1 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:10,559 Speaker 1: At a Steve Tasker who has been all over the fields. 2 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:12,239 Speaker 1: Kind of unique. He was kind of a dual role 3 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: player for you. State State a blimp. We're not even 4 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:27,319 Speaker 1: in the stragedyre of normalcy. San Francisco forty nine Ers 5 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: have a new home. We at least for the next 6 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: two games. They'll be in Glendale, Arizona, after being forced 7 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: to find an alternative site because of Santa Clara County's 8 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 1: ban on contact sports for the next three weeks. The 9 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: forty nine ers will face the Buffalo Bills next Monday 10 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: night at State Farm Stadium. Just your thoughts on the game, 11 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: the upcloading game, having to move to Arizona. Yeah, it 12 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: doesn't matter obviously the venue. The venue doesn't matter. And 13 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: they give it to mckinn the trophy, the piece, he's 14 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: gonna throw it again, throws it back to Josh who 15 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 1: makes it catch Gabriel David's touchdown. He caught a touchdown pass. Unbelievable. 16 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 1: Who's got chicken skin? Oh my gosh, it's a Monday 17 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: pre game edition of One Bill's Live and Boys. My 18 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: family happy. I'm not broadcasting from our basement today. You 19 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: wouldn't be able to get anything done. Oh my gosh, 20 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: as loud as I can get. So. Yes, welcome into 21 00:01:55,840 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: what will be an extended pregame show for tonight's match 22 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: up here in Week thirteen. Concluding Week thirteen with the 23 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: Bills and the forty nine Ers from State Farm Stadium 24 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 1: in Arizona, Glendale, the new temporary home of the San 25 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: Francisco forty nine Ers for the better part of the 26 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: next three weeks, as they will play two home games there. 27 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 1: There's a road game as well while they're staying there 28 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: in the desert, and that was an adjustment for them. 29 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: Fortunately for them, they had the extra day with the 30 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: game being on Monday, and Steve, I know there's a 31 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: little trepidation on both of our parts with respect to 32 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,239 Speaker 1: this game because it with the way they run the ball, 33 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: doesn't look like a great matchup for the Bills. But 34 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: I'm going to pin my hopes on a defense that 35 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: is improving as we have seen in each of the 36 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: last two weeks, and I'm going to pin my hopes 37 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: on a shorthanded cornerback contingent for the forty nine Ers. Yes, 38 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: Richard Sherman is back from injury. Yes they have Jason 39 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: Varett on the other side, both of whom have played 40 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: very well this season. But beyond that, it is a 41 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: mash unit at cornerback for the forty nine ers. So 42 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: have I buoyed your hopes at all? Yeah, a little bit. 43 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: First of all, kudos are the guys in the control 44 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: room for playing that Monday now was Oh my gosh, 45 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: that is that is just awesome? Uh, and you know 46 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: it is. We're not quite the conclusion because the conclusion 47 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: of week thirteen comes tomorrow night with the Cowboys Ravens. 48 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: But yeah, we're right, we are. I forgot about Tuesday football. Tuesday. 49 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: Come on, man, it's like a staple this year, right 50 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: it's twenty two. But I'm with you in the big picture. 51 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: This is a game. They're all tough games. It's hard 52 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: to win in the NFL. I don't care what you know. 53 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: Asked the asked the Raiders how tough it is to 54 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: beat an O and eleven team. We will be getting 55 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:54,839 Speaker 1: into that short right, So it's it's hard to win. 56 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: The team the Bills are playing tonight was in the 57 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: Super Bowl last year, the most recent super Bowl. They 58 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: know how to win, they know how to finish. They've 59 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: got a coach They have a grit about them, a 60 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: toughness about them. The way their style of play is complimentary, 61 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: and they are They are a deep team, a deeply 62 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: talented team. They lost a lot of frontline players who 63 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: were star players, and they are good without them. The 64 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: Bills have got their work cut out for him. It's 65 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: going to be interesting to see what the neutral site 66 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: field does for this game, being as how I mean, 67 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: there's no stands, no fans in the stands for any game. 68 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: But this is a road trip for both teams, particularly 69 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:44,559 Speaker 1: since this is the first time the Niners are gonna 70 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: play on their in their new location, having had to 71 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: vacate Santa Clara. Interesting to see how that'll affect them, 72 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 1: But I wouldn't know, you know, from one week to 73 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: the other. We have to wait and see what they 74 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: say about what this new venue meant to them and 75 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: being a home game for them in a different state. 76 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: Field was just played on yesterday. I know we touched 77 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 1: on this late last tour up to it did get 78 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: torn up, and I expressed a little bit of concern 79 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: for that. Now Steve knows a little bit more about 80 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 1: the field than I do. I know they they convey 81 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 1: or belt it in and out. The replaceable nature of 82 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: patches of that field. You're you're under the impression that 83 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: it's it's put together on trays, right, Yeah, they've got 84 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: big puts. It goes together like a puzzle piece, and 85 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: they roll those in and roll them out or bring 86 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: it in on a big cart or you know, a 87 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: big whatever, a land barge or whatever. They bring it 88 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: in on and then anchored down and so they can 89 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: replace pieces. Yes, I was under the impression that it's 90 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,119 Speaker 1: a myriad of a bunch of pieces that they pushed 91 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: to get, you know, and it grows like that. Um, 92 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: they bring it all in one piece, pull it out 93 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: and pull it out to put it in the sun 94 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 1: all week and then you know it's an outdoor field. 95 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: Then I under I thought they could also pull it apart, 96 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 1: slip some pieces in there in interchangeable trays, push it 97 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: back together and away you go. There. I don't see 98 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 1: how they wouldn't have to do that two games in 99 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: two days. Well, I mean you know what, Well, yes, 100 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: but we've and we've seen how run down that Pittsburgh 101 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: Steelers field gets in Pittsburgh between pitt Football playing on 102 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: it on Saturdays, and then they have school. Western Pennsylvania 103 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: High School playoffs play there on Fridays, UH and Saturdays 104 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 1: when Pitt's away and that place gets run down. They 105 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: got to replace the side all the way down the 106 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: middle of the field between the hashes because it's just 107 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: it's a mud pit. Yeah, it turns bad. So that's 108 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: why I was curious about what the conditions of the 109 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: field are going to look like tonight. Um, it's going 110 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 1: to be interesting to see it, of course, but yeah, 111 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: still it's seem to get a little bit chewed up 112 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: yesterday because the game between the Rams and the Cardinals. No, no, 113 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: it was it took some took some punishment right around 114 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: the league yesterday. Man, want to talk about some interesting outcomes, Steve, 115 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: There's always a week every season where and sometimes two weeks, 116 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: two random weeks in the course of the season where 117 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: some things happen that go against the norm or what 118 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: a lot of people are anticipating, Like for example, Cleveland 119 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: hanging forty one on Tennessee and sprinting out to a 120 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 1: thirty five nothing lead. I think it was thirty five 121 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: nothing or thirty one nothing. It was thirty. They came 122 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: out with thirty eight to seven, a half. Yeah, so 123 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:52,239 Speaker 1: so I don't think anybody anticipated that, and I thought 124 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: that that the Titans would stage a comeback. I didn't 125 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: think it was going to be enough to win the game, 126 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: because that's just too big amount in a climb. I mean, 127 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: that's just and how do you especially when you're running 128 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: in defense. It was by far Baker Mayfield fumbles a 129 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: quarterback sneak when they're going to get the first down 130 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: to put the game away, and it gives up a touchdown. Yeah, 131 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: that stinks, or it sets up a touchdown late. So yeah, 132 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: hard not to feel terrible for Deshaun Watson, but you 133 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: got to hold onto the football. But the guy was 134 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: like inconsolable at the end of the game that they 135 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: lose to the Colts. A gigantic win for the Colts, 136 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: by the way, beating Houston and then Tennessee losing to 137 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: Cleveland puts the Colts in the driver's seat there in 138 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: the division. So big, big Sunday for Frank Reich in company. Right, 139 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: the Lions. How about the Lions Steve first game for 140 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: interim head coach Darryl Bevil the Lions. The Lions over 141 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:57,719 Speaker 1: the reeling Bears, who have now lost six in a row, 142 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: five and one, and now now they are five and six, 143 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: five and seven or five five and seven worse. Yeah, 144 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,839 Speaker 1: it's it's it's so bad. That was How did the 145 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: who wanted to play defense less that game? At least 146 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: as far as I saw it, The Saints keep chugging 147 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: along in the NFC. I mean they absolutely they handled 148 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: the How did the Falcons hang fifty one week and 149 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: then come out and score sixteen? Well, that's that's the 150 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: problem with the Falcons. They are a picture of inconsistency, 151 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: and that is why the coach lost his job. And 152 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 1: it doesn't look like Raheem Morris is making any great 153 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 1: impressions in terms of writing the ship there. And you know, 154 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: here's the other thing that I'm gonna say, Steve, we've 155 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 1: heard talk already about Oh Giants head coach Joe Judge 156 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: should be a candidate for Coach of the Year, you 157 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: know the game and there have been some other suggestions. 158 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 1: You know, um, well list this starts with the thirty 159 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: two names. So well, yeah, but how about Sean Payton. 160 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:04,560 Speaker 1: I mean they've won nine in a row, yeah, and 161 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: he's done what is it, the last three now with 162 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:11,079 Speaker 1: his backup quarterback with a Yeah, with Taysom Hill, who 163 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: who had not thrown a touchdown pass since he was 164 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: at b YU in twenty sixteen. The Giant, Yeah, that's 165 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: who they're winning with. That's right. There's a lot of 166 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 1: good stories, Mike Tomlin. Everybody just kind of wipes him off, 167 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: like they're they're always good. But now that you know 168 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: they're eleven and oh plan playing tomorrow night. But you're 169 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: right that the Giants, Joe Judge, they start out oh 170 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:39,479 Speaker 1: in five, Now they have won five of their last seven. Yeah, 171 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: and any times a good win, any yes, it was. 172 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:46,559 Speaker 1: Anytime one of these teams in the NFC East wins 173 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 1: a game, it's like they're the best team in the division, 174 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:51,559 Speaker 1: no matter what who it is or where. And it's 175 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: the big market media push that does that every single time. 176 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:58,080 Speaker 1: Of course, that big market media push can work in 177 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: the other direction, as it has for the Philadelphia Eagles 178 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: and their Carson Wentz situation. I don't know if I've 179 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: seen a quarterback as wayward as Carson Wentz is right 180 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: now he is, I don't know, but there are there 181 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: is plenty of blame to go around here. I actually 182 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: feel bad for Carson Wentz because I don't think they 183 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: surrounded him with nearly enough talent, and then the talent 184 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: that they did surround him with all got injured almost simultaneously, 185 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: and it left him in a position every single week 186 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:38,079 Speaker 1: of trying to do too much to help them make 187 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: plays on offense. And when you force things in this 188 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: league with as narrow margin as it is, as Steve 189 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 1: says every week on this show, it can lead to problems, 190 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: and then problems lead to poor play. Poor play erodes 191 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,199 Speaker 1: your confidence. And now you have what you have in 192 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz, which is a broken quarterback. That man is broken. 193 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: He's broken. I know in years decades past, like oh 194 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: like like me, and you grow up, and you probably 195 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 1: when you were growing up, you see these quarterbacks and 196 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: they get so much, so many accolades, and they deserve it. 197 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,559 Speaker 1: Guys like Jim Kelly and John Elway and Dan Marino, 198 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 1: and you can go down the list of all those 199 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: guys back in my era and before and after who 200 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 1: have gotten so much credit for what they've done, even 201 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: guys like Ben Roethlisberger, certainly you know Aaron Rodgers. I 202 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 1: think the great quarterbacks they get a lot of credit. 203 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: Look around at the young quarterbacks who've made and who 204 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 1: haven't and the difference that we've seen in how they're handled. 205 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: Jared Goff when he came out was an absolute bust 206 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: under Jeff Fisher. He was horrible. It was a huge 207 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: miss on the Rams part. They blew it completely. He 208 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:46,719 Speaker 1: was gonna be a He's gonna be out of the 209 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: league in two years. They hire Sean mcvagh and a 210 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: year two years later, year later they're headed at the 211 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: super Bowl with that kid. Josh Allen comes out and 212 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: he's a punchline and now he's going for his second 213 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 1: straight playoff berth of his career and is leading the 214 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: division and had and has gone from an inaccurate athlete 215 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: running first quarterback to a pocket passer who's carving people up. 216 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray who's having early success. Lamar Jackson, who the 217 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: whole team rallied around last year sent him to the 218 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: MVP race. Patrick Mahomes, You ask any of those guys 219 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: and they'll tell you how important this coaching thing is. 220 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: And you see this, it's your point about Carson Wentz. 221 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: What you know, what happened? They had and it's not 222 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: just the head coach. It's not just the offensive coordinator, 223 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: it is the entire package. Well yeah, and let's not 224 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: forget this. And I know we've mentioned this before, but 225 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: that offensive staff on the Super Bowl team in twenty 226 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 1: seventeen included Frank Reich and John d Philippo on the 227 00:13:55,960 --> 00:14:02,680 Speaker 1: offensive staff, and I'm just to say their game planning 228 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 1: on the offensive side of the ball. Since those two 229 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: gentlemen left the staff to go to greener pastors, Frank 230 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 1: to Indy and de Filippo to Minnesota, it hasn't looked 231 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 1: the same. And so you ask yourself, Doug Peterson, you're 232 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: the head coach. I'm sure you had input in how 233 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: the offense was designed, you know, when those two men 234 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: were on your staff. But since they've left, it has 235 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: been been horrible. It's looked dramatically different, dramatically different, and 236 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: I don't think that's by accident. So there's going to 237 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: be the rubber is going to meet the road there 238 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: in Philly at the end of the season. But Jalen 239 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 1: Hurtz goes in throws his first such down pass, and 240 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: Doug Peterson on his conference call I guess earlier this 241 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 1: morning with the media, said they have not decided who 242 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 1: the starting quarterback is going to be this week, which 243 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 1: according to Philadelphia reporters, who when that statement is utter 244 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: it usually means a change is coming, right because it 245 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 1: was Wentz, you'd just say it's wins. So there's that. 246 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: Then we go Steve to Los Angeles where the Patriots 247 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: opened up a giant can of whoop you know what 248 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: on the Chargers, and I think we will be looking 249 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: back and saying to ourselves Week thirteen was the day 250 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: that Anthony Lynn lost his team because there was just 251 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: something missing there. They got punched in the mouth and 252 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: they just didn't have it after that, and just the 253 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: lack of anticipation, mental acuity from down to down. It 254 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: just wasn't there for the Chargers in this game. And again, 255 00:15:53,480 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 1: special teams absolutely buried this Charger's team. And I'm just 256 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 1: gonna say this Aaron Shots, who does fantastic work for 257 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: football outsiders, as we're watching some of the highlights, not 258 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: only do they have a punt return for a touchdown 259 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: returned against them, they also had a blocked field goal 260 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: attempt at the end of the first half blocked and 261 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: returned for a touchdown. So they gave up two special 262 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: teams touchdowns. Now was at the difference in the game. No, 263 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: they lost forty five nothing. I mean, they weren't in 264 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: it from the word go. But Aaron Shots has a 265 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: table that he put together on Twitter the five worst 266 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: special teams units since nineteen eighty five. That was the 267 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: first year of my career, nineteen eighty five. Okay, talking 268 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: thirty five years here. The two thousand twenty Chargers, or sorry, 269 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: the twenty ten Chargers, are the team that finished number 270 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: one in both yards and yards allowed and missed the 271 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: playoffs due to special teams. But they are not the 272 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 1: worst unit ever, not even in the history of their franchise. 