1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: Oh, touch down, touch down down time. Welcome to a 2 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 1: new week, Welcome to One Bill's Drive, a sunny day 3 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: in Orchard Park. Happen to have you here with us. 4 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: They continue to work on the field next door at 5 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: newer Afield. We keep an eye on that. Welcome to 6 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: the show. John Murphy here in our one Buffalo studio, 7 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 1: ready to start One Bills Live for the next three hours. 8 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: Steve task Her vacationing this week. What, Yeah, it seems 9 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: like we've said that a lot. Doesn't it feel like 10 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: that just kind of rolls off the tongue now and 11 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: in place. We have Chris Brown Bills inside it from 12 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills dot com. Welcome Brownie, Good to have you 13 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: here with us. Good to be here. You've been busy 14 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: on the website obviously with the draft aftermath and just 15 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: a lot of good stuff going on around the team. 16 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: There's a vibe around this Bills team right now, don't 17 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: you feel there? It certainly is. Yeah, I would agree 18 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: with that, and you can even see it in the 19 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: players out there that are can their workouts in you 20 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: know now in phase two, you know of the offseason 21 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: conditioning program, and then the rookies are in at the 22 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: end of the week to get their first indoctrination of 23 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: NFL football. So yeah, there's there's more going on here 24 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: than some people might think, and there's a better uh, 25 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: like I said, a by better field than I recall 26 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: in recent memory about this team, even former. I was 27 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: with a bunch of a couple of handful of Bills 28 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: alumni yesterday, Ken Jones, a couple of others, Chris Williams, 29 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: Jeff Nixon, and to a man, they all said, I 30 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:35,680 Speaker 1: like the draft. I like the way it's going. I mean, 31 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: you don't often get that from from alumni who you 32 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: would think of more apart from the process. I'm kind 33 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: of getting the same kind of feedback just from people 34 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: in my neighborhood. People you pass by, They're just saying, Hey, 35 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: I like what they're doing. And I'm trying to figure 36 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: out when the flip happened, because I don't think a 37 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: lot of people were completely sold in year one, and 38 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: certainly not last year for certain stretches where you know, 39 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: the season had more expectations because they overachieved in seventeen, 40 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: and then eighteen was met with disappointment because they were 41 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: expecting more after seventeen and that didn't happen, And you 42 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: and I have talked about how almost year one and 43 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,959 Speaker 1: year two flip flopped under McDermott based on the results. 44 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,519 Speaker 1: So I'm kind of wondering where where did the flip 45 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: happen because it seems like the vast majority of Bill's 46 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: fans kind of see the plan now and get it, 47 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: do you know what I mean? And I think it 48 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: has a lot to do of that, maybe all to 49 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 1: do with the development of the quarterback, Josh Allen. I 50 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: think people see so many signs of hope in Josh 51 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: Allen that they think, Okay, now we're we got something 52 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: year to work with. And it's been a while since 53 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 1: folks have felt that way about a Bill's quarterback. Well, 54 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: that's true also, yes, yeah, And believe me, I think 55 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: everybody realizes a lot of it is going to hinge 56 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: on him in terms of the steps that he makes, 57 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: because he's the guy that's going to make it go 58 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: on offense, that is still the side of the ball 59 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: that has to reach the level of what the defense 60 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: did last year. We're not saying the defense is automatically 61 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: going to be number two in the league and this year, 62 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 1: but teams that typically rank in the top five, and 63 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: I did a story on this back at the end 64 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: of last season. Usually stay in that general area so 65 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: long as they don't endure lots of personnel losses. And 66 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: the Bills are bringing back ten of their starting eleven 67 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: from last year on defense, so they keep their ducks 68 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,679 Speaker 1: in a row and stay relatively healthy. You would anticipate 69 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: their defensive performance will be similar in nature. So if 70 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: you can raise the level of the offense based on 71 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: the talent that you've added, you know, I think they 72 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: feel pretty confident that this is a team that should 73 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: be pushing for a playoff spot come the end of 74 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: the year. I want to talk to you about some 75 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: of that. You and the audience will be here until three. 76 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: Chris brown and I coming off the weekend. Steve Tasker 77 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: on vacation all this week. Brownie will be here most 78 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: of this week. On Friday, we have the rookie Minicamp. Right, Yeah, 79 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: I think I'm bailing early to go out there, right 80 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: because they'll be meeting the rookies. Good weekend, though, it 81 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: was good. Finally felt like spring around here. I was 82 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: here yesterday, Chris in the field house. There were six 83 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: or eight hundred folks here today for the Western New 84 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: York Free Play Challenge event, part of the Project Play 85 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: Western New York. It's part of the Ralph C. Wilson 86 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: Junior Foundation here in Western New York. Six or eight 87 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: hundred people here, mostly families, a couple of public youth groups, 88 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 1: and all they were doing was playing. It was great. 89 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,919 Speaker 1: Mary Wilson was here representing obviously the Wilson Foundation and 90 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: a really good group. And that's where the alumni where 91 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: there were Sabers alumni as well. Just a really good time. 92 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: I think those folks had a good time here. And 93 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:34,799 Speaker 1: again you could pick up on the vibe as people 94 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: entered the field house yesterday like hey, this is this 95 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: is where the Bill's practice, and this is where something 96 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: good's going on these days. Yeah, and you know, I know, 97 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: missus Wilson for years did the women in Sports thing 98 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: here too, because we have covered that over the years, 99 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 1: and that was always a cool thing to see the 100 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:53,919 Speaker 1: way they just kind of scoop up all the local youth, 101 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 1: you know, girl athletes and stuff from the high schools 102 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 1: and the grade schools and just get them all in 103 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: here and they're going through station and it's like a 104 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: whip around. Yeah, that's what they did here yesterday, PlayStations 105 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: all over the field house. It was a good day 106 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: and a good weekend. Right, you had a good weekend. 107 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: I saw pictures of you playing soccer at your old 108 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: stomping grounds. Down to Geneseo State, we had the alumni game. 109 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: It's actually sooning Geneseo. Now I'm sorry, Yeah, well that's hey, 110 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: who knew. But yeah, we got some of the old 111 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: guys out there. Though you know, we had four or 112 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,359 Speaker 1: five guys from my team that we're out there. Only 113 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 1: three of us played because there were people a lot 114 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: younger than us that we're participating. But it was a 115 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 1: good time. They've got a new coach there, Mark Howett, 116 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 1: who's going to be going into a second season here. 117 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 1: But he's a really good coach and he is really 118 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: trying to build up a relationship with the alumni, which 119 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 1: really had not been done to any great extent previously. 120 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: So it's good to kind of go back to the program. 121 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,359 Speaker 1: And we were able to raise five hundred dollars for 122 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:03,239 Speaker 1: the program. Also kind of donated that last weekend and 123 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: had a good time. I did not embarrass myself, so 124 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: that that was my number one goal going into the game, 125 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: because it's still I mean, the bottom line is this, 126 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,559 Speaker 1: it's still eleven v eleven and it's still one hundred 127 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 1: and twenty yards by eighty. So the field gets off, 128 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:21,799 Speaker 1: it gets a lot bigger when you get older. So 129 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: so we were fighting it for a little bit. And uh, 130 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: tell the story you told us this morning about that student. Well, no, 131 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: so you know, you got a lot of the younger guys, 132 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 1: and you know, certain classes, if you're ten years removed 133 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: from the other class, they don't know you from Adam, 134 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So you know, you know 135 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: the guys you only played with, but most guys are 136 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: pretty friendly, say hey, my name is so and so 137 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 1: blah blah blah, this that and the other. And it's 138 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: like late in the game. I'm I'm like beat, I 139 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 1: should probably be subbing out at this point. And he's 140 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: faster than me. I mean I used to run like him, 141 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 1: but not anymore. And he's like, hey, how you doing. 142 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 1: My name's eight, Like on the field while the game's 143 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 1: going on, he's like, hey, hey you're doing. I'm mading 144 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 1: you know, I'm a senior. And I was like, yeah, 145 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: how you doing? I'm Chris, I'm forty seven. Yeah, so 146 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: he's like, well, you don't look it. I was like, well, 147 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: that's the nicest thing anybody said to me all day, 148 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: So thank you for that. But no, it was a 149 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: good time. And you know, went uptown after on the 150 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: main Street, stripped there and had lunch and stuff, and 151 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: you know, coach was great, got the first couple around. 152 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: So he's doing a nice job up there. So it's 153 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: just nice to see when the program's in good hands. 154 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: And I know we're talking Division three here, and you 155 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 1: know that's not big time stuff, but I'm telling you, 156 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: you know, if you're a high school kid and you 157 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: know Division one is so hard to crack into. Now, 158 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: i mean it's two percent of the athletes out there 159 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: division three, you can have a blast and play in 160 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: Division three. Yeah. It was, I mean probably the best 161 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: four years of my athletic life. I mean it's not 162 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: even close. It was just awesome. And the guys, you know, 163 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: the guys that you play with, I mean it's just 164 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: like we hear from the players here all the time, 165 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: Like I haven't seen a lot of those guys all 166 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: through the calendar year. But like you you know, you 167 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: get back together. It's like you haven't miss you just 168 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: kept you just pick up where you left off kind 169 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: of thing. It's really cool. Soccer has always been important 170 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: to you, and it remained You're still coach. You coach 171 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: both kids, right, Yeah, And you know, my wife and 172 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: daughter came up for the game. They watched, so I 173 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: think they're actually in the background and one of those 174 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: photos we saw before, so I had you know, it's 175 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: nice to have a cheering section two, So kudos to them. 176 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: And you know, my wife went to school there too, 177 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: so it was an easy ask. But it was nice 178 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: to them to come up. Or it wasn't warm, you know, 179 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,119 Speaker 1: it was like fifty eight, but you know, it's perfect 180 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: playing weather because you're not dying, but if you're sitting 181 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:26,679 Speaker 1: up there on mental bleachers, it's not exactly the warmest. 182 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: So it was nice to have them there too. Here 183 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 1: comes a part of the show where I complained about 184 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: the weather yesterday. Yeah, yeah, yesterday sixty two degrees in 185 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 1: Orchard Park and my wife and I took a drive 186 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: down with Fringer Lakes, went through Geneseo. By the time 187 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: we got to Qua Lake, it was like fifty one 188 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: and pouring rain. I mean, it was brutal and foggy. 