 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: that high. But that that we knew the Bills were 191 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: up against the world champions. We knew that the Chiefs 192 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: were coming in that didn't have Sammy Watkins, but we 193 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: knew that they had some guys and it was We 194 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:12,959 Speaker 1: also know too that this coaching staff had, particularly a 195 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: head coach, has a lot of history and knowledge about 196 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: how Andy Reid thinks. So he went in there and 197 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: four and knew Andy Reid had it. I've heard Andy 198 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: Reid said Andy Reid would throw it every time if 199 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 1: he could. Yeah, that's that's his thing. So Sean McDermott 200 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: put him into a spot where he said he wasn't 201 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: going to throw it as much as he would like to, 202 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: as much as he would even settle for. And so 203 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: there was a lot of that going on in the 204 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: big picture of things. The Bill said, Okay, we're gonna 205 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: make you do something you really don't want to do 206 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: or don't like to do, and we're gonna see if 207 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: we can shorten this game up and keep this thing 208 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: in the realm, because we've got an offense we think 209 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:51,680 Speaker 1: can light light you up, and they couldn't get it 210 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 1: done offensively for whatever reason. And that's that was the 211 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: missing piece. So when you measure yourself up against the 212 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: World champions, you come up nine points short at the end, 213 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:06,079 Speaker 1: which really it was a six point game and late, 214 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: and you had a chance, but it was a chance 215 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 1: that felt like it was never gonna come up. You know. 216 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: It was one of those hopeless, hopelessly close games, you 217 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. It was like it was a 218 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen a slow death, like it was a twenty 219 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: eighteen game. Yeah, that's why I was reminded of it, 220 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: Like I was looking at all the components that contributed 221 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: to the loss last night. Josh was inaccurate at times. 222 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: Missed a sure fire touchdown to Stefan Diggs by himself 223 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: in the end zone. He overthrows him green passed. I 224 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: thought dig should have caught that, and the guy had 225 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:39,559 Speaker 1: his arm, he couldn't get two hands. No, I'm not 226 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 1: talking about that one. Oh, it was running free in 227 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 1: the scoreboard end zone early in the game. I think 228 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: it was a third possession wide open in the back 229 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 1: left corner of the end zone, coming across the back 230 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 1: of the end zone, nobody near him, and he just 231 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 1: threw it right over his head. I mean, he had 232 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 1: all day to catch that ball screen pass out in 233 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: the right flank to Devin's singletary. If he caught the 234 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: ball and turned around, there was nobody in front of 235 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: him for thirty yards, missed him. First class of the game. 236 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: He's got Beasley in the flat, doesn't hit him. And 237 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: after the third quarter, Josh was eight for twenty passing. Now, 238 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:22,199 Speaker 1: in fairness to him, okay, there was a drop, there 239 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:25,320 Speaker 1: were two throwaways because of pressure. So those are three 240 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: in completions right there. But you take those three out 241 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: and you're still eight for seventeen. And I don't I 242 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 1: it was. He was just off and Josh, you know, 243 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: we've said it. I've said it on this show a 244 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: lot of times because I get to interview Josh a 245 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: lot after the games or sit in on the interviews. 246 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: I get usually asked a question, maybe two, And he 247 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:54,439 Speaker 1: is the most self aware quarterback I have ever been around. Right, 248 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 1: I mean, you want to talk about a person that 249 00:12:56,960 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: recognizes that he has got issues or did not perform 250 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: up to his level of expectation or his potential. He 251 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 1: will say it before anybody else does, and he said 252 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 1: it last night. I played poorly. I have to play better. 253 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: I can't play like that and expect us to win 254 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: football games. And he's right. You know, he's completing forty 255 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:18,839 Speaker 1: percent of his passes by the end of the third quarter, 256 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 1: and then end of game there he is at fifty 257 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: two percent. I mean, that was his completion percentage his 258 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: rookie year. It was a step back, and hey, look 259 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: players have stepped back. Now let's see if he can rebound. 260 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: If he can't, then I think people will start to 261 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: get a little uneasy about where this season is headed 262 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 1: because I think everybody knows with the run game in 263 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 1: the state that it's currently in, and we'll talk about 264 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: that later in the show. He's the only thing that 265 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: looks viable in terms of something you can count on 266 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: with some measure of consistency based on his performance through 267 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 1: the first five games. I'm gonna say through the first 268 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: five game because I don't think he played poorly at Tennessee. 269 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:01,679 Speaker 1: I just think he didn't get any help. Four drops 270 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: in that game, um pre snap penalties out the wazoo. 271 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 1: I mean, Josh played pretty well in that game. Yes, 272 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: he had the two picks, uh and one, you know 273 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 1: one both went back for touchdowns, so I understand, you know, 274 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: the points off turnovers and all of that. I didn't 275 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 1: think he played poorly in that game last night. Even 276 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: his assessment was he played poorly, and unfortunately he was 277 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 1: correct in that assessment. All right, let's go to the phones. 278 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: Eight oh three five fifty one eight eight five fifty two, 279 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: five fifty. We lead off with Ken on a cell. Ken, 280 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: you're on one Bill's Live. Thanks for joining us. What 281 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: do you have, Kenno? You're there, sir? Yes, sir, I'm sorry, 282 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: go ahead? Are doing good? What do you have for us? Yeah? 283 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: First of all, I'd like to talk about the defense. Sure, yep. 284 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: I as a Bills fan, I have been on. I 285 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: have been a fan since Jim Kellyer. I have watched 286 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: this struggle and I've watched success. Now. Sean mcdermock is, 287 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: I love him. He's an awesome coach, but this defensive coordinator, 288 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: he is a joke. He does not know what he's doing. 289 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: He can't. I mean, when you've got two players back 290 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: to back making a fifteen yard personal fouls for no reason, 291 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: and then they come out they can't stop the run. 292 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: And as far as Josh Allen goes, you know, I 293 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: understand the weather had a lot to do with it. 294 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: I think the weather did was a factor in this game. 295 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: But what I'm what I don't understand is is this 296 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator. Now, the first game against the Titans, they 297 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: didn't they were they fell flat on their face, and 298 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 1: then they come out to this game and they can't 299 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: stop the run. They're running all over him, and I 300 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: think they need a change. And the defensive coordinator. Now, 301 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: I don't have the I don't have you guys on 302 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: my telep on my television, so I would appreciate if 303 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 1: I could hear your response over the phone. Yeah, we 304 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: can leave you on the line here, Ken, no problem, okay. 305 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 1: And you know, I'm really I'm so disgusted with this 306 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator. I don't think I think he's a terrible coach. 307 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: And and everybody's got a sugarcoating. I listened to all 308 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: these reports and all these postgame interviews with all these guys, 309 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: Oh we gotta do better, and oh we had our 310 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: guys gotta step up that's sugarcoating. Why don't they say 311 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: it like it is? Well, the coordinator is terrible, man, Ken, Ken? 312 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: You know, Ken, did you know there's the same defensive 313 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: coordinators last year? Yeah? And but the thing is, but 314 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 1: then what happened? Why Why are they allowing two hundred 315 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 1: yard rushing? Why are they allowing the teams to walk 316 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: down the fields and score? I mean, we barely beat 317 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: the Rams. So do you think do you think the 318 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:10,640 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator like change philosophies or forgot how to coach 319 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:14,400 Speaker 1: or I mean, what's your point? The point is I 320 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: don't think he is stepping up and and coaching the 321 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:23,400 Speaker 1: defense the way they should be coached. You know yourself 322 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 1: back to back fifteen yard penalties which was uncalled for 323 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 1: to throw a guy down out of us. So well, Ken, 324 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: do you think? Do you think, Ken, do you think 325 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:38,199 Speaker 1: Leslie Frasier coached Jordan Poyer and told Turdavious White to 326 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 1: get personal files? You think he coached him to do that? No, 327 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 1: but he should have. But they should know better. Well, 328 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 1: I think they do better, But there are you know, 329 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 1: and I'm not excusing what they did, but I will 330 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:54,399 Speaker 1: say that sometimes when you're getting your head handed to 331 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: you for four quarters, and you're near the end of 332 00:17:57,320 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: a game that you're not all that optimistic you're going 333 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 1: to come out on the right end of That's when 334 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: frustrations start to boil over a little bit. Again, I'm 335 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: not condoning it, I'm not excusing it, but it does happen, 336 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: especially in a game as emotional as the NFL. I 337 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 1: think Dredavious Whites was kind of an ocuous I think 338 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: he was just trying to ensure that the guy was 339 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 1: out of bounds on his I did not see player's firsthand, 340 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 1: but you know, does that mean that you have a 341 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator that doesn't know how to discipline as players? 342 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 1: I would respectfully disagree with that. The second thing I'll 343 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 1: say is the problems that this defense has are execution based. 344 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:42,199 Speaker 1: As I see it. You've got defensive lineman who have 345 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: been coached on fundamentals for the better part of the 346 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:47,919 Speaker 1: last four weeks by their coaching staff, and they still 347 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: cannot get off blocks. Now, could part of that be 348 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 1: rooted in the fact that that referees are not calling 349 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 1: holding as much, and they're probably being held more often 350 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 1: than they have in the past. Yeah, I think that 351 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:03,919 Speaker 1: could be part of it. But the alarming thing to 352 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 1: me is they cannot shed blocks right now and get 353 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: in their gaps to stop ball carriers before they're through 354 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. And now they're into the second 355 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: level at speed, which makes the task more difficult for 356 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: everyone at the second level because they got a freight 357 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: train coming at him and they got to make a decision. 358 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: Am I going to plant and guess that he's headed 359 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,159 Speaker 1: this way and try to lower my shoulder, or am 360 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 1: I gonna have to, you know, shuffle, shuffle, shuffle until 361 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 1: I exactly know where he's going and give up five 362 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:32,159 Speaker 1: more yards in the process just to ensure that I 363 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: get him down. These are the things that they're facing 364 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: right now, and it's unfortunately become systemic. It's not like 365 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: you've got a one, a single weak link. As I 366 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: see it up front, this is a systemic issue that 367 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 1: has to be nipped in the bud. And I'll give 368 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:51,439 Speaker 1: Jerry Hughes some credit on this, and we'll get to 369 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 1: some of his comments in the next segment here. But 370 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 1: after the game, Jerry acknowledged all the problems that have 371 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 1: befallen this def fense, and he said after the game, 372 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: he already contacted all of the defensive linemen and told them, 373 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 1: we're coming into work early tomorrow. We're going to review 374 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:10,439 Speaker 1: the film before we even have to meet with our 375 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: coaches in the morning, because we're gonna get to the 376 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:14,679 Speaker 1: bottom of what the heck's going on here, because we 377 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:17,640 Speaker 1: have to get this fixed. So they're ringing the alarm belt. 378 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: I do think it's also telling that Trent Murphy and 379 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: Harrison Phillips were deactivated for this game ken healthy scratches. 380 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: They were healthy scratches, and they brought two other guys up, 381 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: So they're starting to stir the pot. And I think, 382 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: you know your action you can say, and of course 383 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 1: we're gonna get you know, the company line, and we're 384 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:36,639 Speaker 1: gonna you know, McDermott and Leslie Fraser and nobody's gonna 385 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: throw these players under the bus, you know. But their 386 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: actions will tell you where they think some problems are. 387 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:46,399 Speaker 1: And I think activating Justin Zimmer and Mike Brian Cox 388 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:49,199 Speaker 1: Junior off the practice squad and putting them in the 389 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: game giving them snaps yesterday says a little bit about 390 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:55,359 Speaker 1: where they think the problem is coming from. So there's 391 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:59,440 Speaker 1: that as well, so they're not. You're not the only 392 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: one who sees problems with the defense, Ken, I mean, 393 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: I think the coaching staff and what they've said and 394 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: what they have done with their roster says that they 395 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: see some problems as well. All Right, so thanks very 396 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 1: much for the call. We move along here and we 397 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 1: go to Charlie in North Buffalo. Charlie, thanks for joining 398 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: us here on One Bill's Live. Hi, guys, how you 399 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:20,680 Speaker 1: doing today? Good? What do you have for us? Well? 400 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: I think the Bills quit completely on their coaching staff. 401 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:27,679 Speaker 1: The last two games. They look like they totally quit. 402 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 1: I mean, they weren't making tackles, they were avoiding tackles. 403 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: It was ridiculous. I don't know how you can say 404 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: they were avoiding tackles you. I mean, I don't know 405 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: your background, Charlie. Maybe you were a football coach. Maybe 406 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: you have access to all twenty two film and you 407 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: can assess that from your perch on your couch watching 408 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:50,719 Speaker 1: the game or whatever. But I can't imagine. Here's why 409 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 1: I'm going to tell you that I don't believe they're 410 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 1: avoiding tackles. Okay, as we all know, the film doesn't lie. Okay, 411 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: if you're avoiding tackles as a defender in this league, 412 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: you're gonna be in this league very long because coaches 413 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: are depending on you to perform, and if you don't perform, 414 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: coaches are going to take you off the field. So 415 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 1: to say they're avoiding tackles, I think is a little 416 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 1: strong and probably misguided. You don't play in this league 417 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: very long and collect a paycheck. If you're avoiding tackles 418 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 1: as a defender in this league, it just doesn't happen. 419 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: So that's number one. Number two, they're not performing. I 420 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 1: think we can all agree on that the execution is flawed. 421 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 1: It's not consistent. It doesn't mean that guys aren't hustling, 422 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 1: It doesn't mean that guys aren't trying. It just hasn't 423 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: been good enough, and it's an execution problem. And so 424 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 1: how they fix it is up to them and their coaches, 425 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:46,680 Speaker 1: and I'm confident they'll get to work on doing that. 426 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:50,919 Speaker 1: But they just didn't have any answers last night. And 427 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: it's frustrating to watch. I'm not going to deny it 428 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 1: for a second. It is frustrating to watch, especially when 429 00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 1: you had become accustomed to seeing a defense that was 430 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 1: top five caliber the last two years. Yeah, I don't, 431 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: and I don't think this is a team that is 432 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: going to quit on Sean McDermott or Leslie Frasier. I 433 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:12,520 Speaker 1: think they have a lot of love and respect for 434 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: those guys. They want to play hard for him. I 435 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: do think they're struggling at the point of attack, maybe 436 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: on both sides of the ball. But yeah, I don't 437 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:23,479 Speaker 1: think this is Yeah, I don't think this is a 438 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 1: team they've mistackles. Don't get me wrong on that. I 439 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: don't think this is a team that's quit on the 440 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: coaching staff or that they've lost this like you know, 441 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:34,120 Speaker 1: we've heard about or seeing other teams and coaches get 442 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:38,879 Speaker 1: in that situation. But there's no question they've something's happened 443 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: to this team the last two weeks, and I think 444 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 1: last week in Tennessee, I'm I'm really hesitant to say 445 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: anything definitive about this team after last week and what 446 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:50,120 Speaker 1: was leading up to it and all of that. I'm 447 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,640 Speaker 1: I don't know if that game can even be put 448 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,159 Speaker 1: in the context of the entire season. The way it happened, 449 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:58,800 Speaker 1: the way they found out about it, the way it 450 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 1: was on off again, were they getting ready to play 451 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: the Titans or were they not? Was it gonna happen? 452 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:05,679 Speaker 1: Was it not? Or that was somebody come down with 453 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 1: virus or were they not? That game had so many 454 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 1: distractions and problems getting getting played. I don't even know 455 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,160 Speaker 1: if you can make an assessment about where the team 456 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,359 Speaker 1: was mentally and be accurate about how it in a 457 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:22,479 Speaker 1: big picture. So, but this game yesterday against the Chiefs, 458 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: it was a tough game plan to execute and the 459 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 1: Bills couldn't get it done against a really good football 460 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: team and the offense. And I thought it was as 461 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 1: much about the offense as it was about the defense 462 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 1: not stopping the run. I really do. And it never 463 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:42,479 Speaker 1: got to the point where the Bills could put up 464 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,879 Speaker 1: enough points to make the Chiefs think, hey, we gotta 465 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:47,360 Speaker 1: stay in this now, We're not gonna just let this game, 466 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 1: this run game go. It never got to that point. 