273 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:12,639 Speaker 1: Because right now, as it stands, the twenty twenty Los 274 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 1: Angeles Chargers Steve after twelve games played, would rank as 275 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 1: the second worst special teams unit since they began keeping 276 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 1: these records in nineteen eighty five, So over a thirty 277 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: five year span, the LA Chargers right now second worst 278 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: all time. Do you know his number one? The two 279 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,959 Speaker 1: thousand Bills with Ronnie Jones. Really yeah, And I'm just 280 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,120 Speaker 1: gonna say I was there for that. I'm so glad 281 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: I was retired. I was there for that, and that 282 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: was an awful unity horribly coached, uncoached, and this Chargers 283 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: unit is right there with them. They just look so 284 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:55,640 Speaker 1: out of sorts. I don't get it. And they made 285 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 1: a coaching change heading into their game with the Bills 286 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: two weeks ago. They mooted assistant special teams coach to 287 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 1: the head job and demoted George Steward, who was their 288 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 1: special teams coordinators. So now, I mean they made the change, 289 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 1: but it was I mean, it looked it looked high 290 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: school level, Steve. I hate to say it, but it 291 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: looked high school level. And you get beaten forty five nothing. 292 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: Anthony Lynn asked right after the game, how long do 293 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:26,159 Speaker 1: you think you're going to be the head coach of 294 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 1: this football team? And he said, I expect to be 295 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 1: coaching this team on Monday. Now Monday. Does he get 296 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,199 Speaker 1: rest today? You know, all bets are off, you know 297 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: what I mean? You know, when you get beat forty 298 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: five nothing and you're three and nine. I don't want 299 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: to be the bearer of bad news here, but I 300 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:43,640 Speaker 1: don't see how he survives this season. I really don't's 301 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: and that list and that list of that means list 302 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 1: meaning head coaches who may or may not get fired 303 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:50,719 Speaker 1: before the end of the season. That list is growing. 304 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 1: The Jets. I don't know if you heard. Yeah, they 305 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:59,399 Speaker 1: fired they're struggling defensive coordinator Greg Williams today. Yet it 306 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: says now Frank Bush will be named the Jets interim 307 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:06,920 Speaker 1: defensive headquarters defensive coordinator. That's reported by The Athletic by 308 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: Connor Hughes. I didn't I that's what I saw first 309 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:16,640 Speaker 1: before I saw anything about Greg Williams. And it's it's interesting, 310 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: not just to give you a hint. Most of you 311 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: don't know who Frank Bush is. Frank Bush was a 312 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 1: draft pick for the Houston Oilers in nineteen eighty five 313 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,160 Speaker 1: with me. With me, we were teammates. We've known each 314 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: other for thirty thirty plus years, and he has been 315 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:35,439 Speaker 1: in coaching ever since. He had a spinal injury and 316 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 1: had spinal stenosis that ended his career prematurely as a 317 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: risk because he was next first, and probably as a 318 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 1: risk he was. He was deemed to be very risky. 319 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:45,919 Speaker 1: That was way back in the day when that was 320 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: first known, and he decided to stop playing as a 321 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:51,880 Speaker 1: result of it and began coaching. He's been coaching ever since. 322 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: He's been in the league all this time and has 323 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 1: and has been good a good coach for a long time. 324 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 1: He will be elevated to the interim. What do you 325 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 1: what do you make of the cover zero blitz call 326 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 1: on the last play of the game against the Raiders. 327 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: A couple of I have a take on this, but 328 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 1: I want to hear yours first. A couple of things. 329 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: Certainly it's never been done. Why do it right? I 330 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,360 Speaker 1: saw something this morning and this is and this will 331 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 1: be a spin in in defense of Greg Williams, who 332 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:28,640 Speaker 1: I don't you know? Greg? And I know I'm we're 333 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:31,919 Speaker 1: acquainted with him and we're friends. I guess you know 334 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 1: we're we are friends. I consider him a friend. The 335 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: play before this, the guy was open too. When they 336 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: only rushed four they and car just missed a galore 337 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 1: right down the middle of the football field. Why he 338 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: was as open as the guy that just caught it 339 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: on our screen here the highlight. So Greg Williams is 340 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: thing to himself, I can't cover these guys, whether I 341 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 1: got seven guys back or let me help my coverage 342 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: with more pressure. He goes, let's just, you know, see 343 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:00,200 Speaker 1: if we can get the ball out of his hands. 344 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 1: It was a total desperation move, and I get it 345 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 1: what the Jets are and it backfired on him. He's 346 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: got an undrafted rookie free agent playing corner in Week 347 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:17,360 Speaker 1: thirteen to the NFL against a number one draft draft pick. 348 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:20,359 Speaker 1: He's got two of them, and he's doing what he 349 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:22,919 Speaker 1: can do. And you can say what you want about Greg, 350 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 1: and I get it. Everybody's got it. And yeah, okay, 351 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:28,360 Speaker 1: he's got his issues and he'll he's a lot of bravado. 352 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 1: He's the first to admit it. He truly is. But hey, 353 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: that's how hard it is to win in the NFL. Man, 354 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 1: is that a fireable offense? There? Here's the thing that 355 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 1: Bob bothers me the most about it. Okay, first of all, 356 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: we know Greg Williams. We watched him coached here. I 357 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 1: covered him when he was coaching here. Um, the guy 358 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 1: knows football. He is playing with half a deck of 359 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 1: NFL players right now. He's playing that's number one. Yeah. 360 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: So that impacts your play calling, and there are times 361 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 1: where you go against conventional wisdom to try to help 362 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:06,159 Speaker 1: a roster that is sorely lacking in true NFL talent. 363 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:08,679 Speaker 1: I think today, I think that play call was a 364 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 1: byproduct of that based on the previous play that Steve 365 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 1: mentioned and the fact that people floated the theory that 366 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 1: that was the play call so they could tank the 367 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:20,919 Speaker 1: game and lose it to stay in. The hunt for 368 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:24,639 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence in the draft is ludicrous. And the reason 369 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 1: it is is because none of those guys on that 370 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: coaching staff are gonna be there to see Trevor Lawrence. 371 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 1: They're all getting canned at the end of the year. 372 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: There's no way they're gonna be retained for the twenty 373 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,920 Speaker 1: twenty one season. So to think that they are saying that, well, 374 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 1: we better lose this game too, we want to make 375 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 1: sure we get Trevor Lawrence is insane. It is an 376 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: insane form of lot It's not even logic. It's just 377 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:50,160 Speaker 1: it's a cockamand theory that you're just coming up with. 378 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 1: They're trying to win, and you're right, Greg Williams and 379 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: those guys they whether it's a fireable offense doing that, Well, 380 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:06,959 Speaker 1: if you're going to give him that roster and expect 381 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:10,359 Speaker 1: a different outcome, you may you should have fired some 382 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: fired him. Then you know, well, why if you ask me, 383 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,119 Speaker 1: he Adam Gaze did him a favor because now he 384 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,719 Speaker 1: doesn't have to hang around for the last few games 385 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 1: and go down with the rest of the ship, because 386 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: that ship's sinking, it's taken on water, and it's bound 387 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: to capsize sooner rather than later. I don't know if 388 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 1: Adam Gaye saw an opportunity to make somebody a scapegoat 389 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: or to take the heat off of him for a 390 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: week or two. I don't know what the motive was here. 391 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 1: But Adam Gase is not escaping this and he's not 392 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: And but here's the difference. Adam Gase is gonna get 393 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 1: fired by ownership. Greg Williams got fired by Adam Gase 394 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 1: because the coach buying large is responsible for his staff. 395 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 1: Now there are when you get hired, you can you 396 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 1: can make concessions, say, okay, the ownership's got these guys 397 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: on board, much like Frank Reich did with Eberflus in Indianapolis. 398 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: He kept him on because he had been hired by 399 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 1: the guy from Sean McDaniels, Josh Josh McDaniels. So you 400 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 1: have those kind of exceptions, but for the most part, 401 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:16,920 Speaker 1: most head coaches and you've heard he's senior here with 402 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: Sean mcderban. He hired his guys, he picked him, and 403 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 1: he has shuffled them off and on through the last 404 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 1: three and a half four years to get it the 405 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:26,879 Speaker 1: way he wants. Yeah, he has let guys go, brought 406 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:30,639 Speaker 1: guys on, Rick Dennison, his first offensive coordinator, you know, 407 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:33,919 Speaker 1: all of out sensive line coach, all of these guys. 408 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,919 Speaker 1: So that's the difference when you see it with the Jets. 409 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 1: Adam Gas fired Greg Williams. That dynamic is interesting because 410 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: Adam Gase is not going to survive this season. And 411 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:54,160 Speaker 1: I don't know why he thought this is the time. 412 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: My only guess at the bridge, My only guess is this. 413 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:00,680 Speaker 1: Marcus May, after the game, the safety for the Jets, 414 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: who's going to be a free agent by the way anyway, 415 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:06,199 Speaker 1: said after the game, we're doing our best, but you 416 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: got to help us out as a coach. So naturally, 417 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:12,160 Speaker 1: the New York media blew that up to mean Marcus 418 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 1: May throw Greg Williams under the bus for calling cover 419 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 1: zero on the last play of the game. As we 420 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:20,360 Speaker 1: would argue, Greg Williams was trying to help the defense 421 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 1: by calling a cover zero to get pressure on Derek 422 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:26,399 Speaker 1: Carr so that he couldn't make that throw. Yeah, but 423 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: it again, but say it again because the reason wasn't 424 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 1: the play before that They only rushed four, Yeah, and 425 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 1: they had a guy running down the middle of the 426 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:35,600 Speaker 1: field by himself anyway, and they just missed the throw. 427 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:39,719 Speaker 1: And then But I think that Adam gay saw an 428 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:43,400 Speaker 1: opportunity here and took advantage of the media's blow up 429 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 1: of Marcus May said this, he's throwing Greg Williams under 430 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 1: the bus. Greg Williams is losing his players. They're not 431 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,880 Speaker 1: gonna play hard for him. And Adam gay says, oh, well, 432 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 1: they're not gonna play for him. I gotta get rid 433 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:54,440 Speaker 1: of him because I need somebody who they're gonna play 434 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: hard for. Like I could see that logic running through 435 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: Gaye's head and him canning him right wrong or indifferent 436 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:02,159 Speaker 1: of course. So that's where we are. I mean, the 437 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 1: Jets have been a dumpster fire since week three. Nothing's changing, 438 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:09,960 Speaker 1: The flames are only growing higher. It's a towering inferno 439 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: now and the only thing that's going to put the 440 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:14,840 Speaker 1: fire out is the end of the season. That's it, 441 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 1: in which case there'll be more fire in the form 442 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: of fire rings. So that's where it is with the Jets. 443 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:24,200 Speaker 1: It's a mess. It hasn't changed. The narrative remains the same. 444 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:28,439 Speaker 1: It's gonna be tough. Pardon me while I wipe my 445 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:32,639 Speaker 1: tears away. Yeah, they have. There are a lot of 446 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 1: people that pick the Jets to be better than the 447 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 1: Dolphins this year. So there's that. We have to take 448 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,199 Speaker 1: a break because when we return, we are going to 449 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 1: get the inside info on the San Francisco forty nine 450 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: Ers from their radio play by play man Greg Poppa 451 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 1: will be joining us when we return. Here on One 452 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: Bills Live, presented by Collid to Health, It's Buffalo Bills Radio, 453 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 1: Chris Brown, Steve Tasker One Bills Live, a Monday pregame 454 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 1: edition of the show, and here to help us with 455 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:19,400 Speaker 1: previewing tonight's game between the Bills and the forty nine 456 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,679 Speaker 1: Ers is a guy who was born in Buffalo, of 457 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:25,720 Speaker 1: all places. It is the play by playboys of the 458 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty nine Ers. One Greg Papa joining us, Greg, 459 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: how are you thanks for giving us some time? Well, 460 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:33,679 Speaker 1: Chris Gregg, to be with you in the Hall of Famer, 461 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 1: to be mister tasking that was actually born at War 462 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:43,359 Speaker 1: Memorial Stadium. Oh wow, first in nineteen seventy one, there 463 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: was bullet Bob Hayes on a post route right through 464 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 1: the Bills defense wild shootout. I think it was forty 465 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:53,400 Speaker 1: nine thirty seven Cowboys. But we went to every game 466 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 1: at the Old Rock Pile, and then I watched every 467 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:59,400 Speaker 1: centimeter of OJ seventy three year all the way through. 468 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 1: So this is always been I did the Raiders games 469 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:03,960 Speaker 1: for twenty one years. Yeah, right, And whenever I did 470 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,840 Speaker 1: Raiders Bills, I was always a little conflicted about which 471 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:09,880 Speaker 1: side am I on. So it's going to be even 472 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 1: more strange with the Raiders and forty nine Ers playing 473 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:15,439 Speaker 1: at Arizona tonight. But I am really looking forward to 474 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: this football game. Yeah, yeah, you're how conflicted are you 475 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:20,320 Speaker 1: going to be? With the Bills? Raiders tonight? Are Bills 476 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:25,359 Speaker 1: nine Ers tonight? Now, I Jed York signs my paychecks, 477 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:28,600 Speaker 1: so it's good. I don't want to have any issue 478 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:31,959 Speaker 1: with that. But I had great respect for Buffalo. This 479 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: is the one time that I will not root for 480 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:36,240 Speaker 1: them tonight, but I root for him every single week. 481 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: To see the picture behind me of my dad and 482 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 1: the Bills Jersey Jay One who lost my dad right 483 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 1: before I started with the forty nine ers. I remember 484 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 1: my mom and dad sitting next to me in the 485 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: broadcast booth that I call it rich Stadium, the Ralph 486 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:52,920 Speaker 1: New Era of bill Stadium, whatever you want to call it, 487 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 1: with the headphones on listening to me broadcast Raiders Bills games. 488 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: So I love the Bills, you know, I go back 489 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:03,680 Speaker 1: when I was just a baby watching them. But no, 490 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 1: tonight it's a big game for the forty nine ers 491 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: and a light of how yesterday went. Steve, if they 492 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:11,480 Speaker 1: get to six and six, you wouldn't get in with 493 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:13,640 Speaker 1: a five hundred record in the AFC, but it's very 494 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 1: plausible to get in with a five hundred record this 495 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 1: year in the NFC. Yeah, and then you know Steve 496 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 1: has been he's been a little concerned all week because 497 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 1: he's not crazy about this matchup. As far as the 498 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 1: Bills go, from a defensive perspective, as you know, the 499 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: Niners play a ton of twenty one personnel, two back, 500 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 1: one tight end. Now they don't have the dynamic George 501 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:39,360 Speaker 1: Kittle to you know, keep defenses honest in the passing 502 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 1: game out of that set. But all of that being said, 503 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 1: as you well know, this Bill's defense rides nickel coverage, 504 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 1: and that is really not the formula if you're going 505 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:52,880 Speaker 1: to stop this Niners offense. Correct. Yeah, my suggestion, And 506 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: Terren Johnson's a really good player, and I love your secondary. 507 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 1: Your safeties are as good as as there is in 508 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 1: a league, as far as a duo, and they can 509 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:03,240 Speaker 1: you know, those guys will come down and they're interchangeable parts. 510 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 1: But if you stick at a nickel, Kyle Shanahan's got 511 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 1: a runner right down your throat. And they not only 512 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 1: run a lot of twenty one, they run some twenty two. 513 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:13,120 Speaker 1: Or they'll put two tight ends on the field, so 514 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:17,080 Speaker 1: it's either you've almost always got two fullbacks or the 515 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: two running backs, one half back, one fullback, or two 516 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: tight ends. But they are getting branded on youth back 517 00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: tonight with Deebo Samuel and Kendrick Bourne, so they do 518 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 1: have a way to play eleven personnel with three wide 519 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 1: receivers on the field. But they don't have Kiddle, but 520 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 1: they have Jordan Reid is a very talented route runner. 521 00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: Rost Welly has become a much better I'm not going 522 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:40,320 Speaker 1: to call him an inline blocker. He's more of a 523 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 1: move guy, a trap guy, a wham guy. But if 524 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: he gets half a body on Deacon basketball screen you 525 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 1: a little bit. They want to run the ball. Forty 526 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 1: nine Ers had a three game losing Street Chris where 527 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 1: they they were about fifty five yards a game on 528 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 1: the ground. That's not the forty nine ers. They got 529 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 1: to one hundred and twelve last week against the Rams. 530 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 1: It wasn't always perfect to the Ram stuff the run 531 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,000 Speaker 1: game in the second half, and Raheem was a little 532 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: bit rusty. He put the ball on the ground sort 533 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:08,720 Speaker 1: of Jeff Wilson Jr. But obviously the Buffalo Bills know 534 00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 1: what they're doing. Leslie Fraser and Sean McDermott know Kyle well, 535 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:15,160 Speaker 1: they know the whole Shanahan family. The first thing you 536 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 1: go into a game against the Shanahan team, you got 537 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 1: to shut down there outside zone stretch game what Yeah? 538 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,320 Speaker 1: And I was, what do you you know? What do 539 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 1: you have to get done against this Niners team? If 540 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 1: you know, because there's a lot of respect down on 541 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:31,520 Speaker 1: this side of the country for Kyle, what is he 542 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 1: had to change because of Nick Mullins at quarterback? Believe 543 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 1: it or not, not a lot. I wish they would 544 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:41,520 Speaker 1: move the pocket a little bit more. I wish they 545 00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:43,640 Speaker 1: would roll him out of the pocket because he's an 546 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 1: undersized guy six feet want. He had one turnover last week, 547 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:49,360 Speaker 1: Steve where Aaron Donald split a double team and got 548 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 1: his hands up and tipped the ball. But this is 549 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 1: not It's kind of like I did the sant Antonio 550 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 1: Spurs games for a few years. No Brekpapovitch well, and 551 00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:59,000 Speaker 1: we always call it the sant Antonio system. I really 552 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: think it's the Shanahan system. He's not changing a whole lot. 553 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:05,160 Speaker 1: Jimmy's a better player, there's no question. But Nick is 554 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: very studious. So they just run their system, and it 555 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:10,920 Speaker 1: starts with the running game, both inside zone outside zone. 556 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 1: They'll run a little power explosives, run after catch Stebo, Sam, 557 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 1: you'll better wrap that guy up. He may be the 558 00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 1: best tackle breaking wide receiver this league has ever known. 