189 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:43,839 Speaker 1: You couldn't even see the lake. We went there kind 190 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: of look look around, We're gonna be there in the 191 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,599 Speaker 1: summer again. You couldn't even look around the lake that 192 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: you couldn't even get around. It was so foggy and rainy. 193 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: It reminds me of my days when I was doing 194 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: news radio with GR when GR was a news radio station. Yeah, 195 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 1: do you remember the promo we used to run all 196 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: the time because Western New York weather can change in 197 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:05,439 Speaker 1: a minute. Because it does, it's ridiculous. Yeah, I don't 198 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: you know. And I'm I've been grousing about what a 199 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: lousy spring we've had two because it really hasn't even 200 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:13,199 Speaker 1: gotten here yet. I mean, today is nice, Yesterday was nice, 201 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: but it's like you can only have that nice weather 202 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: for so long, Like a perfect example, overnight tonight it's 203 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: supposed to pour again. I still can't cut murph. My 204 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: grass is an embarrassment right getting there, Like I'm walking, 205 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 1: I'm running to my car out of the house because 206 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: I don't want my neighbors to say something to me, 207 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 1: because we've got very tidy neighbors. I'll say, which is 208 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: great and I usually am too, but I've got low 209 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: lying grass in my backyard. I can't go back there. 210 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 1: It's just a swamp. It's terrible, and I gotta I 211 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: gotta hit it today, though hopefully yesterday's sun and today's 212 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: sun will be enough to to get on it after 213 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 1: the show today, because it's it's got to get done. 214 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: It's past my ankles. That's now the bills worked. We're 215 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: working indoors for the most part. Today. The players are 216 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: back for the voluntary offseason conditioning program. They're in Phase 217 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: two for another couple of weeks in which they have 218 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 1: individual units out there on the field. They do a 219 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 1: lot mostly conditioning work, meeting time as usual, and then 220 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: this weekend the rookies will be in for the three 221 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: day Rookie Weekend Mini Camp Friday Saturday Sunday. Some of 222 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 1: them stick around for a rookie development program after that. 223 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 1: But it is quiet here. It is kind of quiet 224 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: around the NFL. But we got stuff to talk about 225 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: and we want to engage you with that. The phone 226 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: line's open at eight oh three five fifty and toll 227 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:24,839 Speaker 1: free one eight eight eight five fifty two fifty. I 228 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: wish I could talk about news around the league or here, 229 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: but there really is nothing I could find nothing important. Yeah, 230 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: I mean minor signings here and there. Some teams are 231 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: scooping up players where maybe they didn't fill the voids 232 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: they wanted to in the draft. You know, I saw 233 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,440 Speaker 1: a guy, a safety that was cut by the Chargers, 234 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: Jalila Die. He got signed by Houston. You know, Houston's 235 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: had some losses in their secondary Kevin Johnson being one 236 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: of them. Who's here and you know, so they you know. 237 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: So you're seeing a lot of those one year signings 238 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: and now is the time where some of these veteran 239 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 1: free agents who are still out there looking for work. 240 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 1: This is when you start getting a little nervous because 241 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: you get you get past May and OTA's are starting now. 242 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: Even if you do sign somewhere now, you're behind your roster. 243 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 1: Spot's not guaranteed if you're not quick on the uptake, 244 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: even though you are a veteran in the league. So 245 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: it's an interesting dynamic that takes place now in free 246 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: agency with teams looking to maybe plug a couple of 247 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: holes with a stop gapped type of player on a 248 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 1: one year deal, you know, and then at the same 249 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: time you've got players saying, I got you're screaming at 250 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 1: their agent, find me some work. The phone's not ringing. 251 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: What's going on? Like I want to play? So that's 252 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: what's That's what's going on now. And as Brandon Bean 253 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: has set, you know, we still don't play football for 254 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:46,319 Speaker 1: another four months, so the roster's not necessarily stead in stone. 255 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 1: Are we looking for dramatic changes? No, but I think 256 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: there could be an ad here or there. I mean, 257 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: I think the roster, if memory serves, is at eighty nine, 258 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: not counting the international player Christian Wade, so they have 259 00:11:57,160 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: one open spot. The roster is what people talk about, right. 260 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: You wrote a story about it for the website, I 261 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: think too. Yes, last Friday you wrote how the Bills 262 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: build a roster that's ready to compete in the AFC. 263 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 1: I did a roster analysis story. So that's kind of 264 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: where our focus is today. We can talk about the 265 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: stories we've written and obviously to write those stories for 266 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: the website, you and I both did a little research 267 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: and a little thought about this, but we want to 268 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: get your thoughts on this. It's our Twitter poll today, 269 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 1: it's our discussion topic the roster. It's not all said 270 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: as Chris just said, but it's close and most of 271 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 1: the major roster decisions you would think are complete by now. 272 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: We want to know from you as we kick off 273 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:36,959 Speaker 1: this week on the show about the Buffalo roster, where 274 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: do you see are the most intriguing position battles ahead? 275 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: And those battles can be waged here this spring. Certainly 276 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 1: they'll be waged in earnest when they get the training 277 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: camp at the end of July. What's the most intriguing 278 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill's position battle right now in this offseason? Give 279 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: us a call to discuss eight oh three oh five 280 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 1: fifty toll free one eight eight eight five fifty two 281 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,839 Speaker 1: five fifty, or you can discuss on Twitter at one Bills. 282 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: We will read some of the tweets. You can vote 283 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,079 Speaker 1: on our Twitter pole. The Twitter pole is interesting already 284 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: eight hundred votes in, is that? Yeah? Eight hundred votes 285 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: in on the Twitter pole voted? Did you? I didn't. 286 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 1: We're gonna have to. I don't think you're eligible. Well, 287 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 1: you're a Bill's employee. Which what's the most intriguing Buffalo 288 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: Bill's position battle right now? Fifty eight percent of you 289 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 1: say it's the offensive line, and there's a lot to 290 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: discuss there. Twenty eight percent say it's a wide receiver, 291 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: nine percent say at tight end, five percent say at cornerback. 292 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: How did you vote, Chris, I did go with the majority. 293 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 1: I had no idea what the poll results were when 294 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 1: I voted. But I think for me, the reason why 295 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 1: it's offensive line is because there are multiple roles to 296 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: be had there. You can make the argument that cornerback 297 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 1: has a nickel competition. Now, you know, we saw the 298 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: rookie Terren Johnson step in there and play very well 299 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 1: and do it hurt for most of the season. But 300 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: I think there is going to be competition there either 301 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: in the form of Kevin Johnson if they want to 302 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,079 Speaker 1: slide him inside and see how he does there, because 303 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 1: he does have experience there. And I mean, it could 304 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: go all the way down to the undrafted player that 305 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: we're expecting them to sign based on reports, and Cam 306 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 1: lewis the ub kid. He was a nickel kid, that 307 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: Brandon being described having nickel ability, and then the outside 308 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: corner job opposite Trudavious. Yes, Lee vi Wallace did a 309 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: nice job as an undrafted player, but again, Kevin Johnson's 310 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 1: in the mix, and you have other options there. Tight 311 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: end I think is the most wide open because outside 312 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: of Tyler Croft, you don't really have anybody truly proven 313 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: and Croft has never been a full time starter except 314 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: when Tyler Eifert's been injured in Cincinnati. So there are 315 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: some compelling other ones that I think you could certainly 316 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: make an argument for. I just think the volume of 317 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: competition that's going to exist at the offensive line is 318 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 1: very compelling. And I don't about I was mentioning this 319 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: to you earlier today, Murf before the show. There seems 320 00:14:56,000 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 1: to be this inherent obsession with a good portion of 321 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: Bills fans with respect to the offensive line. And maybe 322 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: it's because there has been some up and down nature 323 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: to it, especially last year, where they want to see 324 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: it get fixed. But I just think there's a I 325 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: don't know, I just get the sense that there's a 326 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: healthy respect here in Buffalo for offensive lineman and what 327 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: they do, maybe maybe in greater quantity than other NFL cities. 328 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have to do it more of a poll, 329 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: but a lot of those big city teams, they all 330 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: gravitate to the big sexy players, you know, And I'm 331 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: not saying that's not the case. Here. I mean, people 332 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: love Josh Allen, people love Lashawn McCoy, and we understand why. 333 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: But I just think there's a greater respect for the 334 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: job that the offensive line plays with Buffalo fans. And 335 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: maybe it's because you know, they're astute about the game 336 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: or they know that that's how things operate. I just 337 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: you know, you walk it, you go to this, you 338 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 1: see it, Murphy, you see the jerseys in front of 339 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 1: You'll see Eric Wood jerseys in front of you. You're 340 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, like, you'll see that here. 341 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: There's not too many place as you see that kind 342 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: of stuff. I'm not disagreeing with you. I think you're 343 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: onto something. But I think the current interest and maybe 344 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: the current vote total there fifty eight percent, has a 345 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: lot more to do with how poor the offensive line 346 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: was last year and people identifying the offensive line is 347 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 1: the major trouble spot, the number one fixed that had 348 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: to be accomplished this offseason, that may have been fixed 349 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 1: this offseason. I think a lot of that interest in 350 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: the offensive line right now deals with what went on 351 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: on the offensive line last year and maybe a little 352 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 1: bit the year before, but certainly last year when people saw, 353 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: you know what was the number one rushing unit in 354 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: the NFL slipped so badly last year when they saw 355 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: the pass protection problems. I think a lot of that 356 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: interest in fifty eight percent of the respondent saying that's 357 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: the number one intriguing spot. I think, And let's face it, 358 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: they well, they had seven or eight free agents offensive line. Well, 359 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you're going to and they drafted the second 360 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: rounder for the offensive If why a teller doesn't start 361 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: at left guard, you're looking at four new people in 362 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 1: new positions. I mean, and that's assuming that Dion Dawkins 363 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: holds down the left tackle spot, which I'm really do assume. 364 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: So you're at minimum probably looking at four new guys 365 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,719 Speaker 1: on your starting five in all likelihood, based on the 366 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: people that you've signed and the competition that's going to ensue. 