467 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:51,879 Speaker 1: And I put that on the Bills offense as much 468 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: as do the defense. And the big stat that points 469 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:57,159 Speaker 1: that out, and Charlie, thanks for the call. The big 470 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: stat that points that out is the time of possession 471 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:02,480 Speaker 1: in this second half. The Chiefs had the ball over 472 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 1: twenty three minutes of the second half. The Bills had 473 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,159 Speaker 1: the ball for six and a half minutes of the 474 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:11,879 Speaker 1: second half. They say, oh wow, that's because the defense 475 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,439 Speaker 1: couldn't get off the field. While that may be true, 476 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: the offense had some chances to stay on the field 477 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 1: and could not. Yea. So it's it's a double edged 478 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 1: sword there. But the Chiefs had possession in the second 479 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 1: half for over twenty three minutes. That's longer than the 480 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 1: possession time for the Bills in the entire game. I mean, 481 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:37,960 Speaker 1: just think about that for a second. The Chiefs had 482 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 1: the ball in quarters three and four for a longer 483 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: period of time than the Bills had it in the 484 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:47,360 Speaker 1: entire football game. The fact that they only lost by 485 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 1: nine is almost impressive when you think about how little 486 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:55,120 Speaker 1: of the ball they had. Yeah, the Bills had no way, 487 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 1: particularly because because the Bills could not run the football 488 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 1: effectively enough, so they couldn't another issue, run off the clock. 489 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:06,360 Speaker 1: They couldn't, you know, and you know the only thing 490 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: they had was Josh dropping back or maybe even some 491 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:10,879 Speaker 1: cold quarterback runs that they ran a little bit more 492 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 1: yesterday than they have in the previous weeks. So, yeah, 493 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: the Bills. The Bills had issues on both sides of 494 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 1: the ball, and both of them contributed to this game 495 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:25,440 Speaker 1: feeling like it was completely out of control, and even 496 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:27,680 Speaker 1: though it was only a six point deficit for deep 497 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:30,959 Speaker 1: into the fourth quarter. I that's the weirdest thing about this, 498 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: and you kind of get, you know, where McDermott was 499 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 1: coming from, by by making the Chiefs grind it out 500 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:39,159 Speaker 1: and take the long road around which you know they 501 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 1: couldn't score enough points to put it out of reach. 502 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:43,840 Speaker 1: And you'd think with your offense you'd have a chance 503 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: to strike back at them, and they couldn't get it done. 504 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: And the offense, the offense couldn't run the ball, and 505 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,680 Speaker 1: the defense couldn't stop the run. And that's an old 506 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:55,919 Speaker 1: adage that that still holds water, but in this case 507 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:01,440 Speaker 1: it both both aspects went against the Bills. And the 508 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: time of passion is the time of possessions the first 509 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: place that's going to show. Right. We do have to 510 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 1: take a break here, but for those of yon hold 511 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:10,400 Speaker 1: hang on. We'll get to in the next segment. We're 512 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:12,679 Speaker 1: also asking you on our Twitter poll, what do you 513 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,880 Speaker 1: need to see from the Bills following last night's lost 514 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:19,159 Speaker 1: to the Chiefs. Is it a offensive production from the 515 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:24,120 Speaker 1: first four weeks, be a defensive identity, see a roster move, 516 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:27,119 Speaker 1: or d something else. Hit us up on the tweet 517 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: sheet at one Bills Live, or give us a call 518 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 1: and let us know what you would choose there as 519 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 1: we're looking on the early returns and defensive identity is 520 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: leading the way right now, ahead of the offensive production 521 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: of the first four weeks, which is currently in second 522 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 1: place with a few hundred votes in already. So we 523 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 1: will step aside about a half hour's time, we'll talk 524 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: to Kyle Brand from Good Morning Football, and in a 525 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 1: couple of hours we'll have Eric Wood on to give 526 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,679 Speaker 1: us his thoughts on last night's contest and where the 527 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:00,639 Speaker 1: Bills go from here. It's all coming away next, but 528 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:03,359 Speaker 1: your phone calls are on tab when we return from 529 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:05,880 Speaker 1: the break. Here on One Bill's Live, presented by Kalida Health, 530 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:20,320 Speaker 1: this is Buffalo Bills Radio. Welcome back to One Bills Live. 531 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 1: Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you on a game rewind 532 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:28,400 Speaker 1: Tuesday time now though for New York lotteries inside the numbers, 533 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:31,360 Speaker 1: take a break from the expected place scratch off games 534 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: from the New York Lottery. Mario Addison had the Bills 535 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:36,479 Speaker 1: loan sack of the game against the Chiefs last night. 536 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 1: Addison now has fifty eight career sacks, three of those 537 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 1: coming with the Bills. Here in his first season with 538 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 1: the club, Patrick Mahomes became the thirtieth different quarterback to 539 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 1: be sacked by Addison. That's your New York Lottery Inside 540 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 1: the Numbers, And speaking of numbers, Steve, there's another set 541 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:55,160 Speaker 1: of numbers I wanted to run past you. I came 542 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: across this during my inside the Numbers column that I 543 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 1: put up on Buffalo Bills dot Com the day after 544 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 1: every game, just some enlightening numbers, some trending numbers, and 545 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: there was a trending number that caught my eye, and 546 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:11,960 Speaker 1: our graphics artist extraordinaire Tom Hollander put this together for us. 547 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: This is the completion percentage against Steve each week of 548 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 1: the season for the Bill's defense. And as you'll see 549 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:22,240 Speaker 1: in the far right column, our MSG viewers are looking 550 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 1: at this now, the opposing quarterbacks completion percentage with each 551 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:31,280 Speaker 1: successive week this season has increased. It started with Darnold 552 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:33,959 Speaker 1: in Week one at sixty percent, then went up to 553 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: sixty six with Fitzpatrick seventy one point nine percent with Goff, 554 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 1: seventy two point seven percent with Car, seventy five percent 555 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: with Tannehill, and almost eighty one percent last night from Mahomes. 556 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 1: That is troubling. If you ranked in reverse order best worst, 557 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: and if it was a reverse order and the worst 558 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 1: guy was at the top and the best guy was 559 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 1: at the bottom, that would be the list right there. 560 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: It could bend would be the guy put a little higher. Uh, 561 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 1: I don't know. If you put them above Fitzpatrick, Donald Fitzpatrick, Goff, Car, Tannehill, Mahomes, 562 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 1: so you could make an argument that that is them 563 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,320 Speaker 1: ranked from worst to first. Yeah, I would probably put 564 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 1: Goff higher than Car. That's just me. I don't know, not, 565 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 1: I don't know, but yeah, but yeah, but those are 566 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 1: the two Mellis flip around. Yeah, I know what you're saying, 567 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: but you're right. It's that's troubling. But at the end 568 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 1: of that, you're right. The three guys, the four guys 569 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 1: at the end of that, Goff, Car, Tannehill, and Mahomes 570 00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 1: are you know, part of pretty two four pretty good teams. Now, 571 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 1: the game plan had something to do with mahomes high 572 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 1: completion percentage last night too. I mean they were playing 573 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 1: a lot of zone, keeping a lot of stuff in 574 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 1: front of them, so they were less concerned about allowing 575 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 1: completions and more concerned about getting beat deep. So that 576 00:30:57,280 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: lends usually to a higher completion percentage for the opposing quarterback. 577 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 1: But Steve Mahomes threw the ball twenty six times, which 578 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 1: is a low number for him. How many pass breakups 579 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 1: do you think the Bills had last night? I don't 580 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:18,120 Speaker 1: know one the one pass breakup. This is a team 581 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 1: that ranked third in the league against the pass last year. 582 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 1: A lot of a lot of hands in the passing lanes, 583 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 1: batted passes at the line. Pass breakups by defensive backs, 584 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:30,760 Speaker 1: I mean Tradevious White had seventeen pass breakups by himself 585 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 1: last season. This team had one yesterday against the Chiefs. 586 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 1: Against Ryan Tannehill and the Titans last week, albeit without 587 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:44,080 Speaker 1: Tradevious White and Tannehill threw it all over the yard 588 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 1: last week, they had three pass breakups. So I know 589 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:53,160 Speaker 1: that there were a lot of Bills fans that were 590 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:55,640 Speaker 1: I rate last night, and I was getting a lot 591 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 1: of these tweets. These are this is the wording of 592 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 1: the tweets that I would get last night. The game. 593 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:06,479 Speaker 1: Somebody please make a play. That was the general consensus 594 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 1: of the tweets that I was getting directed at me 595 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 1: from Bills fans because they're probably all sitting on their 596 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:17,200 Speaker 1: couches watching this defense, saying somebody, please make a play. Yeah, 597 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:20,080 Speaker 1: I said this, and one of the things that one 598 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 1: of my keys of the game for the defense of 599 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:23,840 Speaker 1: the Bills. You knew that the Chiefs would come out 600 00:32:23,840 --> 00:32:26,240 Speaker 1: and have some success. I mean, they're that good. You 601 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 1: knew they were going to come out and make some plays. 602 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:29,400 Speaker 1: They were going to score some points. And we you know, 603 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:31,080 Speaker 1: we thought they'd score thirty points. We thought this is 604 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 1: going to be a shootout. So there's no reason to 605 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:36,360 Speaker 1: think there wasn't gonna be some offensive success with Pat 606 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 1: Mahomes and these guys coming into town and throwing the 607 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:43,560 Speaker 1: football around. And I thought the defensive the way you 608 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:46,520 Speaker 1: play defense against them is just that at some point 609 00:32:46,560 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 1: along the line, on the third down or maybe maybe 610 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:52,960 Speaker 1: a couple of times, maybe whatever, maybe on a consistent basis, 611 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:55,200 Speaker 1: just make one play on a third down, or one 612 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 1: play on a tipped pass or an interception or a 613 00:32:57,280 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: pass breakup at a crucial moment, just make a play 614 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 1: against these guys and give your offense that one more session, right, 615 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 1: So that's kind of what I was hoping for from 616 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: the very beginning. You knew Kansas see him was gonna 617 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:12,400 Speaker 1: look good at times, in fact, look great at times. 618 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 1: But you thought, at some point, maybe your defense and 619 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:16,920 Speaker 1: make one play against him to get him off the 620 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 1: field or get a turnover in their end or something 621 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,840 Speaker 1: like that that would give you a chance to get 622 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: on top of them on the scoreboard. And I think 623 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 1: that's how you kind of got to approach this game. Yeah, 624 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:28,960 Speaker 1: they're gonna have some success, but at some point you're 625 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,360 Speaker 1: gonna get an opportunity. You got to take advantage advantage 626 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:33,320 Speaker 1: of it. Don't let Mahomes get out of the pocket, 627 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:35,560 Speaker 1: sack him once, get him on the ground, or get 628 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 1: the ball out something like that. Somebody would make a 629 00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:39,880 Speaker 1: play like that, and that would be like enough of 630 00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:41,880 Speaker 1: a difference in the game that you could win it 631 00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 1: in a six point game like it was late. That's like, oh, 632 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:49,840 Speaker 1: it could happen now, right, just make one play. And 633 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:53,520 Speaker 1: it just never happened. It just never happened. Mahomes and 634 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:55,560 Speaker 1: company were too close to the vest and they and 635 00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 1: they weren't pressed to make a play let's go back 636 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:02,239 Speaker 1: to the phones and fifty to Mark in Lockport has 637 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 1: been waiting patiently. Mark, thanks for joining us. What do 638 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:09,640 Speaker 1: you have for us? Okays, good afternoon. I happen to 639 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:13,279 Speaker 1: agree with what you had said before regarding or the 640 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:15,320 Speaker 1: both sides of the ball on the on the line 641 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:18,319 Speaker 1: side of it. Yeah, it just seems like it has 642 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:20,960 Speaker 1: an eerie feeling, like you said back in twenty eighteen, 643 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:24,640 Speaker 1: where the physical teams seem to kind of control the 644 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:27,759 Speaker 1: bills on both sides of the ball. Um, it's kind 645 00:34:27,760 --> 00:34:30,399 Speaker 1: of I don't know what it is, but I think 646 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:34,160 Speaker 1: it starts there on the defense, and like last night, 647 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:37,200 Speaker 1: they're getting seven eight yards right off the first carry 648 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:41,040 Speaker 1: and it's pushing back into the linebackers. Then it's pushing 649 00:34:41,080 --> 00:34:44,080 Speaker 1: back into the dbs, and it's a it's a very 650 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:46,879 Speaker 1: big concern that I have with the team on both 651 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,120 Speaker 1: sides of the ball. The other comment I wanted to 652 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: make nothing's been mentioned, but um, I'm a little concerned 653 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:56,400 Speaker 1: about Bass, the field goal kicker. H Steve. I know 654 00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:59,840 Speaker 1: you probably have a lot more to say about this, 655 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:03,040 Speaker 1: but um, I'm just kind of concerned if the game 656 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:05,440 Speaker 1: is ever on the line that this kid's going to 657 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:08,080 Speaker 1: come through and kick a fifty yard or instead of 658 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:10,200 Speaker 1: being wired right. And then the last time I want 659 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:12,879 Speaker 1: to make I don't know if you guys noticed, but 660 00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:15,120 Speaker 1: when we were hurting hurry up the last part of 661 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 1: the game, Stefan Diggs was kind of lack of lack 662 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:22,320 Speaker 1: of daizel for a better word, and crossing him a penalty. 663 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: I realized the game was almost out of hand at 664 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:27,239 Speaker 1: that point, but yeah, never mail it in. And that's 665 00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:28,960 Speaker 1: the kind of feeling I got at the very end 666 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:31,480 Speaker 1: of the game there. Yeah, that was disappointing to see that, 667 00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 1: to see him not be able to get set before 668 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,279 Speaker 1: the ball was snapped. He'd looked like he was going 669 00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:40,920 Speaker 1: to get back and and in actuality, yeah, he should 670 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:45,320 Speaker 1: have gotten back, but he didn't. And uh, that's that's troubling. 671 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:49,400 Speaker 1: I've been there. I know how hard that is sometimes 672 00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:51,439 Speaker 1: to do. But he you know, and it doesn't look 673 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:53,400 Speaker 1: like he was hustling. But I'm telling you, if the 674 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:56,400 Speaker 1: route he ran and coming back and but yeah, you 675 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:58,600 Speaker 1: gotta and Josh's gotta be a little bit more aware too. 676 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:00,920 Speaker 1: Just wait a half a two, half a beat, yeah, 677 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:03,520 Speaker 1: and then then snap it not even a second, just 678 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:06,680 Speaker 1: like a quarter of a second um and Josh wasn't 679 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:10,720 Speaker 1: aware enough to do that. What about what about Bass? 680 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:13,440 Speaker 1: You want to sunnel at that. You want to see 681 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:15,320 Speaker 1: him hit that and that, And let me tell you 682 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:18,719 Speaker 1: that kick wasn't even close. It was way right wide. 683 00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:21,680 Speaker 1: It was it almost missed the net. Uh, that's not 684 00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:23,920 Speaker 1: good enough when you give a kid, when you give 685 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:25,279 Speaker 1: a guy a chance like that in a game like 686 00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:27,399 Speaker 1: that to go in and he got the turn over. 687 00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:30,680 Speaker 1: You know they would have been thirteen thirteen at the half, 688 00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:34,879 Speaker 1: and yeah, you gotta make that. Yeah it was good 689 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:39,200 Speaker 1: execution because Josh Norman gets the takeaway and then Stefon 690 00:36:39,320 --> 00:36:42,040 Speaker 1: Diggs get pushes it as far as he can, gets 691 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:44,879 Speaker 1: out of bounds with one second least, perfect to set 692 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:47,200 Speaker 1: up the kick. And here you are to add an 693 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:50,040 Speaker 1: extra three points on the board, tie the game. And 694 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:53,479 Speaker 1: it's just like and I'll say this outside of that, 695 00:36:54,480 --> 00:36:57,720 Speaker 1: which counts no question, and it counts big. The special 696 00:36:57,719 --> 00:37:03,680 Speaker 1: teams played extremely well last night. They played extremely well 697 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:06,320 Speaker 1: except for Bass missing that fifty two yard or to 698 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:07,600 Speaker 1: go in out and I get it. It's a big 699 00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 1: it's in a rainstorm. Harrison Bucker missed an extra point, 700 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:13,640 Speaker 1: his fourth missed pat of the season, and we know 701 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:16,279 Speaker 1: the calibery kicker he is. It was a rainstorm. Um, 702 00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:17,759 Speaker 1: you know the win. It was a wind. You know, 703 00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:20,360 Speaker 1: the wind was whipping. Whatever you got, you hit it, 704 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:24,240 Speaker 1: make it, you hit it. And going thirteen thirteen against 705 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:27,160 Speaker 1: the world champions, and maybe you feel a little bit 706 00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:30,280 Speaker 1: differently about yourself, particularly the way that at half ended 707 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:33,200 Speaker 1: with a flurry of getting it, getting the turn over, 708 00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:37,160 Speaker 1: making that play that you mentioned, and just working it 709 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:39,560 Speaker 1: exactly right. Everybody's setting it up and then you go 710 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:41,560 Speaker 1: out there and you can't take advantage of it. That's 711 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:46,000 Speaker 1: that's a crusher. Yeah, but they were still thirteen ten. Yeah, 712 00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:48,600 Speaker 1: game's not over. It's not twenty three. Nothing right. Uh, 713 00:37:48,719 --> 00:37:51,480 Speaker 1: let's go back to the phones to Bob on a cell. Bob, 714 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:54,400 Speaker 1: thanks for joining us. You're on one Bill's Live. Hey, 715 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:57,080 Speaker 1: thanks for taking my call. Um. First of all, I 716 00:37:57,120 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 1: want to give not the mighty won't counts or anybody's counts, 717 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:04,960 Speaker 1: But I kind of like Leslie Fraser as our defensive coordinator. 