559 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:23,320 Speaker 1: This play right here as a perfect example. And you've 560 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: got a yuke back. So Kyle. What he does, Steve, 561 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 1: He targets matchups on defense to go at, whether that's 562 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:34,920 Speaker 1: running at Jerry Hughes, whether that's your linebacking level. And 563 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 1: we'll find out. I think Mulane's going to play tonight. 564 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: But He'll target some areas where he thinks he could 565 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,400 Speaker 1: go at who's going to play corner for you tonight, 566 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 1: Josh Norman or Levi Wallace. He may go there. So 567 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:49,280 Speaker 1: Kyle Moore, he expects his quarterback to execute the Shanahan 568 00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:53,560 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers system, and then like a great basketball coach, 569 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 1: he's gonna target matchups, create isolation switches where he wants 570 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: to targets a specific buff load offenders. Talking to Greg Papa, 571 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:04,840 Speaker 1: play by play voice of the San Francisco forty nine Ers, 572 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:07,880 Speaker 1: and flipping it around to the other side, Greg, you 573 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:11,920 Speaker 1: know this Niners defense, they were getting healthier in terms 574 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: of the starters at the corner position, but a lot 575 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 1: of their backups have kind of or their reserves have 576 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: kind of been nicked up. We saw Jamar Taylor and 577 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 1: Webster both go to IR this past week, and I 578 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:24,120 Speaker 1: know that Mosley is a bit of a question mark 579 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:28,000 Speaker 1: going into tonight's game, and Kawan Williams, who's the nickel 580 00:33:29,280 --> 00:33:33,320 Speaker 1: at least on paper, is out. So I know that 581 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:37,320 Speaker 1: this defense has been mixing in more man coverage of late. 582 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:41,400 Speaker 1: Can they afford to do that against a receiving core 583 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:43,640 Speaker 1: like this if they have to put a lot of 584 00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 1: backups out on the field. Well, they played predominantly zone 585 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 1: in the early downs, but then down and distance, Robert 586 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:53,800 Speaker 1: Salo will slip into more Man depending on the down 587 00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 1: and distance, especially third and shorts, and in those situations. 588 00:33:57,680 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 1: Even last week when they had Jamar Taylor healthy against 589 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup and at some snaps against Robert Woods, they 590 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:08,480 Speaker 1: brought Jimmy Ward down to play nickel corner. So Jimmy 591 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:11,480 Speaker 1: Ward will be all over the field. You'll see Richard 592 00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:15,080 Speaker 1: Sherman at times play a little safety. He had a 593 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:17,520 Speaker 1: couple of safety snaps, and where he's at with his 594 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:20,920 Speaker 1: calf injury Achilles. He he lines up eight yards off 595 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:23,560 Speaker 1: the line of Scrimmon. So that does concern me against 596 00:34:23,640 --> 00:34:26,240 Speaker 1: Diggs and great route runners to give that much cushion. 597 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:29,000 Speaker 1: But sum knows what he's doing. But I think you 598 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:32,399 Speaker 1: could see Dante Johnson could go in there a little 599 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:35,200 Speaker 1: bit and play. This is assuming that Immanuel Mosley cannot go, 600 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:37,239 Speaker 1: and I think that's a huge question mark. When the 601 00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:40,080 Speaker 1: inactives come out ninety minutes before kick, it's the first 602 00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:42,040 Speaker 1: thing I'm gonna be looking for is if heman's up 603 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:46,360 Speaker 1: or not, if he's not up, Johnte Johnson, Jason Varette 604 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:48,480 Speaker 1: can go in there. And then, as I say, in 605 00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:53,200 Speaker 1: certain down and distance, especially third down, Jimmy Ward, I'll 606 00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:55,040 Speaker 1: get his hands on you. And if he does going 607 00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 1: against you know Cole Beasley, Cole is so good sitting 608 00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:01,160 Speaker 1: down in soft zone, Jimmy won't play him that way. Jimmy, 609 00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 1: He'll get up and press him, grab him, bump him, 610 00:35:04,239 --> 00:35:06,839 Speaker 1: play the way Robert James, the great Bills corner from 611 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:09,279 Speaker 1: years ago, used to play press man. He'll get up 612 00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:12,160 Speaker 1: and get in your grill, right And if what do 613 00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:16,239 Speaker 1: you think this defenseman? Robert salam And once again he's 614 00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:19,160 Speaker 1: just your defensive coordinator who's on the shortlist for a 615 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:22,520 Speaker 1: head coaching vacancy somewhere. You don't know how long he's 616 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:24,680 Speaker 1: gonna be with the Niners. What do you think he 617 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:27,480 Speaker 1: sees in the Bills offense? And what are the keys 618 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:30,440 Speaker 1: and what's it looked like from the West Coast. Well, 619 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:32,920 Speaker 1: Diggs is just a talented guy. I gotta say. When 620 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:35,239 Speaker 1: I was watching him in Minnesota, I was like, you know, 621 00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:38,480 Speaker 1: I see the numbers, why is he so good? And 622 00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:40,759 Speaker 1: then I watched every single Bills game because I watched 623 00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 1: every single Bills game anyway, but for a whole week 624 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:45,880 Speaker 1: get off. I watched everyone back and Diggs is just 625 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:49,239 Speaker 1: such a precise route runner. You've got to get him 626 00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:51,520 Speaker 1: off his spot. And if you're playing, you know, often 627 00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:54,120 Speaker 1: soft like Sureham likes to play, I think Forrette can 628 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:57,600 Speaker 1: get up on him more. That's a tough matchup. But 629 00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:00,040 Speaker 1: I think what Robert Silas concerned about is this is 630 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:03,000 Speaker 1: his quarterback and the modern day version of the k gun, 631 00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:06,759 Speaker 1: I mean, Buffalo is in shotgun. You know, four and 632 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,719 Speaker 1: five wide receivers out, including backs and tight ends. They 633 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,839 Speaker 1: go empty so much and it's hard to get to him. 634 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:15,840 Speaker 1: And then all the design quarterback runs the Bills have, 635 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:19,480 Speaker 1: they have every conceivable quarterback run with this big quarterback, 636 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:22,640 Speaker 1: and they've had problems dealing with running quarterbacks, whether it's 637 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray. Obviously Russell Wilson's tough for everybody, but even 638 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:30,680 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones or the Giants broke a huge run against 639 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:33,480 Speaker 1: this way back when Cam Newton the forty nine Ers 640 00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:36,239 Speaker 1: did control a little bit, but his arm was just 641 00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:37,680 Speaker 1: there was you know, a couple of games off the 642 00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:40,120 Speaker 1: COVID N list, he was terrible that game but he's 643 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:43,320 Speaker 1: more of the kind of body like Josh than the small, 644 00:36:43,440 --> 00:36:47,080 Speaker 1: jitterbug guys that caused problems. But this quarterback is special, 645 00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:49,640 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about it. You got to get pressure 646 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:51,319 Speaker 1: in his face, get him off his spot. But I 647 00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:55,840 Speaker 1: think the combination of Digs the running backs are good players. 648 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:58,120 Speaker 1: But I think they'll they'll have a plan for shutting 649 00:36:58,120 --> 00:37:00,360 Speaker 1: that down or at least hope too. But the obviously 650 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:05,120 Speaker 1: the designed quarterback runs with Josh and Stefan Digson Beasley, 651 00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:10,200 Speaker 1: the two three down linebackers for your guys really jump 652 00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:12,799 Speaker 1: out off the tape when I was watching some of 653 00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:16,440 Speaker 1: your guys games. I mean Fred Warner is He's amazing. 654 00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:19,759 Speaker 1: And then even Dre Greenlaw he that's a guy that 655 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:22,320 Speaker 1: popped up that I wasn't expecting to be as proficient 656 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:25,160 Speaker 1: as he seemed to be on tape. You just maybe 657 00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:29,040 Speaker 1: break down those two guys in terms of how they've performed, 658 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:33,280 Speaker 1: particularly in the Nickel package for the Niners. Well, Fred 659 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:36,360 Speaker 1: is a burgeoning star. He's never made a Pro Bowl 660 00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:38,720 Speaker 1: and he's a little miffed about that he was voted 661 00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:41,640 Speaker 1: by his peers on NFL Network the seventieth best player 662 00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:45,080 Speaker 1: and Pro football, and he was the seventy seventieth overall 663 00:37:45,080 --> 00:37:46,520 Speaker 1: pick in the draft of a by you a few 664 00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:49,200 Speaker 1: years ago, a third round pick. There are a lot 665 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:52,719 Speaker 1: of really good Mike linebackers. Damario O'Davis in New Orleans 666 00:37:52,840 --> 00:37:56,480 Speaker 1: is terrific, Darius Leonard is terrific. Kendricks in Minnesota is 667 00:37:56,480 --> 00:37:59,160 Speaker 1: really good. Your guy edmundss D. But Fred is the 668 00:37:59,239 --> 00:38:01,840 Speaker 1: modern day linebacker where he's so good against the run. 669 00:38:02,080 --> 00:38:04,520 Speaker 1: And the thing to keep in mind he never played 670 00:38:04,520 --> 00:38:07,440 Speaker 1: mike linebacker in college. He learned to play middle linebacker 671 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:10,120 Speaker 1: and called the signals and see the game from that 672 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:14,280 Speaker 1: position in the NFL, which is amazing. Dre Greenlaw remember 673 00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:17,160 Speaker 1: the Seattle game last year. Green Law made what we 674 00:38:17,239 --> 00:38:19,440 Speaker 1: called the Dre play, probably the biggest single player in 675 00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:21,680 Speaker 1: the NFL, when he tackled Jacob Polisher on a one 676 00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:24,040 Speaker 1: yard line and because of that, the forty nine ers 677 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:25,759 Speaker 1: went to the Super Bowl. They were the number one seed. 678 00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:29,160 Speaker 1: A good player. What they're doing now at will linebacker 679 00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:32,040 Speaker 1: is these Al Shire is listed there, but he won't 680 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:35,959 Speaker 1: play there since they've traded Kwan Alexandra away. They're playing 681 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:39,279 Speaker 1: a safety down there. Marcel Harris essentially has become the 682 00:38:39,320 --> 00:38:42,280 Speaker 1: forty nine ers week side linebacker. That could be something 683 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:45,439 Speaker 1: Buffalo looks at with Davil that they're a little light. 684 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:49,120 Speaker 1: If Buffalo wants to go a little heavier package and 685 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:50,840 Speaker 1: put a couple of tight ends on the field and 686 00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:53,320 Speaker 1: line up with Josh under center, they could run a 687 00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:56,640 Speaker 1: little bit. For Fred's the real deal. Drey is a good, 688 00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:59,680 Speaker 1: solid player, but you could attack Trey in certain coverages. 689 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:02,279 Speaker 1: Players still gets lost a little bit. And then you 690 00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:05,080 Speaker 1: know Marcel Harris who was playing as a week side 691 00:39:05,080 --> 00:39:07,719 Speaker 1: linebacker essentially as a safety. Is there going to be 692 00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:13,960 Speaker 1: anything tangible about the venue change for the for the Niners, Well, 693 00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:15,920 Speaker 1: just that I know you guys don't have great history 694 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:19,840 Speaker 1: there forty nine ers. It's not so much the game 695 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:22,800 Speaker 1: because obviously in the NFC West we played there. We 696 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:24,239 Speaker 1: played the hell of a game there last year in 697 00:39:24,239 --> 00:39:27,200 Speaker 1: a Holloway night against Kyler Murray in a Thursday night game. 698 00:39:27,239 --> 00:39:30,040 Speaker 1: It was a shootout. I'll tell you one thing. Kyle 699 00:39:30,080 --> 00:39:32,040 Speaker 1: ra Cherond's gonna have the roof closed. It will not 700 00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:35,560 Speaker 1: be open like the Rams Cardinals games yesterday. He's gonna 701 00:39:35,560 --> 00:39:37,600 Speaker 1: have that close. So he wants he's the offensive play call. 702 00:39:37,680 --> 00:39:39,759 Speaker 1: He does not want any conditions to get in the 703 00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:43,560 Speaker 1: way of his offense. I hope they change the field 704 00:39:43,560 --> 00:39:45,680 Speaker 1: out because that thing got shoot up pretty well yesterday. 705 00:39:45,680 --> 00:39:47,480 Speaker 1: I know they grow it outside the stadium and they 706 00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:51,200 Speaker 1: slide it in. It really isn't so much steve the game. 707 00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:54,000 Speaker 1: I think they'll be fine. I think it's tomorrow morning 708 00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:56,760 Speaker 1: when they wake up. I think you're aware. And Erie County, 709 00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:59,440 Speaker 1: I know, is doing the right thing as well, keeping 710 00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:01,200 Speaker 1: my mom s by the way back there and my 711 00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:04,640 Speaker 1: sisters and brothers. But Santa Clara County where the forty 712 00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:07,600 Speaker 1: nine ers are, probably been the most restrictive county in 713 00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:11,000 Speaker 1: the country, and they essentially sent the forty nine ers away. 714 00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:13,239 Speaker 1: So and they're not gonna they're saying three weeks. It's 715 00:40:13,239 --> 00:40:14,520 Speaker 1: not going to be three weeks. It's going to be 716 00:40:14,520 --> 00:40:16,279 Speaker 1: the remainder of the year. They're not coming back here 717 00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:19,520 Speaker 1: until you know, they win the Super Bowl, they get eliminated. 718 00:40:20,080 --> 00:40:21,920 Speaker 1: So I think the key thing is going to be 719 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:24,920 Speaker 1: the players wake it up after the game, because you know, 720 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:26,919 Speaker 1: after you play a game, your mind's all on the game, 721 00:40:27,200 --> 00:40:29,160 Speaker 1: and then once the game is over, you get a plane, 722 00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:31,360 Speaker 1: you get a couple of drinks, and me or you 723 00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:34,000 Speaker 1: fall asleep, you fly home. Well, when they wake up 724 00:40:34,040 --> 00:40:36,840 Speaker 1: Tuesday morning and get ready for the next game against 725 00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:39,200 Speaker 1: the Washington football team, they're going to be in the 726 00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:41,279 Speaker 1: same hotel room they were the night before. It's gonna 727 00:40:41,320 --> 00:40:43,920 Speaker 1: be like, what where do I live here? I guess 728 00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:45,640 Speaker 1: I do. So. I don't think it's going to be 729 00:40:45,680 --> 00:40:47,920 Speaker 1: anything the game tonight. I think it's going to hit 730 00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:51,520 Speaker 1: them more mentally after the game tomorrow morning. Greg, we 731 00:40:51,560 --> 00:40:53,839 Speaker 1: appreciate the time. Always, good to catch up with you, 732 00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:56,320 Speaker 1: and good luck calling the game tonight. I know Steve 733 00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:58,480 Speaker 1: knows how tough that is doing that off a monitor, 734 00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:03,520 Speaker 1: so good luck doing that. Oh yeah, thanks, all right. Sure, 735 00:41:03,880 --> 00:41:06,840 Speaker 1: that's Greg Papa, play by play voice of the forty 736 00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:10,399 Speaker 1: nine ers. He's doing home and away games all off 737 00:41:10,440 --> 00:41:13,880 Speaker 1: the monitor now because he is back in San Francisco 738 00:41:13,960 --> 00:41:18,360 Speaker 1: or Santa Clara wherever they are. Uh So, usually, you know, 739 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:20,080 Speaker 1: you and Murph get to call the home games from 740 00:41:20,120 --> 00:41:22,640 Speaker 1: the booth here in the stadium. Obviously you have to 741 00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:24,439 Speaker 1: do the away games here as well as you will 742 00:41:24,480 --> 00:41:28,560 Speaker 1: tonight port Greg Papa has got to do the games 743 00:41:28,600 --> 00:41:32,160 Speaker 1: the rest of the way on the monitor, home and away. 744 00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:35,840 Speaker 1: Best of luck with that. My god, it's not I 745 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:38,359 Speaker 1: it's not easy for us even when we're when we're live, 746 00:41:38,600 --> 00:41:42,600 Speaker 1: it's no different. But you know, it's but just seeing 747 00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:45,279 Speaker 1: things being restricted by the view of the cameras and 748 00:41:45,360 --> 00:41:48,320 Speaker 1: not your own point of view. That's the real challenge 749 00:41:48,440 --> 00:41:51,080 Speaker 1: night and day. Because when we're doing like tonight, for 750 00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:54,120 Speaker 1: tonight's game Monday Night Football, we'll be watching virtually the 751 00:41:54,200 --> 00:41:57,160 Speaker 1: same feed as everybody else is watching here in Western 752 00:41:57,160 --> 00:42:00,640 Speaker 1: New York, although we'll have it without delay, so we'll 753 00:42:00,680 --> 00:42:03,839 Speaker 1: be a simultaneous with the game, but so you won't 754 00:42:03,960 --> 00:42:06,400 Speaker 1: be able to watch the game and then twenty seconds 755 00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:11,520 Speaker 1: later here our call. But it makes so much difference 756 00:42:11,560 --> 00:42:14,719 Speaker 1: when the games because I in doing so from the 757 00:42:14,719 --> 00:42:17,640 Speaker 1: booth like we're gonna do tonight, I can only talk 758 00:42:17,680 --> 00:42:22,399 Speaker 1: about what I see on the screen. When we're doing 759 00:42:22,440 --> 00:42:24,000 Speaker 1: the game here in the stadium, it's obvious, I can 760 00:42:24,040 --> 00:42:26,200 Speaker 1: watch the sideline, pick and choose. I can talk about 761 00:42:26,239 --> 00:42:29,839 Speaker 1: anything that's going on anywhere on the field, mostly because 762 00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:33,239 Speaker 1: it's radio, and you know that's got to paint the picture. 763 00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:36,680 Speaker 1: You gotta paint the picture. And then but in TV, 764 00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:42,239 Speaker 1: there's no canvas, you know, I mean, it's it's you know, 765 00:42:42,320 --> 00:42:45,919 Speaker 1: you're yeah, it's like looking through a keyhole. It's hard. 766 00:42:46,120 --> 00:42:48,080 Speaker 1: It's hard to do, but it's and I feel for 767 00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:50,360 Speaker 1: Greg Papa having to do every single game this season 768 00:42:50,680 --> 00:42:53,319 Speaker 1: that way, even the home games. Oh my goodness. Yeah, 769 00:42:53,360 --> 00:42:55,799 Speaker 1: break time for us. When we come back. We are 770 00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:59,719 Speaker 1: going to fire off the Twitter poll. Haven't done that yet. 771 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:02,920 Speaker 1: We were bouncing around Week thirteen action in the NFL 772 00:43:02,960 --> 00:43:05,239 Speaker 1: and then talk to Great Poppa there. But we will 773 00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:07,440 Speaker 1: get to the Twitter poll as we're asking you, what 774 00:43:07,520 --> 00:43:10,279 Speaker 1: do you want to see the most in tonight's game 775 00:43:10,640 --> 00:43:13,040 Speaker 1: with the forty nine ers. What's priority number one for 776 00:43:13,080 --> 00:43:15,480 Speaker 1: the Bills? Fire off and let us know at One 777 00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:17,520 Speaker 1: Bills Live or give us a call at eight oh 778 00:43:17,600 --> 00:43:20,359 Speaker 1: three oh five fifty one eight eight five fifty two 779 00:43:20,440 --> 00:43:24,000 Speaker 1: five fifty. It's the pregame version of One Bills Live. 780 00:43:24,360 --> 00:43:26,480 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker, Chris Brown back with you in a minute 781 00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:28,799 Speaker 1: here on One Bills Line, presented by Kalota Health. It's 782 00:43:28,840 --> 00:44:09,640 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills Radio. Oh, it's the techno version of Monday 783 00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:12,919 Speaker 1: Night Football. It just gets me feel like breaking into 784 00:44:12,920 --> 00:44:17,560 Speaker 1: hell ittle Keith Jackson, Welcome to Monday Night Football. Welcome 785 00:44:17,640 --> 00:44:20,880 Speaker 1: to the desert here in Arizona. Where tonight that's San 786 00:44:21,040 --> 00:44:24,319 Speaker 1: Francisco forty nine ers take on the Buffalo Bills and 787 00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:29,640 Speaker 1: they're high flying quarterback Josh Alan. Hello, everybody, I'm there. 788 00:44:29,680 --> 00:44:35,560 Speaker 1: It is there. Welcome to Monday Night Football. There it is. 789 00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:40,360 Speaker 1: I hit fumball. It looks like the Eggs have it, 790 00:44:40,520 --> 00:44:42,880 Speaker 1: and yes they do. Now you went college football, you 791 00:44:42,960 --> 00:44:45,640 Speaker 1: just switch. You went back and forth there college. I 792 00:44:45,680 --> 00:44:48,239 Speaker 1: missed the great ones. Keith Jackson, I you know when 793 00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:53,120 Speaker 1: I also it was part of Frank Gifford's contract with 794 00:44:53,160 --> 00:44:55,200 Speaker 1: Monday Night Football towards the end of it when Al 795 00:44:55,280 --> 00:44:57,759 Speaker 1: Michaels and he and Deer Dwarf were doing Yeah, they 796 00:44:57,760 --> 00:45:00,680 Speaker 1: were doing it, and Frank's face had to be the 797 00:45:00,719 --> 00:45:05,680 Speaker 1: first one on camera. Okay, he was the guy who 798 00:45:05,800 --> 00:45:08,120 Speaker 1: know you go there and well it was before I 799 00:45:08,120 --> 00:45:09,560 Speaker 1: mean he had that in his kind before they did 800 00:45:09,560 --> 00:45:11,080 Speaker 1: al before any of the stuff, you know all that. 801 00:45:11,239 --> 00:45:14,400 Speaker 1: So because he was kind of the stalls, he was 802 00:45:14,440 --> 00:45:16,120 Speaker 1: doing the play by play for a minute. Yeah, I 803 00:45:16,120 --> 00:45:19,319 Speaker 1: remember that. So that was in my childhood wheelhouse. So 804 00:45:19,440 --> 00:45:21,319 Speaker 1: that was part of the deal. So that's what Keith 805 00:45:21,400 --> 00:45:24,360 Speaker 1: Jackson was gone right um by the time I was 806 00:45:24,400 --> 00:45:29,359 Speaker 1: watching it. Regularly. Don Meredith was gone. I only got 807 00:45:29,400 --> 00:45:33,160 Speaker 1: the last year or two of Cosell, right, and then 808 00:45:33,200 --> 00:45:36,120 Speaker 1: that's when Gifford kind of took center stage. When Cosell 809 00:45:36,200 --> 00:45:39,799 Speaker 1: went out the door, they made Gifford the centerpiece, right, 810 00:45:40,200 --> 00:45:43,160 Speaker 1: and he was working with a bunch of guy. Yeah. 811 00:45:43,560 --> 00:45:45,719 Speaker 1: Lynn Swan was on there for a while, a lot 812 00:45:45,760 --> 00:45:47,680 Speaker 1: of guys for a minute, a bunch of people. Um, 813 00:45:47,760 --> 00:45:53,080 Speaker 1: but I yeah, they had yeah, they had uh. Alex 814 00:45:53,200 --> 00:45:58,480 Speaker 1: Carris was on for a long time. But yeah, it's 815 00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:00,960 Speaker 1: an institution. And that's why when you hear that song 816 00:46:01,080 --> 00:46:04,880 Speaker 1: we just played, I always feel like Modern Days album. 