1 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: Sets down. Touch down time. Welcod afternoon. Welcome to one 2 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: Bill SI. Welcome to our studios, the Senate Studio and 3 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: Archerd Park right next door to uh newer A Field, 4 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 1: which looks kind of nice today. Happy to be with 5 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: it today, this Thursday afternoon, March twelve, John Murphy and 6 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: Seam Tasker here in the Seneca Studio in front of 7 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 1: the end Pro Sports Training Center where the Butler Bulldogs 8 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,599 Speaker 1: women's lacrosse team is beginning to practice in the other room, 9 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: which is kind of cool. James stuck with them. Yeah, 10 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: I did too. And there you'd think, well, God, leave 11 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: all this holiday college sports, all these sporting in this 12 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: shutdown said they haven't been notified of anything. They're supposed 13 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: to play the Bonaventure. Yeah, they're supposed to play Bonaventure now, 14 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: and not for nothing. I'm not making fun of it 15 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: at all. But look, you know, there's not a big 16 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: crowd gonna be at the little crosse games right right, so, 17 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: and it's and it's at this kind of weather. I mean, 18 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:57,959 Speaker 1: nobody's gonna go out to watch that. So maybe they 19 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: maybe they decided to let let's go ahead and do 20 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: it now. They're from Indianapolis. Yeah, and I was just 21 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: talking to Jjjarto Indiana or Indianapolis just got their first 22 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: confirmed case. There's nobody sick down there, So what do 23 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: you send your lacrosse teams out to bring it back? 24 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: Or you're overthinking it all right? So anyway, they're they're 25 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: in it's a feel for them. They're out here, they're 26 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:21,759 Speaker 1: in limbo. I think they're having fun. To look, they're 27 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: like running football players on the field here, right, They're 28 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 1: having fun. Hey, here's the thing. Look, we're in a weird, 29 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: weird place we've never been before in sports with the 30 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: coronavirus pandemic, and uh, we got to talk about it, 31 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 1: and we gotta you know, first of all, let me 32 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: say this, Steve, and I believe this. This is not 33 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: a sports story, but it is affecting sports as it 34 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: is every other facet of American and world society. And 35 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: so we got to talk about it in how it 36 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: affects world or how it affects American sports in a 37 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: particularly sport where you deal with football. But it is 38 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: much more than a sports story, do you agree. I 39 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: mean we're talking before you we came out here. You know, 40 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: you've got elderly parents you're worried about there. My mom 41 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: and dad are eighty nine. They're in a facility they 42 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: live in in a kind of an assisted living place, 43 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: and it's in Kansas, and I've been talking to them 44 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 1: and off and on, and they both have the flu. 45 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: Now it's the flu. It's not this well whatever you 46 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 1: call it. It's not the coronavirus flu. But man, oh man, 47 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: they're eighty nine and they're not they're frail. So they've 48 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: been quarantined in their own building, you know, so they're 49 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: bringing the meals to them, you know, all that stuff. 50 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: So that's really the kind of the first time it 51 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: really kind of hit me, like, Wow, I got you know, 52 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: I'm infected now. Now my life has been affected by 53 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 1: it for the first time. I'm not sick, and I 54 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: don't have anybody I know sick now too. You know 55 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: this too. Jake, our youngest. He goes to Savannah College 56 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: of Art and Design. Everything's cut off, forget it. No 57 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: spring breaks extended by a week. All your classes are 58 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: now online completely, and no graduation in June. They're not 59 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: gonna walk. They're not gonna walk across the stage get 60 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: their diplomas. None of that's happening. Everything's shut down. You're 61 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: going to do all your classes online, which is a 62 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: problem because at that college, it's a design college. Everything's 63 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: hands on, all the projects and classes are about projects 64 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: that they're making and designing and doing it together. So 65 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: I don't know how that's going to work. And he 66 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: doesn't either. But he's about a week away or so 67 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: from his spring break. They've already told him it's going 68 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 1: to be a week longer spring break than normal and 69 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: maybe they'll reevaluate. But you know, so now it's starting 70 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: to spread it. I mean, I'm effected about it. What 71 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: about you? You've got anybody that's been touched by this 72 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: or the effect of their lives or anything like staying 73 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: home nothing, No, I'll give you. Let me give you 74 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: an example. It was just told to me, and it's 75 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: second hand, but it was related to me. There was 76 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: an event a company that my friend worked with in 77 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: a in a business deal and it was as a 78 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: security company, that kind of thing, and they were had 79 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: an employee appreciation get together one hundred employees and their children, 80 00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: and wouldn't you know it, they're based in Detroit. So 81 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: he tells me that this company goes to the piss, 82 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: takes all these employees and their kids to the Detroit 83 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: Pistons game. Well, they're playing the Jazz before anybody knows 84 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: what's going on. Afterwards, there's a meet and greet, and 85 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: the guy that comes in for the meet and greet 86 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 1: is the guy that is is this Rudy Cobert. So 87 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: he's got one hundred and fifty people pictures of this 88 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 1: guy high five and kids sitting on his lap, and 89 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 1: all that in a day later. So that's how it. 90 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: I mean, you don't even know, And now the whole 91 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: company's quarantined, right, I mean, it's just I'm like, oh 92 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 1: my gosh, where is it going to end? Well, here's 93 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 1: the thing, and I don't want to downplay because it 94 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: is a serious thing. But these are not death sentences 95 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: being ended out to Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz 96 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: or anybody who comes in contact with her, or anybody 97 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: in the NBA. You know, he is not a walking plague. 98 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: He's test impositive, right, he can get better. In fact, 99 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: most people who are not in a compromised condition, either 100 00:04:56,279 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: elderly or suffering from some other condition, do get better, 101 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 1: even from a coronavirus. So I do think there's an 102 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: element of alarm when it comes to saying, oh, he 103 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: tested positive. And it also no, it's not like that 104 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: at all, right, And it is like this though too. 105 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: You don't want to be that person that gave it 106 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: to somebody who did not get over it, you know, 107 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: who passed away because you don't know. You don't want 108 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 1: to be the guy that walks around and gives it 109 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: to your entire town or your school or whatever. So 110 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: there's that too, and I um, it's it puts everybody 111 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: in a very weird situation. You want to kind of 112 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:36,919 Speaker 1: live your life and you've got things you'd like to do, 113 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: and now all of a sudden, automatically every decision you make, 114 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 1: you got a wigh all right, I am I putting 115 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: myself because if nobody thinks they've got it until they 116 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: get you know, until they get symptoms, you know, bad symptoms. 117 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: So you go, is it worth the risk? Who am 118 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: I going to see? What am I gonna do? Do? 119 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: I really want to go out and do it. And 120 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:00,159 Speaker 1: I've never been in a situation like that right in 121 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: this country. I always think the United States is I mean, 122 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: we're first world country. You think, hey, the FDA and 123 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: all that, we're fine, We're gonna they're everybody's gonna take 124 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: care of him. So well, maybe not so much. Now. 125 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: This is the first time it's ever been like, Wow, 126 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: I don't know how they're gonna stop this. And when 127 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,840 Speaker 1: you've got multi billion dollars industries and sports and all 128 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff shutting down, that's pretty serious. Yep, 129 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 1: it's serious, no question. And I think the thing about 130 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: it is it seems to be so contagious, right, I 131 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: don't know. I don't know. It sounds like it is. 132 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna speak authoritatively about something that I'm not 133 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: sure of. Yeah, is that that contagious? Do you know that? 134 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: I don't know that it is. I don't know. It's 135 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: I think one of the things is that they don't 136 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: know that, you know what I mean, where most of 137 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: us are. We don't know, right, And that's that's as 138 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: bad as anything. Can. I think that breeds overreaction, right, Yeah, Yeah, 139 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: we're gonna have a show today. We're not gonna talk 140 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: about coronavirus the whole day. We got Dawson Knox was 141 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: supposed to join US yesterday. Schedule to join us today 142 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: at one o'clock. He's worried about the tornado damage in 143 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 1: Nashville from a week or so ago, and we'll talk 144 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: with Bills tight end Dawson Knox had one one thirty. 145 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: Jeremy Fowler or ESPN has thoughts on the CBA voting, 146 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: which continues through Saturday, and some other NFL issues, including coronavirus. 147 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: Two o'clock normally is with us on Friday, so we'll 148 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: join us today Great Cosell to talk about some of 149 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: the running backs available in the draft and in free 150 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,119 Speaker 1: agency in the NFL. So that's the line of for today. 151 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: We cannot ignore what's going on, and neither can the NFL. Look, 152 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 1: the NFL is about six months away from any real 153 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: game action, right, I mean, they don't start playing games 154 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: until August. They don't start playing real games in September. 155 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: But there are a couple of NFL events coming up, 156 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: and well let's talk about them for a little bit. 157 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: Right now. You've got teams sending scouts and in some 158 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: cases coaches to various colleges for pro days. They're doing 159 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: one today at Clemson. T Higgins working out at Clemson today. 160 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: The Bills said to be heavily represented. Some teams are 161 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: pulling their people back. The Washington Redskins have announced that 162 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: they're not sending scouts or coaches to any more Pro days. 163 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: They're pulling them in. Some other teams have said the 164 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: same thing. That's something to keep an eye on. His 165 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: teams try to struggle with the impact of coronavirus m 166 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 1: What about players coming in? Normally teams get thirty draft 167 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: eligible players to come into their complex. The Bills talked, 168 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: We talked about earlier this week Shack quarterman from Miami 169 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: coming in for a visit. Don't know if he has, 170 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: but that would seem to be in jeopardy. Right, You 171 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: don't want to have layers flying all over the country 172 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 1: making visits if it's not really healthy to be flying. 173 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: People are already thrown out there. Hey, free agency starts 174 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,079 Speaker 1: on Monday. Are you going to go through that? And 175 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: the issue is this, It has a lot to do 176 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: with the dates that are on the contracts of all 177 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: the NFL players that are expiring. They're out of work, 178 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. Well, the league gear starts 179 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: next league, right, the league gear starts, So all those 180 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: contracts that are holding these guys from right, it's over. 181 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: So you can say, hey, we're not going to start 182 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: free agency until whenever, but contractually it starts whether you 183 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: like it or not. Now that Glee can mandate it 184 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: or tell their owner, but that would be that could 185 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: be in a in a more contentious age, that could be, Hey, 186 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: that's collusion. You can't do that. So whatever it is, 187 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: I mean, there's you know, there's a lot of things 188 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: they can't just say, okay, free agency, we're moving it back. 189 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: But there's no doubt now you got they could, but 190 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,079 Speaker 1: nobody has to, right. I mean, that's the thing, and 191 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: it'll be it'll be interesting to see the tack the 192 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: team's take. I mean, do we need to bring do 193 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: we really need to bring Tom Brady in to talk 194 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: to him and say, you know, I don't know, Tom, 195 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 1: what do you think? Can you say? Still think you 196 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: got it? You know, what are you gonna do? Here's 197 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 1: our here's our program. What do you think? And now 198 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: there are some guys at a certain level of the 199 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 1: NFL that, yeah, they want to shop around. That puts 200 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: a dent in those plans, right, And there are guys 201 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: who would need physicals which cannot happen and all this 202 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 1: can be worked out, whether it's a delay in free 203 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: agency or Look, most free agency is done by a 204 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: phone right, right, numbers going back and are you interested? Yeah, 205 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: here's the number? What do you think? Yes? No, yeah, 206 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: you know that that could go on if they elect 207 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:08,679 Speaker 1: to do that. And we don't know what the NFL 208 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: is planning on doing with the lead year start next Wednesday. Yeah. 209 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: The only time that doesn't happen or where they say listen, 210 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 1: I don't know is when you've got a guy like 211 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: like in Gockway or all these defensive ends or whoever 212 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,959 Speaker 1: it is one of these high profile you know guys, 213 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: they want to go in and they want to talk 214 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:26,839 Speaker 1: to them. I'd say, what are your offering here? What's 215 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: it looked like, what's your facility look like? Where am 216 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 1: I gonna do? What's the city like? What's you know? 217 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:34,439 Speaker 1: They want to compare one team to another, not just 218 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 1: for the money, but also for what it's going to 219 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 1: be like to play there. They do want to shop around. 220 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: They want to know what they're getting into. I want 221 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: to talk to my position coach I'm gonna work with 222 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: every day for six months. You know, I don't want 223 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 1: to leave that up to chance or just to the paycheck, 224 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,079 Speaker 1: and the coaches and players want and the coaches want 225 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: to do that too. But now you've got teams, multiple teams. 226 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: The Eagles are pulling their scouts off the road, Washington. 227 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: As you said, these teams are pulling their people off 228 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: the road. Are they gonna ask other people to travel 229 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: to them? Now? I don't know, yeah, I would. We 230 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,079 Speaker 1: don't know the answer to these questions. And it's one 231 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: of the things to deal with the pre draft visits 232 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:17,079 Speaker 1: by players and the free agent visits, and I'm kind 233 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: of trying to do it chronologically. The next thing would 234 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: be the owners meetings coming up March twenty ninth through April. First, 235 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 1: do they really need to get together in Westbound Beach, 236 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: Florida March twenty ninth. There are issues to discuss, obviously, 237 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: probably a new CBA to be approved or finalized there 238 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: and maybe some rules changes, but that can wait, right, 239 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: owners meetings can wait? I would think this is and 240 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,319 Speaker 1: it hasn't. Nothing's been decided yet. The NFL isn't that 241 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: anything yet. Mark Masku is an NFL reporter for the 242 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: Washington Post, is reporting that they're gonna there's gonna be 243 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: a conference call for the NFL for about about plans 244 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: around the coronavirus. The lead's gonna consider changes to the 245 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 1: NFL draft, league meetings, free agency. He was told that 246 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: earlier today. So there's a conference call with team officials 247 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: today to give them an update on what the league 248 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: is thinking about doing with the draft, free agency, and 249 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: all these other things that are going on in the 250 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: league meetings down in Florida. So, well, the draft would 251 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: be the fourth thing that would take place in the 252 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: next what's six weeks from today around one of the draft, 253 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 1: and maybe they're ready to make a decision on that now, 254 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: maybe they won't be that. Look, you could do a 255 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: draft or with the phone pretty easily, right. You would 256 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: miss the if they don't do a draft, you would 257 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: miss if they don't do a draft, a public portion 258 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: of the draft. You'd miss hugging with a commissioner and 259 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 1: crowds and less used to be well yeah, many many 260 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: years ago, guys in maybe they don't even get guys together. 261 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: Maybe you can do it. You have a guy on 262 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: the phone in Orchard Park making the Bills picks. Right, 263 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 1: that's easy to do. You get you know, video conferencing. 264 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: I mean just tap into it. They if they want 265 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: to do that, and let's face it, in six weeks 266 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: the landscape could be very different as it has been 267 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: now six weeks ago. Think about where we were. So 268 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: I think, you know, it's prudent to not to make 269 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: any decisions like six months down the line, but certainly 270 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: for the next couple of weeks you want to keep 271 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 1: a handle on what's going on it and stay fluid. 272 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: But yeah, the landscape could change drastically by the time 273 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 1: the draft rolls around. The NFL is comparatively speaking, in 274 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 1: a good spot here because they don't have their schedule 275 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 1: and for another six months and SAA College Basketball Tournament, 276 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: a major sports event on the calendar, is in jeopardy. Now. 277 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: I think they were talking about limiting crowds and maybe 278 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: finding smaller venues. They may shut the thing down entirely 279 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: and no decision has been made. And look, the NFL 280 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:37,319 Speaker 1: doesn't ever worry like that. NHL, NBA, NHL at one 281 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: o'clock meeting today to discuss their course of action. The 282 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: NBA made their move last night, so in a way, 283 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: the NFL catches a break. The season doesn't begin for 284 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 1: a half a year, but there are events on the 285 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: NFL calendar which may be affected here. And to tell 286 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: you that I know the way they're gonna go, or 287 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: anybody knows the way it's going to go, I don't. 288 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody does. We can speculate, we can guess, 289 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 1: and we'd just be you know, blowing the hot air 290 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:02,840 Speaker 1: out because I don't know what the league is going 291 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,719 Speaker 1: to do. The NFL, don't know what the NHL is 292 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: gonna do. It want o' clock, to be honest, don't 293 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,559 Speaker 1: know what ency. And to be very honest, the NFL 294 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: could just sit tight and clam up and say we're 295 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,199 Speaker 1: not change handy for a minute. You know, we're gonna wait, 296 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: wait for a couple of minutes when they may because 297 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: the clubs are taking some action right now. Yeah, the 298 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: free agency thing next week is an issue, right you 299 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: don't want look if Team A in the NFL says, oh, 300 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 1: we're open for business, free agents, come on in, and 301 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: Team B says, no, we don't want anybody coming in. 302 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: That would be inequitable. And so you need kind of 303 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: a league standard. If it wasn't for free agency next week, 304 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 1: I can in the new league year I can see 305 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 1: why the NFL could do that, but they can't really 306 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: sit back anymore. I don't think. I think the imminent 307 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: nature of free agency starting next Wednesday, Monday and Wednesday, 308 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: I think forces the NFL to do something soon, like, yeah, 309 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: they've got they certainly like every other sports and well, 310 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 1: what are you kidding me? Every other business has to 311 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 1: kind of come out with a policy now. I mean, 312 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: that's how big this thing is. You got to say something. 