718 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:08,680 Speaker 1: I don't want to lose him. If you'd have told 719 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:10,800 Speaker 1: me at the beginning of the game last night that 720 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:13,560 Speaker 1: we were going to give the Chiefs thirteen points in 721 00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:16,320 Speaker 1: the first half and thirteen points in the second half. 722 00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:19,799 Speaker 1: I just said, oh, yeah, that's great. Let's go for it. 723 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:23,239 Speaker 1: You know, let's put it up against that, so you know, 724 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:25,080 Speaker 1: it's not the end of the world. Yeah, the defense 725 00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:27,040 Speaker 1: gave up a lot of yardage, but they didn't give 726 00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:30,200 Speaker 1: up the point, which leads me to a question, or 727 00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:33,239 Speaker 1: the defense is starting to catch up to the offenses 728 00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:37,400 Speaker 1: in the NFL, you know for the season. Yeah, scoring 729 00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:39,799 Speaker 1: was down this past week. I don't. I think there 730 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:42,920 Speaker 1: were nine teams that didn't get more than twenty three points. Yes, 731 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:44,680 Speaker 1: past week, there was a lot. There was a lot 732 00:38:44,719 --> 00:38:47,640 Speaker 1: of mere The Panther scored sixteen, the Jaguar score six. 733 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:51,440 Speaker 1: And you guys can answer this because you know, I'm 734 00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:54,360 Speaker 1: used to be in at the games and watching it 735 00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:57,360 Speaker 1: live and I can focus on the on the trenches. 736 00:38:57,440 --> 00:39:01,279 Speaker 1: But when when you're forced to watch the TV, yeah, 737 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:05,880 Speaker 1: I know, it seems to me like the running backs 738 00:39:06,600 --> 00:39:11,880 Speaker 1: are hitting are hitting the wazoos of our lineman instead 739 00:39:11,920 --> 00:39:13,520 Speaker 1: of you know, if they were a foot to the 740 00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:15,920 Speaker 1: left or two feet to the right, it looked like 741 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:19,239 Speaker 1: there might be holes there. Well, I think I think 742 00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:21,920 Speaker 1: the problem at least from my vantage point, and we 743 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:25,120 Speaker 1: thank you for the call, Bob, from my vantage point, 744 00:39:26,239 --> 00:39:28,040 Speaker 1: and it's easier to see this at the games. You're 745 00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:30,200 Speaker 1: one hundred percent correct because having to watch the road 746 00:39:30,239 --> 00:39:33,319 Speaker 1: games on TV, which I don't normally do, but you know, 747 00:39:33,320 --> 00:39:35,720 Speaker 1: with COVID keeping me from traveling a lot of other people, 748 00:39:35,719 --> 00:39:40,279 Speaker 1: it makes it harder for us. I think there is 749 00:39:41,560 --> 00:39:46,080 Speaker 1: too often penetration by the opposing defense on run plays, 750 00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:51,000 Speaker 1: and that is something that I wanted to investigate a 751 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:54,760 Speaker 1: little bit more and dive into, and I did find 752 00:39:54,800 --> 00:40:00,520 Speaker 1: out that to this point this season, the Bill running 753 00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:04,920 Speaker 1: game has acquired forty one percent of their rushing yards 754 00:40:05,440 --> 00:40:10,720 Speaker 1: before contact fifty nine percent of their rushing yards after 755 00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:14,719 Speaker 1: initial contact. To me, that says that there is It 756 00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:17,600 Speaker 1: reinforces what I think I am seeing. There is too 757 00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:20,880 Speaker 1: much penetration from opposing defenses at the line of scrimmage, 758 00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:24,000 Speaker 1: and it's compromising the design of the run play, and 759 00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:28,239 Speaker 1: then it forces the running back to add lib, to improvise, 760 00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:32,279 Speaker 1: to try to make something out of nothing. You can 761 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:36,160 Speaker 1: count every week the times when Devin Singletary has to 762 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:39,040 Speaker 1: avoid somebody and make somebody miss in the backfield, not 763 00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:42,799 Speaker 1: at the line of scrimmage, and because of that, it 764 00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:46,200 Speaker 1: compromises the effectiveness of your running game, the design of 765 00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:49,799 Speaker 1: your run plays. They're getting beat at the line of 766 00:40:49,840 --> 00:40:53,600 Speaker 1: scrimmage and the running backs production is taking the hit 767 00:40:53,719 --> 00:40:55,799 Speaker 1: because of it. I mean, you want to get your 768 00:40:55,840 --> 00:40:58,120 Speaker 1: guy through the line of scrimmage, Now go make the 769 00:40:58,120 --> 00:41:01,160 Speaker 1: guy at the second level miss You know that's your job. 770 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:04,960 Speaker 1: And we said it last week, Steve. The Bills were 771 00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:09,080 Speaker 1: set going against a bunch of seven man boxes. The 772 00:41:09,120 --> 00:41:15,040 Speaker 1: Titans were genuinely respecting Buffalo's deep passing attack and said, here, 773 00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:17,160 Speaker 1: see if you can run against us in a seven 774 00:41:17,160 --> 00:41:19,880 Speaker 1: man box, and they couldn't do it, that's right. So 775 00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:22,520 Speaker 1: it's two straight weeks they've really been beat at the 776 00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:24,680 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage on offense in the run game. Yeah, 777 00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:27,680 Speaker 1: you've got to You've got to try and win the 778 00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:31,719 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage in a bigger sense on more, more often, 779 00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:36,240 Speaker 1: more more occasions. And I think we've seen him shuffle 780 00:41:36,719 --> 00:41:39,600 Speaker 1: the offensive line up front. Quentin Spain's no longer on 781 00:41:39,640 --> 00:41:41,440 Speaker 1: the on the field, of course, he's got an injury 782 00:41:41,480 --> 00:41:44,120 Speaker 1: as well. H Cody Ford has moved from right tackle 783 00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:47,600 Speaker 1: to right guard to left guard. Uh you've plugged in 784 00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:52,320 Speaker 1: Brian Winters at right guard, uh, Darren Williams. Aryl Williams 785 00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:54,640 Speaker 1: is new, Daryl Williams is new, and of course UH 786 00:41:55,080 --> 00:41:58,480 Speaker 1: Mitch Morrison and Dion Dawkins. But you've seen some shuffling 787 00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:01,719 Speaker 1: in the guard spot and also on the defensive line. 788 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:03,960 Speaker 1: We've talked about it. The fact that Trent Murphy and 789 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:07,560 Speaker 1: Harrison Phillips were deactivated for this game. That says something 790 00:42:07,600 --> 00:42:09,880 Speaker 1: about what they're looking for upfront and maybe, you know, 791 00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:12,840 Speaker 1: wanting to get some change. Book guys were healthy. So 792 00:42:13,560 --> 00:42:17,000 Speaker 1: there are the coaching staff's actions, no matter what they 793 00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:19,960 Speaker 1: tell you in the press, and you know they do 794 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:22,880 Speaker 1: what they gotta do when they answer questions, their actions 795 00:42:22,920 --> 00:42:27,000 Speaker 1: speak louder than that, and they're looking for some answers, 796 00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:30,000 Speaker 1: just like Bills. Fans are wondering what's going on? All right, 797 00:42:30,040 --> 00:42:31,359 Speaker 1: We have to take a break, but more of your 798 00:42:31,360 --> 00:42:33,600 Speaker 1: phone calls when we return, so stick right there. If 799 00:42:33,640 --> 00:42:35,200 Speaker 1: you're waiting on hold, we'll try to get to you 800 00:42:35,239 --> 00:42:37,239 Speaker 1: as quick as we can. Here on One Bill's Live, 801 00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:40,440 Speaker 1: presented by Collid to Health. 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Chris Brown Steve Tasker with you as 809 00:43:17,880 --> 00:43:19,799 Speaker 1: we are closing out our number one of the show. 810 00:43:20,160 --> 00:43:21,719 Speaker 1: We want to get back to your phone calls at 811 00:43:21,760 --> 00:43:24,120 Speaker 1: eight oh three oh five fifty one, eight eight five 812 00:43:24,239 --> 00:43:28,320 Speaker 1: fifty two, five fifty. We lead off with Clarence in Buffalo. Clarence, 813 00:43:28,360 --> 00:43:30,239 Speaker 1: what do you have for us? Sir? Thanks for joining us. 814 00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:35,160 Speaker 1: Good afternoon, gentlemen. How are you today? Good? Good? Two 815 00:43:35,360 --> 00:43:39,720 Speaker 1: things that I wanted to speak about, and the first 816 00:43:39,719 --> 00:43:43,799 Speaker 1: one is about a defense, and I understand that you 817 00:43:43,840 --> 00:43:51,160 Speaker 1: know there's things have to be fixed. Well about is 818 00:43:51,360 --> 00:43:54,680 Speaker 1: um we don't seem to make changes in our defensive 819 00:43:54,719 --> 00:43:59,279 Speaker 1: backfield in certain situations A safeties. I really believe this, 820 00:43:59,400 --> 00:44:01,279 Speaker 1: and I've been saying this for more than one year, 821 00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:05,279 Speaker 1: that they just played too deep, especially in third down 822 00:44:05,360 --> 00:44:09,520 Speaker 1: situations when it's third and ten, third and twelve. You 823 00:44:09,560 --> 00:44:13,440 Speaker 1: know we're fifteen twenty yards deep. I know we're gonna 824 00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:16,520 Speaker 1: get the some time, but in situation something like that, 825 00:44:17,120 --> 00:44:19,520 Speaker 1: we have to have someone there to break up. These 826 00:44:19,520 --> 00:44:22,600 Speaker 1: passes are going across the middle and they catch the 827 00:44:22,680 --> 00:44:25,400 Speaker 1: balls seven yards deep and they run. For this team, 828 00:44:26,280 --> 00:44:28,680 Speaker 1: it happened last year in the playoffs. That's how we 829 00:44:28,760 --> 00:44:31,879 Speaker 1: lost the playoffs game because our safeties were so deep 830 00:44:32,440 --> 00:44:35,239 Speaker 1: third and twenty and they get twenty two yards. And 831 00:44:35,320 --> 00:44:39,640 Speaker 1: the same thing happened last week. So what I'm saying 832 00:44:39,719 --> 00:44:42,080 Speaker 1: is that they need to make some changes there. The 833 00:44:42,160 --> 00:44:44,200 Speaker 1: other eight things that I wanted to ask you about 834 00:44:44,440 --> 00:44:49,000 Speaker 1: was in free agency. Okay, when we bring in free agents, 835 00:44:49,760 --> 00:44:52,920 Speaker 1: I wish we would get away from this Carolina syndrome 836 00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:57,000 Speaker 1: that we have because even they didn't come from Carolinas, 837 00:44:57,040 --> 00:45:01,719 Speaker 1: they were associated with Carolinas. And we have no one 838 00:45:01,760 --> 00:45:06,520 Speaker 1: on our defensive line that anybody have basically respects we 839 00:45:06,600 --> 00:45:09,880 Speaker 1: have they do we have ten sacks yet? Yeah, I 840 00:45:09,880 --> 00:45:12,799 Speaker 1: don't know. But what the point is. These are some 841 00:45:12,880 --> 00:45:15,200 Speaker 1: changes that we have to make and they have to 842 00:45:15,239 --> 00:45:18,480 Speaker 1: do with union. And that's why I feel our linebackers 843 00:45:18,760 --> 00:45:21,040 Speaker 1: are not being able to make two places they made 844 00:45:21,160 --> 00:45:24,759 Speaker 1: last year. Okay, that's that's that's my thoughts and thanks 845 00:45:24,800 --> 00:45:28,640 Speaker 1: a lot of them, and I'll listened to you now. Thanks. Um. 846 00:45:28,719 --> 00:45:31,600 Speaker 1: I'll say this well, first of all, still Clarence knows 847 00:45:31,640 --> 00:45:33,480 Speaker 1: they do have eleven sacks on the year. They had 848 00:45:33,520 --> 00:45:36,279 Speaker 1: one last night. That was Mario Addison, who leads the 849 00:45:36,280 --> 00:45:38,640 Speaker 1: team with three. He is the only player on the 850 00:45:38,680 --> 00:45:42,399 Speaker 1: team with more than one sack on the season. Um, 851 00:45:42,840 --> 00:45:46,759 Speaker 1: the Carolina syndrome. I understand where you're coming from. I 852 00:45:46,840 --> 00:45:50,680 Speaker 1: think they feel more comfortable in bringing in players that 853 00:45:50,760 --> 00:45:54,120 Speaker 1: they know inside and out. And obviously there's a connection 854 00:45:54,160 --> 00:45:56,200 Speaker 1: there because they've been around a lot of those players 855 00:45:56,239 --> 00:45:58,440 Speaker 1: on a day in, day out basis, so there's a 856 00:45:58,520 --> 00:46:00,800 Speaker 1: level of comfort that they truly know what they're getting. 857 00:46:01,200 --> 00:46:02,880 Speaker 1: That's not to say they don't do their homework on 858 00:46:02,920 --> 00:46:05,000 Speaker 1: other players to the same degree. As a matter of fact, 859 00:46:05,000 --> 00:46:07,160 Speaker 1: they probably do even more homework on a player like 860 00:46:07,239 --> 00:46:10,799 Speaker 1: Quentin Jefferson for example. Now, Dan Morgan probably knows him. 861 00:46:10,880 --> 00:46:13,160 Speaker 1: He's in the pro personnel department for the Bills and 862 00:46:13,280 --> 00:46:16,120 Speaker 1: worked with the Seattle franchise before he came to Buffalo, 863 00:46:16,520 --> 00:46:19,600 Speaker 1: so he probably knew Quintin Jefferson pretty intimately in terms 864 00:46:19,600 --> 00:46:23,759 Speaker 1: of the type of player and character he has. The 865 00:46:23,760 --> 00:46:27,960 Speaker 1: bottom line is nobody's making plays and we see the 866 00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:30,719 Speaker 1: results of that. And Steve, why don't you take the 867 00:46:31,000 --> 00:46:34,719 Speaker 1: secondary question? He thinks that the safeties are playing too deep. 868 00:46:34,760 --> 00:46:36,640 Speaker 1: That was a product of the game plan last night. 869 00:46:36,680 --> 00:46:38,640 Speaker 1: Well last night it was, and it is every time, 870 00:46:38,680 --> 00:46:40,680 Speaker 1: and particularly when he says, like in third and long, 871 00:46:40,719 --> 00:46:43,440 Speaker 1: these guys are playing too deep, the thought is and 872 00:46:43,480 --> 00:46:48,400 Speaker 1: it's you see it league wide. I know it seems 873 00:46:48,400 --> 00:46:49,640 Speaker 1: like they do it all the time. They do it 874 00:46:49,760 --> 00:46:52,960 Speaker 1: well in certain situations. They do play very deep because 875 00:46:53,000 --> 00:46:55,959 Speaker 1: they don't care if the quarterback completes a five yard 876 00:46:55,960 --> 00:46:58,360 Speaker 1: pass on a third and thirteen, they're gonna come up 877 00:46:58,360 --> 00:46:59,920 Speaker 1: and make the tackle short of the first down. They 878 00:47:00,200 --> 00:47:03,960 Speaker 1: force a punt. They want, they invite the quarterback or 879 00:47:04,400 --> 00:47:08,399 Speaker 1: to throw a short completion on third and very long 880 00:47:08,520 --> 00:47:11,239 Speaker 1: or third and longer than they're allowing the completion to go. 881 00:47:11,280 --> 00:47:12,759 Speaker 1: And then they come up and they makes to tackle. Now, 882 00:47:12,760 --> 00:47:14,200 Speaker 1: you can say what you want about making the tackle 883 00:47:14,239 --> 00:47:16,400 Speaker 1: and they let it go. But the safety and you 884 00:47:16,400 --> 00:47:18,960 Speaker 1: can say, you want to be more aggressive in those situations. 885 00:47:20,440 --> 00:47:22,480 Speaker 1: You can be more aggressive when you become a defensive 886 00:47:22,520 --> 00:47:26,880 Speaker 1: coordinator and NFL coordinators they want to do something that 887 00:47:26,960 --> 00:47:29,680 Speaker 1: makes that offense predictable, and that's give them a short pass, 888 00:47:30,280 --> 00:47:32,319 Speaker 1: force them to run with it after the catch and 889 00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:33,960 Speaker 1: try and get a first down. Trust that you're going 890 00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:36,640 Speaker 1: to tackle them short and get them out. And I 891 00:47:36,680 --> 00:47:38,640 Speaker 1: know you say the deep the safeties for the Bills 892 00:47:38,719 --> 00:47:40,879 Speaker 1: played too deep all the time. It's not all the time, 893 00:47:40,960 --> 00:47:43,759 Speaker 1: and there are certain situations they do and sometimes it 894 00:47:43,800 --> 00:47:46,879 Speaker 1: doesn't work out, but it's by game plan, and it's 895 00:47:46,920 --> 00:47:49,560 Speaker 1: also by mostly not even by game plans, by down 896 00:47:49,600 --> 00:47:54,000 Speaker 1: and distance. And it's a philosophy that it's not just 897 00:47:54,080 --> 00:47:57,400 Speaker 1: a Bill's philosophy, it's a football philosophy. And that's and 898 00:47:57,480 --> 00:48:01,040 Speaker 1: you see it a lot, so I tend to don't, 899 00:48:01,520 --> 00:48:05,080 Speaker 1: particularly when you're talking about the secondary. Certain teams will 900 00:48:05,120 --> 00:48:07,160 Speaker 1: play a lot of this, a certain coverage, a lot 901 00:48:07,160 --> 00:48:09,880 Speaker 1: of that certain coverage. But they do play just about 902 00:48:09,920 --> 00:48:13,160 Speaker 1: everything that's in them on the menu. Everybody does. They 903 00:48:13,200 --> 00:48:15,799 Speaker 1: have to have that in their toolbox, so they don't 904 00:48:15,800 --> 00:48:18,200 Speaker 1: play the same thing all the time. They do with 905 00:48:18,239 --> 00:48:20,000 Speaker 1: what they do, what they're good at, and they do 906 00:48:20,040 --> 00:48:23,400 Speaker 1: it in certain situations. But to say they always do 907 00:48:23,440 --> 00:48:26,719 Speaker 1: this or always do that, it's a little bit overstated. 908 00:48:26,719 --> 00:48:28,480 Speaker 1: But I get your point, but I hope I explained it. 909 00:48:29,080 --> 00:48:31,440 Speaker 1: They on a third and long, they're not going to 910 00:48:31,520 --> 00:48:33,719 Speaker 1: come after and squad on routes and jump routes and 911 00:48:33,800 --> 00:48:37,000 Speaker 1: jump slant routes or anything like that, because they don't 912 00:48:37,000 --> 00:48:40,040 Speaker 1: care if they have a short a short completion. What 913 00:48:40,080 --> 00:48:42,360 Speaker 1: they care about is they have a completion that turns 914 00:48:42,360 --> 00:48:44,400 Speaker 1: into a long completion or long completion. They don't want 915 00:48:44,440 --> 00:48:46,719 Speaker 1: to give it the first down. So yeah, they do 916 00:48:46,800 --> 00:48:49,799 Speaker 1: play deep on a number of occasions, particularly on third 917 00:48:49,800 --> 00:48:53,240 Speaker 1: and long, but that's not an all the time thing, right, 918 00:48:53,600 --> 00:48:55,960 Speaker 1: we have to take a break. When we return, we 919 00:48:56,040 --> 00:48:58,799 Speaker 1: will have Kyle Brandt. He'll be on with us in 920 00:48:58,800 --> 00:49:01,799 Speaker 1: about five minutes, but we have to step aside now 921 00:49:02,080 --> 00:49:04,160 Speaker 1: and then we'll take more of your phone calls thereafter. 922 00:49:04,400 --> 00:49:06,399 Speaker 1: It's all coming up next year. On One Bill's Line 923 00:49:06,440 --> 00:49:18,560 Speaker 1: presented by Kalida Health, This is Buffalo Bills Radio, Bufalo 924 00:49:18,680 --> 00:49:23,359 Speaker 1: Bills Radio Network Sports Date, your sports update from One 925 00:49:23,400 --> 00:49:25,279 Speaker 1: Bill's Drive. The Bills fell to four and two on 926 00:49:25,320 --> 00:49:27,920 Speaker 1: the season with last night's twenty six seventeen loss to 927 00:49:27,960 --> 00:49:31,279 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Clyde Edwards Laire was the biggest part of 928 00:49:31,320 --> 00:49:34,680 Speaker 1: the team's two hundred forty five rushing yards against the Bills. 929 00:49:34,680 --> 00:49:37,399 Speaker 1: Buffalo will look to bounce back and widen They're leading 930 00:49:37,440 --> 00:49:40,319 Speaker 1: the AFC East, with two games against divisional opponents coming up, 931 00:49:40,360 --> 00:49:43,320 Speaker 1: starting Sunday when they visit the Jets, then a matchup 932 00:49:43,320 --> 00:49:46,319 Speaker 1: with the Patriots in week eight. A few injury notes 933 00:49:46,360 --> 00:49:49,200 Speaker 1: from last night. Cody Ford, Cam Lewis, and Tyrrell Dotson 934 00:49:49,280 --> 00:49:52,879 Speaker 1: left the game with knee, wrist, and hamstring injuries, respectively. 935 00:49:53,320 --> 00:49:55,759 Speaker 1: Head coach Sean McDermott will speak to the media this 936 00:49:55,800 --> 00:49:58,160 Speaker 1: afternoon at four pm. We may get an update on 937 00:49:58,200 --> 00:50:00,440 Speaker 1: the status of each of those players. In the other 938 00:50:00,480 --> 00:50:03,279 Speaker 1: Monday night football match up between the Cardinals and Cowboys, 939 00:50:03,560 --> 00:50:06,720 Speaker 1: it was Kyler Murray returning home to Texas and making 940 00:50:06,719 --> 00:50:08,719 Speaker 1: the most of his first return as a pro to 941 00:50:08,760 --> 00:50:10,680 Speaker 1: his home state, turning in two hundred and sixty two 942 00:50:10,719 --> 00:50:13,920 Speaker 1: total yards and three total touchdowns in a loopside of 943 00:50:13,960 --> 00:50:17,319 Speaker 1: thirty eight ten win over the Cowboys. The Dolphins gave 944 00:50:17,400 --> 00:50:20,920 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback to a Tagavaeloa a taste of playing time 945 00:50:20,960 --> 00:50:23,960 Speaker 1: and Sundays blowout went over the Jets. Now they think 946 00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:27,280 Speaker 1: he's ready to start to we'll start for the Dolphins 947 00:50:27,320 --> 00:50:31,000 Speaker 1: in Week eight against the Rams. Following the Dolphins by 948 00:50:31,080 --> 00:50:34,440 Speaker 1: this week, Ryan Fitzpatrick will assume backup duties, and the 949 00:50:34,480 --> 00:50:37,160 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans are expected to face a fine from the NFL, 950 00:50:37,480 --> 00:50:41,800 Speaker 1: but avoid harsher penalties such as draft pick forfeitures after 951 00:50:41,840 --> 00:50:46,440 Speaker 1: a league investigation into the team's COVID nineteen outbreak. Manage 952 00:50:46,440 --> 00:50:49,319 Speaker 1: your sports update from One Bill's Drive as we begin 953 00:50:49,400 --> 00:50:52,480 Speaker 1: our number two of the program with our weekly visit 954 00:50:53,200 --> 00:50:55,359 Speaker 1: from the man from Good Morning Football that you all 955 00:50:55,400 --> 00:50:59,640 Speaker 1: know and love, one, Kyle Brandt. Kyle, we've played two 956 00:50:59,680 --> 00:51:01,600 Speaker 1: games since we last spoke to you, and they have 957 00:51:01,719 --> 00:51:06,080 Speaker 1: not gone well, my friend, No, what the hell happened here? 958 00:51:06,160 --> 00:51:09,000 Speaker 1: Guys the last time we spoke. Alright, let's just do 959 00:51:09,040 --> 00:51:12,440 Speaker 1: a quick recap. Let's time stamp. Do we need to last? 960 00:51:12,480 --> 00:51:16,120 Speaker 1: But when last we spoke, Chris is wearing a ron 961 00:51:16,239 --> 00:51:20,759 Speaker 1: burgundy wig and a mustache and the jacket we were 962 00:51:20,800 --> 00:51:24,120 Speaker 1: talking about Steve's hair. The bills are four and oh 963 00:51:24,120 --> 00:51:26,719 Speaker 1: it's it's Marty Gras in Western New York. It's the 964 00:51:26,760 --> 00:51:29,200 Speaker 1: best time of our lives. And then it's just two 965 00:51:29,360 --> 00:51:32,960 Speaker 1: clock cleanians later and one week you guys are dressed 966 00:51:33,040 --> 00:51:36,520 Speaker 1: normally there's no wigs, no mustaches. But I refuse to 967 00:51:36,560 --> 00:51:38,600 Speaker 1: be down. I'm not gonna do it. That's not my job. 968 00:51:38,640 --> 00:51:40,160 Speaker 1: When I come in here, I'm going to inject energy 969 00:51:40,160 --> 00:51:42,440 Speaker 1: ines of this thing. So holy crap, that was a 970 00:51:42,520 --> 00:51:45,359 Speaker 1: rough week. Yeah, it was tough, and you knew going in. 971 00:51:45,480 --> 00:51:48,200 Speaker 1: They're two really good football teams in the AFC Championship 972 00:51:48,440 --> 00:51:50,320 Speaker 1: a year ago, and the winner of that game actually 973 00:51:50,360 --> 00:51:53,840 Speaker 1: wins the Super Bowl. You're facing the uh the MVP 974 00:51:53,920 --> 00:51:56,120 Speaker 1: of the league two years ago and the Super Bowl 975 00:51:56,200 --> 00:51:59,200 Speaker 1: MVP the last year. I mean, you figure last night's 976 00:51:59,239 --> 00:52:01,160 Speaker 1: game was gonna be test for the Bills. It was 977 00:52:01,160 --> 00:52:03,960 Speaker 1: a close game. You miss a field goal at the 978 00:52:04,040 --> 00:52:05,520 Speaker 1: end of the first half to tie it up. You 979 00:52:05,600 --> 00:52:07,359 Speaker 1: kind of feel like, you know, you kind of got 980 00:52:07,360 --> 00:52:11,160 Speaker 1: yourself together, and man oh man, it just never felt 981 00:52:11,200 --> 00:52:13,719 Speaker 1: like the Bills had any semblance of hope in that 982 00:52:13,800 --> 00:52:17,640 Speaker 1: second half, even though the scoreboards said it was close. Yeah. 983 00:52:17,880 --> 00:52:19,879 Speaker 1: I would look at this twiste if you had told 984 00:52:19,960 --> 00:52:22,720 Speaker 1: us a week ago, here's the deal, guys, the Bills 985 00:52:22,719 --> 00:52:25,719 Speaker 1: are gonna lose both these games. It would be a 986 00:52:25,719 --> 00:52:29,520 Speaker 1: little punch in the throat, but the real devastating overhand right, 987 00:52:29,719 --> 00:52:32,960 Speaker 1: is how when you hear how they lost, it's not 988 00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:36,040 Speaker 1: that they lost to the Titans and Chiefs. I don't know. 989 00:52:36,120 --> 00:52:38,319 Speaker 1: I don't really think they belonged with them for most 990 00:52:38,320 --> 00:52:41,319 Speaker 1: of those games. And that we started our show this morning, 991 00:52:41,360 --> 00:52:43,799 Speaker 1: I'd be interestity here. I started yours. It was just 992 00:52:44,520 --> 00:52:46,520 Speaker 1: are the Bills still one of the best teams in 993 00:52:46,560 --> 00:52:50,240 Speaker 1: the FC? And the answers no. Right now, the Buffalo 994 00:52:50,280 --> 00:52:53,360 Speaker 1: Bills are a good team. They're not a great team. 995 00:52:53,520 --> 00:52:55,680 Speaker 1: We know that, and maybe they will be. Maybe they 996 00:52:55,680 --> 00:52:57,400 Speaker 1: will be in two months, maybe they will be in 997 00:52:57,400 --> 00:52:59,839 Speaker 1: two weeks. Right now, they're one of the also rans 998 00:52:59,880 --> 00:53:01,560 Speaker 1: and the FC. Now, that doesn't mean that they're at 999 00:53:01,600 --> 00:53:03,640 Speaker 1: the bottom of the barrel. They're not going to the playoffs. 1000 00:53:04,120 --> 00:53:06,040 Speaker 1: Maybe they will go to the Buffs. It just means 1001 00:53:06,280 --> 00:53:09,640 Speaker 1: they're in that there be there the three star restaurant. 1002 00:53:09,680 --> 00:53:13,200 Speaker 1: They're not the four And that's all right, I think 1003 00:53:13,280 --> 00:53:15,840 Speaker 1: for now. I put it this way, I'd rather be 1004 00:53:15,880 --> 00:53:18,200 Speaker 1: having this conversation right now than as we're getting close 1005 00:53:18,239 --> 00:53:20,359 Speaker 1: to Christmas and they look like they've been cruising them. 1006 00:53:20,360 --> 00:53:22,440 Speaker 1: They got fat and happy on a ten and one record. 1007 00:53:22,640 --> 00:53:25,879 Speaker 1: They're taking their lumps now and I can't imagine mcdermot's 1008 00:53:25,880 --> 00:53:28,600 Speaker 1: not given them more because I knew as Sean McDermott 1009 00:53:28,600 --> 00:53:31,480 Speaker 1: team could lose, I did not think that this man's 1010 00:53:31,480 --> 00:53:34,720 Speaker 1: team would get all run overs, would commit more dumb 1011 00:53:34,760 --> 00:53:38,239 Speaker 1: penalties like if it's chair throwing time. For McDermott, it's 1012 00:53:38,320 --> 00:53:41,600 Speaker 1: it's about right now. Well, he described the problems. He 1013 00:53:41,680 --> 00:53:44,320 Speaker 1: often says, you know, we try to identify little pebbles 1014 00:53:44,719 --> 00:53:46,839 Speaker 1: as problems that we have and we address him early 1015 00:53:46,880 --> 00:53:49,000 Speaker 1: so they don't become boulders. And after last night's game 1016 00:53:49,040 --> 00:53:50,799 Speaker 1: he said, we have some boulders to take care of. 1017 00:53:51,280 --> 00:53:53,440 Speaker 1: So I don't know if he's handing out rock hammers. 