367 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 1: I would say the only position where there probably is 368 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: not going to be a whole lot of competition is 369 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: at center, because you've spent an awful lot of money 370 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: for Mitch Morris to start for you and work with 371 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 1: Josh Allen. But beyond that, I mean, it's it's pretty 372 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 1: wide open left guard, right guard, right tackle, and then 373 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: we'll have to see how they want to handle left tackle. 374 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean has said that Dean Dawkins is going to 375 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: stay there at left tackle at the outset. Whether he 376 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: stays there beyond that, I guess is going to depend 377 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,119 Speaker 1: on how other guys look and how the rest of 378 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: it unfolds. Hey, here's the thing about the offensive line. 379 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: I mentioned this a little bit on the show last 380 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,719 Speaker 1: week with Steve. They have decisions to make, and I 381 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 1: know you said a little while ago Brandon being talked 382 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 1: about how you know, we don't play a game for 383 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 1: so long, and that's true, but you would like to 384 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:59,399 Speaker 1: get to training camp with your offensive line at least 385 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:01,439 Speaker 1: set where they're gonna be, wouldn't you, And you'd like 386 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 1: to stay there through training camp, which means, Chris, you know, 387 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:06,479 Speaker 1: we're's five and a half six weeks away now from 388 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,400 Speaker 1: the end of the OTAs and the mandatory mini camp 389 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,400 Speaker 1: which comes in mid June. So what's that making five 390 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 1: six weeks right? Five and a half week? Yeah, But 391 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna ask you how realistic is that? Knowing you 392 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 1: don't get a true gauge on offensive line play until 393 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: the pads are on, and that's not going to happen 394 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 1: until you get to training camp, So I think you have. 395 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: So while I agree with you, you've got to have 396 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 1: an idea as to who you believe you're starting. Five 397 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 1: are who were gonna start first day of training camp. 398 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: Obviously they're going to have that in place. How much 399 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,960 Speaker 1: does that morphine change through the first two weeks and 400 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: maybe even coming out of the first preseason game. You know, 401 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: I think I hope that much. It's likely to change, 402 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 1: but I hope it doesn't change so much, right, But 403 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: I don't want to make this thing as you go 404 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 1: along if you can avoid it. And we've heard Brandon 405 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 1: Being and Sean McDermot talk about this too. There are 406 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: guys that look fantastic in the spring in shorts and helmets, right, 407 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 1: and then the pads go on at the end of 408 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:05,359 Speaker 1: July early August, and some of those guys shrink and disappear, 409 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: and other guys step up to the plate and those 410 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 1: are the real players because you play the game with 411 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: pads on. So, I mean, we've seen it over the years. 412 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 1: I mean, guys, remember how what an All Star Roscoe 413 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: Parrish looked like in the spring where nobody could get 414 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 1: a hand on him. Well, you're playing in shorts and helmets. 415 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: If you're playing flag football, you want Roscoe Parrish on 416 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: your team, you know, But then you put the pads on. 417 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:29,400 Speaker 1: He's getting jammed at the line and he can't get 418 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:32,159 Speaker 1: it released because he's not strong enough to get away 419 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 1: from a physical corner. So that's just a small example 420 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:38,359 Speaker 1: of how things change when you go from OTA's and 421 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: mini camp with no pads to training camp and pads. 422 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: And I don't know if it's I don't know if 423 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: there's any other place where it's more important than on 424 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:48,880 Speaker 1: offensive line in terms of evaluating what you truly have 425 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,920 Speaker 1: because those guys play the most physical maybe of anybody, 426 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: because that's what their job description is on every single play. 427 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:58,119 Speaker 1: Most intriguing position battle ahead for the Buffalo Bills this 428 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: offseason as we get ready for the regular season. What 429 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: do you think it is? We'll take phone calls on 430 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 1: that eighth three fifty and toll free from outside Buffalo 431 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 1: one eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty. A 432 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 1: lot of new faces. We talked about Mitch Moore's ty 433 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 1: and Secki couldn't wind up as a starter, right, I 434 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 1: guess either tackle position, although right now, at least based 435 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: on what was said, right after the draft, the tackles 436 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,639 Speaker 1: would look like Dion Dawkins on the left side and 437 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 1: Cody Ford on the right side. And right now, and 438 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 1: I think this is I don't know if it's likely 439 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: to change, but I very well could change. Tyan Secky 440 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 1: could wind up in the starting lineup at one of 441 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: those two positions. Right It's possible. I certainly think it's possible. 442 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:40,400 Speaker 1: And I think what have we seen from coach McDermott 443 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:42,879 Speaker 1: from the outset, Like a draft pick doesn't come in 444 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 1: here and walk into a starting spot. That that didn't 445 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: happen when Dion Dawkins came in here as a second 446 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: round pick and it didn't happen. I don't think it's 447 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 1: gonna happen for Cody Ford. That's not to say in 448 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:55,400 Speaker 1: three weeks, you know, not to say in many campies 449 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 1: at a starting right tackle spot that could very well happen. 450 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: But I think they are very stringent in making people 451 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 1: earn their stripes here. You don't just walk into a role. 452 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: I wouldn't expect at Oliver to line up with the 453 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: first unit on the first day OTAs here. They may 454 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: have full intention of lining him up there in September 455 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:16,440 Speaker 1: but there is a sense I think to respect the 456 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: veterans and show them their due and then let the 457 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: kid earn it on the field, go make plays and OTAs, 458 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 1: and then we'll move you up to the first unit. 459 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: That kind of thing. Ladrian Waddle in as a tackle, 460 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: wild starts, NFL starts in his resume, but I'm not 461 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 1: sure that there's a starting spot for him at the 462 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 1: start of these mini camps at OTA's coming up in 463 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks, let alone a starting spot for 464 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: him when the season begins. Chris, what do you think. 465 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be tough for him. He was 466 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,679 Speaker 1: a you know, he was largely a reserved tackle in 467 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:50,159 Speaker 1: New England. Now that's not to say that he couldn't 468 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 1: compete for a starting job here. I think I'll have 469 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: an opportunity to do so Willie win it. It's up 470 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,160 Speaker 1: to him, really, I mean, when you think about it, 471 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:02,439 Speaker 1: he's just got to outperform a couple other people, a 472 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 1: high draft pick and a guy who's coming off a 473 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: career year in Washington and Inseki and maybe and maybe 474 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: Dawkins too, if that door is open over there on 475 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: the left side. So it's gonna be interesting to see. 476 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:16,199 Speaker 1: And you know Waddle's gonna want to get on the 477 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 1: field this year he signed I think he signed a 478 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: one year contract, so he knows he's got a play 479 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: if he's going to get another contract after that. So 480 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:26,640 Speaker 1: that's why I think this is such an intriguing thing 481 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:31,399 Speaker 1: because you not only have multiple positions involved, you have 482 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: upwards of a half dozen to eight players involved in 483 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: these competitions inside and outside. Yeah, let me just read 484 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: the other tackles holdovers, Jeremiah Searles, Connor McDermott will compete, 485 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: but at guard, Spencer Long comes in as a free agent, 486 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 1: a guy with starting experience at center and at guard. 487 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 1: I would think he's got a doesn't have a hold 488 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:51,159 Speaker 1: on a starting job, but I think he's got a 489 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:52,639 Speaker 1: pretty good chance to be started at one of the 490 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 1: will be in the guard mix. You got Quentin Span, 491 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: who's got starts under his belt, you know, pelts on 492 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: the wall kind of thing. And I'll tell one thing. 493 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:03,159 Speaker 1: You watch a little tape a Span. If you like 494 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: alignment that likes burying people, you're gonna like Quentin Span 495 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:10,959 Speaker 1: really fast because this guy likes to finish people on 496 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 1: every single play. I mean, they might as well. I 497 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 1: know that guy likes pancakes. That's all I'm gonna say. 498 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 1: Because he tries to turn a player into one on 499 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:24,880 Speaker 1: every single play. I think he's if he gets playing time, 500 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: like legitimate playing time, he's he's going to be a 501 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: fast fan favorite for people who watch line play during 502 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:36,920 Speaker 1: the game. Um. Other guards prospects include, um, well, a 503 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 1: couple of other guys who were here last year. But 504 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 1: also we talked about Cody Ford, John Feliciano, a new 505 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: free agent. Ye another nasty guy yep. Wyatt teller Returns 506 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: started what the last six seven games last season. Vlad 507 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:52,160 Speaker 1: Ducas started the first six or seven games last season. 508 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,439 Speaker 1: Like buttger, Um, there there are prospects here, guys who 509 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 1: you know, some of whom have been here, but half 510 00:23:57,359 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 1: of them have not. It's going to be really interesting 511 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: to try to see how these guys and not only that, Murph. 512 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: We have to also remember now last year, at the 513 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: start of the season, when they first formed the fifty 514 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:08,680 Speaker 1: three man roster, they had ten offensive lineman if you remember, 515 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 1: they were heavy there, and then it's slipped back to 516 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 1: nine when injuries at other positions necessitated some roster moves 517 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:18,119 Speaker 1: to you know, you got to rob from Peter to 518 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:20,159 Speaker 1: pay Paul kind of things. So they slipped down to 519 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:24,399 Speaker 1: nine players. But even if you keep ten, you're not 520 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: keeping all of these guys. And there's a very good 521 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 1: chance that there are players on this roster right now today. 522 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: They're going to play in the NFL, but they're probably 523 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 1: gonna be playing on another roster because they're not going 524 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:37,920 Speaker 1: to make the cut here. And while you say, oh, 525 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 1: that's too bad, that's a good thing for the Bills 526 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 1: because when your roster is there where you're cutting players 527 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: who are good enough to play on a fifty three 528 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 1: man roster, that means your roster is in pretty good shape. 