313 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: I know my son and his wife who live in 314 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: White New York. They'll work for big conglomerate multinational corporations. Murph. 315 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: It's to use their words, it's business as usual. Yeah, 316 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: they're not doing anything. They have not made any sweeping 317 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: changes with the way they're doing business on a day 318 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: to day basis. And they've got, you know, thousands upon 319 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: thousands of employees across the work planet. So you got 320 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: to come out and do something. You know, you got 321 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: to make a statement either thumbs up or thumbs down, 322 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: or what you're gonna do but or what change you're 323 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 1: gonna make. I would say probably that the NFL is 324 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 1: going to have a statement probably today or tomorrow, about 325 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: probably tomorrow on a Friday, before the weekend about how 326 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 1: it's what their plans are and how they're gonna affect things. 327 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 1: I don't see them like doing away with free agency 328 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: or pushing it back or whatever. But I do think 329 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 1: they'll probably put out some guidelines about, hey, listen, we're 330 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: gonna do free agency a little bit differently. And what 331 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: that is who knows, you know, but they'll take some 332 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: pudent steps. I would you cannot you look foolish for 333 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:00,040 Speaker 1: not doing it. Now. On the topic of speculation, I 334 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised if they delayed the beginning of free 335 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: agency for a while. I really wouldn't. Yeah, yeah, I 336 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 1: mean I wouldn't buy Yeah, I wouldn't surprise. And it 337 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 1: seems inconsequential. Well, that's the thing, and that's how I 338 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 1: started this little segment here. These issues in the sports 339 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: world are pretty inconsequential. When you talk about public health 340 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 1: and people, you know, not a great deal of them, 341 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 1: but people are dying because of exposure to coronavirus. Right, 342 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: and then makes oh, well, what about the NFL free agency? 343 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: What about the National Lacrosse League? Really? Who cares about 344 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: that stuff? Right, Let's get healthy first and then worry 345 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: about our entertainments, including the NFL. Well, here's the thing, 346 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: here's the problem. And you and I are kind of 347 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 1: we're like looking at each other this morning. We're coming. 348 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: We want to talk about bills free agc, who's going 349 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: to be the defensive end and all that, and we've 350 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 1: got a Twitter poll out today and all that was. 351 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: So we're just kind of moving on. Um. But you know, 352 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: the topic of the day for everybody's this thing, this 353 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: virus is going around and how sick everybody We gotta 354 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: you know, everything's going on, our kids and you know, 355 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: the college kids and all of that's going on. All 356 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 1: these multinational sports leagues are shutting down and we're sitting here. 357 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: It's hard to be informed enough to be able to 358 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: talk about on a public level like we're doing on 359 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: the radio. I don't want to say anything dumb or 360 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:20,920 Speaker 1: that like two weeks from now is as I remember 361 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:24,399 Speaker 1: when Steve Tasker said this, and it was completely false, 362 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. So you really walk a 363 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:30,880 Speaker 1: fine line between wanting to inform the public and having 364 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:33,199 Speaker 1: an interesting conversation about it and not saying anything that 365 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: gets somebody sick, you know. So it's really a tough 366 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:42,439 Speaker 1: spot for all of us because for me and you know, 367 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: the internet's great. You can find anything out you want, 368 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 1: even if it's not true. Yeah yeah, and we're going 369 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: to refrain from that. But just to show you that 370 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: the problem, the difficulty that entities and sports are having 371 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: trying to find the answer to this college basketball conference 372 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 1: tournament weekend this weekend, the Mid American conce has canceled 373 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 1: the remainder of men's and women's tournaments. The ACC has 374 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 1: canceled its men's and women's tournaments. The Atlantic Coast Conference, 375 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:10,679 Speaker 1: the Big East tipped off eighteen minutes ago at noon 376 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 1: until the Big East is playing. So I'm not finding fault. 377 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: I'm just saying these guys don't know. You know, they're 378 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: bet a situation like this. They're trying to find their way. 379 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,479 Speaker 1: NFL is included in that, you know, the NHL and 380 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 1: the NBA are included in that team. They're just trying 381 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: to find their way. So just be patient. Sports decisions 382 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: are secondary. I'll tell you what's even ahead of sports decisions, 383 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 1: financial consideration. Steve. I mean, like most people, I'm losing 384 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,400 Speaker 1: my shirt on Wall Street the last couple of weeks. 385 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,920 Speaker 1: I'm not happy about that, and there's more important things 386 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 1: than that, like major companies. Now you want to here's 387 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:47,160 Speaker 1: the sports consideration. What happens to the economy that supports 388 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: sports the way it does when the economy goes in 389 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 1: the tank as it has the last couple of weeks. 390 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: That's that's something to worry about, as opposed to whether 391 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:58,440 Speaker 1: or not free agents should fly from Buffalo to wherever. 392 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: That's a lot more. I know, we start talking about 393 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 1: different topics that brought me and I hate to say 394 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 1: this and make this, make it sound like everybody's cynical 395 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:11,919 Speaker 1: and all this. But now the CBA that the players 396 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 1: are voting on, maybe the owners don't want them to 397 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 1: vote on it and pass it because they don't want to. 398 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:18,159 Speaker 1: They don't want the TV deal to go through in 399 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 1: an economy like this. Yeah, you know what I'm saying. Yeah, 400 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: I mean there's a whole ripple effect here that goes 401 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: goes way deep. And you know, you in my four 402 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:27,679 Speaker 1: oh one k or at least if anybody else's worries, 403 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 1: but we're not alone. And uh, it's amazing. I've never 404 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: seen it because we've had you know, you know the 405 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: kind of different strains of the flu come through before, 406 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: like remember the swine flu and SARS and merse and 407 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: all this stuff, and you know, it's never been like this, 408 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 1: not even close, not even close. So this is uncharted 409 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,160 Speaker 1: territory for all of us, and we're trying to make 410 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: our way and do the right thing. And you know, 411 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,200 Speaker 1: pack to what. The PAC twelve tournament has been canceled, 412 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: the basketball tournament, all these canceled. And people were like 413 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:03,440 Speaker 1: raising their eyebrows a couple of days ago when the 414 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:07,160 Speaker 1: IVY leagues suspended all spring sports. Nowybody's like, wow, they're 415 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: they're the smart ones, you know. I mean, I'm not 416 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:14,159 Speaker 1: making value and these decisions for the most part. And 417 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 1: the same goes for the pro leagues. Right the NBA 418 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: got the jump, NHL one a clock will make its decision, 419 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 1: maybe announced it as soon as one. NFL doesn't have 420 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 1: the same time constraint, but they're just trying to sort 421 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: through it, and uh, just take a deep breath, sit back, 422 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,959 Speaker 1: and uh read a book. If there's no sports, if 423 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 1: there's no college basketball tournament on your TV this weekend, 424 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 1: Yeah you're all right with that. I'm good. I got 425 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: some books. Interesting. You know, we talked about the economic 426 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 1: compact to this, Mark Cuban came out, the owner of 427 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: the Dallas Mavericks, and did something really I thought it 428 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 1: was pretty cool. He's trying to He's going to pay 429 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 1: the hourly workers that would have worked the games for 430 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: the fame. He's gonna pay them like as if they worked. 431 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,160 Speaker 1: Because there are people out there they're trying to pay 432 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 1: their rent, you know, they're trying to buy groceries, and 433 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 1: now the job the whole league has been suspended. And 434 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:11,160 Speaker 1: you know, for a guy like Lebron James, who who's 435 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:14,439 Speaker 1: made you know, dozens of millions of dollars, they know 436 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 1: where they're gonna next food, their next meal is going 437 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: to come from. They know where they're gonna be. You know, 438 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: they got a place to live, and some of these, 439 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,159 Speaker 1: you know that the other end of the spectrum of 440 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:25,680 Speaker 1: the sport, they don't. So Mark Cuban is going to 441 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: pay all those iroly workers in the arenas and all 442 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:30,360 Speaker 1: the security people, all those people that do that. They're 443 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: gonna pay them like they work, so they can make 444 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 1: sure that they don't get you know, have somebody on 445 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:38,879 Speaker 1: the cusp of poverty or whatever become, you know, without 446 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: a place to live so that the ripple effects. Like 447 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: we say, we've been talking about it, it is vast 448 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,840 Speaker 1: and unforeseen. I mean, it's almost unpredictable how far it's 449 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 1: going to go. So we what can we do? Not much. 450 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: We don't know much, So we're not gonna say much 451 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: about what we don't know. We can do our show, 452 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:58,159 Speaker 1: and that's what we're gonna do. We're gonna do the 453 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:00,920 Speaker 1: show as if the league years starts next week. We're 454 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: gonna do the show. As if free agency starts next 455 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: Monday and Wednesday, legal tampering on Monday and actual signing 456 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. We're gonna do the show as if the 457 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 1: draft is going to take place April twenty third, which 458 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,439 Speaker 1: is it remains on the schedule to do that. You 459 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: can call up and so you guys are crazy, it's 460 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 1: not happening, And maybe you're right. It's been twin Did 461 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: you say the ACC tipped off at noon? No, the 462 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: Big East. Okay, the ACC just canceled the remaining games 463 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:31,159 Speaker 1: of its tournament. So that's another another league that has 464 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: decided not to do it. They're all just trying to 465 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:35,880 Speaker 1: find their way. Yeah, I'm not going to second guess anybody. 466 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: They're all just trying to find their way. And this 467 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 1: and this is you know that they're saying now that 468 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 1: the Big East is the absolute only tournament that's still 469 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 1: playing and they look like they're crazy for doing it 470 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:49,959 Speaker 1: now all of a sudden, Okay, I don't agree with you, right, 471 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. I know what you're saying. 472 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:53,359 Speaker 1: I don't. That's gonna just said. I'm not gonna make 473 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: judgments on teams trying to leagues, trying to find the 474 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 1: right way, the right way to do right. You are 475 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 1: apparently making that. Joe, Well, here's they look crazy. I 476 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 1: don't think they look crazy. He's in a Yeah, in 477 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 1: a in an environment where nobody else is playing. What 478 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,919 Speaker 1: do you I would ask what they know or what 479 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,199 Speaker 1: they don't know, or what everybody else does know? I 480 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: mean what the question is? Why just them? That's the question. 481 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:20,879 Speaker 1: And why the women's team warming up? Yeah, And that's 482 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 1: the thing we've got. We've got a women's lacrosse team 483 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: across the wall. They at those kids, they don't even 484 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: know what's going to happen in the next twelve hours. 485 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:34,480 Speaker 1: They're down here for a game on Saturday. What are 486 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 1: they doing Maybe they'll play Saturday, maybe they won't. I 487 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: get it, But somebody needs to call them because they 488 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 1: go ahead and be that way. I'm not going to 489 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 1: make decisions value judgments on what leagues are doing that. 490 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:50,200 Speaker 1: Everybody's trying to find their way. Yeah, I get everybody's 491 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: trying to find their way. I get it, and go 492 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: ahead and do it. I'm not gonna do that, I 493 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 1: get it. All I'm saying is that, you know, it's 494 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,159 Speaker 1: a leadership issue. You know, you can't leave kids like 495 00:23:57,200 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 1: that in the environment where they're at, where every one 496 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: of their friends are and all the kids they went 497 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 1: to school with another school, they're all out handful of 498 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 1: the all these kids, they're all going to online classes. 499 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 1: Nobody's meeting in classes anymore. But they got their college. Look, 500 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: but this school has their college lacrosse team, and that's 501 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 1: and it may come out that you know, it wasn't 502 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 1: inappropriate for them to do that, but man, oh man, 503 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,919 Speaker 1: now you're it's in that environment where if you do 504 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: something normal, now you're considered crazy. You know what I'm saying. 505 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: You call them crazy, right. I don't think they're crazy, No, 506 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 1: they're not, but they look different, you know, it looks different. 507 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:45,919 Speaker 1: They're handling it in a different way. And I and 508 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 1: I think the question is this, what are these what 509 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: do these conferences know? What are the leadership of the 510 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,880 Speaker 1: conferences know? What are the leadership of the NHL, the NBA, 511 00:24:55,960 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 1: the NFL even um? What do they all know other 512 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 1: than what we know, which is not much that leads 513 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:08,119 Speaker 1: them to shut down operations? That's what I want to know. Okay, 514 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, because I know what you mean. 515 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: You drive down, there's traffic, people are out. I mean, 516 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. You go to the there's 517 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 1: still people. Your sons and donner in Law's business, they're 518 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:19,959 Speaker 1: on business as usual. What do they know exactly? And 519 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what. The streets of New York probably 520 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:25,320 Speaker 1: aren't empty. You know, people, people are you know, going on? 521 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 1: And so I don't know it is. It is an 522 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 1: absolute quagmire of uncertainty. And I refuse to make judgments 523 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,120 Speaker 1: and who's right who's wrong? Right now? And oh yeah, 524 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:38,399 Speaker 1: I agree, I agree. You call them crazy? Well, they 525 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,800 Speaker 1: I said they look crazy because of the atmosphere. You 526 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:44,400 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. They look different, they look they 527 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:46,440 Speaker 1: look you know, what what do you call finger quotes 528 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 1: or whatever. They look like the odd man out. Just 529 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,480 Speaker 1: like three days ago, the Ivy League looked like knee jerk. 530 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 1: Now they look you know what I mean. Now everybody's 531 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:56,360 Speaker 1: on board with them, right three days seventy two hours later, 532 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 1: now they're, oh my gosh, they were smart. What you know? 533 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:03,120 Speaker 1: I am, Oh, well, I want to talk about free agency. 534 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: It's because you and I know this too. You have 535 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: you go online and try and figure out what's going on. 536 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:14,920 Speaker 1: It's like, well, people are guessing, yeah, there's nothing, there's 537 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 1: nothing definitive, and and I'm that's the frustrating part about 538 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:21,199 Speaker 1: the whole thing's frustrating. And for me, only now have 539 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: I even had any of my day to day routine 540 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: be even affecting. That's because my kids school shut down. 541 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 1: You don't have to go to graduation. I'm just saying, 542 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 1: you've been to a few graduations, did you want to 543 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: go to one? More? Saves me a trip, exactly, there's 544 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 1: there doesn't make up for my four or one k 545 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 1: I know you know, but still you're right, and now 546 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 1: it's like you can't. Now it's you can't live in 547 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 1: this country not be affected by it. Now it's off 548 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 1: the hook, and it is not a sports issue. Let 549 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 1: me repeat. There are sports things that are gonna that 550 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: are being uh um sorted through right now and decisions 551 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,199 Speaker 1: being made about various leagues, and the NFL is going 552 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 1: to have a conference call later today and they'll discuss 553 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 1: their plans. But it is not a sports issue. Sports 554 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 1: is affected, it's just it is in every other aspect 555 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,880 Speaker 1: of American life. But it is not a sports issue. Yeah, 556 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:11,640 Speaker 1: it's sports. The sports is just a symptom. Yeah, it's 557 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: a symptom of what's going on. And that's what we 558 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 1: have to remember. It's not about the NFL, NHL, NBA, 559 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:20,199 Speaker 1: any of those guys. It's it's about what's happening and 560 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:23,920 Speaker 1: people getting sick and and how sick they are and 561 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:28,159 Speaker 1: how many of them it could possibly affect. So and 562 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,879 Speaker 1: I think some of it. Even twenty years ago, we 563 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:34,679 Speaker 1: didn't have the ability to keep up moment to moment 564 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 1: about new things that are happening. And I think I 565 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: said this yesterday, I think that sometimes does breed a 566 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:45,199 Speaker 1: little bit of panic. I agree when you find out that, 567 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:48,160 Speaker 1: oh they did that, and they must know something. Well 568 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: maybe not when this episode is over. I was thinking 569 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 1: about that. There needs to be a good study about 570 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 1: what effect social media, the immediacy of social media had 571 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: on the reporting and the public reception. Other words, if 572 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:04,440 Speaker 1: you can make up your mind about something and tweet 573 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: it out and everybody who is interested knows within a 574 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:09,880 Speaker 1: matter of a minute, maybe that impacts how things are viewed. 575 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: Maybe it impacts, you know, all of a sudden. It's 576 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:14,199 Speaker 1: it's a bigger deal, like what NBA is canceling. What 577 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:16,720 Speaker 1: I mean, I just wonder. I don't know the answer, 578 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: but I do think it has something to do with it. 579 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:25,120 Speaker 1: The immediacy, the collective consciousness of our communities is a thing. Yeah, 580 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:29,920 Speaker 1: and it affects large swath of people who will affect 581 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:31,680 Speaker 1: their actions on a day to day basis. And that's 582 00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 1: that's big. We got a show to do and we're 583 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:36,440 Speaker 1: gonna talk about it as if the NFL has not 584 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: made up its mind yet. The conference call coming up 585 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 1: later today to decide on things like team plans for travel, 586 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: team plans for bringing a draft prospects in, about free agency, 587 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 1: which should start next week, the new league year, about 588 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: the league meetings. Free agency is expected to get underway 589 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 1: in a few days. Right the legal tampering starts Monday 590 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 1: next week. The actual signing period starts Wednesday. Go crazy 591 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: with this. What is your free agent wild free agency 592 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 1: idea for the Buffalo Bills. What's the wildest thing they 593 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 1: could do in free agency? Give us a call eight 594 00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 1: three fifty toll free one eight eight eight five fifty 595 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 1: two five fifty. We will read your tweets on the 596 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 1: tweet sheet and we'll take your phone calls at three 597 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: five fifty and outside Buffalo one eight eight eight five 598 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: fifty two five fifty. Free agency when it gets underway 599 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: next week as it is supposed to expect it to. 600 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:26,640 Speaker 1: What's your wild free agency idea for the Buffalo Bills. 