1018 00:53:54,239 --> 00:53:56,080 Speaker 1: I don't know if Andy do Frains coming by to 1019 00:53:56,080 --> 00:53:58,560 Speaker 1: teach him how to do that. But they've got some 1020 00:53:58,640 --> 00:54:04,360 Speaker 1: big problems to address here, as coach McDermott himself sees it. Um. 1021 00:54:04,560 --> 00:54:07,840 Speaker 1: Fortunately for them, they've got the jets on the schedule 1022 00:54:07,960 --> 00:54:10,000 Speaker 1: next to try to write some of the wrongs. It's 1023 00:54:10,000 --> 00:54:12,680 Speaker 1: simple when they're in the in the Bill's locker room, 1024 00:54:12,680 --> 00:54:14,880 Speaker 1: they got a big old poster of Raquel Welsh and 1025 00:54:14,960 --> 00:54:17,520 Speaker 1: behind it there's a tunnel, and the tunnel goes all 1026 00:54:17,520 --> 00:54:19,719 Speaker 1: the way to MetLife stadium in New Jersey and they're 1027 00:54:19,760 --> 00:54:23,000 Speaker 1: just gonna crawl through there. That is like some you know, 1028 00:54:23,080 --> 00:54:26,040 Speaker 1: the schedule gods usually screw you, ah man, we can't 1029 00:54:26,040 --> 00:54:29,640 Speaker 1: play this team. This is beautiful. This is a a 1030 00:54:29,719 --> 00:54:32,680 Speaker 1: spa week. They're gonna play the game against the Jets 1031 00:54:32,719 --> 00:54:36,120 Speaker 1: in robes with cucumbers on their eyes and play and 1032 00:54:36,320 --> 00:54:39,479 Speaker 1: yet in the stadium and slippers with their little names 1033 00:54:39,480 --> 00:54:42,719 Speaker 1: embroidered on it. This is the greatest gift ever from 1034 00:54:42,760 --> 00:54:45,440 Speaker 1: the from the schedule gods. And I don't even want 1035 00:54:45,480 --> 00:54:47,960 Speaker 1: to hear any given Sunday Right now. The Jets can 1036 00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:51,000 Speaker 1: barely line up all right. Joe Flacco, who I totally 1037 00:54:51,040 --> 00:54:54,440 Speaker 1: respect and feel bad for, is their quarterback. This is perfect. 1038 00:54:54,760 --> 00:54:59,560 Speaker 1: Get right at ridam magazine, get in the hot tub, relaxed, tackle, 1039 00:54:59,760 --> 00:55:01,839 Speaker 1: do the things you're supposed to do, and then we'll 1040 00:55:01,880 --> 00:55:04,239 Speaker 1: resume the season. But this is like, this is this 1041 00:55:04,320 --> 00:55:06,080 Speaker 1: is a nice day at that Burke Williams spot. They 1042 00:55:06,160 --> 00:55:08,919 Speaker 1: got they're getta Manny Petty. It's gonna be beautiful. Yeah, 1043 00:55:08,960 --> 00:55:12,200 Speaker 1: what what do you think? I know this? The Bills 1044 00:55:12,239 --> 00:55:14,520 Speaker 1: gave up a lot of yards last night. Yet last night, 1045 00:55:15,200 --> 00:55:17,120 Speaker 1: and of course they gave up some yards to Derrick 1046 00:55:17,200 --> 00:55:19,879 Speaker 1: Henry and the Titans and all that stuff, and and 1047 00:55:20,360 --> 00:55:22,680 Speaker 1: do you think, I mean, I don't think it's just 1048 00:55:22,800 --> 00:55:26,160 Speaker 1: one thing, run defense aside. Do you think if they 1049 00:55:26,160 --> 00:55:28,400 Speaker 1: fix their run defense everything gets a little better or 1050 00:55:28,400 --> 00:55:29,880 Speaker 1: do you think I mean, last night they were in 1051 00:55:29,920 --> 00:55:32,439 Speaker 1: a close game and even the offense couldn't answer the bill. 1052 00:55:32,920 --> 00:55:36,080 Speaker 1: So now it's not just I don't think there's a 1053 00:55:36,080 --> 00:55:40,080 Speaker 1: magic wand or one problem that needs to be solved. Yeah, 1054 00:55:40,200 --> 00:55:42,480 Speaker 1: I agree with you, Steves. Even when they cut it 1055 00:55:42,560 --> 00:55:44,960 Speaker 1: to a score last night, it just didn't feel like 1056 00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:47,320 Speaker 1: it was ever gonna happen. You get kind of excited 1057 00:55:47,360 --> 00:55:49,680 Speaker 1: they score late, maybe we can pull it out, and 1058 00:55:49,719 --> 00:55:52,359 Speaker 1: then Mahomes just kind of snaps his fingers and they 1059 00:55:52,400 --> 00:55:54,120 Speaker 1: hand it off. He makes a play and move the chains. 1060 00:55:54,120 --> 00:55:57,279 Speaker 1: Good night, Irene. Listen, if they could wave a magic wand, 1061 00:55:57,280 --> 00:56:00,239 Speaker 1: which they can't, and make the run defense it was 1062 00:56:00,280 --> 00:56:03,080 Speaker 1: a few years ago, and then I'm worried about the 1063 00:56:03,120 --> 00:56:05,759 Speaker 1: run offense all of a sudden. You know, I love 1064 00:56:05,800 --> 00:56:07,960 Speaker 1: to see Josh Allen running around, and they actually had 1065 00:56:08,000 --> 00:56:10,200 Speaker 1: some good scripted runs for him last night, but I 1066 00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:12,200 Speaker 1: don't want them to be the leading rusher on the team. 1067 00:56:12,200 --> 00:56:14,640 Speaker 1: I don't want them to be close. We've got young, 1068 00:56:15,160 --> 00:56:18,200 Speaker 1: fresh legged running backs on this squad. You don't see 1069 00:56:18,200 --> 00:56:20,080 Speaker 1: a lot about them. I liked a little flash of 1070 00:56:20,120 --> 00:56:22,960 Speaker 1: what I saw from Moss last night, but this has 1071 00:56:22,960 --> 00:56:25,800 Speaker 1: got to be a different deals. It's the Josh Allen Show. 1072 00:56:26,080 --> 00:56:28,279 Speaker 1: This is what I would say. Everybody, take a deep 1073 00:56:28,320 --> 00:56:31,520 Speaker 1: breath and just soak in a few things. You're probably 1074 00:56:31,560 --> 00:56:34,640 Speaker 1: not gonna go thirteen and three. I don't think Josh 1075 00:56:34,640 --> 00:56:36,600 Speaker 1: Allen is gonna win the MVP of the NFL this year. 1076 00:56:36,680 --> 00:56:39,600 Speaker 1: I think that is gone, and that's all right. It's 1077 00:56:39,640 --> 00:56:41,680 Speaker 1: not the goal of the season. The goal of the the 1078 00:56:41,760 --> 00:56:43,600 Speaker 1: season is to win the division and win a playoff 1079 00:56:43,640 --> 00:56:47,120 Speaker 1: game or two. Take a deep breath, re establish who 1080 00:56:47,160 --> 00:56:49,360 Speaker 1: you are, and enough of this. They're not the greatest 1081 00:56:49,400 --> 00:56:51,759 Speaker 1: show on turf. Josh Allen throwing for three hundred and 1082 00:56:51,760 --> 00:56:54,440 Speaker 1: fifty blah blah blah. Maybe that's not what's gonna work 1083 00:56:54,480 --> 00:56:55,920 Speaker 1: for them on the long term. I would like to 1084 00:56:55,920 --> 00:56:57,600 Speaker 1: make a few tackles and I'd like to have some 1085 00:56:57,719 --> 00:57:00,200 Speaker 1: running plays that work better before the next job shell. 1086 00:57:00,200 --> 00:57:02,400 Speaker 1: A VP campaign comes up, and I'm a support of it. 1087 00:57:02,400 --> 00:57:04,200 Speaker 1: I got the Gentleman's name on my shirt right here. 1088 00:57:04,239 --> 00:57:06,400 Speaker 1: I love him, But I don't know if that's the 1089 00:57:06,480 --> 00:57:09,399 Speaker 1: recipe for the Bills. Month after months, we've said off 1090 00:57:09,440 --> 00:57:11,600 Speaker 1: the air in between, this game looked like it did 1091 00:57:11,680 --> 00:57:14,279 Speaker 1: two years ago in Josh's rookie season. It's kind of 1092 00:57:14,280 --> 00:57:17,080 Speaker 1: the way that team played yesterday. There's just, you know, 1093 00:57:17,080 --> 00:57:18,919 Speaker 1: there's a lot of problems going on, and you see 1094 00:57:18,960 --> 00:57:21,840 Speaker 1: some hints of what we think is in there, and 1095 00:57:21,840 --> 00:57:23,680 Speaker 1: what we've seen in the first four games of this year. 1096 00:57:23,720 --> 00:57:25,640 Speaker 1: We've seen hints of that. We see it flashes of it, 1097 00:57:26,080 --> 00:57:28,840 Speaker 1: but it looks like that, you know, last night particular, 1098 00:57:28,840 --> 00:57:31,040 Speaker 1: it looked like they know it was twenty and eighteen 1099 00:57:31,360 --> 00:57:33,440 Speaker 1: and Josh was a rookie looking all over the place, 1100 00:57:34,280 --> 00:57:37,640 Speaker 1: and Steve, it's twenty eighteen, and is it gonna be 1101 00:57:37,680 --> 00:57:40,680 Speaker 1: two twenty five? But here's the deal. The Bills are 1102 00:57:40,680 --> 00:57:43,320 Speaker 1: gonna grow old with this dude, with Josh Allen, with McDermott, 1103 00:57:43,320 --> 00:57:47,360 Speaker 1: god willing, it's gonna be years to come. But Mahomes 1104 00:57:47,360 --> 00:57:50,640 Speaker 1: isn't going nowhere, Lamar Jackson's going nowhere. All these guys 1105 00:57:50,680 --> 00:57:54,040 Speaker 1: are gonna grow old with Josh Allen. So they're his peers, 1106 00:57:54,720 --> 00:57:57,640 Speaker 1: and he may have another one down in Miami now. 1107 00:57:57,720 --> 00:58:01,360 Speaker 1: So it's like it's never gonna get easier. It's never like, oh, 1108 00:58:01,400 --> 00:58:03,160 Speaker 1: all those guys are gonna fall off, They're all gonna 1109 00:58:03,160 --> 00:58:05,840 Speaker 1: be great. You have to eventually beat them and we'll 1110 00:58:05,880 --> 00:58:09,640 Speaker 1: get there eventually. I hope you mentioned Miami. The news 1111 00:58:09,680 --> 00:58:12,000 Speaker 1: came down after you were off the year on your show. 1112 00:58:12,440 --> 00:58:15,640 Speaker 1: So how does this one grab you? There's the Dolphins 1113 00:58:15,640 --> 00:58:19,160 Speaker 1: are suddenly a game behind the Bills in the division 1114 00:58:19,840 --> 00:58:22,720 Speaker 1: and they turned to Tua. Now what are they It's 1115 00:58:22,800 --> 00:58:26,000 Speaker 1: playing well? I mean, you're a game out with eleven 1116 00:58:26,000 --> 00:58:28,840 Speaker 1: games to play. Should the Bills send the Dolphins a 1117 00:58:28,920 --> 00:58:32,960 Speaker 1: thank you card for this? Well? I don't think so. 1118 00:58:33,440 --> 00:58:36,160 Speaker 1: I think some of the initial reactions, and they totally 1119 00:58:36,200 --> 00:58:38,680 Speaker 1: make sense, are whoa, whoa, what are you doing this? 1120 00:58:38,960 --> 00:58:41,560 Speaker 1: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I think the 1121 00:58:41,600 --> 00:58:44,760 Speaker 1: opposite way, I think for them. For years, the Miami 1122 00:58:44,840 --> 00:58:48,400 Speaker 1: Dolphins have been prisoners of the moment, short term thinking. 1123 00:58:48,560 --> 00:58:51,360 Speaker 1: Just stay with what's working, if anything's working, This is 1124 00:58:51,400 --> 00:58:54,840 Speaker 1: a bold move that tells me that Flores and his 1125 00:58:54,920 --> 00:58:58,520 Speaker 1: assistants are saying, you guys have no idea what we 1126 00:58:58,560 --> 00:59:00,600 Speaker 1: have in this to a kid, we do. We're not 1127 00:59:00,720 --> 00:59:02,760 Speaker 1: keeping him on the bench for another second. They didn't 1128 00:59:02,800 --> 00:59:04,200 Speaker 1: put him out there because he came at the end 1129 00:59:04,240 --> 00:59:06,440 Speaker 1: of the gaming as the Jets completed a couple of passes. 1130 00:59:06,840 --> 00:59:08,520 Speaker 1: I think they're putting him out there because they've been 1131 00:59:08,560 --> 00:59:11,400 Speaker 1: watching him for six weeks and he's a phenom and 1132 00:59:11,520 --> 00:59:14,640 Speaker 1: they know the other thing. Listen, you guys know this 1133 00:59:14,720 --> 00:59:18,120 Speaker 1: as well as anybody. Fitzpatrick is not going to keep winning. 1134 00:59:18,480 --> 00:59:21,520 Speaker 1: We have fifteen years of experience with this. He goes 1135 00:59:21,560 --> 00:59:23,640 Speaker 1: on a nice ride, he gets you in the mix, 1136 00:59:23,720 --> 00:59:27,040 Speaker 1: and then it usually falls off. That's the facts. So 1137 00:59:27,080 --> 00:59:29,760 Speaker 1: it's almost like they're saying, we're not gonna wait for 1138 00:59:29,800 --> 00:59:31,920 Speaker 1: the fall. We know Ryan what he is and what 1139 00:59:32,000 --> 00:59:35,080 Speaker 1: he isn't. He's throwing a few picks, eating out some wins, 1140 00:59:35,160 --> 00:59:37,320 Speaker 1: but we're gonna beat it, and we believe in this kid. 1141 00:59:37,560 --> 00:59:39,640 Speaker 1: And instead of waiting two weeks from now when we 1142 00:59:39,680 --> 00:59:41,840 Speaker 1: have two more losses to put him in, we're gonna 1143 00:59:41,840 --> 00:59:44,760 Speaker 1: put him in now. It's bold, but I actually really 1144 00:59:44,760 --> 00:59:47,720 Speaker 1: respect it. It's easy to stay with Fits. A lot 1145 00:59:47,720 --> 00:59:50,280 Speaker 1: of teams stayed with Fits. He falls off, the roller 1146 00:59:50,360 --> 00:59:53,680 Speaker 1: coaster goes down. I like this move and then how 1147 00:59:53,680 --> 00:59:56,920 Speaker 1: do you think that changes the landscape of the division here, Kyle, 1148 00:59:57,000 --> 00:59:59,800 Speaker 1: because we know that the Patriots are struggling. They were 1149 01:00:00,040 --> 01:00:02,440 Speaker 1: in and out of their facility. They could practice, they 1150 01:00:02,440 --> 01:00:05,400 Speaker 1: couldn't practice. It kind of revealed itself on the field 1151 01:00:05,480 --> 01:00:09,320 Speaker 1: last week, you know, fumbling, bumbling, stumbling. I know they 1152 01:00:09,320 --> 01:00:11,680 Speaker 1: didn't have their center and that contributed to it, but 1153 01:00:12,000 --> 01:00:13,920 Speaker 1: they don't look like they have receivers that can even 1154 01:00:13,960 --> 01:00:17,600 Speaker 1: get open. Yeah, look, they look bad. Here's here's my 1155 01:00:18,000 --> 01:00:21,120 Speaker 1: own take on the division. Okay, Bills have to decide 1156 01:00:21,120 --> 01:00:23,200 Speaker 1: how good they want to be. They have to decide 1157 01:00:23,200 --> 01:00:24,480 Speaker 1: if they want to be a great team or not. 1158 01:00:24,560 --> 01:00:26,120 Speaker 1: And they got a few weeks to do that. We 1159 01:00:26,160 --> 01:00:30,120 Speaker 1: know what we feel about them. The Jets are obviously 1160 01:00:30,200 --> 01:00:32,840 Speaker 1: the Jets that they may go on sixteen, they may 1161 01:00:32,840 --> 01:00:35,640 Speaker 1: go two and fourteen. They're irrelevant. The Patriots. I am 1162 01:00:35,640 --> 01:00:38,880 Speaker 1: in no way setting aside understand that I do not. 1163 01:00:38,960 --> 01:00:41,760 Speaker 1: I'm not going to have the naivete to say, well, 1164 01:00:41,800 --> 01:00:44,480 Speaker 1: they don't have it together. That last game. It was 1165 01:00:44,560 --> 01:00:47,120 Speaker 1: ugly as hell. They had two practices and two weeks. 1166 01:00:47,640 --> 01:00:50,200 Speaker 1: Their quarterback was coming off the COVID list. He's new 1167 01:00:50,240 --> 01:00:52,920 Speaker 1: to begin with. With the team, I still think a 1168 01:00:52,960 --> 01:00:54,920 Speaker 1: month from now we'll be talking about New England is 1169 01:00:54,960 --> 01:00:57,800 Speaker 1: in the mix. And let's not forget they don't lose 1170 01:00:57,840 --> 01:01:00,560 Speaker 1: to Sean McDermott and Josh Allen. I wish they would, 1171 01:01:00,600 --> 01:01:03,360 Speaker 1: if for the sake of variety and entertainment, but they don't. 1172 01:01:03,560 --> 01:01:05,880 Speaker 1: And until they do, I'm not saying, well, the Patriots 1173 01:01:05,920 --> 01:01:07,760 Speaker 1: are cooked. I don't care if they lost to Denver. 1174 01:01:08,040 --> 01:01:12,320 Speaker 1: And then, lastly, Miami is the ultimate enigma in this thing. 1175 01:01:12,400 --> 01:01:15,440 Speaker 1: If Tua comes out and looks anything like he should, 1176 01:01:16,120 --> 01:01:18,520 Speaker 1: they can run away. I'm telling you, I believe that 1177 01:01:18,560 --> 01:01:20,600 Speaker 1: if Tua was not hurt, he would be on the 1178 01:01:20,600 --> 01:01:22,560 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Bengals right now. I think he would have been 1179 01:01:22,560 --> 01:01:24,560 Speaker 1: the number one pick of the draft over Joe Burrow. 1180 01:01:24,800 --> 01:01:27,000 Speaker 1: He was that good. We are that quick to forget 1181 01:01:27,040 --> 01:01:30,200 Speaker 1: that he was an absolute phenom. If he catches something 1182 01:01:30,280 --> 01:01:32,520 Speaker 1: and the Dolphins have receivers and the Dolphins can run 1183 01:01:32,560 --> 01:01:35,520 Speaker 1: the ball, a little bit dangerous is how really dangerous? 1184 01:01:35,560 --> 01:01:37,720 Speaker 1: I was gonna ask you, what else do the Dolphins have? 1185 01:01:37,800 --> 01:01:39,520 Speaker 1: I mean, the Bills played him in It was a 1186 01:01:39,560 --> 01:01:44,120 Speaker 1: tussle for the Bills in Miami. Down there what else 1187 01:01:44,160 --> 01:01:46,120 Speaker 1: do the Are the Dolphins good enough and the rest 1188 01:01:46,160 --> 01:01:48,000 Speaker 1: of their roster. If Tua comes in lights it up, 1189 01:01:48,240 --> 01:01:50,560 Speaker 1: say like he does a Justin Herbert or or a 1190 01:01:50,640 --> 01:01:52,640 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow, But it has a pretty good stretch for 1191 01:01:52,680 --> 01:01:54,920 Speaker 1: a month or so. Where could the Dolphins get to? 1192 01:01:56,120 --> 01:01:58,160 Speaker 1: I don't know, stud I like them a lot. I 1193 01:01:58,160 --> 01:02:01,040 Speaker 1: don't think they're great defensively, and they still have a 1194 01:02:01,080 --> 01:02:03,080 Speaker 1: lot of future picks, and they're gonna go down the 1195 01:02:03,120 --> 01:02:06,200 Speaker 1: road to be defensively. But they have receivers. They got 1196 01:02:06,200 --> 01:02:08,959 Speaker 1: these running backs. Now, this Miles Gaskin, This guy who's 1197 01:02:08,960 --> 01:02:11,200 Speaker 1: taking all the carries from Miami, more or less away 1198 01:02:11,200 --> 01:02:15,400 Speaker 1: from better known guys like Jordan Howard, runs hard, doesn't care. 1199 01:02:15,440 --> 01:02:17,880 Speaker 1: Is someone who's not expected much of and isn't impressed 1200 01:02:17,880 --> 01:02:22,600 Speaker 1: by it. And Fitzpatrick's winning to his skill set is unbelievable. 1201 01:02:22,720 --> 01:02:25,400 Speaker 1: His rights. It's a little bit like we saw from 1202 01:02:25,480 --> 01:02:29,000 Speaker 1: Kyler last night. Everybody's watching Kyler Murray against the Cowboys, 1203 01:02:29,040 --> 01:02:32,000 Speaker 1: just blown away by his talent and his speed. It's 1204 01:02:32,040 --> 01:02:35,120 Speaker 1: a little bit like that, except left handed, maybe even 1205 01:02:35,160 --> 01:02:38,320 Speaker 1: a slightly more accurate passer. So if they give him 1206 01:02:38,320 --> 01:02:40,240 Speaker 1: too and he's got receivers and he got a running game. 1207 01:02:40,280 --> 01:02:41,880 Speaker 1: They're gonna have to score some points because I don't 1208 01:02:41,880 --> 01:02:44,600 Speaker 1: think the defense is great. It's just a matter of ceiling. 1209 01:02:44,760 --> 01:02:46,920 Speaker 1: It's Ryan Fitzpatrick was gonna do it. He's gonna do 1210 01:02:46,960 --> 01:02:49,120 Speaker 1: and the Dolphins are saying, we think we can take 1211 01:02:49,160 --> 01:02:51,280 Speaker 1: this division. We think we can reddle off, you know, 1212 01:02:51,520 --> 01:02:54,160 Speaker 1: five out of the next six. And knowing about to 1213 01:02:54,280 --> 01:02:56,280 Speaker 1: his talent like I do, I would not love it. 1214 01:02:56,320 --> 01:02:58,120 Speaker 1: If I was a Bills fan, I'd like safe old 1215 01:02:58,200 --> 01:03:00,800 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick wherever he is, keep him on the field. We 1216 01:03:00,880 --> 01:03:03,120 Speaker 1: know him, We're not afraid of him. The two things 1217 01:03:03,200 --> 01:03:06,600 Speaker 1: a little scary. Talk to me talking to Kyle Brand 1218 01:03:06,600 --> 01:03:09,720 Speaker 1: from Good Morning Football here with us every week on Tuesdays. 1219 01:03:10,200 --> 01:03:12,480 Speaker 1: Talk to me about who you think is the class 1220 01:03:13,040 --> 01:03:15,480 Speaker 1: of the conference right now? Is it Pittsburgh, is it 1221 01:03:15,560 --> 01:03:18,680 Speaker 1: Tennessee or is it still Kansas City? Right now? Those 1222 01:03:18,720 --> 01:03:20,640 Speaker 1: are the three at the top record wise, But who 1223 01:03:20,680 --> 01:03:22,840 Speaker 1: do you like the best right now? Who's the power 1224 01:03:22,880 --> 01:03:26,880 Speaker 1: in this conference? I love Pittsburgh and I don't pat 1225 01:03:26,920 --> 01:03:29,080 Speaker 1: myself on the back because no one cares after five seconds. 1226 01:03:29,080 --> 01:03:31,200 Speaker 1: But in August I picked the Pittsburgh Steelers to win 1227 01:03:31,240 --> 01:03:33,400 Speaker 1: the whole Super Bowl, like the entire thing. I just 1228 01:03:33,560 --> 01:03:36,240 Speaker 1: because here's the deal with Pittsburgh. You know their defense 1229 01:03:36,320 --> 01:03:37,840 Speaker 1: was going to be great, and there was no secret. 1230 01:03:37,880 --> 01:03:41,760 Speaker 1: Everybody knew it. The question was gonna be Roethlisberger. Can 1231 01:03:41,800 --> 01:03:45,640 Speaker 1: they have enough offense? I bet on Roethlisberger making that pick. 1232 01:03:45,880 --> 01:03:49,600 Speaker 1: I have not seen Ben Roethlisberger on the field in years, 1233 01:03:49,800 --> 01:03:54,480 Speaker 1: maybe if ever, look more comfortable. His body language is 1234 01:03:54,520 --> 01:03:59,040 Speaker 1: almost positive and happy, borderline goofy. He's smiling and joking 1235 01:03:59,080 --> 01:04:03,600 Speaker 1: with referees. We've seen ornery Roethlisberger for years, always banged up, 1236 01:04:03,920 --> 01:04:06,600 Speaker 1: always dealing with some headache in the huddle. There's none 1237 01:04:06,640 --> 01:04:10,080 Speaker 1: of that now. It's young, cohesive teams with a Hall 1238 01:04:10,120 --> 01:04:13,960 Speaker 1: of Fame quarterback, a crazy defense, and they just I mean, 1239 01:04:13,960 --> 01:04:15,400 Speaker 1: look at the Browns are supposed to be a threatened 1240 01:04:15,440 --> 01:04:17,320 Speaker 1: that division. They didn't belong in the same field. Yeah, 1241 01:04:17,360 --> 01:04:20,040 Speaker 1: the Devin Bush injury and the middle linebacker is not great. 1242 01:04:20,080 --> 01:04:23,840 Speaker 1: It is not going to help. I love, love, love Pittsburgh. 1243 01:04:24,440 --> 01:04:26,560 Speaker 1: I call that the Who's Your Daddy game last week 1244 01:04:26,640 --> 01:04:30,600 Speaker 1: because Pittsburgh is just Cleveland's daddy. It's just over and 1245 01:04:30,640 --> 01:04:33,200 Speaker 1: over and over again. Yeah, you already mentioned them, and 1246 01:04:33,240 --> 01:04:35,400 Speaker 1: you said that you weren't going to count you. It's 1247 01:04:35,400 --> 01:04:37,760 Speaker 1: not signed time to say goodbye to the Patriots yet. 1248 01:04:38,240 --> 01:04:40,320 Speaker 1: But I've I've heard it. I heard a clip and 1249 01:04:40,320 --> 01:04:44,640 Speaker 1: I've seen it on social media. They're they're actually fans 1250 01:04:45,080 --> 01:04:49,480 Speaker 1: in New England and media people who are saying like, wow, 1251 01:04:49,480 --> 01:04:52,800 Speaker 1: Bill's Bill Belichick has lost it. It's totally over and 1252 01:04:52,880 --> 01:04:57,720 Speaker 1: it's time. I buzzed out laughing, I's got it. I 1253 01:04:57,760 --> 01:05:01,200 Speaker 1: thought it had to be sarcasm, but apparently it's not. 1254 01:05:01,240 --> 01:05:03,520 Speaker 1: And I mean there are some problems in New England. 1255 01:05:03,520 --> 01:05:06,080 Speaker 1: Obviously they've been, you know, out of the building like 1256 01:05:06,080 --> 01:05:08,240 Speaker 1: the Titans were. They haven't had been practicing a stuff. 1257 01:05:08,240 --> 01:05:11,680 Speaker 1: But now they're they're all over a guy who has 1258 01:05:11,840 --> 01:05:13,760 Speaker 1: gone to nine Super Bowls and won six of them, 1259 01:05:13,760 --> 01:05:15,840 Speaker 1: and they're all jumping into the Charles River. What are 1260 01:05:15,840 --> 01:05:19,280 Speaker 1: they doing? Well? I think it's the same people who 1261 01:05:19,320 --> 01:05:23,040 Speaker 1: I saw were saying about the Packers. Let's take a 1262 01:05:23,040 --> 01:05:24,960 Speaker 1: look at this Jordan Love. I think we've seen enough. 1263 01:05:25,000 --> 01:05:26,880 Speaker 1: Can we get Jordan Love suited off and get him 1264 01:05:26,880 --> 01:05:31,240 Speaker 1: a few snaps? Come one? Everybody everybody calmed down. I 1265 01:05:31,280 --> 01:05:33,360 Speaker 1: think with the Belichick thing, Steve I think what it 1266 01:05:33,480 --> 01:05:35,919 Speaker 1: is is is they want it to happen, and they're 1267 01:05:35,960 --> 01:05:38,040 Speaker 1: trying to will it to happen, and they would love 1268 01:05:38,080 --> 01:05:41,360 Speaker 1: to see Belichick just go four and twelve. But then 1269 01:05:41,440 --> 01:05:43,640 Speaker 1: here's the worst part. Then they would have that happen 1270 01:05:43,720 --> 01:05:46,600 Speaker 1: and say, hey, Belichick suffered, and then Belichick's gonna draft 1271 01:05:46,640 --> 01:05:48,640 Speaker 1: an amazing quarterback. Is He's gonna have like the number 1272 01:05:48,680 --> 01:05:50,800 Speaker 1: four pick in the draft. Either way they lose. But 1273 01:05:50,880 --> 01:05:54,120 Speaker 1: the idea of somebody sitting here because well, they lost 1274 01:05:54,160 --> 01:05:56,440 Speaker 1: Tom Brady and they had a huge issue with COVID, 1275 01:05:56,520 --> 01:05:58,560 Speaker 1: had two practices in two weeks and lost the field 1276 01:05:58,600 --> 01:06:02,040 Speaker 1: goal contest means Belichick's it's on a stake. Everybody, just relax, 1277 01:06:02,480 --> 01:06:04,800 Speaker 1: Come on, I know you want it. You'll get it eventually, 1278 01:06:04,880 --> 01:06:08,120 Speaker 1: but not right now. And then finally for me, Kyle, 1279 01:06:08,840 --> 01:06:13,080 Speaker 1: there are rumors circulating now that the Washington football team 1280 01:06:13,560 --> 01:06:16,800 Speaker 1: will be making a play for Cam Newton. Obviously they're 1281 01:06:16,800 --> 01:06:19,200 Speaker 1: connecting the dots between him and Rivera and for their 1282 01:06:19,280 --> 01:06:22,080 Speaker 1: quarterback situation, which I guess you would say is muddled 1283 01:06:22,080 --> 01:06:25,160 Speaker 1: at best right now. Could you even see that being 1284 01:06:25,200 --> 01:06:29,200 Speaker 1: in the cards for Cam to reunite with Ron Rivera, 1285 01:06:29,400 --> 01:06:31,360 Speaker 1: Chris is a real thing. I don't see all the 1286 01:06:31,400 --> 01:06:34,480 Speaker 1: things you guys do. People are saying Cam to Washington 1287 01:06:34,840 --> 01:06:37,800 Speaker 1: yeah for next year? Wow, because he's only on a 1288 01:06:37,840 --> 01:06:41,640 Speaker 1: one year deal, all right, So Cam to Washington next year, yes, 1289 01:06:41,640 --> 01:06:43,320 Speaker 1: because he's only on a one year didn't see that 1290 01:06:43,400 --> 01:06:48,440 Speaker 1: because I was seeing Jets trade Sam Darnold to Dallas 1291 01:06:48,920 --> 01:06:52,520 Speaker 1: like before the deadline. I'm seeing in the streets this 1292 01:06:52,560 --> 01:06:56,240 Speaker 1: morning because the Cowboys are gonna say, we're in all 1293 01:06:56,280 --> 01:06:58,280 Speaker 1: alone in first place with one of the worst teams 1294 01:06:58,280 --> 01:07:00,160 Speaker 1: we've ever had. What if we get a different quarter back, 1295 01:07:00,200 --> 01:07:02,280 Speaker 1: maybe we can win a few playoff game. I don't 1296 01:07:02,280 --> 01:07:06,440 Speaker 1: see that either. But Cam too out to Washington, Um, 1297 01:07:06,440 --> 01:07:09,400 Speaker 1: probably not. It's short of you know, Cam doing some 1298 01:07:09,440 --> 01:07:11,600 Speaker 1: different things this year. I never got the impression that 1299 01:07:11,680 --> 01:07:13,880 Speaker 1: Rivera was in love with Cam anyway. Yeah, I mean, 1300 01:07:14,000 --> 01:07:16,200 Speaker 1: I actually I think Vera right now with my love 1301 01:07:16,280 --> 01:07:18,240 Speaker 1: Kyle Allen more than he loves Cam Newton for a 1302 01:07:18,280 --> 01:07:22,439 Speaker 1: million reasons. So next season, sir, maybe so. But also 1303 01:07:22,560 --> 01:07:25,880 Speaker 1: Washington might be taking Trevor Lawrence next season. Yeah, I gotta. 1304 01:07:25,880 --> 01:07:28,360 Speaker 1: I want to ask you about those Cowboys last night. Yeah, 1305 01:07:28,360 --> 01:07:34,360 Speaker 1: they looked horrible. Yeah, Kyler Murray on the other hand, 1306 01:07:34,400 --> 01:07:38,960 Speaker 1: looked great. Um And I mean I mean I said, 1307 01:07:39,000 --> 01:07:40,919 Speaker 1: I lost two Super Bowls the Cowboys, so I got 1308 01:07:40,920 --> 01:07:44,360 Speaker 1: no love loss okay against those guys, right, but I know, 1309 01:07:44,640 --> 01:07:49,440 Speaker 1: but man, oh man, uh is was Mike McCarthy a mistake? 1310 01:07:49,480 --> 01:07:51,200 Speaker 1: I mean, what is what's going because I always thought 1311 01:07:51,200 --> 01:07:54,720 Speaker 1: the Cowboys had some talent. That's a good question. I 1312 01:07:55,840 --> 01:08:00,400 Speaker 1: think that Mike McCarthy is maybe learning that it's very 1313 01:08:00,400 --> 01:08:03,760 Speaker 1: difficult to win without Aaron Rodgers. And I really mean that. 1314 01:08:03,800 --> 01:08:07,240 Speaker 1: When you have a seminal generational quarterback who really never 1315 01:08:07,360 --> 01:08:09,800 Speaker 1: turns the ball over and has you in contention every 1316 01:08:09,800 --> 01:08:13,160 Speaker 1: single year, it's great. And he probably told the Jones 1317 01:08:13,200 --> 01:08:15,000 Speaker 1: boys when he was trying to close the job, Hey, 1318 01:08:15,040 --> 01:08:16,880 Speaker 1: my teams don't turn the ball over. And I know 1319 01:08:16,960 --> 01:08:19,000 Speaker 1: offense and I know this, and they probably just lapped 1320 01:08:19,040 --> 01:08:22,439 Speaker 1: it up. Andy Dalton is not Aaron Rodgers. Andy Dalton's 1321 01:08:22,479 --> 01:08:24,960 Speaker 1: knock Dak Prescott. I have no beef with Andy Dalton. 1322 01:08:25,080 --> 01:08:26,960 Speaker 1: He is what he is. I don't blame him for 1323 01:08:27,080 --> 01:08:30,080 Speaker 1: last nights. I can't even We tried to discuss the 1324 01:08:30,160 --> 01:08:32,760 Speaker 1: Cardinals this morning. Are they good? I was like, I 1325 01:08:32,840 --> 01:08:34,960 Speaker 1: don't know. Are the Globetrotters good when they beat the 1326 01:08:35,040 --> 01:08:37,960 Speaker 1: Washington Generals, they're just doing bucket at confetti and a 1327 01:08:38,000 --> 01:08:40,560 Speaker 1: bunch of nonsense. It's not even like a real opponent, 1328 01:08:41,080 --> 01:08:44,240 Speaker 1: which is a terrible, terrible thing to say. But when 1329 01:08:44,320 --> 01:08:48,360 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy attempted a field goal down about fifty points 1330 01:08:48,439 --> 01:08:50,880 Speaker 1: or whatever it was, to cut it to forty seven points, 1331 01:08:51,320 --> 01:08:53,360 Speaker 1: I just didn't know what he was doing. He seems 1332 01:08:53,360 --> 01:08:55,559 Speaker 1: to have lost all sense of himself. He looks totally 1333 01:08:55,680 --> 01:08:59,479 Speaker 1: miserable on the sideline, and so are all of us 1334 01:09:00,000 --> 01:09:02,320 Speaker 1: to celebrate the Cowboys. You know, I don't have a 1335 01:09:02,400 --> 01:09:04,000 Speaker 1: bias to the Cowboys, but I think it's more fun 1336 01:09:04,080 --> 01:09:07,599 Speaker 1: when they're involved. And oh my god, it's really really bad. 1337 01:09:07,840 --> 01:09:09,960 Speaker 1: And yet at two and four they remain in first 1338 01:09:10,000 --> 01:09:14,080 Speaker 1: place in the NFC least I know. I still think 1339 01:09:14,120 --> 01:09:16,240 Speaker 1: the Eagles are gonna win that division. Though it's the 1340 01:09:16,280 --> 01:09:18,800 Speaker 1: Eagles lost to Baltimore this past weekend. They made it close. 