529 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 1: And in year three to say that after being supremely 530 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: restricted in terms of cap dollars in twenty eighteen, that's 531 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:58,160 Speaker 1: pretty good to say. So what do you think we're 532 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: just talking about offensive line? There are other trigging spots 533 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:04,719 Speaker 1: to look at roster battles, including wide receiver, tight end. 534 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:06,880 Speaker 1: We mentioned cornerback a little bit. We'll get through these 535 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,160 Speaker 1: throughout the course of the day. Chris and I will 536 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,400 Speaker 1: talk about that. We'd love your input. Eight oh three, 537 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,920 Speaker 1: oh five fifty and toll free one eight eight eight, 538 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: five fifty two, five fifty We got coming up in 539 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 1: just a couple of minutes here on the show, we're 540 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: gonna talk about tight ends with Tommy Sweeney, Buffalo seventh 541 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:23,679 Speaker 1: round draft pick from Boston College, and coming up at 542 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 1: one o'clock we'll take a look at the Jets Rich Samini, 543 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 1: who covers the Jets for ESPN NFL Nation. So there's 544 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 1: stuff on the table, a lot to talk about. We 545 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: want you to join us all day long, as Chris 546 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 1: is with us here till three o'clock. I'm on back. 547 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 1: It's One Bill's Live, presented by Kalida Health from One 548 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:54,200 Speaker 1: Bill's Drive. This is Buffalo Bill's Radio. One Bill's Live 549 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 1: from One Bill's Drive. I'm John Murphy, Chris round in 550 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:58,720 Speaker 1: for Steve Tasker this week, joining us here in the 551 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 1: studio talking about draft still as we're a week what 552 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:04,720 Speaker 1: about ten to twelve days since the draft ended, and 553 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 1: joining us right now on the line, one of the 554 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:09,640 Speaker 1: products of that Buffalo Bills draft, seventh round draft pick 555 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:12,880 Speaker 1: tight end from Boston College, Tommy Sweeney, Tommy's John Murffe 556 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 1: and Chris round up here in Buffalo. Thank you for 557 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 1: joining us. How are you I'm great. How are you, guys? 558 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 1: Thanks for having me on the Is the excitement warn't 559 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 1: off now that you're what eight or nine days away 560 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: from officially being drafted? Yeah, a little bit. I think 561 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 1: now it's more you know, you know, ready to get 562 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:31,159 Speaker 1: up to get out the buffalo and get you know, 563 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 1: put in the work, and that's coming up later this week, right, yeah, Thursday. 564 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 1: I know every rookie does their own reconnaissance to try 565 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: to get a sense as to what to expect coming 566 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:46,159 Speaker 1: in for rookie camp. Have you solicited the services of 567 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 1: one Matt Milano to kind of get an idea to 568 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:52,240 Speaker 1: how things operate up here? Yeah, I definitely have that. 569 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 1: Give me some good nugget because I has had a 570 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,640 Speaker 1: lot of success and a great guy to get information from. 571 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: We came across this nugget, Tommy, you are the first 572 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: I believe Boston college player drafted since Matt Milano. Does 573 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: that sound right? Uh? Play the part of the Bills? Yeah? 574 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 1: Last Yeah, Yeah, okay, I got it. What was it 575 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 1: like for you on draft weekend waiting until you heard 576 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:22,719 Speaker 1: your name called Saturday afternoon? Kind of a long weekend, 577 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 1: you know, you just kind of waiting and watch and uh, 578 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:28,119 Speaker 1: you know, you completely powerless, you know, just hoping, man, 579 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:31,400 Speaker 1: you know, somebody to call and then eventually down the line. 580 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: You know, I got the call from Buffalo, and uh, 581 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:36,919 Speaker 1: you know can be more excited. I think the I 582 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:39,119 Speaker 1: mean maybe the Bills told you this themselves, I don't know, 583 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: but you just seem like a good fit for what 584 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,159 Speaker 1: they want to do here. You know, a guy that 585 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 1: can get on the line and help in the run game, uh, 586 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 1: and can still help in the passing game. Also, you 587 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:52,239 Speaker 1: know this is a team you look at you, I mean, 588 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 1: all you gotta do is look at the running backs 589 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:54,919 Speaker 1: and you know they're gonna want to run the football 590 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:56,840 Speaker 1: to a certain degree, maybe more than most teams in 591 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: the league. Um, did you kind of view it the 592 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:02,440 Speaker 1: same way after maybe taking a little bit closer look? 593 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 1: Is kind of how the Bills operated last year under 594 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator Brian Dable. Yeah, for sure. You know, as 595 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:12,440 Speaker 1: far as he's just like just what you're saying, you know, 596 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 1: sea from the football and throw the ball as well. 597 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:17,400 Speaker 1: If that's my skill set very well, and obviously got 598 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:20,240 Speaker 1: some pretty good talente the offense line in the back room. 599 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:22,920 Speaker 1: Of course, I definitely want to utilize that and you 600 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:24,359 Speaker 1: know there's a lot of sum of things that what 601 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 1: I did in college. So, like you said, I think 602 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:28,119 Speaker 1: it's a pretty good Uh. Any time I want to 603 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 1: ask you about growing up in New Jersey. Don Bosco 604 00:28:30,840 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 1: Prep up in northern New Jersey, and that's a high 605 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 1: school that has produced some NFL talent, right, including the 606 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:40,880 Speaker 1: quarterback Matt Sims and others. Right, yeah, yeah, definitely what's 607 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 1: the deal there? Why is that such a football powerhouse? Um? 608 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:47,239 Speaker 1: You know, I think it's just kind of I mean 609 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: the culture, you know. I mean so for a long time, 610 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: the coach, my coach there and you know that and 611 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: all these different guys that played for there was coach 612 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,520 Speaker 1: Tole and he's you know, he's an old fashist, blue 613 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:00,120 Speaker 1: collar church of guys, like full life Virginia Tack. So 614 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 1: he's very you know, it was very old fashioned, very tough, 615 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: and it kind of teaches you how to have a 616 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: pair mentally as much as is physically, you know, at 617 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:10,280 Speaker 1: an early level. And that the playing the competition we 618 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 1: play against, you know in sant Nata State really I 619 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 1: think developed guys and uh, if you're playing with and 620 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 1: against you know, guys who are you know Division one 621 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 1: players in high school. You know, it's kind of a 622 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: contagious thing. And I think that's really where a lot 623 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:25,000 Speaker 1: of the coach from the work ethic and they've playing 624 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 1: against and with, uh you know that coup of tiers 625 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:30,000 Speaker 1: talent the high school. How did you make your way 626 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 1: to Buston College? Where? How did that come about? Time? Yeah, 627 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 1: my coach, coach Pole has two of his guns played 628 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 1: at DC, so we always, um, we went to Camp 629 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: Lay every years the team and uh so I was 630 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 1: under their eye from you know, when I was freshman summer. 631 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:46,840 Speaker 1: So they're the first team to offer me. And uh 632 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: you know obviously you know Bosco has a lot of 633 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 1: tides a VC and you know the way they use 634 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:55,600 Speaker 1: this tight end and you know they're playing we played 635 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 1: two three tight ends at a time for you know, 636 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 1: a majority of staff. So you know when they offered me, 637 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 1: it was pretty much no brainer right away. I kind 638 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 1: of topped it around on that is that pretty much 639 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: why you were able to lead the team. And I 640 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 1: think in receptions in receiving yards in twenty seventeen, I mean, 641 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 1: you don't really see that a whole lot at the 642 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 1: college level. You see it more at the pro level, 643 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:20,600 Speaker 1: you know, guys like Travis Kelsey and that. But would 644 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:24,480 Speaker 1: you attribute to the style the offense to leading to 645 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,400 Speaker 1: the success that you had and leading the team and 646 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:29,800 Speaker 1: receiving up there? Yeah, for sure. Um, you know we 647 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 1: do run a you know, for the most part of 648 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:35,040 Speaker 1: the style offense. And right again you know talking about 649 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 1: it's very run heavy and uh so, I mean you 650 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 1: know that by itself married and well you know it 651 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:41,680 Speaker 1: to be tight ends. You can run the ball, but 652 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 1: get to it as you can catch the ball. You 653 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 1: can really disguise what you're doing a lot against against 654 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 1: defenses and then you know whether it be play acting 655 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:50,560 Speaker 1: or even in dropback, as long as you get that 656 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: running back there and have to respect the run that 657 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:55,840 Speaker 1: to play that make guys in the box. And that's 658 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 1: you know what I was a free up myself and 659 00:30:57,840 --> 00:30:59,959 Speaker 1: the other side end of the And I know, you know, 660 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 1: you've got a little bit of a road here in 661 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:04,040 Speaker 1: front of you before you can even start thinking about 662 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 1: regular season football. But knowing how families are, I'm sure 663 00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:12,240 Speaker 1: your New Jersey based family is kind of pretty excited 664 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:14,240 Speaker 1: because the first two weeks this team's on the road. 665 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:16,840 Speaker 1: It meant life stadium. I mean it's gonna be like 666 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 1: two home games for them, right right, yeah, yeah, exactly, 667 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 1: just like you said. You know, I don't want always 668 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:24,480 Speaker 1: been far down the line, but you know, my family, 669 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: you know, the neighborhood people have definitely been saying that 670 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:29,440 Speaker 1: I grew. I live about twenty minutes of Route seventeen 671 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 1: from the stadium. So just like you said, it's home game, Tommy, 672 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:34,840 Speaker 1: Tommy too, you have family right down the road from 673 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:36,960 Speaker 1: us here, right upstate New York, down in Auburn, New York. 674 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:40,560 Speaker 1: Is that right, yeah, yeah, right on Lake Wafco. Oh yeah, 675 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:43,360 Speaker 1: I'm the lake there. Yeah, and that's I want to say, 676 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 1: half hour from training camp. So you might get some 677 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 1: fans of training camp, right, yeah, for sure. Yeah. It's funny. 678 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 1: I got some We got some Upstate New York times, 679 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 1: and I was able to be at the Buffalo one 680 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:55,479 Speaker 1: time when I was really young, and you know, such 681 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:58,959 Speaker 1: a beautiful area, and that's hopefully I get some family 682 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 1: there too, Tommy. I wanted to ask you about your 683 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl week. We had the director of the Senior Bowl, 684 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:06,600 Speaker 1: Jim Nage, on the show this last week, and he 685 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 1: specifically mentioned your week down there and how important that 686 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:11,400 Speaker 1: was to you. What do you think you accomplished sounding 687 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:15,240 Speaker 1: mobile back in January, I was able to show that 688 00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 1: I can you know, block a bunch of different ways 689 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:20,640 Speaker 1: and get open against you know, the you know, there's 690 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 1: this you know, quote unquote All Star Game personnel to 691 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:26,560 Speaker 1: be linebackers and safeties and you know, get separation catching 692 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:29,240 Speaker 1: football as you know, do what I've done in the 693 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:30,840 Speaker 1: run game. But I think it was just good to 694 00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 1: kind of, you know, get out there with you know, 695 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:35,480 Speaker 1: other guys, guys you know, guys are on the first 696 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 1: second turn round and you know they didn't play against 697 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 1: in the college, but you know, in that bid of setting, 698 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:43,160 Speaker 1: you're you're playing for NFL team, you're learning a playbook 699 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 1: and you know, a playbook in a couple of days 700 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:47,600 Speaker 1: and getting out of plying. And I think I was, 701 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:49,440 Speaker 1: you know, think I was able to show that, but 702 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:51,840 Speaker 1: I could you know, do that and and block and 703 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:54,760 Speaker 1: catch rely well and agains types of guys. And I 704 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:57,800 Speaker 1: know you were a pretty accomplished basketball player in high 705 00:32:57,800 --> 00:33:00,480 Speaker 1: school too, And I'm just curious if this thought ever 706 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 1: kind of went through your mind, because you've seen the 707 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:07,680 Speaker 1: examples of Antonio Gates and several others who have gone 708 00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:10,360 Speaker 1: the basketball route in college and then flip back to 709 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:14,520 Speaker 1: football as a professional career. Did that thought ever enter 710 00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 1: your mind? Or were you like football full speed ahead 711 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:20,960 Speaker 1: all the way through? No, Yeah, you're right, I was. 712 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 1: I was basketball. Basketball was my first love. Really through 713 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:27,600 Speaker 1: my sophomore year. I was really you know, trying to 714 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:31,040 Speaker 1: do that in your college. And thankfully my HIGs and 715 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:34,040 Speaker 1: coaches they kind of, you know, I was football, and 716 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 1: so I was. I was playing, especially Bostko. You don't 717 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:37,560 Speaker 1: be a part of that, and you know that tradition 718 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 1: and whatnot. But um, let's say, you know, I stay 719 00:33:40,880 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 1: sick five. It didn't get too much taller