601 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: We're back with more to discuss that. One Bill's Live 602 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 1: presented by Collada Health from the Seneca Studio in Orchard Park. 603 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 1: This is Buffalo Bills Radio, One Bills Live. John murphy 604 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:50,160 Speaker 1: s Tasker coming to you from the One Buffalo Studio 605 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: in Orchard Park. I just went on check the Butler 606 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: Lacrosse Girls women's lacrosse team is still practicing, Steve. They're 607 00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 1: practicing football. They're running football plays. There's sticks are all 608 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 1: on the sideline. It's kind of fun. I remember having fun, 609 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 1: I remember college. What a great time. Good for them. 610 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: They don't know if they'll play, they don't know if 611 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:09,800 Speaker 1: their season is over. They made the road trip here 612 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 1: to Western New York to play bottom Enture Saturday, and 613 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:14,520 Speaker 1: they're having fun practicing inside the field house. Now, good 614 00:30:14,560 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: for them, really good making lemonade? Yeah, yeah, it's good 615 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 1: to be young, right, doesn't making lemonade lemons? Yeah, They've 616 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 1: got this youthful enthusiasm out there playing touch football on 617 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:28,200 Speaker 1: the home of the Bills, you know, practice field here. 618 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 1: It's pretty cool. Hey, the Twitter poll today, it's not 619 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 1: a pole. The Twitter question what is your wild free 620 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:37,600 Speaker 1: agency idea for the Buffalo Bills? What would you think 621 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 1: as free agency is expected to get under weigh in 622 00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 1: a few days next week in the NFL, what's your 623 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 1: wild free agency idea for the Buffalo Bills. Let's go 624 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 1: to the tweet sheet, brought to you by Corrigan Moving Systems, 625 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 1: the official movers of the Buffalo Bills. Nikki says, I'm 626 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 1: with Kyle Brandt. I want to sign am Ari Cooper 627 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 1: if he's available. I know he'll be expensive, but if 628 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 1: we make him our only big signing, we'll still have 629 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:01,080 Speaker 1: enough cap space to resign players, and our wide receiver 630 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 1: problem will be instantly fixed. We can then use the 631 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:07,960 Speaker 1: draft to address offensive line and defensive line. My initial 632 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,360 Speaker 1: reaction to that is to dismiss it, Steve, but I 633 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 1: gotta say, I understand why one major free agent signing, 634 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:17,960 Speaker 1: probably wide receiver, maybe a pass rusher, would mean a 635 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 1: lot to Bills fans. It would mean a lot to 636 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: the Bills to get a big ticket, major guy in 637 00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:25,200 Speaker 1: here to show up an area, in this case wide 638 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 1: receiver where they need some help. I understand why that 639 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 1: would be appealing. I don't think the Bill is going 640 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 1: to do that. I don't think it's likely, but I 641 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:34,080 Speaker 1: understand why Bills fans might might like that. Yeah, I 642 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:36,240 Speaker 1: don't get it. I mean I get it why people 643 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 1: like it and fans are having fun with it, and 644 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:43,200 Speaker 1: they've and all that. But I've, like I said many 645 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: times on the show, a big time wide receiver, whether 646 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:49,480 Speaker 1: it's Samari Cooper, Julio Jones, DeAndre Hopkins, I mean, you 647 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: name it. Any one of the AI can name anybody 648 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: throughout history, Calvin Johnson, Lynn Swan, whatever name you want 649 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:00,200 Speaker 1: to pull at Lance Allworth. You can go back in 650 00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 1: history not a single one of those guys. If you 651 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,040 Speaker 1: put him on the Bills in his prime, would be 652 00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 1: the cure all magic wand that fixes everything that's wrong 653 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 1: with the Bill's offense. It's just not so I'm while 654 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 1: I think I get it. It's a it's a sexy 655 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,320 Speaker 1: thing to think about one guy coming in and changing 656 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 1: things for Josh Allen and the running game and the 657 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:25,680 Speaker 1: offensive line and all that stuff. But now I'm not 658 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 1: in that. I think if you're gonna be wild and crazy, though, 659 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 1: and you only had one guy, yeah, you might go 660 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: out there and grab one of those guys. I don't 661 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:35,360 Speaker 1: know whether I'd do that, or whether I get Jadeveon 662 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:37,720 Speaker 1: Clowney or In Gackway or one of these other guys 663 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 1: that are out there and available. It'd be fun to 664 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 1: think about, but I don't want to spend all my 665 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:45,560 Speaker 1: money on one guy because you know, two days into 666 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:47,600 Speaker 1: training camp he cracks his ankle and you never see 667 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:49,480 Speaker 1: him this season. Right, And I guess I gotta go 668 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:52,120 Speaker 1: back to the question we put out there. If you're 669 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 1: looking for a wild idea, which we are based on 670 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,880 Speaker 1: our question, right, that's okay, right, A thing like Amari 671 00:32:57,920 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 1: Cooper would work. I guess if you're looking for a 672 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 1: wild free agency idea for the Buffalo Bills that because 673 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 1: I think most people understand that would be a little 674 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 1: bit reckless almost to bringing Amari Cooper, right, or a major, 675 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:11,000 Speaker 1: big ticket guy like that. But if you're looking for 676 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 1: a wild idea, Okay, here's the thing. If you spend 677 00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:15,760 Speaker 1: I'm just picking a number out of the out of 678 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:21,000 Speaker 1: the sky. If you spend eighteen million bucks on Amari Cooper, 679 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:25,280 Speaker 1: that's three players you could sign for six million apiece 680 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:28,240 Speaker 1: on one year proven deals, and if one of those 681 00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:30,840 Speaker 1: guys twists his ankle in training camp, you still got 682 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:34,760 Speaker 1: those other two guys that can contribute. I'm not saying 683 00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:37,080 Speaker 1: Amari Cooper is not a great player. He certainly is, 684 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:39,959 Speaker 1: and there are others like him out out there, And 685 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:43,360 Speaker 1: I'm not saying he wouldn't do everything he could if 686 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:45,520 Speaker 1: he even if he was, if he's healthy, that he 687 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:47,720 Speaker 1: could earn the eighteen million bucks that he got. But 688 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:52,880 Speaker 1: it would take an incredible season, an incredible season, one 689 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:55,960 Speaker 1: like we've maybe never seen before from a Bills receiver 690 00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:58,840 Speaker 1: to make all of us think, wow, that was eighteen 691 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:02,040 Speaker 1: million good? Well span yeah, right, And that's the issue 692 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:05,440 Speaker 1: free agents. You're going to overspend in the free agent mark. 693 00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 1: That's right, and I don't want to overspend. I want 694 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:10,680 Speaker 1: to get a guy for a bargain. Now, if you 695 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:14,560 Speaker 1: get Amari Cooper to sign a one year deal for twelve, yeah, 696 00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:17,719 Speaker 1: maybe I'd think about that because that he could do that, 697 00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:21,600 Speaker 1: you know, but I'm much rather have him signed deals 698 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:25,719 Speaker 1: like Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer and John Brown and 699 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:28,560 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley, guys like that. Who can come in and say, 700 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:31,000 Speaker 1: you know what those guys are. I like what those 701 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:33,359 Speaker 1: guys are giving us for the money they're getting. And 702 00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 1: when you start talking about the bigger name guys like 703 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:38,080 Speaker 1: in Gockway and all these other guys, it's harder to 704 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: get to that point. And that's where I want to be. 705 00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:42,080 Speaker 1: Let's go back to the tweet sheet. Who what's your 706 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:44,400 Speaker 1: wild free agency idea for the Buffalo Bills. You got 707 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:46,080 Speaker 1: one on the tweet sheet there, Yeah, I do. It's 708 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:49,800 Speaker 1: from Jack a h. He wants to say. Wild idea 709 00:34:49,960 --> 00:34:52,080 Speaker 1: is for the Bills to land Yannick in Goackway from 710 00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:55,759 Speaker 1: the Jags or Clowney to get a primer prime to 711 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:59,399 Speaker 1: the primer defensive end to help put our defense over 712 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:01,840 Speaker 1: the top. Then we can look to land a cheaper 713 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:04,600 Speaker 1: talent at wide receiver and offensive line in the draft 714 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 1: and under the radar idea, I would like for us 715 00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:12,480 Speaker 1: to sign running back Matt Breda to player with singletary. 716 00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:18,120 Speaker 1: Now Matt Brida was isn't need a guy from the Niners? Right? Yeah? 717 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:21,759 Speaker 1: And uh yeah, I get it for me and I 718 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:24,440 Speaker 1: get it. I ever for the decade, for decades, ever 719 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:26,840 Speaker 1: since the free agency came in, we've seen these teams 720 00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:29,640 Speaker 1: like look at the Cleveland Browns last year. They pull 721 00:35:29,719 --> 00:35:34,160 Speaker 1: in all this talent by trade or whatever, by draft 722 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:38,880 Speaker 1: picks or whatever. They just assemble all these guys like uh, 723 00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:43,080 Speaker 1: you know O b J. And the receiving corps they got, 724 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:46,319 Speaker 1: and the running back you know, Miles Garrett. They've got 725 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 1: all kinds of guys and it looks like and we've 726 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:52,919 Speaker 1: all tabbed them for this great year, which of course 727 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:56,239 Speaker 1: it didn't happen. But still that's the fun part that 728 00:35:56,280 --> 00:36:00,160 Speaker 1: has always been about free agency. And now I'm might 729 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:02,319 Speaker 1: have been a different spot, and I think most of 730 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:08,279 Speaker 1: it is because of Brandon Bean and Sean McDermott. I'm 731 00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:13,239 Speaker 1: much I'm much more enjoy the fun of seeing them 732 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:15,520 Speaker 1: pick guys out of the middle of the road free 733 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:18,400 Speaker 1: agents who come in and thrive here. You know what 734 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:20,960 Speaker 1: I'm saying. Yeah, guys who are playing as good as 735 00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:24,879 Speaker 1: they have ever played in their career because they're in Buffalo. Yeah, 736 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:28,919 Speaker 1: John Brown, Cole Beasley, guys like that who have done 737 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:32,520 Speaker 1: some really cool like Jordan Phillips. You know, guys like 738 00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:35,359 Speaker 1: that who have come in and you know, thrived here. 739 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:38,360 Speaker 1: That's that's been much more enjoyable for me than the 740 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:40,600 Speaker 1: thrill I get from from him signing. You know, like 741 00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:42,440 Speaker 1: back in the day they signed Mario Williams, and Mario 742 00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:44,719 Speaker 1: Willi has played well here. I don't know if he 743 00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:47,239 Speaker 1: played one hundred million dollars well, but he played well. 744 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 1: May not have been possible to play that, right, That's 745 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:53,360 Speaker 1: my whole point. So stuff like that's fun. But I 746 00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:55,560 Speaker 1: like the way they're doing it now where they get 747 00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:58,000 Speaker 1: these guys for a three years twenty seven million or 748 00:36:58,040 --> 00:37:00,680 Speaker 1: three or four years twenty six million. That keep going 749 00:37:00,719 --> 00:37:03,000 Speaker 1: back to Tean mcdermot's comment, not to us, but at 750 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:05,080 Speaker 1: the combine in India, I think it was the NFL network, 751 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:07,040 Speaker 1: and he said something along the lines of, if you 752 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:09,080 Speaker 1: want to play at your best, you'd play in Buffalo. 753 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:12,319 Speaker 1: And I thought, man, if there's a thoughtful player who 754 00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:15,400 Speaker 1: would think about that for a second, think about that 755 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:18,759 Speaker 1: and use that and say he's making a good point. 756 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:20,840 Speaker 1: I think it's a really I think it's a really 757 00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:24,319 Speaker 1: strong lud of players say you want to be your best, 758 00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:26,680 Speaker 1: come to Buffalo. I think it's a brilliant strategy. I 759 00:37:26,719 --> 00:37:29,160 Speaker 1: do too, And I'll tell you what they've got. They've 760 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,760 Speaker 1: got evidence to back it up. Yeah, Guys like Matt Milano, 761 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:34,640 Speaker 1: fifth round draft pick, now he's gonna hit a home 762 00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:37,680 Speaker 1: run in his contract. Even great players top of the 763 00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:41,800 Speaker 1: draft line like Tremade Edmonds, Josh Allen, and Turdavious White, 764 00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:43,879 Speaker 1: all three of those guys have gotten better and better 765 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,600 Speaker 1: and better. And Turndavious White now is is all pro 766 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:49,200 Speaker 1: at the most difficult position in the one of the 767 00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:53,520 Speaker 1: most difficult positions in the league, a corner. He's all pro. 768 00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:57,839 Speaker 1: You got guys like Jordan Phillips, who was cut from 769 00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:01,560 Speaker 1: a Dolphins team that was bad at the time and 770 00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:04,959 Speaker 1: goes to Buffalo has a career year. I mean, there's 771 00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:07,880 Speaker 1: all kinds of evidence that proves there that points to 772 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:10,719 Speaker 1: the fact that Sean mcdermot's telling the truth. If you 773 00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:13,120 Speaker 1: want to get your career off the ground, spend some 774 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:15,919 Speaker 1: time in Buffalo. Yeah, you know what I mean. That's 775 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:18,560 Speaker 1: pretty cool. It's very cool, and I think there's a lot. 776 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:21,000 Speaker 1: Like you said, you can point to examples, you can 777 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:23,239 Speaker 1: show players, look at this guy. He's at the best. 778 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:25,400 Speaker 1: He's never played better than he in his career than 779 00:38:25,719 --> 00:38:28,239 Speaker 1: And even if you're like Matt Milano, there's a great 780 00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:31,200 Speaker 1: exam Yeah, he was a you know, Okay's fifth round 781 00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:33,360 Speaker 1: draft pick. We'll see if he can play some special teams. 782 00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:36,480 Speaker 1: The guys started for three years and you got people 783 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:40,040 Speaker 1: talking about him as being their favorite player. If he 784 00:38:40,120 --> 00:38:42,000 Speaker 1: just stayed healthy, you wouldn't have gotten a bad break 785 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:45,319 Speaker 1: on a on a tackle, and that was you know, 786 00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:49,520 Speaker 1: that's that's something and I think it's a brilliant strategy. 787 00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:52,960 Speaker 1: I think it's one that's for as weird as I 788 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:54,640 Speaker 1: think they planned having it that way, I think that 789 00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:57,040 Speaker 1: was their strategy to be that kind of place. They 790 00:38:57,160 --> 00:39:00,719 Speaker 1: developed guys, guys like Ed Oliver who started out he's like, Okay, 791 00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:02,799 Speaker 1: he's got some learned. He's moving in over from the 792 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:05,560 Speaker 1: one position the nose over to the three technique. Now 793 00:39:05,560 --> 00:39:07,600 Speaker 1: he's gifted for it, but it took him a while. 794 00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:10,000 Speaker 1: But nevertheless, at the end of the season, the guy 795 00:39:10,040 --> 00:39:13,279 Speaker 1: was a force. They get guys to play better and 796 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:16,239 Speaker 1: better and better, and I think I think that's that's 797 00:39:16,239 --> 00:39:18,560 Speaker 1: a real, real feather in the cap of this organization 798 00:39:18,600 --> 00:39:20,600 Speaker 1: that they can take out and show free agents. One 799 00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:22,640 Speaker 1: thing about Jack's tweet that I wanted to mention at 800 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:25,960 Speaker 1: the end there when he said Matt Breda compare with Singletary. Yeah, 801 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:30,359 Speaker 1: that's a that's a possibility. There's also a couple of 802 00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:35,239 Speaker 1: interesting free agent targets being made free agents by the 803 00:39:35,239 --> 00:39:40,520 Speaker 1: Houston Texans next week. Lamar Lamar Miller and Carlos Hide. 804 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:43,520 Speaker 1: Hide has already turned down a contract offer from the Texans, 805 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:45,759 Speaker 1: Miller coming off a tour in acl he did not 806 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:48,360 Speaker 1: play last year. Hide Carlos Hide led the team with 807 00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:52,040 Speaker 1: a thousand and seventy yards. Miller turns twenty nine last 808 00:39:52,080 --> 00:39:54,720 Speaker 1: twenty nine years old next month. Miss olive last season, 809 00:39:55,520 --> 00:39:57,520 Speaker 1: but two years ago came just short of the thousand 810 00:39:57,600 --> 00:40:01,040 Speaker 1: yard mark. I kind of think either one Lamar Miller 811 00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:04,279 Speaker 1: or Carlos Hyde would be strong candidates to back up 812 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:08,239 Speaker 1: to supplement Devin Singletary. I think they'd be kind of 813 00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:10,920 Speaker 1: good matchups with Devin Singletary a second running back for 814 00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:13,480 Speaker 1: the Bills, a couple of veterans who can handle the workload. 815 00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:15,480 Speaker 1: I would I would obviously you want to check Lamar 816 00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:19,279 Speaker 1: Miller's injury, make sure he's healthy. But I think both 817 00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:21,200 Speaker 1: of those would be interesting names to think about. Yeah, 818 00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:23,840 Speaker 1: it is, and you talk about running backs for me, 819 00:40:24,840 --> 00:40:27,879 Speaker 1: because there are so many of those guys out there. 820 00:40:29,360 --> 00:40:30,719 Speaker 1: I think you want to get the guy with the 821 00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:34,000 Speaker 1: right attitude. There's so many gifted runners of the football. 822 00:40:34,040 --> 00:40:36,600 Speaker 1: I mean that when you're a young athlete in the 823 00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:42,120 Speaker 1: football world, coming up through the ranks youth football, high 824 00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:45,560 Speaker 1: school football, college football, and then the pros, and they're 825 00:40:45,600 --> 00:40:48,400 Speaker 1: handing you the football is because you're a really good athlete. 826 00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:50,239 Speaker 1: And there's a ton of guys out there like that. 827 00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:52,719 Speaker 1: So if there's a ton of guys out there with 828 00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:54,560 Speaker 1: the ability to do it, pick the one who has 829 00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:57,360 Speaker 1: the right personality, who's the right either in a spot 830 00:40:57,360 --> 00:40:59,880 Speaker 1: in his career where he could mentor Devin Singletary continues 831 00:40:59,880 --> 00:41:02,319 Speaker 1: to development, like Frank Gore helped him out this last year. 832 00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:06,560 Speaker 1: Get the right guy, not just the right athlete, and 833 00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:08,360 Speaker 1: I think that the Bills can afford to do that 834 00:41:08,400 --> 00:41:11,600 Speaker 1: at running back. We just and on this not for nothing. 835 00:41:11,719 --> 00:41:15,200 Speaker 1: You want to talk about a wild idea, Murph, How 836 00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:18,400 Speaker 1: about this from James? How about Antonio Brown on a 837 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:24,239 Speaker 1: one year veteran minimum improve it deal. That's why, let 838 00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:28,200 Speaker 1: me tell you something funny it is, but yeah, it's 839 00:41:28,239 --> 00:41:31,440 Speaker 1: not that funny. You get that guy and improve it 840 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:32,880 Speaker 1: deal where he's going to have a try to be 841 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:37,480 Speaker 1: on his best behavior for one years, proven he's not, 842 00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:43,160 Speaker 1: prove that he's not an insane psychopath. Come in and 843 00:41:43,280 --> 00:41:45,960 Speaker 1: on improve it deal. Come in and and you know, 844 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:47,600 Speaker 1: prove that he can get back in the league and 845 00:41:47,640 --> 00:41:49,880 Speaker 1: be a good soldier and be a good player and 846 00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:52,640 Speaker 1: a good teammate, and and prove he's still got it 847 00:41:52,680 --> 00:41:55,600 Speaker 1: to give on the field on a for like what 848 00:41:55,600 --> 00:41:58,359 Speaker 1: would it be like nine is a veteran minimum there 849 00:41:58,360 --> 00:42:02,040 Speaker 1: at his at his spot, it's more than that, but 850 00:42:02,200 --> 00:42:06,480 Speaker 1: it would be much more. Yeah, but oh man, that 851 00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:10,319 Speaker 1: that's kind of intriguing. That's kind of intriguing. Yeah, to 852 00:42:10,360 --> 00:42:14,040 Speaker 1: give him because you know he would be highly motivated. 853 00:42:14,840 --> 00:42:18,640 Speaker 1: That to me is the most that gives me pause. Yeah, 854 00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:20,960 Speaker 1: because you know he's just desperate to get back in 855 00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:22,640 Speaker 1: the league, but it would only be for twelve games. 856 00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:25,400 Speaker 1: You've got a six game minimum suspension right the seven 857 00:42:25,520 --> 00:42:28,120 Speaker 1: he does, so it'd be for twelve games. Hey, we're 858 00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:30,879 Speaker 1: looking for your wild free agency idea for the Buffalo Bills, 859 00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:33,760 Speaker 1: presuming free agency starts next week as it is scheduled. 860 00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:36,520 Speaker 1: To an update. A couple of tweets from Adam Schefter. 861 00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:38,880 Speaker 1: These are not official, but when they come from Schefter, 862 00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:41,239 Speaker 1: they have a little ring of authenticity to him. Right. 863 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:44,920 Speaker 1: Adam Schefter tweets this out. If NFL teams in fact 864 00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:48,000 Speaker 1: shut down their training facilities, as many are now discussing, 865 00:42:48,360 --> 00:42:50,520 Speaker 1: then it would be challenging at best to start the 866 00:42:50,520 --> 00:42:53,040 Speaker 1: new league year next week, when buildings are closed and 867 00:42:53,040 --> 00:42:56,839 Speaker 1: more pressing issues face their communities in this country. He's right, 868 00:42:57,239 --> 00:43:01,080 Speaker 1: and many are discussing whether to shut down training facilities 869 00:43:01,120 --> 00:43:03,600 Speaker 1: next week. And there's this from Schefter about a half 870 00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:06,920 Speaker 1: hour ago, and again nothing official, but Schefter says the 871 00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:09,799 Speaker 1: NFL said it has quote no plans to move the 872 00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:12,120 Speaker 1: start of the league year. We don't know what that means. 873 00:43:12,120 --> 00:43:14,879 Speaker 1: Maybe there'll be some alterations, maybe there won't. I think 874 00:43:14,880 --> 00:43:19,080 Speaker 1: it might be some recommendations on how to do your 875 00:43:19,080 --> 00:43:21,040 Speaker 1: business during free agency. If you're gonna run it and 876 00:43:21,080 --> 00:43:24,399 Speaker 1: you're gonna have these free agents, either do it with 877 00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:30,000 Speaker 1: minimal travel or no travel or no travel video conferencing. 878 00:43:31,239 --> 00:43:34,560 Speaker 1: The thing that would give you a problem is if 879 00:43:34,560 --> 00:43:36,759 Speaker 1: there are certain guys that you needed to you got 880 00:43:37,520 --> 00:43:40,080 Speaker 1: and we said it at the combine. The one thing 881 00:43:40,239 --> 00:43:44,040 Speaker 1: teams really want to know is how healthy they are. 882 00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:47,120 Speaker 1: They want to get doctors hands on those guys to see, 883 00:43:47,239 --> 00:43:49,160 Speaker 1: how's this knee that you hurt two years ago, how's 884 00:43:49,160 --> 00:43:52,279 Speaker 1: this miller sat out an a, how're you sign it 885 00:43:52,280 --> 00:43:54,040 Speaker 1: to a contract? You're gonna want to look at that knee, 886 00:43:54,040 --> 00:43:56,759 Speaker 1: how's your rehab going? All that stuff. So that's one 887 00:43:56,920 --> 00:44:01,000 Speaker 1: issue that cannot be done any other way than in person. 888 00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:03,000 Speaker 1: So we'll see. All right, a break, We're back with 889 00:44:03,080 --> 00:44:05,279 Speaker 1: more One Bill's Live, presented by Kalaida Health from the 890 00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:08,640 Speaker 1: Seneca Studio in Archerd Park. This is Buffalo Bills Radio. 