1341 01:09:18,880 --> 01:09:20,920 Speaker 1: It almost felt like a win. That's how bad it is. 1342 01:09:21,240 --> 01:09:24,320 Speaker 1: I'm saying I have it at six nine and one 1343 01:09:24,960 --> 01:09:26,840 Speaker 1: is going to win the NFC East. And here's the 1344 01:09:26,920 --> 01:09:29,800 Speaker 1: crazy part. Remember that, remember when the Eagles tied the 1345 01:09:29,880 --> 01:09:32,400 Speaker 1: Bengals and everybody was screaming about Doug Peterson and he 1346 01:09:32,479 --> 01:09:34,479 Speaker 1: went for a tie and didn't take the win. I 1347 01:09:34,640 --> 01:09:36,479 Speaker 1: think that tie is going to get them into the playoffs. 1348 01:09:36,600 --> 01:09:40,439 Speaker 1: I really do. And it's stupid, miserable. Tie is better 1349 01:09:40,520 --> 01:09:42,240 Speaker 1: than a loss. I mean, it's a tie. In the 1350 01:09:42,360 --> 01:09:44,840 Speaker 1: NFC East, it's like three wins right now, right, and 1351 01:09:44,960 --> 01:09:47,000 Speaker 1: that may come from a circle, and it is. The 1352 01:09:47,120 --> 01:09:50,200 Speaker 1: analytics gurus will be all over that. A time means 1353 01:09:50,280 --> 01:09:52,040 Speaker 1: you take, you gain a half a game on the 1354 01:09:52,200 --> 01:09:54,800 Speaker 1: entire division. They'll have a new metric nobody else is winning. 1355 01:09:54,840 --> 01:09:58,679 Speaker 1: They'll have a new metric, winning percentage above expected value 1356 01:09:58,760 --> 01:10:02,040 Speaker 1: on ties. Just right for it. It's coming. If Philadelphia 1357 01:10:02,120 --> 01:10:04,960 Speaker 1: pulls off with Kyle just suggestion, please, Chris saved this clip. 1358 01:10:05,040 --> 01:10:07,880 Speaker 1: And when the Cowboys finished six and ten and the 1359 01:10:07,960 --> 01:10:10,400 Speaker 1: Eagles finished six nine and one and get a home 1360 01:10:10,479 --> 01:10:13,000 Speaker 1: playoff game, can we play this back? We will play. 1361 01:10:14,560 --> 01:10:16,360 Speaker 1: We'll do it. We'll get the guys in the control 1362 01:10:16,479 --> 01:10:18,360 Speaker 1: room to lay it down. We'll save it, we'll put 1363 01:10:18,400 --> 01:10:20,880 Speaker 1: it in the vault. We'll roll it out December twenty eighth, 1364 01:10:20,920 --> 01:10:22,920 Speaker 1: and you'll look like a genius. This will go into 1365 01:10:22,960 --> 01:10:28,439 Speaker 1: the hopefully hopefully not file. Yeah, but probably so, yes, 1366 01:10:28,600 --> 01:10:31,640 Speaker 1: probably so all right, Kyle, As always, we thank you 1367 01:10:31,720 --> 01:10:34,439 Speaker 1: for the time. Hopefully we're talking about something a lot 1368 01:10:34,520 --> 01:10:39,160 Speaker 1: more pleasant next Tuesday, we're gonna be talking about Bill's 1369 01:10:39,360 --> 01:10:45,400 Speaker 1: forty one Jets six. Okay, just flex on him, flex 1370 01:10:45,439 --> 01:10:47,439 Speaker 1: on him, all right. Steve's writing that one down too. 1371 01:10:47,520 --> 01:10:50,000 Speaker 1: That'll be reminded to you next week as well. Thanks 1372 01:10:50,040 --> 01:10:52,519 Speaker 1: for the time as always, sir, See you guys. All 1373 01:10:52,600 --> 01:10:55,960 Speaker 1: right Kyle Brandt from Good Morning Football, Uh that was 1374 01:10:56,000 --> 01:10:58,840 Speaker 1: a good pick me up. We need a debt, Uh Yeah, 1375 01:10:59,240 --> 01:11:02,240 Speaker 1: he's yes, because I mean, hey, if you can't laugh, 1376 01:11:02,320 --> 01:11:03,640 Speaker 1: what the heck else are you gonna do? You're just 1377 01:11:03,680 --> 01:11:05,800 Speaker 1: gonna grouse and wallow in your own self pity. Yeah. 1378 01:11:06,080 --> 01:11:10,280 Speaker 1: I said it last week after the Tennessee game. You know, 1379 01:11:10,360 --> 01:11:12,280 Speaker 1: we gotta sit here and we gotta get over. We 1380 01:11:12,320 --> 01:11:13,800 Speaker 1: gotta find a way. And I'm sure you know there's 1381 01:11:13,800 --> 01:11:15,760 Speaker 1: a lot of bills fans. I used to do it, 1382 01:11:15,840 --> 01:11:18,320 Speaker 1: and I know my family did the same thing. You 1383 01:11:18,439 --> 01:11:20,640 Speaker 1: kind of have this coping mechanism because you know your 1384 01:11:20,680 --> 01:11:22,280 Speaker 1: team never wins all of them and there's always going 1385 01:11:22,320 --> 01:11:25,640 Speaker 1: to be losses that like just gut you and so 1386 01:11:25,720 --> 01:11:27,560 Speaker 1: you gotta have coping mechanism. What do you do? And 1387 01:11:27,760 --> 01:11:29,760 Speaker 1: maybe this is our next Twitter point, what do you 1388 01:11:29,800 --> 01:11:32,920 Speaker 1: do to get overlost? Like that? Right? Because I know this. 1389 01:11:34,400 --> 01:11:37,320 Speaker 1: The Bills guys, they probably they're watching that game film 1390 01:11:37,400 --> 01:11:40,000 Speaker 1: probably now. They're probably finished with it. Now, they're working out, 1391 01:11:40,040 --> 01:11:42,360 Speaker 1: they're getting now, they're moving on and they're turning their 1392 01:11:42,400 --> 01:11:44,839 Speaker 1: sights on the Jets for this coming Sunday at one o'clock. 1393 01:11:45,360 --> 01:11:49,200 Speaker 1: So they're working towards getting better now and fixing what 1394 01:11:49,320 --> 01:11:51,760 Speaker 1: they did wrong yesterday and what's been going on with 1395 01:11:51,880 --> 01:11:54,439 Speaker 1: them and trying to get their mind around maybe big 1396 01:11:54,600 --> 01:11:57,000 Speaker 1: like the Boulders, you're talking about the big issues as 1397 01:11:57,040 --> 01:11:58,960 Speaker 1: well as their own individual issues that they got to 1398 01:11:59,000 --> 01:12:01,360 Speaker 1: play better in. So they're off, they're off and running 1399 01:12:01,400 --> 01:12:04,800 Speaker 1: already to the next game. Uh, they're working to get better, 1400 01:12:04,840 --> 01:12:07,840 Speaker 1: they're working to get healthy, they're working to communicate better, 1401 01:12:08,360 --> 01:12:11,519 Speaker 1: to make plays that they didn't make in this last 1402 01:12:11,560 --> 01:12:13,720 Speaker 1: game or the game before, all of that stuff. So 1403 01:12:13,840 --> 01:12:16,599 Speaker 1: the players and coaches are boom. There are a million 1404 01:12:16,680 --> 01:12:18,680 Speaker 1: miles from where we're at here as fans and as 1405 01:12:18,800 --> 01:12:21,400 Speaker 1: commentators and all of that. We're still chewing on that 1406 01:12:21,560 --> 01:12:26,840 Speaker 1: loss last night and trying to gulp it down because 1407 01:12:26,920 --> 01:12:31,040 Speaker 1: it's so it tastes so awful, but you know, so 1408 01:12:31,200 --> 01:12:33,280 Speaker 1: it's harder for us. So maybe that's a Twitter poll 1409 01:12:33,320 --> 01:12:34,560 Speaker 1: we can come up with what a fan, what do 1410 01:12:34,640 --> 01:12:36,760 Speaker 1: you do to get over a Bill's loss? You know 1411 01:12:37,400 --> 01:12:39,360 Speaker 1: we can do that to do I mean, that's that's 1412 01:12:39,400 --> 01:12:40,840 Speaker 1: what you have to do as a fan. You got 1413 01:12:40,960 --> 01:12:42,759 Speaker 1: to find a way to get it behind you because 1414 01:12:42,960 --> 01:12:45,559 Speaker 1: the players and coaches are a millions forward. They're done, 1415 01:12:45,600 --> 01:12:47,599 Speaker 1: They're they're gone. I think a lot of people were 1416 01:12:47,720 --> 01:12:50,880 Speaker 1: probably five deep into a six pack. That's one way 1417 01:12:50,920 --> 01:12:53,200 Speaker 1: to forget about it. Yeah, I didn't get there until 1418 01:12:53,280 --> 01:12:56,920 Speaker 1: after the game, but a lot of people there by 1419 01:12:56,960 --> 01:13:00,760 Speaker 1: the third quarter. By the third quarter, right eight, three fifty. 1420 01:13:00,760 --> 01:13:02,400 Speaker 1: We are going to get back to the phones, but 1421 01:13:02,520 --> 01:13:04,479 Speaker 1: we'll take a break now so we have more time 1422 01:13:04,520 --> 01:13:06,799 Speaker 1: to do that on the other side. In our next segment, 1423 01:13:07,160 --> 01:13:11,080 Speaker 1: Chris Brown Steve Tasker with You, it's Tuesday Therapy after 1424 01:13:11,200 --> 01:13:13,599 Speaker 1: a Monday night loss. It's all coming up next here 1425 01:13:13,640 --> 01:13:15,519 Speaker 1: on One Bills Live, presented by Kalid to Health. This 1426 01:13:15,600 --> 01:13:29,640 Speaker 1: is Buffalo Bill's Radio. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with You. 1427 01:13:29,800 --> 01:13:31,960 Speaker 1: Second half of the show now under way on a 1428 01:13:32,120 --> 01:13:36,080 Speaker 1: Tuesday game review edition of One Bills Live. And we 1429 01:13:36,120 --> 01:13:37,599 Speaker 1: do want to get back to the phones right away. 1430 01:13:37,680 --> 01:13:40,120 Speaker 1: Got some people waiting patiently. There. We're gonna lead off 1431 01:13:40,200 --> 01:13:43,080 Speaker 1: with Tom in Fairport. Tom, thanks for holding on. What 1432 01:13:43,120 --> 01:13:45,599 Speaker 1: do you have for us? Welcome to the show. Hey, 1433 01:13:45,760 --> 01:13:49,120 Speaker 1: Steve Chris, thanks for having me. Sure go ahead. A 1434 01:13:49,680 --> 01:13:53,519 Speaker 1: couple of things. I think, um that that guy they 1435 01:13:53,560 --> 01:13:56,720 Speaker 1: brought up, Zimmer, Yeah, see him last night. He was 1436 01:13:57,040 --> 01:14:00,200 Speaker 1: all over the field. He played a great game, He 1437 01:14:00,400 --> 01:14:04,719 Speaker 1: played for a spot. Well, he's he's a hard worker. 1438 01:14:04,840 --> 01:14:06,559 Speaker 1: You know what you're gonna get every time he plays. 1439 01:14:07,000 --> 01:14:10,160 Speaker 1: He was actually with the Bills earlier in his career 1440 01:14:11,720 --> 01:14:14,599 Speaker 1: in a camp and didn't make the roster, and then 1441 01:14:14,640 --> 01:14:16,439 Speaker 1: they brought him back here, you know, late in the 1442 01:14:16,520 --> 01:14:20,240 Speaker 1: summer the field week one, Yeah, and then he went 1443 01:14:20,320 --> 01:14:22,200 Speaker 1: back on the practice squad and they called him back 1444 01:14:22,280 --> 01:14:24,760 Speaker 1: up yesterday. He's a high motor player. I don't think 1445 01:14:24,840 --> 01:14:29,400 Speaker 1: anybody can debate that. Um No, But but I is 1446 01:14:29,439 --> 01:14:31,519 Speaker 1: he the end all be all answer to the problems 1447 01:14:31,560 --> 01:14:33,320 Speaker 1: that this team has on the defensive line. I think 1448 01:14:33,360 --> 01:14:36,440 Speaker 1: they go far beyond just one player in one spot. Unfortunately, 1449 01:14:36,680 --> 01:14:40,400 Speaker 1: what else, Tom Right? And the next thing is, whoever 1450 01:14:40,520 --> 01:14:43,880 Speaker 1: knew how much we would miss start star on the 1451 01:14:44,120 --> 01:14:48,519 Speaker 1: defensive line? Yeah, it's um. They need a space eater, 1452 01:14:48,840 --> 01:14:51,160 Speaker 1: they really do. I mean you look up and down 1453 01:14:51,240 --> 01:14:54,000 Speaker 1: the defensive line roster and Tom thanks for the call. 1454 01:14:54,040 --> 01:14:58,719 Speaker 1: We appreciate it. Vernon Butler is clearly their their biggest 1455 01:14:58,760 --> 01:15:01,320 Speaker 1: defensive lineman in terms of girth and size. He goes 1456 01:15:01,320 --> 01:15:05,240 Speaker 1: three hundred and thirty pounds. But when he was in Carolina, 1457 01:15:05,320 --> 01:15:09,559 Speaker 1: he didn't play the one technique all the time. As 1458 01:15:09,560 --> 01:15:12,519 Speaker 1: a matter of fact, you know, according to the people 1459 01:15:12,560 --> 01:15:15,759 Speaker 1: down there, he played more three even at three hundred 1460 01:15:15,760 --> 01:15:17,840 Speaker 1: and thirty pounds, and he was in a contract the 1461 01:15:17,920 --> 01:15:21,280 Speaker 1: year last year, put up some numbers, earned the contract 1462 01:15:21,400 --> 01:15:27,200 Speaker 1: up here. I just don't know he's big enough. He's 1463 01:15:27,200 --> 01:15:29,280 Speaker 1: the biggest guy on the lineman. So you'd say, okay, 1464 01:15:29,320 --> 01:15:31,280 Speaker 1: well put him at one technique and let's go have 1465 01:15:31,400 --> 01:15:33,120 Speaker 1: him tie up two guys and let the other guys 1466 01:15:33,160 --> 01:15:35,880 Speaker 1: get the one on ones. And I just don't know 1467 01:15:36,000 --> 01:15:38,200 Speaker 1: if he's a fit for that, for that role. So 1468 01:15:38,360 --> 01:15:40,559 Speaker 1: now where do you go? You don't have anybody over 1469 01:15:40,640 --> 01:15:43,640 Speaker 1: three hundred and fifteen pounds on the roster among your 1470 01:15:43,640 --> 01:15:48,120 Speaker 1: defensive lineman. Quentin Jefferson goes two ninety one, Ed Oliver's 1471 01:15:48,160 --> 01:15:52,120 Speaker 1: two eighty five, maybe right, you know, and now you're 1472 01:15:52,200 --> 01:15:55,800 Speaker 1: Harrison Phillips is like three oh five. So I mean 1473 01:15:56,600 --> 01:15:59,320 Speaker 1: your options are limited in terms of having a big 1474 01:16:00,040 --> 01:16:03,160 Speaker 1: basse eater just standing in there and grinding with two linemen. 1475 01:16:04,280 --> 01:16:07,880 Speaker 1: So yes, I think they do. Miss Starr, And you know, 1476 01:16:07,960 --> 01:16:09,120 Speaker 1: I know a lot of I was getting a lot 1477 01:16:09,120 --> 01:16:11,559 Speaker 1: of tweets last night about Jordan Phillips. Why didn't they 1478 01:16:11,600 --> 01:16:14,439 Speaker 1: resigned Jordan Phillips. He signed a three year, thirty million 1479 01:16:14,479 --> 01:16:18,400 Speaker 1: dollars deal with Arizona, And people are like, oh, you know, 1480 01:16:18,520 --> 01:16:21,719 Speaker 1: Mario Addison isn't better any better than Shack. They should 1481 01:16:21,760 --> 01:16:24,720 Speaker 1: have resigned Phillips and they should have resigned Shack. Well, 1482 01:16:24,960 --> 01:16:26,519 Speaker 1: that's all fine and good if you want to do that, 1483 01:16:26,640 --> 01:16:28,719 Speaker 1: but if you do that, you're probably not signing Dion 1484 01:16:28,800 --> 01:16:31,640 Speaker 1: Dawkins and Tradevious White to extensions. If you make that 1485 01:16:31,760 --> 01:16:34,280 Speaker 1: commitment to those two players, you probably don't have the 1486 01:16:34,400 --> 01:16:38,080 Speaker 1: money to sign Dawkins and White to extensions. So decide 1487 01:16:38,120 --> 01:16:40,040 Speaker 1: what you want, because if you want to pay for 1488 01:16:40,120 --> 01:16:43,360 Speaker 1: these guys over here to keep your defense. If front intact, 1489 01:16:43,760 --> 01:16:46,599 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to maybe part with somebody over here. 1490 01:16:46,960 --> 01:16:51,759 Speaker 1: So it's it's given take. Yeah, they There's no question 1491 01:16:51,840 --> 01:16:56,840 Speaker 1: that Shack and and Jordan Phillips played well last year 1492 01:16:56,880 --> 01:16:58,599 Speaker 1: for the for the team. They were stout really good 1493 01:16:58,680 --> 01:17:02,800 Speaker 1: defense and had career years both of them. But they exceeded. 1494 01:17:02,880 --> 01:17:04,800 Speaker 1: But what the Bills knew that they were felt that 1495 01:17:04,880 --> 01:17:07,439 Speaker 1: they were. The contracts that they got from those other 1496 01:17:07,439 --> 01:17:09,640 Speaker 1: teams exceeded the value the Bills could put on them, 1497 01:17:10,160 --> 01:17:12,479 Speaker 1: particularly with like you said, they got pending guys that 1498 01:17:12,560 --> 01:17:14,720 Speaker 1: they really want to keep. They want to keep Tredavious White, 1499 01:17:14,720 --> 01:17:16,639 Speaker 1: they want to keep Dion doc As. They've got Tremaine 1500 01:17:16,720 --> 01:17:19,080 Speaker 1: Edmunds coming down the pipe. They've got Josh Allen coming 1501 01:17:19,080 --> 01:17:22,400 Speaker 1: down the pipe. They've got Matt Milano who is ready 1502 01:17:23,479 --> 01:17:26,160 Speaker 1: to get signed. So you know, you kind of you 1503 01:17:28,000 --> 01:17:30,880 Speaker 1: as most if good football teams have to be able 1504 01:17:30,920 --> 01:17:33,400 Speaker 1: to say goodbye to good players and replace them. That's 1505 01:17:33,439 --> 01:17:36,080 Speaker 1: the way it's gonna gotta be. And the Bills made 1506 01:17:36,120 --> 01:17:39,479 Speaker 1: that choice about Jordan Phillips and Jack Lawson. All right, 1507 01:17:39,520 --> 01:17:42,160 Speaker 1: back to the phones and we go to Jimmy in 1508 01:17:42,400 --> 01:17:44,840 Speaker 1: Kansas City. Jimmy thanks for joining us. What do you have, sir, 1509 01:17:46,120 --> 01:17:48,559 Speaker 1: h Yeah, I just got a couple of things. First 1510 01:17:48,600 --> 01:17:51,800 Speaker 1: of all, I appreciate you guys take my call. Um, 1511 01:17:52,160 --> 01:17:55,360 Speaker 1: it's gonna for the answer your question on how do 1512 01:17:55,479 --> 01:17:59,800 Speaker 1: we as fans get over losses. Unfortunately for the fans, 1513 01:18:00,040 --> 01:18:03,160 Speaker 1: it's not until we win the next game. You know, 1514 01:18:03,280 --> 01:18:06,680 Speaker 1: it's not easier players and and for you guys in 1515 01:18:06,760 --> 01:18:08,479 Speaker 1: the media to do it, because you guys get to 1516 01:18:08,560 --> 01:18:11,240 Speaker 1: do focus on the next team and we get to 1517 01:18:11,280 --> 01:18:14,920 Speaker 1: sit here and still on it. Especially being here in 1518 01:18:15,040 --> 01:18:20,040 Speaker 1: Kansas City. It's it's pretty horrible for me right now today. Um. So, yeah, 1519 01:18:20,080 --> 01:18:22,720 Speaker 1: it was pretty pretty tough loss. But the reason I 1520 01:18:22,800 --> 01:18:24,560 Speaker 1: was calling in and I was talking I want to 1521 01:18:24,560 --> 01:18:26,640 Speaker 1: talk about the defensive line. I think the issue that 1522 01:18:26,800 --> 01:18:32,080 Speaker 1: we had is the coaching staff did a phenominal flomal 1523 01:18:32,200 --> 01:18:35,280 Speaker 1: job last few years, bringing in guys like Lorenzo Alexander 1524 01:18:35,400 --> 01:18:39,080 Speaker 1: or Jordan Phillips and getting those guys into like raising 1525 01:18:39,120 --> 01:18:42,240 Speaker 1: their level of play into like all pro, and then 1526 01:18:42,479 --> 01:18:44,800 Speaker 1: you know, they'd move on and then I think they 1527 01:18:44,840 --> 01:18:46,519 Speaker 1: were trying to do it again by bringing in these 1528 01:18:46,560 --> 01:18:50,240 Speaker 1: other guys like Addison and Butler and Jefferson and Klein 1529 01:18:50,720 --> 01:18:52,479 Speaker 1: and it was hoping to try to do that again 1530 01:18:53,000 --> 01:18:56,560 Speaker 1: and instead of addressing those positions in the draft and 1531 01:18:56,680 --> 01:18:58,759 Speaker 1: I think I think they they're kind of like victims 1532 01:18:58,800 --> 01:19:01,840 Speaker 1: of themselves by kind of thinking they could just do 1533 01:19:01,920 --> 01:19:04,479 Speaker 1: it again. Um, but I really wish they would have 1534 01:19:04,640 --> 01:19:08,120 Speaker 1: addressed that in the drafts instead of trying to bring 1535 01:19:08,280 --> 01:19:12,080 Speaker 1: these you know, average to below average players and trying 1536 01:19:12,080 --> 01:19:14,320 Speaker 1: to see if they can raise their game. Um. And 1537 01:19:14,400 --> 01:19:19,240 Speaker 1: then one more for Josh Allen. Um, I think he's 1538 01:19:19,280 --> 01:19:21,280 Speaker 1: really good when he gets into rhythm. So what I 1539 01:19:21,360 --> 01:19:24,280 Speaker 1: would like to see is, you know, to start the games, 1540 01:19:24,439 --> 01:19:27,360 Speaker 1: let's get him the simple passes, you know, something maybe 1541 01:19:27,400 --> 01:19:29,559 Speaker 1: a short little screen or dump dump off to kind 1542 01:19:29,560 --> 01:19:31,160 Speaker 1: of get him in a little bit of a rhythm. 1543 01:19:31,200 --> 01:19:35,040 Speaker 1: Because to me, I think yesterday that first couple of drives, 1544 01:19:35,200 --> 01:19:37,400 Speaker 1: I think he wanted to show, you know, like there's 1545 01:19:37,400 --> 01:19:39,479 Speaker 1: the whole controversy with with Holmes and him with his 1546 01:19:39,600 --> 01:19:41,880 Speaker 1: arm power. I think they were just He's wanting to 1547 01:19:41,960 --> 01:19:44,479 Speaker 1: show the world like here's my arm you know. So 1548 01:19:44,600 --> 01:19:46,760 Speaker 1: I think, you know, calm him down with it, get 1549 01:19:46,840 --> 01:19:48,800 Speaker 1: him like you know, maybe some scripted plays, you know, 1550 01:19:48,960 --> 01:19:52,760 Speaker 1: So I'll think you guys answered off the air and Steve, 1551 01:19:52,760 --> 01:19:54,120 Speaker 1: you should be in the Hall of It. So you 1552 01:19:54,160 --> 01:19:58,040 Speaker 1: guys have a great day. Thanks. Thanks Jimmy. I first 1553 01:19:58,080 --> 01:20:00,760 Speaker 1: of all that the yeah, you're right, don't get off 1554 01:20:00,920 --> 01:20:02,800 Speaker 1: I think here, listen, I don't know if I agree 1555 01:20:02,840 --> 01:20:04,280 Speaker 1: with you. You got to remember this and you can 1556 01:20:04,360 --> 01:20:06,320 Speaker 1: say whether they were successful or not. They brought in 1557 01:20:06,400 --> 01:20:10,240 Speaker 1: these guys like Vernon Butler, like Quentin Jefferson, like Mario 1558 01:20:10,360 --> 01:20:13,640 Speaker 1: Addison and let guys like you know, Jordan Phillips and 1559 01:20:13,680 --> 01:20:16,640 Speaker 1: Shack Lawson go. But they did draft Ed Oliver and 1560 01:20:16,760 --> 01:20:19,720 Speaker 1: they did draft aj Epeneza. So they're trying their best 1561 01:20:19,800 --> 01:20:22,400 Speaker 1: to address what they think's going on up front and 1562 01:20:22,680 --> 01:20:29,120 Speaker 1: keep that keep that group, you know good if it's 1563 01:20:29,160 --> 01:20:31,840 Speaker 1: stocked with young talent, and they're trying to refurbish that 1564 01:20:32,000 --> 01:20:34,400 Speaker 1: with the losses they got with guys that they brought in. 1565 01:20:34,880 --> 01:20:37,479 Speaker 1: So you can say what you want, whether aj Epinez 1566 01:20:37,640 --> 01:20:40,280 Speaker 1: is going to ever grow into that or whether Ed 1567 01:20:40,360 --> 01:20:41,920 Speaker 1: Oliver's going to be the kind of player we want 1568 01:20:42,000 --> 01:20:44,240 Speaker 1: them to be. But they have addressed that in the draft. 1569 01:20:45,680 --> 01:20:49,240 Speaker 1: And also which I agree with you about getting Josh 1570 01:20:49,280 --> 01:20:52,160 Speaker 1: started early. Give him a quick, easy throw, give him 1571 01:20:52,200 --> 01:20:55,519 Speaker 1: something that lets him just, you know, relax, take an 1572 01:20:55,600 --> 01:20:59,200 Speaker 1: easy completion and get his rhythm going. I because I 1573 01:20:59,320 --> 01:21:00,840 Speaker 1: I've said it too. I said it during the show, 1574 01:21:00,840 --> 01:21:02,479 Speaker 1: and I said it last night even on the broadcast 1575 01:21:02,560 --> 01:21:04,640 Speaker 1: that man Josh made two of the worst throws of 1576 01:21:04,720 --> 01:21:08,160 Speaker 1: the year back to back on first the first play 1577 01:21:08,160 --> 01:21:09,320 Speaker 1: of the game and the second play of the game. 1578 01:21:09,320 --> 01:21:10,920 Speaker 1: For that was a short, little play to try to 1579 01:21:10,920 --> 01:21:13,000 Speaker 1: get him into a rhythm. It's a short throw out 1580 01:21:13,040 --> 01:21:15,800 Speaker 1: into the right flat to Beasley. He threw that at 1581 01:21:15,880 --> 01:21:21,080 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley's heels, and uh, it might be hard, you know, 1582 01:21:21,160 --> 01:21:23,599 Speaker 1: So it was. It was a bad toss. Uh. Yeah, 1583 01:21:23,720 --> 01:21:26,160 Speaker 1: So I agree with you. That's I've always said that. 1584 01:21:26,280 --> 01:21:28,760 Speaker 1: That's a I've always thought and seen it happen where 1585 01:21:29,240 --> 01:21:32,439 Speaker 1: teams give quarterbacks an easy completion to get things started, 1586 01:21:32,800 --> 01:21:35,160 Speaker 1: give him, give him away to start feeling into the game. 1587 01:21:35,240 --> 01:21:38,719 Speaker 1: And uh and uh, I thought last night maybe maybe 1588 01:21:38,800 --> 01:21:41,040 Speaker 1: Brian Dable thought that's what the Cole Beasley throw was 1589 01:21:41,120 --> 01:21:44,000 Speaker 1: gonna be, was an easy completion. You have every right 1590 01:21:44,040 --> 01:21:46,960 Speaker 1: to think that's exactly what he thought. Um didn't work 1591 01:21:47,000 --> 01:21:48,840 Speaker 1: out that way and they were three and out quick 1592 01:21:48,920 --> 01:21:51,000 Speaker 1: and kicked it off to the world Champion kicked and 1593 01:21:51,080 --> 01:21:52,960 Speaker 1: punted it back to the World Champions. All right, let's 1594 01:21:52,960 --> 01:21:55,960 Speaker 1: take another call. We're gonna go over to John in 1595 01:21:56,160 --> 01:21:58,479 Speaker 1: West Seneca. John, you're on One Bill's Live. Thanks for 1596 01:21:58,600 --> 01:22:05,920 Speaker 1: joining us. John, Are you there, sir? John is not there? 1597 01:22:06,720 --> 01:22:09,519 Speaker 1: All right? Sorry? John? Um, I'll put him on hold 1598 01:22:09,560 --> 01:22:11,960 Speaker 1: just in case he's not by his phone. We move 1599 01:22:12,000 --> 01:22:15,120 Speaker 1: along to Jim in Tonawanda. Jim, what do you have 1600 01:22:15,240 --> 01:22:20,680 Speaker 1: for us? Welcome to One Bills Live. Jim in Tonawanda. 1601 01:22:21,280 --> 01:22:24,800 Speaker 1: Are you there, my man? Oh my goodness, this is like, 1602 01:22:25,080 --> 01:22:29,120 Speaker 1: this is great radio. Here. Let's go. Let's try one more. 1603 01:22:29,200 --> 01:22:31,559 Speaker 1: There might be a problem with the phones. Try one more. 1604 01:22:31,640 --> 01:22:37,639 Speaker 1: We'll go to Robert in Rochester. Robert, Robert, are you there, sir? Yeah, 1605 01:22:37,680 --> 01:22:39,800 Speaker 1: I think we're having an issue with the phones here. Okay, 1606 01:22:39,920 --> 01:22:42,639 Speaker 1: all right, we'll take a time out from that. Let's 1607 01:22:42,720 --> 01:22:44,880 Speaker 1: take a look at the tweet sheee, because we haven't 1608 01:22:44,880 --> 01:22:49,200 Speaker 1: gotten to that yet at this point. And as you know, 1609 01:22:49,400 --> 01:22:54,599 Speaker 1: well yes, because essentially what we are asking everybody today is, um, 1610 01:22:56,000 --> 01:22:59,240 Speaker 1: what do you need to see from the bills? Following 1611 01:22:59,320 --> 01:23:01,920 Speaker 1: last night's law to the chiefs choices are offensive production 1612 01:23:02,000 --> 01:23:05,519 Speaker 1: from the first four weeks, defensive identity, a roster move, 1613 01:23:06,080 --> 01:23:09,400 Speaker 1: or something else. So let us know at one Bills 1614 01:23:09,439 --> 01:23:11,560 Speaker 1: Live how you feel about that or anything else that 1615 01:23:11,680 --> 01:23:14,640 Speaker 1: you have. That's a concern from Tiffany, she says, And 1616 01:23:14,880 --> 01:23:16,759 Speaker 1: the tweet sheet is always brought to you by Corrigan 1617 01:23:16,840 --> 01:23:19,679 Speaker 1: Moving Systems, the official equipment moving company of the Buffalo Bills. 1618 01:23:19,680 --> 01:23:22,240 Speaker 1: Tiffany says, what I would like to see is for 1619 01:23:22,439 --> 01:23:25,519 Speaker 1: someone to step up on the defensive side of the ball. 1620 01:23:26,080 --> 01:23:27,960 Speaker 1: I'm not seeing a player on the d playing with 1621 01:23:28,120 --> 01:23:30,799 Speaker 1: much fire and intensity. Some of the top end drafted 1622 01:23:30,840 --> 01:23:34,400 Speaker 1: players need to step their collective games up a notch. White, 1623 01:23:34,760 --> 01:23:38,320 Speaker 1: Oliver Edmonds all come to mind. And this kind of 1624 01:23:38,360 --> 01:23:40,200 Speaker 1: plays into a lot of what I was talking about earlier. 1625 01:23:40,280 --> 01:23:43,280 Speaker 1: Steve fans were tweeting to me last night during the game, going, 1626 01:23:43,840 --> 01:23:50,040 Speaker 1: good lord, somebody make a play on defense. Someone, anyone 1627 01:23:50,200 --> 01:23:52,240 Speaker 1: make a play now. Josh Norman made a play at 1628 01:23:52,280 --> 01:23:54,360 Speaker 1: the end of the half, jumped on that ball after 1629 01:23:54,439 --> 01:23:57,280 Speaker 1: the force fumble by A J. Klein. So those are 1630 01:23:57,280 --> 01:23:59,559 Speaker 1: two guys making a play. Two new guys to the defense, 1631 01:23:59,600 --> 01:24:04,160 Speaker 1: by the way, and then Justin Zimmer almost made a 1632 01:24:04,200 --> 01:24:05,760 Speaker 1: big play at the end of the game. But upon 1633 01:24:05,880 --> 01:24:08,800 Speaker 1: review the force fumble was ruled that the back to 1634 01:24:08,880 --> 01:24:12,479 Speaker 1: knee was down. It was a hair late. Yeah, that's it. Yeah, 1635 01:24:12,560 --> 01:24:15,040 Speaker 1: they had one pass breakup. Steve, You're right, And I 1636 01:24:15,120 --> 01:24:17,120 Speaker 1: think that's one of the things that I miss seen 1637 01:24:17,200 --> 01:24:19,160 Speaker 1: from this defense over the last two years, is there 1638 01:24:19,320 --> 01:24:22,920 Speaker 1: they just didn't They don't churn out turnovers. They just 1639 01:24:23,000 --> 01:24:25,800 Speaker 1: don't churn out turnovers. And that's one of the things 1640 01:24:25,840 --> 01:24:28,519 Speaker 1: that was their hallmark, you know, two years ago, two eighteen, 1641 01:24:28,520 --> 01:24:31,840 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen, when this whole thing started up, and you 1642 01:24:32,000 --> 01:24:33,600 Speaker 1: just don't see that as much as you did. And 1643 01:24:33,640 --> 01:24:35,920 Speaker 1: I think that comes from, like we say, I think 1644 01:24:35,960 --> 01:24:38,559 Speaker 1: it comes from the guy's upfront forcing a quarterback into 1645 01:24:38,640 --> 01:24:42,080 Speaker 1: an off balance throw or a throw when he's uncomfortable 1646 01:24:42,080 --> 01:24:45,759 Speaker 1: and he's not quite sure that doesn't happen. But and also, 1647 01:24:46,720 --> 01:24:49,479 Speaker 1: you know, you'd think last night, with as many chances 1648 01:24:49,479 --> 01:24:51,599 Speaker 1: as they had, maybe somebody would rip the ball out 1649 01:24:51,640 --> 01:24:54,760 Speaker 1: of Edwards Hilaire's hands or something, you know, force a 1650 01:24:54,800 --> 01:24:56,640 Speaker 1: fumble there, which you know, as you said, Zimmer did, 1651 01:24:56,720 --> 01:24:59,920 Speaker 1: it was just a hair late. So yeah, somebody needs 1652 01:25:00,160 --> 01:25:02,040 Speaker 1: you know, at some point, somebody will hit an opportunity. 1653 01:25:02,040 --> 01:25:04,080 Speaker 1: They'll take advantage of and make a play for this defense, 1654 01:25:04,120 --> 01:25:06,439 Speaker 1: and maybe that'll spark something that we see in a 1655 01:25:06,520 --> 01:25:09,680 Speaker 1: more substantial way from the entire team. From Steve, he 1656 01:25:09,760 --> 01:25:13,000 Speaker 1: says not having stars really shown its importance this year. 1657 01:25:13,520 --> 01:25:15,720 Speaker 1: The d line is really getting man handled and the 1658 01:25:15,800 --> 01:25:19,519 Speaker 1: linebackers cannot flow freely like in past years. I do things. 