than that, 720 00:33:43,160 --> 00:33:44,880 Speaker 1: and um, you know solid I do on the football 721 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:47,360 Speaker 1: field and how applied and you know, being around guys 722 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 1: to college in the pros, they kind of laid it 723 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 1: out for me and it ended up working out that 724 00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: way that you know that I had a better move, 725 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:57,600 Speaker 1: better opportunity and there and they have run out of 726 00:33:57,640 --> 00:33:59,280 Speaker 1: junioryears when I kind of started to realize, you know, 727 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 1: football really could uh work out. Yeah, man, it all 728 00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:04,440 Speaker 1: worked out in the end. I was just curious what 729 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 1: your thoughts were back then, because a lot of that 730 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:12,239 Speaker 1: stuff changes from time to time. Yeah, Tommy, what do 731 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:13,920 Speaker 1: you have to do to make this roster? What's the 732 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:15,759 Speaker 1: plan here for you getting ready to come here next 733 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:20,480 Speaker 1: week and into the summer when they get practicing again. Yeah, 734 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:22,080 Speaker 1: I just I just want to do, you know, do 735 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:25,440 Speaker 1: my job control and I can control you know, some 736 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:27,200 Speaker 1: other towns that side ends of the roster as well. 737 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:28,759 Speaker 1: So I just, um, you know, I just want to 738 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:30,560 Speaker 1: I just want to let the playboo because money, we 739 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 1: can't go in a rookie mini campshot can blosh kest 740 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:35,200 Speaker 1: the football, you know, make a good relationship with the 741 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:37,640 Speaker 1: quarterbacks and then the offensive line and just get out 742 00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:39,960 Speaker 1: and show it. I'm willing to do whatever's asking me. 743 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:41,360 Speaker 1: And then I want to go out and help the 744 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:44,080 Speaker 1: see him win. I want to make you he's the 745 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:47,160 Speaker 1: win the division and from there. Good lucky with that, Tommy. 746 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:48,759 Speaker 1: We'll see up here next week. Thanks for coming on 747 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:51,640 Speaker 1: the show with us today. We appreciate it, all right, 748 00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:54,080 Speaker 1: thanks so much. Tommy Sweeney tight end drafted in the 749 00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:56,680 Speaker 1: seventh round by the Bills out of Boston College. Second 750 00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:58,480 Speaker 1: tight end chosen in the draft by the Bills. I 751 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:00,319 Speaker 1: said next week, they'll be here se he said he's 752 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:01,960 Speaker 1: getting in Thursday night. They'll be on the field out 753 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 1: here Friday. Yeah. And I think what helps him is 754 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:06,360 Speaker 1: the fact that he's got like a brother in arms 755 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:08,640 Speaker 1: in Dawson Knox. You know, you've got another rookie coming 756 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:11,719 Speaker 1: in the door, playing the same position, learning the same 757 00:35:11,719 --> 00:35:14,720 Speaker 1: as you. Very often, as we've seen in the past 758 00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:16,520 Speaker 1: here Murph, when you have a couple of rookies at 759 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:19,440 Speaker 1: one position group, they kind of stick together. They'll be 760 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:22,400 Speaker 1: in the playbook together, you know, after hours or you know, 761 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:25,520 Speaker 1: away from the facility, and it kind of helps with 762 00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:28,000 Speaker 1: the learning process sometimes too, because you kind of learn 763 00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:30,200 Speaker 1: off each other because you're learning at the same rate. 764 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:33,239 Speaker 1: Everything's just as new to you as it is to 765 00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:35,640 Speaker 1: the other guy. So it's gonna be interesting to see 766 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:37,680 Speaker 1: how that dynamic works between him and Knox there at 767 00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:39,480 Speaker 1: the tight end spot. Tommy Sweeney in the mix at 768 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:41,279 Speaker 1: tight end the seventh round pick. And we're asking the 769 00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:44,840 Speaker 1: question today on Twitter, which is the most intriguing position 770 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:48,760 Speaker 1: battle as they get into the offseason conditioning program. Fifty 771 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:51,080 Speaker 1: nine percent of you say offensive line, twenty eight percent 772 00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:53,759 Speaker 1: say wide receiver, nine percent say tight end. It's worth 773 00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 1: talking about for a second. Christian, you said the two 774 00:35:55,719 --> 00:35:59,560 Speaker 1: rookies with Tommy Sweeney and Dawson Knox. Tyler Croft not 775 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:02,680 Speaker 1: a rookie, a guy with some experience. Jake Fisher is 776 00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:08,080 Speaker 1: an interesting prospect making the transition from offensive tackle. Jason 777 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:11,520 Speaker 1: Krum returns from last year's roster, the only ten end returning. 778 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 1: I was at a event I told Tasker this. I 779 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:17,360 Speaker 1: was an event last Thursday night where Brandon being specifically mentioned, 780 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:19,760 Speaker 1: Jason Krum was a guy who has been a standout 781 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:22,080 Speaker 1: in the off season conditioning. For whatever that's worth it, 782 00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:24,360 Speaker 1: at least he's got the GM's attention and some of 783 00:36:24,360 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 1: the coaches attention as a guy who really has come 784 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:31,120 Speaker 1: in seriously during the off season condition and he flashed 785 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:33,080 Speaker 1: last year. I mean he led this team at the 786 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:36,120 Speaker 1: tight end position in receptions and I believe receiving yards 787 00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:38,759 Speaker 1: and granted it was only twenty two catches for I 788 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:41,120 Speaker 1: think just under four hundred yards, but still at all 789 00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:44,440 Speaker 1: I think anybody that made it to a few games 790 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:47,960 Speaker 1: last year could probably say that Jason Krum flashed in 791 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,759 Speaker 1: a game that they saw because it might only be 792 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:53,359 Speaker 1: one play here, two plays there, in a given game. 793 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:56,279 Speaker 1: But you know, he had some big plays. I mean, 794 00:36:56,320 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 1: he had a big I go back. You know, everybody 795 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:00,960 Speaker 1: remembers his touchdown when he had that athletic moved down 796 00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:04,480 Speaker 1: the near sideline. I can't remember the opponent, but the 797 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:07,600 Speaker 1: one play I remember is the route he ran on 798 00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:09,879 Speaker 1: a third and nine. The teams in are a third 799 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:13,280 Speaker 1: and short. The team's in a four minute mode against 800 00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:15,799 Speaker 1: the Lions. They're clinging to a one point lead and 801 00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:20,080 Speaker 1: they need a first down, and Josh fake, you know, 802 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:22,879 Speaker 1: play action fake, and he throws a touch pass over 803 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:25,040 Speaker 1: Krum's shoulder and they get the first down. And it 804 00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 1: was a contested catch because Kreum had to come back 805 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:29,880 Speaker 1: to the ball. The DB's got his hands between his 806 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:32,359 Speaker 1: hands trying to knock it away, and he pulls that in, 807 00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:34,760 Speaker 1: you know, he pulls that in for a big first 808 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:36,919 Speaker 1: down and they end up killing the clock and winning 809 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:39,440 Speaker 1: the game by one. There were these little flash plays 810 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:42,759 Speaker 1: that you saw from Jason last year. And I think 811 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:45,480 Speaker 1: now that he's kind of been in the weekly routine. 812 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:47,600 Speaker 1: You know, he's not on the practice squad, he's in 813 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:50,080 Speaker 1: the game plan every week. I think that's gonna pay 814 00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:52,640 Speaker 1: dividends for him going into this year because it's gonna 815 00:37:52,640 --> 00:37:54,640 Speaker 1: give him a leg up on everybody else who's new 816 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:57,560 Speaker 1: to the roster, you know, and Krum is interesting in 817 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:01,000 Speaker 1: many respects, including I think Chris. Look, the idea is 818 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:02,560 Speaker 1: to have a tight end who can both be an 819 00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:04,839 Speaker 1: asset in the run game and in the pass game. 820 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:07,800 Speaker 1: Some guys are just pass sketchers. Some guys are just blockers. 821 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:10,520 Speaker 1: It remains to be seen what the rookies Dawson Knox 822 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:12,719 Speaker 1: and Tommy Sweeney wind up. As you know, you have 823 00:38:12,719 --> 00:38:14,400 Speaker 1: a pretty good sense of who they are. But I 824 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:17,760 Speaker 1: think Croom has enough. I mean, look, he can improve blocking. 825 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:20,600 Speaker 1: In fact, he works I was going to say, you 826 00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:23,080 Speaker 1: saw it in training camp last year. Every session a 827 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:26,080 Speaker 1: training camp he would work overtime on blocky hey, And 828 00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:28,680 Speaker 1: he's out there fifteen minutes before stretch too, working with 829 00:38:28,760 --> 00:38:30,960 Speaker 1: coach Boris on that stuff. So I mean, he's not 830 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:33,080 Speaker 1: afraid of the work. He's working at it. But it's 831 00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:35,759 Speaker 1: still that's guy. But he's not quite a He's not 832 00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:37,960 Speaker 1: quite a one dimensional tight end. I don't think I 833 00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:39,799 Speaker 1: think he's enough of a blocker that they can get 834 00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:42,359 Speaker 1: by with him, right, do you agree? Yeah? I mean 835 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:45,200 Speaker 1: I think he's serviceable there. But I think that's also 836 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:48,080 Speaker 1: the reason why they signed people like Jake Fresher and 837 00:38:48,239 --> 00:38:50,759 Speaker 1: why they drafted a kid like Tommy Sweeney. I mean, 838 00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:53,560 Speaker 1: guys that are used to a pro style offense, who 839 00:38:53,640 --> 00:38:55,520 Speaker 1: are used to line it up in line next to 840 00:38:55,560 --> 00:38:59,560 Speaker 1: the tackle, and given them that extra blocker and you know, 841 00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:02,680 Speaker 1: you say, man, the composition of all of these tight 842 00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:05,600 Speaker 1: ends is so vastly different. Chroom and Knox are the 843 00:39:05,640 --> 00:39:09,319 Speaker 1: athletes who can run, you know, Sweeney and Fisher are 844 00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:12,000 Speaker 1: the inline blocker types. Sweeney can give you a little 845 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:14,399 Speaker 1: in the short to intermediate game, and Croft is kind 846 00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:16,920 Speaker 1: of the jack of all trades who has shown an 847 00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:20,720 Speaker 1: ability to do everything. Maybe not to any super great 848 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:23,080 Speaker 1: eye popping capacity, but he can do all that stuff 849 00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:25,920 Speaker 1: and he's got experience. I think what they're looking for 850 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:29,040 Speaker 1: our options, and they've given themselves that with this contingent 851 00:39:29,080 --> 00:39:31,120 Speaker 1: of tight ends that they have on the roster right now. 852 00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:33,960 Speaker 1: And the other thing we can't dismiss is the fact 853 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:37,839 Speaker 1: that the second most popular offensive formation of Brian Dable 854 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:40,480 Speaker 1: last year was twelve personnel, one back, two tight ends. 855 00:39:40,880 --> 00:39:42,920 Speaker 1: I think he wants to make even more use of 856 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:45,880 Speaker 1: that going forward. It's becoming a more and more popular 857 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:49,640 Speaker 1: formation in the league these days. Eleven is still number one, 858 00:39:49,719 --> 00:39:51,799 Speaker 1: you know, one back, three wide is still the number 859 00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:54,279 Speaker 1: one formation and probably will be until the league takes 860 00:39:54,280 --> 00:39:56,000 Speaker 1: a dramatic turn again on offense, and I don't know 861 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:59,400 Speaker 1: if that's ever coming. Maybe it's four wide instead of three. 862 00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:04,399 Speaker 1: But the twelfth personnel is gaining more traction again as 863 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:07,080 Speaker 1: things are very cyclical in this league, and I think 864 00:40:07,080 --> 00:40:09,680 Speaker 1: with the contingent of tight ends that they have, they've 865 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:13,320 Speaker 1: afforded Dable the option to turn to that personnel grouping 866 00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:16,879 Speaker 1: more often. And I don't necessarily believe it makes them 867 00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:19,719 Speaker 1: predictable because of a player like Sweeney who can get 868 00:40:19,719 --> 00:40:22,680 Speaker 1: in line but still come out and run a plant 869 00:40:22,719 --> 00:40:25,360 Speaker 1: route to the sideline for you or a short intermediate 870 00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:28,919 Speaker 1: route over the middle. So I think these options help 871 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:32,960 Speaker 1: to make the offense more unpredictable going forward, going through 872 00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:36,280 Speaker 1: some of the most intriguing roster battles, playing time battles 873 00:40:36,520 --> 00:40:38,160 Speaker 1: on the Bill's roster will do more of that. When 874 00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:39,880 Speaker 1: we come back after the break, and you're welcome to 875 00:40:39,960 --> 00:40:42,000 Speaker 1: join us. Give us a call eight oh three, five 876 00:40:42,080 --> 00:40:45,160 Speaker 1: fifty or toll free one eight eight eight, five fifty two, 877 00:40:45,239 --> 00:40:47,320 Speaker 1: five fifty What do you know, maybe a new landing 878 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:50,080 Speaker 1: spot for Richie Incognito. We'll talk about that when we 879 00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:52,040 Speaker 1: return as well. Come on back One Bill's Live from 880 00:40:52,040 --> 00:41:06,480 Speaker 1: One Bill's Drive. This is Buffalo Bills Radio on Bills Live. 881 00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:08,719 Speaker 1: We got Chris Brown here today. Tomorrow the next day, 882 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:11,479 Speaker 1: Chris is in for Steve Tasker. You're welcome to Jonas 883 00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:13,320 Speaker 1: as well. We're gonna talk about the New York Football 884 00:41:13,440 --> 00:41:15,520 Speaker 1: Jets coming up after the top of the hour with 885 00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:19,360 Speaker 1: rich Simini. But this came across the wires on Twitter. 