817 00:46:04,920 --> 00:46:07,000 Speaker 1: I always think of Frank sometimes too, you know what 818 00:46:07,080 --> 00:46:10,919 Speaker 1: I mean. I can't. I can't tell you how many 819 00:46:10,920 --> 00:46:13,560 Speaker 1: people I've come across that work in the league that 820 00:46:14,200 --> 00:46:17,640 Speaker 1: have that as their ring tone on their phone. Dozens 821 00:46:17,640 --> 00:46:21,680 Speaker 1: of people have that thing comes on. It's like if 822 00:46:21,680 --> 00:46:23,920 Speaker 1: you're just sit up in your chair, if you're an 823 00:46:23,960 --> 00:46:27,239 Speaker 1: r ventage my vintage and yours too. Obviously, man oh man, 824 00:46:27,280 --> 00:46:29,960 Speaker 1: there is nothing like that. Problem was I couldn't. I 825 00:46:29,960 --> 00:46:31,799 Speaker 1: wouldn't allow to stay up late enough to watch half 826 00:46:31,840 --> 00:46:33,480 Speaker 1: of that stuff. And here's the thing, here's how old 827 00:46:33,480 --> 00:46:36,799 Speaker 1: I am. I used to. I used to get out 828 00:46:36,800 --> 00:46:41,040 Speaker 1: of bed, go in to the living room, watch Howard 829 00:46:41,360 --> 00:46:44,120 Speaker 1: do the halftime highlights, then go back to bed. Yeah, 830 00:46:44,200 --> 00:46:48,239 Speaker 1: because it was like, you know, it happened like well, 831 00:46:48,239 --> 00:46:50,200 Speaker 1: that's back when the game started at nine, right, it 832 00:46:50,200 --> 00:46:53,719 Speaker 1: would happen to like ten thirty. Yeah, right, And it 833 00:46:53,840 --> 00:46:57,279 Speaker 1: was think about it. It's the only place you could 834 00:46:57,280 --> 00:47:03,759 Speaker 1: see high highlights on Sunday ever ever, bar was it. 835 00:47:04,120 --> 00:47:07,640 Speaker 1: That's it until the highlight film came out at the 836 00:47:07,680 --> 00:47:10,799 Speaker 1: end of the season and you'd get it on you know, 837 00:47:11,640 --> 00:47:15,280 Speaker 1: isn't it nuts you could have read highlights. How readily 838 00:47:15,320 --> 00:47:18,200 Speaker 1: accessible all of that is Now you could just google 839 00:47:18,200 --> 00:47:20,359 Speaker 1: a highlight and pull it up in a second. We 840 00:47:20,360 --> 00:47:24,239 Speaker 1: were deprived, Steve. Do you know last night when when 841 00:47:24,280 --> 00:47:27,360 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill caught but didn't catch that pass in the 842 00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:30,680 Speaker 1: end zone that looked like it was incomplete. I had 843 00:47:30,680 --> 00:47:38,879 Speaker 1: it on my phone on Twitter nine times within five minutes. Yep. 844 00:47:39,280 --> 00:47:42,520 Speaker 1: It's a different world, man. I mean it's it's great, 845 00:47:43,120 --> 00:47:45,520 Speaker 1: but I think back, I think back to the childhood 846 00:47:45,520 --> 00:47:49,040 Speaker 1: going we didn't have access to anything. I used to watch. 847 00:47:49,120 --> 00:47:53,480 Speaker 1: Do you know I watched the US men's hockey team 848 00:47:53,719 --> 00:47:57,279 Speaker 1: win the Gold medal or I should say, beat the 849 00:47:57,320 --> 00:47:59,879 Speaker 1: Russians to go to the gold medal game. We all 850 00:48:00,080 --> 00:48:03,560 Speaker 1: watched that on tape delay. Oh yeah, that wasn't even live. 851 00:48:04,760 --> 00:48:06,920 Speaker 1: I didn't realize that till like I was much older 852 00:48:07,320 --> 00:48:09,799 Speaker 1: and they were doing retrospectives on it. I'm sitting there 853 00:48:09,800 --> 00:48:11,920 Speaker 1: saying to myself, I was I mean, I was a 854 00:48:11,920 --> 00:48:13,600 Speaker 1: little kid. I was eight years old. I was like, 855 00:48:15,600 --> 00:48:18,360 Speaker 1: that wasn't live. I'm running out in my driveway whooping 856 00:48:18,400 --> 00:48:21,280 Speaker 1: it up. And it was. And it happened hours earlier. 857 00:48:21,360 --> 00:48:23,960 Speaker 1: Like what the hell I was old, like in my 858 00:48:24,040 --> 00:48:26,959 Speaker 1: teens and early twenties before I watched what I wanted 859 00:48:26,960 --> 00:48:29,600 Speaker 1: to watch on TV, because up until that time I 860 00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:33,000 Speaker 1: was the remote control. Well, right, get up, turned the channel, 861 00:48:33,719 --> 00:48:36,160 Speaker 1: I was I remember that. Oh yeah, you were the 862 00:48:36,200 --> 00:48:42,960 Speaker 1: youngest kid, Steve, go change the channel. That's outstanding, I 863 00:48:42,960 --> 00:48:45,600 Speaker 1: get it. Get a break. So there's only three channels. 864 00:48:45,840 --> 00:48:49,799 Speaker 1: There's where you're change of direction skills came Steve getting up, 865 00:48:49,800 --> 00:48:52,400 Speaker 1: going to the TV, coming back and sit down. That's right. 866 00:48:52,680 --> 00:48:57,120 Speaker 1: My nimble, my nimble athleticism from that's where it was cultivated, 867 00:48:57,280 --> 00:48:59,080 Speaker 1: right in the living room. It was like yeah, because 868 00:48:59,080 --> 00:49:00,680 Speaker 1: it was only three channel on the thing, so you 869 00:49:00,880 --> 00:49:03,839 Speaker 1: don't don't remember. I remember that. I remember that felt 870 00:49:03,880 --> 00:49:06,279 Speaker 1: like right, that's spring the old thing in there. I 871 00:49:06,280 --> 00:49:09,200 Speaker 1: remember going my dad to the store getting getting the 872 00:49:09,600 --> 00:49:13,239 Speaker 1: brand new Hatachi nineteen inch. That was a big deal 873 00:49:13,640 --> 00:49:16,400 Speaker 1: color TV in my house at age seven, and I 874 00:49:16,440 --> 00:49:19,399 Speaker 1: remember every gigantic every time they show a commercial like 875 00:49:20,680 --> 00:49:24,040 Speaker 1: welcome to this is this you're watching the color the 876 00:49:24,160 --> 00:49:28,839 Speaker 1: weeke into presentation of Bewitched in color? Yeah, in color? Yeah, 877 00:49:28,840 --> 00:49:30,920 Speaker 1: of course it's in color. He had to say it 878 00:49:30,960 --> 00:49:33,880 Speaker 1: because it was like a plus in color. If you 879 00:49:33,920 --> 00:49:36,440 Speaker 1: have one of those, yes, it is in color. If 880 00:49:36,640 --> 00:49:39,440 Speaker 1: if you're not seeking in color, it's you, it's your flash. 881 00:49:40,280 --> 00:49:44,439 Speaker 1: Cannot believe it's true. It's true. Kids are so good, stuffy. Yeah. 882 00:49:44,520 --> 00:49:46,480 Speaker 1: Do we sound like rumpy old men yet? I think 883 00:49:46,520 --> 00:49:49,960 Speaker 1: we do. I'm not grumpy. Yeah, but I do have 884 00:49:50,040 --> 00:49:56,279 Speaker 1: scar tissue from change in the channel alone has got cut. 885 00:49:56,360 --> 00:49:59,560 Speaker 1: Steve d I wonder I was a scrawny little kid man. Hey, 886 00:49:59,560 --> 00:50:02,560 Speaker 1: you were up down fifty times a night, change back 887 00:50:02,560 --> 00:50:06,239 Speaker 1: and forth. Had to back to that other games change 888 00:50:06,239 --> 00:50:10,080 Speaker 1: it to seven because people people still wanted to surf. Well, 889 00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:15,640 Speaker 1: you know, they still wanted to surf. You know, nothing 890 00:50:15,760 --> 00:50:19,760 Speaker 1: that was that was universal. Yeah, and you were the universal. 891 00:50:20,080 --> 00:50:22,759 Speaker 1: I was the surfboard. Yeah, that was the Yeah. And 892 00:50:22,840 --> 00:50:24,319 Speaker 1: you know you get that where you had Did you 893 00:50:24,360 --> 00:50:28,960 Speaker 1: have a pull a pull on power um, because our 894 00:50:29,040 --> 00:50:32,279 Speaker 1: TV you pull the knob out to turn it on 895 00:50:32,400 --> 00:50:34,200 Speaker 1: and push it in to turn it off. Yeah. I 896 00:50:34,200 --> 00:50:35,680 Speaker 1: don't know if I don't know whether it was that 897 00:50:35,840 --> 00:50:38,160 Speaker 1: or whether it was just a hard toggle switch, like 898 00:50:38,280 --> 00:50:40,960 Speaker 1: not not like a like a big metal but it 899 00:50:41,000 --> 00:50:43,320 Speaker 1: was like a like a swift flip. Yeah, something you 900 00:50:43,360 --> 00:50:45,680 Speaker 1: had to like a light switch almost, Yeah, of course 901 00:50:45,719 --> 00:50:49,759 Speaker 1: it was. It was you know, aesthetically please it looking 902 00:50:49,800 --> 00:50:53,759 Speaker 1: real sharp and aerodynamically sleep kind of a switch. Took 903 00:50:53,880 --> 00:50:58,080 Speaker 1: a big honking box kind of refrigerator right. The thing 904 00:50:58,120 --> 00:51:00,279 Speaker 1: it was the size of a Oh my god. Oh 905 00:51:00,440 --> 00:51:03,200 Speaker 1: it was like you cut a coffin in half. Screens 906 00:51:03,239 --> 00:51:06,000 Speaker 1: that weigh five pounds. Oh my gosh. Remember having a 907 00:51:06,040 --> 00:51:10,040 Speaker 1: movie television back then? Holy Crow, Call your neighbors. Yeah, 908 00:51:11,239 --> 00:51:13,520 Speaker 1: oh my god, we're going upstairs with this. Don't no, 909 00:51:14,360 --> 00:51:16,400 Speaker 1: it's staying somewhere on the first floor, right Are you 910 00:51:16,400 --> 00:51:18,120 Speaker 1: out of your mind? I'm not lugging this up to 911 00:51:18,200 --> 00:51:21,160 Speaker 1: sta where do you want the TV? That's where it is, 912 00:51:21,280 --> 00:51:23,880 Speaker 1: and I tell you something, in fifteen years, it's in 913 00:51:23,920 --> 00:51:27,239 Speaker 1: the same spot. That's right, yep. Nobody could afford to 914 00:51:27,280 --> 00:51:31,800 Speaker 1: get like six of those right here. All right, break 915 00:51:31,840 --> 00:51:34,200 Speaker 1: time for us. When we return, we will get to 916 00:51:34,760 --> 00:51:37,759 Speaker 1: the Twitter poll and your comments on the tweet sheet. 917 00:51:37,760 --> 00:51:39,879 Speaker 1: We'll also take your phone calls as we are wide 918 00:51:39,920 --> 00:51:42,279 Speaker 1: open in the one o'clock hour for you at eight 919 00:51:42,280 --> 00:51:45,600 Speaker 1: oh three, five fifty for this Monday night tilt between 920 00:51:45,600 --> 00:51:47,160 Speaker 1: the Bills and the forty nine or stay where you 921 00:51:47,200 --> 00:51:49,120 Speaker 1: are back in a moment here on One Bills Live, 922 00:51:49,239 --> 00:52:03,560 Speaker 1: presented by Kalid to Health. It's Buffalo Bill's Radio Blow 923 00:52:03,600 --> 00:52:09,120 Speaker 1: Bills Radio Network Sports. Your sports update from One Bill's Drive. 924 00:52:09,200 --> 00:52:12,279 Speaker 1: Bills at forty nine ers in Arizona tonight. They're winning 925 00:52:12,320 --> 00:52:14,920 Speaker 1: the game fairly healthy. No word yet on Matt Malano 926 00:52:15,000 --> 00:52:18,400 Speaker 1: or Tyrrell dots and status, but both players traveled with 927 00:52:18,520 --> 00:52:21,680 Speaker 1: the team. The Bills have until four pm today to 928 00:52:21,719 --> 00:52:25,680 Speaker 1: activate the two linebackers off injured reserved. There are fifty 929 00:52:25,680 --> 00:52:27,839 Speaker 1: one players on their active rosters, so there are two 930 00:52:27,920 --> 00:52:32,000 Speaker 1: open spots available. After a controversial all out blitz call 931 00:52:32,120 --> 00:52:34,560 Speaker 1: late in Sunday's game, which led to a Raider's final 932 00:52:34,640 --> 00:52:38,440 Speaker 1: second touchdown. The Jets have fired defensive coordinator Greg Williams 933 00:52:38,440 --> 00:52:40,800 Speaker 1: this morning. The Jets were leading by four points with 934 00:52:40,920 --> 00:52:43,480 Speaker 1: thirteen seconds to play in the Raiders had the ball 935 00:52:43,520 --> 00:52:46,120 Speaker 1: at the forty six yard line. Derek Carr connected with 936 00:52:46,160 --> 00:52:49,120 Speaker 1: Henry Ruggs for the game winning touchdown. The winless Jets 937 00:52:49,360 --> 00:52:52,480 Speaker 1: are likely to fire their entire coaching staff after the season, 938 00:52:52,480 --> 00:52:55,560 Speaker 1: but Williams is getting the early exit. He's going to 939 00:52:55,600 --> 00:52:59,080 Speaker 1: be replaced by assistant head coach Frank Bush. There's another 940 00:52:59,120 --> 00:53:01,840 Speaker 1: Monday night football game tonight, well sort of. The Steelers 941 00:53:01,840 --> 00:53:05,960 Speaker 1: in Washington play at five pm today. The Steelers are 942 00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:09,719 Speaker 1: the NFL's only undefeated team at eleven and ozo. There 943 00:53:09,760 --> 00:53:12,160 Speaker 1: next up for the Bills in Week fourteen, a Sunday 944 00:53:12,280 --> 00:53:15,719 Speaker 1: night showdown here in Orchard Park. The Dolphins continue to 945 00:53:15,800 --> 00:53:17,959 Speaker 1: nip at the heels of the Bills in the AFC East. 946 00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:21,600 Speaker 1: They defeated the Bengals nineteen seven on Sunday to improve 947 00:53:21,640 --> 00:53:25,080 Speaker 1: to eight and four on the season. How about the Patriots, 948 00:53:25,080 --> 00:53:27,919 Speaker 1: a forty five nothing shut out over the Chargers, led 949 00:53:27,960 --> 00:53:31,440 Speaker 1: by two rushing touchdowns from Cam Newton and two special 950 00:53:31,480 --> 00:53:34,560 Speaker 1: teams touchdowns. The act Toback wins Now has New England 951 00:53:34,600 --> 00:53:37,719 Speaker 1: six and six on the season in college football for 952 00:53:37,760 --> 00:53:41,960 Speaker 1: the first time in program history. The UV Bulls are ranked, 953 00:53:42,320 --> 00:53:45,399 Speaker 1: debuting at number twenty four in this week's AP Top 954 00:53:45,440 --> 00:53:48,600 Speaker 1: twenty five poll. Buffalo is the first Mid American Conference 955 00:53:48,640 --> 00:53:52,600 Speaker 1: school to be ranked since Western Michigan in twenty sixteen. 956 00:53:52,960 --> 00:53:56,759 Speaker 1: That is your sports update from One Bill's Drive. Chris Brown, 957 00:53:56,840 --> 00:53:59,360 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker with you our number two of the program, 958 00:54:00,040 --> 00:54:05,520 Speaker 1: and we are asking you on today's Twitter poll. Hey, 959 00:54:05,640 --> 00:54:07,600 Speaker 1: you got the game tonight. What do you want to 960 00:54:07,600 --> 00:54:10,640 Speaker 1: see the most out of tonight's Monday night football contest 961 00:54:10,920 --> 00:54:13,560 Speaker 1: with the forty nine ers. What's your top priority for 962 00:54:13,600 --> 00:54:17,040 Speaker 1: the Bills if they're going to be successful? Let us know. 963 00:54:17,280 --> 00:54:19,680 Speaker 1: Either hit us up on Twitter at One Bills Live, 964 00:54:20,360 --> 00:54:22,319 Speaker 1: or you can give us a call. Eight O three 965 00:54:22,360 --> 00:54:25,400 Speaker 1: oh five fifty one eight five fifty two five fifty 966 00:54:25,480 --> 00:54:28,239 Speaker 1: open line for you to take advantage of. Now to 967 00:54:28,239 --> 00:54:31,040 Speaker 1: get on with Steve and myself. Steve, where do you 968 00:54:31,040 --> 00:54:32,880 Speaker 1: come down on this? I know there are some matchups 969 00:54:32,880 --> 00:54:35,560 Speaker 1: you're not exactly thrilled with, So what do you think 970 00:54:35,680 --> 00:54:40,440 Speaker 1: is top priority to best ensure a win for Buffalo. 971 00:54:41,000 --> 00:54:43,719 Speaker 1: I don't think they can punt or turn it over 972 00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:46,200 Speaker 1: very much. They can't punt very much and it certainly 973 00:54:46,239 --> 00:54:48,120 Speaker 1: can't turn it over us. So they got they've got 974 00:54:48,120 --> 00:54:52,120 Speaker 1: a score and move the football on every possession. It's 975 00:54:52,160 --> 00:54:55,880 Speaker 1: gonna be really difficult against this defense. But I think 976 00:54:56,040 --> 00:54:58,920 Speaker 1: the Bills are going to have to I think you're 977 00:54:58,920 --> 00:55:01,239 Speaker 1: gonna have to quick strike. They need to. Um, They're 978 00:55:01,239 --> 00:55:03,399 Speaker 1: gonna have to pick their spots. I think it's gonna 979 00:55:03,400 --> 00:55:07,000 Speaker 1: be really interesting. What I'm really at a loss to 980 00:55:07,040 --> 00:55:12,040 Speaker 1: find a matchup in this game that I really like. Um. 981 00:55:12,040 --> 00:55:16,400 Speaker 1: Certainly because the top two guys for the Niners at corner, 982 00:55:17,360 --> 00:55:21,799 Speaker 1: Richard Sherman and Jason Varrette, they can play. If they 983 00:55:21,840 --> 00:55:23,839 Speaker 1: decide to go man up on the top two guys, 984 00:55:23,880 --> 00:55:27,320 Speaker 1: it's gonna be it's gonna come down to, well, you 985 00:55:27,600 --> 00:55:30,760 Speaker 1: know who's it gonna be Quan Williams or uh, Jimmy 986 00:55:30,840 --> 00:55:33,680 Speaker 1: Ward or Emmanuel Moseley or one of these guys on 987 00:55:33,800 --> 00:55:39,040 Speaker 1: Kwan Williams out on Friday, so and you know Jamar 988 00:55:39,160 --> 00:55:43,360 Speaker 1: Taylor and Ken Webster already on IR so they're not 989 00:55:43,400 --> 00:55:46,799 Speaker 1: even available right. Um, so they're gonna get pretty thin 990 00:55:46,880 --> 00:55:48,879 Speaker 1: pretty quick. And we heard Greg Pop in the last 991 00:55:48,880 --> 00:55:51,440 Speaker 1: hour tell us Jimmy Ward will play some nickel for 992 00:55:51,440 --> 00:55:55,720 Speaker 1: them and they'll rotate Sherman back to play some safety. Um, 993 00:55:55,760 --> 00:55:58,880 Speaker 1: which means yeah. And he was talking about who was it, 994 00:55:59,200 --> 00:56:03,720 Speaker 1: Dante not Johnson? Who would traverse more? Uh, Cowan Williams 995 00:56:03,800 --> 00:56:06,480 Speaker 1: all these Dante Johnson he was talking about. Right, So 996 00:56:06,640 --> 00:56:08,680 Speaker 1: they're gonna be able to go down pretty deep into 997 00:56:08,680 --> 00:56:12,040 Speaker 1: their wide receiving. But yeah, I mean into the Bills 998 00:56:12,120 --> 00:56:14,520 Speaker 1: wide receivers. To me, that's advantage Bills, though it comes 999 00:56:14,520 --> 00:56:17,600 Speaker 1: to even comes to Gabriel Davis, so who it comes to. 1000 00:56:17,719 --> 00:56:19,560 Speaker 1: I think it could have a big game. I do. 1001 00:56:19,719 --> 00:56:22,040 Speaker 1: I do think they can man up with the linebackers 1002 00:56:22,080 --> 00:56:26,719 Speaker 1: they've got, with Fred Ward h and green Law and 1003 00:56:26,880 --> 00:56:29,000 Speaker 1: those guys. I think they can. They feel like they 1004 00:56:29,000 --> 00:56:31,360 Speaker 1: could cover up the Bill's tight ends and running backs. 1005 00:56:33,200 --> 00:56:35,000 Speaker 1: And that's why it comes down to this. Here's what 1006 00:56:35,040 --> 00:56:37,920 Speaker 1: I think. I think there's if if they wanted, they 1007 00:56:37,920 --> 00:56:40,120 Speaker 1: could come out run their regular offense, get a matchup 1008 00:56:40,160 --> 00:56:43,040 Speaker 1: they like, have enough success so that the Niners would 1009 00:56:43,080 --> 00:56:45,040 Speaker 1: feel like they needed to play man and then start 1010 00:56:45,120 --> 00:56:48,080 Speaker 1: using Josh that way, start running him up behind those 1011 00:56:48,120 --> 00:56:50,160 Speaker 1: defenders and make sure you tell Josh, you know, slide 1012 00:56:50,160 --> 00:56:51,879 Speaker 1: at the end of every run. If they are going 1013 00:56:51,920 --> 00:56:56,880 Speaker 1: to run successfully in this game, knowing the athlete that 1014 00:56:56,960 --> 00:57:01,959 Speaker 1: Fred Warner is, lineman have to get to the second level. 1015 00:57:02,000 --> 00:57:04,000 Speaker 1: You've got to account for him or you're not gonna 1016 00:57:04,000 --> 00:57:07,080 Speaker 1: go anywhere against this defense, right, I mean he is. 1017 00:57:07,200 --> 00:57:10,160 Speaker 1: He runs everything down, so you got to pin him 1018 00:57:11,360 --> 00:57:14,640 Speaker 1: early in the play. Yeah, get a hat on him. Yeah. 1019 00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:16,880 Speaker 1: I think if the Bills are going to run it effectively, 1020 00:57:17,240 --> 00:57:19,400 Speaker 1: Josh is gonna be a big part of it. Okay, 1021 00:57:19,480 --> 00:57:21,320 Speaker 1: that's what I think. I don't know if because I 1022 00:57:21,360 --> 00:57:22,920 Speaker 1: don't really want to see that. Because the one thing 1023 00:57:22,920 --> 00:57:25,200 Speaker 1: the Bills don't have is speedbacks that can get to 1024 00:57:25,240 --> 00:57:27,760 Speaker 1: the edge quickly. Like let's talking about Raheem Moster. Yeah, 1025 00:57:27,760 --> 00:57:31,320 Speaker 1: he gets to the edge, it's over. Like he's up 1026 00:57:31,360 --> 00:57:33,400 Speaker 1: the sideline and you're looking at the back of his 1027 00:57:33,480 --> 00:57:37,280 Speaker 1: jersey and reading his last name as he's waving to you. 1028 00:57:37,880 --> 00:57:41,520 Speaker 1: So the Bills don't have those kinds of backs. You know, 1029 00:57:41,560 --> 00:57:46,080 Speaker 1: they've got yards after contact backs, good balance. Moster gets 1030 00:57:46,080 --> 00:57:49,560 Speaker 1: to the edge, it's game over. You've got a man. 1031 00:57:49,760 --> 00:57:53,680 Speaker 1: I think day Bolls probably got an idea about some 1032 00:57:53,720 --> 00:57:57,200 Speaker 1: matchups he likes. So I think the real key is 1033 00:57:57,680 --> 00:58:02,040 Speaker 1: if they can protect Josh in the pocket. Right, If 1034 00:58:02,080 --> 00:58:04,640 Speaker 1: they can protect him, they don't have enough. They've got 1035 00:58:04,720 --> 00:58:09,480 Speaker 1: enough talent and enough guys to get some separation someplace 1036 00:58:09,480 --> 00:58:12,240 Speaker 1: and give Josh a place to throw the football. If 1037 00:58:12,240 --> 00:58:17,120 Speaker 1: they can't protect him, they got problems. I'm in favor 1038 00:58:17,160 --> 00:58:20,560 Speaker 1: of spreading them out and testing the depth of that 1039 00:58:20,640 --> 00:58:25,760 Speaker 1: cornerback contingent. I think it is shorthanded. They have a 1040 00:58:25,760 --> 00:58:27,800 Speaker 1: couple of capable guys, but I don't know if it 1041 00:58:27,840 --> 00:58:31,200 Speaker 1: goes deep enough where you know, I'd even put Andre 1042 00:58:31,360 --> 00:58:35,400 Speaker 1: Roberts on the field. Robertson Davis. I've said this before, Steve, 1043 00:58:35,840 --> 00:58:39,200 Speaker 1: those are your two best blocking receivers. Do you want 1044 00:58:39,240 --> 00:58:41,760 Speaker 1: to help your run game tonight? Put those guys out 1045 00:58:41,800 --> 00:58:43,920 Speaker 1: on the field in a four wide look and have 1046 00:58:44,000 --> 00:58:47,000 Speaker 1: them block. I mean, you could do a lot worse 1047 00:58:47,000 --> 00:58:49,680 Speaker 1: than those two guys blocking for you downfield as far 1048 00:58:49,720 --> 00:58:55,120 Speaker 1: as I'm concerned. So yeah, it's a really tough matchup 1049 00:58:55,160 --> 00:58:56,800 Speaker 1: for me. Is I really don't have a really good 1050 00:58:56,800 --> 00:58:59,800 Speaker 1: handle on how the Niners would see our offense, particularly 1051 00:58:59,840 --> 00:59:03,600 Speaker 1: when it is this healthy, you know up front. Obviously 1052 00:59:03,680 --> 00:59:05,560 Speaker 1: John Brown's not there, but he's that's it. I mean, 1053 00:59:05,600 --> 00:59:09,640 Speaker 1: everybody else is. That's all. I think you can count 1054 00:59:09,680 --> 00:59:18,000 Speaker 1: on seeing knox Croft, probably Gilliam, I don't know, Lee Smith, 1055 00:59:18,040 --> 00:59:21,920 Speaker 1: probably not, he's probably what are you using Gilliam to 1056 00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:23,920 Speaker 1: get to Warner? Can you use him to get there? 1057 00:59:24,000 --> 00:59:27,600 Speaker 1: Probably not? From that depth is big enough to need 1058 00:59:27,640 --> 00:59:29,520 Speaker 1: alignment on him. You gotta have a guy like Lee 1059 00:59:29,600 --> 00:59:32,040 Speaker 1: Smith on a guy like that, because Lee Smith is 1060 00:59:32,040 --> 00:59:35,400 Speaker 1: is big enough to engulf him and to and nimble 1061 00:59:35,520 --> 00:59:38,440 Speaker 1: enough and good enough physically to get him when he 1062 00:59:38,680 --> 00:59:41,520 Speaker 1: gi him six foot gilli him six foot two forty. 1063 00:59:41,520 --> 00:59:45,400 Speaker 1: I mean he's heavy, but he's not tall. I just yeah, 1064 00:59:45,480 --> 00:59:49,120 Speaker 1: I don't know what Lee Smith is. Yeah, but I 1065 00:59:49,120 --> 00:59:52,200 Speaker 1: don't know what that does every place else. And if 1066 00:59:52,200 --> 00:59:54,400 Speaker 1: he's not up, it means forget about running the ball. 1067 00:59:54,440 --> 00:59:56,439 Speaker 1: They're gonna be throwing it all over the yard. Maybe 1068 00:59:56,440 --> 00:59:59,920 Speaker 1: they keep Lee Smith, riggie gilli him up. Both deactivate 1069 01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:07,400 Speaker 1: eight knocks somebody or you know got last week go 1070 01:00:07,400 --> 01:00:10,720 Speaker 1: with five wis a healthy scratch instead of six wides. Well, 1071 01:00:10,800 --> 01:00:14,360 Speaker 1: let's not forget. They put Kumero on the active roster 1072 01:00:14,480 --> 01:00:16,600 Speaker 1: last week. Yeah, but so you got seven wides on 1073 01:00:16,640 --> 01:00:21,040 Speaker 1: the roster right, Well, no, I think it is six 1074 01:00:21,120 --> 01:00:24,520 Speaker 1: because well because John Brown take that back. They got 1075 01:00:24,560 --> 01:00:28,600 Speaker 1: six guys on the active roster Mackenzie Krumero, Davis Beasley, Diggs, 1076 01:00:28,640 --> 01:00:35,400 Speaker 1: and Andre Yeah Roberts. They're good in the secondary, are 1077 01:00:35,440 --> 01:00:40,160 Speaker 1: the Niners. They're they're upfront. Pass rush isn't as good 1078 01:00:40,200 --> 01:00:41,640 Speaker 1: as it was at the beginning of the season because 1079 01:00:41,640 --> 01:00:43,400 Speaker 1: of the injuries that have happened that have crushed them. 1080 01:00:43,560 --> 01:00:47,880 Speaker 1: You know, they got Bosa's out, uh, and the other 1081 01:00:47,920 --> 01:00:52,360 Speaker 1: guys are out. So Bosa is out, Solomon Thomas is out, 1082 01:00:53,040 --> 01:00:56,040 Speaker 1: and then um d Ford is out. They're on ir 1083 01:00:56,240 --> 01:01:00,360 Speaker 1: all of them. So I don't know how much how 1084 01:01:00,480 --> 01:01:02,920 Speaker 1: good I think Joshua will have time to throw. I mean, 1085 01:01:02,960 --> 01:01:05,080 Speaker 1: they're two best pass rushers they're not playing. I know 1086 01:01:05,200 --> 01:01:07,120 Speaker 1: carry hiders had a nice season. He's got seven and 1087 01:01:07,120 --> 01:01:09,200 Speaker 1: a half sacks. He's kind of picked up the slack 1088 01:01:09,280 --> 01:01:11,560 Speaker 1: for them there on the pass rushing end. Two things. 1089 01:01:11,680 --> 01:01:16,000 Speaker 1: But I don't know to me, to me, I think 1090 01:01:16,080 --> 01:01:18,680 Speaker 1: josh will have time to throw. Yeah, you got you know, 1091 01:01:18,800 --> 01:01:21,040 Speaker 1: guy like Javon Kinlaw has got a sack and a 1092 01:01:21,080 --> 01:01:24,439 Speaker 1: half from defensive tackle. Yeah, I know, I was talking 1093 01:01:24,440 --> 01:01:26,120 Speaker 1: to you about him. That kid was a beast at 1094 01:01:26,160 --> 01:01:28,560 Speaker 1: the senior ball man. Yeah. I mean he looked like 1095 01:01:28,720 --> 01:01:32,760 Speaker 1: Andre the Giant next to a bunch of regular dudes. 1096 01:01:33,000 --> 01:01:35,960 Speaker 1: And they weren't regular dudes. They were like two hundred 1097 01:01:36,040 --> 01:01:39,760 Speaker 1: ninety pounders. And he's just He's a giant human, right, 1098 01:01:40,080 --> 01:01:43,200 Speaker 1: giant human being six five three nineteen and he looks 1099 01:01:43,200 --> 01:01:46,240 Speaker 1: bigger than that. Yeah, he's just they say these neat 1100 01:01:46,280 --> 01:01:48,400 Speaker 1: hooks for hand. I got a thing about the NFL. 1101 01:01:48,480 --> 01:01:50,360 Speaker 1: I think they put this some of these guys. You'll 1102 01:01:50,360 --> 01:01:53,080 Speaker 1: see him there, six eight, you know, these tack offensive 1103 01:01:53,120 --> 01:01:54,840 Speaker 1: tackles and stuff, you get it. I mean the Bills 1104 01:01:54,880 --> 01:01:58,160 Speaker 1: have got one in this, in the Trey Adams. But 1105 01:01:58,400 --> 01:02:03,080 Speaker 1: tian Seki's a big dude. Yeah. They never list certain 1106 01:02:03,160 --> 01:02:07,560 Speaker 1: positions at taller than six five. I'm gonna I'll tell 1107 01:02:07,560 --> 01:02:12,560 Speaker 1: you what. Ben Roethlisberger, Oh, he's six six at least. Yeah, 1108 01:02:12,760 --> 01:02:17,040 Speaker 1: they list him at six to five. Huh. I saw Ben. 1109 01:02:17,200 --> 01:02:19,440 Speaker 1: I'm sitting there doing a production mean with Ben Roethlisberger 1110 01:02:19,480 --> 01:02:22,800 Speaker 1: before the championship game. It's me. I'm at the you know, 1111 01:02:22,800 --> 01:02:24,840 Speaker 1: they were at the conference table. It's me and its 1112 01:02:24,840 --> 01:02:27,000 Speaker 1: Phil Simms and Jim Nance, right, and they're sitting there 1113 01:02:27,000 --> 01:02:28,440 Speaker 1: asking him his questions. I'm just kind of a fly 1114 01:02:28,520 --> 01:02:29,760 Speaker 1: on the wall, right, I don't have a really a 1115 01:02:29,800 --> 01:02:34,680 Speaker 1: speaking part here, so uh. And they're talking and Ben 1116 01:02:34,800 --> 01:02:36,640 Speaker 1: comes right off the practice squad, sits down at the 1117 01:02:36,720 --> 01:02:39,600 Speaker 1: end of the table's a big conference table. She Ben's 1118 01:02:39,600 --> 01:02:41,480 Speaker 1: at the end of it, and we're sitting there. And 1119 01:02:41,680 --> 01:02:43,560 Speaker 1: while he's sitting there, he's in pads and everything, got it, 1120 01:02:43,600 --> 01:02:45,480 Speaker 1: sets his helmet down. And while we're sitting there, we're 1121 01:02:45,480 --> 01:02:48,000 Speaker 1: talking to him for about twenty five twenty twenty five minutes. 1122 01:02:48,360 --> 01:02:50,440 Speaker 1: He's taking his cleats off, you know, kicking back and 1123 01:02:50,440 --> 01:02:52,280 Speaker 1: getting comfortable and stuff. So he's in there, he we're 1124 01:02:52,320 --> 01:02:55,720 Speaker 1: talking about. So he gets up. He's in his stocking feet, yeah, 1125 01:02:55,800 --> 01:02:58,560 Speaker 1: no cleats. So he's an inch shorter at least. And 1126 01:02:59,400 --> 01:03:03,800 Speaker 1: Phil Simms is in you know, pair of loafers, probably Italian, 1127 01:03:04,440 --> 01:03:08,600 Speaker 1: and and Phil stands up to say goodbye, thanks for 1128 01:03:09,040 --> 01:03:11,160 Speaker 1: and Ben is like looking down at the top of 1129 01:03:11,280 --> 01:03:15,720 Speaker 1: his head. I mean, Ben is significantly taller, and Phil 1130 01:03:15,800 --> 01:03:19,479 Speaker 1: is in a run, right, and I'm like going, he's 1131 01:03:19,520 --> 01:03:23,600 Speaker 1: a he is a monster. Yeah, and they never list 1132 01:03:23,680 --> 01:03:25,760 Speaker 1: these guys. You know, there's never been one. They say 1133 01:03:25,800 --> 01:03:26,960 Speaker 1: that they have this big thing, there's never been a 1134 01:03:26,960 --> 01:03:29,760 Speaker 1: successful six eight quarterback in the NFL, something like that. 1135 01:03:29,920 --> 01:03:32,840 Speaker 1: Six anybody taller than six seven has always been horrible, 1136 01:03:33,080 --> 01:03:36,560 Speaker 1: something like that. So they stopped, they stopped listing guys 1137 01:03:36,600 --> 01:03:39,040 Speaker 1: like that. I think Nick Foles is listed as six six. 1138 01:03:39,640 --> 01:03:42,200 Speaker 1: He's tall, dude. There's a ton of guys like that, 1139 01:03:42,880 --> 01:03:45,440 Speaker 1: but I didn't, you know, and they think they look 1140 01:03:45,520 --> 01:03:50,520 Speaker 1: freakishly tall. Brady's tall, right, Well, I don't know. You'd 1141 01:03:50,520 --> 01:03:52,080 Speaker 1: think they'd get out of that in high school right 1142 01:03:52,080 --> 01:03:54,760 Speaker 1: where you well, you want to pump up there, they're 1143 01:03:54,760 --> 01:03:56,840 Speaker 1: all pumping them up right in college they pump them 1144 01:03:56,920 --> 01:03:58,880 Speaker 1: up and then they get here and they pump them down. Yeah, 1145 01:03:58,920 --> 01:04:01,880 Speaker 1: they do. They let the air out, do that. Let's 1146 01:04:01,920 --> 01:04:03,920 Speaker 1: go to the tweet sheet, brought to you by Corrigan 1147 01:04:03,960 --> 01:04:07,040 Speaker 1: Moving Systems, the official equipment moving company of the Buffalo Bills. 