1659 01:25:19,560 --> 01:25:22,360 Speaker 1: Zimmer played well last night. To me, the biggest issue 1660 01:25:22,439 --> 01:25:25,439 Speaker 1: is injuries. We need to get key players healthy. If 1661 01:25:25,560 --> 01:25:28,400 Speaker 1: after last night's game and the game the week before, 1662 01:25:28,960 --> 01:25:30,920 Speaker 1: if you don't think that Matt Milano is one of 1663 01:25:30,960 --> 01:25:33,240 Speaker 1: the two or three most important players on the defensive 1664 01:25:33,240 --> 01:25:36,120 Speaker 1: side of the ball, you're nuts. He is such a 1665 01:25:36,320 --> 01:25:40,320 Speaker 1: versatile talent and does so many different things for that defense, 1666 01:25:40,760 --> 01:25:44,280 Speaker 1: whether it's rushing the passers a blitzer, whether it's dropping 1667 01:25:44,320 --> 01:25:47,720 Speaker 1: into coverage deep down the field with running backs and 1668 01:25:47,840 --> 01:25:51,960 Speaker 1: tight ends, or fitting in the run front and reading 1669 01:25:52,040 --> 01:25:56,479 Speaker 1: things and stretching plays out wide to the sideline. You 1670 01:25:56,520 --> 01:25:58,880 Speaker 1: want to talk about a guy that can mirror a 1671 01:25:58,960 --> 01:26:01,800 Speaker 1: back on an outside one play and spill it and 1672 01:26:01,960 --> 01:26:04,360 Speaker 1: spill it and spill it wider and wider and wider 1673 01:26:04,400 --> 01:26:06,640 Speaker 1: and get it out of bounds, it's Milano. I mean 1674 01:26:06,760 --> 01:26:10,719 Speaker 1: outside of Trudavious White, he might be your best matchup player, 1675 01:26:10,880 --> 01:26:14,040 Speaker 1: your next best matchup player on defense. And without him 1676 01:26:14,080 --> 01:26:17,400 Speaker 1: in the lineup, he has been sorely missed. It hasn't 1677 01:26:17,439 --> 01:26:21,120 Speaker 1: been just him either, It's been, you know, a smattering 1678 01:26:21,200 --> 01:26:23,400 Speaker 1: of injuries all over night. I think a good team 1679 01:26:23,720 --> 01:26:25,280 Speaker 1: and a team with the depth that we thought this 1680 01:26:25,439 --> 01:26:27,880 Speaker 1: team had should be over to come over, able to 1681 01:26:27,920 --> 01:26:31,000 Speaker 1: overcome all that. But he got Levi Wallace. Now, Josh 1682 01:26:31,080 --> 01:26:32,680 Speaker 1: Norman's playing a little bit more than you thought he 1683 01:26:32,760 --> 01:26:34,920 Speaker 1: was going to. And Lee and whether he was gonna 1684 01:26:34,960 --> 01:26:37,160 Speaker 1: take over for Levi Wallace remained to be seen because 1685 01:26:37,160 --> 01:26:39,920 Speaker 1: it was by default. And cam Lewis replaced Arren Johnson 1686 01:26:39,960 --> 01:26:42,360 Speaker 1: at the slot corner and then here's his place. He 1687 01:26:42,479 --> 01:26:46,679 Speaker 1: lasted ten plays last night, cam Lewis did. Matt Milano 1688 01:26:46,680 --> 01:26:50,679 Speaker 1: has been injured. Harrison Phillips isn't one hundred percent. Zack 1689 01:26:50,760 --> 01:26:52,840 Speaker 1: Moss just got back on the field last night. That 1690 01:26:52,920 --> 01:26:56,200 Speaker 1: didn't help. They're missing I think John Feliciano in a 1691 01:26:56,240 --> 01:27:00,360 Speaker 1: big way up front on their offensive line. Cody Ford 1692 01:27:00,760 --> 01:27:02,840 Speaker 1: was in and out, got rolled up on last night 1693 01:27:03,280 --> 01:27:06,000 Speaker 1: as an injury and has a knee injury. John Brown 1694 01:27:06,160 --> 01:27:08,160 Speaker 1: was not one hundred percent of last night. There's no 1695 01:27:08,240 --> 01:27:12,640 Speaker 1: way you can convince me he was. He was not. 1696 01:27:12,920 --> 01:27:15,160 Speaker 1: It was a decoy. Basically, he was not playing well. 1697 01:27:15,280 --> 01:27:17,120 Speaker 1: I mean, he just wasn't one hundred percent last night. 1698 01:27:17,680 --> 01:27:20,720 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley has been nicked up um and doesn't look 1699 01:27:20,720 --> 01:27:22,880 Speaker 1: one hundred percent. He's been hobbled around. You see him 1700 01:27:22,920 --> 01:27:26,280 Speaker 1: coming off the field every you know, fifth play, hobbled 1701 01:27:26,400 --> 01:27:29,479 Speaker 1: for some reason or other. So all of those things 1702 01:27:29,560 --> 01:27:32,240 Speaker 1: that add up, no question. Dawson Knox is starting tight end. 1703 01:27:32,800 --> 01:27:35,400 Speaker 1: Uh been in and out out and cushions out with 1704 01:27:35,439 --> 01:27:38,320 Speaker 1: a calf. Now he's with a calf. So it's it's 1705 01:27:38,400 --> 01:27:41,639 Speaker 1: something the Bills haven't had to deal with, particularly last year. 1706 01:27:42,880 --> 01:27:45,599 Speaker 1: But and most teams do have this kind of stuff 1707 01:27:45,600 --> 01:27:49,200 Speaker 1: to deal with. But I don't think the Bills have overcoming. 1708 01:27:49,240 --> 01:27:51,200 Speaker 1: I don't think their depth has been as big an 1709 01:27:51,280 --> 01:27:54,240 Speaker 1: asset as we thought it might be when the season started. 1710 01:27:54,280 --> 01:27:56,680 Speaker 1: So we'll wait and see. It's a he'd love to 1711 01:27:56,720 --> 01:27:58,800 Speaker 1: see this team firing on all cylinders like they did 1712 01:27:58,880 --> 01:28:01,840 Speaker 1: early when they were completely healthy. I don't know if 1713 01:28:01,840 --> 01:28:03,800 Speaker 1: you can count on that happening during a regular season 1714 01:28:03,800 --> 01:28:06,320 Speaker 1: in the NFL. It's just too brutal on these guys bodies. 1715 01:28:06,360 --> 01:28:09,000 Speaker 1: And once we get these guys back, there'll be a 1716 01:28:09,080 --> 01:28:11,400 Speaker 1: handful of other guys that go off on the injured list. 1717 01:28:11,479 --> 01:28:13,719 Speaker 1: So it's a it's going to be an ongoing issue, 1718 01:28:13,960 --> 01:28:15,920 Speaker 1: all right, We have to take a break. When we return, 1719 01:28:16,000 --> 01:28:17,880 Speaker 1: we'll make sure the phones are fixed so we can 1720 01:28:17,920 --> 01:28:19,639 Speaker 1: get back to your phone calls at eight oh three, 1721 01:28:19,880 --> 01:28:24,000 Speaker 1: five fifty eight fifty two, five fifty As we roll 1722 01:28:24,080 --> 01:28:27,639 Speaker 1: along here on a game review Tuesday edition of one 1723 01:28:27,720 --> 01:28:30,280 Speaker 1: Bills Live Back in a flash, Here in a moment, 1724 01:28:30,320 --> 01:28:48,040 Speaker 1: this is Buffalo Bills Radio Time. Now for reads Milestone Reads. 1725 01:28:48,120 --> 01:28:51,000 Speaker 1: Jen's the official jeweler of the Buffalo Bills. The last 1726 01:28:51,080 --> 01:28:53,160 Speaker 1: time the Bills had a share of first place in 1727 01:28:53,200 --> 01:28:55,920 Speaker 1: the AFC East this late in the season was in 1728 01:28:56,040 --> 01:28:59,880 Speaker 1: week six of two thousand and twelve. Buffalo last had 1729 01:29:00,000 --> 01:29:02,240 Speaker 1: sole possession of first place this late in the season 1730 01:29:02,680 --> 01:29:06,040 Speaker 1: in week seven of two thousand and eight. That's when 1731 01:29:06,040 --> 01:29:09,360 Speaker 1: they got off to a five and one start Week six, 1732 01:29:09,479 --> 01:29:12,000 Speaker 1: twenty twelve. I can't quite remember what their record was then, 1733 01:29:12,120 --> 01:29:14,880 Speaker 1: but Week seven of two thousand and eight, for some reason, 1734 01:29:15,040 --> 01:29:17,360 Speaker 1: is right in the frontal lobe of my cerebral cortex. 1735 01:29:17,479 --> 01:29:20,479 Speaker 1: So there you go, eight h three oh five fifty 1736 01:29:20,479 --> 01:29:22,120 Speaker 1: to get on board. Let's get right back to the 1737 01:29:22,200 --> 01:29:24,800 Speaker 1: phones as we're nearing the top of the hour here, 1738 01:29:24,840 --> 01:29:26,559 Speaker 1: although we'll get to more of your phone calls after 1739 01:29:26,640 --> 01:29:28,479 Speaker 1: the break at the top. But to Ken, the phone's 1740 01:29:28,479 --> 01:29:30,599 Speaker 1: working now, Well, we're gonna check. We'll find out very 1741 01:29:30,640 --> 01:29:32,240 Speaker 1: soon here as we try to talk to Ken and 1742 01:29:32,360 --> 01:29:35,960 Speaker 1: Clarence Ken, are you there? I'm here? Oh, there we go. 1743 01:29:36,080 --> 01:29:38,120 Speaker 1: What do you got for us? Ken? I have a 1744 01:29:38,240 --> 01:29:44,720 Speaker 1: speech from nineteen ten Theodore Roosevelt. It was inspirational. It's 1745 01:29:44,760 --> 01:29:48,360 Speaker 1: called the Man in the Arena. See, I'm familiar with it. Yeah, 1746 01:29:48,360 --> 01:29:49,720 Speaker 1: I've heard it too. If you want to read it, 1747 01:29:49,960 --> 01:29:53,840 Speaker 1: go ahead. I guess it's one hundred and fifty seven words. Yeah. 1748 01:29:54,000 --> 01:29:55,800 Speaker 1: I don't know that we need to hear it in 1749 01:29:55,840 --> 01:29:59,640 Speaker 1: its entirety. I know it talks about basically, you know, 1750 01:30:00,120 --> 01:30:03,280 Speaker 1: if you haven't competed, you're lesser than the person that's 1751 01:30:03,280 --> 01:30:05,320 Speaker 1: in the arena competing, even if the person in the 1752 01:30:05,320 --> 01:30:09,560 Speaker 1: arena is failing. Yeah, So that's the general gist I 1753 01:30:09,680 --> 01:30:12,639 Speaker 1: get speech. And Eddy Roosevelt is one of my favorite presidents. 1754 01:30:12,680 --> 01:30:15,160 Speaker 1: So you're right, you're right in my wheelhouse there. What's 1755 01:30:15,160 --> 01:30:17,519 Speaker 1: your is that where you're at mentally? Can after that 1756 01:30:17,640 --> 01:30:23,600 Speaker 1: game last night? Well short of crack and opened some 1757 01:30:23,760 --> 01:30:29,559 Speaker 1: cold ones. I just read this speech to my nephew. 1758 01:30:29,680 --> 01:30:33,639 Speaker 1: They all play hockey and lacrosse and they're very into sports. 1759 01:30:33,760 --> 01:30:39,120 Speaker 1: And they've gone to Russia to play hockey games for 1760 01:30:39,160 --> 01:30:43,720 Speaker 1: a team, you know, you team USA. Uh, and uh. 1761 01:30:44,080 --> 01:30:47,439 Speaker 1: You hear all the stories of defeat and how the 1762 01:30:47,520 --> 01:30:50,760 Speaker 1: team cheated, this other team cheated, and you know it's 1763 01:30:50,800 --> 01:30:56,000 Speaker 1: all tilted towards just winning, winning, winning, And you know 1764 01:30:56,160 --> 01:31:01,479 Speaker 1: it's unless you've played sports. You know, it's hard to 1765 01:31:01,600 --> 01:31:06,080 Speaker 1: criticize somebody unless you've played sports. Right. So I I 1766 01:31:06,240 --> 01:31:08,920 Speaker 1: played a lot of sports too. I played college level hockey. 1767 01:31:09,479 --> 01:31:12,000 Speaker 1: I bowled on the on the Pro Bowlers Tour for 1768 01:31:12,080 --> 01:31:16,240 Speaker 1: a short time. And until you've experienced a lot of defeat, 1769 01:31:17,680 --> 01:31:20,760 Speaker 1: you can't advance. It's like you could. I could throw 1770 01:31:20,840 --> 01:31:23,760 Speaker 1: strikes all day long in practice, but I can't do 1771 01:31:23,880 --> 01:31:27,160 Speaker 1: it when it means something. Until I failed against some 1772 01:31:27,320 --> 01:31:31,080 Speaker 1: of the best bowlers I've ever bowled against. So I 1773 01:31:31,240 --> 01:31:34,160 Speaker 1: passed this on to my kids, and I thought, wow, 1774 01:31:34,200 --> 01:31:38,080 Speaker 1: how funny. Here's an example of the Bills and the 1775 01:31:38,200 --> 01:31:42,240 Speaker 1: Bills players themselves should hear this. There are young men there. 1776 01:31:42,400 --> 01:31:45,960 Speaker 1: They make mistakes, just like we all do. And I 1777 01:31:46,120 --> 01:31:47,960 Speaker 1: just didn't want to read the whole speech for you, 1778 01:31:48,080 --> 01:31:50,880 Speaker 1: but you you hit it on the head. Those are 1779 01:31:51,040 --> 01:31:55,320 Speaker 1: those are That's a good summation of the speech. Yeah, 1780 01:31:55,840 --> 01:31:58,560 Speaker 1: thanks for the call. Can we appreciate it? Yeah, And 1781 01:31:59,120 --> 01:32:01,280 Speaker 1: you know, I don't think I need to go into 1782 01:32:01,320 --> 01:32:04,760 Speaker 1: Steve's record as a professional athlete. I mean, he played 1783 01:32:04,760 --> 01:32:07,720 Speaker 1: at the highest level. I was fortunate enough to play 1784 01:32:07,760 --> 01:32:10,639 Speaker 1: college at the college level, so yeah, I mean, i'd 1785 01:32:10,680 --> 01:32:12,240 Speaker 1: like to think that Steve and I kind of know 1786 01:32:12,400 --> 01:32:16,080 Speaker 1: where these guys are coming from to a certain extent. 1787 01:32:16,640 --> 01:32:19,840 Speaker 1: But at the same time, when you reach the highest level, 1788 01:32:20,360 --> 01:32:24,120 Speaker 1: it is all about winning. I mean, you can talk 1789 01:32:24,400 --> 01:32:26,600 Speaker 1: at nauseam about well, yeah, you take the good with 1790 01:32:26,680 --> 01:32:28,559 Speaker 1: the bad and oh shucks, we didn't win the game. 1791 01:32:29,439 --> 01:32:32,639 Speaker 1: People's livelihoods are on the line. At this level. It's different. 1792 01:32:33,960 --> 01:32:38,160 Speaker 1: Winning is everything at the NFL level. It's just it's 1793 01:32:38,200 --> 01:32:40,960 Speaker 1: a simple fact. It's just the way it works. And 1794 01:32:41,560 --> 01:32:45,160 Speaker 1: if you are not successful and you don't win consistently enough, 1795 01:32:46,040 --> 01:32:49,120 Speaker 1: you're not around. You're somewhere else or you're out of 1796 01:32:49,160 --> 01:32:52,639 Speaker 1: the league. So there's a lot more on the line 1797 01:32:52,760 --> 01:32:57,519 Speaker 1: here because it's people's livelihoods at stake, people's careers at steak. 1798 01:32:58,120 --> 01:33:00,760 Speaker 1: So winning is everything at the NFL level. I don't 1799 01:33:00,760 --> 01:33:03,840 Speaker 1: know if you feel differently, but well, certainly that's the 1800 01:33:03,880 --> 01:33:06,360 Speaker 1: bottom line, and I get it. There's a lot of 1801 01:33:06,400 --> 01:33:09,120 Speaker 1: ways you have to approach it though you're still you're 1802 01:33:09,160 --> 01:33:12,720 Speaker 1: still being coached by You're coaching and being coached by 1803 01:33:12,920 --> 01:33:15,760 Speaker 1: human beings who've got a lot of things on their plate. 1804 01:33:15,840 --> 01:33:17,840 Speaker 1: And everybody comes from a different place, everybody comes from 1805 01:33:17,840 --> 01:33:21,479 Speaker 1: a different background, and everybody and despite the fact that 1806 01:33:21,520 --> 01:33:24,920 Speaker 1: it's all about winning, everybody plays for different reasons and 1807 01:33:25,040 --> 01:33:28,479 Speaker 1: they're in the game for different reasons. But the bottom 1808 01:33:28,560 --> 01:33:31,120 Speaker 1: line is, you're right. You got to find a way 1809 01:33:32,000 --> 01:33:34,560 Speaker 1: with a couple of hundred people involved. Forget the just 1810 01:33:34,600 --> 01:33:36,840 Speaker 1: the forty seven players on the field, there's also twenty 1811 01:33:36,920 --> 01:33:42,880 Speaker 1: five coaches, there's twenty two or twenty five medical staff, 1812 01:33:42,960 --> 01:33:45,840 Speaker 1: trainers and medical people in the in the building. There's 1813 01:33:46,160 --> 01:33:48,759 Speaker 1: there's a couple of hundred staff members in the building, 1814 01:33:49,920 --> 01:33:53,080 Speaker 1: and it's about getting all those people to focus on 1815 01:33:53,200 --> 01:33:55,800 Speaker 1: one thing and it's it's a game every weekend, and 1816 01:33:56,080 --> 01:33:58,320 Speaker 1: all of us guys like you and me, were worked 1817 01:33:58,400 --> 01:34:00,000 Speaker 1: a million miles away from it. But there are people 1818 01:34:00,200 --> 01:34:02,160 Speaker 1: right there next to it that can help those guys, 1819 01:34:02,520 --> 01:34:05,759 Speaker 1: and they do so. While it is all about winning, 1820 01:34:05,760 --> 01:34:08,720 Speaker 1: and that's all anybody outside the building cares about. You 1821 01:34:08,840 --> 01:34:11,840 Speaker 1: gotta first and foremost know that you're you're playing with, 1822 01:34:12,200 --> 01:34:14,080 Speaker 1: you're playing with and for a lot of people you 1823 01:34:14,240 --> 01:34:18,400 Speaker 1: care deeply about, and that's what helps you win. It's important, 1824 01:34:18,479 --> 01:34:23,280 Speaker 1: and it's an important ingredient, and it's something that sometimes 1825 01:34:23,320 --> 01:34:27,439 Speaker 1: gets forgotten in you know, in the in the in 1826 01:34:27,520 --> 01:34:29,360 Speaker 1: the in the discourse that we have in on the 1827 01:34:29,479 --> 01:34:32,040 Speaker 1: radio and on social media, and everybody's from you from 1828 01:34:32,360 --> 01:34:35,120 Speaker 1: from million miles away. People are throwing darts in on 1829 01:34:35,200 --> 01:34:37,040 Speaker 1: the bills today and saying, yeah, well it's the bills. 1830 01:34:37,080 --> 01:34:38,920 Speaker 1: You know, you know we knew what they are. Well 1831 01:34:39,560 --> 01:34:41,920 Speaker 1: you may, you may think you do. But there are 1832 01:34:41,920 --> 01:34:43,840 Speaker 1: a lot of guys in there who are pretty quality 1833 01:34:43,880 --> 01:34:45,640 Speaker 1: people who are working really hard at it. And and 1834 01:34:45,840 --> 01:34:48,000 Speaker 1: like there are in every team. I mean, this league 1835 01:34:48,160 --> 01:34:53,880 Speaker 1: is chalk full of outstanding people, a workaholics, outstanding people, 1836 01:34:53,960 --> 01:34:56,160 Speaker 1: people that you love that that are loved and respected 1837 01:34:56,200 --> 01:34:58,920 Speaker 1: by the people who know them best. So yeah, it's 1838 01:34:59,000 --> 01:35:01,840 Speaker 1: all about winning. But the way that you go about 1839 01:35:02,120 --> 01:35:07,040 Speaker 1: doing that is with a level of professionalism and empathy 1840 01:35:07,280 --> 01:35:11,560 Speaker 1: and hard work and you know, caring collaboration, collaboration of 1841 01:35:11,640 --> 01:35:14,360 Speaker 1: love for each other. That is goes far beyond the 1842 01:35:14,479 --> 01:35:18,760 Speaker 1: boundaries of the sport. So it's a complicated matter. And 1843 01:35:19,400 --> 01:35:25,240 Speaker 1: I Bill Walsh, the great nineteen eighties coach of the 1844 01:35:25,280 --> 01:35:27,600 Speaker 1: forty nine ers, who introduced the West Coast offense and 1845 01:35:27,640 --> 01:35:29,880 Speaker 1: a largely responsible for a lot of what offenses do 1846 01:35:30,000 --> 01:35:34,240 Speaker 1: today in the NFL even today, said this, and he's right. 1847 01:35:34,280 --> 01:35:36,360 Speaker 1: He goes. Listen, he goes. Until you have been in it, 1848 01:35:37,320 --> 01:35:40,320 Speaker 1: nobody knows how hard it is to win in this league. 1849 01:35:41,479 --> 01:35:44,240 Speaker 1: The Bills, as good as they played on Week one, two, three, 1850 01:35:44,280 --> 01:35:49,240 Speaker 1: and four, they're not playing in a vacuum. You know, 1851 01:35:49,360 --> 01:35:51,160 Speaker 1: the Titans, and the Chiefs, and the Jets and the 1852 01:35:51,240 --> 01:35:52,840 Speaker 1: Dolphins for that matter, and all the you know, the 1853 01:35:52,960 --> 01:35:55,599 Speaker 1: Bengals and the teams that are struggling right now. All 1854 01:35:55,640 --> 01:36:00,040 Speaker 1: these teams are they know how hard it is to 1855 01:36:00,120 --> 01:36:01,800 Speaker 1: win in this league. And they have tried to make 1856 01:36:01,840 --> 01:36:03,719 Speaker 1: all do all the right things for all the right reasons, 1857 01:36:03,760 --> 01:36:06,320 Speaker 1: and it just did. For whatever reason, it doesn't work out, 1858 01:36:06,680 --> 01:36:10,400 Speaker 1: But I get it. I appreciate Ken from Clarence calling in, 1859 01:36:10,520 --> 01:36:13,439 Speaker 1: and it does matter what these guys do, but they're 1860 01:36:13,479 --> 01:36:16,320 Speaker 1: the ones who count. And we can, you know, you 1861 01:36:16,439 --> 01:36:18,800 Speaker 1: and I can sit here in our chairs and you know, 1862 01:36:19,080 --> 01:36:21,439 Speaker 1: throw darts at what they did or the problems they have. 1863 01:36:21,520 --> 01:36:23,200 Speaker 1: And and this team has some warts. I said it 1864 01:36:23,280 --> 01:36:26,280 Speaker 1: last night on the broadcast, They've got some warts. But 1865 01:36:26,439 --> 01:36:28,640 Speaker 1: you can still win games with warts, and they have 1866 01:36:28,760 --> 01:36:30,560 Speaker 1: done that this year, and I can think they'll continue to. 1867 01:36:30,640 --> 01:36:32,639 Speaker 1: They're gonna win their share of football games this year. 1868 01:36:32,800 --> 01:36:34,519 Speaker 1: I still have hopes that they can win this division, 1869 01:36:34,560 --> 01:36:38,200 Speaker 1: get a home playoff game and win it and go beyond. 1870 01:36:38,320 --> 01:36:40,320 Speaker 1: So but they're gonna have to play better than they 1871 01:36:40,320 --> 01:36:43,680 Speaker 1: did last night, absolutely, unquestionably, absolutely all right, everybody on 1872 01:36:43,800 --> 01:36:46,240 Speaker 1: hold eight three, five fifty, stay where we are. We'll 1873 01:36:46,280 --> 01:36:48,519 Speaker 1: get to you and we return because we've got an 1874 01:36:48,560 --> 01:36:50,800 Speaker 1: open segment here and it's a long one. Before we 1875 01:36:50,920 --> 01:36:53,000 Speaker 1: talked to Eric Wood in about a half hour's time 1876 01:36:53,360 --> 01:36:56,439 Speaker 1: to get his thoughts on last night's game. Our number 1877 01:36:56,479 --> 01:36:58,840 Speaker 1: three belongs to you, the Bills fans, So stay on 1878 01:36:58,920 --> 01:37:00,560 Speaker 1: the line. If you're waiting there, get right to you 1879 01:37:00,680 --> 01:37:02,880 Speaker 1: here on One Bill's Live, presented by Kalid to Health. 1880 01:37:03,120 --> 01:37:16,800 Speaker 1: This is Buffalo Bill's Radio. Hello Bills Radio Network Sports 1881 01:37:17,360 --> 01:37:20,280 Speaker 1: Date your sports update from One Bill's Drive. Bills fell 1882 01:37:20,320 --> 01:37:22,320 Speaker 1: to floor and two on the season with last night's 1883 01:37:22,360 --> 01:37:25,839 Speaker 1: twenty six seventeen loss to the Chiefs. Flyde Edwards Hilaire 1884 01:37:26,360 --> 01:37:29,400 Speaker 1: the big part of a team total two hundred forty 1885 01:37:29,439 --> 01:37:32,120 Speaker 1: five rushing yards by the Chiefs. The Bills will look 1886 01:37:32,160 --> 01:37:34,200 Speaker 1: to bounce back and widen their lead in the division 1887 01:37:34,280 --> 01:37:37,840 Speaker 1: with two games against divisional opponents starting Sunday when they 1888 01:37:37,960 --> 01:37:40,520 Speaker 1: visit the Chiefs. Then it's a matchup with the Patriots 1889 01:37:40,880 --> 01:37:43,360 Speaker 1: in we Gate. A few injury notes from last night's game. 1890 01:37:43,479 --> 01:37:46,400 Speaker 1: Cody Ford, Cam Lewis, and Tyrrell Dotson all left the 1891 01:37:46,479 --> 01:37:50,840 Speaker 1: game with knee, wrist, and hamstring injuries, respectively. Head coach 1892 01:37:50,840 --> 01:37:52,960 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott will speak to the media this afternoon at 1893 01:37:53,000 --> 01:37:55,439 Speaker 1: four pm. We may get an update on the status 1894 01:37:55,840 --> 01:37:58,600 Speaker 1: of each of those players going forward. And the other 1895 01:37:58,640 --> 01:38:01,600 Speaker 1: Monday night football matchup between the Cardinals and the Cowboys 1896 01:38:01,680 --> 01:38:05,639 Speaker 1: in Dallas, it was quarterback Kyler Murray, the Texas native, 1897 01:38:05,920 --> 01:38:08,080 Speaker 1: making the most of his return as a pro to 1898 01:38:08,240 --> 01:38:10,720 Speaker 1: his home state. Turned in two hundred and sixty two 1899 01:38:10,720 --> 01:38:14,719 Speaker 1: total yards and three total touchdowns in a lopsided thirty 1900 01:38:14,800 --> 01:38:18,080 Speaker 1: eight to ten route over the Cowboys. The Dolphins gave 1901 01:38:18,160 --> 01:38:21,000 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback to a tagaba Aloa a taste of playing 1902 01:38:21,080 --> 01:38:24,000 Speaker 1: time in Sundays blowout, went over the Jets last week. 1903 01:38:24,160 --> 01:38:27,559 Speaker 1: Now they think he's ready to take over Tua. We'll 1904 01:38:27,640 --> 01:38:30,320 Speaker 1: start for the Dolphins in Week eight against the Rams. 1905 01:38:30,640 --> 01:38:34,640 Speaker 1: Following the Dolphins by this week, Ryan Fitzpatrick will be 1906 01:38:34,760 --> 01:38:38,840 Speaker 1: the backup and World Series Game one tonight between the 1907 01:38:38,920 --> 01:38:41,240 Speaker 1: Rays and the Dodgers for just the fourth time since 1908 01:38:41,280 --> 01:38:44,080 Speaker 1: the wildcard was added in nineteen ninety five. It's a 1909 01:38:44,120 --> 01:38:47,280 Speaker 1: World Series featuring the two teams with the best record 1910 01:38:47,320 --> 01:38:50,200 Speaker 1: in each league. For Tampa Bay, Tyler Glass now gets 1911 01:38:50,280 --> 01:38:53,120 Speaker 1: to start on the mound against the Dodgers Clayton Kershaw. 1912 01:38:53,240 --> 01:38:56,360 Speaker 1: First pitch set for eight oh five. That is your 1913 01:38:56,400 --> 01:38:59,920 Speaker 1: sports update, and our number three of the program begins 1914 01:39:00,200 --> 01:39:03,560 Speaker 1: in earnest. Now, Chris Brown Steve Tasker with you on 1915 01:39:03,720 --> 01:39:07,080 Speaker 1: a game review Tuesday edition of One Bill's Live. As 1916 01:39:07,120 --> 01:39:10,080 Speaker 1: we're broadcasting live from the Seneca Studios in Orchard Park 1917 01:39:10,520 --> 01:39:13,360 Speaker 1: and we return to the phones where people have been 1918 01:39:13,400 --> 01:39:15,920 Speaker 1: waiting patiently. We go to Darryl in Buffalo to lead 1919 01:39:16,000 --> 01:39:17,720 Speaker 1: us off here. Darryl, what do you have? Thanks for 1920 01:39:17,800 --> 01:39:22,760 Speaker 1: joining us? Hey, how are you doing doing all right? Daryl? 1921 01:39:22,800 --> 01:39:26,800 Speaker 1: What do you have sir? H Yeah, I was calling 1922 01:39:26,840 --> 01:39:29,439 Speaker 1: about a couple of things. Man, I think, Um, I 1923 01:39:29,479 --> 01:39:31,240 Speaker 1: hate to say, but I think Leslie Fraser might have 1924 01:39:31,320 --> 01:39:34,360 Speaker 1: to go. Like we our defense declined so much, like 1925 01:39:35,160 --> 01:39:37,719 Speaker 1: you know from last season of this season, and even 1926 01:39:37,800 --> 01:39:41,439 Speaker 1: with those personal file penlodies like late in the second half, 1927 01:39:41,840 --> 01:39:44,320 Speaker 1: you know, in a big point of the game, you know, 1928 01:39:44,439 --> 01:39:46,880 Speaker 1: we can't. We can't win like that. You know our kicker, 1929 01:39:47,560 --> 01:39:49,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm all over the place with this, but 1930 01:39:49,160 --> 01:39:51,120 Speaker 1: like our kicker only get kicked from the left hash mark, 1931 01:39:51,680 --> 01:39:54,080 Speaker 1: that's crazy, Like when he kicked it on the right side, 1932 01:39:54,120 --> 01:39:57,200 Speaker 1: you see it almost it could have hit a visible fan. Um, 1933 01:39:57,920 --> 01:39:59,880 Speaker 1: you know. And then with Josh Allen only being one 1934 01:39:59,880 --> 01:40:02,080 Speaker 1: of seven to big games, that kind of worries me. 1935 01:40:02,240 --> 01:40:04,840 Speaker 1: I don't know, you know, if we're gonna be to 1936 01:40:04,920 --> 01:40:07,000 Speaker 1: get over the hump if we can't win the big games. 1937 01:40:07,040 --> 01:40:09,880 Speaker 1: We still got to play Seattle, New England twice. Pitts 1938 01:40:10,000 --> 01:40:12,680 Speaker 1: birds he to win some of these big games, you know. 1939 01:40:12,880 --> 01:40:15,240 Speaker 1: So that's basically all I have for right now. And 1940 01:40:15,560 --> 01:40:18,599 Speaker 1: Tremaine a middle linebacker, Like I want to see him hit, 1941 01:40:19,040 --> 01:40:21,760 Speaker 1: not just tackle like he missed uh mahomes on that 1942 01:40:21,840 --> 01:40:23,519 Speaker 1: on that play on the sidelines where he almost got 1943 01:40:23,560 --> 01:40:25,759 Speaker 1: the first down and it was like four pin inches 1944 01:40:25,840 --> 01:40:28,320 Speaker 1: or something. But I don't see him make big hits. 1945 01:40:28,479 --> 01:40:30,760 Speaker 1: He just might make a tackle or be late to 1946 01:40:30,800 --> 01:40:32,920 Speaker 1: the play. So it's just a couple of different things, 1947 01:40:33,040 --> 01:40:37,000 Speaker 1: you know. Yeah, Yeah, I appreciated the call, Daryl. Yeah, 1948 01:40:37,040 --> 01:40:38,360 Speaker 1: you're a little old over the place. I get it. 1949 01:40:38,400 --> 01:40:41,080 Speaker 1: We've talked about the kicker and uh and we already 1950 01:40:41,120 --> 01:40:44,639 Speaker 1: had a call about Leslie Frasier. I'm I'm I'm unwilling 1951 01:40:44,720 --> 01:40:48,480 Speaker 1: to blame Leslie Frasier for the Jordan Poyer and Tredavious 1952 01:40:48,520 --> 01:40:54,320 Speaker 1: White penalties. Uh yeah, those were You can't blame anybody 1953 01:40:54,360 --> 01:40:57,439 Speaker 1: but those guys for those, So uh don't that shouldn't 1954 01:40:57,439 --> 01:40:59,640 Speaker 1: come down on Leslie Frasier. And the fact of the 1955 01:40:59,720 --> 01:41:02,439 Speaker 1: matter is, and people don't want to hear it because 1956 01:41:02,479 --> 01:41:07,080 Speaker 1: it was so uncomfortable to watch. The defense held him 1957 01:41:07,120 --> 01:41:10,160 Speaker 1: to lessen their season average in points and your offense 1958 01:41:10,200 --> 01:41:13,280 Speaker 1: didn't show up. You don't want to hear it. I 1959 01:41:13,439 --> 01:41:16,680 Speaker 1: get it. You were I think we were even on 1960 01:41:16,760 --> 01:41:20,080 Speaker 1: the turnover margin right because of the last interception that 1961 01:41:20,160 --> 01:41:21,840 Speaker 1: Josh ended the game at the end the end of 1962 01:41:21,840 --> 01:41:24,320 Speaker 1: the game, they were plus one on the turnover ratio, 1963 01:41:24,479 --> 01:41:29,240 Speaker 1: so until until Josh through that last pick to the 1964 01:41:29,439 --> 01:41:33,240 Speaker 1: lad to the kneel down. So yes, the defense gave 1965 01:41:33,360 --> 01:41:36,640 Speaker 1: up a ton of rushing yards, but they didn't give 1966 01:41:36,720 --> 01:41:39,560 Speaker 1: up that many points in today's NFL twenty six is 1967 01:41:39,560 --> 01:41:41,800 Speaker 1: a lot. But this is an offense where you thought 1968 01:41:42,120 --> 01:41:46,720 Speaker 1: this year it is come on. So uh yeah. And 1969 01:41:46,880 --> 01:41:49,360 Speaker 1: Tremaine Edmonds hasn't been healthy. He needs to play better. 1970 01:41:49,479 --> 01:41:51,360 Speaker 1: I think it. I think what it boils down to, 1971 01:41:51,520 --> 01:41:54,639 Speaker 1: defensively is is upfront. I think you saw the coaching 1972 01:41:54,720 --> 01:41:57,519 Speaker 1: staff activate a couple of guys yesterday and sit down 1973 01:41:57,560 --> 01:41:59,640 Speaker 1: a couple of guys yesterday. They're sending a message to 1974 01:41:59,640 --> 01:42:02,479 Speaker 1: those guys. I think the defensive line needs to play better. 