886 00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:23,680 Speaker 1: Mike Gara, follow from NFL Network tweets this up. Here's 887 00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:26,480 Speaker 1: an interesting one. He says, the Raiders. The Raiders are 888 00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:29,640 Speaker 1: working out free agent guard Richie Incognito today. And you 889 00:41:29,800 --> 00:41:32,400 Speaker 1: did not play last season after he retired, unretired and 890 00:41:32,440 --> 00:41:34,440 Speaker 1: then was cut by the Bills. But the word is 891 00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:36,839 Speaker 1: he's in shape and feeling well in all aspects, wants 892 00:41:36,840 --> 00:41:39,560 Speaker 1: to play again. Um, I gotta look up how old 893 00:41:39,600 --> 00:41:42,000 Speaker 1: Richie is. What what do you think thirty four thirty four? 894 00:41:42,080 --> 00:41:44,480 Speaker 1: But I'll look it up. Yeah, Um, I wouldn't be 895 00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:46,359 Speaker 1: surprised if he had something left. Chris, I gotta say, 896 00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:48,160 Speaker 1: you know, he had a year and a half almost 897 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:51,319 Speaker 1: two year hiatus in the middle of his career cop. Well, yeah, 898 00:41:51,360 --> 00:41:54,560 Speaker 1: and once again he's motivated. Ye. But yeah, you could 899 00:41:54,560 --> 00:41:57,840 Speaker 1: certainly make the argument that he will be thirty six 900 00:41:58,360 --> 00:42:02,160 Speaker 1: July even older, so that's probably a one year deal 901 00:42:02,200 --> 00:42:04,200 Speaker 1: at best. But at least maybe he feels like he 902 00:42:04,239 --> 00:42:06,680 Speaker 1: could go out on his terms if he can sign 903 00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:09,960 Speaker 1: the contract there and make the roster. You know, you 904 00:42:10,080 --> 00:42:14,160 Speaker 1: look at what they have the raiders at the guard position. 905 00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:17,080 Speaker 1: I mean, it's nothing overwhelming. Yes, Gabe Jackson's a good 906 00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:19,640 Speaker 1: player that they have at guard. The other side's Denzel 907 00:42:19,719 --> 00:42:23,160 Speaker 1: Good though, like a free agent pickup from Indianapolis, an 908 00:42:23,160 --> 00:42:25,920 Speaker 1: okay player, I don't He's not gone to Pro Bowls. 909 00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:28,800 Speaker 1: I know that. And then you got you got backups 910 00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:32,040 Speaker 1: after that who I'm not familiar with personally, so, and 911 00:42:32,080 --> 00:42:35,880 Speaker 1: they didn't make any major draft editions at the guard position. 912 00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:38,440 Speaker 1: So you know, I think what you have there is 913 00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:41,680 Speaker 1: a bonified opportunity for him. It got so weird with 914 00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:45,200 Speaker 1: Ritchie in the retirement last year, and yeah, now I'm 915 00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:47,120 Speaker 1: in the position in the point where I root for Ritchie. 916 00:42:47,160 --> 00:42:48,799 Speaker 1: I wanted to be healthy number one. You know what 917 00:42:48,840 --> 00:42:50,640 Speaker 1: I mean. He was a good guy when he was here, 918 00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:52,480 Speaker 1: He really was. He was good to the show, he 919 00:42:52,480 --> 00:42:54,239 Speaker 1: was good to all of us. I think, a fun 920 00:42:54,280 --> 00:42:56,799 Speaker 1: guy to have around. But that got really scary last 921 00:42:56,840 --> 00:43:00,359 Speaker 1: year less well what thirteen months ago around it. Yeah, 922 00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:03,719 Speaker 1: some really cryptic tweets that you're like, what is going 923 00:43:03,760 --> 00:43:06,719 Speaker 1: on there? The incident at the workout place in Florida, right, 924 00:43:06,920 --> 00:43:09,040 Speaker 1: So you just kind of worry that there was something 925 00:43:09,080 --> 00:43:11,680 Speaker 1: going on there that was out of everybody's control. And 926 00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:15,000 Speaker 1: when you have a man that size, it's very hard too. 927 00:43:15,840 --> 00:43:17,920 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying an intervention was needed, but if 928 00:43:17,960 --> 00:43:20,479 Speaker 1: it was like, hey, get a hold of yourself. Who's 929 00:43:20,520 --> 00:43:22,960 Speaker 1: telling him that? You know what I mean? Like you'll 930 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:24,759 Speaker 1: pound you in the ground. Yeah, it doesn't like what 931 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:28,000 Speaker 1: you say. Good friends, I mean would in particularly talked 932 00:43:28,040 --> 00:43:30,040 Speaker 1: a lot about how concerned they were about him a 933 00:43:30,120 --> 00:43:32,520 Speaker 1: year ago. So if he is, I hope he's in 934 00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:36,400 Speaker 1: shape and healthy. According to Mike Carafolo, he's in shape 935 00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:39,360 Speaker 1: and feeling well in all aspects, which means both mentally 936 00:43:39,400 --> 00:43:41,879 Speaker 1: and physically. I hope. So I want him to be happy. 937 00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:44,279 Speaker 1: That's it looks like a good fit for him based 938 00:43:44,280 --> 00:43:46,400 Speaker 1: on the competition that's there. I think he could clearly 939 00:43:46,480 --> 00:43:50,080 Speaker 1: outpace that competition, provided he's you know, still moving around 940 00:43:50,080 --> 00:43:53,040 Speaker 1: like he always did, and who knows, we could you 941 00:43:53,040 --> 00:43:55,319 Speaker 1: could see him back in the league. Ye Are you 942 00:43:55,360 --> 00:43:57,600 Speaker 1: among the group of people who think the Jets are 943 00:43:57,719 --> 00:44:02,480 Speaker 1: intriguing this this soft season? I know they're the Jets. 944 00:44:02,480 --> 00:44:04,320 Speaker 1: We get used, right, I hate the Jets were in 945 00:44:04,440 --> 00:44:06,520 Speaker 1: any team in the league, But with the moves they've 946 00:44:06,560 --> 00:44:09,720 Speaker 1: made and the talent that they've accumulated, they're worth watching 947 00:44:09,719 --> 00:44:12,520 Speaker 1: now a little bit, right. Would you agree with that? Yeah? 948 00:44:12,640 --> 00:44:15,439 Speaker 1: I guess. I mean the thing that the thing that's 949 00:44:15,440 --> 00:44:18,080 Speaker 1: really going to concern me is what their defense is 950 00:44:18,080 --> 00:44:20,200 Speaker 1: going to be able to do now, especially in terms 951 00:44:20,239 --> 00:44:23,760 Speaker 1: of stopping the run. I mean, Leonard Williams and Quinnon 952 00:44:23,800 --> 00:44:26,319 Speaker 1: Williams next to each other with C. J. Mosley behind him, 953 00:44:27,120 --> 00:44:28,880 Speaker 1: I don't know if you can do much better than 954 00:44:28,960 --> 00:44:32,359 Speaker 1: man in the league. I mean, that's supreme, elite level 955 00:44:32,440 --> 00:44:35,000 Speaker 1: talent at all three of those positions. It's going to 956 00:44:35,080 --> 00:44:39,520 Speaker 1: be interesting to see how Greg Williams puts it all together. 957 00:44:39,560 --> 00:44:41,600 Speaker 1: Because I believe last we heard and maybe it was 958 00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:43,320 Speaker 1: Rich who told us this, the last time he was 959 00:44:43,360 --> 00:44:47,439 Speaker 1: on the show, they were sticking with the three four. 960 00:44:47,480 --> 00:44:49,600 Speaker 1: Am I right about that? Yeah, that was the plan, 961 00:44:49,719 --> 00:44:53,000 Speaker 1: which was a little bit of a rub because Greg's 962 00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:56,480 Speaker 1: played the four to three for the almost his entire career, 963 00:44:56,520 --> 00:44:59,560 Speaker 1: or at least coached it that way, and he's agreed 964 00:44:59,600 --> 00:45:01,520 Speaker 1: to a jet us did and leave, you know, leave 965 00:45:01,560 --> 00:45:04,560 Speaker 1: the defense in a three four scheme and he'll adjust 966 00:45:04,600 --> 00:45:08,759 Speaker 1: his scheme to the players. Um, I'm curious how that's going. Well, 967 00:45:08,760 --> 00:45:11,440 Speaker 1: we're gonna ask Greg. Greg likes to do things his way. 968 00:45:12,080 --> 00:45:13,799 Speaker 1: He likes to tell you what he's gonna do. We're 969 00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:15,520 Speaker 1: gonna ask the guy who knows about the Jets, Rich 970 00:45:15,719 --> 00:45:19,440 Speaker 1: Rich Samini from ESPN NFL Nation covers the Jets standing 971 00:45:19,480 --> 00:45:21,239 Speaker 1: body to join us right after the top of the hour. 972 00:45:21,280 --> 00:45:22,680 Speaker 1: We got a break right here for the top of 973 00:45:22,760 --> 00:45:24,560 Speaker 1: the hour, and we're coming back for hour number two. 974 00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:26,520 Speaker 1: Come on back. One Bill's Live from One Bill's Drive. 975 00:45:26,760 --> 00:45:40,719 Speaker 1: This is Buffalo Bill's Radio. Hello Hills Radio Network Sports Day. 976 00:45:41,040 --> 00:45:43,560 Speaker 1: It comes from One Bill's Drive where it's quiet. Today. 977 00:45:43,600 --> 00:45:47,160 Speaker 1: The Bills begin week four of their offseason conditioning program 978 00:45:47,200 --> 00:45:49,359 Speaker 1: with veterans on the field for most of the day 979 00:45:49,480 --> 00:45:51,279 Speaker 1: or most of the morning and then a little bit 980 00:45:51,320 --> 00:45:54,360 Speaker 1: of meeting time after that. Bill's veterans also getting involved 981 00:45:54,360 --> 00:45:56,200 Speaker 1: in an off season many of them getting involved in 982 00:45:56,200 --> 00:45:58,759 Speaker 1: an off season program today. We'll talk more about that 983 00:45:58,880 --> 00:46:01,919 Speaker 1: as the show goes along. Also, the Bill's rookies coming 984 00:46:01,960 --> 00:46:04,840 Speaker 1: in on Friday to begin their three day rookie mini 985 00:46:04,880 --> 00:46:07,839 Speaker 1: camp around the NFL Carolina Panthers Hall of Honor has 986 00:46:07,880 --> 00:46:10,480 Speaker 1: four new members. The team announced today that they will 987 00:46:10,520 --> 00:46:13,560 Speaker 1: expand with the additions of wide receiver Steve Smith, quarterback 988 00:46:13,600 --> 00:46:17,240 Speaker 1: Jake Delom, offensive tackle Jordan Gross, and tight end Wesley Walls. 989 00:46:17,440 --> 00:46:20,360 Speaker 1: It'll occur during the regular season for Carolina. Cam Newton, 990 00:46:20,400 --> 00:46:23,440 Speaker 1: Carolina quarterback says his shoulder feels fine. He says surgery. 991 00:46:23,719 --> 00:46:27,400 Speaker 1: Reab from surgery is unbelievable. Feeling great right now, he 992 00:46:27,520 --> 00:46:29,919 Speaker 1: said Eddie as he opened up his new Atlanta based 993 00:46:29,880 --> 00:46:33,320 Speaker 1: cigar bar and restaurant. The twenty fifteen NFL MVP underwent 994 00:46:33,400 --> 00:46:36,520 Speaker 1: Arthur's compick surgery on his right shoulder in January after 995 00:46:36,560 --> 00:46:39,240 Speaker 1: being shut down in the final two games of last season. 996 00:46:39,480 --> 00:46:42,600 Speaker 1: The XFL announced multi year agreements with ESPN and Fox 997 00:46:42,600 --> 00:46:46,360 Speaker 1: Sports to televise games starting with its inaugural twenty twenty season. 998 00:46:46,760 --> 00:46:50,880 Speaker 1: XFL games will air weekly on broadcast TV, ABC and Fox, 999 00:46:51,239 --> 00:46:55,120 Speaker 1: complimented by games on cable ESPN, ESPN two, FS one, 1000 00:46:55,200 --> 00:46:58,520 Speaker 1: and FS two. The xfls TV schedule features back to 1001 00:46:58,600 --> 00:47:01,400 Speaker 1: back games every Saturday at two pm, and two games 1002 00:47:01,440 --> 00:47:04,359 Speaker 1: on Sunday afternoon. Stanley Cup playoffs a couple of games 1003 00:47:04,400 --> 00:47:06,680 Speaker 1: tonight in the East. It is Game six of the 1004 00:47:06,680 --> 00:47:09,959 Speaker 1: Bruins Columbus series. Boston leads the series three games to two. 1005 00:47:10,200 --> 00:47:13,240 Speaker 1: They will play game six to night seven o'clock in Columbus. 1006 00:47:13,320 --> 00:47:15,879 Speaker 1: In the West, Game six of the series between San 1007 00:47:15,960 --> 00:47:19,560 Speaker 1: Jose and Colorado ten o'clock Tonight, Game six faces off. 1008 00:47:19,800 --> 00:47:22,160 Speaker 1: San Jose leads that series three games to two, and 1009 00:47:22,200 --> 00:47:24,480 Speaker 1: the owners of the horse Maximum Security planned to file 1010 00:47:24,520 --> 00:47:27,880 Speaker 1: an appeal with the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission contending that 1011 00:47:28,360 --> 00:47:30,360 Speaker 1: their horse should be declared the rightful winner of the 1012 00:47:30,440 --> 00:47:33,440 Speaker 1: Kentucky derby A. Maximum Security is also going to skip 1013 00:47:33,440 --> 00:47:36,600 Speaker 1: the Preakness, disqualified from first by racing stewards in place 1014 00:47:36,719 --> 00:47:40,080 Speaker 1: eighteen after the race on Saturday. And that's the update 1015 00:47:40,120 --> 00:47:43,000 Speaker 1: from One Bill's Drive. John Murphy and Steve Tasker in 1016 00:47:43,080 --> 00:47:45,800 Speaker 1: our one Buffalo Studio watching the Bills, obviously, but also 1017 00:47:46,080 --> 00:47:48,680 Speaker 1: watching the rest of the AFC East, including the New 1018 00:47:48,760 --> 00:47:50,920 Speaker 1: York Jets. Joining us right now on the line the 1019 00:47:51,120 --> 00:47:55,280 Speaker 1: ESPN NFL Nation Jets reporter contributor on NFL Live on ESPN. 1020 00:47:55,360 --> 00:47:57,640 Speaker 1: He's covered the Jets for over thirty years. Happen to 1021 00:47:57,640 --> 00:47:59,239 Speaker 1: have rich Semine on the line with this. Rich John 1022 00:47:59,320 --> 00:48:01,719 Speaker 1: Murphy and Chris Brown here in Buffalo, thank you for 1023 00:48:01,760 --> 00:48:04,560 Speaker 1: coming on with us today. Thanks for having me on. Guys, 1024 00:48:04,760 --> 00:48:07,080 Speaker 1: your thoughts on the Jets draft in general? Before we 1025 00:48:07,160 --> 00:48:10,960 Speaker 1: dive into a couple of picks, what do you think, Rich, Well, I, 1026 00:48:11,040 --> 00:48:14,719 Speaker 1: you know, I thought I loved the first pick. I mean, 1027 00:48:14,800 --> 00:48:18,040 Speaker 1: Quinny Williams. I think is destined for big things in 1028 00:48:18,080 --> 00:48:20,919 Speaker 1: the NFL. I think if you ask around the league, 1029 00:48:20,960 --> 00:48:22,360 Speaker 1: I think a lot of teams had him as the 1030 00:48:22,440 --> 00:48:26,520 Speaker 1: number one player on their draft board. And I personally, 1031 00:48:26,960 --> 00:48:29,719 Speaker 1: and I wrote this several times, but I would have 1032 00:48:29,760 --> 00:48:32,839 Speaker 1: taken Josh Allen personally just because he's you know, fit, 1033 00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:36,880 Speaker 1: a bigger knee. They need an outside rushing linebacker. But 1034 00:48:36,920 --> 00:48:39,319 Speaker 1: I'm not going to kill him overtaken arguably the best 1035 00:48:39,320 --> 00:48:42,279 Speaker 1: player in the draft, and after that, you know, it 1036 00:48:42,360 --> 00:48:44,200 Speaker 1: kind of falls off for me a little bit. You know, 1037 00:48:44,280 --> 00:48:46,120 Speaker 1: they took some shots in the third round and a 1038 00:48:46,160 --> 00:48:49,600 Speaker 1: couple of guys Chuma Adoga tackle out of the the USC 1039 00:48:50,440 --> 00:48:53,560 Speaker 1: and Jokai Polite, a pass rusher out of Florida who 1040 00:48:53,600 --> 00:48:56,080 Speaker 1: was very productive. Both those guys has have some off 1041 00:48:56,080 --> 00:48:59,279 Speaker 1: the field character issues, and so no, no for me, 1042 00:49:00,080 --> 00:49:02,160 Speaker 1: it was okay because I think Quinnon will be a 1043 00:49:02,160 --> 00:49:05,239 Speaker 1: great player. But after that, you know, just some some 1044 00:49:05,320 --> 00:49:07,560 Speaker 1: reaches and they came out of it. They didn't hit 1045 00:49:07,640 --> 00:49:10,040 Speaker 1: some of their primary leads the Ridge. What did you 1046 00:49:10,080 --> 00:49:12,960 Speaker 1: make of the draft day report which has since been 1047 00:49:13,080 --> 00:49:16,480 Speaker 1: I don't know if denied, but disputed about the Bills 1048 00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:19,879 Speaker 1: and maybe others contacting the Jets about that third overall pick. 1049 00:49:19,960 --> 00:49:23,360 Speaker 1: Was there anything to that much here? Do you think? Yeah? 1050 00:49:23,400 --> 00:49:26,239 Speaker 1: Well I was. I put out that report myself, and 1051 00:49:26,280 --> 00:49:29,520 Speaker 1: it was definitely the teams talked. I think you'll get 1052 00:49:29,600 --> 00:49:32,960 Speaker 1: different versions on how far along the talks were. I 1053 00:49:33,040 --> 00:49:37,000 Speaker 1: know I spoke to someone from another team who was 1054 00:49:37,040 --> 00:49:41,200 Speaker 1: convinced that the Jets were trading that pick. I never 1055 00:49:41,239 --> 00:49:43,360 Speaker 1: reported where they were trading it too. I didn't know 1056 00:49:43,360 --> 00:49:45,120 Speaker 1: where they were going, but there was at least one 1057 00:49:45,160 --> 00:49:47,600 Speaker 1: other team out there. Who was convinced that the Jets 1058 00:49:47,640 --> 00:49:50,799 Speaker 1: were trading that pick. And you know, I think some 1059 00:49:50,800 --> 00:49:52,759 Speaker 1: people were connected the Dots because they had talked to 1060 00:49:52,800 --> 00:49:54,400 Speaker 1: the Bills that they would trade it to the Bills. 1061 00:49:54,480 --> 00:49:57,600 Speaker 1: I mean, that never really added up to me. Why 1062 00:49:57,600 --> 00:50:00,680 Speaker 1: would the Jets basically hand over Quinnon Wlliams to their 1063 00:50:00,719 --> 00:50:04,759 Speaker 1: division rival. I mean, that didn't really add up. The 1064 00:50:04,840 --> 00:50:07,480 Speaker 1: Jets would have had to have received a lot more 1065 00:50:08,080 --> 00:50:10,520 Speaker 1: than what it says on the trade value chart to 1066 00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:12,680 Speaker 1: for them to make that trade with the Bills, and 1067 00:50:12,800 --> 00:50:15,960 Speaker 1: Brandon being pretty much affirmed that. I think really the 1068 00:50:16,640 --> 00:50:19,360 Speaker 1: impetus for Brandon being to talk as much as he 1069 00:50:19,400 --> 00:50:22,719 Speaker 1: did with Mike mccagnet was rooted in trying to get 1070 00:50:22,719 --> 00:50:24,840 Speaker 1: a census to which way they were going, because I 1071 00:50:24,880 --> 00:50:28,160 Speaker 1: think they were trying to ascertain whether they were going 1072 00:50:28,200 --> 00:50:30,239 Speaker 1: to do what you were just talking about, Rich, whether 1073 00:50:30,280 --> 00:50:33,880 Speaker 1: it was going to be Josh Allen or Quinnon Williams, 1074 00:50:33,920 --> 00:50:35,880 Speaker 1: because I think he's trying to map out the picks 1075 00:50:35,920 --> 00:50:38,800 Speaker 1: behind him after that, So I think he was trying 1076 00:50:38,800 --> 00:50:42,360 Speaker 1: to mind for some some leanings on the part of Mike, 1077 00:50:42,440 --> 00:50:45,799 Speaker 1: and I'm assuming Mike, being a veteran front office guy, 1078 00:50:45,880 --> 00:50:47,799 Speaker 1: probably didn't give him very much, but I think that 1079 00:50:47,960 --> 00:50:51,440 Speaker 1: I think it was exploratory in nature. Yeah maybe, I mean, 1080 00:50:51,480 --> 00:50:54,480 Speaker 1: that's quite possible. Like I remember Mike mccagnet telling me 1081 00:50:54,560 --> 00:50:56,800 Speaker 1: one time a couple of years ago that when you 1082 00:50:56,880 --> 00:51:00,680 Speaker 1: trade within the division, he goes, there's a divisions as 1083 00:51:00,719 --> 00:51:03,919 Speaker 1: he called it, and so that means the team you're 1084 00:51:03,920 --> 00:51:06,080 Speaker 1: trading with would have to pay a little bit extra. 