891 00:44:20,840 --> 00:44:23,239 Speaker 1: Welcome back One Bill's Live. John Murphy steep Tasker here 892 00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:25,200 Speaker 1: until three. We got a good show here coming up 893 00:44:25,200 --> 00:44:29,520 Speaker 1: today hasn't started yet, No, just we got Greg Cosell 894 00:44:29,640 --> 00:44:32,320 Speaker 1: joining us to two today not tomorrow. Today, Greg is 895 00:44:32,320 --> 00:44:34,200 Speaker 1: on to talk about some of the free agent running 896 00:44:34,200 --> 00:44:36,200 Speaker 1: backs may be available to the Bills and some of 897 00:44:36,200 --> 00:44:38,200 Speaker 1: the best running backs in the draft coming up. At 898 00:44:38,200 --> 00:44:42,399 Speaker 1: one thirty, Jeremy Fowler we ESPN joins us talk about 899 00:44:42,440 --> 00:44:44,880 Speaker 1: the CBA vote going on now and I guess the 900 00:44:44,920 --> 00:44:48,439 Speaker 1: impact of coronavirus. Who don't think we'll know anything what 901 00:44:48,480 --> 00:44:51,560 Speaker 1: the NFL's plan is at one thirty today and at 902 00:44:51,560 --> 00:44:53,760 Speaker 1: one o'clock just a couple of moments from now. Dawson Knox, 903 00:44:54,320 --> 00:44:58,040 Speaker 1: Bill's wide or tight end, who is helping out with 904 00:44:58,080 --> 00:45:01,960 Speaker 1: the tornado relief in his home town of Nashville. A 905 00:45:02,080 --> 00:45:05,399 Speaker 1: good guy that this has to have affected his kind 906 00:45:05,400 --> 00:45:08,560 Speaker 1: of efforts down there as well, right, we'll ask him. Yeah, yeah, 907 00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:13,000 Speaker 1: I mean the general thought is don't go to crowded areas, 908 00:45:13,840 --> 00:45:15,920 Speaker 1: but if you're running a fundraiser or trying to get 909 00:45:15,960 --> 00:45:19,600 Speaker 1: some things done for another cause, that's the object, right, yep, 910 00:45:20,120 --> 00:45:26,160 Speaker 1: it's yeah. It's a crazy world. Our Twitter question today, 911 00:45:26,200 --> 00:45:29,120 Speaker 1: what is your wild and I mean wild free agency 912 00:45:29,360 --> 00:45:32,360 Speaker 1: idea for the Buffalo Bills? From Alan? He said, you 913 00:45:32,400 --> 00:45:35,760 Speaker 1: asked for wild go get Philip Rivers to back up Alan. 914 00:45:35,800 --> 00:45:38,960 Speaker 1: Another veteran to push the young quarterback. Fine, that's wild. 915 00:45:39,400 --> 00:45:42,000 Speaker 1: The young quarterback doesn't need much pushing. Can I say 916 00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:44,839 Speaker 1: that he's pretty hard worker. I don't think it's like, oh, 917 00:45:44,920 --> 00:45:47,160 Speaker 1: he's kind of loafing. We better get somebody to push him. 918 00:45:47,360 --> 00:45:49,359 Speaker 1: That's not Josh Allen. But if you want to get 919 00:45:49,360 --> 00:45:53,640 Speaker 1: the Philip Rivers, that's pretty wild. You have to pay him. 920 00:45:54,080 --> 00:45:57,440 Speaker 1: That's wild. It's not like Josh's loafing needs a push. Right. 921 00:45:57,480 --> 00:46:00,000 Speaker 1: I'm glad. I'm glad we added the wild. Well, the wild. 922 00:46:01,239 --> 00:46:03,680 Speaker 1: I love it. So from Ryan, he says, I think 923 00:46:03,719 --> 00:46:06,359 Speaker 1: signing Melvin Gordon would be surprising signing, but the Bills 924 00:46:06,400 --> 00:46:08,640 Speaker 1: did show some interest in Gordon at the trade deadline. 925 00:46:08,640 --> 00:46:12,320 Speaker 1: Pairing him with Singletary would make our backfield really dangerous. 926 00:46:12,680 --> 00:46:14,560 Speaker 1: I would be all from making a big move at 927 00:46:14,560 --> 00:46:18,480 Speaker 1: receiver two. I just don't know which one. So, uh, 928 00:46:20,760 --> 00:46:22,520 Speaker 1: it's funny if we've been talking, well, I get we're 929 00:46:22,560 --> 00:46:24,439 Speaker 1: gonna talk with Greg Cosell later in the show about 930 00:46:24,520 --> 00:46:26,919 Speaker 1: running backs and free agents and draft picks coming out 931 00:46:27,520 --> 00:46:30,000 Speaker 1: about that market, So maybe that's why we're But we've 932 00:46:30,040 --> 00:46:33,000 Speaker 1: been getting a lot of stuff about running backs in 933 00:46:33,080 --> 00:46:36,239 Speaker 1: them in in our feedback. Also last one on this 934 00:46:36,360 --> 00:46:42,000 Speaker 1: tweet sheet Brian from Brian r Oh, Sorry, Amari Cooper 935 00:46:42,040 --> 00:46:45,280 Speaker 1: wide receiver or Austin Hooper tight end helps the offense 936 00:46:45,320 --> 00:46:48,880 Speaker 1: score more points. Cooper can stay here beyond Brown and 937 00:46:49,120 --> 00:46:51,680 Speaker 1: Beasley and work with whomever they draft this year to 938 00:46:51,719 --> 00:46:56,440 Speaker 1: be the future Hooper and Knox would be threatening, would 939 00:46:56,440 --> 00:47:00,080 Speaker 1: be a threatening mismatch nightmare. And in this scenario, I 940 00:47:00,280 --> 00:47:04,440 Speaker 1: part ways with Croft or Isaiah McKenzie. I don't understand 941 00:47:04,440 --> 00:47:07,440 Speaker 1: what he means saying, Uh, Cooper can stay here beyond 942 00:47:07,520 --> 00:47:10,680 Speaker 1: Brown and Beasley, you mean longer because he's younger, sign 943 00:47:10,680 --> 00:47:13,120 Speaker 1: a longer deal. Maybe. I don't know. Yeah, that's true. 944 00:47:13,400 --> 00:47:15,279 Speaker 1: I don't know if he's younger. I don't either, but 945 00:47:15,360 --> 00:47:19,480 Speaker 1: I guess he is, but not by much. You'd have 946 00:47:19,520 --> 00:47:21,360 Speaker 1: to sign him to a long term deal maybe to 947 00:47:21,360 --> 00:47:24,839 Speaker 1: get him. I don't know. But yeah, I mean, well, 948 00:47:25,080 --> 00:47:27,960 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know. That's that's a that's 949 00:47:27,960 --> 00:47:30,200 Speaker 1: a wild one. Yeah, there's a lot of looking for 950 00:47:30,280 --> 00:47:33,000 Speaker 1: a wild conject a lot of conjecture there, looking for 951 00:47:33,080 --> 00:47:36,399 Speaker 1: your wild free agency idea for the Buffalo Bills. Give 952 00:47:36,440 --> 00:47:38,680 Speaker 1: us a call and we'll discuss sending a tweet. We'll 953 00:47:38,680 --> 00:47:40,200 Speaker 1: read it. We'll do some of that as the show 954 00:47:40,239 --> 00:47:42,279 Speaker 1: moves along. Come on back our number two coming up. 955 00:47:42,320 --> 00:47:44,719 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live presented by Collid of Health from the 956 00:47:44,920 --> 00:47:49,239 Speaker 1: Seneca Seneca Casino No from the Senate Seneca Studio the 957 00:47:49,440 --> 00:48:04,640 Speaker 1: Orchard Park, Seneca Resorts in Casino. Nothing comes close Hills 958 00:48:04,840 --> 00:48:10,880 Speaker 1: Radio Network Sports Update from One Bills Live. The coronavirus. 959 00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:15,400 Speaker 1: The concern about the coronavirus spreading has infected the sports 960 00:48:15,400 --> 00:48:18,560 Speaker 1: world as well. Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has tested 961 00:48:18,600 --> 00:48:21,640 Speaker 1: positive for the coronavirus, according to the league sources, the 962 00:48:21,719 --> 00:48:24,560 Speaker 1: second Jazz player to contract the virus, along with Rudy Gobert. 963 00:48:24,760 --> 00:48:27,520 Speaker 1: Gobert's diagnosis led to the postponement of last night's game, 964 00:48:27,840 --> 00:48:32,160 Speaker 1: and the NBA suspended its season after the Gobert positive tests, 965 00:48:33,080 --> 00:48:35,800 Speaker 1: the NBA expected to address the next steps with teams 966 00:48:36,040 --> 00:48:38,760 Speaker 1: conducting a conference call with the Board of Trustees governors 967 00:48:39,160 --> 00:48:43,000 Speaker 1: a little bit later on today. Meantime, around the National 968 00:48:43,040 --> 00:48:45,400 Speaker 1: Hockey League, they're waiting for one o'clock. Should be right 969 00:48:45,440 --> 00:48:48,440 Speaker 1: about now one o'clock call among all teams to determine 970 00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:51,319 Speaker 1: what's their next step next. Courts of Action no word 971 00:48:51,400 --> 00:48:53,800 Speaker 1: yet on the fate of tonight's game. The Sabers scheduled 972 00:48:53,760 --> 00:48:56,239 Speaker 1: to play tonight in Montreal face off between the Canadians 973 00:48:56,239 --> 00:48:59,680 Speaker 1: and Buffalo scheduled for seven o'clock. The NHL continued to 974 00:48:59,680 --> 00:49:02,920 Speaker 1: con hel with medical experts evaluating its options. The league 975 00:49:02,920 --> 00:49:05,400 Speaker 1: expects to have a further update later today. In the 976 00:49:05,480 --> 00:49:08,760 Speaker 1: National Football League, some teams are altering their free draft 977 00:49:09,120 --> 00:49:12,120 Speaker 1: travel plans as a precaution in the face of rising 978 00:49:12,160 --> 00:49:15,279 Speaker 1: concerns about the coronavirus. That includes the Steelers, who are 979 00:49:15,280 --> 00:49:18,240 Speaker 1: limiting commercial flights for coaches and scouts until further notice. 980 00:49:18,480 --> 00:49:22,440 Speaker 1: The Washington Redskins have stopped all travel for scouts and 981 00:49:22,600 --> 00:49:26,239 Speaker 1: coaches for Pro days around the league because of the coronavirus, 982 00:49:26,480 --> 00:49:29,960 Speaker 1: and the Philadelphia Eagles not allowing their coaches to go 983 00:49:30,040 --> 00:49:32,520 Speaker 1: on Pro days right now, not sending members of their 984 00:49:32,520 --> 00:49:36,359 Speaker 1: coaching staff for upcoming Pro days again. NFL meeting with 985 00:49:36,760 --> 00:49:40,120 Speaker 1: or talking to its member clubs at one o'clock this afternoon, 986 00:49:40,160 --> 00:49:42,640 Speaker 1: and further statement expected from the NFL at that point. 987 00:49:43,400 --> 00:49:47,759 Speaker 1: The NFL office itself being workers there, our employers are 988 00:49:47,760 --> 00:49:50,440 Speaker 1: being told to find ways to work from home, and 989 00:49:50,760 --> 00:49:53,319 Speaker 1: that starts on Friday. The ability to work at home 990 00:49:53,360 --> 00:49:57,080 Speaker 1: excludes critical staff. NFL fortunate to being the offseason right now, 991 00:49:57,120 --> 00:49:59,160 Speaker 1: the Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced that it's 992 00:49:59,200 --> 00:50:02,120 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame fan scheduled for next weekend's been postponed. 993 00:50:02,440 --> 00:50:04,839 Speaker 1: And there was a big Bill's contingent at Clemson's Pro Day, 994 00:50:04,880 --> 00:50:08,960 Speaker 1: including General manager Brandon Bean, assistant GM Joe Shane, offensive 995 00:50:08,960 --> 00:50:11,439 Speaker 1: lineman Bobby Johnson, and Scout all getting a good look, 996 00:50:11,719 --> 00:50:16,480 Speaker 1: among others at T Higgins wide receiver for the Clemson Tigers. 997 00:50:16,680 --> 00:50:18,920 Speaker 1: That's the update from one Bill's ride, John Murphy, Steve 998 00:50:18,920 --> 00:50:22,280 Speaker 1: Tasker here in Orchard Park. The one o'clock hour begins 999 00:50:22,280 --> 00:50:24,359 Speaker 1: our second hour of the show. Joining us right now 1000 00:50:24,360 --> 00:50:26,960 Speaker 1: on the line is Buffalo Bill's tight end getting set 1001 00:50:26,960 --> 00:50:29,120 Speaker 1: for a second year in the NFL. Buffalo is a 1002 00:50:29,160 --> 00:50:32,320 Speaker 1: third round draft pick last year, tight end Dawson Knock. Hello, Dawson, 1003 00:50:32,320 --> 00:50:33,880 Speaker 1: how are you? John Murphy and Steve task are up 1004 00:50:33,880 --> 00:50:36,520 Speaker 1: in Buffalo. I'm good. How about too? Thanks for having 1005 00:50:36,560 --> 00:50:38,640 Speaker 1: me on to there. Yeah, our pleasure. Hey, we got 1006 00:50:38,640 --> 00:50:40,680 Speaker 1: to start with coronavirus and I just wonder have you 1007 00:50:40,760 --> 00:50:43,960 Speaker 1: heard anything definitive from the Bills or from the NFL 1008 00:50:44,080 --> 00:50:47,040 Speaker 1: or the PA exactly what the plan is, how they're 1009 00:50:47,040 --> 00:50:49,520 Speaker 1: going to move forward. I know they're still putting things together. 1010 00:50:49,640 --> 00:50:53,520 Speaker 1: Is there any word from official sources on this. Well, 1011 00:50:53,520 --> 00:50:56,360 Speaker 1: I've been down in Miami with the NFLPA doing the 1012 00:50:56,400 --> 00:50:58,919 Speaker 1: conference and meetings and stuff, and I haven't heard any 1013 00:50:58,960 --> 00:51:02,319 Speaker 1: official word yet. I'm sure they're getting together a plan 1014 00:51:02,400 --> 00:51:05,520 Speaker 1: of action right now, but as of now, I don't 1015 00:51:05,560 --> 00:51:08,399 Speaker 1: have any word on a certain plan or anything like that. 1016 00:51:08,840 --> 00:51:10,520 Speaker 1: One of the things that I was just thinking about 1017 00:51:10,600 --> 00:51:14,080 Speaker 1: as you came on, you really didn't have a chance 1018 00:51:14,160 --> 00:51:16,920 Speaker 1: to have any kind of offseason last year, your rookie season, 1019 00:51:16,960 --> 00:51:18,480 Speaker 1: you finish it Old Miss, and then you kind of 1020 00:51:18,560 --> 00:51:20,719 Speaker 1: roll right into the draft process and all of that 1021 00:51:20,800 --> 00:51:23,600 Speaker 1: go right into OTAs. You really haven't had a chance 1022 00:51:23,600 --> 00:51:25,600 Speaker 1: to sit back and put your feet up for any 1023 00:51:25,680 --> 00:51:27,520 Speaker 1: length of time. Have you had a chance to do 1024 00:51:27,600 --> 00:51:29,440 Speaker 1: that since the end of the after the playoff game 1025 00:51:29,440 --> 00:51:35,640 Speaker 1: in Houston? Thankfully I have. Last year was very long, 1026 00:51:36,400 --> 00:51:39,360 Speaker 1: from the end of my Ole Miss season, through the 1027 00:51:39,400 --> 00:51:43,800 Speaker 1: combine process, through getting drafted and OTA's and then obviously 1028 00:51:43,840 --> 00:51:47,560 Speaker 1: the season it was. It was very long. But thankfully 1029 00:51:47,600 --> 00:51:49,839 Speaker 1: now I've had some time to you know, it's still 1030 00:51:49,840 --> 00:51:52,560 Speaker 1: at homeless and family and friends and kind of put 1031 00:51:52,560 --> 00:51:54,960 Speaker 1: my feet up, Like you said, Well, I know we 1032 00:51:55,040 --> 00:51:56,520 Speaker 1: got a lot to talk to you about, including your 1033 00:51:56,520 --> 00:51:59,960 Speaker 1: efforts in Nashville, But I'm curious about your your NFLPA 1034 00:52:00,080 --> 00:52:03,279 Speaker 1: visit to Miami this week or South Florida. You don't 1035 00:52:03,360 --> 00:52:05,160 Speaker 1: do you have an official role there, Dawson or are 1036 00:52:05,200 --> 00:52:07,440 Speaker 1: you just interested in what the new CBA might look 1037 00:52:07,480 --> 00:52:10,080 Speaker 1: like or what was that all about? Yeah? Well, I 1038 00:52:10,080 --> 00:52:12,160 Speaker 1: don't have a specific role right now. I just kind 1039 00:52:12,200 --> 00:52:14,120 Speaker 1: of wanted to go and learn about, you know, how 1040 00:52:14,160 --> 00:52:17,160 Speaker 1: everything works. I wanted to listen on the meetings U 1041 00:52:17,280 --> 00:52:19,759 Speaker 1: and kind of learn about, you know, the new CBA, 1042 00:52:19,840 --> 00:52:22,440 Speaker 1: how I should vote and um, you know, what it 1043 00:52:22,520 --> 00:52:24,600 Speaker 1: might look like if it actually if I actually didn't 1044 00:52:24,600 --> 00:52:26,880 Speaker 1: want to represent the team at some point, Can you 1045 00:52:26,920 --> 00:52:29,040 Speaker 1: say how you plan on voting or would you prefer 1046 00:52:29,160 --> 00:52:33,160 Speaker 1: not to say? Um? Yeah, so I prefer not to 1047 00:52:33,200 --> 00:52:35,160 Speaker 1: say right now because I still haven't made my decision. 1048 00:52:36,960 --> 00:52:39,680 Speaker 1: But I'm still evaluating everything. And that's kind of why 1049 00:52:39,719 --> 00:52:41,160 Speaker 1: I wanted to go to the meeting, so I could 1050 00:52:41,239 --> 00:52:42,840 Speaker 1: kind of, you know, get a good feel for what 1051 00:52:42,920 --> 00:52:45,200 Speaker 1: I might, you know, be thinking when it's time to 1052 00:52:45,200 --> 00:52:47,880 Speaker 1: actually vote, and really the atmosphere has to be Dawson. 1053 00:52:47,920 --> 00:52:50,160 Speaker 1: I remember I was part of anate nineteen eighty seven 1054 00:52:50,200 --> 00:52:53,600 Speaker 1: players when we struck went out on strike. The really 1055 00:52:53,760 --> 00:52:57,560 Speaker 1: the process is finding and distilling a four hundred and 1056 00:52:57,600 --> 00:53:01,719 Speaker 1: fifty plus page document down to the high points and 1057 00:53:02,320 --> 00:53:05,319 Speaker 1: the important nuts and bolts of what the changes are 1058 00:53:05,360 --> 00:53:06,960 Speaker 1: going to be. I heard that they asked for a 1059 00:53:07,080 --> 00:53:09,960 Speaker 1: side by side comparison with the deal as it is 1060 00:53:10,360 --> 00:53:12,920 Speaker 1: to the new deal. Did that help and or were 1061 00:53:12,960 --> 00:53:16,520 Speaker 1: you where that that happened or were you part of it? Yeah, 1062 00:53:16,560 --> 00:53:18,560 Speaker 1: So that was actually one of the things that we 1063 00:53:18,719 --> 00:53:20,920 Speaker 1: voted on. We wanted to see a side by side 1064 00:53:20,920 --> 00:53:22,600 Speaker 1: to see what we have now and what it would 1065 00:53:22,600 --> 00:53:25,440 Speaker 1: look like if we accepted this new one. So that 1066 00:53:25,520 --> 00:53:28,040 Speaker 1: was actually something the PA accomplished a couple of days ago, 1067 00:53:28,160 --> 00:53:30,440 Speaker 1: which I think is crucial because not a whole lot 1068 00:53:30,480 --> 00:53:32,360 Speaker 1: of guys want to sit down and look at a 1069 00:53:32,360 --> 00:53:35,719 Speaker 1: four hundred page document, you know, and try to decipher 1070 00:53:35,760 --> 00:53:37,719 Speaker 1: all the language and that. So I think that side 1071 00:53:37,760 --> 00:53:39,959 Speaker 1: by side gave us a lot, you know, a better 1072 00:53:40,000 --> 00:53:42,279 Speaker 1: idea of what we're actually voting for. On the line 1073 00:53:42,280 --> 00:53:45,040 Speaker 1: with Dawson, Knox Bill's getting ready for a second year 1074 00:53:45,360 --> 00:53:47,600 Speaker 1: as a tight end on the Buffalo roster. The reason 1075 00:53:47,680 --> 00:53:49,560 Speaker 1: we wanted to reach out to you, Dawson, you are 1076 00:53:49,640 --> 00:53:53,080 Speaker 1: involved in your hometown in Nashville helping tornado victims with 1077 00:53:53,200 --> 00:53:57,120 Speaker 1: a fundraiser on behalf of hands On Nashville Incorporated. You 1078 00:53:57,160 --> 00:53:59,719 Speaker 1: are a Nashville native, right, Are you in Brentwood right now? 1079 00:53:59,719 --> 00:54:03,440 Speaker 1: Which south of the city, right, So my parents actually 1080 00:54:03,520 --> 00:54:07,120 Speaker 1: have I've grown up in Britwood. It's probably fifteen minutes 1081 00:54:07,160 --> 00:54:10,520 Speaker 1: from downtown, just south in Nashville. I actually had my 1082 00:54:10,560 --> 00:54:16,080 Speaker 1: own place downtown in Midtown. But thankfully none of my 1083 00:54:16,160 --> 00:54:19,799 Speaker 1: family was actually hit by the tornado. But it hit 1084 00:54:19,880 --> 00:54:23,000 Speaker 1: East Nashville, which was, you know, still only about twenty 1085 00:54:23,000 --> 00:54:26,560 Speaker 1: minutes from my house. So stuff like that's scary. It 1086 00:54:26,560 --> 00:54:28,760 Speaker 1: just comes out of nowhere and nobody can really prepare 1087 00:54:28,800 --> 00:54:31,120 Speaker 1: for it. I think it hit around you know, three 1088 00:54:31,200 --> 00:54:35,719 Speaker 1: or four am, so even the warning system was you know, 1089 00:54:35,760 --> 00:54:37,920 Speaker 1: it was tough to try to get prepared from that. 1090 00:54:38,080 --> 00:54:40,360 Speaker 1: But it's just scary, you know. That's the thing that 1091 00:54:40,400 --> 00:54:42,600 Speaker 1: this tornado. And I didn't read a whole lot about it, 1092 00:54:42,640 --> 00:54:44,920 Speaker 1: but it seemed to me this did surprise people, and 1093 00:54:45,760 --> 00:54:49,399 Speaker 1: with all the great forecast tools they have, this one 1094 00:54:49,800 --> 00:54:52,479 Speaker 1: kind of surprised the forecasters even, right, and maybe because 1095 00:54:52,520 --> 00:54:55,479 Speaker 1: it happened in the middle of the night. I don't know, right, 1096 00:54:55,560 --> 00:54:58,920 Speaker 1: I know, yeah, I'm not sure how they can even 1097 00:54:59,080 --> 00:55:03,920 Speaker 1: anticipate when they're coming, but I think it surprised everybody. Yeah. 1098 00:55:03,320 --> 00:55:07,280 Speaker 1: I grew up in Kansas, which is part of Tornado Alley, 1099 00:55:07,320 --> 00:55:09,440 Speaker 1: and it was kind of a fact of life down there, 1100 00:55:09,440 --> 00:55:12,160 Speaker 1: so I can understand the devastation in Nashville. What does 1101 00:55:12,160 --> 00:55:15,280 Speaker 1: it look like now a couple of weeks after the fact, 1102 00:55:15,760 --> 00:55:19,120 Speaker 1: And what did you hear about personal tragedies? I mean, 1103 00:55:19,320 --> 00:55:20,960 Speaker 1: I mean there was some people and a lot of 1104 00:55:20,960 --> 00:55:22,839 Speaker 1: people lost their lives. I mean it was a it 1105 00:55:22,880 --> 00:55:26,840 Speaker 1: went through a populated area where they weren't warned or 1106 00:55:26,880 --> 00:55:30,719 Speaker 1: at least weren't warned well enough, and the debris and 1107 00:55:30,760 --> 00:55:33,239 Speaker 1: the devastation looked really, really bad. How is it? What 1108 00:55:33,360 --> 00:55:37,200 Speaker 1: is the situation now? Yeah? Thankfully I know a lot 1109 00:55:37,239 --> 00:55:39,560 Speaker 1: of people that have been working with volunteer groups to 1110 00:55:39,680 --> 00:55:42,640 Speaker 1: kind of bring some relief and help, you know, break 1111 00:55:42,640 --> 00:55:46,719 Speaker 1: out some houses and whatever people might need in East Nashville. 1112 00:55:46,800 --> 00:55:49,399 Speaker 1: But I don't sadly I haven't been able to get 1113 00:55:49,520 --> 00:55:52,480 Speaker 1: my hands on it myself yet because i've been down 1114 00:55:52,520 --> 00:55:56,240 Speaker 1: here for these meetings, but from the pictures and everything 1115 00:55:56,239 --> 00:55:58,880 Speaker 1: I've seen, it was pretty unfortunate. A lot of devastation, 1116 00:55:58,920 --> 00:56:01,200 Speaker 1: a whole lot of damage. Um. I don't know the 1117 00:56:01,239 --> 00:56:06,000 Speaker 1: exact number right now on the missing slash. Um you know, 1118 00:56:06,160 --> 00:56:09,480 Speaker 1: fatalities are that cause. But once I get back home, 1119 00:56:09,520 --> 00:56:11,399 Speaker 1: I'm planning on actually getting out there myself and help 1120 00:56:11,440 --> 00:56:17,080 Speaker 1: them out. And I've witnessed been firsthand with tornadoes and 1121 00:56:17,120 --> 00:56:20,799 Speaker 1: how bad they are, and it is You're right, it 1122 00:56:21,000 --> 00:56:24,120 Speaker 1: is frightening, and I really feel for the people in 1123 00:56:24,200 --> 00:56:26,800 Speaker 1: Nashville who had you know, you have no experience, nobody's 1124 00:56:26,840 --> 00:56:28,920 Speaker 1: ready for that kind of thing, but I really applaud 1125 00:56:28,960 --> 00:56:31,719 Speaker 1: your efforts to do it. How the early efforts. Has 1126 00:56:31,719 --> 00:56:34,160 Speaker 1: it been affected by what's going on with this, with 1127 00:56:34,200 --> 00:56:37,640 Speaker 1: the the the epidemic going around, or have you been 1128 00:56:37,680 --> 00:56:40,360 Speaker 1: able to kind of move forward with the with the 1129 00:56:40,400 --> 00:56:44,760 Speaker 1: actual plans he had in place? Um? Yeah, so thankfully, 1130 00:56:44,760 --> 00:56:47,680 Speaker 1: I don't think travel suspended or anything right now. UM, 1131 00:56:47,800 --> 00:56:49,719 Speaker 1: So my plans are still in place. It hasn't been 1132 00:56:49,760 --> 00:56:54,359 Speaker 1: affected yet, um, you know, hopefully the epidemic that's going 1133 00:56:54,400 --> 00:56:58,120 Speaker 1: around can be contained, um, because it's kind of a 1134 00:56:58,120 --> 00:57:00,959 Speaker 1: bad time for all these families that are suffering so bad, 1135 00:57:01,120 --> 00:57:03,879 Speaker 1: you know, to trying to get help and then at 1136 00:57:03,880 --> 00:57:06,319 Speaker 1: the same time there's this terrible disease going around. So 1137 00:57:07,360 --> 00:57:09,799 Speaker 1: it's just really bad timing all around. And like I said, 1138 00:57:09,800 --> 00:57:11,560 Speaker 1: it was, it was just really scary how it kind 1139 00:57:11,560 --> 00:57:15,239 Speaker 1: of came out of nowhere. But thankfully my plans to 1140 00:57:15,320 --> 00:57:19,320 Speaker 1: get back are still in place. So, Dawson, you're working 1141 00:57:19,360 --> 00:57:22,160 Speaker 1: with a former college teammate A J. Brown now with 1142 00:57:22,240 --> 00:57:25,840 Speaker 1: the Titans, and what's selling or raffling off sports items 1143 00:57:25,840 --> 00:57:27,880 Speaker 1: to help the hands on Nashville project. How's that going 1144 00:57:27,920 --> 00:57:32,360 Speaker 1: to work? Yeah? So I just texted Aj. I was like, hey, man, 1145 00:57:32,440 --> 00:57:34,440 Speaker 1: I know you from like I know you're from Mississippi, 1146 00:57:34,520 --> 00:57:37,600 Speaker 1: but he plays in Nashville and obviously he had a 1147 00:57:37,600 --> 00:57:39,680 Speaker 1: pretty incredible season. So there's gonna be a lot of 1148 00:57:39,680 --> 00:57:42,400 Speaker 1: Titans stands it would be interested and maybe you know, 1149 00:57:42,480 --> 00:57:44,360 Speaker 1: trying to win a pair of queets or something from them. 1150 00:57:44,360 --> 00:57:45,840 Speaker 1: So I was just like, look, you know, maybe we 1151 00:57:45,840 --> 00:57:49,360 Speaker 1: could get some more money donated if we you know, offered. 1152 00:57:50,840 --> 00:57:54,200 Speaker 1: I offered some gloves and you know, a pair of queets, 1153 00:57:54,200 --> 00:57:57,320 Speaker 1: a couple of sign pictures. Kind of wanted to see 1154 00:57:57,360 --> 00:57:58,880 Speaker 1: if we could raise some more money that way, if 1155 00:57:58,920 --> 00:58:02,120 Speaker 1: I can have somebody a chance to win. So I 1156 00:58:02,240 --> 00:58:03,880 Speaker 1: just text to day Day because I know he's a 1157 00:58:03,880 --> 00:58:06,200 Speaker 1: great dude. He was gonna be willing to help, and 1158 00:58:06,280 --> 00:58:07,960 Speaker 1: he was like, yeah, man, whatever you need, just let 1159 00:58:08,000 --> 00:58:10,520 Speaker 1: me know. So he just sent me a picture of 1160 00:58:11,320 --> 00:58:13,720 Speaker 1: this pretty awesome picture that he signed, and then a 1161 00:58:13,800 --> 00:58:17,480 Speaker 1: pair of fleets from himself. So I think that helped 1162 00:58:17,520 --> 00:58:21,360 Speaker 1: a lot to raise more money than you know what 1163 00:58:21,400 --> 00:58:23,880 Speaker 1: we might have been able to raise if we didn't 1164 00:58:23,920 --> 00:58:29,280 Speaker 1: actually donate those items. What how do people donate? So 1165 00:58:29,320 --> 00:58:31,440 Speaker 1: I have a go fund me. The link is on 1166 00:58:31,440 --> 00:58:36,000 Speaker 1: my Twitter. I also posted it on my Instagram story, 1167 00:58:36,040 --> 00:58:37,840 Speaker 1: but I'm about to put it back up if somebody 1168 00:58:38,040 --> 00:58:40,480 Speaker 1: you might have missed it. But it's really easy. You 1169 00:58:40,520 --> 00:58:43,320 Speaker 1: just go to my tweet, click the link and just 1170 00:58:43,320 --> 00:58:46,080 Speaker 1: donate whatever they want. It's great for a hands on 1171 00:58:46,200 --> 00:58:49,200 Speaker 1: the hands on Nashville to help with the tornado recovery. 1172 00:58:49,320 --> 00:58:52,000 Speaker 1: He Donson. Steve asked you about your recovery yourself from 1173 00:58:52,480 --> 00:58:54,920 Speaker 1: the season. A good season for you had twenty eight catches. 1174 00:58:55,560 --> 00:58:57,640 Speaker 1: Have you had a chance to reflect on your rookie 1175 00:58:57,640 --> 00:58:59,280 Speaker 1: season and maybe what you'd like to do better this 1176 00:58:59,360 --> 00:59:02,680 Speaker 1: upcoming year. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, So I've been able to 1177 00:59:03,200 --> 00:59:06,640 Speaker 1: kind of look at my season and see, um, exactly 1178 00:59:06,680 --> 00:59:10,240 Speaker 1: what I want to work on going forward. You know, 1179 00:59:10,280 --> 00:59:11,959 Speaker 1: one of my goals is not to drop any balls 1180 00:59:12,040 --> 00:59:15,640 Speaker 1: next year. UM. Me and Josh, I've actually been on 1181 00:59:15,720 --> 00:59:17,520 Speaker 1: in California with him for a little business where I 1182 00:59:17,520 --> 00:59:20,680 Speaker 1: came out here to Miami. Um, So we're I'm going 1183 00:59:20,720 --> 00:59:22,320 Speaker 1: to continue to work with him a little bit. I 1184 00:59:22,400 --> 00:59:24,920 Speaker 1: get back out to the California about a week and 1185 00:59:24,920 --> 00:59:27,840 Speaker 1: a half m So we're just going to continue to 1186 00:59:27,920 --> 00:59:30,280 Speaker 1: work on that timing and work on that chemistry. And 1187 00:59:30,920 --> 00:59:32,520 Speaker 1: there's a lot of things that I want to improve, 1188 00:59:32,560 --> 00:59:35,320 Speaker 1: and I don't feel like I'm nearly where I want 1189 00:59:35,320 --> 00:59:38,440 Speaker 1: to be yet in my career. What did the coaching 1190 00:59:38,480 --> 00:59:41,120 Speaker 1: staff tell you on your exit interviews after the season 1191 00:59:41,200 --> 00:59:45,600 Speaker 1: was over. Um, it was positive, you know, they were 1192 00:59:46,520 --> 00:59:49,440 Speaker 1: they were very encouraging was how I did this season. 1193 00:59:49,560 --> 00:59:52,080 Speaker 1: They were happy with me, and they just some going 1194 00:59:52,160 --> 00:59:54,240 Speaker 1: to continue working on the things I just mentioned. You know, 1195 00:59:54,480 --> 00:59:58,360 Speaker 1: we gotta or I gotta be consistent. You know, that's 1196 00:59:58,440 --> 01:00:00,320 Speaker 1: one of the reasons. I'm gonna go back out and 1197 01:00:00,320 --> 01:00:02,840 Speaker 1: see Josh just you know, continue to work on that timing. 1198 01:00:04,600 --> 01:00:06,560 Speaker 1: But they were very encouraging. You know, they want me to, 1199 01:00:07,200 --> 01:00:08,800 Speaker 1: you know, keep working all the things I need to 1200 01:00:08,840 --> 01:00:11,600 Speaker 1: work on. They want me to, you know, keep the 1201 01:00:11,640 --> 01:00:15,240 Speaker 1: things I've been doing well. But also they want me 1202 01:00:15,240 --> 01:00:16,960 Speaker 1: to get some rest because I know it's a long season. 1203 01:00:17,000 --> 01:00:19,640 Speaker 1: They wanted me to kind of get some time with family, 1204 01:00:19,720 --> 01:00:21,560 Speaker 1: reset my head a little bit um so I can 1205 01:00:21,600 --> 01:00:23,520 Speaker 1: be ready to go when to come back. Protas and 1206 01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:25,800 Speaker 1: we were in we were at the Combine doing the 1207 01:00:25,840 --> 01:00:27,120 Speaker 1: show at the Combine in a couple of weeks ago, 1208 01:00:27,160 --> 01:00:29,920 Speaker 1: and we sat down did a great injury with Jordan Palmer, 1209 01:00:30,040 --> 01:00:32,760 Speaker 1: Josh's quarterback guy out west. Is that where you went 1210 01:00:32,800 --> 01:00:34,680 Speaker 1: to what is it called the Quarterback Summit that Palmer 1211 01:00:34,760 --> 01:00:37,840 Speaker 1: runs out there in southern California. Yeah, so I didn't 1212 01:00:37,880 --> 01:00:41,480 Speaker 1: go to that, but Josh throws at Jay Sarah High Schools, 1213 01:00:41,480 --> 01:00:44,040 Speaker 1: which is just a little local high school. So sometimes 1214 01:00:44,040 --> 01:00:47,080 Speaker 1: we will just meet in that field and it's a 1215 01:00:47,160 --> 01:00:49,280 Speaker 1: nice turf. I mean, the weather's amazing out there. It's 1216 01:00:49,280 --> 01:00:51,560 Speaker 1: always seventy and sunny and things like almost every day. 1217 01:00:52,360 --> 01:00:56,560 Speaker 1: So you know it's not a bad setup. And we 1218 01:00:56,560 --> 01:00:58,120 Speaker 1: want to ask you, I don't we talk to you 1219 01:00:58,160 --> 01:01:00,200 Speaker 1: about this during the season. I know you were aware 1220 01:01:00,280 --> 01:01:03,160 Speaker 1: of Kyle Brandt and the guys at Good Morning Football 1221 01:01:03,200 --> 01:01:05,640 Speaker 1: in their angry runs, and they came up with an 1222 01:01:05,640 --> 01:01:07,760 Speaker 1: angry Run of the Year and you were the winner 1223 01:01:07,800 --> 01:01:11,480 Speaker 1: for your run, your catch and run against the Cincinnati Bengals. 1224 01:01:11,920 --> 01:01:13,520 Speaker 1: Let me just play for you what Kyle brand said 1225 01:01:13,560 --> 01:01:15,919 Speaker 1: about this not too long ago, Dawson. This is Kyle 1226 01:01:15,920 --> 01:01:18,960 Speaker 1: brand of Good Morning Football naming Dawson Knox the winner 1227 01:01:19,160 --> 01:01:23,160 Speaker 1: of the Angry Run of the Year. Week three, the 1228 01:01:23,160 --> 01:01:26,240 Speaker 1: world was introduced to Dawson Knox. Was Dawson Knox. You 1229 01:01:26,320 --> 01:01:28,760 Speaker 1: know him. He was a rookie tight end for the Bills. 1230 01:01:28,800 --> 01:01:31,600 Speaker 1: Out of all mess and never mind this giant smile 1231 01:01:31,760 --> 01:01:34,480 Speaker 1: right here, he did the nastiest thing on the field. 