1148 01:04:07,800 --> 01:04:09,640 Speaker 1: As we're asking you, what are you looking forward to 1149 01:04:09,760 --> 01:04:11,920 Speaker 1: in tonight's Monday night game against the forty nine Ers, 1150 01:04:12,000 --> 01:04:14,000 Speaker 1: Jack says, I want the Bills to stay on the 1151 01:04:14,120 --> 01:04:17,400 Speaker 1: field on offense and do a better job of forcing 1152 01:04:17,480 --> 01:04:20,919 Speaker 1: punts on defense, also get off the field on third down. 1153 01:04:21,280 --> 01:04:24,880 Speaker 1: Shanahan is a good coach, crafty with motions, ground game 1154 01:04:24,920 --> 01:04:28,120 Speaker 1: and horizontal quick passes. Bills will need to string those 1155 01:04:28,160 --> 01:04:31,040 Speaker 1: out at the point of attack and wrap up. For 1156 01:04:31,160 --> 01:04:34,000 Speaker 1: the love of Pete, for the love of Pete, this 1157 01:04:34,200 --> 01:04:36,400 Speaker 1: is I say, got a for love of Pete already. 1158 01:04:36,400 --> 01:04:39,000 Speaker 1: I was on with Howard and Jeremy this morning talking 1159 01:04:39,040 --> 01:04:41,520 Speaker 1: about this game, and I said, I can picture defensive 1160 01:04:41,560 --> 01:04:47,080 Speaker 1: coordinator Leslie Frasier in the meeting room last night virtually 1161 01:04:47,160 --> 01:04:51,640 Speaker 1: of course, saying the number one thing we have to 1162 01:04:51,720 --> 01:04:54,640 Speaker 1: do tomorrow is tackle. And I could see him underlining 1163 01:04:54,720 --> 01:04:59,120 Speaker 1: the word tackle seven times because half of what this 1164 01:05:00,200 --> 01:05:02,880 Speaker 1: his offense does, happens like right at the line of scrimmage. 1165 01:05:03,480 --> 01:05:06,400 Speaker 1: In the passing game, especially with Mullins on the field 1166 01:05:06,600 --> 01:05:09,760 Speaker 1: yards after contact, they are all about getting the ball 1167 01:05:09,840 --> 01:05:12,200 Speaker 1: in the hands of their space players as quickly as 1168 01:05:12,280 --> 01:05:15,080 Speaker 1: possible and let them do the rest. Yeah. So if 1169 01:05:15,120 --> 01:05:17,920 Speaker 1: you don't tackle, you've got a major problem on your hand. 1170 01:05:17,960 --> 01:05:20,760 Speaker 1: And we've seen Deebo Samuel, I mean, he's I compared 1171 01:05:20,800 --> 01:05:24,000 Speaker 1: him to Anquan Bolden. He breaks tackles, he's strong, and 1172 01:05:24,120 --> 01:05:26,200 Speaker 1: he just walks out of him. And he's one of 1173 01:05:26,240 --> 01:05:28,160 Speaker 1: those guys that doesn't even seem like he's thinkings thinks 1174 01:05:28,160 --> 01:05:29,959 Speaker 1: about the ball. He'll hold the ball in one hand, 1175 01:05:30,360 --> 01:05:32,040 Speaker 1: push you off with the other, and then grab the 1176 01:05:32,080 --> 01:05:33,880 Speaker 1: ball with the other hand, push you off the other way. 1177 01:05:34,240 --> 01:05:37,320 Speaker 1: He switches the ball and back and forth. He's you know, 1178 01:05:37,480 --> 01:05:42,560 Speaker 1: and he's strong. He finishes runs if and that's been 1179 01:05:42,640 --> 01:05:48,000 Speaker 1: a hallmark almost universally throughout the ages in the NFL. 1180 01:05:48,120 --> 01:05:50,680 Speaker 1: And and you'll know what football fans will know what 1181 01:05:50,720 --> 01:05:53,880 Speaker 1: I'm talking about. You see these defenses that are really, 1182 01:05:54,000 --> 01:05:55,720 Speaker 1: really good, and you begin to take it for granted. 1183 01:05:55,720 --> 01:05:59,000 Speaker 1: I remember the good beat Bill's defenses back when Wade 1184 01:05:59,040 --> 01:06:00,880 Speaker 1: Phillips first took over and they had the number one 1185 01:06:00,960 --> 01:06:05,480 Speaker 1: defense and all the really good defenses of when Jim 1186 01:06:05,560 --> 01:06:11,560 Speaker 1: Schwartz was here in Buffalo. The best defenses have this characteristic. 1187 01:06:12,760 --> 01:06:16,480 Speaker 1: The first defender that gets to the ball carrier tackles 1188 01:06:16,560 --> 01:06:20,360 Speaker 1: him without exception, even if he gets there late, they 1189 01:06:20,400 --> 01:06:22,200 Speaker 1: get a good game or whatever. The first guy to 1190 01:06:22,280 --> 01:06:26,000 Speaker 1: the ball makes the tackle. That's it. The best defenses 1191 01:06:26,160 --> 01:06:28,919 Speaker 1: have that characteristic. The Bills have had it in years past. 1192 01:06:28,960 --> 01:06:32,360 Speaker 1: They were there very good at it last year, and 1193 01:06:32,560 --> 01:06:35,600 Speaker 1: that is a characteristic of all of them, these Niners. 1194 01:06:35,680 --> 01:06:39,280 Speaker 1: This offensive for the Niners blows that up. You see 1195 01:06:39,360 --> 01:06:42,640 Speaker 1: them walking out of tackles constantly. Whoever whoever has the 1196 01:06:42,720 --> 01:06:45,840 Speaker 1: ball right now, Even with the rest of the league 1197 01:06:45,880 --> 01:06:48,120 Speaker 1: to a large degree, playing a game more than the 1198 01:06:48,240 --> 01:06:51,640 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers, they're still sixth in the league and 1199 01:06:51,760 --> 01:06:54,920 Speaker 1: yards after the catch just over seventeen hundred yards on 1200 01:06:55,000 --> 01:06:58,080 Speaker 1: the season. The only teams with more than them have 1201 01:06:58,240 --> 01:07:01,840 Speaker 1: all played twelve games. Rams the Colts, the Chiefs, the Chargers, 1202 01:07:01,880 --> 01:07:06,720 Speaker 1: and the Packers San Francisco. I mean, that's what they do. 1203 01:07:07,720 --> 01:07:10,240 Speaker 1: That is what they do. They put their guys in 1204 01:07:10,320 --> 01:07:12,360 Speaker 1: space as quickly as possible, get the ball in their 1205 01:07:12,400 --> 01:07:14,960 Speaker 1: hands as quickly as possible. I mean, Deebo Samuel, as 1206 01:07:15,040 --> 01:07:18,800 Speaker 1: far as he's concerned, he's still at South Carolina catching 1207 01:07:18,840 --> 01:07:22,040 Speaker 1: bubble screens and everything else right and running after he's 1208 01:07:22,040 --> 01:07:25,040 Speaker 1: got the ball in space, and he'll truck you. He doesn't, 1209 01:07:25,120 --> 01:07:27,720 Speaker 1: he doesn't think for a second about it. He'll run 1210 01:07:27,760 --> 01:07:29,520 Speaker 1: you right over. We all. So that's what Jack is 1211 01:07:29,560 --> 01:07:31,880 Speaker 1: looking for from the night tonight in the Monday night 1212 01:07:31,920 --> 01:07:33,880 Speaker 1: game against the forty nine Ers, Josh is looking for 1213 01:07:33,960 --> 01:07:37,120 Speaker 1: this because I'd like to see how our d can 1214 01:07:37,240 --> 01:07:41,400 Speaker 1: stop the three headed monster, namely McKinnon, Mostart and Coleman. Yeah, 1215 01:07:41,480 --> 01:07:43,720 Speaker 1: Tevin Coleman has been out for almost the whole year, 1216 01:07:43,760 --> 01:07:45,760 Speaker 1: and I only know that because he's on my fantasy 1217 01:07:45,880 --> 01:07:49,200 Speaker 1: roster sitting on my bench. But he might be healthy 1218 01:07:49,320 --> 01:07:52,040 Speaker 1: enough to play tonight because he was not listed on 1219 01:07:52,120 --> 01:07:55,400 Speaker 1: the injury report. So Coleman's back in the fold. That's 1220 01:07:55,400 --> 01:07:57,800 Speaker 1: a speed player. Most It's been back for a week 1221 01:07:57,920 --> 01:08:02,040 Speaker 1: or two. He's a speed player. Jeric McKinnon, speed player. 1222 01:08:04,080 --> 01:08:06,720 Speaker 1: You know. Even the young kid whose name is escaping 1223 01:08:06,800 --> 01:08:09,680 Speaker 1: me right now, Jeff Wilson Jr. He's got speed to 1224 01:08:09,760 --> 01:08:12,760 Speaker 1: the edge, although not to the degree of Moster to Coleman. 1225 01:08:13,080 --> 01:08:16,200 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of speed that the Bills are 1226 01:08:16,240 --> 01:08:19,160 Speaker 1: gonna have to corral here. So you let somebody get 1227 01:08:19,160 --> 01:08:21,920 Speaker 1: to the second level with a head of steam, that's 1228 01:08:21,960 --> 01:08:24,599 Speaker 1: gonna be a problem. It's gonna be hard, and it's 1229 01:08:24,640 --> 01:08:26,240 Speaker 1: gonna be I think it's gonna be a really good game. 1230 01:08:26,360 --> 01:08:28,400 Speaker 1: The Bills are gonna I think the Bills are gonna 1231 01:08:28,400 --> 01:08:31,960 Speaker 1: play well because they're very well coached and they're very 1232 01:08:32,000 --> 01:08:34,840 Speaker 1: well coordinated. On both sides of the ball that gives 1233 01:08:34,840 --> 01:08:38,160 Speaker 1: you a consistently good performance. I think this is a 1234 01:08:38,240 --> 01:08:40,400 Speaker 1: game is going to come down to a little bit 1235 01:08:40,439 --> 01:08:43,120 Speaker 1: of how the ball bounces and how guys play against 1236 01:08:43,200 --> 01:08:45,439 Speaker 1: one another individually, and when that has yet to be seen. 1237 01:08:45,520 --> 01:08:47,519 Speaker 1: I think there's gonna be some matchups to day Ball 1238 01:08:47,960 --> 01:08:51,360 Speaker 1: and Leslie Frasier like, and there's gonna be some matchups 1239 01:08:51,400 --> 01:08:54,320 Speaker 1: that they are trying to avoid, and whoever does the 1240 01:08:54,400 --> 01:08:56,160 Speaker 1: best job of that that side of the ball is 1241 01:08:56,200 --> 01:08:59,200 Speaker 1: gonna win or lose that way. This is this is 1242 01:08:59,280 --> 01:09:02,760 Speaker 1: really gonna be. I think it's going to be a 1243 01:09:02,840 --> 01:09:07,040 Speaker 1: really high level tactics game for these two teams with 1244 01:09:07,280 --> 01:09:12,960 Speaker 1: Robert Salaw, Brian Dable, Leslie Frazier on Kyle Shanahan from 1245 01:09:13,200 --> 01:09:15,120 Speaker 1: Chris on the tweet sheet, he says, I want to 1246 01:09:15,160 --> 01:09:17,639 Speaker 1: see Josh Allen and companies show up and show out. 1247 01:09:17,920 --> 01:09:19,760 Speaker 1: It's time to show the world and the media what 1248 01:09:19,840 --> 01:09:23,080 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills football is all about. Air it out, Josh, 1249 01:09:23,200 --> 01:09:25,479 Speaker 1: Let's go Bills. You know there is a sentiment there, 1250 01:09:25,560 --> 01:09:28,160 Speaker 1: Steve that should be noted, at least on the part 1251 01:09:28,200 --> 01:09:31,759 Speaker 1: of the fan base. I think too many times Bills 1252 01:09:31,800 --> 01:09:38,200 Speaker 1: fans are disappointed when the team on a national stage 1253 01:09:39,240 --> 01:09:41,640 Speaker 1: can't show the rest of the league, hey, we are 1254 01:09:41,640 --> 01:09:44,479 Speaker 1: a damn good football team, and too many times in 1255 01:09:44,640 --> 01:09:48,240 Speaker 1: prime time they really haven't put their best foot forward 1256 01:09:48,400 --> 01:09:51,360 Speaker 1: or played their best game. And it really chaps the 1257 01:09:51,439 --> 01:09:54,559 Speaker 1: fans because I think they really want this team to show, Hey, 1258 01:09:54,600 --> 01:09:56,560 Speaker 1: you know what, we are pre damn good team, and 1259 01:09:56,720 --> 01:09:59,759 Speaker 1: we're gonna do it against the n defending NFC champs. 1260 01:10:00,920 --> 01:10:03,040 Speaker 1: And I think that's that's the root of where Chris 1261 01:10:03,200 --> 01:10:05,880 Speaker 1: is coming from. I think so we've all remember the 1262 01:10:06,040 --> 01:10:08,640 Speaker 1: fiascos of years passed, and there were times when there 1263 01:10:08,800 --> 01:10:11,920 Speaker 1: was years and years and years that would go by 1264 01:10:12,000 --> 01:10:14,800 Speaker 1: without having a Monday Night or a primetime game, and 1265 01:10:16,080 --> 01:10:18,559 Speaker 1: when they did get one, it was an embarrassment. Yeah, 1266 01:10:18,640 --> 01:10:21,080 Speaker 1: haven't won a Monday night game since nineteen ninety nine. 1267 01:10:21,160 --> 01:10:26,120 Speaker 1: So they're they're well passed due. It's time from Jeremy. 1268 01:10:26,680 --> 01:10:30,000 Speaker 1: I'd really like to see complimentary football. I don't want 1269 01:10:30,040 --> 01:10:31,960 Speaker 1: the game to have to rely on Josh. Having the 1270 01:10:32,040 --> 01:10:35,120 Speaker 1: run game takeoff could really help the passing game. It's 1271 01:10:35,120 --> 01:10:38,320 Speaker 1: a good point. I think there's validity to that absolutely. 1272 01:10:38,720 --> 01:10:40,640 Speaker 1: I mean Special Teams has done a good job of 1273 01:10:40,720 --> 01:10:43,680 Speaker 1: playing complimentary football for the most part this season, I 1274 01:10:43,760 --> 01:10:46,439 Speaker 1: think the defense of late has done a better job 1275 01:10:46,479 --> 01:10:49,920 Speaker 1: of playing complimentary football in the form of ten takeaways 1276 01:10:49,960 --> 01:10:52,760 Speaker 1: in their last five games. So if they can, if 1277 01:10:52,800 --> 01:10:55,479 Speaker 1: those other two phases can continue to play like that, 1278 01:10:56,120 --> 01:10:58,439 Speaker 1: the burden isn't on Josh. And last week's a perfect 1279 01:10:58,520 --> 01:11:01,120 Speaker 1: example of that. I mean, they have three turnovers in 1280 01:11:01,160 --> 01:11:03,800 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter and they're not screwed in the game. 1281 01:11:04,120 --> 01:11:06,680 Speaker 1: Why because the defense got the ball right back on 1282 01:11:06,800 --> 01:11:09,519 Speaker 1: one of those turnovers, and special teams put some field 1283 01:11:09,560 --> 01:11:11,280 Speaker 1: goals through when they couldn't score in the red zone. 1284 01:11:11,760 --> 01:11:14,600 Speaker 1: Right that, you're right and that And I said it 1285 01:11:14,640 --> 01:11:16,720 Speaker 1: after that game because it was really a disheartening game 1286 01:11:16,720 --> 01:11:19,960 Speaker 1: against the Chargers. They won by ten, but they had 1287 01:11:20,000 --> 01:11:22,160 Speaker 1: turned it over three times in the fourth quarter, and 1288 01:11:22,200 --> 01:11:24,200 Speaker 1: they got they got the turnovers from the defense, and 1289 01:11:24,240 --> 01:11:26,519 Speaker 1: then any of the fans came away from going I 1290 01:11:26,560 --> 01:11:28,599 Speaker 1: don't know, wow, but you know what, that's the kind 1291 01:11:28,640 --> 01:11:33,080 Speaker 1: of that's how badly they beat the Chargers. They only 1292 01:11:33,120 --> 01:11:35,360 Speaker 1: won by ten, they turned it over three times in 1293 01:11:35,439 --> 01:11:37,479 Speaker 1: the last part of that game. That gave the Chargers 1294 01:11:37,600 --> 01:11:39,720 Speaker 1: every single opportunity you could think of to get back 1295 01:11:39,760 --> 01:11:41,960 Speaker 1: in that game, maybe even win it. They had no chance. 1296 01:11:43,600 --> 01:11:46,280 Speaker 1: The Bill's defense stepped up and did what you said. 1297 01:11:46,680 --> 01:11:49,920 Speaker 1: They got the turnovers. And I think this is one 1298 01:11:50,040 --> 01:11:54,719 Speaker 1: key matchup in tonight's game that should not go unnotice. 1299 01:11:54,760 --> 01:11:56,960 Speaker 1: And I hesitate to bring it up because I know 1300 01:11:57,000 --> 01:11:58,640 Speaker 1: it's they're not on the field at the same time, 1301 01:11:58,680 --> 01:12:01,400 Speaker 1: but it's the matchup between Leslie Frazier and what he 1302 01:12:01,520 --> 01:12:05,560 Speaker 1: can do to make Nick Mullin's life miserable, either with 1303 01:12:05,720 --> 01:12:13,320 Speaker 1: pass rush, with blitz packages, confusing fronts, luring him into 1304 01:12:13,400 --> 01:12:15,639 Speaker 1: seeing a hot read and throwing it to a hot 1305 01:12:15,720 --> 01:12:18,599 Speaker 1: read that you know is coming. It can jump those 1306 01:12:18,720 --> 01:12:21,200 Speaker 1: kind of things. Now, it's not easy to do because 1307 01:12:21,680 --> 01:12:24,719 Speaker 1: Nick Mullins got Kyle Shanahan working with him, and Shanahan 1308 01:12:24,800 --> 01:12:27,880 Speaker 1: will protect him from some of that. But that's I 1309 01:12:28,040 --> 01:12:30,840 Speaker 1: think important. You've got to force a guy like Nick 1310 01:12:30,960 --> 01:12:33,920 Speaker 1: Mullins to play above where he's been asked to play 1311 01:12:34,000 --> 01:12:37,240 Speaker 1: so far in the Niners offense, mostly because some of 1312 01:12:37,280 --> 01:12:40,880 Speaker 1: which because Kyle Shanahan knows he can help him and 1313 01:12:40,960 --> 01:12:43,439 Speaker 1: does a great job of doing that, he's minimized the 1314 01:12:43,520 --> 01:12:45,960 Speaker 1: risk for him. I think he's still upside down though. 1315 01:12:46,040 --> 01:12:49,840 Speaker 1: Touchdown's interception, six touchdown, seven picks, so he can be had, right, 1316 01:12:49,960 --> 01:12:52,320 Speaker 1: you can be had. That's I think that's the thing 1317 01:12:52,439 --> 01:12:55,120 Speaker 1: that the matchup that I think is as important as 1318 01:12:55,120 --> 01:12:57,560 Speaker 1: any matchup in the game. All right, break time for 1319 01:12:57,680 --> 01:12:59,760 Speaker 1: us when we return more of your comments on the 1320 01:12:59,760 --> 01:13:02,120 Speaker 1: twa cheat about what you're looking for in tonight's game 1321 01:13:02,160 --> 01:13:05,120 Speaker 1: to help ensure a Bill's victory. Give us a call 1322 01:13:05,160 --> 01:13:07,880 Speaker 1: if you want as well. Eight oh three five fifty 1323 01:13:07,960 --> 01:13:10,720 Speaker 1: one eight eight five fifty two, five fifty. As we 1324 01:13:10,880 --> 01:13:14,360 Speaker 1: close in on Monday Night Football, Steve and I back 1325 01:13:14,360 --> 01:13:33,400 Speaker 1: in a second stay with us second half of the 1326 01:13:33,600 --> 01:13:37,240 Speaker 1: Monday Night Football edition of One Bills Live. Christ Brown, 1327 01:13:37,320 --> 01:13:40,519 Speaker 1: Steve task with you, and we are plowing through your 1328 01:13:40,600 --> 01:13:43,680 Speaker 1: comments on the tweet sheet and as we have been 1329 01:13:43,720 --> 01:13:46,519 Speaker 1: asking you, what are you looking forward to in tonight's 1330 01:13:46,560 --> 01:13:49,040 Speaker 1: Monday Night football game with the forty nine ers, And 1331 01:13:49,200 --> 01:13:51,600 Speaker 1: we are up to Nino, who says, I'd like to 1332 01:13:51,680 --> 01:13:54,880 Speaker 1: see the Bills take an important step toward winning the 1333 01:13:55,000 --> 01:13:58,160 Speaker 1: division and making a play for the third seed by 1334 01:13:58,280 --> 01:14:00,439 Speaker 1: staying a game ahead of the Titans and Dolphins. A 1335 01:14:00,560 --> 01:14:04,120 Speaker 1: dub is what matters most. He's right about that, and 1336 01:14:04,240 --> 01:14:07,360 Speaker 1: there's an opportunity here. With the Titans losing to the 1337 01:14:07,439 --> 01:14:10,960 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns yesterday, they have slipped to eight and four, 1338 01:14:11,600 --> 01:14:13,840 Speaker 1: and we know the Dolphins won to improve to eight 1339 01:14:13,880 --> 01:14:17,400 Speaker 1: and four, an Indie one to improve to eight and four. 1340 01:14:18,960 --> 01:14:21,240 Speaker 1: I want to say that Tennessee and India have already 1341 01:14:21,280 --> 01:14:23,479 Speaker 1: played one another twice, so they are split on the 1342 01:14:23,520 --> 01:14:27,920 Speaker 1: head day to have. Yeah, they're split. So you go 1343 01:14:28,120 --> 01:14:30,879 Speaker 1: nine and three. You know, now you're in the driver's 1344 01:14:30,920 --> 01:14:34,320 Speaker 1: seat of the third seat at least for another week, 1345 01:14:35,080 --> 01:14:37,640 Speaker 1: and that's going to be important with a big game 1346 01:14:37,680 --> 01:14:42,040 Speaker 1: against Pittsburgh coming up. Get this one tonight. Although you 1347 01:14:42,120 --> 01:14:46,240 Speaker 1: know not to say, well, it's okay if they lose tonight, 1348 01:14:46,280 --> 01:14:50,040 Speaker 1: I'm not insinuating that, but if they do, it would 1349 01:14:50,120 --> 01:14:52,760 Speaker 1: not be as catastrophic as a loss to one of 1350 01:14:52,840 --> 01:14:56,400 Speaker 1: their remaining AFC conference opponents, because a loss to an 1351 01:14:56,479 --> 01:14:59,800 Speaker 1: NFC team does less damage once you get into the 1352 01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:03,240 Speaker 1: eyebreaker scenarios, because it will come into play when you 1353 01:15:03,280 --> 01:15:07,400 Speaker 1: get to common opponents, but conference record comes first, and 1354 01:15:07,560 --> 01:15:12,640 Speaker 1: so those losses are more damaging right with respect to 1355 01:15:12,720 --> 01:15:15,840 Speaker 1: playoff seating. It's amazing too, Cleveland's having such a nice year, 1356 01:15:16,280 --> 01:15:18,920 Speaker 1: going nine and three yesterday. They have no chance to 1357 01:15:19,000 --> 01:15:23,840 Speaker 1: win in their division. I mean Pittsburgh over Yeah, it's slim. 1358 01:15:24,120 --> 01:15:26,400 Speaker 1: And Cleveland have to run the table. I mean that's 1359 01:15:26,640 --> 01:15:28,200 Speaker 1: you know, they're nine and three, they're gonna be the 1360 01:15:28,240 --> 01:15:31,040 Speaker 1: wild cards. It's amazing too. They're nine to three better 1361 01:15:31,080 --> 01:15:33,200 Speaker 1: record than Buffalo, and buff they're not even in Buffalo's 1362 01:15:33,240 --> 01:15:37,040 Speaker 1: rearview mirror right now. They're not in the mirror. Yeah, 1363 01:15:37,160 --> 01:15:39,559 Speaker 1: because they're they're like they may as well be playing 1364 01:15:39,600 --> 01:15:43,280 Speaker 1: on Mars yeah before the only the only point at 1365 01:15:43,320 --> 01:15:47,280 Speaker 1: which that becomes an issue is if Buffalo loses hold 1366 01:15:47,320 --> 01:15:49,280 Speaker 1: of the top spot in the East, and then you're 1367 01:15:49,720 --> 01:15:51,200 Speaker 1: then in the wild card and mixing, you got a 1368 01:15:51,240 --> 01:15:53,880 Speaker 1: whole nother ball game. And yeah, Cleveland standard or ninety three, 1369 01:15:53,880 --> 01:15:58,080 Speaker 1: they are at the fifth team in so yeah, that's 1370 01:15:58,240 --> 01:16:00,960 Speaker 1: for them. They are solidified as a playoff spot. Their 1371 01:16:01,800 --> 01:16:04,120 Speaker 1: chances are although I saw it last night on the 1372 01:16:04,240 --> 01:16:08,240 Speaker 1: big board it was like fifty something to percent. They're right, 1373 01:16:08,360 --> 01:16:11,920 Speaker 1: they're just a coin flip. Still, win and advance, win 1374 01:16:12,200 --> 01:16:16,200 Speaker 1: and advance. Yeah, that's really all that's worried about right now. 1375 01:16:16,360 --> 01:16:18,640 Speaker 1: Nino is right. I think really the big thing is 1376 01:16:18,680 --> 01:16:20,479 Speaker 1: just get the win. I don't care if it's three tono, 1377 01:16:20,760 --> 01:16:23,280 Speaker 1: and we should mention On the NFC side of the ledger, 1378 01:16:23,360 --> 01:16:26,599 Speaker 1: people think that, you know, San Francisco, they're five and six. 1379 01:16:27,200 --> 01:16:29,280 Speaker 1: What do they have to play for. They're a game 1380 01:16:29,320 --> 01:16:30,680 Speaker 1: out of a play half, a game out of a 1381 01:16:30,720 --> 01:16:34,920 Speaker 1: playoff spot. If they win tonight, they go to six 1382 01:16:35,040 --> 01:16:39,000 Speaker 1: and six and they're back in it. They're back. They're 1383 01:16:39,120 --> 01:16:41,200 Speaker 1: right back in it now. I don't think it would 1384 01:16:41,280 --> 01:16:47,840 Speaker 1: change their position right now because they're conference record is 1385 01:16:47,880 --> 01:16:50,600 Speaker 1: only three and five, which isn't as good as the 1386 01:16:50,680 --> 01:16:52,800 Speaker 1: teams ahead of them right now at six and six, 1387 01:16:53,040 --> 01:16:55,320 Speaker 1: because both of those teams are four and four with 1388 01:16:55,439 --> 01:16:57,519 Speaker 1: four games to go. There, there's a lot of hate. 1389 01:16:57,520 --> 01:16:59,200 Speaker 1: There's a lot of wiggle room, Yeah, a lot of 1390 01:16:59,240 --> 01:17:01,840 Speaker 1: wiggle room there. So they're just trying to keep pace 1391 01:17:01,920 --> 01:17:04,240 Speaker 1: in the win column. They'll figure out the conference record 1392 01:17:04,320 --> 01:17:06,880 Speaker 1: after that because they can't improve it tonight playing against 1393 01:17:06,880 --> 01:17:10,720 Speaker 1: an AFC opponent in the Bills. But they get to 1394 01:17:10,840 --> 01:17:13,519 Speaker 1: six and six, they're right there right right because San 1395 01:17:13,520 --> 01:17:15,320 Speaker 1: Francisco there's a lot to play for for them, right 1396 01:17:15,320 --> 01:17:17,759 Speaker 1: If they could get to six and six, they've got Dallas, 1397 01:17:17,840 --> 01:17:21,280 Speaker 1: Arizona and Seattle coming up along with Washington, they got 1398 01:17:21,400 --> 01:17:23,280 Speaker 1: to feel pretty good about their chances in all of 1399 01:17:23,280 --> 01:17:26,559 Speaker 1: those those division games with Seattle and Arizona obviously are 1400 01:17:26,600 --> 01:17:28,479 Speaker 1: going to be important anyway, but they got Dallas and 1401 01:17:28,560 --> 01:17:31,280 Speaker 1: Washington coming up when if they could, you know, and 1402 01:17:31,400 --> 01:17:33,160 Speaker 1: if they do win tonight, that would put them at 1403 01:17:34,040 --> 01:17:36,120 Speaker 1: three wins in a row and four wins in a row. 1404 01:17:36,120 --> 01:17:39,000 Speaker 1: If they can be Dallas, that's big. So plenty of 1405 01:17:39,080 --> 01:17:42,760 Speaker 1: motivation for the Niners going into this game tonight. From 1406 01:17:42,840 --> 01:17:44,840 Speaker 1: Steve on the tweet sheet, I want to see a 1407 01:17:45,080 --> 01:17:49,000 Speaker 1: dominant performance like last year in Dallas on Thanksgiving when 1408 01:17:49,080 --> 01:17:51,920 Speaker 1: we last wore the white face masks. If we are 1409 01:17:52,000 --> 01:17:56,000 Speaker 1: dominant once again, the white face masks need to stay. 1410 01:17:56,520 --> 01:17:58,280 Speaker 1: I gotta tell you, Steve, we were mentioning this during 1411 01:17:58,320 --> 01:18:01,600 Speaker 1: the break. I've never seen games such a such a 1412 01:18:01,680 --> 01:18:05,400 Speaker 1: bruha however, a face mask color. But when when the 1413 01:18:05,880 --> 01:18:09,000 Speaker 1: release video went out from our esteemed video department laid 1414 01:18:09,080 --> 01:18:12,799 Speaker 1: last week that the that the uniform look for tonight's 1415 01:18:12,840 --> 01:18:17,120 Speaker 1: game was going to include white face masks, Twitter almost broke. Yeah, 1416 01:18:17,479 --> 01:18:21,280 Speaker 1: it almost broke the Internet with white face masks. It's 1417 01:18:21,280 --> 01:18:24,519 Speaker 1: amazing what people go Gaga for people were all tingly 1418 01:18:24,600 --> 01:18:27,320 Speaker 1: over that. Yeah, I get. I mean they look like 1419 01:18:27,760 --> 01:18:30,519 Speaker 1: face masks always when I'm on the radio with Murph, 1420 01:18:31,320 --> 01:18:33,800 Speaker 1: and I've always felt this those games, some of these games, 1421 01:18:33,880 --> 01:18:36,920 Speaker 1: not all of them, you know, like sometimes you get 1422 01:18:36,960 --> 01:18:39,760 Speaker 1: these games against like the Patriots and some of these 1423 01:18:39,840 --> 01:18:44,160 Speaker 1: other some of these other you know, uh, teams that 1424 01:18:44,280 --> 01:18:47,080 Speaker 1: don't have really striking uniforms or they're a little busy 1425 01:18:47,400 --> 01:18:50,599 Speaker 1: or whatever. The Seattle Lime Greens are too much for me, right, 1426 01:18:50,680 --> 01:18:52,200 Speaker 1: I Mean, there's some of these that that they just 1427 01:18:52,400 --> 01:18:56,880 Speaker 1: don't compute, you know. So I was like, for instance, 1428 01:18:57,280 --> 01:19:00,600 Speaker 1: the most beautiful game ever of all time was the 1429 01:19:00,760 --> 01:19:03,680 Speaker 1: Snow Game with the Baltimore with the Indianapolis Colts and 1430 01:19:03,720 --> 01:19:09,760 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills in in New Era three years ago, right, 1431 01:19:09,800 --> 01:19:12,760 Speaker 1: because the Bills were all red. Bills were all red, 1432 01:19:12,960 --> 01:19:16,479 Speaker 1: and the Colts were all white in snow white with white, 1433 01:19:16,520 --> 01:19:18,479 Speaker 1: and the snow was you know how Buffalo people know, 1434 01:19:18,560 --> 01:19:23,360 Speaker 1: this snow was all fresh, it was white. Everywhere fans 1435 01:19:23,439 --> 01:19:27,120 Speaker 1: were in the stands, the teams, the Bills jumped out 1436 01:19:27,200 --> 01:19:29,760 Speaker 1: off off the screen and off the snow, you know. 1437 01:19:29,800 --> 01:19:32,360 Speaker 1: There you could just see wherever they were, uh, and 1438 01:19:32,439 --> 01:19:35,519 Speaker 1: it was a great game, overtime game, and LaShaun McCoy 1439 01:19:35,640 --> 01:19:38,360 Speaker 1: defied all physics with the way he's able to run 1440 01:19:38,400 --> 01:19:41,280 Speaker 1: in this Now he is a unicorn in the snow. Yeah, 1441 01:19:41,520 --> 01:19:43,400 Speaker 1: so he that that was one of the all time 1442 01:19:43,479 --> 01:19:46,720 Speaker 1: great And there's picture photographs you scattered about everywhere. Bill 1443 01:19:46,800 --> 01:19:51,040 Speaker 1: whipperd and and those guys did a phenomenal job capturing that. 1444 01:19:51,360 --> 01:19:53,360 Speaker 1: But games like that, and I always say this on 1445 01:19:53,400 --> 01:19:55,120 Speaker 1: the radio when I mean the mouth with Mrva, you know, 1446 01:19:55,200 --> 01:19:58,800 Speaker 1: you kind of make a comment about what, you know, 1447 01:19:58,840 --> 01:20:01,639 Speaker 1: what the field looks like, who, what the players are wearing, 1448 01:20:01,720 --> 01:20:04,040 Speaker 1: how they look, and you know the MSG viewers are 1449 01:20:04,080 --> 01:20:07,479 Speaker 1: seeing the game now Bills were all red on red 1450 01:20:07,600 --> 01:20:10,919 Speaker 1: with the white helmet, with the charging buffalo, the modern buffalo, 1451 01:20:11,600 --> 01:20:17,519 Speaker 1: and McCoy goes in literally in shin deep snow, runs 1452 01:20:17,720 --> 01:20:22,200 Speaker 1: for the touchdown through the cult secondary and and uh 1453 01:20:22,479 --> 01:20:24,880 Speaker 1: Murf's famous shade He's gonna score, Shade, He's gonna score 1454 01:20:25,400 --> 01:20:28,400 Speaker 1: and they win the game, which Murf said in retrospect, 1455 01:20:29,200 --> 01:20:33,120 Speaker 1: he realizes how risky that was saying Shady's gonna score. 