1975 01:42:02,520 --> 01:42:04,920 Speaker 1: And when the line is scrimmage more. You played against 1976 01:42:04,960 --> 01:42:07,960 Speaker 1: a Chiefs team that had three offensive linemen out and 1977 01:42:08,080 --> 01:42:10,760 Speaker 1: he got rolled and that is not king to work. 1978 01:42:10,800 --> 01:42:13,120 Speaker 1: And here was the thing that was the most interesting. Okay. 1979 01:42:13,240 --> 01:42:17,760 Speaker 1: So the Chiefs come into this game without Collecchiosemle who 1980 01:42:17,880 --> 01:42:20,920 Speaker 1: is their left guard, probably their biggest offensive lineman. They 1981 01:42:21,000 --> 01:42:23,680 Speaker 1: run behind him an awful lot when they do run 1982 01:42:23,720 --> 01:42:27,160 Speaker 1: the football. He's out for the season torn tendons in 1983 01:42:27,200 --> 01:42:30,560 Speaker 1: his knees. Okay, So they put in Mike Remmers, a 1984 01:42:30,680 --> 01:42:33,599 Speaker 1: veteran backup who can play guard and tackle. He comes 1985 01:42:33,640 --> 01:42:36,960 Speaker 1: in to play left guard. Okay, and they're running the 1986 01:42:37,040 --> 01:42:40,839 Speaker 1: ball with great success. Then they lose their right tackle 1987 01:42:40,920 --> 01:42:44,840 Speaker 1: to injury. Mitchell Schwartz I think, left with a back injury. 1988 01:42:44,880 --> 01:42:47,800 Speaker 1: He was questionable coming in and played most of the 1989 01:42:47,880 --> 01:42:50,799 Speaker 1: game and then left. So he leaves. They move Remers 1990 01:42:50,880 --> 01:42:54,160 Speaker 1: over to right tackle to replace him and essentially bring 1991 01:42:54,240 --> 01:42:58,240 Speaker 1: in their third guard. They kept running over the left 1992 01:42:58,280 --> 01:43:03,800 Speaker 1: side with great success. Nothing changed, nothing changed. After three 1993 01:43:03,920 --> 01:43:07,200 Speaker 1: quarters of play, this Chief's team was averaging seven point 1994 01:43:07,280 --> 01:43:10,360 Speaker 1: one yards a carry. Now, that did trim back towards 1995 01:43:10,400 --> 01:43:11,880 Speaker 1: the end of the game, and you know, a couple 1996 01:43:11,920 --> 01:43:14,760 Speaker 1: of kneel downs eight into that average at the end 1997 01:43:14,800 --> 01:43:16,560 Speaker 1: of the game too. But still at the end of 1998 01:43:16,600 --> 01:43:19,200 Speaker 1: the game five point three yards per carry. I mean 1999 01:43:19,280 --> 01:43:23,040 Speaker 1: It's just that's a fat number. It's just a fat number. 2000 01:43:23,120 --> 01:43:26,200 Speaker 1: And that's why, you know, we just heard from Darryl. 2001 01:43:27,320 --> 01:43:29,880 Speaker 1: He's saying, you know, Tremy and Edmonds, you're a top 2002 01:43:30,040 --> 01:43:32,759 Speaker 1: fifteen pick or a top sixteen pick in the draft. 2003 01:43:33,520 --> 01:43:36,760 Speaker 1: We need splash plays from you. Make something happen. Like 2004 01:43:36,880 --> 01:43:39,880 Speaker 1: you can hear it in his voice. He's waiting, like, hey, 2005 01:43:39,960 --> 01:43:42,880 Speaker 1: we got all these great exciting young players. You know, 2006 01:43:43,160 --> 01:43:46,320 Speaker 1: Ed Oliver makes plays in the backfield, had thirty tackles 2007 01:43:46,360 --> 01:43:49,720 Speaker 1: for loss in one season in college. You know, make 2008 01:43:49,760 --> 01:43:51,920 Speaker 1: a big play for us. Let me see it, you know. 2009 01:43:53,760 --> 01:43:56,240 Speaker 1: And the fans are not getting rewarded with those kinds 2010 01:43:56,280 --> 01:43:58,800 Speaker 1: of splash plays that I think they've come to expect 2011 01:43:59,600 --> 01:44:02,240 Speaker 1: from some of the better players on this defensive unit, 2012 01:44:02,320 --> 01:44:04,640 Speaker 1: which has been a top five unit each of the 2013 01:44:04,760 --> 01:44:06,880 Speaker 1: last two years, and now all of a sudden, it's 2014 01:44:06,960 --> 01:44:09,960 Speaker 1: completely disappeared, and I think it's left the fan base 2015 01:44:10,040 --> 01:44:12,320 Speaker 1: completely dumbfounded. And I don't blame them. It's like, what 2016 01:44:12,400 --> 01:44:14,240 Speaker 1: the heck? You know, they're sitting there with their hands 2017 01:44:14,360 --> 01:44:16,800 Speaker 1: checking for rain, like what happened? I get it too. 2018 01:44:16,920 --> 01:44:19,360 Speaker 1: It's easy to it's easy to like overlook it when 2019 01:44:19,400 --> 01:44:21,360 Speaker 1: you're four and oh and your offense is hanging thirty 2020 01:44:21,400 --> 01:44:23,560 Speaker 1: points on everybody, and you're they're looking good even and 2021 01:44:23,680 --> 01:44:26,040 Speaker 1: even though you're not playing your best, you're winning football 2022 01:44:26,080 --> 01:44:29,000 Speaker 1: games with double digit leads. That that made dwindle down 2023 01:44:29,120 --> 01:44:31,519 Speaker 1: later and the Rams game was a back and forth comeback. 2024 01:44:31,600 --> 01:44:33,800 Speaker 1: But you know, this is a team. There's a lot 2025 01:44:33,800 --> 01:44:35,679 Speaker 1: of fun to watch when they're scoring all kinds of points, 2026 01:44:35,680 --> 01:44:37,680 Speaker 1: and it all flew under the radar until you get 2027 01:44:37,720 --> 01:44:40,680 Speaker 1: to Tennessee and then Kansas City this week, where all 2028 01:44:40,680 --> 01:44:42,720 Speaker 1: of a sudden, it's like, well, we got to do 2029 01:44:42,800 --> 01:44:45,679 Speaker 1: a little something on defense right to stop these guys, 2030 01:44:45,720 --> 01:44:49,040 Speaker 1: And against a hobbled Chiefs team that didn't have Sammy 2031 01:44:49,120 --> 01:44:52,559 Speaker 1: Watkins and two of their starting offensive linemen, they couldn't 2032 01:44:52,600 --> 01:44:58,479 Speaker 1: get it done defensively. I think this coaching staff feels it, 2033 01:44:59,439 --> 01:45:01,559 Speaker 1: they know it, and so do the players. I think 2034 01:45:02,000 --> 01:45:07,040 Speaker 1: the moves they have made shout that too. If you're 2035 01:45:07,080 --> 01:45:10,400 Speaker 1: watching and they're trying to fix it, but they've only 2036 01:45:10,439 --> 01:45:12,519 Speaker 1: got so much to work with. I mean, you know, 2037 01:45:12,560 --> 01:45:14,479 Speaker 1: you go over the waiver wire or whatever, there there 2038 01:45:14,479 --> 01:45:16,960 Speaker 1: ain't nobody out there, no not at this point in time, 2039 01:45:17,080 --> 01:45:18,559 Speaker 1: and you can say what you want. You can trade 2040 01:45:18,640 --> 01:45:21,640 Speaker 1: some guys for some guys. Okay, well, what are you 2041 01:45:21,720 --> 01:45:25,880 Speaker 1: talking about? And Steve McClendon is that Steve McClendon got 2042 01:45:25,960 --> 01:45:29,000 Speaker 1: traded from the Jets today down to Tampa Bay. So 2043 01:45:29,160 --> 01:45:31,880 Speaker 1: a big defensive lineman moved in the division. The Jets 2044 01:45:33,160 --> 01:45:36,080 Speaker 1: they're not going anywhere, so apparently they're gonna stock up 2045 01:45:36,160 --> 01:45:39,400 Speaker 1: some draft picks for later years. But guy, that's how 2046 01:45:39,439 --> 01:45:41,320 Speaker 1: it's gonna be. If you're gonna get somebody that's gonna 2047 01:45:41,360 --> 01:45:42,920 Speaker 1: help you up front, it's gonna have to be a 2048 01:45:43,000 --> 01:45:45,240 Speaker 1: guy that you trade for. And then you got to 2049 01:45:45,280 --> 01:45:47,960 Speaker 1: ask what are you willing to part with? What are 2050 01:45:47,960 --> 01:45:49,720 Speaker 1: you what are you wanting to give up? All right, 2051 01:45:49,760 --> 01:45:51,760 Speaker 1: let's go to Dave in Florida at eight oh three 2052 01:45:52,000 --> 01:45:53,680 Speaker 1: five fifty. Dave, what do you have for us? You're 2053 01:45:53,680 --> 01:45:57,680 Speaker 1: on one Bill's Live. You took off all my thunder there. 2054 01:45:57,960 --> 01:46:02,639 Speaker 1: Chris Matt Milanell Matt Milano is the key. He drives 2055 01:46:02,680 --> 01:46:05,240 Speaker 1: that team, he drives that defense. And you know the 2056 01:46:05,320 --> 01:46:08,200 Speaker 1: other thing I gotta say is, I've never seen Josh 2057 01:46:08,280 --> 01:46:12,240 Speaker 1: Allen get hit so much after he throws the pass. 2058 01:46:12,520 --> 01:46:15,840 Speaker 1: I don't know what's going on. Have a good day. Thanks. Yeah, Well, 2059 01:46:15,960 --> 01:46:18,759 Speaker 1: he doesn't mind hanging in the pocket and taking a shot, 2060 01:46:19,720 --> 01:46:21,280 Speaker 1: so you do have to give him credit for that. 2061 01:46:21,560 --> 01:46:24,800 Speaker 1: He'll he'll take a shot to make a play. That's admirable. 2062 01:46:25,040 --> 01:46:29,840 Speaker 1: It's also potentially dangerous, and I think there are times 2063 01:46:29,920 --> 01:46:32,479 Speaker 1: where he's where if he knows he has the space, 2064 01:46:32,560 --> 01:46:35,439 Speaker 1: he'll avoid the hit and extend the play and go 2065 01:46:35,560 --> 01:46:38,320 Speaker 1: off script a little bit and roll out or by time. 2066 01:46:38,360 --> 01:46:43,200 Speaker 1: And he did that last night on occasion. You know what, 2067 01:46:43,760 --> 01:46:46,479 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's a tremendous concern. All quarterbacks 2068 01:46:46,560 --> 01:46:49,479 Speaker 1: get hit, certainly some more than others. I don't know 2069 01:46:49,520 --> 01:46:50,960 Speaker 1: if we need to make a big issue of it, 2070 01:46:51,080 --> 01:46:54,120 Speaker 1: But yes, Milano is a is a critical component and 2071 01:46:54,280 --> 01:46:57,960 Speaker 1: arguably the most versatile component of this defense. Him and 2072 01:46:58,280 --> 01:47:01,360 Speaker 1: him and Jordan Poyer are the two most persatle defensive 2073 01:47:01,360 --> 01:47:03,960 Speaker 1: players on this roster. Now that's not to say that 2074 01:47:04,040 --> 01:47:06,280 Speaker 1: Tredevious White can't. He moved all around as a chess 2075 01:47:06,320 --> 01:47:08,599 Speaker 1: piece to cover certain people, and he did that last night. 2076 01:47:08,880 --> 01:47:10,960 Speaker 1: He covered Tyreek Hill a good portion of the game. 2077 01:47:11,200 --> 01:47:13,720 Speaker 1: He got moved on to Travis Kelcey at times. So 2078 01:47:14,120 --> 01:47:16,080 Speaker 1: he's a nice chess piece to move around the board 2079 01:47:16,120 --> 01:47:19,920 Speaker 1: as well. But Milano and ploy are routinely are asked 2080 01:47:19,960 --> 01:47:23,760 Speaker 1: to do the greatest number of different things from week 2081 01:47:23,800 --> 01:47:25,920 Speaker 1: to week. I believe, Yeah, I agree with that, And 2082 01:47:27,240 --> 01:47:29,679 Speaker 1: like I said, you're never going to be completely healthy, 2083 01:47:29,720 --> 01:47:31,439 Speaker 1: but there are certain guys you'd love to have healthy. 2084 01:47:31,520 --> 01:47:34,120 Speaker 1: Tradevious White back on the field. He missed the Tennessee game. 2085 01:47:34,160 --> 01:47:36,240 Speaker 1: He's back on the field last night. Matt Milano continues 2086 01:47:36,280 --> 01:47:37,920 Speaker 1: to be out. He's a week to week with a 2087 01:47:37,960 --> 01:47:41,800 Speaker 1: pectoral injury injury. Even John Feliciano he has that. I 2088 01:47:41,800 --> 01:47:43,040 Speaker 1: don't know if it's the same injury, but he has 2089 01:47:43,080 --> 01:47:46,040 Speaker 1: a peck injury as well. Like Matt Milano, he needed surgery. 2090 01:47:46,160 --> 01:47:50,840 Speaker 1: He's torn peck. He's been out twelve now, it's gonna 2091 01:47:50,840 --> 01:47:53,040 Speaker 1: be ten weeks coming up this week. It'll be eleven 2092 01:47:53,080 --> 01:47:55,680 Speaker 1: weeks coming up this week. So John Feliciano still has 2093 01:47:55,720 --> 01:47:58,240 Speaker 1: to get back on the field. Milano's obviously doesn't seem 2094 01:47:58,240 --> 01:48:00,640 Speaker 1: to be as severe since he didn't need surgery and 2095 01:48:00,680 --> 01:48:04,920 Speaker 1: he wasn't put on ir either. Right, So we'll see, 2096 01:48:05,439 --> 01:48:07,920 Speaker 1: you know, Levi Wallace may help when he gets back. 2097 01:48:07,960 --> 01:48:09,519 Speaker 1: But I think it all, I think it all stems 2098 01:48:09,560 --> 01:48:11,559 Speaker 1: up for I think it's a line of scrimmage the offense. 2099 01:48:11,600 --> 01:48:14,320 Speaker 1: It's a line of scrimmage. Problem have to have to, 2100 01:48:14,760 --> 01:48:17,360 Speaker 1: you know, win eight h three oh five fifty. We 2101 01:48:17,439 --> 01:48:19,560 Speaker 1: go to cal on Grand Island, Cal What do you 2102 01:48:19,600 --> 01:48:22,439 Speaker 1: have for us? You're on One Bill's Live. Well, hey, guys, 2103 01:48:22,479 --> 01:48:24,320 Speaker 1: a great show as always. I want to tell you 2104 01:48:24,400 --> 01:48:27,000 Speaker 1: that um sticking with the defensive line quick. I just 2105 01:48:27,080 --> 01:48:30,280 Speaker 1: had a couple of comments and then you know, address 2106 01:48:30,360 --> 01:48:32,160 Speaker 1: some other things and then I got a question for you. 2107 01:48:32,600 --> 01:48:35,800 Speaker 1: But first off, I just wanted to say that sometimes 2108 01:48:36,040 --> 01:48:38,880 Speaker 1: you know, when McDermott, when they chose to pay these 2109 01:48:38,920 --> 01:48:42,920 Speaker 1: guys like Hughes and Murphy a little bit, older guys 2110 01:48:43,680 --> 01:48:48,000 Speaker 1: that aren't really producing so much that's coming back, you know, 2111 01:48:48,120 --> 01:48:49,880 Speaker 1: kind of the harm them a little bit. And because 2112 01:48:49,960 --> 01:48:52,639 Speaker 1: then you look at Jordan Philip. You know Jordan Phillips, 2113 01:48:53,240 --> 01:48:54,680 Speaker 1: I mean the guy had nine and a half sex 2114 01:48:54,840 --> 01:48:57,120 Speaker 1: last year. You know, you're a little younger. He was 2115 01:48:57,160 --> 01:48:59,560 Speaker 1: an energy guy where you know, you look at that 2116 01:48:59,720 --> 01:49:01,479 Speaker 1: move it's like, yeah, well we had to pay him 2117 01:49:01,479 --> 01:49:04,439 Speaker 1: to pay him. But Jerry, he's only averaging like five 2118 01:49:04,520 --> 01:49:06,439 Speaker 1: sacks for the last five years, is not really not 2119 01:49:06,520 --> 01:49:09,880 Speaker 1: producing Murphy's He's another one that's sketchy, but he's making 2120 01:49:09,880 --> 01:49:11,960 Speaker 1: a lot of money, you know, a ten million, nine 2121 01:49:12,080 --> 01:49:14,840 Speaker 1: five or whatever a year. I don't know. They gotta, 2122 01:49:14,880 --> 01:49:16,720 Speaker 1: we gotta go towards the youth, and I do. And 2123 01:49:16,760 --> 01:49:19,120 Speaker 1: I understand they got Oliver, and I don't know if 2124 01:49:19,160 --> 01:49:21,000 Speaker 1: he's hurt too, or if he's painting out as much 2125 01:49:21,040 --> 01:49:24,400 Speaker 1: as we'd liked. Obviously not And I don't know. Some 2126 01:49:24,479 --> 01:49:26,280 Speaker 1: of that has to go with the coaching and and 2127 01:49:26,560 --> 01:49:30,960 Speaker 1: or the you know, the front office. But secondly, you know, 2128 01:49:31,080 --> 01:49:33,519 Speaker 1: I know, the injuries. People got to realize with the injuries. 2129 01:49:33,520 --> 01:49:35,640 Speaker 1: I understand there's a lot of good guys in Like 2130 01:49:35,840 --> 01:49:38,320 Speaker 1: last year, you know, we didn't have a lot, and 2131 01:49:38,360 --> 01:49:40,520 Speaker 1: then this year it seems like we have an overabundance. 2132 01:49:41,040 --> 01:49:42,720 Speaker 1: The good thing about data is, and I'm trying to 2133 01:49:42,920 --> 01:49:44,640 Speaker 1: paint a silver lining here is a lot of these 2134 01:49:44,720 --> 01:49:48,720 Speaker 1: backup guys get gonna get some reps. So then when 2135 01:49:48,800 --> 01:49:51,360 Speaker 1: we add a couple or key pieces, Melano comes back. 2136 01:49:52,000 --> 01:49:53,800 Speaker 1: It's not all doom and gloom and the sky's not 2137 01:49:53,880 --> 01:49:55,840 Speaker 1: falling for everybody. It's all I hear, Oh, we got 2138 01:49:55,920 --> 01:49:58,720 Speaker 1: to replace him and replace that coaching stats fine and 2139 01:49:59,040 --> 01:50:01,679 Speaker 1: God forbid, no way. I'm so glad that we signed 2140 01:50:01,800 --> 01:50:04,240 Speaker 1: McDermott because I think he's the best thing to happen 2141 01:50:04,280 --> 01:50:08,840 Speaker 1: to Buffalo since Leavy and justin Josh's progression, I mean, 2142 01:50:08,880 --> 01:50:11,360 Speaker 1: I think he's getting better and better. I mean, obviously 2143 01:50:11,439 --> 01:50:14,760 Speaker 1: he didn't he doesn't handle the rush well, but when 2144 01:50:14,880 --> 01:50:17,000 Speaker 1: you give him time, he's got a lot better with 2145 01:50:17,080 --> 01:50:19,280 Speaker 1: his accuracy. The only thing I'd let him see him 2146 01:50:19,320 --> 01:50:21,679 Speaker 1: work on a little bit more is his body language. 2147 01:50:21,720 --> 01:50:23,960 Speaker 1: He was pulling a couple little down, you know, head down, 2148 01:50:24,120 --> 01:50:27,479 Speaker 1: Joe Ferguson type things. I just stated myself, but I 2149 01:50:27,560 --> 01:50:29,400 Speaker 1: just let him say a little bit more positive because 2150 01:50:29,479 --> 01:50:32,120 Speaker 1: he's a leader and that stuff is contagious. I think, 2151 01:50:32,280 --> 01:50:34,240 Speaker 1: you know, you come a long way. I love the growth, 2152 01:50:34,320 --> 01:50:35,920 Speaker 1: and I think he's only going to get better, and 2153 01:50:36,280 --> 01:50:39,360 Speaker 1: I'm very optimistic about the whole picture. But I just 2154 01:50:39,439 --> 01:50:42,600 Speaker 1: want to know what you guys think. Okay, yeah, I 2155 01:50:42,720 --> 01:50:45,479 Speaker 1: mean I think Josh is certainly demonstrated that he's taken 2156 01:50:45,520 --> 01:50:48,519 Speaker 1: a step forward. Last night, he took a step back. 2157 01:50:48,560 --> 01:50:51,360 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody would disagree with that. His completion 2158 01:50:51,439 --> 01:50:55,519 Speaker 1: percentage was fifty two and a good deal of it 2159 01:50:55,720 --> 01:51:01,800 Speaker 1: was his own inaccuracy. I mean fourteen completions. I mean, 2160 01:51:01,840 --> 01:51:04,559 Speaker 1: think about this. The first five games, I don't think 2161 01:51:04,560 --> 01:51:06,639 Speaker 1: there was any game where he had more than thirteen 2162 01:51:06,880 --> 01:51:11,640 Speaker 1: incompletions in any game. Last night he only had fourteen completions, 2163 01:51:12,800 --> 01:51:15,920 Speaker 1: so he took a step back. He missed some throws. 2164 01:51:16,120 --> 01:51:18,720 Speaker 1: I don't think there's any question about that, mister shore 2165 01:51:18,760 --> 01:51:21,160 Speaker 1: fire touchdown the end Zonus Stefan Diggs going towards the 2166 01:51:21,200 --> 01:51:25,280 Speaker 1: scoreboard end. I mean he's wide open. I think we're 2167 01:51:25,280 --> 01:51:29,040 Speaker 1: watching that play right now, and he just overshoot him. 2168 01:51:29,120 --> 01:51:32,800 Speaker 1: I mean he's all by himself and he just missed him. 2169 01:51:33,160 --> 01:51:36,519 Speaker 1: So he knew he didn't play well last night. I 2170 01:51:36,600 --> 01:51:40,240 Speaker 1: think on the whole, he has played demonstrably better, but 2171 01:51:40,439 --> 01:51:44,240 Speaker 1: last night he struggled. And nobody's gonna play perfect every week. 2172 01:51:44,320 --> 01:51:47,760 Speaker 1: We know that. I just think they set the bar 2173 01:51:47,920 --> 01:51:51,000 Speaker 1: really high with the way they played the first four weeks. 2174 01:51:51,439 --> 01:51:54,040 Speaker 1: And then as for the defensive lineman, it's not a 2175 01:51:54,080 --> 01:51:59,080 Speaker 1: bad point. Cal Trent Murphy's cap figures nine seven, Jerry 2176 01:51:59,160 --> 01:52:03,080 Speaker 1: Hughes cap figures nine five. I guess if you wanted 2177 01:52:03,160 --> 01:52:06,760 Speaker 1: to keep Jordan Phillips badly enough, maybe you make a 2178 01:52:06,840 --> 01:52:11,040 Speaker 1: tough decision there at one of those two veteran spots 2179 01:52:11,080 --> 01:52:14,759 Speaker 1: at the defensive end, you draft AJP and s Anyway, 2180 01:52:15,560 --> 01:52:19,280 Speaker 1: I mean hindsights twenty twenty. But I understand what Cal's saying. 2181 01:52:19,360 --> 01:52:23,760 Speaker 1: There was a way to conceivably keep Jordan Phillips if 2182 01:52:23,800 --> 01:52:26,519 Speaker 1: you really wanted to. Not from that end, though, would 2183 01:52:26,560 --> 01:52:28,800 Speaker 1: you really wanted to keep Jordan Phillips or even Shack 2184 01:52:28,880 --> 01:52:34,479 Speaker 1: Lawson over Jerry Hughes. I think Cal's issue with Jerry 2185 01:52:34,560 --> 01:52:37,320 Speaker 1: Hughes contract is he doesn't feel it fits the production. 2186 01:52:37,960 --> 01:52:40,599 Speaker 1: I mean, the guy had had the same amount of sacks. 2187 01:52:41,000 --> 01:52:44,680 Speaker 1: Shack hasn't as many sacks as Jerry has. Well, he 2188 01:52:44,760 --> 01:52:47,240 Speaker 1: had more sacks than him last year. That's one year 2189 01:52:47,280 --> 01:52:49,880 Speaker 1: out of like Phillips and Lawson finished first and second 2190 01:52:49,920 --> 01:52:54,600 Speaker 1: on the team in sacks. Any quarterback hits yeah, I 2191 01:52:54,680 --> 01:52:56,960 Speaker 1: think it is. I think the greater issue, the greater 2192 01:52:57,040 --> 01:53:00,560 Speaker 1: debate is with Phillips because he was a monster in 2193 01:53:00,640 --> 01:53:03,400 Speaker 1: there last year. I mean, he's a three hundred forty 2194 01:53:03,439 --> 01:53:07,599 Speaker 1: pound freak, and the and the Bills made their decision 2195 01:53:07,640 --> 01:53:09,360 Speaker 1: they said, this is the value that we would put 2196 01:53:09,439 --> 01:53:11,559 Speaker 1: on him to bring him back into the fold. They 2197 01:53:11,560 --> 01:53:13,879 Speaker 1: didn't want to go over that, and that's how Brandon 2198 01:53:13,920 --> 01:53:16,760 Speaker 1: being keeps his cap and check. And I believe me, 2199 01:53:16,840 --> 01:53:21,120 Speaker 1: I totally respect that Cal is saying, Hey, look at 2200 01:53:21,120 --> 01:53:24,000 Speaker 1: what you're getting from Murphy and Hughes. Does it fit 2201 01:53:24,080 --> 01:53:26,120 Speaker 1: the price tag that they're coming at at nine to 2202 01:53:26,200 --> 01:53:30,240 Speaker 1: seven and nine five. I think Cal can make a 2203 01:53:30,439 --> 01:53:35,640 Speaker 1: argument that right now, norm And with the problems that 2204 01:53:35,720 --> 01:53:39,080 Speaker 1: they're having with their run defense and having somebody tying 2205 01:53:39,160 --> 01:53:42,160 Speaker 1: up two people, it's hard not to think about how 2206 01:53:42,479 --> 01:53:44,720 Speaker 1: good a job Jordan Phillips did with that last year 2207 01:53:44,760 --> 01:53:47,040 Speaker 1: for this defense. Yeah, and it's yeah, like I said, 2208 01:53:47,080 --> 01:53:49,479 Speaker 1: you can go back and rehash everything you wanted, but 2209 01:53:50,160 --> 01:53:52,479 Speaker 1: you know it doesn't look that look the same when 2210 01:53:52,520 --> 01:53:54,320 Speaker 1: you're in the past, you know, looking forward instead of 2211 01:53:54,400 --> 01:53:58,800 Speaker 1: looking back. So yeah, you're right. I mean it's you 2212 01:53:58,920 --> 01:54:01,280 Speaker 1: can have regrets now, but you know, nobody knew it 2213 01:54:01,320 --> 01:54:03,720 Speaker 1: was going to work out like this, UM and it's 2214 01:54:03,760 --> 01:54:08,120 Speaker 1: only been two games now, where it's it's it's bitten 2215 01:54:08,160 --> 01:54:11,519 Speaker 1: you out of six might be okay with that, but 2216 01:54:11,600 --> 01:54:13,760 Speaker 1: your your offense has got to play well, and I 2217 01:54:13,840 --> 01:54:16,360 Speaker 1: think your offense it's I think it's almost more crucial 2218 01:54:16,400 --> 01:54:19,200 Speaker 1: for your offense to get better up front and healthy 2219 01:54:19,840 --> 01:54:22,200 Speaker 1: than than it is your defense. Right at this point, 2220 01:54:22,280 --> 01:54:25,040 Speaker 1: this with this kind of thing going on with the league, 2221 01:54:25,240 --> 01:54:27,280 Speaker 1: If as long as your offense can score points, that 2222 01:54:27,439 --> 01:54:30,679 Speaker 1: other offense, whether they're gonna be playing from behind, they're 2223 01:54:30,680 --> 01:54:32,920 Speaker 1: gonna be playing desperate, and they're gonna play it more 2224 01:54:32,960 --> 01:54:35,200 Speaker 1: too into the hands of your defense, whether it's a 2225 01:54:35,280 --> 01:54:38,640 Speaker 1: great defense or mediocre defense. We wanted to get some 2226 01:54:39,160 --> 01:54:42,160 Speaker 1: comments to you from our connect Life Around the Locker 2227 01:54:42,240 --> 01:54:46,080 Speaker 1: Room Connect Life Blood and organ Donor Network, and Jerry 2228 01:54:46,160 --> 01:54:50,080 Speaker 1: Hughes had a very interesting comment about the run defense, 2229 01:54:50,240 --> 01:54:55,680 Speaker 1: the front four and the struggles they're in. Oh front, 2230 01:54:55,760 --> 01:54:57,360 Speaker 1: we just have to be better. We got to be 2231 01:54:57,640 --> 01:54:59,880 Speaker 1: fundamentally sound. We have to do our job, you know, 2232 01:55:00,160 --> 01:55:01,920 Speaker 1: just talking to the guys who are going to come 2233 01:55:01,920 --> 01:55:05,400 Speaker 1: in tomorrow and analyze the tape before we actually meet 2234 01:55:05,440 --> 01:55:07,800 Speaker 1: with our coaches, because we want to figure out how 2235 01:55:07,880 --> 01:55:09,840 Speaker 1: we can nip this run in the bog. We got 2236 01:55:09,960 --> 01:55:12,240 Speaker 1: to be able to make teams one dimension. Also, we 2237 01:55:12,320 --> 01:55:14,960 Speaker 1: can win football games and certainly give the ball back 2238 01:55:15,000 --> 01:55:17,680 Speaker 1: to our offense. So upfront, we gotta figure out how 2239 01:55:17,760 --> 01:55:20,360 Speaker 1: we can stop these run games. Because it's gonna be 2240 01:55:20,360 --> 01:55:25,000 Speaker 1: a long year if we can't so the good on them. 2241 01:55:25,240 --> 01:55:26,920 Speaker 1: I mean they're coming in earl. They were coming in 2242 01:55:27,040 --> 01:55:29,160 Speaker 1: early this morning to review the film before they even 2243 01:55:29,240 --> 01:55:31,640 Speaker 1: met with their coaches, to try to get a handle 2244 01:55:31,680 --> 01:55:36,200 Speaker 1: on exactly what's ailing them not only from being an 2245 01:55:36,240 --> 01:55:39,120 Speaker 1: effective unit, but maybe each individual a guy like, hey man, 2246 01:55:39,400 --> 01:55:41,760 Speaker 1: where can I be better here? And I think step 2247 01:55:41,840 --> 01:55:45,000 Speaker 1: one is just getting off blocks more consistently so they 2248 01:55:45,040 --> 01:55:48,200 Speaker 1: can make plays in those gaps, or get pressure around 2249 01:55:48,200 --> 01:55:50,320 Speaker 1: the quarterback or move somebody off his spot. I mean, 2250 01:55:50,320 --> 01:55:52,040 Speaker 1: I don't think even think Bills fans are looking for 2251 01:55:52,080 --> 01:55:54,320 Speaker 1: sacks right now. I think they're just looking for somebody 2252 01:55:54,320 --> 01:55:56,480 Speaker 1: who a asks a quarterback and maybe speed up his 2253 01:55:56,560 --> 01:56:00,160 Speaker 1: internal flock just a little bit because plays are being 2254 01:56:00,240 --> 01:56:02,880 Speaker 1: made far too easily by their opponents right now. When 2255 01:56:02,880 --> 01:56:05,560 Speaker 1: your offense was playing as good as the Bills offense 2256 01:56:05,760 --> 01:56:07,960 Speaker 1: was through the first three four weeks of the season, 2257 01:56:08,600 --> 01:56:12,160 Speaker 1: it indirectly puts a lot of pressure on the other offense. 2258 01:56:12,440 --> 01:56:14,320 Speaker 1: They feel like they've got to keep up, and they're 2259 01:56:14,320 --> 01:56:16,720 Speaker 1: gonna try and make sure. They're gonna try things to 2260 01:56:16,760 --> 01:56:18,880 Speaker 1: stay on the field. They're gonna try things to get 2261 01:56:19,000 --> 01:56:21,320 Speaker 1: big plays out of their offense, and they're gonna put 2262 01:56:21,360 --> 01:56:24,280 Speaker 1: the ball at risk. And when they put it at risk, 2263 01:56:24,440 --> 01:56:28,600 Speaker 1: either it comes up incomplete or unsuccessful because it is 2264 01:56:28,760 --> 01:56:31,440 Speaker 1: risk here, and they end up either punting it or 2265 01:56:31,440 --> 01:56:35,320 Speaker 1: giving it back to you in another way. So your offense, 2266 01:56:35,880 --> 01:56:37,600 Speaker 1: particularly the way the Bills were playing in the first 2267 01:56:37,640 --> 01:56:40,320 Speaker 1: month of the season, did as much to help your 2268 01:56:40,400 --> 01:56:43,160 Speaker 1: defense as the defense did last year when it was 2269 01:56:43,200 --> 01:56:46,040 Speaker 1: a top five defense in helping your offense. So it's 2270 01:56:46,080 --> 01:56:48,760 Speaker 1: just a reverse way to happen that way to think 2271 01:56:48,760 --> 01:56:50,320 Speaker 1: of it this year. But that's the way this team 2272 01:56:50,400 --> 01:56:52,560 Speaker 1: I think is built this year, and this way it's functioning. 2273 01:56:52,680 --> 01:56:54,760 Speaker 1: And here's a look at the feelings on the other 2274 01:56:54,840 --> 01:56:57,560 Speaker 1: side of the ball. Here was the very self aware 2275 01:56:57,840 --> 01:57:01,200 Speaker 1: Josh Allen on the offense of struggles and some of 2276 01:57:01,280 --> 01:57:05,480 Speaker 1: his own struggles in that game. Personally, I was not 2277 01:57:05,600 --> 01:57:09,320 Speaker 1: good enough. UM, you know, I got to do a 2278 01:57:09,360 --> 01:57:11,440 Speaker 1: better job. It's playing simple. I didn't played very good tonight. 2279 01:57:11,840 --> 01:57:14,920 Speaker 1: I know that I understand that. Um, I can't afford 2280 01:57:15,320 --> 01:57:18,120 Speaker 1: this team can't afford to have me play poorly. UM 2281 01:57:18,560 --> 01:57:21,280 Speaker 1: you know, early on, just not being exaccurate with the 2282 01:57:21,360 --> 01:57:24,080 Speaker 1: balls I should have been making the right reads, making 2283 01:57:24,120 --> 01:57:27,720 Speaker 1: the right throws, and we turned it on a little 2284 01:57:27,720 --> 01:57:31,600 Speaker 1: too late there obviously. But yeah, you know, sixteen and 2285 01:57:31,640 --> 01:57:33,520 Speaker 1: seventeen points is not going to cut it in this league, 2286 01:57:33,920 --> 01:57:36,080 Speaker 1: you know. But it didn't matter who we played the night. 2287 01:57:37,200 --> 01:57:40,240 Speaker 1: That's who we play or that's how we play. You know, 2288 01:57:40,400 --> 01:57:43,840 Speaker 1: we're gonna struggle to one game, So um, it is 2289 01:57:43,880 --> 01:57:45,880 Speaker 1: what it is. Right now. We will learned from this. 2290 01:57:45,960 --> 01:57:48,880 Speaker 1: I'm obviously super frustrated with myself and how I performed tonight, 2291 01:57:48,960 --> 01:57:51,120 Speaker 1: and I can't do that to this team. So, um, 2292 01:57:51,400 --> 01:57:52,880 Speaker 1: you know, I gotta be better. I will be better, 2293 01:57:53,520 --> 01:57:55,960 Speaker 1: all right, he will be better And that was kind 2294 01:57:56,000 --> 01:57:57,600 Speaker 1: of the same comments we heard from a lot of 2295 01:57:57,600 --> 01:57:59,280 Speaker 1: players to mate him and said the same thing with 2296 01:57:59,360 --> 01:58:02,280 Speaker 1: our defense, we will be better. We're committed to being better. 