1232 01:01:34,520 --> 01:01:37,400 Speaker 1: Let's go. It is week three, it is the Bills 1233 01:01:37,440 --> 01:01:39,560 Speaker 1: and the Bengals, and watched Dawson get the ball from 1234 01:01:39,640 --> 01:01:42,840 Speaker 1: Josh Allen. This is amazing. You take some of that 1235 01:01:42,960 --> 01:01:46,960 Speaker 1: and then watched it. That's the best of the year. 1236 01:01:47,120 --> 01:01:50,320 Speaker 1: I don't know how you've beat that come off. Gave 1237 01:01:50,360 --> 01:01:54,360 Speaker 1: me some of that Dawson, Knox and absolutely fierce display 1238 01:01:54,400 --> 01:01:56,560 Speaker 1: a vulgar display. Five look at us. It is a 1239 01:01:56,600 --> 01:02:00,360 Speaker 1: professional football bid. Kyle Hollege teammate with deep came back 1240 01:02:00,400 --> 01:02:02,120 Speaker 1: app and A J. Brown. They had all three of 1241 01:02:02,120 --> 01:02:04,000 Speaker 1: them at all, miss. Can you even look at these 1242 01:02:04,000 --> 01:02:05,479 Speaker 1: guys in the sun the own No, he just didn't. 1243 01:02:05,480 --> 01:02:07,520 Speaker 1: I didn't bad and the heck one's that way bad? 1244 01:02:07,600 --> 01:02:11,400 Speaker 1: The program though, right, get this? Oh my, look, gona there, 1245 01:02:11,680 --> 01:02:13,920 Speaker 1: that's all of us got the Kyle far all right, 1246 01:02:14,600 --> 01:02:20,520 Speaker 1: Oh look, I've never been so fired off and seeing 1247 01:02:20,600 --> 01:02:25,280 Speaker 1: someone get knocks the hell out. It's Dawson of all 1248 01:02:25,360 --> 01:02:27,640 Speaker 1: the old pros. It's a rookie tight end from Buffalo 1249 01:02:28,200 --> 01:02:30,560 Speaker 1: cal brand from Good Morning Football. And yeah it's not 1250 01:02:30,600 --> 01:02:33,040 Speaker 1: a Heisman Trophy or an MVP, but you won the 1251 01:02:33,080 --> 01:02:35,120 Speaker 1: Angry Run of the Year award and Kyl Brandt made 1252 01:02:35,120 --> 01:02:36,760 Speaker 1: a big deal out of a Dawson. It's pretty cool. 1253 01:02:36,800 --> 01:02:39,959 Speaker 1: I think. Yeah, that was fun to watch because he's uh, 1254 01:02:40,040 --> 01:02:42,560 Speaker 1: he brings some energy, so I gets used up every 1255 01:02:42,560 --> 01:02:45,040 Speaker 1: time I watch whatever he's doing. Yeah, it's been fun. 1256 01:02:45,120 --> 01:02:48,920 Speaker 1: So what what's your scu the OTAs you you mentioned it, 1257 01:02:49,240 --> 01:02:51,120 Speaker 1: You've got a little time to get ready for those 1258 01:02:51,160 --> 01:02:53,439 Speaker 1: when those those will roll around app some time after 1259 01:02:53,480 --> 01:02:56,040 Speaker 1: the draft. What's your schedule look like and how does 1260 01:02:56,080 --> 01:03:01,240 Speaker 1: it differ from last year in your rookie season? You know, 1261 01:03:01,320 --> 01:03:03,240 Speaker 1: so thankfully, I think we get a little more off 1262 01:03:03,360 --> 01:03:05,120 Speaker 1: on because I know, the rookies come in and they 1263 01:03:05,160 --> 01:03:07,800 Speaker 1: have the rookie Development program, which was awesome to kind 1264 01:03:07,840 --> 01:03:11,280 Speaker 1: of you know, learn about, you know, the right way 1265 01:03:11,320 --> 01:03:13,959 Speaker 1: to do things, how to be a pro. But now 1266 01:03:13,960 --> 01:03:16,000 Speaker 1: this year, I'll actually have a little more free time 1267 01:03:16,040 --> 01:03:19,160 Speaker 1: and I'll have a few off weekends well where I'll 1268 01:03:19,160 --> 01:03:22,160 Speaker 1: be able to go see some family. But I know 1269 01:03:22,240 --> 01:03:25,360 Speaker 1: everybody reports on April twentieth, so I'm gonna plan on 1270 01:03:25,440 --> 01:03:27,480 Speaker 1: going up about a week before that. Actually was just 1271 01:03:27,560 --> 01:03:31,640 Speaker 1: up in Buffalo about two weeks ago. But I'm just 1272 01:03:32,240 --> 01:03:34,240 Speaker 1: you know, looking forward to getting back up to the facility, 1273 01:03:34,360 --> 01:03:37,400 Speaker 1: starting to get back in shape, all those which of things. 1274 01:03:37,960 --> 01:03:41,400 Speaker 1: High expectations for the Bills this season, Dawson, do you 1275 01:03:41,440 --> 01:03:44,920 Speaker 1: share those for the Buffalo Bills in twenty twenty. Oh? Absolutely, 1276 01:03:44,920 --> 01:03:46,520 Speaker 1: I want to take what we did last year and 1277 01:03:46,560 --> 01:03:48,680 Speaker 1: just keep building on that. And you know, I think 1278 01:03:48,720 --> 01:03:52,120 Speaker 1: the only direction we can go is up. Well, congratulations 1279 01:03:52,120 --> 01:03:55,920 Speaker 1: on your efforts for the hurt the tornado victims in Nashville. 1280 01:03:55,960 --> 01:03:58,720 Speaker 1: I hope it really is successful, and I appreciate your 1281 01:03:58,760 --> 01:04:00,959 Speaker 1: effort on behalf of the people that we're really really 1282 01:04:00,960 --> 01:04:05,200 Speaker 1: devastated by that tornado. Thanks Dawson, Oh, absolutely, I appreciate it. 1283 01:04:05,320 --> 01:04:07,840 Speaker 1: Thanks Dawson Knox. Bills tight End on the line with us. 1284 01:04:07,880 --> 01:04:10,440 Speaker 1: He's got if you want to contribute, He's got a 1285 01:04:10,520 --> 01:04:14,360 Speaker 1: go fund me page you can access through his Twitter site. 1286 01:04:14,560 --> 01:04:18,440 Speaker 1: Uh the Bills tight End Dawson Knox raising money for 1287 01:04:19,080 --> 01:04:22,680 Speaker 1: hands On Nashville Incorporated, helping tornado victims on as he said, 1288 01:04:22,720 --> 01:04:26,520 Speaker 1: the east side of Nashville. Retweet his Twitter You can 1289 01:04:26,560 --> 01:04:29,120 Speaker 1: go to at Dawson Knox and find this and then 1290 01:04:29,160 --> 01:04:31,240 Speaker 1: donate ten dollars to his go fund me page. He's 1291 01:04:31,240 --> 01:04:34,000 Speaker 1: gonna auction off some sports items too, along with his 1292 01:04:34,040 --> 01:04:36,120 Speaker 1: former college teamate A. J. Brown. Also, you can go 1293 01:04:36,160 --> 01:04:39,080 Speaker 1: to One Bills Live. Jay Harris has told me that 1294 01:04:39,120 --> 01:04:41,560 Speaker 1: we tweeted out the link as well on One Bill's Lives. 1295 01:04:41,600 --> 01:04:43,840 Speaker 1: You can find it on our Twitter account as well 1296 01:04:44,000 --> 01:04:46,160 Speaker 1: and go to the go fund me page. I And 1297 01:04:46,240 --> 01:04:49,240 Speaker 1: like I told you, Murphight, I've seen and experienced a 1298 01:04:49,240 --> 01:04:53,160 Speaker 1: lot of tornadoes living in Kansas, and when you see 1299 01:04:53,160 --> 01:04:56,439 Speaker 1: one of those things ripped through a populated area, man, 1300 01:04:56,520 --> 01:05:01,040 Speaker 1: it is it's horrifying. And for people, I'm sure for 1301 01:05:01,120 --> 01:05:04,320 Speaker 1: people in Nashville, I mean that that's got to be 1302 01:05:04,360 --> 01:05:06,480 Speaker 1: like a lightning bolt out of the blue for them, 1303 01:05:06,600 --> 01:05:08,600 Speaker 1: is that that doesn't really happen that far east, in 1304 01:05:08,600 --> 01:05:11,840 Speaker 1: that far south. More and more maybe it is for 1305 01:05:11,880 --> 01:05:14,800 Speaker 1: whatever reason, but man, oh man, I feel for those 1306 01:05:14,840 --> 01:05:18,600 Speaker 1: people big time. Yep, it's cool that Dawson cares enough 1307 01:05:18,600 --> 01:05:20,240 Speaker 1: to raise money for it. You know what else I 1308 01:05:20,240 --> 01:05:22,400 Speaker 1: thought was cool about his story. You just told us 1309 01:05:22,560 --> 01:05:24,680 Speaker 1: he's a rookie, one year in the league, fifteen games 1310 01:05:24,680 --> 01:05:27,760 Speaker 1: played in his rookie year, I'm still learning about the NFL, 1311 01:05:27,840 --> 01:05:29,720 Speaker 1: still learning when it takes. And he takes his own 1312 01:05:29,720 --> 01:05:32,480 Speaker 1: time to go to the NFLPA meetings in Florida to 1313 01:05:32,600 --> 01:05:35,600 Speaker 1: educate himself on the proposed new CBA. That's kind of 1314 01:05:35,600 --> 01:05:37,919 Speaker 1: impressive to me, first year player. And I'll tell another 1315 01:05:37,960 --> 01:05:41,080 Speaker 1: thing that's impressive. He's a rookie, you know. You know, 1316 01:05:41,120 --> 01:05:42,800 Speaker 1: most guys like why I'm making this money, this is 1317 01:05:42,800 --> 01:05:44,960 Speaker 1: gonna be Awesome'm gonna take a little time, maybe take 1318 01:05:45,000 --> 01:05:48,320 Speaker 1: a trip whatever. He texted one of his college teammates 1319 01:05:48,320 --> 01:05:50,240 Speaker 1: who plays for another team and say, listen, you know 1320 01:05:50,280 --> 01:05:53,400 Speaker 1: we should do something. Yeah. Just it's like he's got 1321 01:05:53,440 --> 01:05:55,920 Speaker 1: this committee together and they're gonna put this foundation and 1322 01:05:55,960 --> 01:05:58,400 Speaker 1: he just said, listen, let's do something. And sure enough 1323 01:05:58,440 --> 01:06:00,640 Speaker 1: they did, and good for him, and that speaks well 1324 01:06:00,640 --> 01:06:03,240 Speaker 1: to the kind of guy he is, and as well 1325 01:06:03,280 --> 01:06:05,640 Speaker 1: as his teammate with the Titans who's doing it as well. 1326 01:06:05,680 --> 01:06:09,240 Speaker 1: That's we can all do something. And it's nice to 1327 01:06:09,240 --> 01:06:12,080 Speaker 1: see young people realize that you don't have to have 1328 01:06:12,160 --> 01:06:15,800 Speaker 1: some big, you know, press conference and red carpet event, 1329 01:06:15,800 --> 01:06:18,120 Speaker 1: and we just do something. Do it, just do it, 1330 01:06:18,160 --> 01:06:20,320 Speaker 1: and it's and it really hit. That's a great example 1331 01:06:20,480 --> 01:06:22,680 Speaker 1: and good for him. He's a good kid. Hey. Our 1332 01:06:22,720 --> 01:06:26,360 Speaker 1: Twitter topic today deals with free agency, which as of 1333 01:06:26,480 --> 01:06:29,440 Speaker 1: now is scheduled to beginning the NFL Monday, the legal 1334 01:06:29,480 --> 01:06:33,240 Speaker 1: tampering tampering period Wednesday, the actual time when you can sign. 1335 01:06:33,520 --> 01:06:35,480 Speaker 1: We want to let We want to get your opinions 1336 01:06:35,520 --> 01:06:38,720 Speaker 1: on this. What's the wild move? You could see the 1337 01:06:38,760 --> 01:06:41,600 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills making free agency, expect you to get underway. 1338 01:06:41,640 --> 01:06:44,720 Speaker 1: What's your wild free agents? Free agent idea for the 1339 01:06:44,760 --> 01:06:46,760 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. Give us a call full nine is wide 1340 01:06:46,760 --> 01:06:49,480 Speaker 1: open eight oh three five fifty or toll free one 1341 01:06:49,600 --> 01:06:52,480 Speaker 1: eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty. Send it 1342 01:06:52,480 --> 01:06:54,120 Speaker 1: a tweet. We can read him on the tweet sheet 1343 01:06:54,160 --> 01:06:57,080 Speaker 1: at One Bill's Rive Your wild free agent idea for 1344 01:06:57,120 --> 01:07:00,120 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills. What do you got we'll talk about Hey, 1345 01:07:00,120 --> 01:07:02,600 Speaker 1: coming up, we're gonna talk with Jeremy Fowler, ESPN, NFL 1346 01:07:02,680 --> 01:07:05,720 Speaker 1: senior reporter about everything going on in the NFL these days, 1347 01:07:05,720 --> 01:07:08,760 Speaker 1: the CBA free agency next week, discussion about how to 1348 01:07:08,760 --> 01:07:11,480 Speaker 1: proceed in the face of coronavirus. Allow that on the 1349 01:07:11,520 --> 01:07:14,480 Speaker 1: table for Jeremy Fowler. When we return. One Bill's Live, 1350 01:07:14,560 --> 01:07:17,800 Speaker 1: presented by Klata Health from the Seneca Studio, Seneca Resorts 1351 01:07:17,800 --> 01:07:34,640 Speaker 1: and Casino. Nothing comes close. Welcome back, It's One Bill's Live. 1352 01:07:34,680 --> 01:07:37,240 Speaker 1: John Murphy, Steve Task, You're going strong here in Orchard 1353 01:07:37,240 --> 01:07:39,520 Speaker 1: Park this afternoon. Happy to have you with us in 1354 01:07:39,560 --> 01:07:43,040 Speaker 1: the audience. Today the sports world is is reacting to 1355 01:07:43,080 --> 01:07:45,160 Speaker 1: the coronavirus news. We got a guy on the line 1356 01:07:45,200 --> 01:07:46,800 Speaker 1: who's gonna talk a little bit about that and some 1357 01:07:46,840 --> 01:07:49,160 Speaker 1: other issues in the and what has become a busy 1358 01:07:49,480 --> 01:07:52,000 Speaker 1: couple of weeks in the NFL. He's senior NFL reporter 1359 01:07:52,280 --> 01:07:55,439 Speaker 1: for ESPM, contributed to ESPN's Get Up and Sports Center. 1360 01:07:55,640 --> 01:07:58,200 Speaker 1: He's been with ESPN since twenty fourteen. Happy to have 1361 01:07:58,320 --> 01:08:00,680 Speaker 1: Jeremy Fowler on the line with us, Me, joh Murphy, 1362 01:08:00,680 --> 01:08:02,480 Speaker 1: Steve task her up here in Buffalo. Thank you for 1363 01:08:02,480 --> 01:08:05,720 Speaker 1: coming on with us today. Hey John, Hey Steve, thanks 1364 01:08:05,720 --> 01:08:07,440 Speaker 1: for having me. Good to have you here with us today. 1365 01:08:07,600 --> 01:08:10,600 Speaker 1: We've we've just started getting Jeremy some word that some 1366 01:08:10,640 --> 01:08:13,040 Speaker 1: of the teams are pulling their coaches and they're off 1367 01:08:13,040 --> 01:08:15,400 Speaker 1: the pro day circuit. What do you think the long 1368 01:08:15,560 --> 01:08:19,400 Speaker 1: term ramifications? Short term? What do you think it all means? Well, 1369 01:08:19,439 --> 01:08:21,639 Speaker 1: it's gonna affect much prep, to be sure, and it's 1370 01:08:21,680 --> 01:08:24,880 Speaker 1: gonna affect free agency because some of these teams are 1371 01:08:24,920 --> 01:08:27,519 Speaker 1: literally bringing anybody in their building right now. Because if 1372 01:08:27,520 --> 01:08:30,040 Speaker 1: you bring somebody in for a physical, if you're going 1373 01:08:30,080 --> 01:08:32,439 Speaker 1: to sign them in free agency, or if you're going 1374 01:08:32,520 --> 01:08:35,640 Speaker 1: to visit with a player, whether a draftee or a 1375 01:08:35,640 --> 01:08:38,000 Speaker 1: free agent, you have to fly commercial to bring them in. 1376 01:08:38,640 --> 01:08:42,200 Speaker 1: They come into your building. Some guys vacation nationally, so 1377 01:08:42,240 --> 01:08:44,560 Speaker 1: you don't know where they've been. It's just it's complicated, 1378 01:08:44,600 --> 01:08:46,120 Speaker 1: or I know a lot of teams are concerned about 1379 01:08:46,360 --> 01:08:48,960 Speaker 1: through pomitive things and nothing's going to change with the 1380 01:08:49,040 --> 01:08:52,360 Speaker 1: data free agency, but you have draft prospects, you might 1381 01:08:52,360 --> 01:08:55,240 Speaker 1: give less exposure, so teams have the loan them on 1382 01:08:55,439 --> 01:08:59,559 Speaker 1: the table. I foresee a lot of scouts and execs 1383 01:08:59,560 --> 01:09:02,000 Speaker 1: getting whole up at their house with their with their 1384 01:09:02,040 --> 01:09:05,080 Speaker 1: game film and just watching tape and making phone calls. 1385 01:09:05,320 --> 01:09:08,439 Speaker 1: I read a smart atochy tweet from somebody in the 1386 01:09:08,560 --> 01:09:10,240 Speaker 1: NFL who said, oh, so we're gonna have to draft 1387 01:09:10,280 --> 01:09:12,560 Speaker 1: guys based on the way they played as opposed to 1388 01:09:12,600 --> 01:09:15,200 Speaker 1: the way they answered questions for four hours. Probably not 1389 01:09:15,240 --> 01:09:18,320 Speaker 1: a bad point to make it this time, right, I 1390 01:09:18,680 --> 01:09:22,439 Speaker 1: think a little scouts would prefer it that way, you know, 1391 01:09:23,280 --> 01:09:26,080 Speaker 1: where they can just keep it simple and usually that 1392 01:09:26,240 --> 01:09:29,840 Speaker 1: tells you, you know. They a lot of teams got 1393 01:09:29,880 --> 01:09:32,639 Speaker 1: to do interviews at the combine, and I think teams 1394 01:09:32,640 --> 01:09:34,680 Speaker 1: will still meet with players they just want to be 1395 01:09:35,800 --> 01:09:38,080 Speaker 1: maybe in a more complete setting, or or maybe they 1396 01:09:38,080 --> 01:09:42,719 Speaker 1: can do skype or phone conversations. They can get creative. Jeremy, 1397 01:09:42,760 --> 01:09:45,000 Speaker 1: let me ask you, um, what about the start of 1398 01:09:45,000 --> 01:09:47,640 Speaker 1: the league year supposed to happen next week, including the 1399 01:09:47,680 --> 01:09:50,960 Speaker 1: start of free agency. I saw your colleague there at 1400 01:09:51,120 --> 01:09:53,599 Speaker 1: ESPN Adam Schefter say they're not going to adjust the 1401 01:09:53,640 --> 01:09:55,840 Speaker 1: start of the league year. What does that mean you think? 1402 01:09:55,840 --> 01:09:58,920 Speaker 1: And how are they going to do this? Well, they 1403 01:09:58,920 --> 01:10:02,200 Speaker 1: want to keep everything status quo because the CBO vote 1404 01:10:02,280 --> 01:10:04,080 Speaker 1: is going down Saturday night and then they have to 1405 01:10:04,600 --> 01:10:10,640 Speaker 1: almulate those votes and then by Sunday. I think a 1406 01:10:10,640 --> 01:10:12,600 Speaker 1: lot of teams are hoping that deaths results so that 1407 01:10:12,640 --> 01:10:15,479 Speaker 1: they can start to do contracts um. So the Sunday 1408 01:10:15,520 --> 01:10:17,880 Speaker 1: Monday you're going to see a lot of heavy involvement 1409 01:10:17,920 --> 01:10:20,040 Speaker 1: they are leading up to that tampering period and then 1410 01:10:20,040 --> 01:10:24,559 Speaker 1: of course start a free Teams have been waiting to 1411 01:10:24,600 --> 01:10:27,120 Speaker 1: do this. I don't think that's going to change, you know, 1412 01:10:27,160 --> 01:10:29,000 Speaker 1: because a lot of it you can do over the phone, 1413 01:10:29,560 --> 01:10:33,519 Speaker 1: um and so it's not too so, I don't. I 1414 01:10:33,520 --> 01:10:35,920 Speaker 1: think the draft is more the issue than free agency 1415 01:10:36,040 --> 01:10:39,880 Speaker 1: actually starting, because for TV evenue have a lot of 1416 01:10:39,880 --> 01:10:43,240 Speaker 1: fans involved to the point where they reduce or eliminate 1417 01:10:43,280 --> 01:10:46,439 Speaker 1: the fan attendance at fists persist. Well, the one thing 1418 01:10:46,520 --> 01:10:48,360 Speaker 1: Steve and I were talking about, Steve, you brought it 1419 01:10:48,439 --> 01:10:51,000 Speaker 1: up a player who had been injured. A free agent, 1420 01:10:51,520 --> 01:10:53,960 Speaker 1: typically a team would want to get him in and 1421 01:10:54,360 --> 01:10:57,320 Speaker 1: give them a physical. That can't that probably, I guess 1422 01:10:57,320 --> 01:10:58,920 Speaker 1: it could happen, right, We don't know, right, and I'm 1423 01:10:58,920 --> 01:11:00,559 Speaker 1: asking you something you don't really you know. The answer 1424 01:11:00,560 --> 01:11:03,880 Speaker 1: to that would be a hold up in getting free 1425 01:11:03,920 --> 01:11:06,920 Speaker 1: Toncy going, wouldn't it. It is a concern with some 1426 01:11:07,040 --> 01:11:09,720 Speaker 1: teams for sure. Now there's no there's been no directive 1427 01:11:09,760 --> 01:11:13,120 Speaker 1: from the league that they can't bring those players in. Um, 1428 01:11:13,160 --> 01:11:15,400 Speaker 1: but it could be trending now I know everybody's sort 1429 01:11:15,400 --> 01:11:18,080 Speaker 1: of waiting on that. But uh, you could use a 1430 01:11:18,120 --> 01:11:23,400 Speaker 1: third party. UM, you know, you could maybe flows to them. 1431 01:11:23,439 --> 01:11:26,240 Speaker 1: But then you know, commercial flight issue, So I don't 1432 01:11:26,240 --> 01:11:27,920 Speaker 1: know how far they want to go. You know, if 1433 01:11:27,960 --> 01:11:30,519 Speaker 1: they can be precautionary, I think they can still get 1434 01:11:30,520 --> 01:11:32,680 Speaker 1: the physicals done. I just think that the teams are 1435 01:11:32,720 --> 01:11:35,439 Speaker 1: literary of bringing people into the building. Specifically, I think 1436 01:11:35,479 --> 01:11:38,320 Speaker 1: it may come down to teams that are for a 1437 01:11:38,439 --> 01:11:41,920 Speaker 1: free agent that they may spend ten or twelve million 1438 01:11:41,960 --> 01:11:44,720 Speaker 1: dollars on. It may be worth the cost of a 1439 01:11:44,720 --> 01:11:48,240 Speaker 1: private flight to go see the guy and put your 1440 01:11:48,280 --> 01:11:50,240 Speaker 1: doctors on the on a plane to go down there. 1441 01:11:50,400 --> 01:11:52,800 Speaker 1: It maybe get expensive in the short run, but at 1442 01:11:52,880 --> 01:11:54,680 Speaker 1: least you'll get the information you need. I got to 1443 01:11:54,680 --> 01:11:58,280 Speaker 1: ask you too. Does this the NFL? The PA was 1444 01:11:58,320 --> 01:12:00,720 Speaker 1: supposed to have their vote up or down yes or 1445 01:12:00,760 --> 01:12:03,760 Speaker 1: no to the CBA done already, but they pushed it 1446 01:12:03,800 --> 01:12:08,040 Speaker 1: back to Saturday. That just compresses the time that the 1447 01:12:08,160 --> 01:12:11,439 Speaker 1: NFL has to react to that vote. Um. Does it 1448 01:12:11,520 --> 01:12:15,160 Speaker 1: make it almost too compressed for free agency tampering to 1449 01:12:15,160 --> 01:12:19,680 Speaker 1: start Monday? Yes? Uh, Sunday. I think it's gonna be 1450 01:12:19,960 --> 01:12:24,519 Speaker 1: crazy because you're gonna have assuming that the votes come 1451 01:12:24,560 --> 01:12:29,280 Speaker 1: through and it's finally like Sunday morning afternoon, teams are 1452 01:12:29,600 --> 01:12:34,960 Speaker 1: waiting to do anything. Agents are not doing contracts until 1453 01:12:37,200 --> 01:12:42,400 Speaker 1: it's new. You're gonna see a flurry dealing to see 1454 01:12:42,439 --> 01:12:45,120 Speaker 1: teams who wanted to keep a player to offer him 1455 01:12:45,200 --> 01:12:48,439 Speaker 1: a deal twenty friars to take it. If not, we're 1456 01:12:48,479 --> 01:12:51,599 Speaker 1: moving on. You're gonna have guys like Dak Prescott who 1457 01:12:51,600 --> 01:12:55,759 Speaker 1: have a short window. You know, he's gonna be franchise. 1458 01:12:56,720 --> 01:12:58,920 Speaker 1: He's gonna be one of probably twenty guys to be tagged. 1459 01:12:59,680 --> 01:13:01,080 Speaker 1: But some of those teams are hoping to do a 1460 01:13:01,080 --> 01:13:04,519 Speaker 1: deal with those players beforehand. Jos would be one, and 1461 01:13:04,600 --> 01:13:06,719 Speaker 1: so you know, of course there's a Tom Brady factor. 1462 01:13:06,720 --> 01:13:10,720 Speaker 1: Everybody's looking on. The Patriots can negotiate with him in 1463 01:13:10,800 --> 01:13:12,800 Speaker 1: earnest because they know what the salary account would be, 1464 01:13:12,800 --> 01:13:16,400 Speaker 1: they know what the dead money would be, leaves every 1465 01:13:16,479 --> 01:13:24,160 Speaker 1: money thundering was going to be crazy. Well, one of 1466 01:13:24,200 --> 01:13:25,439 Speaker 1: the other things I got to ask you about, and 1467 01:13:25,520 --> 01:13:27,320 Speaker 1: we're having a little trouble. You keep fading hitting it 1468 01:13:27,320 --> 01:13:28,840 Speaker 1: out on your phone call. I just want to ask 1469 01:13:28,880 --> 01:13:32,160 Speaker 1: you you're talking about We've been talking, we've been taking 1470 01:13:32,200 --> 01:13:34,320 Speaker 1: some heat and we've been laughing about it, about the 1471 01:13:34,400 --> 01:13:37,080 Speaker 1: Tom Brady issue and how it affects free agency all 1472 01:13:37,120 --> 01:13:39,000 Speaker 1: over the league. What do you think the likelihood is 1473 01:13:39,720 --> 01:13:43,760 Speaker 1: that he may be the first guy signed twelve oh 1474 01:13:43,920 --> 01:13:47,240 Speaker 1: one when free agency begins. Yeah, well, I hope you 1475 01:13:47,240 --> 01:13:49,160 Speaker 1: can hear me better now, try to speak better into 1476 01:13:49,200 --> 01:13:51,760 Speaker 1: the phone. But you know, everybody's waiting on Brady, and 1477 01:13:51,840 --> 01:13:54,000 Speaker 1: not everybody knows what he's gonna do. In fact, most 1478 01:13:54,040 --> 01:13:57,120 Speaker 1: teams don't. They're having trouble getting intel. I know that 1479 01:13:57,200 --> 01:14:02,280 Speaker 1: at least eight teams have informally inquired about his services 1480 01:14:02,320 --> 01:14:05,000 Speaker 1: and are either prepared to make an offer or are 1481 01:14:05,040 --> 01:14:07,599 Speaker 1: still interested in and they're looking at the whole quarterback market, 1482 01:14:07,880 --> 01:14:09,880 Speaker 1: and so those teams can't do much of anything until 1483 01:14:09,920 --> 01:14:13,120 Speaker 1: they know what he's doing. Some teams might get tired 1484 01:14:13,160 --> 01:14:14,800 Speaker 1: of waiting if it takes too long and go sign 1485 01:14:14,840 --> 01:14:18,960 Speaker 1: and Teddy Bridgewater or if Philip Rivers instead. But you know, 1486 01:14:19,000 --> 01:14:21,680 Speaker 1: you're you're hearing reports of the Bucks being all in. 1487 01:14:23,520 --> 01:14:25,759 Speaker 1: You know, the Times that have showed some interest. Although 1488 01:14:25,880 --> 01:14:29,840 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill is acnown, they still value greatly could either 1489 01:14:29,920 --> 01:14:34,000 Speaker 1: tag or resign, and so um, you know, there's there. 1490 01:14:34,160 --> 01:14:35,760 Speaker 1: There are a lot of dominoes that have to fall, 1491 01:14:35,800 --> 01:14:38,639 Speaker 1: and I know some Patriots free agents are waiting on 1492 01:14:38,720 --> 01:14:40,880 Speaker 1: him because if Brady's not coming back, you could have 1493 01:14:40,920 --> 01:14:43,640 Speaker 1: at least a mini rebuild in New England that they 1494 01:14:43,640 --> 01:14:46,920 Speaker 1: have to worry about. So um, you know, people are 1495 01:14:46,960 --> 01:14:48,920 Speaker 1: hoping Tom makes a decision sooner than later. But he 1496 01:14:49,080 --> 01:14:51,960 Speaker 1: very well could get into that campering period Monday and 1497 01:14:52,000 --> 01:14:54,439 Speaker 1: Tuesday because he wants to hear these teams out. Formally, 1498 01:14:55,200 --> 01:14:57,519 Speaker 1: we're on the line with Jeremy Fowler from ESPN. They're 1499 01:14:57,640 --> 01:15:01,040 Speaker 1: NFL senior reporter. Jeremy, you hadn't story earlier this week. 1500 01:15:01,040 --> 01:15:03,840 Speaker 1: I think it was Monday about a faction This is 1501 01:15:03,880 --> 01:15:07,080 Speaker 1: back on CBA, but a faction of NFL owners were 1502 01:15:07,080 --> 01:15:10,040 Speaker 1: hoping that the CBA failed in the player vote because 1503 01:15:10,080 --> 01:15:12,479 Speaker 1: they didn't like this deal. They would like to, you know, 1504 01:15:12,640 --> 01:15:14,720 Speaker 1: making a make a new deal, making an eighteen game 1505 01:15:14,960 --> 01:15:18,479 Speaker 1: regular season. Is that still alive, that belief among some 1506 01:15:18,560 --> 01:15:23,280 Speaker 1: owners that maybe be better at the players voted town Well, sure, 1507 01:15:23,280 --> 01:15:26,360 Speaker 1: there's a minority of owners the fielding a way. So 1508 01:15:26,640 --> 01:15:30,160 Speaker 1: what happened was the owners voted on the proposed CBO. 1509 01:15:30,439 --> 01:15:32,720 Speaker 1: They voted in support of it, and then it went 1510 01:15:32,720 --> 01:15:35,800 Speaker 1: to the players, but it was not unanimous, and so 1511 01:15:36,160 --> 01:15:38,880 Speaker 1: I wanted to find out how those owners felt about 1512 01:15:38,920 --> 01:15:40,640 Speaker 1: the situation. So it turns out they did speak with 1513 01:15:40,720 --> 01:15:43,840 Speaker 1: Roger Goodell about it, about the frustrations with the current deal, 1514 01:15:44,720 --> 01:15:47,920 Speaker 1: that those fields would be gave up too much, which 1515 01:15:48,000 --> 01:15:52,640 Speaker 1: of course the players would would starkly oppose. But you know, 1516 01:15:52,880 --> 01:15:56,479 Speaker 1: there are there are definitely some owners in the building 1517 01:15:57,640 --> 01:16:00,439 Speaker 1: who won eighteen games eventually, whether it's an out or 1518 01:16:00,439 --> 01:16:03,479 Speaker 1: ten years from now, So you know, if things get 1519 01:16:03,479 --> 01:16:06,120 Speaker 1: shot there and then you could be looking at the 1520 01:16:06,120 --> 01:16:08,160 Speaker 1: owners trying to play hardball and coming over the time 1521 01:16:08,439 --> 01:16:10,799 Speaker 1: with the extra game, but I'm told from the players 1522 01:16:10,800 --> 01:16:14,960 Speaker 1: side that they did then all but the players union 1523 01:16:15,040 --> 01:16:17,519 Speaker 1: off the negotiating people and they could get really open. 1524 01:16:17,680 --> 01:16:19,519 Speaker 1: So I don't know if they want to pull that card, 1525 01:16:19,560 --> 01:16:23,000 Speaker 1: but they're they're plotting for eighteen games eventually. It seems 1526 01:16:23,080 --> 01:16:26,559 Speaker 1: far fetched now, but it's on the on the off 1527 01:16:26,680 --> 01:16:30,920 Speaker 1: chance that the players do reject this CBA, what do 1528 01:16:30,960 --> 01:16:35,640 Speaker 1: you think will happen in the short term, Well, the 1529 01:16:35,720 --> 01:16:40,040 Speaker 1: players will then hope that the owners will renegotiate with them, 1530 01:16:40,040 --> 01:16:42,920 Speaker 1: and the owners have put out players that they'll be 1531 01:16:42,960 --> 01:16:46,599 Speaker 1: rerecton to do them. But we'll see. And so if 1532 01:16:46,600 --> 01:16:48,880 Speaker 1: they are truly reluctant and they're gonna say we're not 1533 01:16:48,880 --> 01:16:51,040 Speaker 1: going to talk to you till after the twenty twenty 1534 01:16:51,479 --> 01:16:55,679 Speaker 1: after the twenty twenty season, then there's a potential lockout 1535 01:16:55,720 --> 01:16:58,800 Speaker 1: because um, we're not there yet. But if you if 1536 01:16:58,840 --> 01:17:01,879 Speaker 1: you get through the year and then the CBA expires 1537 01:17:01,880 --> 01:17:05,120 Speaker 1: in March of twenty twenty one, pressed up against time there. 1538 01:17:05,960 --> 01:17:08,800 Speaker 1: But you know, there are some players who don't want 1539 01:17:08,800 --> 01:17:10,719 Speaker 1: to take the deal now because they say, look, we're 1540 01:17:10,880 --> 01:17:15,200 Speaker 1: nineteen months from losing game checks right, not this season, 1541 01:17:15,240 --> 01:17:17,720 Speaker 1: but next, and so they still feel like there's a 1542 01:17:17,720 --> 01:17:20,240 Speaker 1: lot of time to figure something out and get a 1543 01:17:20,280 --> 01:17:24,519 Speaker 1: deal that statisize both parties and so you know, we're 1544 01:17:24,560 --> 01:17:28,360 Speaker 1: not a standard US yet if they rejected, but it 1545 01:17:28,400 --> 01:17:31,400 Speaker 1: really depends on whether the league and the owners follow 1546 01:17:31,479 --> 01:17:34,080 Speaker 1: the hard line standards that they've put out there that 1547 01:17:34,160 --> 01:17:37,000 Speaker 1: they won't negotiate for another year. Jeremy Lessing, we have 1548 01:17:37,120 --> 01:17:39,920 Speaker 1: for you. It strikes me that the NFL, even with 1549 01:17:40,000 --> 01:17:43,760 Speaker 1: the issues to be resolved here, owners meeting at the 1550 01:17:43,840 --> 01:17:46,040 Speaker 1: end of this month, the draft in April, maybe free 1551 01:17:46,080 --> 01:17:49,439 Speaker 1: agency next week, NFL gets off kind of lucky compared 1552 01:17:49,479 --> 01:17:51,879 Speaker 1: to some of the other pro sports leagues of regarding 1553 01:17:51,880 --> 01:17:56,760 Speaker 1: the coronavirus. Do you agree, well, timing is everything. Yeah. 1554 01:17:56,960 --> 01:17:59,240 Speaker 1: I think if if we were in November right now, 1555 01:18:00,400 --> 01:18:03,000 Speaker 1: the league would, man, I mean, they would really want 1556 01:18:03,000 --> 01:18:05,120 Speaker 1: to preserve those games, but I just don't know if 1557 01:18:05,160 --> 01:18:09,200 Speaker 1: they could. You know, they the public, uh you know, 1558 01:18:09,240 --> 01:18:12,320 Speaker 1: the cry for public safety prevails here and they would 1559 01:18:12,320 --> 01:18:16,320 Speaker 1: have to shut down a serious revenue push. That would 1560 01:18:16,320 --> 01:18:18,360 Speaker 1: be fascinating because I think the NFL is sort of 1561 01:18:18,360 --> 01:18:21,120 Speaker 1: the wounds too, not that they're not aware of socially, 1562 01:18:21,200 --> 01:18:24,360 Speaker 1: but um, you know, they would be the last among 1563 01:18:24,360 --> 01:18:28,800 Speaker 1: the leagues. I would think to move on and postpone games. So, um, 1564 01:18:29,120 --> 01:18:32,000 Speaker 1: that would be a major test of their medal at 1565 01:18:32,040 --> 01:18:34,639 Speaker 1: that point. But you know, you're talking about sixty seventy 1566 01:18:34,640 --> 01:18:37,760 Speaker 1: thousand people and the same they would have to do it. Yeah, yeah, 1567 01:18:37,800 --> 01:18:39,880 Speaker 1: thank god, we don't have to see that. Wow. Thanks 1568 01:18:39,960 --> 01:18:44,639 Speaker 1: Jeremy anytime, guys. Thank you. Jeremy Fowler ESPN NFL senior 1569 01:18:44,680 --> 01:18:47,400 Speaker 1: reporter has been with them since twenty fourteen. Contributes to 1570 01:18:47,960 --> 01:18:50,680 Speaker 1: ESPN's Get Up, Chill in Sports Center. Hey this just in. 1571 01:18:50,760 --> 01:18:55,360 Speaker 1: The NFL has suspended the twenty nineteen What they say, NFL, 1572 01:18:56,640 --> 01:19:01,160 Speaker 1: The National Hockey League has suspended twenty nineteen twenty nineteen season. 1573 01:19:01,800 --> 01:19:04,160 Speaker 1: I got a statement from Commissioner Gary Bettman. We'll try 1574 01:19:04,160 --> 01:19:05,400 Speaker 1: to get to you in a moment. We're gonna have 1575 01:19:05,439 --> 01:19:07,600 Speaker 1: Marty Baron, who knows a little bit about hockey on 1576 01:19:07,760 --> 01:19:09,559 Speaker 1: set with us in a moment as well. So come 1577 01:19:09,600 --> 01:19:11,799 Speaker 1: on back for that. One Bill's Live presented by Kalida 1578 01:19:11,840 --> 01:19:15,040 Speaker 1: Health from the Seneca Studio in Archard Park. This is 1579 01:19:15,080 --> 01:19:30,559 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills Radio. Welcome back. It's One Bill's Live. John Murphy, 1580 01:19:30,600 --> 01:19:33,479 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker, and a special guest Marty Burn, a frequent 1581 01:19:33,600 --> 01:19:36,160 Speaker 1: visitor on The Instigator. To see him on Sabers pregame 1582 01:19:36,200 --> 01:19:38,559 Speaker 1: and intermissions, here to talk hockey. Welcome Marty. That's my 1583 01:19:38,600 --> 01:19:40,360 Speaker 1: first island the show. Yes, how do you like it? 1584 01:19:40,479 --> 01:19:42,920 Speaker 1: I love it? You know you guys wear your bills stuff. 1585 01:19:42,960 --> 01:19:45,679 Speaker 1: I got my Sabers. I'm ready to go, Marty. Go ahead. 1586 01:19:45,920 --> 01:19:49,000 Speaker 1: Marty's here because of the NHL announcement just moments ago, 1587 01:19:49,240 --> 01:19:52,800 Speaker 1: the NHL, after consulting with medical experts and convening a 1588 01:19:52,880 --> 01:19:55,479 Speaker 1: conference called the Ward of Governors, announcing it will pause 1589 01:19:56,080 --> 01:19:58,920 Speaker 1: the twenty that's their word, pause the twenty nineteen twenty season. 1590 01:19:59,200 --> 01:20:01,599 Speaker 1: Beginning with what does that mean? To pause the season? 