1456 01:20:33,200 --> 01:20:35,920 Speaker 1: He goes he's running on snow. He could slip and 1457 01:20:36,000 --> 01:20:39,360 Speaker 1: fall like Murf reviewing himself, was like, I don't know 1458 01:20:39,360 --> 01:20:42,519 Speaker 1: if I should have said that. It was just excited 1459 01:20:42,560 --> 01:20:44,519 Speaker 1: he's going into the end zone. But this the Bills 1460 01:20:44,560 --> 01:20:47,800 Speaker 1: coming out tonight in Arizona, with the white face mask, 1461 01:20:47,960 --> 01:20:51,320 Speaker 1: white jerseys, white helmets, white pants, white socks, and all 1462 01:20:51,400 --> 01:20:56,800 Speaker 1: the little red and blue accents. It's just that to me, 1463 01:20:57,280 --> 01:21:00,280 Speaker 1: just I love that. I love that look, and I 1464 01:21:01,120 --> 01:21:05,519 Speaker 1: think fans do too, well. Obviously they do. I know 1465 01:21:05,640 --> 01:21:08,320 Speaker 1: some people are comparing it doing a Star Wars reference, 1466 01:21:08,320 --> 01:21:11,120 Speaker 1: saying it's like the Stormtrooper look, going all white with 1467 01:21:11,240 --> 01:21:13,240 Speaker 1: the little accent colors, you know on the trim and 1468 01:21:13,320 --> 01:21:15,000 Speaker 1: west the only that's the only time when people are 1469 01:21:15,040 --> 01:21:18,240 Speaker 1: pumped about bad guys wear white, as in the Star 1470 01:21:18,320 --> 01:21:21,960 Speaker 1: Wars movies. Yeah, right, from Billy on the tweet sheet, 1471 01:21:22,080 --> 01:21:26,080 Speaker 1: I know what. I don't want announcers downplaying everything we 1472 01:21:26,280 --> 01:21:29,200 Speaker 1: do and praising the opponent for just trying. Now, I 1473 01:21:29,280 --> 01:21:33,880 Speaker 1: will say, Billy is bang on with this. Oh yeah, 1474 01:21:34,280 --> 01:21:39,479 Speaker 1: it's insane. Like even in games where the Bills are 1475 01:21:40,160 --> 01:21:44,439 Speaker 1: ahead and have the game and control, the things that 1476 01:21:44,520 --> 01:21:49,720 Speaker 1: the Bills do are very rarely played up and some 1477 01:21:49,920 --> 01:21:52,080 Speaker 1: of the best efforts of the team that's on the 1478 01:21:52,160 --> 01:21:55,320 Speaker 1: wrong end of the scoreboard against the Bills are somehow 1479 01:21:55,560 --> 01:22:02,120 Speaker 1: embellished and am I biased, probably, but there just seems 1480 01:22:02,160 --> 01:22:07,599 Speaker 1: to be this inherent not disrespect, no, I don't even 1481 01:22:07,640 --> 01:22:12,280 Speaker 1: want to say disrespect, but there's a glossing over of 1482 01:22:12,400 --> 01:22:15,439 Speaker 1: the things that the Bills do in games. Like even 1483 01:22:15,479 --> 01:22:17,960 Speaker 1: if you go back and listen to the early stages 1484 01:22:18,000 --> 01:22:21,400 Speaker 1: of the Thanksgiving game last year, Yeah, Dallas was getting 1485 01:22:21,439 --> 01:22:24,000 Speaker 1: the benefit of the doubt by the announcing crew left, 1486 01:22:24,120 --> 01:22:27,160 Speaker 1: right and center. And it wasn't until the game was 1487 01:22:27,240 --> 01:22:29,519 Speaker 1: firmly in hand to the Bills that they started to 1488 01:22:29,560 --> 01:22:33,000 Speaker 1: get any credit for the way they were playing. And 1489 01:22:35,280 --> 01:22:38,080 Speaker 1: that just chaps me, man, I can't that really bugs 1490 01:22:38,120 --> 01:22:41,719 Speaker 1: I see? So I am an understandabilly one hundred percent. 1491 01:22:42,160 --> 01:22:44,599 Speaker 1: I've obviously been on both sides of this where I'm 1492 01:22:44,640 --> 01:22:48,880 Speaker 1: the announcer who who is you know, saying these things 1493 01:22:49,160 --> 01:22:51,160 Speaker 1: whether it's good or bad, or pro or con or 1494 01:22:51,240 --> 01:22:53,719 Speaker 1: whatever whatever teams you talk about, whatever games I happened 1495 01:22:53,720 --> 01:22:57,520 Speaker 1: to be doing. And you know, as as an announcers, 1496 01:22:57,560 --> 01:22:58,960 Speaker 1: you know, you go back and you flip through the 1497 01:22:59,000 --> 01:23:00,960 Speaker 1: mentions and you think, all right, what they think you know? 1498 01:23:01,360 --> 01:23:04,680 Speaker 1: And if you can get the exact thing, same thing, 1499 01:23:04,800 --> 01:23:07,560 Speaker 1: said in opposite ways from both sides of the of 1500 01:23:07,680 --> 01:23:10,040 Speaker 1: the field. You know you've done a pretty good job. 1501 01:23:10,360 --> 01:23:14,679 Speaker 1: For instance, if I'm doing this a Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland 1502 01:23:14,720 --> 01:23:20,320 Speaker 1: Browns game, and Cincinnati Jack jumps on Twitter and says 1503 01:23:21,200 --> 01:23:23,639 Speaker 1: Tasker hates the Bengals. All he can do is say 1504 01:23:23,680 --> 01:23:27,519 Speaker 1: great things about the Browns. Did he move to Cleveland 1505 01:23:27,520 --> 01:23:32,200 Speaker 1: when he quit playing for Buffalo? And two mentions down, 1506 01:23:32,560 --> 01:23:37,960 Speaker 1: it's it's Brownie bulldog no no pun intended. Some guy 1507 01:23:38,040 --> 01:23:43,080 Speaker 1: from Cleveland saying Steve Tasker can't say enough good things 1508 01:23:43,120 --> 01:23:46,120 Speaker 1: about the Bengals, but the Browns he hate. You know, 1509 01:23:46,760 --> 01:23:49,360 Speaker 1: you get both those things, and as long as you 1510 01:23:49,439 --> 01:23:51,160 Speaker 1: get both, its long you get both of you think 1511 01:23:51,160 --> 01:23:53,400 Speaker 1: that's a pretty good day, you know. And because you're 1512 01:23:53,439 --> 01:23:55,639 Speaker 1: never gonna get like because believe me, you're never gonna 1513 01:23:55,680 --> 01:23:57,960 Speaker 1: get maybe I don't. You're never gonna make everybody happy. 1514 01:23:58,120 --> 01:23:59,960 Speaker 1: You're never gonna make really, you're never gonna make any 1515 01:24:00,280 --> 01:24:04,320 Speaker 1: happy unless you unless you're like a Tony Roman who 1516 01:24:04,640 --> 01:24:07,240 Speaker 1: can predict and then you and he's like, wow, that's 1517 01:24:07,240 --> 01:24:09,040 Speaker 1: pretty cool. They don't really care. They just think it's 1518 01:24:09,040 --> 01:24:11,720 Speaker 1: cool that he can predict right right, So spending all 1519 01:24:11,760 --> 01:24:13,639 Speaker 1: his time doing that then saying what a great team 1520 01:24:13,720 --> 01:24:16,479 Speaker 1: this team or that team is right right, But it's 1521 01:24:16,840 --> 01:24:21,080 Speaker 1: it's it's it's the most or part of the most 1522 01:24:21,120 --> 01:24:26,560 Speaker 1: subjective industry on the planet. What your opinion to you 1523 01:24:27,040 --> 01:24:29,240 Speaker 1: is perfectly valid, and what my opinion is to me 1524 01:24:29,360 --> 01:24:32,040 Speaker 1: is perfectly valid. But we may have completely different opinions 1525 01:24:32,040 --> 01:24:34,800 Speaker 1: about the same guy, and it's all valid. And that's 1526 01:24:34,840 --> 01:24:37,599 Speaker 1: why the problem is being an announcer. I don't want 1527 01:24:37,600 --> 01:24:42,000 Speaker 1: to I'm not taking away from from Billy's observation about 1528 01:24:42,000 --> 01:24:43,840 Speaker 1: how they treat the Buffalo Bills in the booth, but 1529 01:24:44,439 --> 01:24:49,000 Speaker 1: that's that's the very reality of the business. Nobody on 1530 01:24:49,080 --> 01:24:52,000 Speaker 1: either team fan base is going to be completely happy. 1531 01:24:52,240 --> 01:24:55,320 Speaker 1: From David on the tweet sheet, he says, man, I 1532 01:24:55,439 --> 01:24:58,920 Speaker 1: really want to see our defense back together tonight, back 1533 01:24:59,000 --> 01:25:04,719 Speaker 1: up qb Let's feast. So he's certainly hoping that Milano 1534 01:25:04,760 --> 01:25:08,240 Speaker 1: and Dotson are activated to the roster. And you know, 1535 01:25:08,320 --> 01:25:12,200 Speaker 1: we should mention that the Bills have until four o'clock 1536 01:25:12,920 --> 01:25:16,760 Speaker 1: to activate Matt Milano and or Tyrrell's dods an off 1537 01:25:16,800 --> 01:25:19,880 Speaker 1: of injured reserve to the fifty three man roster. They 1538 01:25:20,000 --> 01:25:23,040 Speaker 1: have two roster openings there. There are currently only fifty 1539 01:25:23,080 --> 01:25:27,160 Speaker 1: one players on Buffalo's active roster. Obviously, they would also 1540 01:25:27,920 --> 01:25:30,280 Speaker 1: have the option to have two practice squad call ups 1541 01:25:30,320 --> 01:25:33,280 Speaker 1: as well if they felt that was necessary. But it's 1542 01:25:33,280 --> 01:25:36,040 Speaker 1: a pretty healthy bunch right now, and there are six 1543 01:25:36,160 --> 01:25:38,720 Speaker 1: receivers healthy on the roster with Jake Kumero's call up 1544 01:25:38,840 --> 01:25:42,280 Speaker 1: last week and John Brown on IR so things would 1545 01:25:42,280 --> 01:25:44,880 Speaker 1: look to be in place everywhere else. So with those 1546 01:25:44,920 --> 01:25:47,799 Speaker 1: two open roster spots, and knowing that Milano and Dotson 1547 01:25:47,880 --> 01:25:51,400 Speaker 1: both did make the trip to Arizona, there is growing 1548 01:25:51,479 --> 01:25:55,640 Speaker 1: belief that those two will be activated four tonight's game, 1549 01:25:55,680 --> 01:25:57,160 Speaker 1: and then we have to just wait and see in 1550 01:25:57,240 --> 01:26:00,559 Speaker 1: what capacity do they partaise if they travel. There's it's 1551 01:26:00,560 --> 01:26:06,120 Speaker 1: almost a foregone conclusion because practice squad guys and nobody 1552 01:26:06,160 --> 01:26:08,400 Speaker 1: else is allowed to travel unless they're on the fifty three. 1553 01:26:08,560 --> 01:26:11,600 Speaker 1: Right they changed that protocol, right, Well, they changed it 1554 01:26:11,680 --> 01:26:15,000 Speaker 1: back because there was an uproar from players and coaches saying, 1555 01:26:15,439 --> 01:26:18,479 Speaker 1: how can you restrict the travel party when we're in 1556 01:26:18,560 --> 01:26:21,640 Speaker 1: a hotel on Saturday and we turn up ten positives 1557 01:26:21,680 --> 01:26:23,800 Speaker 1: on Sunday and then we don't have people with us 1558 01:26:23,920 --> 01:26:26,679 Speaker 1: because you reduced our travel party and the League relaxed 1559 01:26:26,720 --> 01:26:29,200 Speaker 1: those rules this past Thursday, at least as I remember, 1560 01:26:29,240 --> 01:26:32,040 Speaker 1: because we've been getting as you we get memos all 1561 01:26:32,040 --> 01:26:34,320 Speaker 1: the time about how they're changing it and enhanced it. 1562 01:26:34,400 --> 01:26:36,040 Speaker 1: We can't keep up with them, right, I mean, it's 1563 01:26:36,560 --> 01:26:38,360 Speaker 1: it's every week, which is why I'm questioning it, because 1564 01:26:38,400 --> 01:26:41,000 Speaker 1: they just said that not everybody's going to travel like 1565 01:26:41,080 --> 01:26:44,280 Speaker 1: they have. Yeah, from what I understand, they relaxed it. 1566 01:26:45,240 --> 01:26:47,880 Speaker 1: I don't know where the number limit is. It was 1567 01:26:48,320 --> 01:26:51,559 Speaker 1: it was sixty two two, right, Yeah, it was sixty 1568 01:26:51,600 --> 01:26:54,400 Speaker 1: two that so I don't know what what the number 1569 01:26:54,600 --> 01:26:55,920 Speaker 1: is now. I don't know if they relax it or 1570 01:26:55,960 --> 01:26:59,000 Speaker 1: put it right back at sixty two, because they chopped 1571 01:26:59,040 --> 01:27:02,280 Speaker 1: it up to get down from sixty two, so I 1572 01:27:02,320 --> 01:27:05,200 Speaker 1: think they probably went back to sixty two, right. I 1573 01:27:05,520 --> 01:27:07,600 Speaker 1: don't know for sure. I just know that where it 1574 01:27:07,920 --> 01:27:10,840 Speaker 1: was is not they move the line back again. I mean, 1575 01:27:10,920 --> 01:27:13,760 Speaker 1: this is just this is twenty twenty in a nutshell. Man. 1576 01:27:13,840 --> 01:27:16,160 Speaker 1: I can't keep up with it. I really can't. And 1577 01:27:16,360 --> 01:27:18,960 Speaker 1: kudos to them, man, they're getting through this. We're week thirteen. 1578 01:27:19,160 --> 01:27:20,960 Speaker 1: It's a little bit of a schmozzle, but Yeah, they're 1579 01:27:21,000 --> 01:27:23,680 Speaker 1: getting through. They all two hundred and something something game. 1580 01:27:23,680 --> 01:27:26,479 Speaker 1: We've got two hundred fifty six games to play, and 1581 01:27:26,600 --> 01:27:29,400 Speaker 1: they've got more than half the inventory in the bank. Yeah, 1582 01:27:29,840 --> 01:27:32,519 Speaker 1: way more than half. Yeah, break time for us when 1583 01:27:32,600 --> 01:27:34,800 Speaker 1: we return more of your comments on the tweet sheet. 1584 01:27:35,120 --> 01:27:38,599 Speaker 1: Don't forget top of the hour in about fifteen minutes time, 1585 01:27:39,080 --> 01:27:42,479 Speaker 1: we'll have one Brian Greasy from the Monday Night Football 1586 01:27:42,680 --> 01:27:45,800 Speaker 1: broadcast team to break this game down and talk a 1587 01:27:45,840 --> 01:27:48,360 Speaker 1: little quarterback with us. We'll be getting to him after 1588 01:27:48,439 --> 01:27:50,240 Speaker 1: the top of the hour, So stay tuned here on 1589 01:27:50,320 --> 01:27:52,679 Speaker 1: One Bills Live presented by Kalid to Health, It's Buffalo 1590 01:27:52,720 --> 01:28:09,280 Speaker 1: Bills Radio, Chris Brown Steve Tasker, a One Bills Live 1591 01:28:09,720 --> 01:28:13,920 Speaker 1: Monday Night football pregame edition, and we did want to 1592 01:28:13,960 --> 01:28:17,360 Speaker 1: take a few minutes here to discuss, you know, the 1593 01:28:17,479 --> 01:28:21,280 Speaker 1: prospects of Matt Milano and Tyrell Dotson being activated today. 1594 01:28:21,680 --> 01:28:24,160 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's one hundred percent certainty Steve. 1595 01:28:25,160 --> 01:28:30,200 Speaker 1: The unknown here is just how healthy Matt Milano is. 1596 01:28:30,760 --> 01:28:34,280 Speaker 1: We know Tyrrel Dotson, you know, went on injured reserve. 1597 01:28:34,439 --> 01:28:36,600 Speaker 1: He had a contusion on his thigh. No, he had 1598 01:28:36,640 --> 01:28:39,839 Speaker 1: a hamstring, injured ham you're thinking of Delshan Phillips. Delshan 1599 01:28:39,880 --> 01:28:42,439 Speaker 1: Phillips had the quad and is still on IR because 1600 01:28:42,479 --> 01:28:47,920 Speaker 1: of it. But yeah, he had he had the hamstring injury, 1601 01:28:48,520 --> 01:28:52,040 Speaker 1: and if memory serves, he went on IR even before 1602 01:28:52,680 --> 01:28:57,360 Speaker 1: Milano did. Milano went on IR on November seventh. Okay, 1603 01:28:57,479 --> 01:29:01,160 Speaker 1: so now he's four weeks removed to the day today 1604 01:29:02,560 --> 01:29:05,320 Speaker 1: from being put on injured reserve, and he has missed 1605 01:29:05,360 --> 01:29:09,120 Speaker 1: the required minimum of three games. As far as Tyrrell 1606 01:29:09,240 --> 01:29:12,080 Speaker 1: Dodson's concerned, I'm trying to find here when he went 1607 01:29:12,160 --> 01:29:15,479 Speaker 1: on IR. But the point here is, and I'll get 1608 01:29:15,520 --> 01:29:18,760 Speaker 1: that in a second. The point here is, I think 1609 01:29:19,040 --> 01:29:23,679 Speaker 1: it's probably safer to say, you know, Dodson is probably 1610 01:29:23,880 --> 01:29:28,800 Speaker 1: more game ready to play when needed if he gets 1611 01:29:28,840 --> 01:29:31,080 Speaker 1: activated tonight, because you're not bringing the guy back from 1612 01:29:31,080 --> 01:29:33,840 Speaker 1: a hamstring injury unless he's completely recovered, and he's had 1613 01:29:33,880 --> 01:29:37,439 Speaker 1: plenty of time. Right as far as Milano's concerned, we're 1614 01:29:37,479 --> 01:29:39,880 Speaker 1: talking a month here to come back from a partially 1615 01:29:39,960 --> 01:29:45,920 Speaker 1: torn peck. I think, and I said this on the 1616 01:29:45,960 --> 01:29:47,839 Speaker 1: Morning Show and I was on with Howard and Jeremy, 1617 01:29:48,680 --> 01:29:51,640 Speaker 1: I think we can safely say this if he's activated 1618 01:29:51,680 --> 01:29:55,880 Speaker 1: for tonight's game that we can safely say he is 1619 01:29:56,000 --> 01:29:59,439 Speaker 1: healthier than he was when he was only playing fifteen 1620 01:29:59,520 --> 01:30:03,080 Speaker 1: snaps game because I think the Bills as a staff 1621 01:30:03,240 --> 01:30:08,759 Speaker 1: made the decision, Hey, the return on investment here, fifteen 1622 01:30:08,800 --> 01:30:11,920 Speaker 1: snaps a game from Matt when he's not himself, it's 1623 01:30:11,960 --> 01:30:15,439 Speaker 1: not worth it. Let's put him on IR, let him 1624 01:30:15,479 --> 01:30:18,160 Speaker 1: get healthy, and hopefully we can get more out of 1625 01:30:18,320 --> 01:30:21,639 Speaker 1: him than we are right now down the stretch, right right, 1626 01:30:22,160 --> 01:30:25,040 Speaker 1: So I would think if he is activated to the 1627 01:30:25,120 --> 01:30:28,080 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster and plays tonight, he will be 1628 01:30:28,200 --> 01:30:30,960 Speaker 1: giving them more than he was when he left getting 1629 01:30:31,000 --> 01:30:34,679 Speaker 1: fifteen snaps a game. How much more is the question, 1630 01:30:36,439 --> 01:30:39,439 Speaker 1: and it's the unknown right now. Nobody knows except the 1631 01:30:39,800 --> 01:30:44,240 Speaker 1: athletic training staff and the coaching Now he was talking about, 1632 01:30:44,360 --> 01:30:47,040 Speaker 1: how is he one hundred percent recovered? Is that thing 1633 01:30:47,080 --> 01:30:49,280 Speaker 1: one hundred percent? Is it eighty percent? Can he be 1634 01:30:49,400 --> 01:30:51,560 Speaker 1: the player he is when he's fully healthy, Like, we 1635 01:30:51,640 --> 01:30:54,519 Speaker 1: don't know any of that right If he's even if 1636 01:30:54,560 --> 01:30:57,960 Speaker 1: the peck is one hundred percent, he hasn't played in 1637 01:30:58,040 --> 01:31:03,080 Speaker 1: a month. He's on IR, So he's not even included 1638 01:31:03,880 --> 01:31:10,000 Speaker 1: on the on the injury report because we do so 1639 01:31:10,080 --> 01:31:13,240 Speaker 1: we don't know that he was like limited in practice 1640 01:31:13,520 --> 01:31:16,840 Speaker 1: full participant in practice? Was he is? He? You know, 1641 01:31:16,920 --> 01:31:19,000 Speaker 1: playing a different role is you know, and we know 1642 01:31:19,160 --> 01:31:21,559 Speaker 1: nothing about how they're going to change. What this change 1643 01:31:21,640 --> 01:31:23,880 Speaker 1: is having him healthy, how health he is, what his 1644 01:31:23,960 --> 01:31:28,000 Speaker 1: physical condition is, Whether he's going to be winded after 1645 01:31:28,120 --> 01:31:31,000 Speaker 1: six plays because he hasn't been able to train all 1646 01:31:31,040 --> 01:31:35,400 Speaker 1: of that stuff. Uh, but you have to, I guess 1647 01:31:36,640 --> 01:31:41,200 Speaker 1: assume he's in a good place, certainly better than when 1648 01:31:41,240 --> 01:31:43,240 Speaker 1: he went on the IR. So I mean, if he is, 1649 01:31:43,320 --> 01:31:45,280 Speaker 1: if all that's truth, He wasn't wearing a red non 1650 01:31:45,320 --> 01:31:47,880 Speaker 1: contact jersey of practice, that's all. If his peck is good, 1651 01:31:48,040 --> 01:31:50,160 Speaker 1: if he's one hundred percent and he's back ready to go, 1652 01:31:51,280 --> 01:31:53,120 Speaker 1: how rusty is he gonna be? Is he gonna be 1653 01:31:53,160 --> 01:31:54,880 Speaker 1: ready to just step back in andto it, because he, 1654 01:31:55,040 --> 01:31:57,439 Speaker 1: let's face it, he doesn't disappear while he's on IR. 1655 01:31:57,560 --> 01:31:59,479 Speaker 1: He's in meetings, he's listening to him, he's putting the 1656 01:31:59,560 --> 01:32:02,519 Speaker 1: game plans, and he's getting ready to play mentally, So 1657 01:32:02,800 --> 01:32:05,320 Speaker 1: all he's not doing is getting on on field reps 1658 01:32:05,400 --> 01:32:09,200 Speaker 1: until this week when he prepped. So that's that I 1659 01:32:09,200 --> 01:32:11,599 Speaker 1: think he would help. So Dodson was placed on ir 1660 01:32:11,680 --> 01:32:16,080 Speaker 1: back on October twenty fourth, so he's six weeks. He's 1661 01:32:16,120 --> 01:32:18,040 Speaker 1: got to be one hundred percent healthy now. If he's 1662 01:32:18,040 --> 01:32:21,720 Speaker 1: activated tonight, I would expect one hundred percent Dotson. Milano's 1663 01:32:21,760 --> 01:32:24,160 Speaker 1: the question mark. All right, break time for us. When 1664 01:32:24,240 --> 01:32:29,920 Speaker 1: we return, we will have Monday Night Football analyst Brian 1665 01:32:30,040 --> 01:32:33,800 Speaker 1: Greasy from the ESPN broadcast team joining us when we 1666 01:32:34,000 --> 01:32:38,400 Speaker 1: return to talk Bills Niners just a few minutes away. 1667 01:32:38,560 --> 01:32:40,800 Speaker 1: Stay with us. One Bill's Live presented by Collid to Health. 1668 01:32:40,800 --> 01:32:56,799 Speaker 1: It's Buffalo Bill's Radio Hellow Bills Radio Network. Sports Update, 1669 01:32:56,960 --> 01:32:59,880 Speaker 1: Your sports update from One Bill's Drive. Bills at four 1670 01:33:00,000 --> 01:33:03,240 Speaker 1: forty nine ers in Arizona on Monday Night Football. They're 1671 01:33:03,360 --> 01:33:05,920 Speaker 1: entering the game fairly healthy. No word yet on Matt 1672 01:33:06,000 --> 01:33:09,839 Speaker 1: Mulana or Tyrell dots and status, but both players traveled 1673 01:33:09,920 --> 01:33:12,760 Speaker 1: with the team to Arizona. The Bills have until four 1674 01:33:12,840 --> 01:33:17,160 Speaker 1: pm tonight to activate the two linebackers. After a controversial 1675 01:33:17,200 --> 01:33:19,439 Speaker 1: all outblitz call late in Sunday's game, which led to 1676 01:33:19,520 --> 01:33:23,320 Speaker 1: a Raiders' final second touchdown and a victory, the Jets 1677 01:33:23,360 --> 01:33:26,680 Speaker 1: have fired defensive coordinator Greg Williams. Jets were leading by 1678 01:33:26,720 --> 01:33:29,599 Speaker 1: four points with thirteen seconds to play, and the Raiders, 1679 01:33:29,840 --> 01:33:32,519 Speaker 1: with the ball at the forty six, had Derek Carr 1680 01:33:32,600 --> 01:33:35,280 Speaker 1: connect with receiver Henry Ruggs for the game winning touchdown. 1681 01:33:35,560 --> 01:33:38,519 Speaker 1: The windless Jets are likely to fire their entire coaching 1682 01:33:38,560 --> 01:33:41,559 Speaker 1: staff after the season, but Williams is getting an early exit. 1683 01:33:41,640 --> 01:33:44,759 Speaker 1: The team announced that he's being replaced as defensive coordinator 1684 01:33:44,800 --> 01:33:47,920 Speaker 1: by assistant head coach Frank Bush. There's another Monday night 1685 01:33:48,000 --> 01:33:51,640 Speaker 1: football game a little bit earlier. It's the Steelers in Washington, 1686 01:33:51,720 --> 01:33:54,519 Speaker 1: playing at five PM. The Steelers are the NFL's only 1687 01:33:54,600 --> 01:33:56,960 Speaker 1: undefeated team at eleven and oh. They're next up for 1688 01:33:57,000 --> 01:33:59,760 Speaker 1: the Bills in Week fourteen, a Sunday night showdown here 1689 01:34:00,240 --> 01:34:03,240 Speaker 1: in Orchard Park. The Dolphins continue to nip at the 1690 01:34:03,320 --> 01:34:06,320 Speaker 1: heels of the Bills in the AFCs. The Dolphins defeated 1691 01:34:06,360 --> 01:34:08,800 Speaker 1: the Bengals nineteen seven on Sunday to prove to eight 1692 01:34:08,840 --> 01:34:12,400 Speaker 1: and four on the season. Patriots also with the win, 1693 01:34:12,560 --> 01:34:15,240 Speaker 1: a convincing one at that a forty five nothing shut 1694 01:34:15,280 --> 01:34:18,280 Speaker 1: out over the Chargers, led by two rushing touchdowns from 1695 01:34:18,320 --> 01:34:22,519 Speaker 1: Cam Newton and two special teams touchdowns back to back wins. 1696 01:34:22,560 --> 01:34:25,160 Speaker 1: Now has new England at six and six on the season, 1697 01:34:25,479 --> 01:34:28,599 Speaker 1: and in college football for the first time in program history, 1698 01:34:29,000 --> 01:34:32,760 Speaker 1: the UB Bulls are ranked, debuting at number twenty four 1699 01:34:32,840 --> 01:34:35,519 Speaker 1: in the AP Top twenty five poll. Buffalo is the 1700 01:34:35,560 --> 01:34:38,639 Speaker 1: first Mid American Conference school to be ranked since Western 1701 01:34:38,760 --> 01:34:47,320 Speaker 1: Michigan in twenty sixteen. That is your sports update and 1702 01:34:47,880 --> 01:34:50,000 Speaker 1: that music can only mean one thing. Not only is 1703 01:34:50,000 --> 01:34:52,000 Speaker 1: it Monday Night football, but it's time for us to 1704 01:34:52,080 --> 01:34:56,640 Speaker 1: bring in Monday Night Football analyst Brian Greasy joining us 1705 01:34:56,720 --> 01:34:58,640 Speaker 1: on the show. Brian, thanks for making some time for 1706 01:34:58,760 --> 01:35:00,960 Speaker 1: us on broadcast day. You appreciate it. How you and 1707 01:35:01,040 --> 01:35:05,360 Speaker 1: your family doing during this pandemic everybody, Well, yeah, thank you, Chris. 1708 01:35:05,439 --> 01:35:07,799 Speaker 1: I appreciate that doing fine out here in the desert, 1709 01:35:07,960 --> 01:35:10,880 Speaker 1: and I imagine the weather is a lot better here 1710 01:35:10,920 --> 01:35:15,080 Speaker 1: than it is back there in Buffalo. Just barely depends 1711 01:35:15,120 --> 01:35:17,840 Speaker 1: on your preferences. Hey, Brian, thanks for coming on with 1712 01:35:17,960 --> 01:35:20,160 Speaker 1: us as good to see. What do you think about 1713 01:35:20,240 --> 01:35:25,800 Speaker 1: this game tonight? What are the keys for both teams? Well, Steve, 1714 01:35:25,840 --> 01:35:27,960 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be one of the most physical 1715 01:35:28,400 --> 01:35:31,280 Speaker 1: games that we've had all year on Monday Night. Both 1716 01:35:31,360 --> 01:35:35,080 Speaker 1: of these teams, I think understand what's at stake. You know, 1717 01:35:35,120 --> 01:35:37,360 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills are trying to stay ahead of the 1718 01:35:37,400 --> 01:35:42,000 Speaker 1: Dolphins and keep that playoff and that division title run intact, 1719 01:35:42,520 --> 01:35:45,840 Speaker 1: and the forty nine ers are hungry. They realize that 1720 01:35:46,000 --> 01:35:49,200 Speaker 1: there have been so many different hurdles and barriers that 1721 01:35:49,240 --> 01:35:53,240 Speaker 1: are unique to twenty twenty. With their injuries, COVID now 1722 01:35:53,720 --> 01:35:56,360 Speaker 1: not playing at home. But I can tell you this, 1723 01:35:56,479 --> 01:35:59,160 Speaker 1: Kyle Shannahan is not going to use any of those excuses. 1724 01:35:59,280 --> 01:36:01,679 Speaker 1: This team unders stands they're still in the playoff hunt 1725 01:36:02,080 --> 01:36:04,040 Speaker 1: and in order for them to stay there, they have 1726 01:36:04,240 --> 01:36:06,760 Speaker 1: to win tonight, So I expect their best shot. We 1727 01:36:06,880 --> 01:36:09,240 Speaker 1: were talking a little bit earlier in the show, Brian, 1728 01:36:09,479 --> 01:36:14,240 Speaker 1: just about how much the Niners rely on twenty one personnel. 1729 01:36:14,280 --> 01:36:17,760 Speaker 1: Obviously Kyle Uschek is a big part of that, but 1730 01:36:17,920 --> 01:36:21,679 Speaker 1: it's not personnel grouping that the Bills see all that often. 1731 01:36:21,680 --> 01:36:23,400 Speaker 1: They see it from New England twice a year, but 1732 01:36:24,400 --> 01:36:28,360 Speaker 1: not all that often. Besides that, and we're wondering if 1733 01:36:28,360 --> 01:36:30,000 Speaker 1: it's going to force the Bills to play a lot 1734 01:36:30,080 --> 01:36:32,759 Speaker 1: more base personnel tonight than we're used to them playing, 1735 01:36:32,840 --> 01:36:35,759 Speaker 1: because this is a Bill's defense that's played ninety percent 1736 01:36:35,960 --> 01:36:40,000 Speaker 1: Nickel this year. Well, if you're if you're the forty 1737 01:36:40,080 --> 01:36:43,640 Speaker 1: nine ers and knowing the situation with Matt Milano, and yes, 1738 01:36:43,720 --> 01:36:46,439 Speaker 1: A J. Klein played well last week, but why wouldn't 1739 01:36:46,479 --> 01:36:48,519 Speaker 1: you want to try to get three linebackers on the 1740 01:36:48,640 --> 01:36:53,639 Speaker 1: field and keep Kyle Uschek on the field. I also 1741 01:36:53,760 --> 01:36:55,439 Speaker 1: think you're going to see some two tight ends, some 1742 01:36:55,560 --> 01:36:59,560 Speaker 1: twenty two personnel, two backs, two tight ends. There's no 1743 01:36:59,720 --> 01:37:01,840 Speaker 1: question San Francisco is going to try to run the ball. 1744 01:37:01,880 --> 01:37:04,120 Speaker 1: There's no secret there. And Kyle Shanahan is one of 1745 01:37:04,160 --> 01:37:07,120 Speaker 1: the best in the NFL scheming the run game. So 1746 01:37:08,200 --> 01:37:10,560 Speaker 1: keep an eye on ed Oliver the three technique on 1747 01:37:10,640 --> 01:37:14,680 Speaker 1: the backside, the defensive ends, and then Tremaine Edmonds. His 1748 01:37:14,840 --> 01:37:17,080 Speaker 1: head is gonna be on a swivel. He's got to 1749 01:37:17,120 --> 01:37:19,360 Speaker 1: be able to read the backfield sets a lot of 1750 01:37:19,479 --> 01:37:23,439 Speaker 1: jet motions. Where does Kyle Uschek go? That typically takes 1751 01:37:23,479 --> 01:37:25,479 Speaker 1: you to the football. But it's going to be a 1752 01:37:25,560 --> 01:37:29,439 Speaker 1: physical upfront game stopping the run for the Bills. And 1753 01:37:29,680 --> 01:37:31,960 Speaker 1: what about the health of the Niners. They seem to 1754 01:37:32,000 --> 01:37:34,320 Speaker 1: be getting healthier, They're getting some speed on the outside. 1755 01:37:34,320 --> 01:37:36,760 Speaker 1: They've got three they're running backs all back in the 1756 01:37:36,840 --> 01:37:39,240 Speaker 1: backfield now they can really take it to the edge 1757 01:37:39,240 --> 01:37:42,960 Speaker 1: of the formation. How does that change things for if anything, 1758 01:37:43,080 --> 01:37:46,960 Speaker 1: or does you know, does that open up another section 1759 01:37:47,040 --> 01:37:49,280 Speaker 1: of the playbook that has been that has been away 1760 01:37:49,320 --> 01:37:52,679 Speaker 1: from Kyle Shanahan since those guys have been out. Yeah, 1761 01:37:52,880 --> 01:37:56,320 Speaker 1: so it's a good point. Steve Deebo, Samuel Brandon, I 1762 01:37:56,479 --> 01:37:59,240 Speaker 1: Yuk and Raheem Mostard have not been on the field 1763 01:37:59,280 --> 01:38:03,000 Speaker 1: together week six and so they have had to kind 1764 01:38:03,040 --> 01:38:06,840 Speaker 1: of piece it together. The running back room has been decimated, 1765 01:38:06,920 --> 01:38:11,160 Speaker 1: but they are all healthy now and Deebos Samuel came 1766 01:38:11,200 --> 01:38:13,680 Speaker 1: back last week off of injury reserve and had a 1767 01:38:13,800 --> 01:38:18,040 Speaker 1: career day running the football as well as catching it. 1768 01:38:18,200 --> 01:38:21,160 Speaker 1: So he is a problem that you have to start 1769 01:38:21,680 --> 01:38:25,519 Speaker 1: to defend. And then I the rookie has really come on, 1770 01:38:26,160 --> 01:38:29,240 Speaker 1: is not playing like a rookie anymore. So despite the 1771 01:38:29,320 --> 01:38:33,080 Speaker 1: fact there's no Jimmy Garoppolo or George Kittle, Nick Mullins 1772 01:38:33,120 --> 01:38:36,320 Speaker 1: still has some weapons at his disposal. And when you 1773 01:38:36,400 --> 01:38:38,120 Speaker 1: come up and try to stop the running game, if 1774 01:38:38,160 --> 01:38:40,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna play eight man fronts, you're gonna give up 1775 01:38:40,760 --> 01:38:42,920 Speaker 1: some ideal looks for them to throw the football. And 1776 01:38:43,280 --> 01:38:46,320 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be shocked if they had target Levi Wallace 1777 01:38:46,400 --> 01:38:49,720 Speaker 1: opposite of Trey White. Yeah, with that in mind, maybe 1778 01:38:49,840 --> 01:38:53,719 Speaker 1: just kind of break down your thoughts on Nick Mullins. 