1085 00:51:06,360 --> 00:51:09,879 Speaker 1: And so I'm sure he was asking for a lot 1086 00:51:09,960 --> 00:51:12,839 Speaker 1: to move out of that spot. And the Jets had 1087 00:51:12,840 --> 00:51:16,279 Speaker 1: a really high regard for quinnin obviously, I believe he 1088 00:51:16,320 --> 00:51:18,760 Speaker 1: was second on their draft board. I think Nick Bosa 1089 00:51:19,120 --> 00:51:22,840 Speaker 1: was higher than Williams on their board. But there was 1090 00:51:22,960 --> 00:51:24,880 Speaker 1: the Jets were putting out a lot of smoke about 1091 00:51:24,920 --> 00:51:27,200 Speaker 1: how they were going to take at Oliver, and I 1092 00:51:27,280 --> 00:51:29,440 Speaker 1: think you noticed a lot of mock drafts a few 1093 00:51:29,520 --> 00:51:31,960 Speaker 1: days before the drafts coming out saying they were going 1094 00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:34,239 Speaker 1: to take out Oliver And they were never going to 1095 00:51:34,320 --> 00:51:36,400 Speaker 1: take out Oliver with a third pick. It was it 1096 00:51:36,440 --> 00:51:38,880 Speaker 1: was always going to be Quinn Williams, and you know 1097 00:51:38,920 --> 00:51:41,719 Speaker 1: he was probably the best player available for sure, and 1098 00:51:41,800 --> 00:51:45,040 Speaker 1: so that's the way they went. You you said that 1099 00:51:45,120 --> 00:51:48,399 Speaker 1: you didn't feel like the Jets addressed all of their 1100 00:51:48,480 --> 00:51:50,920 Speaker 1: needs or as many as maybe they could have in 1101 00:51:50,920 --> 00:51:53,840 Speaker 1: your opinion. So where do you feel they're still avoid 1102 00:51:54,560 --> 00:51:58,680 Speaker 1: on this Jets roster coming out of the draft now, well, several, 1103 00:51:58,719 --> 00:52:02,120 Speaker 1: but since we probably had a short amount of time here, well, 1104 00:52:02,160 --> 00:52:05,239 Speaker 1: there's limited to a couple. You know. Center and cornerback 1105 00:52:05,280 --> 00:52:09,120 Speaker 1: were two coming in that I think they definitely wanted 1106 00:52:09,120 --> 00:52:11,359 Speaker 1: to try to address, but just didn't get it done 1107 00:52:11,360 --> 00:52:14,800 Speaker 1: in the draft. Right now, they're starting center is Jonathan Harrison, 1108 00:52:15,280 --> 00:52:19,640 Speaker 1: who's been primarily a career backup. He did start several 1109 00:52:19,680 --> 00:52:21,680 Speaker 1: games at the end of last season as an injury 1110 00:52:21,719 --> 00:52:25,319 Speaker 1: replacement to Spencer Long, who's now with the build. But 1111 00:52:26,239 --> 00:52:29,280 Speaker 1: he's okay. But you know, they really would like to upgrade. 1112 00:52:29,640 --> 00:52:31,400 Speaker 1: I thought they were going to take a center and 1113 00:52:31,560 --> 00:52:36,239 Speaker 1: a cornerback is a huge issue for them. There's still 1114 00:52:36,239 --> 00:52:38,960 Speaker 1: a chance they can resign Mo Claiborne, who's been a 1115 00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:41,160 Speaker 1: starter for them the last two years. He's floating out 1116 00:52:41,200 --> 00:52:43,640 Speaker 1: there in free agent limbo, and I do think there's 1117 00:52:43,640 --> 00:52:45,640 Speaker 1: a chance they'll get him back. But they did try 1118 00:52:45,680 --> 00:52:47,400 Speaker 1: to trade up into the second round to get a 1119 00:52:47,400 --> 00:52:51,880 Speaker 1: corner and we're unable to get that done. Either Jets 1120 00:52:52,080 --> 00:52:54,000 Speaker 1: Chris and I were talking about this last hour, Rich, 1121 00:52:54,280 --> 00:52:56,560 Speaker 1: Either Jets still committed to playing a three four defense 1122 00:52:56,680 --> 00:53:00,200 Speaker 1: or does Greg Williams change things up there? Do you think, Well, 1123 00:53:00,280 --> 00:53:03,200 Speaker 1: they're saying three four, that's what they're saying publicly. But 1124 00:53:03,320 --> 00:53:06,480 Speaker 1: I think we know Greg Williams, you know both, are 1125 00:53:06,719 --> 00:53:09,680 Speaker 1: you know fan bases to know that he's going to 1126 00:53:09,800 --> 00:53:12,320 Speaker 1: mix it up a lot, He's going to play multiple fronts. 1127 00:53:13,560 --> 00:53:16,120 Speaker 1: I'm sure there'll be times where it will look like 1128 00:53:16,120 --> 00:53:18,600 Speaker 1: a four to three. I mean, we all know teams 1129 00:53:18,640 --> 00:53:22,719 Speaker 1: play nickel probably you know what, sixty sixty five of 1130 00:53:22,719 --> 00:53:25,520 Speaker 1: the time teams are in nickel defense. So you're going 1131 00:53:25,560 --> 00:53:29,960 Speaker 1: to see them rushing for anyway. But right now, you know, 1132 00:53:30,120 --> 00:53:32,760 Speaker 1: if you're asking me, what they're saying for public consumption 1133 00:53:32,880 --> 00:53:35,000 Speaker 1: is that it's going to be a three four. And then, 1134 00:53:35,239 --> 00:53:38,680 Speaker 1: just with respect to all the rumblings that were happening 1135 00:53:39,000 --> 00:53:42,279 Speaker 1: draft weekend and I and forgive me, Rich, I can't 1136 00:53:42,280 --> 00:53:44,080 Speaker 1: remember if you reported this or I saw it from 1137 00:53:44,120 --> 00:53:49,240 Speaker 1: someone else, just about the rift or the supposed alleged 1138 00:53:49,320 --> 00:53:52,520 Speaker 1: rift between Gaye and mcagne. I mean, there were some 1139 00:53:52,560 --> 00:53:54,920 Speaker 1: people even speculating if mcagne was going to be out 1140 00:53:54,920 --> 00:53:56,799 Speaker 1: of a job after the draft was over. I mean, 1141 00:53:56,840 --> 00:54:00,200 Speaker 1: where how much smoke was there, How much smoke was there, 1142 00:54:00,200 --> 00:54:03,799 Speaker 1: and how much might really be at play in terms 1143 00:54:03,840 --> 00:54:07,120 Speaker 1: of their relationship. Yeah, first of all, that part was crazy. 1144 00:54:07,160 --> 00:54:09,719 Speaker 1: The Jets are not going to fire Mike mccack. Yeah, 1145 00:54:09,800 --> 00:54:11,960 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean, they just let him spend you know, 1146 00:54:11,960 --> 00:54:15,799 Speaker 1: two hundred million dollars in precisions, in total contracts, and 1147 00:54:15,840 --> 00:54:17,439 Speaker 1: they let him make the third pick of the draft. 1148 00:54:17,440 --> 00:54:19,040 Speaker 1: They're not going to turn around and fire the guy, 1149 00:54:20,200 --> 00:54:24,040 Speaker 1: you know, just for transparency. I mean that was Mike 1150 00:54:24,160 --> 00:54:28,560 Speaker 1: Lombardi in The Athletic and also Tony Pauline from Draft Down. 1151 00:54:28,920 --> 00:54:32,560 Speaker 1: Faniist dot Com initially reported that there was a rift 1152 00:54:32,640 --> 00:54:37,600 Speaker 1: between the two men. I did some additional reporting, and 1153 00:54:37,640 --> 00:54:39,880 Speaker 1: from what I've told, I think there were there was 1154 00:54:39,920 --> 00:54:44,480 Speaker 1: some frustration on Adam's part, Adam Gaze sturring free agency 1155 00:54:44,560 --> 00:54:49,200 Speaker 1: over certain decisions that were made, and whatever friction there 1156 00:54:49,320 --> 00:54:51,920 Speaker 1: was I've been told has been smoothed over. So I 1157 00:54:51,960 --> 00:54:56,000 Speaker 1: think they're in a good place right now. And you know, 1158 00:54:56,080 --> 00:54:58,279 Speaker 1: it's it's a little disconcerting though, I mean, you guys 1159 00:54:58,280 --> 00:55:02,120 Speaker 1: aren't even working together months and they've already had submissions. 1160 00:55:03,400 --> 00:55:05,879 Speaker 1: The people who told me that there were issues now 1161 00:55:05,960 --> 00:55:08,360 Speaker 1: say that, you know, they had to. They smoke the 1162 00:55:08,400 --> 00:55:11,440 Speaker 1: peace pipe and everything's cool and they're moving forward. So 1163 00:55:11,480 --> 00:55:14,959 Speaker 1: that's encouraging. I think they've moved past that. The stuff 1164 00:55:15,000 --> 00:55:17,960 Speaker 1: about Mike losing a job that was just not was 1165 00:55:18,000 --> 00:55:20,319 Speaker 1: not even within the realm of possibility. What would the 1166 00:55:20,360 --> 00:55:22,959 Speaker 1: issues be about. Would it be about certain draft picks 1167 00:55:23,080 --> 00:55:28,279 Speaker 1: or free agents? I think I think Adam wanted to 1168 00:55:28,360 --> 00:55:32,200 Speaker 1: sign Matt Parratus, the center who ended up going to Carolina. 1169 00:55:32,280 --> 00:55:34,399 Speaker 1: The Jets were really interested in him, but never really 1170 00:55:34,400 --> 00:55:37,680 Speaker 1: made an offer. I think that was one issue. There 1171 00:55:37,760 --> 00:55:41,360 Speaker 1: was a really small a couple of smaller decisions. It 1172 00:55:41,560 --> 00:55:44,320 Speaker 1: was a report that Gaye was upset to Jet spend 1173 00:55:44,320 --> 00:55:47,880 Speaker 1: so much on Levy on Bell, but I questioned the 1174 00:55:47,960 --> 00:55:50,080 Speaker 1: validity of that. I mean, why would it head coach 1175 00:55:50,160 --> 00:55:52,799 Speaker 1: be I mean, they really don't concern themselves with the 1176 00:55:52,840 --> 00:55:55,759 Speaker 1: salary camp or anything like that, so I can't that 1177 00:55:55,800 --> 00:55:57,560 Speaker 1: would surprise me a little bit. I think there was 1178 00:55:57,600 --> 00:55:59,600 Speaker 1: just some frustration with Adam. You have to remember with 1179 00:55:59,680 --> 00:56:02,960 Speaker 1: Gays in Miami, he had control of the fifty three 1180 00:56:03,000 --> 00:56:06,280 Speaker 1: man roster, which which he does not have with the Jets, 1181 00:56:06,360 --> 00:56:08,120 Speaker 1: so there might be a little bit of an adjustment 1182 00:56:08,120 --> 00:56:10,640 Speaker 1: period for him going going from having it to not 1183 00:56:10,719 --> 00:56:14,080 Speaker 1: having it. Are you Are you surprised that as of 1184 00:56:14,200 --> 00:56:18,000 Speaker 1: right now, they don't have a better answer than Jonathan Harrison. 1185 00:56:18,040 --> 00:56:20,200 Speaker 1: I know you mentioned that as a position you thought 1186 00:56:20,239 --> 00:56:23,520 Speaker 1: they'd addressed. Do you think they try to find somebody 1187 00:56:23,600 --> 00:56:26,080 Speaker 1: drifting out in free agency or might even pick somebody 1188 00:56:26,160 --> 00:56:29,279 Speaker 1: up that that may get clipped you know, early in 1189 00:56:29,320 --> 00:56:31,120 Speaker 1: training camp? I mean, could they could it go that 1190 00:56:31,239 --> 00:56:35,080 Speaker 1: long for them? Yeah? Well, I mean they don't want 1191 00:56:35,080 --> 00:56:36,640 Speaker 1: it to go that long. I mean, there's just not 1192 00:56:36,719 --> 00:56:40,520 Speaker 1: anyone out there, man, right on, all of it's out there. Uh. 1193 00:56:42,280 --> 00:56:46,640 Speaker 1: The guy with the Eagles whose name is escaping me, No, 1194 00:56:46,719 --> 00:56:52,920 Speaker 1: not kill Um was new Key. Yeah, so they had 1195 00:56:53,000 --> 00:56:55,680 Speaker 1: him in for a visit before the draft. And I'm 1196 00:56:55,680 --> 00:56:59,080 Speaker 1: not sure they're better than Harrison. But you know, Harrison, 1197 00:56:59,360 --> 00:57:01,399 Speaker 1: he started I think twenty eight games in his career, 1198 00:57:01,440 --> 00:57:04,120 Speaker 1: so it's not like he's a total you know, neaphight 1199 00:57:04,200 --> 00:57:07,480 Speaker 1: at the position. It's just that I just really think 1200 00:57:07,480 --> 00:57:10,279 Speaker 1: they'd like to upgrade there, and it's super important with 1201 00:57:10,320 --> 00:57:13,120 Speaker 1: a young quarterback. Yeah, that's what I was thinking, Yeah, 1202 00:57:13,160 --> 00:57:15,960 Speaker 1: I mean, you really need a veteran type guy who 1203 00:57:15,960 --> 00:57:19,440 Speaker 1: could shoulder some of the burton with the pre snap 1204 00:57:19,480 --> 00:57:22,240 Speaker 1: calls and calling protections and just taking some of that 1205 00:57:22,280 --> 00:57:25,960 Speaker 1: off of the quarterback. So it's I'm not saying Harrison 1206 00:57:26,560 --> 00:57:28,920 Speaker 1: can't do it, He's just not. He hasn't had a 1207 00:57:29,000 --> 00:57:31,400 Speaker 1: chance to do it a lot. We're with Rich Semini, 1208 00:57:31,440 --> 00:57:33,960 Speaker 1: who covers the Jets for ESPN NFL Nation. Rich, I 1209 00:57:33,960 --> 00:57:36,360 Speaker 1: wanted to ask you about a move, actually a non 1210 00:57:36,360 --> 00:57:38,720 Speaker 1: move last week, no fifth year option put on former 1211 00:57:38,960 --> 00:57:41,640 Speaker 1: first round draft pick Darren Lee, the linebacker. Are his 1212 00:57:41,760 --> 00:57:43,600 Speaker 1: day's numbered then? With the New York I mean, is 1213 00:57:43,600 --> 00:57:46,200 Speaker 1: this going to be hit this year with him? Yeah? 1214 00:57:46,240 --> 00:57:49,360 Speaker 1: I think so. I mean that was the most expected 1215 00:57:49,440 --> 00:57:51,680 Speaker 1: move that the Jets have made in a long time. 1216 00:57:53,000 --> 00:57:56,320 Speaker 1: You could see that the minute C. J. Mosley signed 1217 00:57:56,520 --> 00:58:00,760 Speaker 1: that record setting contract and free agency unit, Darren's time 1218 00:58:01,160 --> 00:58:04,480 Speaker 1: would be greatly affected. They didn't pick up the option, 1219 00:58:04,520 --> 00:58:06,320 Speaker 1: of course, it would have been nine and a half billion. 1220 00:58:06,360 --> 00:58:08,480 Speaker 1: It would have been silly to do that. Now, the 1221 00:58:08,560 --> 00:58:10,800 Speaker 1: question is how long will he remain on the team. 1222 00:58:10,840 --> 00:58:14,240 Speaker 1: They've been trying to trade him. They will continue to 1223 00:58:14,280 --> 00:58:16,840 Speaker 1: try to trade him. Maybe for a center, who knows, 1224 00:58:18,720 --> 00:58:21,920 Speaker 1: But I don't think they're going to get much for him. 1225 00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:24,840 Speaker 1: I always told before the draft maybe a fifth round pick. 1226 00:58:24,920 --> 00:58:28,080 Speaker 1: At this point it's probably even the lower. My opinion 1227 00:58:28,160 --> 00:58:30,360 Speaker 1: is just keep him. You know, you could use him 1228 00:58:30,400 --> 00:58:32,640 Speaker 1: as as a nickel linebacker. He could come in on 1229 00:58:32,720 --> 00:58:34,520 Speaker 1: third down. The one thing Down does well is he 1230 00:58:34,560 --> 00:58:38,560 Speaker 1: can cover play in space and you know, facing those 1231 00:58:38,600 --> 00:58:42,400 Speaker 1: passing offenses. So he's not a bad player. He actually 1232 00:58:42,520 --> 00:58:48,120 Speaker 1: improved last year after two really subpar first two seasons. 1233 00:58:48,120 --> 00:58:50,960 Speaker 1: He got better last year, but he ended in on 1234 00:58:51,000 --> 00:58:54,000 Speaker 1: the suspension list for a substitut use of violation, and 1235 00:58:54,080 --> 00:58:56,840 Speaker 1: that really put a sour taste in the organization's mouth. 1236 00:58:57,400 --> 00:59:01,560 Speaker 1: And my gut is that he's on the opening day roster. 1237 00:59:01,800 --> 00:59:04,400 Speaker 1: It's just a matter of it. I don't think I 1238 00:59:04,640 --> 00:59:06,760 Speaker 1: liked him. I always thought, and you know, there was 1239 00:59:06,800 --> 00:59:09,720 Speaker 1: interest in him, as you know with the Rex Ryan 1240 00:59:09,800 --> 00:59:11,440 Speaker 1: group here. But so I've kept an eyeing him and 1241 00:59:11,520 --> 00:59:13,920 Speaker 1: I I, like you just said, Rich, I thought he 1242 00:59:13,960 --> 00:59:15,479 Speaker 1: was got better last year. I think he's a pretty 1243 00:59:15,520 --> 00:59:17,640 Speaker 1: decent player. A pretty good player, isn't he. Yeah, it 1244 00:59:17,680 --> 00:59:20,200 Speaker 1: depends what kind of defense you're running. I mean the 1245 00:59:20,320 --> 00:59:22,200 Speaker 1: Jets ran at three four in the top bowls and 1246 00:59:22,240 --> 00:59:24,600 Speaker 1: they had n't played its side. And you know, he's 1247 00:59:24,640 --> 00:59:27,160 Speaker 1: not a downhill linebacker. You know, he's got to be. 1248 00:59:27,880 --> 00:59:29,320 Speaker 1: You know, if he split him out and have him 1249 00:59:29,360 --> 00:59:31,680 Speaker 1: cover a slot receiver or cover and running back, he 1250 00:59:31,680 --> 00:59:34,600 Speaker 1: can do. Okay there. Yeah, he's a space player. Yeah, 1251 00:59:34,680 --> 00:59:37,640 Speaker 1: if you have him in the box, it's tough on him. 1252 00:59:37,680 --> 00:59:41,320 Speaker 1: He's six one, you know, two thirty and he gets 1253 00:59:41,320 --> 00:59:44,120 Speaker 1: pushed around. I mean, I know there was a segment 1254 00:59:44,160 --> 00:59:47,280 Speaker 1: of the Bills organizations. I think like the front office 1255 00:59:47,280 --> 00:59:49,720 Speaker 1: people wanted Darren Lee. There was no way Rex Ryan 1256 00:59:49,920 --> 00:59:52,360 Speaker 1: was going to draft Darren Ly. I mean I think 1257 00:59:52,400 --> 00:59:54,800 Speaker 1: he would have tendered his resignation before he would have 1258 00:59:54,880 --> 00:59:59,480 Speaker 1: drafted aparently. So yeah, that's what Theren Chris was all about. 1259 00:59:59,560 --> 01:00:03,520 Speaker 1: Rex and is not a and this is not breaking information. 1260 01:00:03,520 --> 01:00:06,320 Speaker 1: He's been quoted recently talking about down late. He just 1261 01:00:06,360 --> 01:00:10,040 Speaker 1: doesn't think he's a very good linebacker at all. But 1262 01:00:10,120 --> 01:00:12,720 Speaker 1: you know he's he's not the most physical player, but 1263 01:00:12,760 --> 01:00:15,600 Speaker 1: he's a good athlete. He needs to mature off the field. 1264 01:00:15,680 --> 01:00:18,120 Speaker 1: He's got some issues he's going to handle. But I 1265 01:00:18,160 --> 01:00:20,440 Speaker 1: still think for the price that they have him this year. 1266 01:00:20,480 --> 01:00:22,880 Speaker 1: I think the cap numbers about three million, So I 1267 01:00:22,880 --> 01:00:25,520 Speaker 1: would just keep him on the roster and let him 1268 01:00:25,520 --> 01:00:28,040 Speaker 1: play out his contract and maybe you get a comp pick, 1269 01:00:28,360 --> 01:00:31,680 Speaker 1: you know, in free agency next year and as supposed 1270 01:00:31,720 --> 01:00:36,280 Speaker 1: to just trading him away for basically nothing. Richen tell 1271 01:00:36,320 --> 01:00:39,240 Speaker 1: me about the lemon bell is he still not showed 1272 01:00:39,280 --> 01:00:42,640 Speaker 1: up for the offseason workouts. What's in status? Well, he 1273 01:00:42,680 --> 01:00:45,200 Speaker 1: did for the first week and then he disappeared. And 1274 01:00:45,800 --> 01:00:47,440 Speaker 1: I don't know what's going on this week, but I 1275 01:00:47,520 --> 01:00:49,840 Speaker 1: know as him last week he had so he missed 1276 01:00:49,880 --> 01:00:53,160 Speaker 1: a couple and he missed that voluntary mini camp, which 1277 01:00:53,240 --> 01:00:55,040 Speaker 1: was really not even a mini camp, I think it was. 1278 01:00:55,680 --> 01:00:59,800 Speaker 1: It was like a walkthrough basically. And so yeah, I 1279 01:01:00,040 --> 01:01:03,680 Speaker 1: mean I think there's people in the organization who are 1280 01:01:03,800 --> 01:01:06,520 Speaker 1: not happy about that. Don't ever say it publicly because 1281 01:01:06,680 --> 01:01:09,760 Speaker 1: because of the way the CBA is is worded. But 1282 01:01:10,640 --> 01:01:14,400 Speaker 1: the OTA practices start, I want to say, in another 1283 01:01:14,920 --> 01:01:19,120 Speaker 1: ten days maybe, and so that'll be really interesting. And 1284 01:01:19,240 --> 01:01:22,880 Speaker 1: those are voluntary too, but those are like actual practices. 1285 01:01:23,240 --> 01:01:27,320 Speaker 1: So if he starts missing those, then either it's a 1286 01:01:27,400 --> 01:01:30,960 Speaker 1: bad that's a bad look for him, because I mean, 1287 01:01:31,000 --> 01:01:33,280 Speaker 1: come on, you're out of football all the last season. 1288 01:01:34,360 --> 01:01:36,080 Speaker 1: You got a new team, they gave you a lot 1289 01:01:36,080 --> 01:01:39,960 Speaker 1: of money. How about showing up being a leader, you know, 1290 01:01:40,240 --> 01:01:43,280 Speaker 1: building some chemistry with your offensive line and your quarterback, 1291 01:01:43,640 --> 01:01:48,200 Speaker 1: your teammates, you know, making that sort of effort to 1292 01:01:48,240 --> 01:01:49,800 Speaker 1: show that you want to be part of the program. 