1591 01:20:01,680 --> 01:20:04,360 Speaker 1: It is the keyword. As they're gonna pause, they're gonna 1592 01:20:04,400 --> 01:20:09,000 Speaker 1: reassess what as a situation moving forward, I think players 1593 01:20:09,040 --> 01:20:13,400 Speaker 1: are going to get tested buildings in different country because 1594 01:20:13,400 --> 01:20:15,040 Speaker 1: you're not just dealing with the US, you're dealing with 1595 01:20:15,080 --> 01:20:17,439 Speaker 1: Canada as well. There are seven teams in Canada in 1596 01:20:17,520 --> 01:20:20,320 Speaker 1: the NBA. There's one, the Toronto Raptors, and they were 1597 01:20:20,360 --> 01:20:24,599 Speaker 1: directly affected by the event of you know, the Utah 1598 01:20:24,680 --> 01:20:27,080 Speaker 1: Jazz and their players. So it was easy to make 1599 01:20:27,120 --> 01:20:29,559 Speaker 1: that decision. But for the NHL, you have to consider 1600 01:20:29,920 --> 01:20:35,400 Speaker 1: thirty one teams, two countries, international players as well, players 1601 01:20:35,439 --> 01:20:40,120 Speaker 1: that have families visiting from Sweden, Russia, Germany. So there's 1602 01:20:40,160 --> 01:20:42,679 Speaker 1: obviously a lot to consider here. So they're gonna pause, 1603 01:20:43,160 --> 01:20:47,240 Speaker 1: most likely, test everybody, most likely see what building availabilities 1604 01:20:47,320 --> 01:20:50,400 Speaker 1: looks like into June and July. That was the word 1605 01:20:50,479 --> 01:20:54,320 Speaker 1: last night that leagues have already asked for building availability 1606 01:20:54,360 --> 01:20:58,280 Speaker 1: through July. You could see July hockey. You could see 1607 01:20:58,320 --> 01:21:01,519 Speaker 1: the league pausing for two to three weeks and see 1608 01:21:01,560 --> 01:21:05,360 Speaker 1: where their recommendations are through the health department, and and 1609 01:21:05,439 --> 01:21:08,519 Speaker 1: maybe resume mid April and go until mid July. So 1610 01:21:08,560 --> 01:21:10,760 Speaker 1: which brings up the point, how do you stay ready 1611 01:21:10,760 --> 01:21:12,880 Speaker 1: to play hockey when you can't get together to practice. 1612 01:21:12,920 --> 01:21:16,080 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying is, yeah, it's a weird dynamic. 1613 01:21:16,160 --> 01:21:20,439 Speaker 1: It's a really weird dynamic. Now. I thought at first that, okay, 1614 01:21:20,439 --> 01:21:23,559 Speaker 1: well you can stop playing because you're having nineteen twenty 1615 01:21:23,600 --> 01:21:27,080 Speaker 1: thousand people arenas. The first step was playing without any fans. 1616 01:21:27,120 --> 01:21:31,800 Speaker 1: But now it's a bigger issue than that. So I'm thinking, well, 1617 01:21:31,840 --> 01:21:34,639 Speaker 1: if the players are at home, they drive into the building, 1618 01:21:34,720 --> 01:21:38,200 Speaker 1: they practice, they get their workouts, they're with the medical personnel. 1619 01:21:38,920 --> 01:21:40,920 Speaker 1: Everything can be contained in that way. It's like a 1620 01:21:41,040 --> 01:21:46,960 Speaker 1: mini quarantine for those guys. But yeah, after everyone's tested 1621 01:21:47,040 --> 01:21:50,639 Speaker 1: and but I just talked to um Darren Dregor, who's 1622 01:21:50,840 --> 01:21:53,080 Speaker 1: going to be on the inciators tomorrow morning as well. 1623 01:21:53,120 --> 01:21:55,360 Speaker 1: He comes in on every Friday. He said he doesn't 1624 01:21:55,360 --> 01:21:57,479 Speaker 1: think anybody's going to be allowed to go to the 1625 01:21:57,560 --> 01:22:02,280 Speaker 1: rank for the short quarantine. Everybody's gonna have to be 1626 01:22:02,320 --> 01:22:05,680 Speaker 1: at home and get tested and then they'll reassess. So 1627 01:22:06,120 --> 01:22:09,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I hope guys have gym equipment in their 1628 01:22:09,040 --> 01:22:11,200 Speaker 1: house and their basement. Maybe they go for a run. 1629 01:22:11,240 --> 01:22:15,320 Speaker 1: It's nice outside right now, but there won't be any practices, 1630 01:22:15,479 --> 01:22:18,800 Speaker 1: there won't be any team activities. Everything is suspended and 1631 01:22:18,880 --> 01:22:22,720 Speaker 1: being paused, not just the games, with everything else. If 1632 01:22:22,760 --> 01:22:25,000 Speaker 1: the NBA had not done what they did last night, 1633 01:22:25,000 --> 01:22:27,920 Speaker 1: the NHL wouldn't be forced to make this move, right. 1634 01:22:28,160 --> 01:22:34,800 Speaker 1: I think the NBA, NHL, MLS and eventually probably MLB 1635 01:22:34,880 --> 01:22:38,240 Speaker 1: as well, they all are in constant communication. So when 1636 01:22:38,560 --> 01:22:40,760 Speaker 1: there was a case in the NBA and then it 1637 01:22:40,800 --> 01:22:43,040 Speaker 1: became real, and I'm not saying it's not real, but 1638 01:22:43,120 --> 01:22:45,720 Speaker 1: you always feel a little isolated. You're like, oh, we 1639 01:22:45,760 --> 01:22:47,960 Speaker 1: can play without fans. People can watch it on TV, 1640 01:22:48,360 --> 01:22:51,759 Speaker 1: even here in Buffalo. I don't think people really started 1641 01:22:51,880 --> 01:22:55,960 Speaker 1: talking about, oh, coronavirus until like I had people tell me, Hey, 1642 01:22:55,960 --> 01:22:58,599 Speaker 1: there's a case in Rochester, now Monroe County. Now you're like, oh, 1643 01:22:58,600 --> 01:23:01,639 Speaker 1: it's feeling close to home. So I think the NHL 1644 01:23:01,880 --> 01:23:04,559 Speaker 1: was waiting in communication with the NBA, but they had 1645 01:23:04,560 --> 01:23:07,000 Speaker 1: no choice, and people knew last night like it was 1646 01:23:07,000 --> 01:23:10,479 Speaker 1: going to be announced. But the thing is, why one o'clock. Well, 1647 01:23:10,760 --> 01:23:13,519 Speaker 1: you can't do a ten o'clock press conference when it's 1648 01:23:13,600 --> 01:23:16,600 Speaker 1: seven am out out west and you have to have 1649 01:23:16,640 --> 01:23:19,280 Speaker 1: a conversation with your Board of governor. So let's take 1650 01:23:19,360 --> 01:23:21,519 Speaker 1: the time to get to it and then cancel everything. 1651 01:23:21,560 --> 01:23:24,559 Speaker 1: The problem The thing is, in reality, the decision was 1652 01:23:24,600 --> 01:23:27,160 Speaker 1: probably made yesterday or last night at some point, and 1653 01:23:27,439 --> 01:23:29,040 Speaker 1: they had all these meetings to say, how are we 1654 01:23:29,080 --> 01:23:30,880 Speaker 1: going to pull it off, and what's it gonna look like, 1655 01:23:31,080 --> 01:23:32,679 Speaker 1: what's it going to mean for our team? And working 1656 01:23:32,680 --> 01:23:35,160 Speaker 1: through the details and the ripple effects of what it's 1657 01:23:35,200 --> 01:23:38,120 Speaker 1: going to mean to pause the league for a given 1658 01:23:38,160 --> 01:23:40,000 Speaker 1: time and then to start it back out. How about this, 1659 01:23:40,200 --> 01:23:43,400 Speaker 1: Like we've been talking about Alexevetkin's chase for Wayne Gretzky 1660 01:23:43,479 --> 01:23:46,439 Speaker 1: has changed to fifty and he's gone to seven hundred 1661 01:23:46,560 --> 01:23:49,439 Speaker 1: how like. And I'm outstand that's what is important. But 1662 01:23:49,479 --> 01:23:55,040 Speaker 1: the league has to consider every implication contract application, TV contracts, 1663 01:23:55,760 --> 01:23:59,679 Speaker 1: off ice employees. Like, there's so much to talk about, 1664 01:24:00,320 --> 01:24:03,560 Speaker 1: you know, I'm sure everybody's scrambling right now inside the 1665 01:24:03,920 --> 01:24:06,680 Speaker 1: Sabers office as to what does that mean. They had 1666 01:24:06,720 --> 01:24:10,920 Speaker 1: to postpone the Sabers Alumni wine event tonight was going 1667 01:24:10,960 --> 01:24:12,599 Speaker 1: to be held at the Arena. That's a great event. 1668 01:24:12,800 --> 01:24:14,719 Speaker 1: They raised a ton of money for schpance of research. 1669 01:24:14,760 --> 01:24:16,839 Speaker 1: That's one of the small ripples and the ribbon effect. 1670 01:24:16,880 --> 01:24:21,559 Speaker 1: I mean, this thing's I mean, the consequences of all 1671 01:24:21,600 --> 01:24:23,960 Speaker 1: of this stuff happening are going to be vast, and 1672 01:24:24,000 --> 01:24:27,800 Speaker 1: there's an unforeseen, unforeseeable I mean, there's it's it's it's 1673 01:24:27,880 --> 01:24:30,960 Speaker 1: a a group of people. The Sabers are not just 1674 01:24:31,000 --> 01:24:35,160 Speaker 1: twenty three players, five coaches, a few trainers. There's medical staff, 1675 01:24:35,720 --> 01:24:40,040 Speaker 1: there's locker room employees, there's you know, PR department. I 1676 01:24:40,760 --> 01:24:43,280 Speaker 1: was there a couple of days ago before they left 1677 01:24:43,280 --> 01:24:45,880 Speaker 1: for Montreal, and I did a sit down interview with 1678 01:24:45,960 --> 01:24:50,080 Speaker 1: Dominic Cahoun. Right, So yes, there was procedure in place 1679 01:24:50,120 --> 01:24:54,519 Speaker 1: for media availability and podiums in place, but we needed 1680 01:24:54,560 --> 01:24:57,680 Speaker 1: to do a sit down interview. So I did. And 1681 01:24:57,720 --> 01:24:59,719 Speaker 1: it was funny because I like went to the restroom 1682 01:24:59,760 --> 01:25:02,320 Speaker 1: washed my hands, were doing this on an iPad, and 1683 01:25:03,000 --> 01:25:06,000 Speaker 1: dom Nicoon walked in and I'm like, hey, I just 1684 01:25:06,040 --> 01:25:07,640 Speaker 1: washed my hands. Just want to let you know. I 1685 01:25:07,680 --> 01:25:09,600 Speaker 1: went in there. I spent two to three minutes. I 1686 01:25:09,680 --> 01:25:12,320 Speaker 1: washed him clean. We're good, and he goes, I'm gonna 1687 01:25:12,360 --> 01:25:15,040 Speaker 1: go do the same thing. So there's obviously the players 1688 01:25:15,040 --> 01:25:16,840 Speaker 1: were where. There was no messing around with it, and 1689 01:25:17,360 --> 01:25:19,719 Speaker 1: there was only one decision to be made. You mentioned 1690 01:25:19,720 --> 01:25:22,439 Speaker 1: the off ice employees, and I think Mark Cuban and 1691 01:25:22,520 --> 01:25:24,280 Speaker 1: the NBA owner of the Dallas may has made a 1692 01:25:24,280 --> 01:25:27,519 Speaker 1: really good point saying that all of those non plane 1693 01:25:27,600 --> 01:25:30,360 Speaker 1: personnel will be paid for miss Games. He's looking a 1694 01:25:30,400 --> 01:25:33,160 Speaker 1: lot of people, people who work at Keybank Center who 1695 01:25:33,240 --> 01:25:37,960 Speaker 1: need that income. Absolutely, Mark Cuban is smart, he's a 1696 01:25:38,000 --> 01:25:40,840 Speaker 1: smart business person, and he was talking about it. There's 1697 01:25:40,840 --> 01:25:43,559 Speaker 1: already a plan in place, or a contingent plan in 1698 01:25:43,600 --> 01:25:47,519 Speaker 1: place to paid some employees, and he goes, maybe we 1699 01:25:47,600 --> 01:25:50,679 Speaker 1: have him do charity work. Maybe they have to do. 1700 01:25:51,040 --> 01:25:53,479 Speaker 1: You know, when employees go to the rink and they 1701 01:25:53,520 --> 01:25:55,920 Speaker 1: work the concession stands there there at like maybe whatt 1702 01:25:55,920 --> 01:25:58,719 Speaker 1: four o'clock in the afternoon, they leave at eleven o'clock midnight, 1703 01:25:58,760 --> 01:26:01,400 Speaker 1: So that's a six seven hour shift. Maybe we got 1704 01:26:01,400 --> 01:26:04,160 Speaker 1: to get him to do six seven hours shifts of 1705 01:26:04,360 --> 01:26:08,919 Speaker 1: volunteered work, and that's how they So he's thinking outside 1706 01:26:08,920 --> 01:26:11,600 Speaker 1: the box, and I think right now, that's what we 1707 01:26:11,640 --> 01:26:14,120 Speaker 1: have to do. We also have to, you know, consider 1708 01:26:14,200 --> 01:26:17,800 Speaker 1: the safety of everybody. But a guy like Mark Cuban 1709 01:26:17,880 --> 01:26:20,040 Speaker 1: obviously is a leader in that department. And the clip 1710 01:26:20,080 --> 01:26:22,720 Speaker 1: of him being told that the season was going to 1711 01:26:22,800 --> 01:26:25,800 Speaker 1: be suspended in the NBA's during a game was incredible. 1712 01:26:25,880 --> 01:26:29,040 Speaker 1: Like he was, he was really sharp right away, Marty Burron, 1713 01:26:29,080 --> 01:26:31,439 Speaker 1: it's with us. The NHL has has put its season 1714 01:26:31,520 --> 01:26:35,759 Speaker 1: on hold, pausing its season because of the coronavirus concerns. Hey, Marty, 1715 01:26:36,200 --> 01:26:39,240 Speaker 1: what do people from other major professional sports think of 1716 01:26:39,280 --> 01:26:41,760 Speaker 1: the NFL? The NFL not playing games right now, but 1717 01:26:41,800 --> 01:26:44,200 Speaker 1: there is business being conducted and a new league year 1718 01:26:44,600 --> 01:26:47,360 Speaker 1: starts next Wednesday with free agency. The draft is about 1719 01:26:47,400 --> 01:26:49,920 Speaker 1: a month away. Owners meetings coming up at the end 1720 01:26:49,920 --> 01:26:51,800 Speaker 1: of this month. Do people look at the NFL and saying, 1721 01:26:51,800 --> 01:26:53,320 Speaker 1: what are you waiting for? Well, the NFL is the 1722 01:26:53,360 --> 01:26:56,320 Speaker 1: big the big shooter. Right when you consider the four 1723 01:26:56,479 --> 01:27:00,479 Speaker 1: major pro sports in North America between football, baseball, basketball, hockey, 1724 01:27:00,520 --> 01:27:02,639 Speaker 1: I think the NFL is the one that lead the way. 1725 01:27:02,840 --> 01:27:06,200 Speaker 1: And right now I don't know if they have yet, 1726 01:27:06,240 --> 01:27:10,000 Speaker 1: but there was talk of closing down, uh, you know, 1727 01:27:10,080 --> 01:27:14,120 Speaker 1: workout facilities and practice facilities to all players, because when 1728 01:27:14,439 --> 01:27:17,120 Speaker 1: when the NHL is not in season, they have players 1729 01:27:17,120 --> 01:27:19,400 Speaker 1: in town I worked out or workout every day at 1730 01:27:19,400 --> 01:27:21,920 Speaker 1: the arena, or have their trainers that they work out with. 1731 01:27:22,360 --> 01:27:25,400 Speaker 1: This new train facility here is fantastic, and I'm sure 1732 01:27:25,400 --> 01:27:28,040 Speaker 1: there is players and there's rules to that too. But 1733 01:27:28,160 --> 01:27:32,400 Speaker 1: the players all scheduled come back April twentieth for offseason workouts. 1734 01:27:32,439 --> 01:27:36,519 Speaker 1: So that's a month away, so and I think we'll 1735 01:27:36,520 --> 01:27:38,919 Speaker 1: know a lot over the next couple of weeks. Obviously, 1736 01:27:39,640 --> 01:27:42,040 Speaker 1: everybody's going to be looking at the NFL. There's free 1737 01:27:42,040 --> 01:27:45,320 Speaker 1: agency that usually fly people in and they do all 1738 01:27:45,360 --> 01:27:48,640 Speaker 1: these you know, these these testing and workouts, and they 1739 01:27:48,680 --> 01:27:51,759 Speaker 1: want to know what they're getting into. They probably won't 1740 01:27:51,760 --> 01:27:54,519 Speaker 1: be able to do that. Scouts can't you know, travel 1741 01:27:54,600 --> 01:27:59,320 Speaker 1: now you've got obviously NHL scouts, and that there's tournaments 1742 01:27:59,320 --> 01:28:00,880 Speaker 1: that we're going to have and in Europe that are 1743 01:28:00,920 --> 01:28:05,160 Speaker 1: being canceled. There's youth hockey tournament, the States Championship are 1744 01:28:05,200 --> 01:28:09,040 Speaker 1: being canceled. Nationals are being canceled. It's unfortunate, but that's 1745 01:28:09,080 --> 01:28:11,200 Speaker 1: what needs to happen, so that you can get a 1746 01:28:11,240 --> 01:28:13,240 Speaker 1: hold of what's happening and then you can make a 1747 01:28:13,240 --> 01:28:15,240 Speaker 1: better decision than a couple of weeks from now. Yeah, 1748 01:28:15,240 --> 01:28:18,760 Speaker 1: And it's the simple fact is that nobody knows what 1749 01:28:18,760 --> 01:28:21,479 Speaker 1: the ramifications are going to be. But you got to 1750 01:28:21,520 --> 01:28:24,360 Speaker 1: take precautions and it's better to be too cautious than have, 1751 01:28:24,680 --> 01:28:26,679 Speaker 1: you know, have this thing get out of hand. Plus 1752 01:28:27,040 --> 01:28:29,000 Speaker 1: all the stuff we're talking about, one of the main 1753 01:28:29,040 --> 01:28:33,320 Speaker 1: problems is two things. One people gathering ye with and 1754 01:28:33,439 --> 01:28:37,800 Speaker 1: not knowing somebody within their ranks has a sickness. And 1755 01:28:37,920 --> 01:28:41,280 Speaker 1: two is travel. We take it for granted so much 1756 01:28:41,320 --> 01:28:44,000 Speaker 1: in this country. I mean, teams are traveling, Scouts are traveling, 1757 01:28:44,040 --> 01:28:48,880 Speaker 1: owners are traveling. Everybody's meeting that it is. It's unbelievable 1758 01:28:48,960 --> 01:28:54,280 Speaker 1: how much it alters and hat the ever widening scope. Yeah, 1759 01:28:54,320 --> 01:28:57,639 Speaker 1: of people that it affects and traveling. Yes, the teams 1760 01:28:57,680 --> 01:28:59,720 Speaker 1: usually like the NHL deal, take a bus from the 1761 01:29:00,439 --> 01:29:03,960 Speaker 1: and they'll do their screening either outside the arena or 1762 01:29:04,040 --> 01:29:06,400 Speaker 1: right at the plane. They usually don't go through the terminals. 1763 01:29:06,640 --> 01:29:10,120 Speaker 1: If they have to go international, which happens to play Montreal, 1764 01:29:10,200 --> 01:29:12,719 Speaker 1: like the Sabers are in Montreal right now, they're flying back, 1765 01:29:12,920 --> 01:29:14,720 Speaker 1: they have to go through the terminal, they have to 1766 01:29:14,720 --> 01:29:19,080 Speaker 1: go through customs. So there's so many more things that 1767 01:29:19,160 --> 01:29:22,200 Speaker 1: you have to look for. I know it's seventeen years ago, 1768 01:29:22,280 --> 01:29:24,160 Speaker 1: but at the end of the two thousand two two 1769 01:29:24,160 --> 01:29:26,320 Speaker 1: thousand and three season, we had a little bit of 1770 01:29:26,320 --> 01:29:28,920 Speaker 1: a scare with the Buffalo Sabers. Rhet Warner and Brian 1771 01:29:28,960 --> 01:29:32,280 Speaker 1: Campbell were quarantine because of Stars. So Stars came through 1772 01:29:32,320 --> 01:29:34,680 Speaker 1: in two thousand and three and Brian Campbell's sister in 1773 01:29:34,760 --> 01:29:37,760 Speaker 1: law worked as a nurse in a Toronto hospital that 1774 01:29:37,800 --> 01:29:40,559 Speaker 1: we're dealing with the epidemic of stars at the time, 1775 01:29:40,840 --> 01:29:43,120 Speaker 1: and they went to dinner the night before we played 1776 01:29:43,120 --> 01:29:45,639 Speaker 1: the Montreal Canadians the next day and on the way 1777 01:29:45,680 --> 01:29:49,480 Speaker 1: to the airport because we were flying to Carolina Carolina, 1778 01:29:49,560 --> 01:29:52,320 Speaker 1: the next day, Brian Campbell got a call from his 1779 01:29:52,920 --> 01:29:57,000 Speaker 1: brother in law and said, they you know, she's being 1780 01:29:57,080 --> 01:29:59,400 Speaker 1: quarantine and we had dinner last night, so I don't 1781 01:29:59,400 --> 01:30:01,519 Speaker 1: know what that means for you guys. So they walked 1782 01:30:01,520 --> 01:30:04,759 Speaker 1: on the plane and they said to Linda rough Soupy's 1783 01:30:04,800 --> 01:30:07,200 Speaker 1: sister and Luga quarantine in Toronto, what do we do? 1784 01:30:07,240 --> 01:30:09,439 Speaker 1: And Lindy's like, I don't know, why are you telling 1785 01:30:09,479 --> 01:30:12,280 Speaker 1: me that? Go talk to the well. At the time, 1786 01:30:12,400 --> 01:30:15,360 Speaker 1: seventeen years ago, there's one athletic trainer. There's not a 1787 01:30:15,400 --> 01:30:18,760 Speaker 1: group of people right. He's like, I don't know. It's 1788 01:30:18,800 --> 01:30:22,080 Speaker 1: eleven thirty at night. We need to call health department 1789 01:30:22,080 --> 01:30:23,599 Speaker 1: and we need to figure it out. At first they 1790 01:30:23,600 --> 01:30:26,000 Speaker 1: were like, don't worry about it. Fly. Then they're like no, 1791 01:30:26,040 --> 01:30:27,960 Speaker 1: get in your car and they're like no, come back. 1792 01:30:28,040 --> 01:30:30,760 Speaker 1: You're okay. They're like, go home. They missed a week, 1793 01:30:31,439 --> 01:30:34,120 Speaker 1: like Super missed three games, missed a couple of games. 1794 01:30:34,280 --> 01:30:36,679 Speaker 1: They went home and they were quarantine in their house. 1795 01:30:36,720 --> 01:30:40,000 Speaker 1: They lived together, so it worked out. But it's just 1796 01:30:40,600 --> 01:30:43,280 Speaker 1: that was seventeen years ago. Like now we know a 1797 01:30:43,280 --> 01:30:46,559 Speaker 1: lot more about it. Social Media obviously gets involved and 1798 01:30:46,720 --> 01:30:49,080 Speaker 1: you have to take the right step. Last thing I got, Marty, 1799 01:30:49,200 --> 01:30:53,719 Speaker 1: is what is that gonna mean for this this Saber season, 1800 01:30:53,760 --> 01:30:57,519 Speaker 1: the fifteenth anniversary season, unlikely to make the playoffs? How 1801 01:30:57,520 --> 01:31:00,720 Speaker 1: many games? That? Thirteen? Fourteen games? There's fourteen games left. 1802 01:31:00,800 --> 01:31:03,000 Speaker 1: I think they'll play those games. And do they do 1803 01:31:03,080 --> 01:31:06,000 Speaker 1: they want to play those fourteen games? Well? Yes, I 1804 01:31:06,040 --> 01:31:08,439 Speaker 1: think they want to. And Steve you probably would say 1805 01:31:08,439 --> 01:31:10,479 Speaker 1: the same thing. But you're jack iCal and you could 1806 01:31:10,520 --> 01:31:12,680 Speaker 1: get to ninety points and you could get to you know, 1807 01:31:12,760 --> 01:31:15,599 Speaker 1: forty goals, and you you want to get there. Yeah, 1808 01:31:15,600 --> 01:31:18,479 Speaker 1: I mean it's important, and it's important for what your 1809 01:31:18,479 --> 01:31:21,160 Speaker 1: contribution to the team. There's players like Sam Ryan Art 1810 01:31:21,160 --> 01:31:24,160 Speaker 1: who is looking to make bank in a new contract. 1811 01:31:24,200 --> 01:31:27,800 Speaker 1: There's new players that are getting opportunity. I look at 1812 01:31:28,000 --> 01:31:30,719 Speaker 1: Joanson Cahun and all of a sudden they just started 1813 01:31:30,760 --> 01:31:32,920 Speaker 1: playing together. They were doing so well. These guys are like, 1814 01:31:32,960 --> 01:31:35,879 Speaker 1: we want to get ten twelve games at least together 1815 01:31:36,240 --> 01:31:38,760 Speaker 1: to be able to get ready for next season. So 1816 01:31:39,320 --> 01:31:42,439 Speaker 1: I do think if everything works well, they're gonna either 1817 01:31:43,040 --> 01:31:45,559 Speaker 1: revamp the schedule, but I think everybody's got to play 1818 01:31:45,640 --> 01:31:48,040 Speaker 1: the same amount of games. Maybe it's seventy eight, maybe 1819 01:31:48,040 --> 01:31:50,559 Speaker 1: it's a d maybe it's not all the eighty two. Um, 1820 01:31:50,720 --> 01:31:53,640 Speaker 1: they're gonna change maybe the format to the playoffs to 1821 01:31:54,200 --> 01:31:56,160 Speaker 1: best of five in the first round and play in 1822 01:31:56,240 --> 01:31:59,960 Speaker 1: short sixty eight yes, sixty eight sixty nine game now, 1823 01:32:00,080 --> 01:32:03,000 Speaker 1: so some teams are at still sixty six sixty seven, 1824 01:32:03,040 --> 01:32:06,800 Speaker 1: so there's a difference there. Some teams have obviously more 1825 01:32:06,840 --> 01:32:09,760 Speaker 1: games to be played now. The hockey playoffs, if they 1826 01:32:09,760 --> 01:32:13,799 Speaker 1: indeed are gonna happen, it takes a couple of months. 1827 01:32:13,840 --> 01:32:18,240 Speaker 1: Takes two months we're talking of like August and September. 1828 01:32:18,360 --> 01:32:21,880 Speaker 1: N end of July would be the d N of 1829 01:32:21,960 --> 01:32:25,839 Speaker 1: the law. The latest the latest NHL was ever awarded 1830 01:32:25,920 --> 01:32:29,120 Speaker 1: was June twenty fourth, and that was after the ninety 1831 01:32:29,120 --> 01:32:35,640 Speaker 1: five season, so they would did they have a I 1832 01:32:35,680 --> 01:32:37,760 Speaker 1: want to see that. There was a short lockout at 1833 01:32:37,760 --> 01:32:41,599 Speaker 1: the start and then they played M and H. They 1834 01:32:41,600 --> 01:32:43,080 Speaker 1: were able to get it in, but it was late. 1835 01:32:43,200 --> 01:32:45,360 Speaker 1: I remember I got drafted usually the drafts around June 1836 01:32:45,360 --> 01:32:47,640 Speaker 1: twenty six. I got drafted July fifth, I think that 1837 01:32:47,680 --> 01:32:49,479 Speaker 1: was my draft year. The Shavers are in the finals 1838 01:32:49,560 --> 01:32:51,519 Speaker 1: ninety nine. That was pretty deep into June. It was 1839 01:32:51,600 --> 01:32:57,320 Speaker 1: deep into June, obviously. Michael Pecko was getting married that summer, 1840 01:32:57,400 --> 01:32:59,960 Speaker 1: and he was thinking about all Game seven could happen 1841 01:33:00,240 --> 01:33:04,120 Speaker 1: to be on my wedding day. So unfortunately they lost 1842 01:33:04,120 --> 01:33:06,120 Speaker 1: in Game six, but I remember like it was very 1843 01:33:06,240 --> 01:33:09,599 Speaker 1: close to that. So but if you're a player, right now, 1844 01:33:09,760 --> 01:33:13,080 Speaker 1: you go home, you get healthy, you try to maintain shape. 1845 01:33:13,120 --> 01:33:17,719 Speaker 1: Because I believe that this season is not canceled, as paused. 1846 01:33:18,439 --> 01:33:21,439 Speaker 1: Two to three weeks from now, new data could come 1847 01:33:21,439 --> 01:33:23,880 Speaker 1: in and they could resume the sea. We were talking 1848 01:33:23,880 --> 01:33:26,400 Speaker 1: about this as well, and you know how long they 1849 01:33:26,560 --> 01:33:29,240 Speaker 1: paused the season for how long they're they're doing all 1850 01:33:29,240 --> 01:33:32,880 Speaker 1: the conference tournaments. It could either one way or the other. 1851 01:33:32,880 --> 01:33:35,120 Speaker 1: It could the landscape could look very very different in 1852 01:33:35,120 --> 01:33:38,439 Speaker 1: six weeks. It could look different in six days. And 1853 01:33:38,479 --> 01:33:42,960 Speaker 1: that's that's what it shifts so quickly. Yesterday, at this time, 1854 01:33:43,560 --> 01:33:47,280 Speaker 1: everything was on the only Columbus that said we aren't 1855 01:33:47,320 --> 01:33:50,080 Speaker 1: going to play without fans, and San Jose we're playing 1856 01:33:50,080 --> 01:33:53,320 Speaker 1: without fans. That was the only two teams. Now, twenty 1857 01:33:53,360 --> 01:33:56,559 Speaker 1: four hours later, the league has paused. It changes really quickly, 1858 01:33:56,600 --> 01:33:59,280 Speaker 1: so we can't assume too much. We have to get 1859 01:33:59,280 --> 01:34:03,080 Speaker 1: the right information. June nineteenth, nineteen ninety nine, was the 1860 01:34:03,160 --> 01:34:05,240 Speaker 1: last game. That was the last game that year. Yeah, 1861 01:34:05,280 --> 01:34:07,559 Speaker 1: so I think was that that was a Saturday night too, right, 1862 01:34:08,160 --> 01:34:10,960 Speaker 1: I know. I remember it was late and the next 1863 01:34:10,960 --> 01:34:13,960 Speaker 1: morning and it was illegal. That was no goal either. Marty. 1864 01:34:14,040 --> 01:34:16,200 Speaker 1: Thank you, Hey, thank you for having me. It's great. 1865 01:34:16,240 --> 01:34:18,360 Speaker 1: And the next time maybe we talked football. All right, 1866 01:34:19,120 --> 01:34:21,320 Speaker 1: Marty Burn, you got the night off tonight. Marty Burn 1867 01:34:21,400 --> 01:34:25,000 Speaker 1: from the Savers broadcast, joining us as the NHL has paused. 1868 01:34:25,160 --> 01:34:28,120 Speaker 1: It's a regular season. We're just in the Major League 1869 01:34:28,120 --> 01:34:30,880 Speaker 1: Baseball has suspended operations. They're in the middle of spring 1870 01:34:30,920 --> 01:34:33,599 Speaker 1: training with their season openers coming up with a couple 1871 01:34:33,640 --> 01:34:35,759 Speaker 1: of weeks. All right, we'll take a break. Great Costal's 1872 01:34:35,760 --> 01:34:38,559 Speaker 1: coming up next hour. One Bill's five from the Seneca 1873 01:34:38,560 --> 01:34:51,080 Speaker 1: Studio in Orchard Park. This is Buffalo Bill's Radiofalo Bills 1874 01:34:51,280 --> 01:34:58,439 Speaker 1: Radio Network Stories update. The update from One Bill's Drive. 1875 01:34:58,520 --> 01:35:01,679 Speaker 1: The coronavirus and the timp on sports continues to spread. 1876 01:35:01,720 --> 01:35:04,519 Speaker 1: The National Hockey League announcing in the last half hour 1877 01:35:04,600 --> 01:35:07,120 Speaker 1: that it is on pause, suspending the rest of its 1878 01:35:07,439 --> 01:35:09,559 Speaker 1: regular season. It remains to be seeing what that means 1879 01:35:09,680 --> 01:35:13,920 Speaker 1: long term, and Major League Baseball has suspended operations as well. 1880 01:35:14,200 --> 01:35:16,880 Speaker 1: The NBA got the jump. The NBA announcing last night 1881 01:35:16,880 --> 01:35:19,400 Speaker 1: that it is suspending operations after one player and now 1882 01:35:19,439 --> 01:35:23,960 Speaker 1: a second player have been diagnosed with coronavirus. So the 1883 01:35:24,000 --> 01:35:28,080 Speaker 1: sports world reacting to the world around the NFL, cars 1884 01:35:28,080 --> 01:35:30,639 Speaker 1: and National Football So the Savers game tonight it will 1885 01:35:30,680 --> 01:35:32,920 Speaker 1: not be played. The Sabers at Montreal tonight has been 1886 01:35:32,920 --> 01:35:36,640 Speaker 1: suspended because of the coronavirus. Suspension of operations now in 1887 01:35:36,720 --> 01:35:39,840 Speaker 1: the National Football League, where it is unofficially that the 1888 01:35:39,920 --> 01:35:42,200 Speaker 1: National Football League will continue with the start of its 1889 01:35:42,240 --> 01:35:45,160 Speaker 1: league year, including free agency next week. We'll see if 1890 01:35:45,160 --> 01:35:49,040 Speaker 1: that changes. Some teams are altering their pre draft travel plans. 1891 01:35:49,960 --> 01:35:54,080 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers limiting commercial flights for coaches and scouts to Washington, 1892 01:35:54,120 --> 01:35:57,400 Speaker 1: Redskins bringing home model their coaches and scouts out at 1893 01:35:57,400 --> 01:36:01,400 Speaker 1: Pro Day's, Philadelphia Eagles not sending the coaching staff to 1894 01:36:01,560 --> 01:36:04,640 Speaker 1: upcoming Pro Days, and the National Football League offices in 1895 01:36:04,680 --> 01:36:07,960 Speaker 1: New York is finding ways to allow employees to work 1896 01:36:08,000 --> 01:36:10,640 Speaker 1: from home. Pro Football Hall of Fame as announced that 1897 01:36:10,640 --> 01:36:12,800 Speaker 1: it's Hall of Fame fan fest scheduled for March twenty 1898 01:36:12,800 --> 01:36:17,679 Speaker 1: first twenty second, has been postponed, and right now NFL Draft, 1899 01:36:17,720 --> 01:36:20,040 Speaker 1: which is just about five weeks away April twenty third 1900 01:36:20,439 --> 01:36:23,840 Speaker 1: is still on as schedule. Big contingent of Buffalo Bills 1901 01:36:23,880 --> 01:36:27,479 Speaker 1: officials at Clemson's Pro Day watching Te Higgins and others 1902 01:36:27,880 --> 01:36:32,080 Speaker 1: workout GM Brandon being assistant, GM Joe Change, offensive line 1903 01:36:32,120 --> 01:36:35,160 Speaker 1: coach Bobby Johnson, and several scouts on hand today. A 1904 01:36:35,200 --> 01:36:37,320 Speaker 1: couple of running backs may be available to the Bills 1905 01:36:37,320 --> 01:36:40,559 Speaker 1: in free agency. A couple of Houston Texans impending free agents, 1906 01:36:40,600 --> 01:36:43,200 Speaker 1: Lamar Miller, coming off an ACL injury kept him out 1907 01:36:43,200 --> 01:36:45,599 Speaker 1: all last year and Carlos Hyde, to one thousand yard 1908 01:36:45,720 --> 01:36:48,639 Speaker 1: rusher last year, both could be available, according to sources. 1909 01:36:49,080 --> 01:36:51,759 Speaker 1: That's the update from one Bill's lot. John Murphy, Steve Tasker. 1910 01:36:52,360 --> 01:36:54,080 Speaker 1: It's a weird day, Steve, as you try to keep 1911 01:36:54,120 --> 01:36:56,320 Speaker 1: track with stuff happening quickly, isn't it. It's a little 1912 01:36:56,360 --> 01:36:59,679 Speaker 1: disorienting because there's none of us have ever seen anything 1913 01:36:59,680 --> 01:37:03,120 Speaker 1: like this. Nobody has, and we're all navigating it as 1914 01:37:03,160 --> 01:37:06,040 Speaker 1: best we can. The sports leagues and big corporations and 1915 01:37:06,120 --> 01:37:09,120 Speaker 1: businesses and mom and pop stores on the corner, all 1916 01:37:09,160 --> 01:37:12,200 Speaker 1: trying to get through it. The same for us and 1917 01:37:12,800 --> 01:37:15,560 Speaker 1: the world we live in. We're talking about all the 1918 01:37:15,600 --> 01:37:18,320 Speaker 1: headline stuff you know, the this league and that league 1919 01:37:18,320 --> 01:37:21,800 Speaker 1: and that tournament and that conference. All this stuff's being suspended, 1920 01:37:21,840 --> 01:37:25,680 Speaker 1: and and it's disorienting. It is, it really is. Right 1921 01:37:25,720 --> 01:37:27,960 Speaker 1: for now, the NFL Draft is on and the first 1922 01:37:28,000 --> 01:37:30,280 Speaker 1: round would be five weeks from today. On the line 1923 01:37:30,280 --> 01:37:32,519 Speaker 1: with us right now, NFL film setenior producer, the co 1924 01:37:32,600 --> 01:37:35,800 Speaker 1: host and analysts for NFL Matchup on ESPN Great co 1925 01:37:35,920 --> 01:37:38,439 Speaker 1: Sell on today as opposed to Friday. Hi, Greg, how 1926 01:37:38,520 --> 01:37:39,920 Speaker 1: you doing down there? Good? You're doing them well? You 1927 01:37:39,960 --> 01:37:44,280 Speaker 1: look a little shaken up, okay, Murph, Steve. Yeah, it's 1928 01:37:44,400 --> 01:37:47,800 Speaker 1: very disconcerting what's going on. It's you know, it does 1929 01:37:48,160 --> 01:37:50,439 Speaker 1: kind of makes you feel a little small compared to 1930 01:37:50,880 --> 01:37:53,720 Speaker 1: the more important things. But it's very disconcerting. As we 1931 01:37:53,760 --> 01:37:55,880 Speaker 1: started our show today and Stephen I were talking about 1932 01:37:55,920 --> 01:37:58,280 Speaker 1: this is not a sports story, clearly, but it is 1933 01:37:58,320 --> 01:38:01,080 Speaker 1: affecting sports as it is everything else in American society, 1934 01:38:01,080 --> 01:38:05,800 Speaker 1: in the world society right now. Right absolutely. You know again, 1935 01:38:05,840 --> 01:38:09,120 Speaker 1: I'm sure many many people, including myself, I'm sure you guys. 1936 01:38:09,160 --> 01:38:11,919 Speaker 1: I was really looking forward. You know, it's March Madness 1937 01:38:11,960 --> 01:38:15,160 Speaker 1: time and that's not going to happen, and you were 1938 01:38:15,160 --> 01:38:18,160 Speaker 1: getting towards the NBA playoffs and then NHL playoffs. It's 1939 01:38:19,000 --> 01:38:22,880 Speaker 1: it's just a very strange time. Let's talk a little 1940 01:38:22,880 --> 01:38:25,720 Speaker 1: bit greg about what we know, what we think will 1941 01:38:25,760 --> 01:38:28,479 Speaker 1: be the impact on the National Football League and nothing 1942 01:38:28,479 --> 01:38:32,000 Speaker 1: to fishal from the league yet. But if there's a restriction, 1943 01:38:32,080 --> 01:38:35,160 Speaker 1: and let's start with teams going out to watch pro days, 1944 01:38:35,200 --> 01:38:39,840 Speaker 1: to monitor pro days, that means coaches and scouts won't 1945 01:38:39,840 --> 01:38:41,599 Speaker 1: be watching some of these workouts. What kind of an 1946 01:38:41,600 --> 01:38:45,280 Speaker 1: impact would that have on the draft? Would you think? Well, 1947 01:38:45,400 --> 01:38:47,559 Speaker 1: my senses, it will have a bigger impact on the 1948 01:38:47,640 --> 01:38:50,519 Speaker 1: players because a lot of players either do not work 1949 01:38:50,520 --> 01:38:53,520 Speaker 1: out at the combine or are coming back from injuries 1950 01:38:53,560 --> 01:38:56,559 Speaker 1: and are looking forward to their pro day. It's another 1951 01:38:56,640 --> 01:38:59,360 Speaker 1: piece of the puzzle, and for the players it's a 1952 01:38:59,479 --> 01:39:03,040 Speaker 1: really peace especially if they did not work out previously. 