1779 01:38:53,760 --> 01:38:57,920 Speaker 1: I mean, his numbers aren't all that different from Garoppolos 1780 01:38:58,800 --> 01:39:00,840 Speaker 1: for the course of the sea, and they've played almost 1781 01:39:00,840 --> 01:39:04,439 Speaker 1: the same number of games due to injury, obviously, but 1782 01:39:05,120 --> 01:39:09,560 Speaker 1: are there more limitations with Nick mullins game as you 1783 01:39:09,720 --> 01:39:11,720 Speaker 1: see it then with Garoppolo? I mean there's a reason 1784 01:39:11,800 --> 01:39:14,160 Speaker 1: he's a backup in the league, obviously, But I guess 1785 01:39:14,240 --> 01:39:17,360 Speaker 1: what I'm asking here, Brian, is does he limit the 1786 01:39:17,520 --> 01:39:20,280 Speaker 1: passing game of the Niners to a degree where the 1787 01:39:20,400 --> 01:39:22,640 Speaker 1: Bills feel they can play a certain way, whether it's 1788 01:39:22,720 --> 01:39:27,479 Speaker 1: downhill or what have you. Yeah, I honestly, guys, I 1789 01:39:27,560 --> 01:39:30,160 Speaker 1: don't see a whole lot of difference between Nick Mullins 1790 01:39:30,200 --> 01:39:32,760 Speaker 1: and Jimmy Garoppolo. Really. The only difference that I see 1791 01:39:32,800 --> 01:39:35,360 Speaker 1: is Jimmy Garoppolo has a bigger arm. Nick Mullins doesn't 1792 01:39:35,400 --> 01:39:38,560 Speaker 1: have quite the arm strength, but he's very bright, processes 1793 01:39:38,600 --> 01:39:44,360 Speaker 1: information quickly, and if he's comfortable. His best performance is 1794 01:39:44,400 --> 01:39:46,760 Speaker 1: off of play action. They have to get the run 1795 01:39:46,880 --> 01:39:49,720 Speaker 1: game going and then that opens up the passing game 1796 01:39:49,760 --> 01:39:52,240 Speaker 1: for Mullins. If you ask him to drop back twenty 1797 01:39:52,280 --> 01:39:54,880 Speaker 1: five thirty times and throw the ball, That's not the 1798 01:39:55,000 --> 01:39:58,519 Speaker 1: recipe for the Niners. So I don't think that this 1799 01:39:58,720 --> 01:40:03,080 Speaker 1: offense run through the quarterback. It's it's unique and different 1800 01:40:03,560 --> 01:40:07,280 Speaker 1: than most offenses in the National Football League, and that 1801 01:40:07,439 --> 01:40:10,000 Speaker 1: it really starts with the running game and the quarterback 1802 01:40:10,240 --> 01:40:14,720 Speaker 1: is secondary. How do you think the Buffalo Bills and 1803 01:40:15,120 --> 01:40:17,840 Speaker 1: their offense look at this forty nine or defense with 1804 01:40:18,000 --> 01:40:20,080 Speaker 1: Josh Allen? And by the way, what are your thoughts 1805 01:40:20,080 --> 01:40:22,559 Speaker 1: about Josh Allen? And you don't see these guys that often. 1806 01:40:23,439 --> 01:40:26,760 Speaker 1: Josh Allen has been an improving guy for the last 1807 01:40:26,840 --> 01:40:29,160 Speaker 1: three years now. He's kind of coming into his own 1808 01:40:29,200 --> 01:40:31,479 Speaker 1: has had, no question, his best season of the year. 1809 01:40:31,520 --> 01:40:34,800 Speaker 1: They're sitting atop the division. Well, what are your thoughts 1810 01:40:34,800 --> 01:40:38,040 Speaker 1: about Josh Allen? How far he has come? Yeah, you know, 1811 01:40:38,200 --> 01:40:39,840 Speaker 1: I did a couple of his games when he was 1812 01:40:39,880 --> 01:40:44,120 Speaker 1: at Wyoming going that far back, and I've really enjoyed 1813 01:40:44,160 --> 01:40:47,439 Speaker 1: watching him and I think he is the perfect fit 1814 01:40:47,600 --> 01:40:52,760 Speaker 1: for Buffalo. His mindset and attitude are are perfect. I 1815 01:40:52,960 --> 01:40:57,400 Speaker 1: love his demeanor and he just had to play a 1816 01:40:57,479 --> 01:41:01,320 Speaker 1: little bit get comfortable and talking with him this week, 1817 01:41:01,400 --> 01:41:04,400 Speaker 1: I was really impressed with how he approached the off season. 1818 01:41:04,880 --> 01:41:08,000 Speaker 1: The accuracy has gotten better, and that was a question. 1819 01:41:08,680 --> 01:41:11,240 Speaker 1: But to go from fifty three percent completions in his 1820 01:41:11,320 --> 01:41:14,160 Speaker 1: first year to now sixty nine, you don't do that 1821 01:41:14,320 --> 01:41:17,840 Speaker 1: unless you're working on your craft, and I think he's 1822 01:41:17,880 --> 01:41:21,120 Speaker 1: found his stroke. I think he understands the offense in 1823 01:41:21,240 --> 01:41:23,880 Speaker 1: his third year with Brian Dable, and he's playing his 1824 01:41:23,960 --> 01:41:27,280 Speaker 1: best football, There's no question. And they are where they 1825 01:41:27,360 --> 01:41:30,880 Speaker 1: are because of Josh Allen. Clearly Stefan Diggs the addition 1826 01:41:30,960 --> 01:41:34,320 Speaker 1: there has helped him. But I'm expecting him to come 1827 01:41:34,360 --> 01:41:37,599 Speaker 1: out and play really well tonight. They're gonna need him 1828 01:41:37,600 --> 01:41:40,240 Speaker 1: against the forty nine ers defense that is very aggressive. 1829 01:41:40,720 --> 01:41:43,960 Speaker 1: Talking to Brian Greasy from ESPN's Monday Night Football and 1830 01:41:44,560 --> 01:41:47,160 Speaker 1: Brian with that in mind, you know, we were talking 1831 01:41:47,200 --> 01:41:48,960 Speaker 1: about this on the show a little bit last week, 1832 01:41:49,640 --> 01:41:54,360 Speaker 1: what it would take for Josh Allen to maybe get 1833 01:41:54,439 --> 01:41:57,880 Speaker 1: into the league MVP conversation over these last five games. 1834 01:41:57,960 --> 01:42:01,080 Speaker 1: Four of Buffalo's last five games are in prime time, 1835 01:42:01,200 --> 01:42:04,439 Speaker 1: so there is a big stage available to him. We 1836 01:42:04,560 --> 01:42:06,840 Speaker 1: know that Russell Wilson had a tough game last week. 1837 01:42:07,360 --> 01:42:09,439 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is still tearing it up and he's a 1838 01:42:09,479 --> 01:42:13,040 Speaker 1: popular name for MVP, and understandably so as is Patrick Mahomes. 1839 01:42:13,640 --> 01:42:15,840 Speaker 1: But does this team have to run the table for 1840 01:42:15,960 --> 01:42:18,479 Speaker 1: him to even get consideration? Does he have to have 1841 01:42:18,560 --> 01:42:20,840 Speaker 1: a couple of big Monday Night performances? What do you 1842 01:42:20,920 --> 01:42:22,920 Speaker 1: think it would take to even get maybe a little 1843 01:42:23,000 --> 01:42:30,320 Speaker 1: more consideration for league MVP. Maybe Patrick Mahomes getting hurt? Yeah, 1844 01:42:30,360 --> 01:42:33,040 Speaker 1: I know, I know, wish will thing. Okay, let let's 1845 01:42:33,080 --> 01:42:35,040 Speaker 1: be honest, but I get it. I get where you 1846 01:42:35,080 --> 01:42:40,160 Speaker 1: guys are going. You know. Unfortunately, Josh Allen is playing 1847 01:42:40,240 --> 01:42:43,040 Speaker 1: really well in a season where Patrick Mahomes is just 1848 01:42:43,400 --> 01:42:48,120 Speaker 1: blowing everybody away. So but listen, let's let's be honest. 1849 01:42:48,800 --> 01:42:51,840 Speaker 1: They need to play well. Win the division. That's the 1850 01:42:52,000 --> 01:42:54,639 Speaker 1: first thing, right and that's what everybody wants to see. 1851 01:42:55,200 --> 01:42:57,920 Speaker 1: Win that division, don't lose three out of last four 1852 01:42:58,640 --> 01:43:01,679 Speaker 1: m the season like he did last year, and take 1853 01:43:01,760 --> 01:43:04,680 Speaker 1: care of business and get into the playoffs and win. 1854 01:43:04,760 --> 01:43:08,599 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's ultimately what Josh Allen is thinking about. 1855 01:43:08,680 --> 01:43:11,840 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott and the rest of that team. One of 1856 01:43:11,880 --> 01:43:16,560 Speaker 1: the things that we've heard from our colleagues out on 1857 01:43:16,600 --> 01:43:18,280 Speaker 1: the West Coast is that the one thing that has 1858 01:43:18,320 --> 01:43:22,560 Speaker 1: given the forty nine Ers defense consistent problems is running quarterbacks. 1859 01:43:22,840 --> 01:43:24,320 Speaker 1: And one of the things that you know, Josh Allen 1860 01:43:24,360 --> 01:43:26,200 Speaker 1: did a lot, particularly his first and second year and 1861 01:43:26,400 --> 01:43:28,280 Speaker 1: the early part of this season, was, you know, run 1862 01:43:28,400 --> 01:43:31,000 Speaker 1: with the football. They have called runs for him in 1863 01:43:31,080 --> 01:43:34,800 Speaker 1: their offense, but they have gotten away from that a 1864 01:43:34,960 --> 01:43:37,920 Speaker 1: lot of late because they've been so effective from the pocket. 1865 01:43:39,000 --> 01:43:42,560 Speaker 1: Would that be something you would expect to see unfurled 1866 01:43:42,640 --> 01:43:44,760 Speaker 1: once again against the forty nine er defense that is 1867 01:43:44,760 --> 01:43:48,400 Speaker 1: as aggressive as this one. You know, Well, let me 1868 01:43:48,439 --> 01:43:51,080 Speaker 1: say this. The forty nine Ers defense is aggressive. Their 1869 01:43:51,160 --> 01:43:54,320 Speaker 1: front four are aggressive. And Robert Salaz was one of 1870 01:43:54,360 --> 01:43:57,360 Speaker 1: the better defensive coordinators in the league. Remember that that 1871 01:43:57,520 --> 01:44:00,959 Speaker 1: he trained under Gus Bradley, who was now the defensive 1872 01:44:01,000 --> 01:44:04,000 Speaker 1: coordinator for the Chargers. And last week, what did Gus 1873 01:44:04,080 --> 01:44:06,559 Speaker 1: Bradley do against Josh Allen the Bills. He made him 1874 01:44:06,600 --> 01:44:09,280 Speaker 1: run the ball and so they had to find a 1875 01:44:09,439 --> 01:44:12,080 Speaker 1: new way to win running the ball with Zach Moss 1876 01:44:12,120 --> 01:44:15,479 Speaker 1: and Devin Singletary, and Josh had nine runs in that game. 1877 01:44:15,920 --> 01:44:19,840 Speaker 1: So I think the recipe for the forty nineers defensively 1878 01:44:20,000 --> 01:44:22,920 Speaker 1: is can the Bills beat us running the ball. We're 1879 01:44:22,960 --> 01:44:24,760 Speaker 1: not going to let them just drop back and throw 1880 01:44:24,880 --> 01:44:28,559 Speaker 1: deep balls to Stefan Diggs, So I think they're going 1881 01:44:28,600 --> 01:44:32,240 Speaker 1: to force them to run the ball. And the question is, then, yes, 1882 01:44:32,880 --> 01:44:36,200 Speaker 1: does Brian Dable begins to institute a little bit more 1883 01:44:36,200 --> 01:44:39,360 Speaker 1: of a QB run game? And is Josh healthy enough 1884 01:44:39,400 --> 01:44:42,160 Speaker 1: with that need to do so? And then taking that 1885 01:44:42,240 --> 01:44:45,240 Speaker 1: a step further Brian with Brian Dable specifically, you know, 1886 01:44:45,240 --> 01:44:47,559 Speaker 1: I haven't been a former quarterback yourself. When you see 1887 01:44:48,080 --> 01:44:50,479 Speaker 1: some of the plays that he's drawn up this offense 1888 01:44:50,560 --> 01:44:54,360 Speaker 1: on tape, including the ones of the trick variety, how 1889 01:44:54,439 --> 01:44:57,040 Speaker 1: do you feel about that as a former QB? Like 1890 01:44:57,120 --> 01:44:59,479 Speaker 1: do you just say, all right, this is fun, let's 1891 01:44:59,520 --> 01:45:01,360 Speaker 1: dial it up up. Our coach believes in us, Like 1892 01:45:01,560 --> 01:45:03,640 Speaker 1: let's go like, what kind of what does that do 1893 01:45:04,360 --> 01:45:07,240 Speaker 1: for an offensive huddle? When those plays come in like 1894 01:45:07,360 --> 01:45:12,200 Speaker 1: that seemingly almost every week, I think it's fantastic. You know, 1895 01:45:13,120 --> 01:45:17,400 Speaker 1: I love it. It brings an energy, especially this season 1896 01:45:17,439 --> 01:45:19,800 Speaker 1: when you don't have fans in the stands and guys 1897 01:45:19,840 --> 01:45:23,120 Speaker 1: are looking to create their own energy each and every 1898 01:45:23,240 --> 01:45:25,800 Speaker 1: week to have a couple of these plays in that 1899 01:45:25,920 --> 01:45:29,960 Speaker 1: gets the guys going and gets cold Beasley excited about 1900 01:45:30,560 --> 01:45:35,240 Speaker 1: showing up. I think it's fantastic, and listen, I think 1901 01:45:35,280 --> 01:45:38,360 Speaker 1: they continue to have them in week by week, and 1902 01:45:38,920 --> 01:45:42,160 Speaker 1: especially when you're if you're not getting any rhythm on offense, 1903 01:45:42,240 --> 01:45:45,720 Speaker 1: to call play like that in the right situation and 1904 01:45:45,800 --> 01:45:48,600 Speaker 1: the right time and you trust your team not to 1905 01:45:48,720 --> 01:45:51,640 Speaker 1: make the wrong decision or to bobble a snap or 1906 01:45:51,760 --> 01:45:53,720 Speaker 1: to throw the ball forward when it's supposed to be 1907 01:45:53,760 --> 01:45:56,840 Speaker 1: a lateral. I think that just shows that they're having fun. 1908 01:45:57,040 --> 01:46:01,000 Speaker 1: And when you're having fun, usually you're playing well. What's 1909 01:46:01,040 --> 01:46:03,519 Speaker 1: your and I don't want to say predict a score 1910 01:46:03,640 --> 01:46:05,560 Speaker 1: or anything? What do you think this game will look like? 1911 01:46:05,760 --> 01:46:07,560 Speaker 1: When you see the big picture? Is this gonna be 1912 01:46:08,120 --> 01:46:10,280 Speaker 1: a close matchup? Or do you see one team you 1913 01:46:10,360 --> 01:46:14,439 Speaker 1: know obviously mistakes or what have you? And this has 1914 01:46:14,520 --> 01:46:17,679 Speaker 1: to me a really good matchup, A good Buffalo team 1915 01:46:17,760 --> 01:46:21,120 Speaker 1: going out west now obviously a neutral sight, so to speak, 1916 01:46:21,240 --> 01:46:23,560 Speaker 1: but almost every game in the NFL this year is 1917 01:46:23,560 --> 01:46:26,000 Speaker 1: a kind of a neutral site with no fans. What 1918 01:46:26,080 --> 01:46:27,880 Speaker 1: are your thoughts about what this game will look like? 1919 01:46:28,080 --> 01:46:31,639 Speaker 1: On both sides of the ball. Well, Like I said, Steve, 1920 01:46:31,800 --> 01:46:34,040 Speaker 1: I think that this is gonna be a physical game, 1921 01:46:34,120 --> 01:46:37,040 Speaker 1: probably the most physical game that we've had, and it's 1922 01:46:37,040 --> 01:46:39,559 Speaker 1: gonna come down to both lines of scrimmage. I think 1923 01:46:39,600 --> 01:46:42,280 Speaker 1: it will be a very tight game. I think the 1924 01:46:42,439 --> 01:46:47,080 Speaker 1: offensive line for the Bills are going to have to bring, 1925 01:46:47,400 --> 01:46:49,960 Speaker 1: you know, their lunch pails. You got guys like Javon 1926 01:46:50,120 --> 01:46:54,519 Speaker 1: Kinlaw Eric Armstead. They are aggressive and I think in 1927 01:46:54,680 --> 01:46:56,640 Speaker 1: order for them to win, they have to establish the 1928 01:46:56,720 --> 01:46:59,040 Speaker 1: run and they've got to build on what they did 1929 01:46:59,360 --> 01:47:02,599 Speaker 1: a week ago with Singletary and Moss. I know they're 1930 01:47:02,680 --> 01:47:05,320 Speaker 1: young backs, but they've got potential and I think they're 1931 01:47:05,320 --> 01:47:07,760 Speaker 1: gonna need to run the football more than a hundred 1932 01:47:07,800 --> 01:47:10,800 Speaker 1: yards in this game to win. And on the other side, 1933 01:47:11,040 --> 01:47:13,400 Speaker 1: you know, same thing. It's going to be a physical 1934 01:47:13,520 --> 01:47:17,160 Speaker 1: game at the Ed Oliver's. The defensive ends are going 1935 01:47:17,240 --> 01:47:21,720 Speaker 1: to be tested in this run game, and then you 1936 01:47:21,800 --> 01:47:25,800 Speaker 1: know Tremaine Edmonds, Jordan Ployer. The I discipline on the 1937 01:47:25,880 --> 01:47:28,280 Speaker 1: second level in this run game is going to be critical, 1938 01:47:28,360 --> 01:47:30,320 Speaker 1: But I don't think there's any question it will come 1939 01:47:30,400 --> 01:47:33,200 Speaker 1: down to the last Mets. Brian, We thank you for 1940 01:47:33,280 --> 01:47:35,120 Speaker 1: the time we know you've got a busy day ahead 1941 01:47:35,120 --> 01:47:38,320 Speaker 1: of your good luck on the broadcast tonight. Okay, guys, 1942 01:47:38,400 --> 01:47:40,040 Speaker 1: great to be with you, all right, we'll be watching. 1943 01:47:40,120 --> 01:47:44,200 Speaker 1: That's Brian Greasy, analyst for Monday Night Football on ESPN 1944 01:47:44,280 --> 01:47:47,599 Speaker 1: with Lewis Riddick and play by play man Steve Levy. 1945 01:47:48,600 --> 01:47:50,640 Speaker 1: I know they've got a lot of favorable reviews. That's 1946 01:47:50,680 --> 01:47:54,240 Speaker 1: a new crew doing those games this season, and the 1947 01:47:54,439 --> 01:47:58,559 Speaker 1: early returns have been very positive. So we'll be watching 1948 01:47:58,600 --> 01:48:02,519 Speaker 1: there and listening to you and Nursty. Yeah there you go, Yes, yeah, 1949 01:48:02,640 --> 01:48:05,439 Speaker 1: do that now. They You're right, it is difficult to 1950 01:48:05,479 --> 01:48:07,120 Speaker 1: do that at three man booth. I've worked in a 1951 01:48:07,439 --> 01:48:11,439 Speaker 1: three man booth extensively, and it's it's when you have 1952 01:48:11,640 --> 01:48:13,920 Speaker 1: guys you love and work with, work with and love 1953 01:48:13,960 --> 01:48:15,639 Speaker 1: and respect in the booth with it's a lot of fun. 1954 01:48:15,720 --> 01:48:17,640 Speaker 1: And I really tip my hat to those guys for 1955 01:48:17,760 --> 01:48:19,400 Speaker 1: making it work and that this is their first year. 1956 01:48:19,800 --> 01:48:21,439 Speaker 1: Sometimes it takes a little bit of to get your 1957 01:48:21,479 --> 01:48:23,200 Speaker 1: timing down, but they've done a really nice job with it. 1958 01:48:23,280 --> 01:48:25,240 Speaker 1: And I like the feel of their booth when they 1959 01:48:25,280 --> 01:48:27,000 Speaker 1: when they started on the game give they give the 1960 01:48:27,000 --> 01:48:29,320 Speaker 1: game a pretty good personality. And I know his broadcast 1961 01:48:29,400 --> 01:48:34,559 Speaker 1: partner Lewis Riddick was tweeting about looking forward to this game. 1962 01:48:34,680 --> 01:48:37,280 Speaker 1: He's looking forward to talking about Buffalo and the culture 1963 01:48:37,360 --> 01:48:40,720 Speaker 1: build that has happened here to build Buffalo into a 1964 01:48:40,880 --> 01:48:43,720 Speaker 1: contending team in the AFC. Now he actually said he's 1965 01:48:43,720 --> 01:48:46,679 Speaker 1: looking forward to talking about it on the telecast tonight. 1966 01:48:47,080 --> 01:48:51,840 Speaker 1: So it's it's welcome coverage in terms of what this 1967 01:48:52,080 --> 01:48:55,880 Speaker 1: team has been built into, respectively by Sean McDermott and 1968 01:48:55,920 --> 01:48:59,040 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean. And I think the rest of the country 1969 01:48:59,200 --> 01:49:03,599 Speaker 1: is only just now starting to recognize. It's so nice 1970 01:49:03,640 --> 01:49:06,439 Speaker 1: that Lewis Riddick will be pumping the tires of the 1971 01:49:06,560 --> 01:49:09,280 Speaker 1: Bills and the and the build and the construct that 1972 01:49:09,360 --> 01:49:11,080 Speaker 1: has happened here over the better part of the last 1973 01:49:11,120 --> 01:49:12,960 Speaker 1: three years. Yeah, and it's going to be a question 1974 01:49:13,040 --> 01:49:15,559 Speaker 1: two of the people who Bills fans. I think there's 1975 01:49:16,120 --> 01:49:18,200 Speaker 1: you know, Examba's got their own opinion, but I think 1976 01:49:18,240 --> 01:49:20,240 Speaker 1: a lot of Bills fans, me included, really have a 1977 01:49:20,280 --> 01:49:21,920 Speaker 1: lot of faith in what has been built here and 1978 01:49:22,000 --> 01:49:25,760 Speaker 1: how solid it is and repeatable that it is. We've 1979 01:49:25,760 --> 01:49:30,320 Speaker 1: seen this team escalate from four years ago or three 1980 01:49:30,360 --> 01:49:32,519 Speaker 1: and a half years ago, three and two thirds years 1981 01:49:32,520 --> 01:49:35,560 Speaker 1: ago through this season and the fourth year of Sean McDermott, 1982 01:49:35,840 --> 01:49:40,880 Speaker 1: how it has been sustainable. They've been really predictable, and 1983 01:49:41,000 --> 01:49:43,519 Speaker 1: how they play week to week, they've been you know, 1984 01:49:44,400 --> 01:49:46,680 Speaker 1: certainly they haven't won all their games, not buy any 1985 01:49:46,680 --> 01:49:49,880 Speaker 1: stretch of the imagination, but they there have been very 1986 01:49:49,960 --> 01:49:53,439 Speaker 1: few and far between goose eggs that have been laid 1987 01:49:53,439 --> 01:49:55,840 Speaker 1: out there or you know, I'm not saying they got 1988 01:49:55,880 --> 01:49:58,479 Speaker 1: shut out or didn't score points, but you know, bad outings. 1989 01:49:58,840 --> 01:50:00,800 Speaker 1: There's been a one or two, been a couple, but 1990 01:50:01,080 --> 01:50:03,640 Speaker 1: very few and far between. And I think that's what 1991 01:50:04,920 --> 01:50:07,439 Speaker 1: most fans don't get about what has been built here 1992 01:50:07,439 --> 01:50:10,120 Speaker 1: in Buffalo. And I said this last year on a 1993 01:50:10,200 --> 01:50:12,920 Speaker 1: couple of different occasion. It's true this year they're a 1994 01:50:12,960 --> 01:50:14,680 Speaker 1: good team, no question, or you say the same thing 1995 01:50:14,720 --> 01:50:17,559 Speaker 1: about any good team. But even when they're not playing 1996 01:50:17,600 --> 01:50:22,519 Speaker 1: their best, this team is hard to beat. Right My 1997 01:50:22,960 --> 01:50:25,320 Speaker 1: chief concern, and I know there are some concerns about 1998 01:50:25,360 --> 01:50:27,600 Speaker 1: this not being a great matchup for Buffalo. Where my 1999 01:50:27,680 --> 01:50:30,000 Speaker 1: concern lies is at the line of scrimmage. You know, 2000 01:50:30,120 --> 01:50:32,120 Speaker 1: everybody we've spoken to over the better part of the 2001 01:50:32,240 --> 01:50:36,200 Speaker 1: last seven days have told us and we can see 2002 01:50:36,200 --> 01:50:40,080 Speaker 1: it in the tape that we watch. San Francisco is 2003 01:50:40,200 --> 01:50:42,800 Speaker 1: physical at the line of scrimmage on both sides of 2004 01:50:42,840 --> 01:50:47,360 Speaker 1: the ball. And we know that the Bills sometimes have 2005 01:50:47,520 --> 01:50:51,439 Speaker 1: had trouble with physical fronts. Sometimes they've won the battle 2006 01:50:51,479 --> 01:50:54,439 Speaker 1: at the line of scrimmage, sometimes they haven't. And this 2007 01:50:54,680 --> 01:50:57,479 Speaker 1: is going to be a firm test line of scrimmage 2008 01:50:57,520 --> 01:50:59,920 Speaker 1: wise more than anything else. And we hear coach say 2009 01:51:00,080 --> 01:51:02,800 Speaker 1: all the time it starts up front, So they've got 2010 01:51:02,920 --> 01:51:05,680 Speaker 1: to win at least their share of battles up there 2011 01:51:06,360 --> 01:51:08,880 Speaker 1: if they want to function as an offense and be 2012 01:51:09,000 --> 01:51:12,360 Speaker 1: effective as a defense. And I understand why it's a 2013 01:51:12,400 --> 01:51:17,800 Speaker 1: concern because this San Francisco d line knocks people back. 2014 01:51:18,360 --> 01:51:20,920 Speaker 1: They really you can see it. They're penetrators and their 2015 01:51:20,960 --> 01:51:24,439 Speaker 1: big physical bodies kin laws are real force inside. It's 2016 01:51:24,479 --> 01:51:27,760 Speaker 1: hard to get him pushed off the line of scrimmage 2017 01:51:27,800 --> 01:51:31,280 Speaker 1: back in a well anchors really well. And he also 2018 01:51:31,400 --> 01:51:33,320 Speaker 1: even if he can't anchor, he doesn't move back. He 2019 01:51:33,439 --> 01:51:35,240 Speaker 1: kind of goes side to side and moves down the 2020 01:51:35,320 --> 01:51:39,320 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage at the same as not quite but 2021 01:51:39,400 --> 01:51:41,600 Speaker 1: it's almost a little bit like Ted Washington used to do, 2022 01:51:41,720 --> 01:51:44,599 Speaker 1: where you know, every every running play there just seems 2023 01:51:44,600 --> 01:51:46,000 Speaker 1: to be a massive bodies in there. You got to 2024 01:51:46,040 --> 01:51:49,920 Speaker 1: run around, you know, because he's just you can't move him. Ye, 2025 01:51:50,280 --> 01:51:52,519 Speaker 1: ken laws a little bit along, he would ride you 2026 01:51:52,600 --> 01:51:54,519 Speaker 1: to the gap. Even if you had him tied up, 2027 01:51:54,560 --> 01:51:56,800 Speaker 1: he would ride you to the gap to squeeze it down. 2028 01:51:56,960 --> 01:52:00,519 Speaker 1: Yeah there was nothing there. Yeah yeah. Ted was better 2029 01:52:00,600 --> 01:52:03,559 Speaker 1: than anybody ever saw, holding the line of scrimmage, moving 2030 01:52:03,640 --> 01:52:06,000 Speaker 1: towards where the motion of the play was going, and 2031 01:52:06,160 --> 01:52:08,880 Speaker 1: being able to toss an offensive lineman into the gap, 2032 01:52:09,360 --> 01:52:11,639 Speaker 1: leaving him standing in the hole waiting for the guy 2033 01:52:11,680 --> 01:52:14,320 Speaker 1: to get there. And just remember he had sixty ten 2034 01:52:14,320 --> 01:52:16,240 Speaker 1: I want to say he had sixty tackles one season. 2035 01:52:16,280 --> 01:52:19,439 Speaker 1: I mean for a nose tackle, that's two gapping. That's 2036 01:52:19,439 --> 01:52:22,639 Speaker 1: a stupid number. Sixty tackles. He's the guy. The guy 2037 01:52:22,720 --> 01:52:25,120 Speaker 1: was a Hall of Famers. He played on four or 2038 01:52:25,120 --> 01:52:28,400 Speaker 1: five different teams and may never get that consideration. Played 2039 01:52:28,439 --> 01:52:30,960 Speaker 1: until he was thirty nine. For a reason. He was 2040 01:52:31,000 --> 01:52:32,840 Speaker 1: a unicorn. I don't think he was ever on a 2041 01:52:32,880 --> 01:52:34,800 Speaker 1: team that was a bottom five out of the top 2042 01:52:34,880 --> 01:52:37,479 Speaker 1: five defensively, and he was the reason. He was just 2043 01:52:37,560 --> 01:52:41,240 Speaker 1: a phenomenal athlete and he's he deserves every good thing 2044 01:52:41,280 --> 01:52:43,880 Speaker 1: you can say about him. But that's what this kin 2045 01:52:44,000 --> 01:52:47,639 Speaker 1: Law for the ers is like, he's he's six five 2046 01:52:47,800 --> 01:52:50,519 Speaker 1: three nineteen, a lot of foot together really well. You know, 2047 01:52:50,600 --> 01:52:54,519 Speaker 1: he's got those fresh rookie legs and he's playing with 2048 01:52:54,640 --> 01:52:57,639 Speaker 1: some energy. And I think give Robert Salaw some credit 2049 01:52:57,920 --> 01:53:00,599 Speaker 1: for building that kind of attitude on that defense. They 2050 01:53:00,640 --> 01:53:07,200 Speaker 1: are a fly around, aggressive, you know, bang bang defense 2051 01:53:07,280 --> 01:53:09,440 Speaker 1: that you can just you know, they've got a personality 2052 01:53:09,560 --> 01:53:12,080 Speaker 1: and it's full of energy and that's that's pretty nice 2053 01:53:12,120 --> 01:53:14,439 Speaker 1: place to be for it for a defense. It's first 2054 01:53:14,520 --> 01:53:17,880 Speaker 1: round picks up there. I mean him armstead Um. I remember, 2055 01:53:17,880 --> 01:53:19,519 Speaker 1: I know I told you this, but I saw I 2056 01:53:19,560 --> 01:53:22,040 Speaker 1: remember seeing kin Law at the Senior Bowl last January 2057 01:53:22,680 --> 01:53:26,080 Speaker 1: and there's there's just some guys, even in a sea 2058 01:53:26,280 --> 01:53:30,880 Speaker 1: of big people that are just imposing physically, and he 2059 01:53:31,080 --> 01:53:33,800 Speaker 1: was that Like there were some linemen down there and 2060 01:53:33,880 --> 01:53:35,960 Speaker 1: one on ones and he's just throwing him like a 2061 01:53:36,000 --> 01:53:38,720 Speaker 1: bale of hay, like you can you can go over here, 2062 01:53:39,240 --> 01:53:41,840 Speaker 1: you can go over there. And I'm getting to the spot. 2063 01:53:41,960 --> 01:53:45,160 Speaker 1: It's just and he had hands like meat hooks. I mean, 2064 01:53:45,240 --> 01:53:47,240 Speaker 1: his hands are like the size of your laptop screen. 2065 01:53:47,360 --> 01:53:52,120 Speaker 1: It's just it's not normal, yeah, at all. And so 2066 01:53:52,280 --> 01:53:57,320 Speaker 1: you just think about him getting a fistful of an 2067 01:53:57,400 --> 01:54:00,920 Speaker 1: offensive lineman's breastplate in a hand that size and just 2068 01:54:01,520 --> 01:54:04,639 Speaker 1: throwing somebody. I mean it's just, yeah, he's pretty impressed. 2069 01:54:04,680 --> 01:54:07,080 Speaker 1: And that's that's kind of their personality. They got some guys. 2070 01:54:07,240 --> 01:54:10,800 Speaker 1: Eric Armstead up, there's six seven two ninety. I mean, 2071 01:54:10,840 --> 01:54:13,439 Speaker 1: they got some dude, I'll tell you, Like just watching 2072 01:54:13,479 --> 01:54:16,560 Speaker 1: some of their tape the last few days. Even the 2073 01:54:16,720 --> 01:54:19,880 Speaker 1: kids that play coming behind them. Kevin Gibbons was making 2074 01:54:19,960 --> 01:54:22,920 Speaker 1: plays last week, forced to fumble, almost got on a 2075 01:54:23,000 --> 01:54:28,400 Speaker 1: loose ball untas Cantavious Street even like the guys they 2076 01:54:28,520 --> 01:54:32,240 Speaker 1: rotate in are big and physical, like they just know 2077 01:54:32,400 --> 01:54:34,560 Speaker 1: what they want and they just keep on drafting it. 2078 01:54:34,680 --> 01:54:36,920 Speaker 1: Dion Jordan's six six two eighty four. He's in his 2079 01:54:37,000 --> 01:54:39,640 Speaker 1: sixty year out of Oregon. He plays behind Eric Armstead 2080 01:54:39,800 --> 01:54:44,440 Speaker 1: six four two seventy. Jordan willis they are big, and uh, 2081 01:54:44,880 --> 01:54:49,000 Speaker 1: that's yeah, those are their ends. Yeah, right to seventy 2082 01:54:49,240 --> 01:54:53,520 Speaker 1: rum that it's it's a physical bunch. And that's without 2083 01:54:53,600 --> 01:54:55,680 Speaker 1: the you know, the top guys that are out the 2084 01:54:55,840 --> 01:54:58,960 Speaker 1: top three guys that are out, d Ford, Solomon Thomas, 2085 01:54:59,600 --> 01:55:03,720 Speaker 1: and so that's there's a reason you get to the 2086 01:55:03,760 --> 01:55:05,800 Speaker 1: super Bowl, and it's with great players like that who 2087 01:55:05,840 --> 01:55:08,120 Speaker 1: are physically gifted by playing well and it's a battle 2088 01:55:08,160 --> 01:55:10,880 Speaker 1: of attrition. And their depth is the reason they're still 2089 01:55:10,920 --> 01:55:12,720 Speaker 1: in the hunt in the NFC. I mean, I get it, 2090 01:55:12,800 --> 01:55:14,640 Speaker 1: they're a game under five hundred. You're like, well, how 2091 01:55:14,680 --> 01:55:18,000 Speaker 1: well have they really done? But they're still hanging around 2092 01:55:18,360 --> 01:55:20,640 Speaker 1: because of their roster depth. They're hanging around in the 2093 01:55:20,720 --> 01:55:27,360 Speaker 1: most difficult and competitive division in football. It's and they're 2094 01:55:27,400 --> 01:55:29,720 Speaker 1: still in the thick of it with all those injuries. 