2297 01:58:02,400 --> 01:58:06,320 Speaker 1: So around the locker room, as always presented by connect Life, 2298 01:58:06,560 --> 01:58:08,280 Speaker 1: we have to take a break, but when we return, 2299 01:58:08,400 --> 01:58:11,200 Speaker 1: we will get Eric Wood's thoughts on last night's game, 2300 01:58:11,240 --> 01:58:15,520 Speaker 1: what he liked, what wasn't so appealing, and where the 2301 01:58:15,640 --> 01:58:19,040 Speaker 1: team goes from here after two straight defeats to some 2302 01:58:19,160 --> 01:58:22,360 Speaker 1: of the better teams in the AFC. Back with Eric 2303 01:58:22,400 --> 01:58:24,720 Speaker 1: Wood when we return here, on One. Bill's Live presented 2304 01:58:24,720 --> 01:58:39,480 Speaker 1: by Kalida Health. This is Buffalo Bill's Radio, Miss Brown, 2305 01:58:39,560 --> 01:58:42,760 Speaker 1: Steve Jasker, final half hour of the show, and time 2306 01:58:42,840 --> 01:58:47,680 Speaker 1: to bring in our weekly visitor after Bill's Games, former 2307 01:58:47,720 --> 01:58:53,440 Speaker 1: Bills Center current analyst who's helping Maddi glab out on 2308 01:58:53,560 --> 01:58:57,200 Speaker 1: Bills tonight after the game and it's one, Eric Wood 2309 01:58:57,760 --> 01:59:00,760 Speaker 1: And I saw you on Twitter a little bit last night. Eric, 2310 01:59:00,840 --> 01:59:03,480 Speaker 1: you were really happy about some more of those design 2311 01:59:03,600 --> 01:59:07,680 Speaker 1: runs by Josh Allen, which did work well offensively. It 2312 01:59:07,800 --> 01:59:10,640 Speaker 1: was unfortunately one of the few things that worked well 2313 01:59:10,680 --> 01:59:13,120 Speaker 1: on the offensive side of the ball. Is even though 2314 01:59:13,160 --> 01:59:15,480 Speaker 1: this game was a one score game at the end. Derek, 2315 01:59:15,720 --> 01:59:18,280 Speaker 1: I don't know about you, but we just never felt 2316 01:59:18,320 --> 01:59:20,640 Speaker 1: like the Bills had control of it to kind of 2317 01:59:20,720 --> 01:59:25,120 Speaker 1: seize the game and steal a win. Yeah, you're right. 2318 01:59:25,320 --> 01:59:28,120 Speaker 1: And when a team has thirty eight minutes of time 2319 01:59:28,160 --> 01:59:30,720 Speaker 1: of possession and has a lead ever since they broke 2320 01:59:30,840 --> 01:59:33,120 Speaker 1: that ten to seven deficit that the Bills had them, 2321 01:59:33,160 --> 01:59:35,120 Speaker 1: and it just it never really felt like they were 2322 01:59:35,200 --> 01:59:37,080 Speaker 1: in it, and it was because they were moving the 2323 01:59:37,120 --> 01:59:38,720 Speaker 1: ball up and down the field kind of about will. 2324 01:59:39,000 --> 01:59:41,080 Speaker 1: The Bills came up with some good red zone stops 2325 01:59:41,120 --> 01:59:43,400 Speaker 1: forcing them to field goals that kept them in the game, 2326 01:59:43,440 --> 01:59:45,680 Speaker 1: and then at the end when they scored to make 2327 01:59:45,720 --> 01:59:47,520 Speaker 1: it a six point game, I thought, here we go 2328 01:59:47,960 --> 01:59:50,640 Speaker 1: to the Bills squeaked this one out, and man, that's 2329 01:59:50,680 --> 01:59:52,960 Speaker 1: a time when I truly wish, and I could say 2330 01:59:53,000 --> 01:59:55,360 Speaker 1: this all year long, but I wish there were Spans there, 2331 01:59:55,440 --> 02:00:00,280 Speaker 1: because it's a little different story when you're when your 2332 02:00:00,280 --> 02:00:03,280 Speaker 1: defense goes out there down one score, a chance to 2333 02:00:03,320 --> 02:00:06,120 Speaker 1: get the football back and you have a rip roaring 2334 02:00:06,200 --> 02:00:08,360 Speaker 1: crowd in there. But it's twenty twenty. The Bills are 2335 02:00:08,400 --> 02:00:10,480 Speaker 1: going to be in situations on the other end of that, 2336 02:00:11,000 --> 02:00:14,080 Speaker 1: and so you can't complain about it, but it would 2337 02:00:14,080 --> 02:00:18,080 Speaker 1: have been a fun situation to be in. But yeah, 2338 02:00:18,160 --> 02:00:22,240 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are a really good football team, and Sean 2339 02:00:22,360 --> 02:00:24,320 Speaker 1: McDermott made it known after the game, the Bills are 2340 02:00:24,320 --> 02:00:26,640 Speaker 1: gonna play Bennbitt, don't bray, not give up the huge 2341 02:00:26,720 --> 02:00:31,120 Speaker 1: plays the mahomes, and that happened. But I don't think 2342 02:00:31,160 --> 02:00:34,120 Speaker 1: they envisioned and I'm not being facetious by saying this. 2343 02:00:34,880 --> 02:00:38,080 Speaker 1: They were going to give Edwards a layer some yards 2344 02:00:38,080 --> 02:00:40,160 Speaker 1: on the ground, and that's fine. I think he was 2345 02:00:40,240 --> 02:00:44,200 Speaker 1: just a lot more effective than they planned on him being. Yet, 2346 02:00:44,280 --> 02:00:48,440 Speaker 1: what did you notice about their defensive the Bills defensive line, 2347 02:00:48,480 --> 02:00:53,000 Speaker 1: defensive front. Why was it so you know, why were 2348 02:00:53,040 --> 02:00:56,440 Speaker 1: the Chiefs so easily able to run the ball. You know, 2349 02:00:56,520 --> 02:00:59,200 Speaker 1: at times it looked like the Bills were getting up 2350 02:00:59,280 --> 02:01:01,560 Speaker 1: field a little bit, trying to play the run on 2351 02:01:01,640 --> 02:01:04,800 Speaker 1: their way to the quarterback, which is a Jim Schwartz 2352 02:01:04,880 --> 02:01:08,400 Speaker 1: slogan that I heard from him. Even in that first clip, 2353 02:01:08,440 --> 02:01:10,880 Speaker 1: you see Jefferson getting really high up the field. It's 2354 02:01:10,880 --> 02:01:12,960 Speaker 1: not like Patrick Mahomes is going to keep a whole 2355 02:01:13,040 --> 02:01:16,240 Speaker 1: lot of read option plays. And when you do, you 2356 02:01:16,440 --> 02:01:18,720 Speaker 1: gladly let Mahomes take it as opposed to letting some 2357 02:01:18,760 --> 02:01:21,360 Speaker 1: of these go. Some of their runs that I thought 2358 02:01:21,400 --> 02:01:23,800 Speaker 1: were most effective. And this is a more of a 2359 02:01:24,200 --> 02:01:27,960 Speaker 1: coach's film breakdown is especially on that last play. So 2360 02:01:28,120 --> 02:01:30,240 Speaker 1: the last play on this run here, which was early 2361 02:01:30,320 --> 02:01:34,200 Speaker 1: in the game, I believe they used the reverse fake there. 2362 02:01:34,440 --> 02:01:37,400 Speaker 1: They use a lot of cross scheme action where maybe 2363 02:01:37,440 --> 02:01:39,720 Speaker 1: the tight end or another running back would come back 2364 02:01:39,760 --> 02:01:42,040 Speaker 1: across the formation. Well, the Bills are in man to 2365 02:01:42,080 --> 02:01:44,720 Speaker 1: man defense, someone goes with him. A safety now needs 2366 02:01:44,760 --> 02:01:46,680 Speaker 1: to come down in the box to fill that gap, 2367 02:01:47,640 --> 02:01:50,840 Speaker 1: or everybody bumps over if its own defense. I didn't 2368 02:01:50,880 --> 02:01:53,560 Speaker 1: see those things happening well enough. And then until it 2369 02:01:53,680 --> 02:01:57,360 Speaker 1: became an absolute certainty that the Chiefs are going to 2370 02:01:57,440 --> 02:01:59,480 Speaker 1: run the ball at the end of the game, then 2371 02:01:59,600 --> 02:02:03,000 Speaker 1: the Bill defense either at that point was playing so 2372 02:02:03,200 --> 02:02:05,800 Speaker 1: ticked off that they were starting to defeat blocks and 2373 02:02:05,920 --> 02:02:09,640 Speaker 1: do a better job against the run game, or they 2374 02:02:09,880 --> 02:02:11,360 Speaker 1: kind of got the hang of it as the game 2375 02:02:11,400 --> 02:02:13,280 Speaker 1: went on, so they did a better job at the end. 2376 02:02:13,320 --> 02:02:15,320 Speaker 1: Too little, too late, stop on the run at the end, 2377 02:02:15,960 --> 02:02:19,440 Speaker 1: and then you know, it's also ground yards. I thought 2378 02:02:19,520 --> 02:02:21,560 Speaker 1: some of the biggest factors this week was the same 2379 02:02:21,760 --> 02:02:24,360 Speaker 1: thing that happened with Ryan Tannehill last week, and it 2380 02:02:24,480 --> 02:02:27,960 Speaker 1: was the quarterback converting third downs with his legs scrambling 2381 02:02:27,960 --> 02:02:30,760 Speaker 1: out of the pocket. Yeah. I mean, as much as 2382 02:02:31,280 --> 02:02:34,160 Speaker 1: people want to criticize the defense and the rushing yardage 2383 02:02:34,200 --> 02:02:37,840 Speaker 1: they gave up, I have to believe Eric that that 2384 02:02:38,040 --> 02:02:43,880 Speaker 1: defensive game plan was put together under the expectation that 2385 02:02:44,040 --> 02:02:46,320 Speaker 1: the Bill's offense was going to put points on the board, 2386 02:02:46,360 --> 02:02:49,440 Speaker 1: and they probably said to themselves, Hey, if we can 2387 02:02:49,520 --> 02:02:52,440 Speaker 1: hold the Chiefs to twenty three twenty six points. We 2388 02:02:52,480 --> 02:02:55,360 Speaker 1: can hold them under thirty. We've got a chance. With 2389 02:02:55,480 --> 02:02:57,960 Speaker 1: the way our offense has played this season. So as 2390 02:02:58,040 --> 02:03:00,360 Speaker 1: much as people want to criticize the defense, the offense 2391 02:03:00,440 --> 02:03:04,040 Speaker 1: just flat out didn't show up. Yeah, you start the 2392 02:03:04,120 --> 02:03:05,600 Speaker 1: game off with the three and out, and you had 2393 02:03:05,640 --> 02:03:07,640 Speaker 1: a constantly three and out in the second half as well, 2394 02:03:08,040 --> 02:03:10,440 Speaker 1: and you get you get up ten to seven at 2395 02:03:10,480 --> 02:03:12,040 Speaker 1: one point of the game. If you're able to get 2396 02:03:12,080 --> 02:03:14,600 Speaker 1: a defense to stop there. I know this doesn't answer 2397 02:03:14,600 --> 02:03:16,040 Speaker 1: your offense question, but if you're able to get a 2398 02:03:16,080 --> 02:03:17,920 Speaker 1: defense to stop there and then you continue to put 2399 02:03:17,960 --> 02:03:21,520 Speaker 1: points up, then your game plan looks really good because 2400 02:03:21,640 --> 02:03:24,320 Speaker 1: the Chiefs then can't continue to just run the football. 2401 02:03:25,200 --> 02:03:27,720 Speaker 1: But when the Chiefs ended up getting the lead, then 2402 02:03:27,800 --> 02:03:30,720 Speaker 1: they continue to gash and gash and gash. And as 2403 02:03:30,800 --> 02:03:33,120 Speaker 1: I continue to watch those replays, a number of those 2404 02:03:33,160 --> 02:03:36,360 Speaker 1: shotgun runs, you know, the defensive ends are going at 2405 02:03:36,480 --> 02:03:41,480 Speaker 1: my homes and it's almost like they were even instructed 2406 02:03:41,560 --> 02:03:43,800 Speaker 1: maybe to play the pass, you know what I mean, 2407 02:03:44,040 --> 02:03:47,440 Speaker 1: And it allowed them the unblocked guy to come free 2408 02:03:47,560 --> 02:03:49,360 Speaker 1: but not make a play on the running back, and 2409 02:03:49,480 --> 02:03:51,640 Speaker 1: then you're covering up all of the guys in the 2410 02:03:51,680 --> 02:03:54,400 Speaker 1: box because you let the one backside defender go free. Yeah, 2411 02:03:54,440 --> 02:03:56,640 Speaker 1: the Bills have the Jets coming up, and then they 2412 02:03:56,680 --> 02:03:59,960 Speaker 1: have the New England Patriots after that. It's a chance 2413 02:04:00,040 --> 02:04:03,640 Speaker 1: has to really put the clamps on the AFC East 2414 02:04:03,640 --> 02:04:06,560 Speaker 1: if they can win these next two games. Certainly everybody 2415 02:04:06,600 --> 02:04:08,640 Speaker 1: expects them to beat the Jets. The Jets just traded 2416 02:04:08,640 --> 02:04:11,440 Speaker 1: away another good player Steve McClinton to the Buccaneers today. 2417 02:04:12,480 --> 02:04:15,040 Speaker 1: That goes through, so they're weaker on the defensive line. 2418 02:04:16,040 --> 02:04:18,360 Speaker 1: And the Bills after that go to New England. Who 2419 02:04:18,400 --> 02:04:19,960 Speaker 1: are you know, they're kind of reeling a little bit, 2420 02:04:20,000 --> 02:04:23,120 Speaker 1: although it was like a Tennessee COVID situation with the 2421 02:04:23,160 --> 02:04:25,360 Speaker 1: New England Patriots. But the Bill, What do you think 2422 02:04:25,400 --> 02:04:27,160 Speaker 1: if the Bills can go out and put on a 2423 02:04:27,200 --> 02:04:29,960 Speaker 1: good showing the next couple of weeks, it would really 2424 02:04:30,160 --> 02:04:34,320 Speaker 1: go a long way towards the division title. Yeah, go 2425 02:04:34,400 --> 02:04:36,840 Speaker 1: a long way towards the division title. And if you're 2426 02:04:36,880 --> 02:04:39,280 Speaker 1: sitting at six and two, you like where you're at 2427 02:04:40,080 --> 02:04:43,040 Speaker 1: through eight games. You know, you look at halfway through 2428 02:04:43,080 --> 02:04:45,000 Speaker 1: the season, you would have taken six and two in 2429 02:04:45,080 --> 02:04:47,520 Speaker 1: this crazy year, you would have taken that mark. So 2430 02:04:47,680 --> 02:04:50,240 Speaker 1: go take care of these businesses next two weeks. If 2431 02:04:50,320 --> 02:04:54,600 Speaker 1: we would have won yesterday or maybe the last week, 2432 02:04:54,640 --> 02:04:56,360 Speaker 1: we might be sitting here thinking at five and one, 2433 02:04:56,440 --> 02:04:58,760 Speaker 1: maybe the Jets games a trap game. I don't think 2434 02:04:58,800 --> 02:05:02,680 Speaker 1: we need to have that conversation anymore, considering the Bills 2435 02:05:02,680 --> 02:05:05,000 Speaker 1: are gonna be ticked off all week. They're gonna be 2436 02:05:05,040 --> 02:05:08,480 Speaker 1: practicing and preparing with a lot of intensity. Happy for 2437 02:05:08,560 --> 02:05:11,600 Speaker 1: Mitch Morris that Stevie McClendon's out of the division. Now, 2438 02:05:12,040 --> 02:05:14,240 Speaker 1: that was a dude that when I was playing, he 2439 02:05:14,320 --> 02:05:16,160 Speaker 1: was in Pittsburgh who played them a number of times. 2440 02:05:16,200 --> 02:05:18,080 Speaker 1: Then he got traded to the Jets or maybe picked 2441 02:05:18,160 --> 02:05:21,080 Speaker 1: up free agency to the Jets, a guy who I 2442 02:05:21,120 --> 02:05:23,240 Speaker 1: have a lot of respect for. Always got along with 2443 02:05:23,360 --> 02:05:25,280 Speaker 1: him really well. But we had some hard fought battles 2444 02:05:25,320 --> 02:05:27,440 Speaker 1: and he's the heck of a nose guard, really good 2445 02:05:27,480 --> 02:05:30,720 Speaker 1: at jumping a snap and timing up the snap count. 2446 02:05:30,760 --> 02:05:33,480 Speaker 1: So congrats Mitch Morris, you now have an easier job 2447 02:05:33,560 --> 02:05:36,960 Speaker 1: this week facing the Jets. But and then you look 2448 02:05:37,000 --> 02:05:40,440 Speaker 1: at looking around the division, Fitz also gets benched today 2449 02:05:40,520 --> 02:05:44,560 Speaker 1: and where that's probably I understand they're thinking with the 2450 02:05:44,640 --> 02:05:47,840 Speaker 1: long term move there with Tua. He's eventually going to 2451 02:05:47,920 --> 02:05:49,560 Speaker 1: have to see You're gonna have to see if he 2452 02:05:49,760 --> 02:05:52,839 Speaker 1: is your guy. I understand the move, I don't necessarily 2453 02:05:52,920 --> 02:05:56,320 Speaker 1: understand the timing if this is a win now type 2454 02:05:56,320 --> 02:05:59,280 Speaker 1: of scenario. But there's you know, those guys that are 2455 02:05:59,320 --> 02:06:01,360 Speaker 1: paid for a reason and they got to make those decisions. 2456 02:06:01,480 --> 02:06:05,120 Speaker 1: But I would say in the short term, it makes 2457 02:06:05,200 --> 02:06:08,720 Speaker 1: them less of a threat in the AFC East. Eric, 2458 02:06:08,840 --> 02:06:12,280 Speaker 1: help us out. You mentioned Mitch Morris. What is it 2459 02:06:12,360 --> 02:06:15,040 Speaker 1: about this offensive front right now that's having such a 2460 02:06:15,120 --> 02:06:19,280 Speaker 1: tough time blocking up the run plays? It just seems 2461 02:06:19,320 --> 02:06:23,720 Speaker 1: like there is a lot of penetration that's forcing Devin 2462 02:06:23,800 --> 02:06:27,080 Speaker 1: Singletary and Zach Moss to kind of reroute the design 2463 02:06:27,120 --> 02:06:29,240 Speaker 1: of the run play where they have to improvise and 2464 02:06:29,400 --> 02:06:32,160 Speaker 1: make somebody missing the offensive backfield as opposed to the 2465 02:06:32,200 --> 02:06:34,760 Speaker 1: second level of the defense where they have to make 2466 02:06:34,800 --> 02:06:38,040 Speaker 1: a guy missed to get a big play. What's what's 2467 02:06:38,080 --> 02:06:40,640 Speaker 1: coming up short there in some of the run schemes 2468 02:06:40,680 --> 02:06:44,080 Speaker 1: that they've been running there. Yeah, similar to how we've 2469 02:06:44,120 --> 02:06:47,160 Speaker 1: talked about defense is a lot and how the lack 2470 02:06:47,240 --> 02:06:50,280 Speaker 1: of a preseason may have hurt some of their continuity 2471 02:06:50,560 --> 02:06:53,000 Speaker 1: in the run game where you really have to work 2472 02:06:53,040 --> 02:06:57,600 Speaker 1: your accommodations, communication and all that. We're seeing some lapses 2473 02:06:57,640 --> 02:07:00,440 Speaker 1: on the Bills offensive front. The one third him one 2474 02:07:00,480 --> 02:07:03,880 Speaker 1: play yesterday where they handed it off the boss and 2475 02:07:03,960 --> 02:07:07,480 Speaker 1: then got stuff for the fourth down QB sneak before 2476 02:07:07,600 --> 02:07:09,440 Speaker 1: there was an offside and a punt and all that. 2477 02:07:09,960 --> 02:07:12,560 Speaker 1: There was a lot of penetration, But the way Cody 2478 02:07:12,640 --> 02:07:15,840 Speaker 1: Ford was run blocking, he thought that was Mitch Morris's guy. 2479 02:07:16,000 --> 02:07:18,560 Speaker 1: Mitch Morris was doing a combination on the backside. So 2480 02:07:18,640 --> 02:07:22,400 Speaker 1: that's a miscommunication here. There the play that we get 2481 02:07:22,440 --> 02:07:24,800 Speaker 1: to see right there, that was a well timed blitz 2482 02:07:25,200 --> 02:07:28,520 Speaker 1: by the Chiefs. Those things happen, and you know, it's 2483 02:07:28,520 --> 02:07:31,280 Speaker 1: just it's a lack of execution in a number of ways. 2484 02:07:31,280 --> 02:07:33,080 Speaker 1: I think you can blame the offensive line. At times, 2485 02:07:33,120 --> 02:07:35,200 Speaker 1: you can blame the tight ends. And at times when 2486 02:07:35,240 --> 02:07:40,520 Speaker 1: you look at Devin Singletary, he's not making this game, 2487 02:07:40,640 --> 02:07:42,480 Speaker 1: I thought, especially when they did get him to the 2488 02:07:42,520 --> 02:07:44,840 Speaker 1: second level, it was almost like a times he was 2489 02:07:44,920 --> 02:07:48,480 Speaker 1: looking to go down as opposed to other games where 2490 02:07:48,560 --> 02:07:52,320 Speaker 1: he's forcing mis tackles left and right. So I think 2491 02:07:52,360 --> 02:07:55,000 Speaker 1: the blame goes all the way around on the run 2492 02:07:55,120 --> 02:07:59,200 Speaker 1: game right now. And look, this is the twenty twenty 2493 02:07:59,240 --> 02:08:01,960 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills on a Brian Day ball. This isn't going 2494 02:08:02,000 --> 02:08:04,080 Speaker 1: to be a weekend, a week out chase one hundred 2495 02:08:04,080 --> 02:08:05,760 Speaker 1: and fifty rushing yards like it has been in the 2496 02:08:05,800 --> 02:08:09,440 Speaker 1: past and Buffalo for so many years in recent memory. 2497 02:08:09,880 --> 02:08:12,280 Speaker 1: This year is going to be about when you do 2498 02:08:12,400 --> 02:08:14,600 Speaker 1: get a chance to run the ball, running it efficiently. 2499 02:08:14,680 --> 02:08:17,120 Speaker 1: And we've talked about that this year on the show 2500 02:08:17,480 --> 02:08:20,160 Speaker 1: and yesterday at three point two yards to carry for 2501 02:08:20,240 --> 02:08:22,680 Speaker 1: Devin Singletary and I kind of throw out Zach Moss's 2502 02:08:23,040 --> 02:08:25,280 Speaker 1: two point h yards per carry because he was in 2503 02:08:25,360 --> 02:08:27,280 Speaker 1: in a lot of short yardage situations. You're not going 2504 02:08:27,360 --> 02:08:30,440 Speaker 1: to get huge numbers there unless you break through both 2505 02:08:30,520 --> 02:08:33,800 Speaker 1: lines of defense. So at this point they got to 2506 02:08:33,840 --> 02:08:36,800 Speaker 1: find a way all around to make Devin Singletary more 2507 02:08:36,880 --> 02:08:39,760 Speaker 1: productive in yards per carry. I just I'm just looking 2508 02:08:39,800 --> 02:08:42,320 Speaker 1: at it. I mean, twenty seventh in yards per carry average. 2509 02:08:42,320 --> 02:08:43,800 Speaker 1: I mean, that's not going to get it done. Here's 2510 02:08:43,800 --> 02:08:45,840 Speaker 1: another percentage that I wanted to throw at you. Two 2511 02:08:46,040 --> 02:08:50,360 Speaker 1: right now. The Bills on the season, fifty nine percent 2512 02:08:51,080 --> 02:08:55,440 Speaker 1: of their rushing yards have come after initial contact. They've 2513 02:08:55,480 --> 02:08:58,000 Speaker 1: only got about forty one percent of their rushing yardage 2514 02:08:58,040 --> 02:09:02,120 Speaker 1: before initial contact. Do you feel that's an accurate indication 2515 02:09:02,280 --> 02:09:04,720 Speaker 1: that guys are being met before they even get to 2516 02:09:04,760 --> 02:09:08,080 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. I mean, it seems like these 2517 02:09:08,120 --> 02:09:10,480 Speaker 1: guys don't have a lot of room to operate. And 2518 02:09:10,600 --> 02:09:12,320 Speaker 1: I'm not putting it strictly on the line. I know 2519 02:09:12,400 --> 02:09:13,960 Speaker 1: you said it goes all the way around, but what 2520 02:09:14,080 --> 02:09:16,000 Speaker 1: does what does that number say to you? I guess 2521 02:09:17,440 --> 02:09:21,200 Speaker 1: before you went on with the question, I was gonna 2522 02:09:21,560 --> 02:09:24,400 Speaker 1: be sarcastic and say, is that bad? You know? Yeah, 2523 02:09:24,840 --> 02:09:29,360 Speaker 1: but it's it's hard to pinpoint right now without sitting 2524 02:09:29,400 --> 02:09:32,800 Speaker 1: in meetings, you know, And I'm sensitive to critique offensive 2525 02:09:32,840 --> 02:09:36,560 Speaker 1: lines too much, right um, you know, just without being 2526 02:09:36,640 --> 02:09:42,080 Speaker 1: there knowing exactly what the issues are, I will just say, um, 2527 02:09:42,320 --> 02:09:44,400 Speaker 1: I know there are standards in that room coached by 2528 02:09:44,440 --> 02:09:47,640 Speaker 1: Bobby Johnson are higher than the level of play, especially 2529 02:09:47,680 --> 02:09:50,520 Speaker 1: in the run game right now, and I'm sure it's 2530 02:09:50,560 --> 02:09:53,680 Speaker 1: being addressed as long with as well as a number 2531 02:09:53,760 --> 02:09:58,400 Speaker 1: of issues right now with the Buffalo Bills. But I 2532 02:09:58,520 --> 02:10:02,840 Speaker 1: sitting that fourth through s escapes, You're you're not happy 2533 02:10:02,880 --> 02:10:05,480 Speaker 1: with where you're act coming off two losses, but you're 2534 02:10:05,520 --> 02:10:10,000 Speaker 1: happy that you're correcting mistakes. Two games over five, leading 2535 02:10:10,040 --> 02:10:13,360 Speaker 1: the division, you know. Yeah, no, we hear you. Eric, listen, 2536 02:10:13,480 --> 02:10:15,680 Speaker 1: thanks for breaking it down for us, helping us with 2537 02:10:15,760 --> 02:10:17,920 Speaker 1: some of those exes and oh's on both sides of 2538 02:10:17,960 --> 02:10:19,920 Speaker 1: the lines of scrimmage. We appreciate it. We'll look for 2539 02:10:20,000 --> 02:10:23,160 Speaker 1: you in chopping wood this week on the Sean McDermott Show. 2540 02:10:23,200 --> 02:10:26,000 Speaker 1: Thanks for the time. Thanks Eric, yep, thanks for having 2541 02:10:26,000 --> 02:10:29,240 Speaker 1: me on. Guys. All right, that's Eric Wood, Bill's analyst, 2542 02:10:29,720 --> 02:10:33,120 Speaker 1: and he says it goes across the board, and it's 2543 02:10:33,200 --> 02:10:34,920 Speaker 1: kind of hard to disagree. I don't think there's any 2544 02:10:34,960 --> 02:10:38,320 Speaker 1: single one person that's at any greater fault than another 2545 02:10:38,400 --> 02:10:40,800 Speaker 1: when it comes to, you know, that line of scrimmage 2546 02:10:40,800 --> 02:10:42,800 Speaker 1: battle talking on on both sides of the ball, not 2547 02:10:42,880 --> 02:10:45,960 Speaker 1: when you're talking offensive line and defensive lines. You've got 2548 02:10:46,080 --> 02:10:47,680 Speaker 1: to have you know, it's got to be a team 2549 02:10:47,720 --> 02:10:49,320 Speaker 1: effort in there, and you've got to be coordinated. And 2550 02:10:50,160 --> 02:10:53,160 Speaker 1: you know they're they need they've got some bugs they 2551 02:10:53,200 --> 02:10:56,040 Speaker 1: need to blow out of the engine. There no question. 2552 02:10:56,640 --> 02:10:58,160 Speaker 1: All right, we have to take a break, but when 2553 02:10:58,200 --> 02:11:01,840 Speaker 1: we return, it's time for what have we learned from 2554 02:11:01,920 --> 02:11:04,680 Speaker 1: today's show. We'll get to that when we return. Put 2555 02:11:04,720 --> 02:11:07,240 Speaker 1: a bow on this thing. Here on one Bill's Live, 2556 02:11:07,320 --> 02:11:25,240 Speaker 1: presented by Kalida Health. This is Buffalo Bills Radio. We 2557 02:11:25,480 --> 02:11:29,240 Speaker 1: learned brought to you by Skyworks, the official construction equipment 2558 02:11:29,320 --> 02:11:31,840 Speaker 1: rental company of the Buffalo Bills. Had our weekly visit 2559 02:11:31,920 --> 02:11:35,160 Speaker 1: from Good Morning Football's Kyle Brandt, who gave us his 2560 02:11:35,280 --> 02:11:37,640 Speaker 1: take on where he thinks the Bills stand now at 2561 02:11:37,720 --> 02:11:42,280 Speaker 1: four and two. Right now, the Buffalo Bills are a 2562 02:11:42,400 --> 02:11:45,120 Speaker 1: good team. They're not a great team. We know that, 2563 02:11:45,320 --> 02:11:47,160 Speaker 1: and maybe they will be. Maybe they will be in 2564 02:11:47,280 --> 02:11:49,680 Speaker 1: two months, maybe they will be in two weeks. Right now, 2565 02:11:49,760 --> 02:11:51,680 Speaker 1: they're one of the also rans in the FC. Now, 2566 02:11:51,720 --> 02:11:53,480 Speaker 1: that doesn't mean that they're at the bottom of the barrel. 2567 02:11:53,520 --> 02:11:55,880 Speaker 1: They're not going to the playoffs. Maybe they will go 2568 02:11:55,960 --> 02:11:58,520 Speaker 1: to the Buffs. It just means they're in that there 2569 02:11:58,760 --> 02:12:01,600 Speaker 1: be there the three star restaurant. They're not the four 2570 02:12:02,240 --> 02:12:05,640 Speaker 1: And that's all right, I think for now. I put 2571 02:12:05,680 --> 02:12:08,080 Speaker 1: it this way, I'd rather be having this conversation right 2572 02:12:08,120 --> 02:12:10,120 Speaker 1: now than as we're getting close to Christmas, and they 2573 02:12:10,200 --> 02:12:12,000 Speaker 1: looked like they've been cruising them. They got fat and 2574 02:12:12,080 --> 02:12:14,320 Speaker 1: happy on a ten and one record. They're taking their 2575 02:12:14,400 --> 02:12:17,640 Speaker 1: lumps now, and I can't imagine mcdermot's not given them more. 2576 02:12:19,800 --> 02:12:21,920 Speaker 1: He might be. It could be a rough week in 2577 02:12:22,000 --> 02:12:25,520 Speaker 1: the meeting rooms. Yeah, but you know, this is a 2578 02:12:25,640 --> 02:12:29,680 Speaker 1: group that likes getting back on the grindstone and grinding. 2579 02:12:30,560 --> 02:12:32,600 Speaker 1: That's why they signed a lot of grinders. That's the 2580 02:12:32,720 --> 02:12:36,000 Speaker 1: character of the players they want here. And hopefully that 2581 02:12:36,160 --> 02:12:39,560 Speaker 1: pays dividends. You know. I harkened back Steve to that 2582 02:12:39,680 --> 02:12:43,480 Speaker 1: three week stretch in twenty seventeen where it looked god awful. 2583 02:12:43,760 --> 02:12:47,440 Speaker 1: I mean, the defense was getting obliterated. It was the Saints, 2584 02:12:48,080 --> 02:12:50,720 Speaker 1: and then it was what was the team after that, 2585 02:12:50,760 --> 02:12:53,360 Speaker 1: I want to say New England, And then it was 2586 02:12:53,640 --> 02:12:58,560 Speaker 1: the Chargers in the Peterman five interception game and yards 2587 02:12:58,600 --> 02:13:02,760 Speaker 1: were just getting run up faster than you could count 2588 02:13:03,240 --> 02:13:05,880 Speaker 1: and all of that stuff. And they eventually turned that 2589 02:13:06,000 --> 02:13:08,520 Speaker 1: around and righted the ship. That was in twenty seventeen. 2590 02:13:08,920 --> 02:13:11,840 Speaker 1: Twenty seventeen, it was the Saints, the Chargers and the Chiefs. 2591 02:13:11,960 --> 02:13:14,400 Speaker 1: Saints the Chargers, well, Chiefs they beat though, that was 2592 02:13:14,440 --> 02:13:16,640 Speaker 1: the rebound game. Yeah, and then they then they had 2593 02:13:16,640 --> 02:13:19,240 Speaker 1: the Patriots after that together after that, but sure, I 2594 02:13:19,320 --> 02:13:21,640 Speaker 1: was the Jets, they lost twenty one thirty four. Then 2595 02:13:21,720 --> 02:13:23,320 Speaker 1: there was the Saints. Then it was the charge a 2596 02:13:23,360 --> 02:13:26,440 Speaker 1: lot of yards yards and they righted the ship there, 2597 02:13:26,480 --> 02:13:28,680 Speaker 1: So hopefully they can do it now. Yeah, there's a 2598 02:13:28,720 --> 02:13:30,520 Speaker 1: lot to be there's listen, there's a lot to be 2599 02:13:30,600 --> 02:13:33,160 Speaker 1: happy about with this team, and it's they've got some 2600 02:13:33,240 --> 02:13:35,200 Speaker 1: problems to fix. I want to see him attack them 2601 02:13:35,240 --> 02:13:37,640 Speaker 1: and see something different, no question about it. They got 2602 02:13:37,680 --> 02:13:41,080 Speaker 1: a Jets team next week on the road, and this 2603 02:13:41,240 --> 02:13:43,280 Speaker 1: is a chance for this Bills team to come out 2604 02:13:43,320 --> 02:13:46,680 Speaker 1: there and play like they were embarrassed. Yeah, take out 2605 02:13:46,720 --> 02:13:49,080 Speaker 1: some of their frustrations, Steve, and I'll be back tomorrow. 2606 02:13:49,120 --> 02:13:51,360 Speaker 1: We'll take a check out on the practice field with 2607 02:13:51,440 --> 02:13:54,480 Speaker 1: Maddie glab and much more coming your way here on 2608 02:13:54,680 --> 02:13:58,080 Speaker 1: One Bill's Drive Wednesday. Addition tomorrow, brought to you by 2609 02:13:58,120 --> 02:14:02,920 Speaker 1: Kalid to Health. This is Buffalo Bills Rays is expensive 2610 02:14:03,080 --> 02:14:04,920 Speaker 1: in sial evincements