1953 01:39:03,760 --> 01:39:06,120 Speaker 1: My guess is a lot of these pro days will 1954 01:39:06,120 --> 01:39:09,240 Speaker 1: not happen, and so it's it's a shame for the 1955 01:39:09,320 --> 01:39:13,000 Speaker 1: players because it could impact their draft position and their future. 1956 01:39:14,040 --> 01:39:16,679 Speaker 1: My sense is that if you're a team and you've 1957 01:39:16,680 --> 01:39:20,760 Speaker 1: done your work properly, the pro days should not greatly 1958 01:39:20,840 --> 01:39:23,640 Speaker 1: impact how you view a particular player. I don't know, 1959 01:39:23,640 --> 01:39:26,040 Speaker 1: Steve how you feel about that, but I would think 1960 01:39:26,080 --> 01:39:29,400 Speaker 1: it shouldn't have a great impact, either positive or negative, 1961 01:39:29,560 --> 01:39:31,960 Speaker 1: and unless something extreme were to show up at a 1962 01:39:31,960 --> 01:39:35,120 Speaker 1: pro day, But if not, I would think that all 1963 01:39:35,120 --> 01:39:37,200 Speaker 1: the work and due diligence you've done up to this 1964 01:39:37,320 --> 01:39:40,920 Speaker 1: point should be enough for you to make an informed decision. Yeah, 1965 01:39:40,960 --> 01:39:42,840 Speaker 1: I agree with you. I mean you and us, and 1966 01:39:42,880 --> 01:39:44,559 Speaker 1: every day you watch film and you kind of get 1967 01:39:44,560 --> 01:39:46,080 Speaker 1: a sense of who the guy is. You would like 1968 01:39:46,120 --> 01:39:47,960 Speaker 1: to talk to him, no question, and you can do 1969 01:39:47,960 --> 01:39:49,880 Speaker 1: that at pro days. But I think the one thing 1970 01:39:49,880 --> 01:39:51,519 Speaker 1: that gets lost in this, and I've alluded to it 1971 01:39:51,560 --> 01:39:55,720 Speaker 1: a couple of times today, Greg, is if the guy's hurt, 1972 01:39:55,800 --> 01:39:57,679 Speaker 1: or even if he hasn't been hurt for a while, 1973 01:39:58,080 --> 01:40:01,040 Speaker 1: they still go back and look at Listen, you dislocated 1974 01:40:01,040 --> 01:40:04,200 Speaker 1: your shoulder three years ago, how does it feel, how 1975 01:40:04,240 --> 01:40:07,400 Speaker 1: the rehabit? What are you doing? The medical side of 1976 01:40:07,400 --> 01:40:10,320 Speaker 1: this is the one thing that has to be done 1977 01:40:10,320 --> 01:40:13,439 Speaker 1: in person, and that may go away. And like you 1978 01:40:13,520 --> 01:40:16,960 Speaker 1: said too, some kids may be regretting the fact that 1979 01:40:17,000 --> 01:40:21,160 Speaker 1: they didn't work out at the combine. Yeah, because I 1980 01:40:21,200 --> 01:40:23,880 Speaker 1: know a lot of guys don't for obvious reasons, because 1981 01:40:23,880 --> 01:40:27,000 Speaker 1: they want their pro day, which is much more structured 1982 01:40:27,000 --> 01:40:30,479 Speaker 1: and orchestrated than the combine. They can pretty much dictate 1983 01:40:30,520 --> 01:40:34,280 Speaker 1: and determine how a pro day plays out. Certainly that's 1984 01:40:34,280 --> 01:40:38,800 Speaker 1: true for a quarterback, so we'll see. My guess is 1985 01:40:38,840 --> 01:40:41,599 Speaker 1: these pro days that are upcoming will not happen. Now, 1986 01:40:41,840 --> 01:40:45,120 Speaker 1: another thing that happens pre draft are the thirty visits 1987 01:40:45,160 --> 01:40:48,479 Speaker 1: each team gets from draft prospects. You think that'll be 1988 01:40:49,040 --> 01:40:51,640 Speaker 1: suspended and will that make a difference in where or 1989 01:40:51,680 --> 01:40:56,760 Speaker 1: how players are drafted? I think those are arguably more 1990 01:40:56,800 --> 01:40:59,600 Speaker 1: important because, as Steve said, you want to speak to 1991 01:40:59,640 --> 01:41:03,400 Speaker 1: the play individually, and I think what those thirty visits do? 1992 01:41:03,800 --> 01:41:05,640 Speaker 1: You know, if you're a player visiting a team, you 1993 01:41:05,680 --> 01:41:08,080 Speaker 1: get this. If you're a defensive player, Let's say you 1994 01:41:08,160 --> 01:41:10,040 Speaker 1: spend time with the head coach, you spend time with 1995 01:41:10,080 --> 01:41:13,400 Speaker 1: the personnel department, you spend time with the defensive coordinator, 1996 01:41:13,560 --> 01:41:16,360 Speaker 1: you spend time with your position coach. This is really 1997 01:41:16,439 --> 01:41:19,480 Speaker 1: a chance for the coach and the player. The coaches 1998 01:41:19,880 --> 01:41:22,599 Speaker 1: and the personnel department to get to know the player, 1999 01:41:22,800 --> 01:41:25,880 Speaker 1: and I'm sure they come away feeling good or bad 2000 01:41:25,880 --> 01:41:28,400 Speaker 1: about the player, and also the player comes away with 2001 01:41:28,479 --> 01:41:30,720 Speaker 1: the strong feeling one way or the other. I think 2002 01:41:30,800 --> 01:41:34,840 Speaker 1: those are really important because of the personal interaction. One 2003 01:41:34,880 --> 01:41:37,080 Speaker 1: of the things that has happened since last we spoke 2004 01:41:37,320 --> 01:41:40,599 Speaker 1: was that the Bills have started signing free agents. Josh 2005 01:41:40,680 --> 01:41:43,920 Speaker 1: Norman was signed by the Buffalo Bills. You've I know 2006 01:41:43,960 --> 01:41:46,320 Speaker 1: that you probably haven't been spending anytime watching film on 2007 01:41:46,400 --> 01:41:48,559 Speaker 1: him of late, but you're probably very familiar with him 2008 01:41:48,560 --> 01:41:50,960 Speaker 1: from your time of doing dB work and that kind 2009 01:41:50,960 --> 01:41:53,280 Speaker 1: of thing. What can you know? What do you how 2010 01:41:53,320 --> 01:41:55,080 Speaker 1: do you see? It seems like a win win for 2011 01:41:55,160 --> 01:41:57,800 Speaker 1: both sides. The Bills didn't invest that much and Josh 2012 01:41:57,880 --> 01:42:01,400 Speaker 1: Norman may have a lot to prove. He certainly would 2013 01:42:01,400 --> 01:42:02,880 Speaker 1: have a lot to prove. I don't think he played 2014 01:42:02,920 --> 01:42:05,800 Speaker 1: particularly well this year, if memory serves me correctly. I 2015 01:42:05,800 --> 01:42:09,679 Speaker 1: don't think he played particularly well or prior either. Now 2016 01:42:09,720 --> 01:42:13,280 Speaker 1: clearly he's being brought back by Sean McDermott because they 2017 01:42:13,360 --> 01:42:16,000 Speaker 1: know each other well. He had his best success under 2018 01:42:16,080 --> 01:42:21,439 Speaker 1: Sean as the decoordinator in Carolina. So really, as you said, Steve, 2019 01:42:21,520 --> 01:42:23,360 Speaker 1: and that's the critical piece, they didn't pay a lot 2020 01:42:23,400 --> 01:42:26,000 Speaker 1: for him. I believe it's a one year deal. So 2021 01:42:26,040 --> 01:42:28,680 Speaker 1: he comes in. He's now in the compete stage of 2022 01:42:28,720 --> 01:42:31,120 Speaker 1: his career. You're not bringing him in and say, hey, 2023 01:42:31,160 --> 01:42:34,439 Speaker 1: he's our guy. He's in the compete stage of his career. 2024 01:42:34,760 --> 01:42:37,080 Speaker 1: My guess is that was made very clear to him. 2025 01:42:37,120 --> 01:42:39,440 Speaker 1: I doubt that he probably had a ton of suitors, 2026 01:42:39,840 --> 01:42:43,240 Speaker 1: and he knows the system, so the learning curve is 2027 01:42:43,360 --> 01:42:46,480 Speaker 1: much less. So it could be a win win situation 2028 01:42:46,520 --> 01:42:48,519 Speaker 1: for Josh Norman and the Bills. Well on the line 2029 01:42:48,520 --> 01:42:51,559 Speaker 1: with Greg Cosal, senior producer at NFL Films, co hosts 2030 01:42:51,560 --> 01:42:54,720 Speaker 1: of NFL Matchup on ESPN, talking about some of the 2031 01:42:54,800 --> 01:42:57,599 Speaker 1: draft prospects, and there's a belief and I go along 2032 01:42:57,640 --> 01:42:59,439 Speaker 1: with us that the Bills need to find, either in 2033 01:42:59,479 --> 01:43:01,720 Speaker 1: the draft or free agency, they need to find a 2034 01:43:01,800 --> 01:43:05,920 Speaker 1: complimentary running back to Singletary on the roster. So let's 2035 01:43:05,960 --> 01:43:07,479 Speaker 1: look at some of the running backs available in the 2036 01:43:07,520 --> 01:43:10,000 Speaker 1: draft this year, Greg, and one of them has already 2037 01:43:10,000 --> 01:43:12,280 Speaker 1: been mocked draft to the Bills. I think it was 2038 01:43:12,320 --> 01:43:15,080 Speaker 1: Mike Mayock. Maybe he had the Bills first round going 2039 01:43:15,120 --> 01:43:17,840 Speaker 1: for DeAndre Swift of Georgia. What do you think of him? 2040 01:43:17,840 --> 01:43:19,640 Speaker 1: And is he the kind of guy who would go 2041 01:43:19,720 --> 01:43:24,840 Speaker 1: twenty second overall? I like DeAndre Swift, you know, for 2042 01:43:24,880 --> 01:43:26,640 Speaker 1: those who who follow me on Twitter, they know how 2043 01:43:26,760 --> 01:43:29,479 Speaker 1: much I love Jonathan Taylor as a player because I 2044 01:43:29,520 --> 01:43:31,439 Speaker 1: put out a report yesterday and I'll be doing more 2045 01:43:31,439 --> 01:43:34,439 Speaker 1: of those. But I really like DeAndre Swift. I think 2046 01:43:34,479 --> 01:43:37,519 Speaker 1: he's clearly one of the top backs in this draft class. 2047 01:43:37,840 --> 01:43:41,040 Speaker 1: He's got an excellent combination of trades. He's been an 2048 01:43:41,040 --> 01:43:45,000 Speaker 1: eyeback because Georgia plays Pro style with the quarterback under center. 2049 01:43:45,240 --> 01:43:49,280 Speaker 1: He predominantly ran his own concepts. He's got really high 2050 01:43:49,400 --> 01:43:53,000 Speaker 1: level lateral quickness, he's got burst acceleration. He can make 2051 01:43:53,040 --> 01:43:56,000 Speaker 1: decisive cuts at the second and third levels of the defense. 2052 01:43:56,640 --> 01:43:59,320 Speaker 1: Two players came to mind when I watched DeAndre Swift. 2053 01:43:59,320 --> 01:44:01,240 Speaker 1: And I'm not one of those guys that sits around 2054 01:44:01,240 --> 01:44:04,120 Speaker 1: for fifteen minutes after I watch a guy in and think, Okay, 2055 01:44:04,120 --> 01:44:06,680 Speaker 1: who's he like? If it pops into my head, it 2056 01:44:06,800 --> 01:44:10,360 Speaker 1: pops into my head, And I thought, stylistically, that's what 2057 01:44:10,400 --> 01:44:14,040 Speaker 1: I'm speaking about. Stylistically, he reminded me of Dalvin Cook 2058 01:44:14,280 --> 01:44:17,080 Speaker 1: because he ran so much outside zone at Georgia, and 2059 01:44:17,120 --> 01:44:19,720 Speaker 1: that's what the Vikings run with Dalvin Cook. And I 2060 01:44:19,760 --> 01:44:23,240 Speaker 1: think there's potentially a little Alvin Kamara in him as 2061 01:44:23,240 --> 01:44:27,280 Speaker 1: a receiver. Now Camara's high high level as a receiver, 2062 01:44:27,680 --> 01:44:30,800 Speaker 1: Swift is not there yet, but I think there's a 2063 01:44:30,920 --> 01:44:34,120 Speaker 1: chance he could develop to be that kind of guy 2064 01:44:34,200 --> 01:44:37,360 Speaker 1: down the road. So I really like DeAndre Swift. With 2065 01:44:37,560 --> 01:44:41,080 Speaker 1: running backs probably not being thought of that highly these 2066 01:44:41,160 --> 01:44:44,120 Speaker 1: days and drafts, he could well be there when the 2067 01:44:44,160 --> 01:44:46,240 Speaker 1: Bills turn comes up. It was Tom Mchey who had 2068 01:44:46,280 --> 01:44:47,880 Speaker 1: him mocked to the Bills in the first round. Yeah, 2069 01:44:47,880 --> 01:44:49,920 Speaker 1: there's also a guy. I don't think Mike Mayock does 2070 01:44:49,960 --> 01:44:53,240 Speaker 1: those anymore as the GM of the graders. Just another guy. 2071 01:44:53,720 --> 01:44:56,920 Speaker 1: Yeah right, And so I got to ask you too 2072 01:44:57,080 --> 01:44:59,920 Speaker 1: in your evaluation, and I don't know how you value running? 2073 01:45:00,560 --> 01:45:02,639 Speaker 1: Is twenty two too high to take a guy like that? 2074 01:45:06,320 --> 01:45:09,679 Speaker 1: You know, Steve, It's funny. I don't think in those terms. 2075 01:45:10,000 --> 01:45:13,280 Speaker 1: You know, if you feel And this becomes now team specific, 2076 01:45:13,360 --> 01:45:17,280 Speaker 1: schemes specific, what you expect. Look, the Bills are a 2077 01:45:17,320 --> 01:45:19,759 Speaker 1: team that has a quarterback that's a big play quarterback, 2078 01:45:20,080 --> 01:45:24,160 Speaker 1: still working through some inconsistencies as far as being a 2079 01:45:24,200 --> 01:45:27,559 Speaker 1: precision passer and a high percentage passer. Whether he becomes 2080 01:45:27,560 --> 01:45:30,280 Speaker 1: that or not, only time will tell. So the running 2081 01:45:30,280 --> 01:45:33,000 Speaker 1: back is an important player in the Bills offense. So 2082 01:45:33,040 --> 01:45:36,040 Speaker 1: now it's team specific, so I don't I never look 2083 01:45:36,080 --> 01:45:37,920 Speaker 1: at it as, oh, it's a reach. It depends on 2084 01:45:38,000 --> 01:45:40,559 Speaker 1: how you have your draft board mapped out. If they 2085 01:45:40,600 --> 01:45:43,840 Speaker 1: have DeAndre Swift rated highly, and they really feel that 2086 01:45:44,200 --> 01:45:48,080 Speaker 1: with Singletary and Swift they have two explosive backs. And 2087 01:45:48,240 --> 01:45:51,200 Speaker 1: by the way, both can split and detach from the formation, 2088 01:45:51,479 --> 01:45:53,919 Speaker 1: which is very important for the way they play offense 2089 01:45:54,120 --> 01:45:58,559 Speaker 1: with their use of empty sets. Then DeAndre Swift fits 2090 01:45:58,640 --> 01:46:02,320 Speaker 1: and he's has big play, explosive traits. And you know, 2091 01:46:02,360 --> 01:46:04,920 Speaker 1: what are you looking to do in today's NFL You're 2092 01:46:05,000 --> 01:46:08,479 Speaker 1: looking for big explosive plays. Swift is that player. Greg, 2093 01:46:08,479 --> 01:46:10,960 Speaker 1: you mentioned how much you like Jonathan Taylor from Wisconsin. 2094 01:46:11,040 --> 01:46:14,160 Speaker 1: What do you see there? What do you like about him? Oh? 2095 01:46:14,240 --> 01:46:16,920 Speaker 1: I just think he is so good as a runner. 2096 01:46:16,960 --> 01:46:19,680 Speaker 1: I mean, to me, he's the best pure runner in 2097 01:46:19,680 --> 01:46:22,439 Speaker 1: this draft class. He's got everything you look for in 2098 01:46:22,479 --> 01:46:24,840 Speaker 1: a runner. To me, I think he's one of the 2099 01:46:24,880 --> 01:46:28,680 Speaker 1: top ten players in this draft. Now, I understand the 2100 01:46:28,720 --> 01:46:30,880 Speaker 1: way the world works. Now, I know he's not going 2101 01:46:30,960 --> 01:46:33,559 Speaker 1: to be a top ten pick, but I think he's 2102 01:46:33,800 --> 01:46:38,440 Speaker 1: got understated special qualities as a back. He's a grinder 2103 01:46:38,880 --> 01:46:42,200 Speaker 1: and he has explosive traits and you know something that's 2104 01:46:42,280 --> 01:46:45,280 Speaker 1: really overlooked to me, And again you never know as 2105 01:46:45,320 --> 01:46:49,400 Speaker 1: time plays out, but durability is a trait. And this 2106 01:46:49,439 --> 01:46:52,559 Speaker 1: guy's carried nine hundred twenty six times. He's never been hurt. 2107 01:46:53,400 --> 01:46:57,360 Speaker 1: He's to me, he's an outstanding runner. And you can 2108 01:46:57,400 --> 01:47:00,360 Speaker 1: take this anyway you want. And the combine is people 2109 01:47:00,400 --> 01:47:04,040 Speaker 1: interpreted how they see fit. But he had the fastest 2110 01:47:04,160 --> 01:47:07,759 Speaker 1: forty yard dash time and the fastest ten yards split 2111 01:47:07,800 --> 01:47:11,760 Speaker 1: of any running back at the combine. What about the 2112 01:47:11,800 --> 01:47:16,679 Speaker 1: guy out of Ohio State, JK. Dobbins. Yeah, JJ Gobbins 2113 01:47:16,800 --> 01:47:19,360 Speaker 1: is an interesting guy. I kind of see him a 2114 01:47:19,439 --> 01:47:22,720 Speaker 1: little bit more as a compliment as opposed to a 2115 01:47:22,760 --> 01:47:27,640 Speaker 1: true foundation. I think he runs hard, I think he 2116 01:47:27,720 --> 01:47:30,519 Speaker 1: runs inside. I don't know if he can do that 2117 01:47:30,600 --> 01:47:33,160 Speaker 1: as a foundational player. But the Bills wouldn't need a 2118 01:47:33,160 --> 01:47:36,639 Speaker 1: foundational player because they obviously have Singletary, so they would 2119 01:47:36,640 --> 01:47:39,280 Speaker 1: have two backs. So Dobbins is another guy that probably 2120 01:47:39,320 --> 01:47:43,519 Speaker 1: fits the Bills extremely well because I think he's a 2121 01:47:43,600 --> 01:47:47,439 Speaker 1: downhill runner with some explosiveness to him. But I wouldn't 2122 01:47:47,439 --> 01:47:51,599 Speaker 1: say he's really effective in traffic or confined space, which 2123 01:47:51,640 --> 01:47:53,920 Speaker 1: is the one reason why I don't necessarily think he's 2124 01:47:53,960 --> 01:47:59,000 Speaker 1: a feature back tight. I think his receiving value enhances 2125 01:47:59,120 --> 01:48:03,400 Speaker 1: his receiving a bill, excuse me, enhances his value. So again, 2126 01:48:03,479 --> 01:48:06,439 Speaker 1: now you get into the value of a back. But 2127 01:48:07,600 --> 01:48:10,360 Speaker 1: you know, if you're looking for big plays in your 2128 01:48:10,400 --> 01:48:12,400 Speaker 1: back is important in your offense, as it is for 2129 01:48:12,439 --> 01:48:15,440 Speaker 1: the Bills, then the value of the back is increased 2130 01:48:15,439 --> 01:48:19,040 Speaker 1: and enhanced. With Greg Cosell talking about prospects in the draft, 2131 01:48:19,080 --> 01:48:20,519 Speaker 1: and I want to talk a little bit about some 2132 01:48:20,560 --> 01:48:23,320 Speaker 1: of the free agent running back prospects Greg, and we're looking, 2133 01:48:23,320 --> 01:48:25,960 Speaker 1: you know, the Bills set consider to be looking for 2134 01:48:26,000 --> 01:48:29,800 Speaker 1: a complimentary back to Devin's singletary. And with the word 2135 01:48:29,840 --> 01:48:32,840 Speaker 1: today that the Houston Texans might let him go, th 2136 01:48:32,920 --> 01:48:34,920 Speaker 1: Bow and let him go, may let them both at 2137 01:48:34,920 --> 01:48:39,000 Speaker 1: the market. Carlos Hide and Lamar Jackson. I wonder if 2138 01:48:39,280 --> 01:48:41,400 Speaker 1: Lamar Miller rather, I wonder if these two guys might 2139 01:48:41,439 --> 01:48:42,960 Speaker 1: be a good fit with the Buffalo Bills. What do 2140 01:48:43,000 --> 01:48:46,240 Speaker 1: you think, Well, Carlos Hide as a guy I've always 2141 01:48:46,240 --> 01:48:48,880 Speaker 1: liked he's a little more of a feature back, foundation 2142 01:48:48,960 --> 01:48:52,720 Speaker 1: back in terms of size and traits, but again that 2143 01:48:52,760 --> 01:48:54,160 Speaker 1: doesn't mean you have to give him the ball two 2144 01:48:54,240 --> 01:48:56,840 Speaker 1: hundred and eighty times. But he's he's a big back. 2145 01:48:56,880 --> 01:48:59,960 Speaker 1: He's got good feet, good movement. I like Hide a lot. 2146 01:49:00,720 --> 01:49:02,479 Speaker 1: Miller has always been a guy to me that would 2147 01:49:02,479 --> 01:49:06,720 Speaker 1: probably fit really well, as you know, in a complimentary 2148 01:49:06,960 --> 01:49:11,920 Speaker 1: committee back situation. So I think they're different players. You know, 2149 01:49:12,040 --> 01:49:16,120 Speaker 1: hides two hundred thirty two five two thirty pounds. As 2150 01:49:16,160 --> 01:49:18,760 Speaker 1: I said, he's got a little more foundation back qualities 2151 01:49:18,800 --> 01:49:22,800 Speaker 1: to him. Miller would work really well as a compliment 2152 01:49:23,040 --> 01:49:25,800 Speaker 1: to Singletary. You could use both of Miller also has 2153 01:49:25,840 --> 01:49:28,960 Speaker 1: good receiving creates. I can see plays in my mind's 2154 01:49:28,960 --> 01:49:31,000 Speaker 1: eye from over the years where he was detached from 2155 01:49:31,040 --> 01:49:35,759 Speaker 1: the formation and be linebackers on vertical routes. So Miller, 2156 01:49:36,000 --> 01:49:39,560 Speaker 1: again ACL's normally guys do come back from them. Nowadays, 2157 01:49:39,880 --> 01:49:43,400 Speaker 1: Miller might be the better player for what the Bills 2158 01:49:43,400 --> 01:49:46,360 Speaker 1: are looking for to pair with Singletary. As for the 2159 01:49:46,400 --> 01:49:48,280 Speaker 1: other free agent running backs, the guy that heads the 2160 01:49:48,320 --> 01:49:51,519 Speaker 1: list is the guy that finished the season with had 2161 01:49:51,520 --> 01:49:53,719 Speaker 1: everybody on the edge of their seats for the Tennessee Titans, 2162 01:49:53,720 --> 01:49:57,320 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry. He's an enormous guy, he kind of, for 2163 01:49:57,400 --> 01:49:59,120 Speaker 1: lack of a way to better a better way to 2164 01:49:59,120 --> 01:50:00,800 Speaker 1: say it, he kind of flop around for a couple 2165 01:50:00,800 --> 01:50:03,000 Speaker 1: of years with Tennessee, splitting time and he wasn't their 2166 01:50:03,120 --> 01:50:06,400 Speaker 1: lead guy until Mike Vrabel finally decided to start handing 2167 01:50:06,520 --> 01:50:09,799 Speaker 1: the ball with Ryan Tannehill. Talk to us about Derrick Henry, 2168 01:50:09,840 --> 01:50:11,920 Speaker 1: where he's gonna end up or what kind of back 2169 01:50:11,960 --> 01:50:14,040 Speaker 1: he is in comparison, maybe the other guy's a free 2170 01:50:14,080 --> 01:50:18,720 Speaker 1: agency Well, Derrick Henry is clearly he's the pure definition 2171 01:50:18,760 --> 01:50:21,519 Speaker 1: of a foundation back. He's a four quarter player. You 2172 01:50:21,600 --> 01:50:24,280 Speaker 1: don't sign or get Derrick Henry to give him the 2173 01:50:24,280 --> 01:50:27,559 Speaker 1: ball ten times. Derrick Henry needs the football. Your offense 2174 01:50:27,600 --> 01:50:31,080 Speaker 1: starts with him. He's a runner. He's a powerful runner. 2175 01:50:31,240 --> 01:50:34,840 Speaker 1: He's a grinder. He's a guy that gets stronger as 2176 01:50:34,840 --> 01:50:37,280 Speaker 1: the game goes on. He has the ability to take 2177 01:50:37,280 --> 01:50:39,280 Speaker 1: it to the house. One of the things that I 2178 01:50:39,320 --> 01:50:43,839 Speaker 1: think he improved greatly on this year was despite his size, 2179 01:50:44,640 --> 01:50:50,120 Speaker 1: he was not necessarily a true sustaining runner prior to 2180 01:50:50,200 --> 01:50:53,280 Speaker 1: this year, and this year he became phenomenal at that. 2181 01:50:53,680 --> 01:50:56,280 Speaker 1: You know, he's your classic back that it looks like 2182 01:50:56,320 --> 01:50:58,680 Speaker 1: it's blocked for two when he gets seven and that 2183 01:50:58,800 --> 01:51:00,640 Speaker 1: adds up, and it's sure it up for him as 2184 01:51:00,640 --> 01:51:02,800 Speaker 1: he led the league in rushing. But I think that's 2185 01:51:02,840 --> 01:51:05,320 Speaker 1: the back he is, and with his ability to take 2186 01:51:05,360 --> 01:51:10,479 Speaker 1: it to the house, he brings pure foundation feature back trade. 2187 01:51:10,600 --> 01:51:13,080 Speaker 1: So if you want Derrick Henry, you got to give 2188 01:51:13,160 --> 01:51:16,599 Speaker 1: him the football. I got one more free agent running 2189 01:51:16,600 --> 01:51:21,000 Speaker 1: back to ask you about a former foundation back, Shady McCoy. 2190 01:51:21,040 --> 01:51:22,320 Speaker 1: What do you think the market will be like for 2191 01:51:22,479 --> 01:51:24,320 Speaker 1: Lashaw McCoy when he gets the market, what do you 2192 01:51:24,320 --> 01:51:27,040 Speaker 1: think that'll be like for him? Murphy, Yeah, that's a 2193 01:51:27,040 --> 01:51:29,880 Speaker 1: great question. I mean, obviously something happened in Kansas City 2194 01:51:29,920 --> 01:51:32,040 Speaker 1: with his old coach, Andy Reid, because there were games 2195 01:51:32,040 --> 01:51:35,200 Speaker 1: he was a healthy scratch. So you prop a ton 2196 01:51:35,200 --> 01:51:38,599 Speaker 1: of research on Shady to find out if he's healthy. 2197 01:51:38,640 --> 01:51:40,920 Speaker 1: If you feel you know, you can line him up 2198 01:51:40,920 --> 01:51:43,840 Speaker 1: and play. So, you know, because there was a time 2199 01:51:43,880 --> 01:51:46,960 Speaker 1: when just his lateral quickness, his lateral agility, he was 2200 01:51:47,320 --> 01:51:50,160 Speaker 1: top end in the league. You know, he's older now, 2201 01:51:50,240 --> 01:51:53,160 Speaker 1: he has a lot of tread on his tires. Certainly 2202 01:51:53,160 --> 01:51:54,960 Speaker 1: he's not a feature back, a guy you're going to 2203 01:51:55,000 --> 01:51:58,000 Speaker 1: give the ball to two hundred times. But he had 2204 01:51:58,160 --> 01:52:03,160 Speaker 1: great quickness, great juice, really good receiver. Can he still 2205 01:52:03,200 --> 01:52:06,599 Speaker 1: play in a secondary role? That's the bottom line question 2206 01:52:06,640 --> 01:52:09,160 Speaker 1: you need to find out. I'm not sure with the 2207 01:52:09,160 --> 01:52:11,800 Speaker 1: information we have at hand guys that we know the 2208 01:52:11,840 --> 01:52:14,760 Speaker 1: answer to that. Hopefully teams do, and I think they will, 2209 01:52:15,240 --> 01:52:17,400 Speaker 1: but I don't think we have the answer to that question. 2210 01:52:17,439 --> 01:52:20,240 Speaker 1: We don't have enough information at our disposal. One of 2211 01:52:20,280 --> 01:52:22,559 Speaker 1: the things about the Buffalo Bills team, which is you 2212 01:52:22,560 --> 01:52:24,439 Speaker 1: know who were highly interested in, is the way they 2213 01:52:24,520 --> 01:52:27,679 Speaker 1: work their free agency. They tend to go for middle 2214 01:52:27,720 --> 01:52:30,080 Speaker 1: of the road kind of free agents, guys who have 2215 01:52:30,160 --> 01:52:32,120 Speaker 1: a chance really to live up to the contract that 2216 01:52:32,160 --> 01:52:34,800 Speaker 1: they sign. And one of the guys I'm looking at 2217 01:52:34,880 --> 01:52:37,080 Speaker 1: is a guy named Matt Brita, the running back from 2218 01:52:37,120 --> 01:52:40,640 Speaker 1: San Francisco who's going to be a free agent in 2219 01:52:40,800 --> 01:52:44,240 Speaker 1: the AFC East, unlike the in the NFC West. He's 2220 01:52:44,240 --> 01:52:47,880 Speaker 1: not really a household name. What kind of back is he? Would? 2221 01:52:47,920 --> 01:52:49,760 Speaker 1: He be a guy that goes maybe for less of 2222 01:52:49,760 --> 01:52:52,080 Speaker 1: a price tag and maybe he still get great value 2223 01:52:52,080 --> 01:52:54,599 Speaker 1: for him. You know what I'm talking about. Tell us 2224 01:52:54,600 --> 01:52:58,200 Speaker 1: about his prospects on the open market. Yeah, and I 2225 01:52:58,240 --> 01:52:59,680 Speaker 1: think you're you hit it right on the head. He's 2226 01:52:59,720 --> 01:53:03,320 Speaker 1: not command a ton of money. He's a he's a compliment, 2227 01:53:03,360 --> 01:53:06,320 Speaker 1: a second back type, and he's got speed. He can 2228 01:53:06,400 --> 01:53:09,920 Speaker 1: hit the home run, and he would work well as 2229 01:53:09,920 --> 01:53:12,559 Speaker 1: a committee back. You could probably give him the ball 2230 01:53:12,560 --> 01:53:15,960 Speaker 1: one hundred hundred thirty times and he'd be effective. You 2231 01:53:16,040 --> 01:53:17,599 Speaker 1: have to know what you're getting when you get him, 2232 01:53:17,600 --> 01:53:19,240 Speaker 1: and I think teams will know that. You know, no 2233 01:53:19,280 --> 01:53:21,599 Speaker 1: one would sign Matt Breed and say, wow, he's the guy. 2234 01:53:22,000 --> 01:53:24,519 Speaker 1: But I think again, you know a singletary at all. 2235 01:53:24,640 --> 01:53:27,439 Speaker 1: I don't know exactly what their role for singing to 2236 01:53:27,680 --> 01:53:29,360 Speaker 1: Terry will be this year, but you can see breed 2237 01:53:29,400 --> 01:53:32,240 Speaker 1: are right here. He's got tremendous speed. He can run 2238 01:53:32,280 --> 01:53:34,320 Speaker 1: away from people when he gets into the open field, 2239 01:53:34,560 --> 01:53:37,080 Speaker 1: and you always like to have that with a second back, 2240 01:53:37,320 --> 01:53:39,400 Speaker 1: a guy that could break it. And he had some 2241 01:53:39,520 --> 01:53:42,360 Speaker 1: long runs with the forty nine ers, and obviously they 2242 01:53:42,439 --> 01:53:46,840 Speaker 1: ran predominantly zone so but he certainly has experience in 2243 01:53:46,920 --> 01:53:50,280 Speaker 1: gap scheme runs. You know, breeders an interesting guys, your 2244 01:53:50,280 --> 01:53:52,880 Speaker 1: second back, very interesting, and he won't he won't cost 2245 01:53:52,880 --> 01:53:55,759 Speaker 1: a ton. Greg. I'm gonna kind of wrap up Earthier 2246 01:53:55,800 --> 01:53:58,920 Speaker 1: where we started, and that's with the threat posed by 2247 01:53:58,920 --> 01:54:03,519 Speaker 1: the coronavirus concerns. Can the NFL have a meaningful and 2248 01:54:03,840 --> 01:54:06,840 Speaker 1: effective free agency period that would start next week if 2249 01:54:07,120 --> 01:54:09,840 Speaker 1: if the league is limited by travel, if guys can't 2250 01:54:09,880 --> 01:54:12,479 Speaker 1: make visits around the league, what would you think, I 2251 01:54:12,520 --> 01:54:15,320 Speaker 1: don't know, I mean you would think not. I mean, 2252 01:54:15,400 --> 01:54:19,000 Speaker 1: certainly it wouldn't be business as usual. You know the issue, 2253 01:54:19,000 --> 01:54:21,040 Speaker 1: and like we started, none of us know this is 2254 01:54:21,080 --> 01:54:23,360 Speaker 1: how long this is going to go on in this 2255 01:54:23,439 --> 01:54:26,599 Speaker 1: particular fashion. You know, who knows. Maybe it goes on 2256 01:54:26,720 --> 01:54:29,400 Speaker 1: for months, maybe in two or three weeks we all 2257 01:54:29,400 --> 01:54:31,519 Speaker 1: feel better about it, and who knows. We don't know 2258 01:54:31,560 --> 01:54:34,400 Speaker 1: the answer to that, but I don't I don't know. 2259 01:54:34,640 --> 01:54:36,440 Speaker 1: You know, it wouldn't be the same Murph, I'll tell 2260 01:54:36,440 --> 01:54:39,840 Speaker 1: you that. But for most cases, I mean, for particularly 2261 01:54:39,840 --> 01:54:43,000 Speaker 1: the bigger names, you know about them. I don't think 2262 01:54:43,040 --> 01:54:45,440 Speaker 1: you probably need to visit with Tom Brady to know 2263 01:54:45,480 --> 01:54:49,400 Speaker 1: what Tom Brady's all about. But you know, for lesser guys, 2264 01:54:49,520 --> 01:54:53,120 Speaker 1: probably the visits are very important, and it may come 2265 01:54:53,160 --> 01:54:56,760 Speaker 1: down to maybe the landscape. But I don't think in 2266 01:54:56,800 --> 01:54:59,400 Speaker 1: a month. Maybe it doesn't look like today, it could 2267 01:54:59,480 --> 01:55:01,600 Speaker 1: change in a week or ten days or three days. 2268 01:55:01,640 --> 01:55:03,760 Speaker 1: For that matter. But I don't know if the league 2269 01:55:04,080 --> 01:55:07,680 Speaker 1: could take the kind of pr hit it would take 2270 01:55:08,200 --> 01:55:10,080 Speaker 1: to have a draft as they have in the past 2271 01:55:10,120 --> 01:55:12,280 Speaker 1: five or six ten years where they go out on 2272 01:55:12,320 --> 01:55:15,040 Speaker 1: location and have fans and all that. Yeah, I don't know. 2273 01:55:15,240 --> 01:55:17,520 Speaker 1: I think it would be a pr hit if they 2274 01:55:17,600 --> 01:55:19,880 Speaker 1: tried to pull that off, and that which means they're 2275 01:55:19,880 --> 01:55:22,800 Speaker 1: going to have to do it a different way. Yeah, 2276 01:55:22,840 --> 01:55:24,440 Speaker 1: I mean, unless if they want to keep it at 2277 01:55:24,480 --> 01:55:26,720 Speaker 1: the same time, then what they would have to do 2278 01:55:26,760 --> 01:55:29,360 Speaker 1: I would imagine, you know, And again we're still what 2279 01:55:29,520 --> 01:55:31,520 Speaker 1: five weeks away, I believe it is five and a 2280 01:55:31,520 --> 01:55:35,520 Speaker 1: half weeks something like that. They probably have to go 2281 01:55:35,560 --> 01:55:37,200 Speaker 1: back to the old days, you know, before it was 2282 01:55:37,280 --> 01:55:40,280 Speaker 1: kind of televised and you had one team representative. And 2283 01:55:40,560 --> 01:55:46,960 Speaker 1: I don't know, but hopefully things improve reasonably quickly, but 2284 01:55:47,960 --> 01:55:50,080 Speaker 1: we certainly don't know the answer to that. All Right, 2285 01:55:50,080 --> 01:55:52,040 Speaker 1: hang in there, Greg, We'll talk to you again. Thank you, 2286 01:55:52,080 --> 01:55:55,000 Speaker 1: Thanks Greg. All right, guys, appreciate it thing. Thanks Greg. 2287 01:55:55,040 --> 01:55:58,160 Speaker 1: Go sal senior producer, NFL Films Go, host of NFL 2288 01:55:58,240 --> 01:56:02,120 Speaker 1: Matchup on ESPN, doesn name any answers about the coronavirus 2289 01:56:02,160 --> 01:56:04,720 Speaker 1: and the impact, but it's interesting but I do want 2290 01:56:04,720 --> 01:56:06,640 Speaker 1: to say, I want to repeat this. This is not 2291 01:56:06,720 --> 01:56:09,800 Speaker 1: a sports story and the impact on sports is not 2292 01:56:09,880 --> 01:56:11,960 Speaker 1: the most important thing about this. But that's why we're here, 2293 01:56:11,960 --> 01:56:14,680 Speaker 1: so we'll talk about it. Yeah. He does have a sense, though, 2294 01:56:14,720 --> 01:56:18,720 Speaker 1: and like you and I do, we remember, unlike some 2295 01:56:18,800 --> 01:56:21,360 Speaker 1: of what like some of our listeners and unlike some 2296 01:56:21,400 --> 01:56:23,240 Speaker 1: of the younger listeners, we remember what it was like 2297 01:56:23,240 --> 01:56:26,240 Speaker 1: when the draft was just something you read about. You'd 2298 01:56:26,240 --> 01:56:28,680 Speaker 1: get film clips three weeks later about now, yeah, this 2299 01:56:28,720 --> 01:56:30,560 Speaker 1: is what it was they were doing there. And you 2300 01:56:30,640 --> 01:56:34,440 Speaker 1: get a one big pool reporter who shot the entire room, 2301 01:56:34,480 --> 01:56:36,800 Speaker 1: and he'd have they'd literally have thirty two or twenty 2302 01:56:36,840 --> 01:56:40,320 Speaker 1: what at that time, twenty eight teams in the room. 2303 01:56:40,400 --> 01:56:43,040 Speaker 1: They'd each have a guy or two guys sitting at 2304 01:56:43,040 --> 01:56:46,120 Speaker 1: a table on the phone with the war room that 2305 01:56:46,320 --> 01:56:48,640 Speaker 1: draft from now we've all become so familiar with, and 2306 01:56:48,680 --> 01:56:51,000 Speaker 1: they kind of doll it up. So the TV cameras 2307 01:56:51,080 --> 01:56:53,840 Speaker 1: get a look at a nice modern place where their 2308 01:56:53,880 --> 01:56:57,400 Speaker 1: team picks their draft full of people. It was just 2309 01:56:57,440 --> 01:57:00,480 Speaker 1: two guys sitting at a table and that's it. I remember. 