2095 01:55:30,120 --> 01:55:32,120 Speaker 1: And they were in the team that was in the 2096 01:55:32,160 --> 01:55:35,640 Speaker 1: Super Bowl nine months ago, ten months ago. Yeah, so 2097 01:55:36,520 --> 01:55:41,560 Speaker 1: you're probably playing this Niners roster at probably about sixty 2098 01:55:41,600 --> 01:55:46,800 Speaker 1: five to seventy percent health, maybe seventy five seventy five 2099 01:55:46,880 --> 01:55:49,080 Speaker 1: percent now it's now it's got at a little bit 2100 01:55:49,160 --> 01:55:50,720 Speaker 1: on the offensive side, they got a lot health here 2101 01:55:50,760 --> 01:55:54,480 Speaker 1: this week, so probably seventy five percent collective health. The 2102 01:55:54,640 --> 01:55:58,080 Speaker 1: Niners roster bills, meanwhile, are as healthy as they've been 2103 01:55:58,120 --> 01:56:01,040 Speaker 1: in a while. When they get Mono and Dodson back, 2104 01:56:01,200 --> 01:56:04,000 Speaker 1: they have one guy that's hurt John Brown like one 2105 01:56:04,200 --> 01:56:08,800 Speaker 1: key guy one even so, um, yeah, that's that's a 2106 01:56:08,920 --> 01:56:11,440 Speaker 1: big place for the Buffalo Bills and you would expect 2107 01:56:11,520 --> 01:56:15,720 Speaker 1: a great effort out of them tonight. Yes, and this 2108 01:56:15,920 --> 01:56:19,040 Speaker 1: is game two out of a minimum of three that 2109 01:56:19,160 --> 01:56:22,200 Speaker 1: John Brown must miss with his knee and ankle injuries. 2110 01:56:22,240 --> 01:56:26,120 Speaker 1: Ankle was the last listed injury, so we'll we'll assume 2111 01:56:26,160 --> 01:56:30,000 Speaker 1: that that's just that it's only in Arizona. This is 2112 01:56:30,040 --> 01:56:32,000 Speaker 1: a third No. He played in Arizona, did he? Yeah? 2113 01:56:32,320 --> 01:56:34,640 Speaker 1: Remember he had to leave with the ankle injury. I 2114 01:56:34,680 --> 01:56:37,640 Speaker 1: don't remember that because they even ran the little quick 2115 01:56:37,800 --> 01:56:41,720 Speaker 1: uh hot route to him that worked again, Oh that's right, 2116 01:56:41,760 --> 01:56:44,160 Speaker 1: and yeah, and he busted loose again. Yeah, and then 2117 01:56:44,200 --> 01:56:46,400 Speaker 1: he got his ankle all twisted up and had to 2118 01:56:46,480 --> 01:56:48,920 Speaker 1: leave early. So this is only and then he went 2119 01:56:48,960 --> 01:56:52,040 Speaker 1: on IR the following week, which was the buy so 2120 01:56:52,200 --> 01:56:54,440 Speaker 1: he has only missed one game. This will be game two, 2121 01:56:55,000 --> 01:56:56,760 Speaker 1: and then he will have to miss the Steelers game 2122 01:56:56,800 --> 01:56:59,520 Speaker 1: at the very least. That's game three, and then we'll 2123 01:56:59,560 --> 01:57:03,160 Speaker 1: have to find doubt if he's on track for a 2124 01:57:03,240 --> 01:57:05,160 Speaker 1: return after that or if it's going to take another 2125 01:57:05,240 --> 01:57:08,160 Speaker 1: week or two from that point. On, and I would 2126 01:57:08,200 --> 01:57:11,240 Speaker 1: imagine what the Bills do in these next two games 2127 01:57:11,320 --> 01:57:14,200 Speaker 1: will have an impact on just how quickly they may 2128 01:57:14,280 --> 01:57:17,240 Speaker 1: want to bring him back if he's not necessarily on. 2129 01:57:18,200 --> 01:57:21,240 Speaker 1: You win these next two games. Now you're ten and 2130 01:57:21,360 --> 01:57:26,000 Speaker 1: three and you've you've likely got the division. Then he 2131 01:57:26,600 --> 01:57:30,120 Speaker 1: locked up, and then you can say, well, if John 2132 01:57:30,160 --> 01:57:32,760 Speaker 1: Brown needs another week or two, take another week, or 2133 01:57:32,800 --> 01:57:35,320 Speaker 1: do you win these next two you got a whole 2134 01:57:35,360 --> 01:57:39,160 Speaker 1: another set of problems. Problems, Yeah, because then you're thinking 2135 01:57:39,200 --> 01:57:41,560 Speaker 1: about taking it out of gear. No, nobody's gonna catch you. 2136 01:57:41,640 --> 01:57:43,680 Speaker 1: Just beat the two two of the toughest teams in 2137 01:57:43,760 --> 01:57:49,680 Speaker 1: the entire national football Yeah, three of them whatever, whoever 2138 01:57:49,920 --> 01:57:53,240 Speaker 1: you're and you're and by that time, you got Denvernew England. 2139 01:57:53,720 --> 01:57:59,240 Speaker 1: By that time, Brownie, you'll be you'll be sitting on 2140 01:57:59,400 --> 01:58:04,520 Speaker 1: top of a streak where you went six and one 2141 01:58:05,720 --> 01:58:10,680 Speaker 1: in your last seven games. Yeah, might be asking a lot. Yeah, 2142 01:58:10,720 --> 01:58:12,760 Speaker 1: you gotta hold. Then you're thinking about geez, I hope 2143 01:58:12,760 --> 01:58:15,480 Speaker 1: we don't take it out of gear. Well as long 2144 01:58:15,560 --> 01:58:18,760 Speaker 1: as well, I will say this Miami schedule gets considerably 2145 01:58:18,840 --> 01:58:21,720 Speaker 1: tougher going forward. Now, listen, if they've got the Raiders, 2146 01:58:22,320 --> 01:58:26,720 Speaker 1: the Patriots, the Bills, and there's one other team in 2147 01:58:26,800 --> 01:58:29,520 Speaker 1: there that's a tough game for them, Chiefs. They got 2148 01:58:29,520 --> 01:58:35,440 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. So I remember this when we were back 2149 01:58:35,560 --> 01:58:39,040 Speaker 1: in week nine, just before week nine, before we're not no. 2150 01:58:39,160 --> 01:58:42,880 Speaker 1: Week eight, it was we had the Patriots, the Seahawks, 2151 01:58:42,960 --> 01:58:45,920 Speaker 1: the Cardinals, the Chargers, the Niners, the Steelers. There was 2152 01:58:45,920 --> 01:58:48,280 Speaker 1: a stretch in there five that was considered the gauntlet, 2153 01:58:48,520 --> 01:58:53,760 Speaker 1: the Gauntlet. We only lost one game since then. Yeah, now, 2154 01:58:53,800 --> 01:58:56,360 Speaker 1: certainly on a hail mary. On a hail mary, don't 2155 01:58:56,440 --> 01:58:58,800 Speaker 1: brind me. I bring that up once a day of 2156 01:58:58,920 --> 01:59:01,120 Speaker 1: how things would be different, if I could tell you 2157 01:59:01,440 --> 01:59:03,680 Speaker 1: if you were how much this is still sticking in 2158 01:59:03,760 --> 01:59:06,200 Speaker 1: Steve's cross. Let me give you an idea. Can't explain 2159 01:59:06,240 --> 01:59:08,600 Speaker 1: it enough. The Buffalo Bills are sitting at four and 2160 01:59:08,680 --> 01:59:12,960 Speaker 1: no in the AFC East. They're a hail mary completed 2161 01:59:12,960 --> 01:59:15,360 Speaker 1: away from being three and o in the NFC West 2162 01:59:16,160 --> 01:59:20,200 Speaker 1: against against the NFC West, which is it still is 2163 01:59:20,320 --> 01:59:24,640 Speaker 1: the best, most most competitive division in football. The Bills 2164 01:59:24,640 --> 01:59:29,760 Speaker 1: are a hail mary away a complete against those two 2165 01:59:29,800 --> 01:59:35,320 Speaker 1: divisions right going into tonight's game. Yeah, don't get me started. 2166 01:59:36,080 --> 01:59:39,760 Speaker 1: Believe me. So that you've seen a few of those. 2167 01:59:39,840 --> 01:59:41,960 Speaker 1: It's a good that's a good football team we're sitting 2168 01:59:42,000 --> 01:59:44,280 Speaker 1: on top of they're playing well. This is going to 2169 01:59:44,360 --> 01:59:47,400 Speaker 1: be a test tonight because it's a different kind of 2170 01:59:47,480 --> 01:59:51,040 Speaker 1: team than they've seen in the last where's the last 2171 01:59:51,080 --> 01:59:52,880 Speaker 1: time they see it? They probably haven't seen a team 2172 01:59:52,920 --> 01:59:55,960 Speaker 1: like this since New England England. New England's the only 2173 01:59:56,000 --> 01:59:58,800 Speaker 1: team in the league that has played two back one 2174 01:59:58,880 --> 02:00:02,320 Speaker 1: tight end sets or often than this San Francisco team, 2175 02:00:02,360 --> 02:00:05,000 Speaker 1: and they are a fire off the ball, smash mouth 2176 02:00:05,400 --> 02:00:09,560 Speaker 1: type offense, and this Niners team is quite similar in 2177 02:00:09,640 --> 02:00:13,720 Speaker 1: that regard. So be interesting to see. How physical can 2178 02:00:13,800 --> 02:00:15,760 Speaker 1: the Bills be tonight. That's that's gonna be a big 2179 02:00:15,800 --> 02:00:17,440 Speaker 1: part of it. How physical can they be at the 2180 02:00:17,480 --> 02:00:20,040 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage? How well can they tackle? That's right, 2181 02:00:20,160 --> 02:00:22,880 Speaker 1: those are the two big things tonight. Break time for us. 2182 02:00:23,160 --> 02:00:25,200 Speaker 1: But when we return, I think it's time for a 2183 02:00:25,240 --> 02:00:28,280 Speaker 1: little NFL true falls, Steve, It's been a minute, all right. 2184 02:00:28,440 --> 02:00:30,960 Speaker 1: We'll have to get to some of that when we return. 2185 02:00:31,120 --> 02:00:33,800 Speaker 1: On the other side. Here on One Bill's Live presented 2186 02:00:33,840 --> 02:00:50,680 Speaker 1: by Kalida Health, It's Buffalo Bills Radio. The San Francisco 2187 02:00:50,720 --> 02:00:53,520 Speaker 1: forty nine ers have a new home, well, at least 2188 02:00:53,520 --> 02:00:56,480 Speaker 1: for the next two games. They'll being Glendale, Arizona, after 2189 02:00:56,600 --> 02:00:59,280 Speaker 1: being forced to find an alternative site because of Santa 2190 02:00:59,320 --> 02:01:02,400 Speaker 1: Clara account his band on Contact Sports for the next 2191 02:01:02,480 --> 02:01:05,160 Speaker 1: three weeks. The forty nine ers will face the Buffalo 2192 02:01:05,280 --> 02:01:09,560 Speaker 1: Bills next Monday night at State Farm Stadium. Just your 2193 02:01:09,680 --> 02:01:13,240 Speaker 1: thoughts on the game, the upcoming game having to move 2194 02:01:13,600 --> 02:01:21,040 Speaker 1: to Arizona. Yeah, it doesn't matter, obviously the venue. The 2195 02:01:21,120 --> 02:01:24,520 Speaker 1: venue doesn't matter. And he give it to mckendi. What's 2196 02:01:24,520 --> 02:01:26,640 Speaker 1: the throw the piece? He's gonna throw it again, throws 2197 02:01:26,680 --> 02:01:29,840 Speaker 1: it back to Josh who makes a catch. Gabriel David's touchdown. 2198 02:01:30,280 --> 02:01:43,840 Speaker 1: He caught a touchdown pack unbelievable. All right, are we 2199 02:01:44,000 --> 02:01:45,840 Speaker 1: tuned up? I think we are. We're all in a 2200 02:01:45,960 --> 02:01:48,400 Speaker 1: lather over this game. You're gonna need a Brian need 2201 02:01:48,440 --> 02:01:50,720 Speaker 1: a nap. You're gonna need a nap after the show 2202 02:01:50,800 --> 02:01:52,600 Speaker 1: to rest up for kickoff. You and I get on 2203 02:01:52,680 --> 02:01:55,000 Speaker 1: the round table. What time to night? Six o'clock. We'll 2204 02:01:55,000 --> 02:01:57,640 Speaker 1: be on the round table on the Bills radio network, 2205 02:01:58,120 --> 02:02:00,600 Speaker 1: so be sure to tune in for that. Steve and 2206 02:02:00,640 --> 02:02:03,320 Speaker 1: I will have more game related xs and ohs to 2207 02:02:03,400 --> 02:02:08,400 Speaker 1: discuss prior to kickoff tonight, so we look forward to that. 2208 02:02:09,040 --> 02:02:12,360 Speaker 1: It's also time now, though, Steve, for a little NFL 2209 02:02:12,480 --> 02:02:15,200 Speaker 1: True false, which is brought to you by Yancey's Fancy 2210 02:02:15,680 --> 02:02:20,280 Speaker 1: Yancey's Fancy New York's artisan Cheese. First up on NFL 2211 02:02:20,320 --> 02:02:25,640 Speaker 1: true falls, Steve. Giants head coach Joe Judge should be 2212 02:02:26,000 --> 02:02:30,520 Speaker 1: on the Coach of the Year list true or false? 2213 02:02:32,640 --> 02:02:35,160 Speaker 1: If he's head coach of the Giants and a head 2214 02:02:35,200 --> 02:02:37,640 Speaker 1: coach of an NFL team, Yes, he should be. There's 2215 02:02:37,720 --> 02:02:39,560 Speaker 1: thirty two names on the list. He's one of them. 2216 02:02:39,960 --> 02:02:42,760 Speaker 1: But is he worthy? Is he worthy? No? Absolutely, I 2217 02:02:42,800 --> 02:02:46,520 Speaker 1: don't think so either. Again, this is the New York 2218 02:02:46,640 --> 02:02:50,800 Speaker 1: media hype machine and how it works. Nice win over 2219 02:02:50,880 --> 02:02:54,880 Speaker 1: the Seahawks yesterday, but you're a team with a losing record. 2220 02:02:55,360 --> 02:02:57,920 Speaker 1: Has he done more with less? Yes? As he made 2221 02:02:58,000 --> 02:03:00,960 Speaker 1: his way through some controversial issue, who's you know? Had 2222 02:03:01,000 --> 02:03:03,520 Speaker 1: a dust up with Golden Tate had to fire his 2223 02:03:03,640 --> 02:03:07,000 Speaker 1: offensive line coach Mark Colombo a couple of weeks ago 2224 02:03:07,080 --> 02:03:09,280 Speaker 1: after they didn't see eye to eye. So he's had 2225 02:03:09,320 --> 02:03:11,800 Speaker 1: to navigate things. But it's no different than what most 2226 02:03:12,120 --> 02:03:14,560 Speaker 1: first year head coaches have to deal with to get 2227 02:03:14,640 --> 02:03:17,400 Speaker 1: it to a point where it's in their mind's eye, 2228 02:03:18,320 --> 02:03:20,840 Speaker 1: doesn't all come together in the first year, and he's 2229 02:03:20,880 --> 02:03:25,120 Speaker 1: being applauded for being five and seven. No, it's not 2230 02:03:25,280 --> 02:03:28,640 Speaker 1: coach of the year material. I'm sorry, So it's false 2231 02:03:28,800 --> 02:03:32,840 Speaker 1: for me. Who do you think should be on that list? 2232 02:03:32,920 --> 02:03:35,040 Speaker 1: Coach of the year, who's done a really good job 2233 02:03:35,200 --> 02:03:38,560 Speaker 1: this year? Who would be your three? Give me three names, 2234 02:03:38,680 --> 02:03:43,320 Speaker 1: Mike Tomlin. Okay, let me just hold on. Let me 2235 02:03:43,400 --> 02:03:45,040 Speaker 1: make sure I don't forget anybody, because I don't want 2236 02:03:45,040 --> 02:03:47,160 Speaker 1: to say somebody to have him? You know, you know 2237 02:03:47,200 --> 02:03:49,680 Speaker 1: what I mean? I hear you? Or are you gonna 2238 02:03:49,760 --> 02:03:51,440 Speaker 1: leave somebody off? I'm only giving you a chance to 2239 02:03:51,520 --> 02:03:56,280 Speaker 1: name three, right? Well? Yeah, okay, so Mike Tomlin and 2240 02:03:56,440 --> 02:04:07,400 Speaker 1: I will say Sean Payton and I don't know how 2241 02:04:07,400 --> 02:04:09,960 Speaker 1: you don't put Andy Reid on there, but you know 2242 02:04:10,040 --> 02:04:12,720 Speaker 1: what I will say, the new one, Kevin Stefanski for 2243 02:04:12,760 --> 02:04:16,960 Speaker 1: the Browns. Yeah, I think, um in light, I think 2244 02:04:17,000 --> 02:04:22,560 Speaker 1: Stefanski is propped up by the perpetual failures of head 2245 02:04:22,600 --> 02:04:28,320 Speaker 1: coaching hires there and subsequent firings and three and being 2246 02:04:28,400 --> 02:04:32,520 Speaker 1: unable to galvanize that team in the past helps Stefanski's 2247 02:04:32,600 --> 02:04:36,000 Speaker 1: case immeasurably. He's been able to harness the talents of 2248 02:04:36,080 --> 02:04:40,560 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield into maximize those talents, I guess more than 2249 02:04:40,600 --> 02:04:43,800 Speaker 1: anything else. So yes, I think he should be on 2250 02:04:43,920 --> 02:04:45,720 Speaker 1: that list. I think Sean Payton should be on the 2251 02:04:45,760 --> 02:04:47,320 Speaker 1: list for what he's been able to overcome. He did 2252 02:04:47,400 --> 02:04:50,600 Speaker 1: not have Drew Brees. They haven't lost, they haven't lost 2253 02:04:50,760 --> 02:04:53,000 Speaker 1: second year in a row, by the way, they haven't lost, 2254 02:04:54,320 --> 02:04:58,480 Speaker 1: So he would be number two for me. I think 2255 02:04:58,560 --> 02:05:02,040 Speaker 1: McDermott deserves him consider I think Tomlin deserves some consideration. 2256 02:05:03,080 --> 02:05:06,960 Speaker 1: I think Mike Vrabel deserves some consideration. Yes, So there's 2257 02:05:06,960 --> 02:05:09,600 Speaker 1: a lot of names that you can throw in the 2258 02:05:09,680 --> 02:05:14,640 Speaker 1: hopper for this group. Even the fleur up in Green Bay. 2259 02:05:15,600 --> 02:05:17,720 Speaker 1: His front office didn't do him any favors in terms 2260 02:05:17,760 --> 02:05:20,120 Speaker 1: of stocking the roster and they just said let's go. 2261 02:05:21,080 --> 02:05:24,600 Speaker 1: And Brian Flores Desan Flores is another guy. So there's 2262 02:05:24,600 --> 02:05:26,640 Speaker 1: some guys who have done and it's you know, it's easy. 2263 02:05:26,640 --> 02:05:27,720 Speaker 1: I mean, you sit here and you go down the 2264 02:05:27,760 --> 02:05:29,400 Speaker 1: standings say, oh, yeah, the guy's in the top of 2265 02:05:29,440 --> 02:05:34,280 Speaker 1: the standings. Yeah, it's not quite that easy, but you're 2266 02:05:34,360 --> 02:05:37,680 Speaker 1: kind of looking at that kind of scenario where you've 2267 02:05:37,720 --> 02:05:41,120 Speaker 1: got these spots that you know these guys are doing 2268 02:05:41,160 --> 02:05:43,560 Speaker 1: a great job. The Cleveland job stands out to me 2269 02:05:43,720 --> 02:05:47,200 Speaker 1: because of the dysfunction that has been their hallmark for 2270 02:05:47,480 --> 02:05:49,360 Speaker 1: the better part of two and a half deck well 2271 02:05:49,600 --> 02:05:53,200 Speaker 1: since ninety seven, and in these last few weeks. Let's 2272 02:05:53,200 --> 02:05:57,040 Speaker 1: not forget no obj right out of the lineup to 2273 02:05:57,200 --> 02:06:00,240 Speaker 1: overcome all that as a first year head coach in 2274 02:06:00,360 --> 02:06:03,840 Speaker 1: twenty twenty, with all the extra degrees of difficulty that 2275 02:06:03,920 --> 02:06:05,960 Speaker 1: there are surrounding how to be a head coach and 2276 02:06:06,040 --> 02:06:08,040 Speaker 1: what you're allowed to do with your players and not do. 2277 02:06:09,280 --> 02:06:11,840 Speaker 1: Even as a new head coach, he didn't get any 2278 02:06:11,920 --> 02:06:14,160 Speaker 1: special perks, like you know, the extra OTAs and all 2279 02:06:14,200 --> 02:06:17,040 Speaker 1: that stuff that was all washed away, and he's done 2280 02:06:17,080 --> 02:06:21,120 Speaker 1: an outstanding job. Certainly, it's a unique job in Cleveland 2281 02:06:21,160 --> 02:06:25,720 Speaker 1: because over the past two years or so, talent has 2282 02:06:25,800 --> 02:06:32,080 Speaker 1: not been the problem over there. It's been the culture. 2283 02:06:32,760 --> 02:06:36,600 Speaker 1: And he has come in with a limited opportunities like 2284 02:06:36,760 --> 02:06:39,000 Speaker 1: other like every other head coach has had been limited, 2285 02:06:39,040 --> 02:06:40,680 Speaker 1: but they've also had a base to work from the 2286 02:06:40,720 --> 02:06:42,280 Speaker 1: guys who have been there for more than a year. 2287 02:06:42,440 --> 02:06:44,040 Speaker 1: As a first year head coach to come in and 2288 02:06:44,120 --> 02:06:47,160 Speaker 1: go nine and three in that town, in that organization, 2289 02:06:48,280 --> 02:06:52,839 Speaker 1: that's big. Another Brown's topic, Browns have the hottest offense 2290 02:06:52,880 --> 02:06:57,280 Speaker 1: in the NFL right now NFL true or false. Hottest offense. 2291 02:07:00,120 --> 02:07:03,400 Speaker 1: They're putting up points. I don't know if we say 2292 02:07:03,440 --> 02:07:05,840 Speaker 1: they're the hottest offense because there's some offenses that have 2293 02:07:05,920 --> 02:07:08,480 Speaker 1: been doing it all damn year. You can it's a 2294 02:07:08,520 --> 02:07:11,240 Speaker 1: week to week league. Why not say Patriots, they scored 2295 02:07:11,280 --> 02:07:14,360 Speaker 1: forty five yesterday, yeah, instead of just forty one like 2296 02:07:14,480 --> 02:07:16,520 Speaker 1: the Browns. Did I get it? It's a week to 2297 02:07:16,560 --> 02:07:18,160 Speaker 1: week league, and I'll say, I'll give them the benefit 2298 02:07:18,240 --> 02:07:20,440 Speaker 1: of the doubt. Yeah, they're hot, and they're doing it 2299 02:07:20,720 --> 02:07:23,200 Speaker 1: with the running game and Baker Mayfield throwing it, and 2300 02:07:23,680 --> 02:07:26,880 Speaker 1: you know, Jarvis Landry has been a little bit refurbished. 2301 02:07:27,800 --> 02:07:31,240 Speaker 1: So yeah, a hot offense. Yeah, Cleveland fits that description. 2302 02:07:31,280 --> 02:07:32,720 Speaker 1: But it's a week to week league, and they could 2303 02:07:32,720 --> 02:07:34,480 Speaker 1: come out and lay a goose egg next week. Last 2304 02:07:34,560 --> 02:07:39,880 Speaker 1: five games, Baker Mayfield ten touchdowns, zero picks. So that's 2305 02:07:39,920 --> 02:07:42,960 Speaker 1: gonna help when your quarterbacks playing at that level, for sure. 2306 02:07:43,640 --> 02:07:47,080 Speaker 1: NFL true false. Did I answer that one? Yes? I said, 2307 02:07:47,360 --> 02:07:50,720 Speaker 1: I said, what did I say, I said false, you 2308 02:07:50,760 --> 02:07:53,600 Speaker 1: don't think they're the hottest. I still think. I mean, 2309 02:07:53,680 --> 02:07:55,360 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are winning by the skin of their teeth 2310 02:07:55,400 --> 02:07:57,120 Speaker 1: here and there, but I think from start to finish, 2311 02:07:57,160 --> 02:08:00,680 Speaker 1: they're the most They've been one of the high our offenses. 2312 02:08:02,280 --> 02:08:05,840 Speaker 1: Number three, Bucks coaches are making it hard on Tom 2313 02:08:05,960 --> 02:08:09,560 Speaker 1: Brady to succeed in Tampa Bay. This is a juicy one, Steve, 2314 02:08:10,080 --> 02:08:14,560 Speaker 1: I'm enjoying this one. Yeah, to Bucks coach is making 2315 02:08:14,600 --> 02:08:18,160 Speaker 1: it hard on Tom Brady. Think it's true. I would agree. 2316 02:08:18,240 --> 02:08:20,000 Speaker 1: I think it's true as well. Tell me why you 2317 02:08:20,080 --> 02:08:22,760 Speaker 1: think it's true. A lot has been made of the 2318 02:08:22,920 --> 02:08:25,839 Speaker 1: pre snap motions and shifts that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2319 02:08:25,920 --> 02:08:28,960 Speaker 1: do not use. One of the reasons you see those 2320 02:08:29,200 --> 02:08:34,720 Speaker 1: used is it forces the defense to identify them, identify themselves, 2321 02:08:36,040 --> 02:08:40,480 Speaker 1: or to make a defensive check, to do something different 2322 02:08:40,480 --> 02:08:43,400 Speaker 1: than they had called it. All of these things tells 2323 02:08:43,520 --> 02:08:46,440 Speaker 1: a quarterback a little bit about what's going on before 2324 02:08:46,440 --> 02:08:50,280 Speaker 1: the plays is snapped. Bucks don't do any of that. 2325 02:08:50,760 --> 02:08:53,560 Speaker 1: And it's a philosophical decision that Bruce Arians has always 2326 02:08:53,600 --> 02:08:55,360 Speaker 1: adhered to. Now, Bruce Arians has been a guy who's 2327 02:08:55,360 --> 02:08:58,040 Speaker 1: had some success in the league, right, and he's got 2328 02:08:58,120 --> 02:09:01,720 Speaker 1: a talented roster, Oh my god, he's got Oodle's attack. 2329 02:09:02,920 --> 02:09:06,000 Speaker 1: And he's got a quarterback Tonio Brown, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, 2330 02:09:06,600 --> 02:09:10,320 Speaker 1: Rob Gronkowski, Cameron brad and then running backs out the 2331 02:09:10,400 --> 02:09:13,520 Speaker 1: wazoo too, I mean Leonard Fournette. And here's what else 2332 02:09:13,560 --> 02:09:19,400 Speaker 1: he's got, Donald Jones. He's got the most bar nun 2333 02:09:19,880 --> 02:09:25,200 Speaker 1: the most experienced and well pedigreed quarterback in the National 2334 02:09:25,280 --> 02:09:29,080 Speaker 1: Football League history. So mentally there should be nothing getting 2335 02:09:29,160 --> 02:09:34,560 Speaker 1: by the guy he's got under center. Do you think 2336 02:09:34,600 --> 02:09:38,760 Speaker 1: they're trusting him too much to know everything? Maybe? But 2337 02:09:38,840 --> 02:09:41,360 Speaker 1: I also know this, it's a quarterback driven league. If 2338 02:09:41,400 --> 02:09:43,480 Speaker 1: you can't if you're not gonna help your quarterback, what 2339 02:09:43,560 --> 02:09:47,960 Speaker 1: are you doing. You're probably not winning as much as 2340 02:09:48,040 --> 02:09:51,360 Speaker 1: you think you should. And that's exactly where the Here 2341 02:09:51,520 --> 02:09:55,640 Speaker 1: was my issue from the jump. When he signed signed 2342 02:09:55,680 --> 02:09:58,760 Speaker 1: with Tampa. It didn't look like a fit to me 2343 02:09:58,880 --> 02:10:01,400 Speaker 1: because we know Bruce a A's offense to be about 2344 02:10:01,480 --> 02:10:04,400 Speaker 1: chucking the ball down the field. That's not how Tom 2345 02:10:04,440 --> 02:10:07,440 Speaker 1: Brady won six Super Bowls. He won six Super Bowls 2346 02:10:08,240 --> 02:10:11,760 Speaker 1: with a short to intermediate passing game, I mean all 2347 02:10:11,840 --> 02:10:14,480 Speaker 1: underneath stuff. Yeah, he would take some shots, you know, 2348 02:10:14,640 --> 02:10:17,280 Speaker 1: once or twice a game, but the vast majority of 2349 02:10:17,400 --> 02:10:20,240 Speaker 1: his bread and butter plays are in the ten to 2350 02:10:20,360 --> 02:10:23,800 Speaker 1: fifteen yard range and have been his entire career. So 2351 02:10:23,960 --> 02:10:26,080 Speaker 1: I never understood the match to begin with. And then 2352 02:10:26,120 --> 02:10:29,040 Speaker 1: the next thought was, well, Okay, they'll probably tweak some 2353 02:10:29,200 --> 02:10:32,600 Speaker 1: things to suit Brady's strengths, and I don't know that 2354 02:10:32,640 --> 02:10:35,920 Speaker 1: they've gone far enough in that area. So to me, 2355 02:10:36,120 --> 02:10:38,800 Speaker 1: it wasn't a fit to begin with. So it was 2356 02:10:38,920 --> 02:10:43,680 Speaker 1: very perplexing they signed him in the first place. So yeah, 2357 02:10:43,880 --> 02:10:45,920 Speaker 1: I mean, we'll have to see where it goes. We'll 2358 02:10:45,960 --> 02:10:48,080 Speaker 1: see maybe they put in more pre snap motion to 2359 02:10:48,160 --> 02:10:52,000 Speaker 1: help him, but right now it's it's not in its 2360 02:10:52,120 --> 02:10:55,560 Speaker 1: ideal form. And they stubbed their toe a little bit 2361 02:10:55,600 --> 02:10:57,400 Speaker 1: of late, and they're on the by this weekend. Yes, 2362 02:10:57,520 --> 02:11:00,880 Speaker 1: so they get a chance to kind of reset and 2363 02:11:01,000 --> 02:11:03,760 Speaker 1: kind of remind everybody who they want to be and 2364 02:11:03,840 --> 02:11:05,840 Speaker 1: who they should be and why they're not there right 2365 02:11:05,840 --> 02:11:08,040 Speaker 1: at the moment. All right, that's NFL true false break 2366 02:11:08,080 --> 02:11:10,200 Speaker 1: time for us. But when we return, it'll be what 2367 02:11:10,320 --> 02:11:14,120 Speaker 1: have we learned here? On the show today, had Greg Papa, 2368 02:11:14,280 --> 02:11:17,240 Speaker 1: had Brian Greasy on the show, we'll see if anything, 2369 02:11:17,280 --> 02:11:21,640 Speaker 1: and they said it left a lasting effect. We'll be 2370 02:11:21,720 --> 02:11:23,520 Speaker 1: back in a moment here on One Bill's Live, presented 2371 02:11:23,560 --> 02:11:40,080 Speaker 1: by Kalid to Health. It's Buffalo Bills Radio Time for 2372 02:11:40,400 --> 02:11:43,120 Speaker 1: whatever we learned. Brought to you by Skyworks, the official 2373 02:11:43,160 --> 02:11:47,760 Speaker 1: construction equipment rental company of the Buffalo Bills. Had Niners 2374 02:11:47,840 --> 02:11:51,080 Speaker 1: play by play man Greg Papa on the show earlier today, 2375 02:11:51,840 --> 02:11:54,600 Speaker 1: and he had this to offer about what he believes 2376 02:11:54,960 --> 02:11:57,800 Speaker 1: the forty nine Ers offensive strategy will be against the 2377 02:11:57,840 --> 02:12:02,360 Speaker 1: Bills tonight. Kyo. What he does, Steve does, He targets 2378 02:12:03,320 --> 02:12:06,600 Speaker 1: matchups on defense to go at, whether that's running at 2379 02:12:06,680 --> 02:12:10,240 Speaker 1: Jerry Hughes, whether that's your linebacking level. And we'll find out. 2380 02:12:10,280 --> 02:12:13,040 Speaker 1: I think Malan's gonna play tonight, but we'll target some 2381 02:12:13,160 --> 02:12:16,240 Speaker 1: areas where he thinks he can go at who's gonna 2382 02:12:16,240 --> 02:12:18,600 Speaker 1: play corner for you to not Josh Norman or Levi Wallace, 2383 02:12:18,640 --> 02:12:21,880 Speaker 1: you may go there. So Kyle Moore, he expects his 2384 02:12:22,040 --> 02:12:26,400 Speaker 1: quarterback to execute the Shanahan forty nine Ers system and then, 2385 02:12:26,480 --> 02:12:30,240 Speaker 1: like the you know, great basketball coach, he's gonna target matchups, 2386 02:12:30,320 --> 02:12:34,440 Speaker 1: create isolation switches where he wants to targets as specific 2387 02:12:34,520 --> 02:12:40,080 Speaker 1: Buffalo defenders. So that was Papa's take, and he does 2388 02:12:40,280 --> 02:12:44,160 Speaker 1: find those matchups. He finds those guys that have run 2389 02:12:44,280 --> 02:12:48,360 Speaker 1: pass responsibilities defensively, and he targets them right with specific 2390 02:12:48,440 --> 02:12:51,240 Speaker 1: play calling and catches them between the rock and a 2391 02:12:51,320 --> 02:12:53,680 Speaker 1: hard play. Seemingly they've got to make a quick decision 2392 02:12:53,880 --> 02:12:56,400 Speaker 1: and hopefully you can. They can. You can make them 2393 02:12:56,520 --> 02:12:58,760 Speaker 1: be wrong most of the time, and that's that's where 2394 02:12:58,800 --> 02:13:01,240 Speaker 1: you win in it. And what he said about the 2395 02:13:01,360 --> 02:13:03,960 Speaker 1: Niners offense is what we've often said about the Bills offense. 2396 02:13:04,000 --> 02:13:06,560 Speaker 1: It's a matchup offense. Brian Dable trying to get one 2397 02:13:06,600 --> 02:13:10,600 Speaker 1: of his guys matched up favorably and have Josh throw 2398 02:13:10,640 --> 02:13:13,840 Speaker 1: him the football or give him the football. And that's 2399 02:13:13,880 --> 02:13:15,480 Speaker 1: the way the league. It's the way the league works 2400 02:13:15,560 --> 02:13:19,720 Speaker 1: these days. We also wanted to mention quickly that Stephen Haushka, 2401 02:13:19,840 --> 02:13:23,480 Speaker 1: former Bills kicker, announced his retirement over the weekend. Heck 2402 02:13:23,520 --> 02:13:26,200 Speaker 1: of a career finished as an eighty five point two 2403 02:13:26,320 --> 02:13:30,600 Speaker 1: percent field goal kicker. I believe that is eleventh in 2404 02:13:30,880 --> 02:13:37,040 Speaker 1: league history. So a fantastic career for him. World Championship 2405 02:13:37,080 --> 02:13:39,480 Speaker 1: with Seaharts, Championship with the Seahawks, and he hit his 2406 02:13:39,560 --> 02:13:41,920 Speaker 1: last thirteen in a row with the Bills, including a 2407 02:13:42,040 --> 02:13:44,440 Speaker 1: forty seven yard or with four seconds left in regulation 2408 02:13:44,480 --> 02:13:46,880 Speaker 1: in that playoff game to force overtime. Good for him, 2409 02:13:47,120 --> 02:13:50,440 Speaker 1: so congratulates to him in his retirement. Monday Night Football 2410 02:13:50,480 --> 02:13:52,880 Speaker 1: tonight Steve and I on the Bills Radio Network at 2411 02:13:52,960 --> 02:13:56,360 Speaker 1: six pm. Tune in for that, otherwise, we'll see you tomorrow. 2412 02:13:56,560 --> 02:14:04,120 Speaker 1: Talk about this game that's going on tonight. Take care, Ti,