2310 01:57:00,480 --> 01:57:03,200 Speaker 1: One of the big advances, Murph was when every team 2311 01:57:03,240 --> 01:57:07,560 Speaker 1: got a phone that was like their helmet. I was like, wow, 2312 01:57:07,760 --> 01:57:10,360 Speaker 1: look at that. That is awesome. And then compare that 2313 01:57:10,400 --> 01:57:12,760 Speaker 1: to last year's draft. And I'm not saying that it 2314 01:57:12,880 --> 01:57:15,080 Speaker 1: has to happen this way, but last year's draft was 2315 01:57:15,280 --> 01:57:18,360 Speaker 1: a stage show in the middle of downtown Nashville, right 2316 01:57:18,360 --> 01:57:20,760 Speaker 1: on Broadway there in Nashville, like the lights of which 2317 01:57:20,800 --> 01:57:23,280 Speaker 1: even in Nashville they were blown away by the production 2318 01:57:23,360 --> 01:57:25,560 Speaker 1: that was Maybe those days are over. You know what, 2319 01:57:25,760 --> 01:57:27,280 Speaker 1: Maybe that's not a bit And I'm not saying it. 2320 01:57:27,320 --> 01:57:29,440 Speaker 1: I don't want to. I'm not happy this happening, right, 2321 01:57:29,520 --> 01:57:33,640 Speaker 1: but I would not miss a draft. I would not. 2322 01:57:34,240 --> 01:57:37,919 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna be disappointed that the draft in Vegas 2323 01:57:38,680 --> 01:57:41,000 Speaker 1: is some dude and take it because can you imagine 2324 01:57:41,040 --> 01:57:44,360 Speaker 1: the overtop show business thing they had planned for Las Vegas. 2325 01:57:44,840 --> 01:57:47,640 Speaker 1: Remember we read about it. The draftees were going to 2326 01:57:47,720 --> 01:57:49,720 Speaker 1: take across the fountains. They were gonna take a boat 2327 01:57:49,840 --> 01:57:53,040 Speaker 1: across a moat like whatever the main casino was there. 2328 01:57:53,280 --> 01:57:56,080 Speaker 1: After they were drafted. They're gonna take a raft. I mean, 2329 01:57:56,120 --> 01:57:58,760 Speaker 1: come on, that sounds like torture to me. It may 2330 01:57:58,760 --> 01:58:01,600 Speaker 1: not happen. I don't know, we don't Here's Yeah, here's 2331 01:58:01,600 --> 01:58:04,640 Speaker 1: the Yeah, there's so many that there's gonna be a 2332 01:58:04,720 --> 01:58:08,160 Speaker 1: million stories that come out of this entire scenario across 2333 01:58:08,200 --> 01:58:10,360 Speaker 1: the globe that are going to be more worthy of 2334 01:58:10,400 --> 01:58:13,880 Speaker 1: anything that the NFL Draft has to offer. And you know, 2335 01:58:14,280 --> 01:58:16,720 Speaker 1: hopefully they'll they'll most of them will have happy and 2336 01:58:16,760 --> 01:58:18,560 Speaker 1: if not, all of them have happy And this we 2337 01:58:18,640 --> 01:58:21,120 Speaker 1: just got this note too. The NFL Owners were scheduled 2338 01:58:21,120 --> 01:58:23,640 Speaker 1: to meet later this month, I think March twenty ninth 2339 01:58:23,640 --> 01:58:26,760 Speaker 1: and West Palm Beach, Florida. That meeting has been canceled. 2340 01:58:27,080 --> 01:58:28,960 Speaker 1: So that would be the meeting where they discuss things 2341 01:58:29,000 --> 01:58:31,680 Speaker 1: like some of the rules changes we went through yesterday 2342 01:58:31,680 --> 01:58:34,560 Speaker 1: and some other business for the NFL. But no more 2343 01:58:34,640 --> 01:58:39,560 Speaker 1: NFL owners meetings this month. Expert are listening. That canceled, 2344 01:58:39,600 --> 01:58:42,840 Speaker 1: not postponed. This says canceled. They you meet again. They're 2345 01:58:42,840 --> 01:58:46,880 Speaker 1: in the summer, I think, yeah, not not paused like 2346 01:58:47,000 --> 01:58:51,560 Speaker 1: the NHL season March twenty nine three first West Palm Beach, Florida. 2347 01:58:51,640 --> 01:58:54,760 Speaker 1: That's been canceled. NFL Owners meetings, all right, we got 2348 01:58:54,760 --> 01:58:57,280 Speaker 1: a breakcare We're coming back with more, including NFL tripor falls. 2349 01:58:57,480 --> 01:59:00,320 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live presented by KLATA hell from the Senecasto 2350 01:59:00,520 --> 01:59:18,360 Speaker 1: Seneca Resorts in Casino. Nothing comes close welcome back, one does. 2351 01:59:18,400 --> 01:59:20,400 Speaker 1: I've been an interesting day. A couple of good guests 2352 01:59:20,400 --> 01:59:22,760 Speaker 1: here today, Gotson Knox and Jeremy Fowler in just a 2353 01:59:22,760 --> 01:59:26,920 Speaker 1: moment ago, Greg Cosell from NFL matchup on ESPN and 2354 01:59:27,000 --> 01:59:29,960 Speaker 1: the common thread, Steve. Nobody really has a definitive word 2355 01:59:30,280 --> 01:59:32,720 Speaker 1: on what the NFL is doing about the coronavirus. We 2356 01:59:32,800 --> 01:59:35,680 Speaker 1: know now that the NHL, the National Hockey League, has 2357 01:59:35,840 --> 01:59:39,160 Speaker 1: paused it's twenty nineteen twenty twenty season for now. Major 2358 01:59:39,200 --> 01:59:42,280 Speaker 1: League Baseball expected to suspend the remainder of spring training 2359 01:59:42,560 --> 01:59:46,000 Speaker 1: in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The league will likely 2360 01:59:46,040 --> 01:59:48,040 Speaker 1: delay the beginning of the regular season as well. You're 2361 01:59:48,040 --> 01:59:50,160 Speaker 1: standing yeah, I am gonna stand up. I had a 2362 01:59:50,160 --> 01:59:52,840 Speaker 1: little I don't know I want to call a life 2363 01:59:52,920 --> 01:59:54,840 Speaker 1: changing moment in the last break. I'm just saying that 2364 01:59:55,240 --> 01:59:57,200 Speaker 1: what half is somebody brought in some oreos and a 2365 01:59:57,280 --> 01:59:59,480 Speaker 1: half peanut butter in the middle of them. From Oh 2366 01:59:59,520 --> 02:00:01,840 Speaker 1: my gosh, they're good. You never I plowed through like 2367 02:00:01,880 --> 02:00:03,760 Speaker 1: a half dozen and but a little break that we 2368 02:00:03,840 --> 02:00:07,120 Speaker 1: just had. We're sharing cookies here. I don't want to, right, 2369 02:00:07,240 --> 02:00:09,960 Speaker 1: that's one of the normal things we've done today. I have. 2370 02:00:11,840 --> 02:00:13,920 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna say it changed my it was a 2371 02:00:13,920 --> 02:00:16,720 Speaker 1: paradigm shift. But man, old man, that those are pretty good. 2372 02:00:16,760 --> 02:00:18,640 Speaker 1: And I don't I'm a big Gorial fan, right, yeah, 2373 02:00:18,680 --> 02:00:21,040 Speaker 1: regular area. Yeah, this was these had the peanut butter thing. 2374 02:00:21,080 --> 02:00:23,320 Speaker 1: I didn't know those even where things. Try the ones 2375 02:00:23,360 --> 02:00:26,360 Speaker 1: the other day, the birthday cake filled. Those are pretty good, 2376 02:00:26,680 --> 02:00:28,840 Speaker 1: pretty good. I didn't know all that stuff was out there. 2377 02:00:28,880 --> 02:00:34,800 Speaker 1: Now I'm getting how somebody's bringing them in. Yeah, pretty good, good, Yeah, 2378 02:00:34,920 --> 02:00:37,960 Speaker 1: you gotta Yeah, everybody's different, Everyone's got their own taste. 2379 02:00:37,960 --> 02:00:42,000 Speaker 1: But man, old man, they're good. Difference. We got a 2380 02:00:42,000 --> 02:00:43,760 Speaker 1: little time left here. If you want to phone up 2381 02:00:43,760 --> 02:00:45,680 Speaker 1: the show, if you want to talk about coronavirus, I 2382 02:00:45,680 --> 02:00:47,720 Speaker 1: can tell you we are not experts. I don't think 2383 02:00:47,720 --> 02:00:50,680 Speaker 1: it's particularly a sports story, but clearly the sports world 2384 02:00:50,680 --> 02:00:54,000 Speaker 1: has affected the NFL. The National Football League has canceled 2385 02:00:54,000 --> 02:00:56,440 Speaker 1: its annual league meeting in Florida that was scheduled start 2386 02:00:56,440 --> 02:00:58,920 Speaker 1: in March twenty ninth. Most of the Manners discussed they 2387 02:00:58,920 --> 02:01:01,280 Speaker 1: are being pushed in May. You would think that includes 2388 02:01:01,520 --> 02:01:04,440 Speaker 1: rules changes and anything else GMS and coaches will likely 2389 02:01:04,480 --> 02:01:07,000 Speaker 1: attend that one. So that's at the end. The only 2390 02:01:07,040 --> 02:01:10,080 Speaker 1: thing that is interesting about today, a lot of teams 2391 02:01:10,080 --> 02:01:15,960 Speaker 1: have started to uh take their scouts and assistant coaches 2392 02:01:16,000 --> 02:01:19,280 Speaker 1: off the road in the NFL. And this is the season. 2393 02:01:19,320 --> 02:01:22,560 Speaker 1: As you know, NFL fans know, pro days are happening 2394 02:01:22,560 --> 02:01:24,839 Speaker 1: all over the country. You b had there's yesterday, Ohio 2395 02:01:24,880 --> 02:01:28,400 Speaker 1: State or Oklahoma had there's yesterday. Clemsons was today, And 2396 02:01:28,480 --> 02:01:30,920 Speaker 1: in fact, it's been reported that the Bills had a 2397 02:01:31,000 --> 02:01:35,480 Speaker 1: large contention of coaches and scouts and executives at Clemson's 2398 02:01:35,560 --> 02:01:38,520 Speaker 1: pro day. In fact, it was on I just watched 2399 02:01:38,640 --> 02:01:42,280 Speaker 1: uh uh te higgins forty yard dash run. It was 2400 02:01:42,440 --> 02:01:46,560 Speaker 1: somebody posted it up on the on Twitter. It yeah, 2401 02:01:46,760 --> 02:01:51,000 Speaker 1: those so te Higgins is running his forty This is 2402 02:01:51,000 --> 02:01:53,160 Speaker 1: it at the Clemson Pro Day. You can tell, pretty 2403 02:01:53,240 --> 02:01:56,360 Speaker 1: nice facility there at Clemson. He's a big, tall guy, 2404 02:01:56,400 --> 02:01:57,840 Speaker 1: you can tell. You can kind of tell that by 2405 02:01:57,920 --> 02:02:00,600 Speaker 1: him running. He's big dude, and he looked like he 2406 02:02:00,680 --> 02:02:03,880 Speaker 1: ran pretty well. Although I haven't heard of time. He 2407 02:02:03,960 --> 02:02:05,960 Speaker 1: did not run at the combine, which makes that run 2408 02:02:06,000 --> 02:02:11,880 Speaker 1: today significant. Right, But so while this season and I 2409 02:02:11,880 --> 02:02:13,240 Speaker 1: don't know how long it's going to be. But at 2410 02:02:13,280 --> 02:02:15,400 Speaker 1: least you know this. The Bills are down there checking 2411 02:02:15,400 --> 02:02:16,960 Speaker 1: things out. I don't know how long it's gonna last. 2412 02:02:16,960 --> 02:02:21,360 Speaker 1: In all this travel stuff, savers aren't plans and I 2413 02:02:21,480 --> 02:02:24,440 Speaker 1: which kind of throws a wrench into my evening plans. 2414 02:02:25,200 --> 02:02:29,480 Speaker 1: But more so, Oh, they say he ran a four 2415 02:02:29,600 --> 02:02:33,240 Speaker 1: four three forty yard dash. It's pretty good. Pretty good. 2416 02:02:34,160 --> 02:02:36,760 Speaker 1: It's pretty good at six to five two whatever. Yeah, 2417 02:02:36,840 --> 02:02:39,720 Speaker 1: that's really good. That's really good, four four three and 2418 02:02:39,760 --> 02:02:41,360 Speaker 1: the forty, and the Bills were right there to view it. 2419 02:02:41,560 --> 02:02:45,640 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean, Joe Shane, offensive line coach Bobby Johnson, and others. 2420 02:02:45,640 --> 02:02:49,200 Speaker 1: A large contingent of Bills personnel at the Clemson Pro 2421 02:02:49,280 --> 02:02:51,600 Speaker 1: day today, and you would think whether t Higgins was 2422 02:02:51,640 --> 02:02:53,360 Speaker 1: there or not, they would have people there. That's one 2423 02:02:53,360 --> 02:02:57,160 Speaker 1: of the major talent producing schools in the NFL these days. 2424 02:02:57,520 --> 02:03:01,600 Speaker 1: In fact, Marcel Louis Jacques, the Pianoto Bills beat reporter 2425 02:03:01,600 --> 02:03:03,640 Speaker 1: for ESPN, is a guy who reported he's coming on 2426 02:03:03,680 --> 02:03:06,240 Speaker 1: the show tomorrow along with Maddie Glabs. She's gonna come 2427 02:03:06,240 --> 02:03:07,680 Speaker 1: on with us tomorrow. We had a chance to talk 2428 02:03:07,680 --> 02:03:10,080 Speaker 1: to Marcel if he was there or whether he just 2429 02:03:10,080 --> 02:03:12,280 Speaker 1: repent there. Yeah, I would kind of doubt that he 2430 02:03:12,360 --> 02:03:16,760 Speaker 1: was there, but nevertheless you could tell too with him 2431 02:03:16,840 --> 02:03:19,240 Speaker 1: running there was what way we say, one hundred and 2432 02:03:19,280 --> 02:03:25,160 Speaker 1: fifty people standing around? Yeah? Sure, yeah, that's yeah, very 2433 02:03:25,160 --> 02:03:28,480 Speaker 1: interesting pro day. Yeah. Hey, our twitter question today your 2434 02:03:28,600 --> 02:03:32,480 Speaker 1: wild free agency ideas for the Buffalo Bills and you 2435 02:03:32,480 --> 02:03:34,680 Speaker 1: can phone these in by the way, God phone lines 2436 02:03:34,680 --> 02:03:37,320 Speaker 1: wide open eight o three five fifty and toll free 2437 02:03:37,440 --> 02:03:40,600 Speaker 1: one eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty. What's 2438 02:03:40,600 --> 02:03:43,480 Speaker 1: your wild free agency idea for the Buffalo Bills? Give 2439 02:03:43,520 --> 02:03:45,880 Speaker 1: us a call to discuss. We can read him on 2440 02:03:45,920 --> 02:03:48,240 Speaker 1: the tweet sheet as well. The tweet sheet brought to 2441 02:03:48,280 --> 02:03:50,680 Speaker 1: you by Corrigan Moving Systems, the official moves of the 2442 02:03:50,680 --> 02:03:54,280 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills from Chris wild free agency idea for the Bills, 2443 02:03:54,280 --> 02:03:57,640 Speaker 1: he is, how about signing Marcus Mariota as Allan's backup? 2444 02:03:57,880 --> 02:03:59,800 Speaker 1: The offense would not have to change much due to 2445 02:04:00,040 --> 02:04:02,880 Speaker 1: milarities between the two quarterbacks if Alan was hurt, and 2446 02:04:02,920 --> 02:04:05,360 Speaker 1: he could always be used more in practice when we 2447 02:04:05,400 --> 02:04:10,480 Speaker 1: are playing someone like Mahomes or Jackson. That's wild. Mariota 2448 02:04:10,520 --> 02:04:14,840 Speaker 1: is better than Matt Barkley. Right. Look, look, we asked 2449 02:04:14,840 --> 02:04:17,960 Speaker 1: for wild ideas. That's wild. All right, okay, okay, okay, 2450 02:04:17,960 --> 02:04:20,520 Speaker 1: all right. Here from Dean, I think signing Kyle van Noy, 2451 02:04:20,880 --> 02:04:22,840 Speaker 1: that's a New England linebacker, would be a great signing. 2452 02:04:22,840 --> 02:04:24,680 Speaker 1: He won't break the bank. He's a veteran that can 2453 02:04:24,720 --> 02:04:29,120 Speaker 1: step in like Lorenzo did and possibly have the same impact. Also, 2454 02:04:29,440 --> 02:04:31,320 Speaker 1: he does a lot in the community. Fits the culture 2455 02:04:31,320 --> 02:04:35,200 Speaker 1: that McDermott is created in Buffalo. I've thought about that myself. Also, 2456 02:04:35,560 --> 02:04:37,200 Speaker 1: take away a piece from New England and you put 2457 02:04:37,200 --> 02:04:39,520 Speaker 1: it in your lineup. That always as a plus. You 2458 02:04:39,600 --> 02:04:41,920 Speaker 1: get better, they get worse. Yeah, that's a good that's 2459 02:04:41,920 --> 02:04:45,320 Speaker 1: a nice strategy. And our next responded on Twitter that 2460 02:04:45,440 --> 02:04:49,240 Speaker 1: says similar thing here, Tiffany, how about van Noy and Slater? 2461 02:04:49,720 --> 02:04:52,240 Speaker 1: It feels a lineback. It feels a needed linebacker, a 2462 02:04:52,240 --> 02:04:54,839 Speaker 1: productive player with some fuel left in his tank. Slater 2463 02:04:54,960 --> 02:04:57,200 Speaker 1: is a notch below the Hall of Famer Steve Tasker 2464 02:04:57,800 --> 02:05:01,040 Speaker 1: and would help solidify our special teams. Plus, it takes 2465 02:05:01,040 --> 02:05:03,200 Speaker 1: away Pro Bowl players from our toughest division rival. I 2466 02:05:03,240 --> 02:05:05,200 Speaker 1: would love to have Matthew Slater here, even as his 2467 02:05:05,720 --> 02:05:08,680 Speaker 1: somewhat advanced age. I think he's thirty plus, right, Matthew Slater, 2468 02:05:08,920 --> 02:05:10,960 Speaker 1: but I'd take him as a special team It's an 2469 02:05:10,960 --> 02:05:15,800 Speaker 1: interesting play too, because Matthew Slater plays safety h and 2470 02:05:16,280 --> 02:05:18,320 Speaker 1: at his like you said, I thought he's a receiver 2471 02:05:18,880 --> 02:05:20,960 Speaker 1: Matt Slater, Yeah, I think he. I thought he played 2472 02:05:21,000 --> 02:05:24,040 Speaker 1: in the secondary. Okay, oh gosh, we should find that 2473 02:05:24,040 --> 02:05:29,360 Speaker 1: out right. I'm pretty sure Star pontificating hold off. But anyway, 2474 02:05:29,760 --> 02:05:31,920 Speaker 1: if he, if he does, I just I thought he 2475 02:05:31,960 --> 02:05:35,160 Speaker 1: want ward number twenty seven or something like that. He's eighteen. Oh, 2476 02:05:35,160 --> 02:05:41,320 Speaker 1: he's a receiver eighteen, right, Okay, eighteen? Actually, what am 2477 02:05:41,360 --> 02:05:43,800 Speaker 1: I thinking? I don't know anything. He's eighteen. I was 2478 02:05:43,800 --> 02:05:46,320 Speaker 1: gonna say he would be a great because of his 2479 02:05:47,120 --> 02:05:49,720 Speaker 1: age and experience. He would be a great guy to 2480 02:05:49,880 --> 02:05:52,600 Speaker 1: play the special team's role and to mentor young guys 2481 02:05:52,640 --> 02:05:54,680 Speaker 1: on what why it's important and that kind of thing. 2482 02:05:54,800 --> 02:05:56,680 Speaker 1: And I was thinking too, if he did play safety, 2483 02:05:57,200 --> 02:05:59,000 Speaker 1: he'd come in backed up our two guys who played 2484 02:05:59,000 --> 02:06:01,400 Speaker 1: the special team's role, still be a mentor to those guy. Yeah, 2485 02:06:01,400 --> 02:06:03,880 Speaker 1: he's matt I can't say enough about the guy he's 2486 02:06:04,320 --> 02:06:06,640 Speaker 1: I saw him play at the beginning of his career, 2487 02:06:07,280 --> 02:06:11,000 Speaker 1: and it was obvious me being doing what I did 2488 02:06:11,040 --> 02:06:13,880 Speaker 1: for a long time. I could just watch him play 2489 02:06:14,360 --> 02:06:17,560 Speaker 1: live on the sidelines, and I was like, Wow, he 2490 02:06:17,600 --> 02:06:19,520 Speaker 1: really knew what he was doing the special team, you know, 2491 02:06:19,600 --> 02:06:21,760 Speaker 1: he really had his lights were on running down there. 2492 02:06:21,800 --> 02:06:24,640 Speaker 1: He was thinking all the time, and I knew he 2493 02:06:24,680 --> 02:06:25,880 Speaker 1: was gonna be a really good player. Of Course, I 2494 02:06:25,880 --> 02:06:28,880 Speaker 1: didn't know he's gonna be the phenomenal player he is. 2495 02:06:28,920 --> 02:06:30,960 Speaker 1: But there you have it. He was. He's there'll be 2496 02:06:31,000 --> 02:06:32,920 Speaker 1: some demand for him in the free agent market. Let's 2497 02:06:32,920 --> 02:06:34,480 Speaker 1: go to NFL True or False brought to you by 2498 02:06:34,560 --> 02:06:37,760 Speaker 1: Yancy's Fancy New York's artists in chiefs from Yahoo dot com. 2499 02:06:38,400 --> 02:06:41,839 Speaker 1: The Bills the third most interesting team to watching free agency. 2500 02:06:41,960 --> 02:06:43,600 Speaker 1: Do you think the Bills will be the most interesting 2501 02:06:43,640 --> 02:06:46,040 Speaker 1: team to watching free agency? I mean, obviously we do here. 2502 02:06:46,360 --> 02:06:49,280 Speaker 1: That's the team we're gonna watching free agency Yahoo dot com. Right, 2503 02:06:49,480 --> 02:06:53,000 Speaker 1: this is a crucial offseason in Buffalo. The Bills showed finally, 2504 02:06:53,040 --> 02:06:55,000 Speaker 1: they say, he showed signs of being able to challenge 2505 02:06:55,000 --> 02:06:58,440 Speaker 1: the Patriots in the AFC East. Okay, they were swept 2506 02:06:58,440 --> 02:07:00,920 Speaker 1: by the Patriots. Patriots critic off season of their own. 2507 02:07:00,920 --> 02:07:03,080 Speaker 1: The door is slightly opened, with the Bills still need 2508 02:07:03,120 --> 02:07:05,600 Speaker 1: to still need to add playmakers on offense around developing 2509 02:07:05,720 --> 02:07:08,960 Speaker 1: quarterback Josh Allen. The Bills the most interesting team to 2510 02:07:08,960 --> 02:07:11,560 Speaker 1: watch in free agency. I'm saying true. Of course for us, 2511 02:07:11,560 --> 02:07:13,320 Speaker 1: it is true. Yeah, it's got to be true or 2512 02:07:13,320 --> 02:07:16,440 Speaker 1: your kidney where one Bill's live. Yeah, I just just did. Yeah, 2513 02:07:16,480 --> 02:07:19,200 Speaker 1: they're the most interesting I think you and I have said. 2514 02:07:19,200 --> 02:07:22,320 Speaker 1: The interesting thing about this year is it's completely different 2515 02:07:22,320 --> 02:07:24,000 Speaker 1: than what they've been asked to do in years past 2516 02:07:24,160 --> 02:07:27,800 Speaker 1: this regime, Brandon Bean and Sean McDermott, because now they're 2517 02:07:27,840 --> 02:07:29,960 Speaker 1: not trying to clear the decks financially, and they're not 2518 02:07:29,960 --> 02:07:32,080 Speaker 1: trying to rebuild a complete side of one of the 2519 02:07:32,120 --> 02:07:36,840 Speaker 1: sides of the of the team, like offense, completely retooling 2520 02:07:36,840 --> 02:07:39,680 Speaker 1: it with nine new starters on the offensive side of 2521 02:07:39,680 --> 02:07:43,280 Speaker 1: the ball on opening Day. Now it's completely different. Now 2522 02:07:43,280 --> 02:07:46,160 Speaker 1: they've got to fill avoid and try to upgrade at 2523 02:07:46,200 --> 02:07:50,400 Speaker 1: whatever positions they can, and that's a much different job. 2524 02:07:50,680 --> 02:07:54,280 Speaker 1: They still have enough finances financial freedom to do it. 2525 02:07:55,280 --> 02:07:58,080 Speaker 1: They've got to go through the free agent menu of 2526 02:07:58,120 --> 02:08:00,160 Speaker 1: players available and try and fit them in and then 2527 02:08:00,160 --> 02:08:02,000 Speaker 1: build through the draft as well. So it's a much 2528 02:08:02,120 --> 02:08:05,000 Speaker 1: different job. This year. We've talked about a lot than 2529 02:08:05,040 --> 02:08:07,040 Speaker 1: it has been in years passing, and these guys of 2530 02:08:07,120 --> 02:08:11,320 Speaker 1: Yahoo noticed it. I don't know that that makes makes 2531 02:08:11,560 --> 02:08:14,480 Speaker 1: them that interesting for anybody outside of Western New York, right, 2532 02:08:14,560 --> 02:08:18,040 Speaker 1: I get that, But certainly for us watching who've been closed. 2533 02:08:18,040 --> 02:08:20,960 Speaker 1: It's a new thing for this coaching staff in gym 2534 02:08:20,960 --> 02:08:22,880 Speaker 1: and scouting department. There's one more for true or false. 2535 02:08:22,920 --> 02:08:26,960 Speaker 1: The NFL should adopt the proposed alternative outside kickoff rule. 2536 02:08:27,040 --> 02:08:28,880 Speaker 1: This is the rule where and you can do an 2537 02:08:28,880 --> 02:08:31,040 Speaker 1: outside kick if you want, but if you prefer, you 2538 02:08:31,040 --> 02:08:33,920 Speaker 1: get the ball on your own twenty five yard line 2539 02:08:33,960 --> 02:08:37,440 Speaker 1: right fourth and fifteen. If you convert the fourth and fifteen, 2540 02:08:37,480 --> 02:08:40,080 Speaker 1: you keep the ball. We should note that this is 2541 02:08:40,080 --> 02:08:44,320 Speaker 1: a story from USA Today. A fourth and fifteen attempt, 2542 02:08:44,320 --> 02:08:47,280 Speaker 1: they write, has occurred sixty times over the last ten seasons. 2543 02:08:47,280 --> 02:08:52,480 Speaker 1: Sixteen of such plays have been successfully converted twenty seven percent, 2544 02:08:52,760 --> 02:08:56,120 Speaker 1: including two of seven attempts last year. So it can happen, 2545 02:08:56,400 --> 02:08:58,000 Speaker 1: and it would be a little bit better than the 2546 02:08:58,040 --> 02:09:02,200 Speaker 1: current outside kick where virtually no one recovers. I'm saying true. 2547 02:09:01,680 --> 02:09:05,560 Speaker 1: I am way into this. I think it's awesome because 2548 02:09:05,560 --> 02:09:07,440 Speaker 1: it gives you a chance to see the stars try 2549 02:09:07,480 --> 02:09:13,960 Speaker 1: and win the game instead of smush like me. Right. Plus, 2550 02:09:14,120 --> 02:09:17,480 Speaker 1: there's this thing and it speaks to momentum as well. 2551 02:09:17,920 --> 02:09:19,520 Speaker 1: So you're a team that is trying to get back 2552 02:09:19,520 --> 02:09:21,640 Speaker 1: in how many times you think we finally got that score. 2553 02:09:21,680 --> 02:09:23,200 Speaker 1: We needed to get on the board and get within 2554 02:09:23,280 --> 02:09:25,760 Speaker 1: one score, all right, and you get have that success, 2555 02:09:25,920 --> 02:09:28,160 Speaker 1: put those guys right back on the field, you know, 2556 02:09:28,640 --> 02:09:31,360 Speaker 1: put your quarterback and whatever right back on the field 2557 02:09:31,360 --> 02:09:33,600 Speaker 1: and let them try it. And I would think I 2558 02:09:33,600 --> 02:09:36,720 Speaker 1: would say to put it as an option no matter 2559 02:09:36,800 --> 02:09:38,960 Speaker 1: what time of the game it is, whether it's just 2560 02:09:39,040 --> 02:09:41,320 Speaker 1: before halftime or at any point in the game where 2561 02:09:41,360 --> 02:09:43,720 Speaker 1: you think, you know what, they had two defenders hurt. 2562 02:09:44,720 --> 02:09:47,080 Speaker 1: Let's see if we can get another pick up a 2563 02:09:47,120 --> 02:09:49,560 Speaker 1: fourth and fifteen and stay on the field and get 2564 02:09:49,560 --> 02:09:52,200 Speaker 1: more points before halftime or really get on top of 2565 02:09:52,200 --> 02:09:56,840 Speaker 1: these guys before the game is over. That kind of thing. 2566 02:09:56,880 --> 02:09:59,960 Speaker 1: So I'm all for this. I think it's a great idea. 2567 02:10:00,120 --> 02:10:03,280 Speaker 1: And I love the fact that almost one in four 2568 02:10:03,320 --> 02:10:05,640 Speaker 1: of these over one in four of these is successful. 2569 02:10:05,680 --> 02:10:07,920 Speaker 1: I mean that's awesome. Cool, All right, there you go. 2570 02:10:08,040 --> 02:10:10,880 Speaker 1: NFL True False brought to you by Yancey's Fancy New 2571 02:10:10,960 --> 02:10:13,480 Speaker 1: York artisan cheese. Stephen I coming back with morn A Moment. 2572 02:10:13,680 --> 02:10:16,640 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live presented by Kalada Health from the Seneca 2573 02:10:16,720 --> 02:10:34,880 Speaker 1: Studio in Archer Park. This is Buffalo Bills Radio. So 2574 02:10:35,040 --> 02:10:36,760 Speaker 1: what have we learned from today's show? Brought to you 2575 02:10:36,760 --> 02:10:39,640 Speaker 1: by Skyworks, the official construction equipment rental company of the 2576 02:10:39,680 --> 02:10:42,200 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. We had Dawson Knocks on the show today, 2577 02:10:42,240 --> 02:10:45,840 Speaker 1: Bills tight End. He's trying with the aid with the 2578 02:10:45,880 --> 02:10:48,120 Speaker 1: aid of another player from Nashville, a former team into 2579 02:10:48,160 --> 02:10:51,200 Speaker 1: his old miss A J. Brown, trying to raise money 2580 02:10:51,480 --> 02:10:54,120 Speaker 1: to aid the tornado victims in his hometown of Nashville. 2581 02:10:54,160 --> 02:10:58,120 Speaker 1: Here's what Dawson said about it. From the pictures and 2582 02:10:58,160 --> 02:11:01,080 Speaker 1: everything I've seen, it was pretty unfortunate. A lot of devastation, 2583 02:11:01,160 --> 02:11:03,160 Speaker 1: a whole lot of damage, and so I was just like, look, 2584 02:11:03,240 --> 02:11:05,240 Speaker 1: you know, maybe we could get some more money donated 2585 02:11:05,280 --> 02:11:08,240 Speaker 1: if to I offered some gloves and you know, a 2586 02:11:08,360 --> 02:11:11,840 Speaker 1: parent queeds, a couple of time pictures. Kind of wanted 2587 02:11:11,840 --> 02:11:13,480 Speaker 1: to see if we could raise some more money that way, 2588 02:11:13,520 --> 02:11:15,880 Speaker 1: if I gave somebody a chance to win. So I 2589 02:11:15,920 --> 02:11:18,000 Speaker 1: have a go fund me. It's really easy. You just 2590 02:11:18,040 --> 02:11:21,040 Speaker 1: go to my tweet, click to link and just donate 2591 02:11:21,080 --> 02:11:23,800 Speaker 1: whatever they want. There you go, DASA Knox and they's 2592 02:11:23,800 --> 02:11:27,240 Speaker 1: planned to raise money for tornado victims in Tennessee. Also 2593 02:11:27,280 --> 02:11:29,080 Speaker 1: on the show today, we did a little hockey because 2594 02:11:29,120 --> 02:11:32,760 Speaker 1: the NHL announced that they paused the remainder of the 2595 02:11:32,760 --> 02:11:35,840 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen twenty season, whatever that means. Marty Bran, a 2596 02:11:35,880 --> 02:11:37,480 Speaker 1: good friend of the show, was on the show today 2597 02:11:37,520 --> 02:11:40,920 Speaker 1: to talk about the NHL's decision to suspend league operations 2598 02:11:40,920 --> 02:11:46,160 Speaker 1: amend the coronavirus concerns. But for DNHL, you have to 2599 02:11:46,200 --> 02:11:51,960 Speaker 1: consider thirty one teams, two countries, international players as well, 2600 02:11:52,080 --> 02:11:56,640 Speaker 1: players that have families visiting from Sweden, Russia, Germany. So 2601 02:11:56,880 --> 02:11:59,720 Speaker 1: there's obviously a lot to consider here. So they're gonna pause, 2602 02:12:00,280 --> 02:12:04,360 Speaker 1: most likely, test everybody, most likely see what building availabilities 2603 02:12:04,360 --> 02:12:07,480 Speaker 1: looks like, and maybe resume mid April and go until 2604 02:12:07,720 --> 02:12:10,160 Speaker 1: mid July. We'll see. Nobody's quite sure how it's going. 2605 02:12:10,280 --> 02:12:13,040 Speaker 1: For the NFL's park Steve, we kind of recap here. 2606 02:12:13,560 --> 02:12:16,440 Speaker 1: NFL league meetings schedule related to this month in West 2607 02:12:16,520 --> 02:12:19,320 Speaker 1: Pond Beach, Florida have been canceled. They meet in May. 2608 02:12:19,400 --> 02:12:21,840 Speaker 1: They'll pick up all their business in May. As far 2609 02:12:21,880 --> 02:12:23,960 Speaker 1: as we know as of right now, the league year 2610 02:12:24,000 --> 02:12:27,720 Speaker 1: will start next Thursday, including or next Wednesday, including free agency. Here. 2611 02:12:27,760 --> 02:12:30,520 Speaker 1: We'll see if that holds true. Yeah, and we hope 2612 02:12:30,520 --> 02:12:32,720 Speaker 1: we've struck the right balance. In today's show, we tried 2613 02:12:32,760 --> 02:12:35,560 Speaker 1: to be talking about the effects of this coronavirus and 2614 02:12:35,600 --> 02:12:37,640 Speaker 1: what it means, but also we got to keep our 2615 02:12:37,680 --> 02:12:39,760 Speaker 1: eye on in the next few weeks about the landscape 2616 02:12:39,760 --> 02:12:41,440 Speaker 1: and how it changes it because it seems to be 2617 02:12:41,480 --> 02:12:43,720 Speaker 1: doing so rapidly, so we'll try and do that. We'll 2618 02:12:43,720 --> 02:12:45,080 Speaker 1: try and keep you abreast of what's going on with 2619 02:12:45,160 --> 02:12:47,520 Speaker 1: the bills in the NFL, but we're trying to strike 2620 02:12:47,600 --> 02:12:49,360 Speaker 1: the balance. We hope we did an okay job today. 2621 02:12:49,400 --> 02:12:51,360 Speaker 1: We'll try it again tomorrow too. Maddie Glam's going to 2622 02:12:51,440 --> 02:12:53,440 Speaker 1: join us here on the show tomorrow as well as 2623 02:12:54,160 --> 02:12:57,320 Speaker 1: who do we oh, Marcel Louis Jacques from ESPN. We'll 2624 02:12:57,320 --> 02:13:00,520 Speaker 1: talk to him about pro Day at Clemson today. Tee Higgins, 2625 02:13:00,560 --> 02:13:01,880 Speaker 1: What did you say a four four two in the 2626 02:13:01,920 --> 02:13:04,600 Speaker 1: forty four three? Yeah, but the Clemson Insider says it 2627 02:13:04,680 --> 02:13:06,080 Speaker 1: was a four to five four, so that might have 2628 02:13:06,080 --> 02:13:10,040 Speaker 1: been electronically time. Okay, the hand times are always faster. Okay, 2629 02:13:10,280 --> 02:13:13,480 Speaker 1: it's pretty fast either way, all right, So we'll see 2630 02:13:13,520 --> 02:13:16,520 Speaker 1: tomorrow at twelve noon. We hope and hope you have 2631 02:13:16,600 --> 02:13:19,160 Speaker 1: a great night and hopefully stay healthy. That's really important. 2632 02:13:19,200 --> 02:13:22,120 Speaker 1: And again it's not a sports issue, but it does 2633 02:13:22,160 --> 02:13:25,160 Speaker 1: affect sports. That's why we talked about it a lot today. 2634 02:13:24,640 --> 02:13:27,080 Speaker 1: Are you gonna not watch the Sabers games to night? 2635 02:13:27,080 --> 02:13:28,640 Speaker 1: Then what are you gonna do with yourself? I'll find 2636 02:13:28,720 --> 02:13:31,000 Speaker 1: something and I'll find something to do. I haven't watched. 2637 02:13:31,680 --> 02:13:35,280 Speaker 1: I'm not an anti production assistance. George Blast. I went 2638 02:13:35,280 --> 02:13:37,760 Speaker 1: to the game last week. George Blast, Jeff Colton, like 2639 02:13:37,840 --> 02:13:41,000 Speaker 1: Thomas Hollander, Kelly Rude, j J. Territo, Kevin Carges, James Robella, 2640 02:13:41,040 --> 02:13:43,520 Speaker 1: producer Jay Harris. Half those folks did not even show 2641 02:13:43,600 --> 02:13:46,360 Speaker 1: up today. We'll see you with tomorrow at twelve noon. 2642 02:13:46,400 --> 02:13:48,760 Speaker 1: One Bill Slide presented by Kalida Health from the Seneca 2643 02:13:48,760 --> 02:13:51,840 Speaker 1: Studio in Archard Park. This is Buffalo Bill's radio