1293 01:01:49,880 --> 01:01:53,080 Speaker 1: So I'm cutting him a little slack right now. But 1294 01:01:53,160 --> 01:01:56,320 Speaker 1: if he doesn't show up for these OTAs, then to me, 1295 01:01:56,480 --> 01:01:58,840 Speaker 1: that's just an excuse. But that's what it's about, Rich. 1296 01:01:58,880 --> 01:02:00,640 Speaker 1: I mean, this is not just a guy. This is 1297 01:02:00,640 --> 01:02:03,480 Speaker 1: not just a veteran player who's been very accomplished too, 1298 01:02:03,600 --> 01:02:05,000 Speaker 1: you know, just wants to take a break for a 1299 01:02:05,040 --> 01:02:07,320 Speaker 1: little bit during the voluntary stuff and has been there. 1300 01:02:07,720 --> 01:02:09,640 Speaker 1: This is a guy that number one is new to 1301 01:02:09,680 --> 01:02:13,200 Speaker 1: the team, and then number two has a history of 1302 01:02:13,520 --> 01:02:16,960 Speaker 1: holding out or sitting out. So I mean, I don't 1303 01:02:17,000 --> 01:02:19,040 Speaker 1: have to tell you that's that's going to be headline 1304 01:02:19,040 --> 01:02:21,480 Speaker 1: news there. Yeah. I mean, I mean you said, take 1305 01:02:21,520 --> 01:02:23,200 Speaker 1: a break and take a break from what you know. 1306 01:02:23,200 --> 01:02:25,560 Speaker 1: He's got out a little bit. It's not like he's 1307 01:02:25,600 --> 01:02:27,640 Speaker 1: beat up, and I'm sure he's working out on his own. 1308 01:02:27,800 --> 01:02:30,840 Speaker 1: I mean he's posting pictures on social media, have doing workout. 1309 01:02:31,280 --> 01:02:32,920 Speaker 1: I don't doubt that for a second. I know he's 1310 01:02:32,960 --> 01:02:35,440 Speaker 1: got a trainer down in Miami that he's working with. 1311 01:02:35,640 --> 01:02:38,600 Speaker 1: But you know as well as I know that there's 1312 01:02:38,600 --> 01:02:41,640 Speaker 1: a difference between working out on your working with teammates, 1313 01:02:42,160 --> 01:02:46,160 Speaker 1: and it's just it's just it's not good. I mean, 1314 01:02:46,160 --> 01:02:49,120 Speaker 1: I just think you'd want to, you know, turn over 1315 01:02:49,160 --> 01:02:51,200 Speaker 1: a new leaf and come in and make a statement 1316 01:02:51,240 --> 01:02:53,040 Speaker 1: to your team and show you want to be part 1317 01:02:53,080 --> 01:02:58,520 Speaker 1: of the program. And you've got twenty six million guaranteed. 1318 01:02:58,560 --> 01:03:01,680 Speaker 1: I think it was so. I mean, I think it's 1319 01:03:01,880 --> 01:03:05,760 Speaker 1: it's important that he's there, and you know, it's it's 1320 01:03:06,800 --> 01:03:09,440 Speaker 1: I think it's ridiculous. But he can always say it's voluntary, 1321 01:03:09,520 --> 01:03:12,720 Speaker 1: and you know, the team won't say anything publicly. Only 1322 01:03:12,720 --> 01:03:16,880 Speaker 1: Tom Poplin actually comes out, you know, players for not 1323 01:03:16,920 --> 01:03:19,240 Speaker 1: showing up to voluntary workouts. But I think if you 1324 01:03:19,320 --> 01:03:22,680 Speaker 1: gave Adam Gaze some truth theorem, he would say that 1325 01:03:22,720 --> 01:03:25,000 Speaker 1: he is disappointed that he's not there. All right. Last 1326 01:03:25,000 --> 01:03:27,880 Speaker 1: one I've got for you, Rich is suddenly the Jets 1327 01:03:27,880 --> 01:03:30,680 Speaker 1: have five quarterbacks on their roster. I mean, I think 1328 01:03:30,920 --> 01:03:34,600 Speaker 1: we all know what's going on with Darnold and probably Simeon. 1329 01:03:34,720 --> 01:03:37,280 Speaker 1: But if they if they keep three, who do you 1330 01:03:37,320 --> 01:03:39,640 Speaker 1: think is the three there? Can give me the early 1331 01:03:40,120 --> 01:03:42,840 Speaker 1: projection for you, well, I think it would be Luke 1332 01:03:42,920 --> 01:03:45,120 Speaker 1: Fark I mean, they just picked him up on waivers 1333 01:03:45,240 --> 01:03:47,280 Speaker 1: last week. He was with this a little bit in 1334 01:03:47,360 --> 01:03:50,200 Speaker 1: Miami last year. Adam really liked him for what I understand. 1335 01:03:51,280 --> 01:03:54,520 Speaker 1: Davis web a former third round pick of the Giants 1336 01:03:54,520 --> 01:03:57,160 Speaker 1: who spent last season on the practice squad. It's also 1337 01:03:57,240 --> 01:04:01,360 Speaker 1: there Brandon Silver them up from the Arena League. I 1338 01:04:01,360 --> 01:04:05,120 Speaker 1: think he'll probably get cut soon. But I'd give the 1339 01:04:05,240 --> 01:04:08,560 Speaker 1: edge to Falk as the third guy, simply because Adam 1340 01:04:08,640 --> 01:04:11,800 Speaker 1: knows him and he probably knows the offense. Yeah, yeah, 1341 01:04:11,840 --> 01:04:13,720 Speaker 1: so I think that's going to give him a little 1342 01:04:13,800 --> 01:04:16,800 Speaker 1: leg up on Davis Webb for the all important third. 1343 01:04:18,480 --> 01:04:20,800 Speaker 1: Would say, hope, of course, we'll never see the fields 1344 01:04:20,920 --> 01:04:23,160 Speaker 1: and you're right, Simeon will be the number two and 1345 01:04:23,240 --> 01:04:25,600 Speaker 1: ret I have one more question for you again on quarterbacks, 1346 01:04:25,600 --> 01:04:29,400 Speaker 1: and it's more kind of global AFC East. A lot 1347 01:04:29,440 --> 01:04:31,880 Speaker 1: of us up here thought it could be pretty fun 1348 01:04:31,880 --> 01:04:34,120 Speaker 1: over the next several years. If now the Rosen is 1349 01:04:34,200 --> 01:04:37,320 Speaker 1: with Miami, if Rosen and Darnald and Josh Allen up 1350 01:04:37,320 --> 01:04:39,360 Speaker 1: here in Buffalo kind of hang for a while and 1351 01:04:39,400 --> 01:04:41,800 Speaker 1: in this division, and I have great rivalries build up 1352 01:04:41,840 --> 01:04:44,720 Speaker 1: that that's not out of the realm of possibility for 1353 01:04:44,760 --> 01:04:48,439 Speaker 1: any of those three, right, you know, I think it's 1354 01:04:48,440 --> 01:04:51,120 Speaker 1: going to be only of course opening day with Josh 1355 01:04:51,160 --> 01:04:54,080 Speaker 1: and Sam. It will be fun because those guys are 1356 01:04:54,400 --> 01:04:58,000 Speaker 1: you know, good friends, and they'll be battling for many years. 1357 01:04:58,480 --> 01:04:59,880 Speaker 1: And I thought it was a great move for my 1358 01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:03,120 Speaker 1: AMMI to pick up Josh Rose sure. I mean I 1359 01:05:03,560 --> 01:05:06,560 Speaker 1: wasn't the biggest Josh Rosen fan when he was coming 1360 01:05:06,560 --> 01:05:08,720 Speaker 1: out in the draft. I think he's got a great 1361 01:05:08,840 --> 01:05:11,280 Speaker 1: skill set. He can throw the ball. He probably throws 1362 01:05:11,320 --> 01:05:15,040 Speaker 1: it be not further, I think Josh Allen would win 1363 01:05:15,080 --> 01:05:17,560 Speaker 1: that competition, but he probably throws it better from a 1364 01:05:17,560 --> 01:05:21,439 Speaker 1: mechanical standpoint than Sam or Josh. And it was great 1365 01:05:21,480 --> 01:05:23,040 Speaker 1: for Miami. And I mean they gave up a two, 1366 01:05:23,200 --> 01:05:26,360 Speaker 1: but they have extra draft picks and why not. I mean, 1367 01:05:26,560 --> 01:05:28,800 Speaker 1: it's like a one year audition for him. If he 1368 01:05:29,520 --> 01:05:32,920 Speaker 1: plays well, then Miami has found their quarterback. And if 1369 01:05:32,920 --> 01:05:35,880 Speaker 1: he doesn't, they could just move on and draft someone 1370 01:05:35,960 --> 01:05:38,400 Speaker 1: in the next year's draft, which will be better for quarterbacks. 1371 01:05:38,440 --> 01:05:41,280 Speaker 1: So you're right, it could be a really fun I 1372 01:05:41,280 --> 01:05:45,760 Speaker 1: mean Sam and Josh Allen. I mean, if Josh Rosen 1373 01:05:45,840 --> 01:05:48,240 Speaker 1: had that rivalry in college with the whole LA thing, 1374 01:05:48,720 --> 01:05:52,680 Speaker 1: UCLA and USC and I think it would be kind 1375 01:05:52,680 --> 01:05:55,120 Speaker 1: of cool if they had that going again in the division. 1376 01:05:55,200 --> 01:05:56,800 Speaker 1: I do too, it'd be fun. Rich, thank for this, 1377 01:05:56,840 --> 01:05:58,520 Speaker 1: We appreciate it. Thanks for getting this caught up on 1378 01:05:58,560 --> 01:06:02,600 Speaker 1: the Jets, you bet. Rich Tomini, ESPN NFL Nation Jets 1379 01:06:02,600 --> 01:06:05,800 Speaker 1: reporter contributes to NFL Live on ESPN. He's covered the 1380 01:06:05,880 --> 01:06:08,640 Speaker 1: Jets for over thirty years. Um, I don't think it's 1381 01:06:08,640 --> 01:06:11,160 Speaker 1: gonna be like nineteen eighty three, Murph, Why not whereas 1382 01:06:11,240 --> 01:06:14,360 Speaker 1: Ken O'Brien and Dan Marino and Jim you got two 1383 01:06:14,360 --> 01:06:18,240 Speaker 1: Hall of Famers there. I don't know. Yeah, yeah, it 1384 01:06:18,360 --> 01:06:21,000 Speaker 1: was all four. It's a clean sweep. Yeah. Why why 1385 01:06:21,000 --> 01:06:22,959 Speaker 1: wouldn't it Why couldn't it be? Well, I'm not saying, 1386 01:06:23,240 --> 01:06:25,440 Speaker 1: but I mean, the odds are against you're getting two 1387 01:06:25,520 --> 01:06:27,480 Speaker 1: Hall of Famers out of those three. The odds are 1388 01:06:27,520 --> 01:06:29,840 Speaker 1: against that happening. It's just math. It's not because I 1389 01:06:29,880 --> 01:06:32,360 Speaker 1: don't think a lot of all of those guys. I mean, 1390 01:06:32,400 --> 01:06:35,480 Speaker 1: I think they were clearly the most talented players at 1391 01:06:35,480 --> 01:06:37,920 Speaker 1: the position in that draft class. And it's and it's 1392 01:06:38,040 --> 01:06:40,760 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be exciting. I just you know, 1393 01:06:40,840 --> 01:06:43,360 Speaker 1: I don't know if we're looking at all of famers 1394 01:06:43,360 --> 01:06:44,880 Speaker 1: just yet. Let's see a little bit more than a 1395 01:06:44,960 --> 01:06:46,760 Speaker 1: year work. I just think it'll be fun to have 1396 01:06:47,560 --> 01:06:51,240 Speaker 1: those quarterbacks part of arguably the best quarterback class since 1397 01:06:51,360 --> 01:06:54,280 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty three. Absolutely, I read I would go down 1398 01:06:54,720 --> 01:06:56,840 Speaker 1: down the sidewalk with you there on that. Yeah, three 1399 01:06:56,840 --> 01:07:00,320 Speaker 1: of the five in one division playing each other twice, right. 1400 01:07:00,360 --> 01:07:02,800 Speaker 1: I just feel bad for Rosen because there's the cupboard's 1401 01:07:02,840 --> 01:07:05,880 Speaker 1: pretty bare down there. I mean, he played behind an 1402 01:07:05,880 --> 01:07:09,400 Speaker 1: offensive line that wasn't good and then got horribly injured. 1403 01:07:09,840 --> 01:07:12,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I remember reading there were three or four 1404 01:07:12,440 --> 01:07:15,280 Speaker 1: games where Josh Rosen was playing behind an offensive line 1405 01:07:15,480 --> 01:07:19,280 Speaker 1: where all five players were backups from the guys that 1406 01:07:19,360 --> 01:07:22,720 Speaker 1: started in Week one. So it's bad enough you had 1407 01:07:22,720 --> 01:07:24,800 Speaker 1: a bad offensive line, then you have all the backups 1408 01:07:24,800 --> 01:07:27,920 Speaker 1: playing in front of you. I mean, it's it's like 1409 01:07:28,000 --> 01:07:30,200 Speaker 1: playing flag football people who are coming at you from 1410 01:07:30,240 --> 01:07:33,680 Speaker 1: all directions, you know. So, and then you look at 1411 01:07:33,680 --> 01:07:36,960 Speaker 1: what the what Arizona did with their roster. They fortified 1412 01:07:37,400 --> 01:07:39,800 Speaker 1: the offensive line and free agency, and then they go 1413 01:07:39,880 --> 01:07:43,800 Speaker 1: sign in receivers and drafting receivers and Rosen gets shipped out. 1414 01:07:43,800 --> 01:07:46,000 Speaker 1: It's like, well, wait a second, I did all the 1415 01:07:46,040 --> 01:07:49,000 Speaker 1: suffering last year, and you know, Kyler Murray gets to 1416 01:07:49,040 --> 01:07:51,440 Speaker 1: walk into this an offense that he already knows, what 1417 01:07:51,480 --> 01:07:54,480 Speaker 1: the hell you know? And I'm I'm sure he's happy 1418 01:07:54,480 --> 01:07:56,560 Speaker 1: to be at Arizona with the way the things panned out, 1419 01:07:57,040 --> 01:07:58,800 Speaker 1: but he's also going to a team where the cupboard 1420 01:07:58,840 --> 01:08:01,320 Speaker 1: is bare too. They got rid of some linemen. They 1421 01:08:01,360 --> 01:08:04,440 Speaker 1: don't have a lot of talent on offense, and they 1422 01:08:04,560 --> 01:08:07,080 Speaker 1: lost some players on defense. I mean, the defensive line 1423 01:08:07,160 --> 01:08:10,600 Speaker 1: is completely rolled over. So it's it's gonna be some 1424 01:08:10,680 --> 01:08:13,120 Speaker 1: tough sledding in Miami this year, no matter who's playing quarterback. 1425 01:08:13,200 --> 01:08:15,960 Speaker 1: And also, somebody pointed out eighty three also in the 1426 01:08:16,000 --> 01:08:23,639 Speaker 1: AFC East, the Baltimore Colts John Elway, Well, okay, sure, technically, yeah, okay, 1427 01:08:23,680 --> 01:08:26,479 Speaker 1: you're all first rounders. Interesting, Hey, let's talk about the 1428 01:08:26,640 --> 01:08:29,200 Speaker 1: Bills froster. We're asking you on Twitter, what's the most 1429 01:08:29,240 --> 01:08:32,879 Speaker 1: intriguing position battle for the Bills this season this offseason? 1430 01:08:32,920 --> 01:08:35,599 Speaker 1: Give us a call and discuss eight three five fifty 1431 01:08:35,720 --> 01:08:38,200 Speaker 1: or two three one eight eight eight five fifty two 1432 01:08:38,240 --> 01:08:40,960 Speaker 1: five fifty. Make your case. Vote in the Twitter poll 1433 01:08:41,120 --> 01:08:42,800 Speaker 1: right now on Twitter. We got more than two thousand 1434 01:08:42,880 --> 01:08:45,920 Speaker 1: votes in on Twitter already, and fifty nine percent of 1435 01:08:45,960 --> 01:08:48,640 Speaker 1: you say it's the offensive line that's the most intriguing 1436 01:08:48,920 --> 01:08:52,360 Speaker 1: roster battle. Twenty eight runaways, Yeah, twenty eight percent say 1437 01:08:52,560 --> 01:08:56,360 Speaker 1: wide receiver, nine percent say tight end, four percent say cornerback. 1438 01:08:56,400 --> 01:08:58,360 Speaker 1: You can vote, you can tweet in something. You can 1439 01:08:58,360 --> 01:09:00,719 Speaker 1: give us a call eight o three five or twelve 1440 01:09:00,760 --> 01:09:04,120 Speaker 1: three one eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty 1441 01:09:04,120 --> 01:09:06,800 Speaker 1: On the tweet sheet from Brian says, with the emergence 1442 01:09:06,800 --> 01:09:09,320 Speaker 1: of Levi Wallace on the outside late last year, he 1443 01:09:09,400 --> 01:09:12,040 Speaker 1: will now have competition with the signings of Gaines and 1444 01:09:12,200 --> 01:09:15,439 Speaker 1: Johnson for cornerback number two. I believe that tarn Johnson 1445 01:09:15,439 --> 01:09:17,200 Speaker 1: will start in the slot, but if a defensive back 1446 01:09:17,479 --> 01:09:20,000 Speaker 1: cannot start outside, they may aim for the slack cornerback 1447 01:09:20,000 --> 01:09:22,240 Speaker 1: to get on the field. Only four percent of respondent 1448 01:09:22,400 --> 01:09:24,920 Speaker 1: say cornerback. But that's going to be interesting to see 1449 01:09:24,960 --> 01:09:28,599 Speaker 1: who was number two right, who's opposite White? Kevin Johnson 1450 01:09:28,720 --> 01:09:31,720 Speaker 1: is probably the leading candidate but that's based on his 1451 01:09:31,800 --> 01:09:34,880 Speaker 1: status as a former first rounder. He really hasn't been 1452 01:09:34,920 --> 01:09:37,160 Speaker 1: a top flight cornerback for a couple of years. And 1453 01:09:37,240 --> 01:09:39,519 Speaker 1: let's not dismiss the fact that e J. Gaines probably 1454 01:09:39,560 --> 01:09:41,800 Speaker 1: knows this defense better than Kevin Johnson does. He's only 1455 01:09:41,840 --> 01:09:45,120 Speaker 1: a year removed from it, so I would anticipate, being 1456 01:09:45,120 --> 01:09:47,160 Speaker 1: the veteran that he is, he would slide right back 1457 01:09:47,200 --> 01:09:50,639 Speaker 1: into the fold. And he has. Here's the most important thing, Murth. 1458 01:09:51,320 --> 01:09:53,479 Speaker 1: He has time on the field with all three of 1459 01:09:53,479 --> 01:09:55,880 Speaker 1: the other starters in that secondary. The only guy he 1460 01:09:55,920 --> 01:09:57,920 Speaker 1: doesn't have time on the field with his Tarren Johnson. 1461 01:09:58,160 --> 01:10:01,000 Speaker 1: But he's played opposite your Davey White, He's played with 1462 01:10:01,040 --> 01:10:04,760 Speaker 1: Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer. There's an inherent familiarity in 1463 01:10:04,880 --> 01:10:07,960 Speaker 1: terms of pre snap communication there that I don't think 1464 01:10:08,000 --> 01:10:12,519 Speaker 1: should be underestimated. So you put that up on the 1465 01:10:12,560 --> 01:10:16,439 Speaker 1: docket there with the pecking order in the competition, and 1466 01:10:16,800 --> 01:10:19,240 Speaker 1: I think EJ. Gaines is a sleeper candidate to win 1467 01:10:19,280 --> 01:10:22,360 Speaker 1: the starting job. Now, what we also have to remember 1468 01:10:22,479 --> 01:10:24,800 Speaker 1: is we've got two players and Kevin Johnson and e J. 1469 01:10:24,960 --> 01:10:28,320 Speaker 1: Gaines who have injury histories, and for that matter, so 1470 01:10:28,400 --> 01:10:31,679 Speaker 1: does Tarren Johnson, and I think that's why you saw 1471 01:10:31,720 --> 01:10:35,120 Speaker 1: two signings at that position. Granted, two guys that have 1472 01:10:35,160 --> 01:10:37,960 Speaker 1: injury histories, but I think there are options there that 1473 01:10:37,960 --> 01:10:41,439 Speaker 1: they can mix and match. There's position flexibility, as we 1474 01:10:41,479 --> 01:10:43,800 Speaker 1: hear coach McDermott say all the time. Gaines has some 1475 01:10:43,960 --> 01:10:48,719 Speaker 1: experience playing inside. Johnson definitely has experience playing in the slot. 1476 01:10:49,080 --> 01:10:52,599 Speaker 1: So there are options there if a player like Tarn Johnson, 1477 01:10:53,080 --> 01:10:55,080 Speaker 1: who has done work to kind of bulk up a 1478 01:10:55,120 --> 01:10:58,000 Speaker 1: little bit more to undertake the rigors of the league, 1479 01:10:58,680 --> 01:11:01,000 Speaker 1: you know, gets dinged or can't play a week that 1480 01:11:01,120 --> 01:11:03,720 Speaker 1: kind of thing. Taren is your nickel. Let's say to 1481 01:11:03,720 --> 01:11:06,320 Speaker 1: start the season right now, who does he face a 1482 01:11:06,400 --> 01:11:08,679 Speaker 1: challenge from for that position? Who would you think would 1483 01:11:08,720 --> 01:11:12,160 Speaker 1: be a potential nickel corner? I mean, I mean, I 1484 01:11:12,240 --> 01:11:14,120 Speaker 1: think we're playing Raphael Butch there a couple of times 1485 01:11:14,200 --> 01:11:17,519 Speaker 1: last right, But that was that was more a necessity, Yeah, that, 1486 01:11:17,600 --> 01:11:20,240 Speaker 1: I mean, they didn't really have any other options at 1487 01:11:20,240 --> 01:11:22,439 Speaker 1: the time. I think I think your primary cannon, it's 1488 01:11:22,520 --> 01:11:24,759 Speaker 1: the guys I talked about. It's it's Gaines and Johnson, 1489 01:11:24,800 --> 01:11:28,439 Speaker 1: and I think nickel, Yeah, I think the first person 1490 01:11:28,479 --> 01:11:31,960 Speaker 1: that gets weeded out of the boundary corner position is 1491 01:11:31,960 --> 01:11:34,960 Speaker 1: going to shift inside and be the primary competition for 1492 01:11:35,040 --> 01:11:36,840 Speaker 1: Taran in there. I mean, they're gonna have to rotate 1493 01:11:36,880 --> 01:11:39,120 Speaker 1: other guys through. It's not just going to be Tarring 1494 01:11:39,200 --> 01:11:43,000 Speaker 1: every single day. Um. But those are the two most 1495 01:11:43,040 --> 01:11:47,439 Speaker 1: logical ones for me. Did I believe that Levi Wallace 1496 01:11:47,479 --> 01:11:50,600 Speaker 1: played well enough in his uh starting stint at the 1497 01:11:50,680 --> 01:11:52,880 Speaker 1: end of the year, well enough so that it's not 1498 01:11:53,160 --> 01:11:56,120 Speaker 1: essential that they replace him with either Kevin Johnson or 1499 01:11:56,160 --> 01:12:01,000 Speaker 1: with um um, who's the other one? DJ Gaines? Yeah, 1500 01:12:01,120 --> 01:12:02,680 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. I don't think they're in 1501 01:12:02,760 --> 01:12:06,880 Speaker 1: desperate need of replacing Levi Wallace. No, No, they're not. 1502 01:12:07,040 --> 01:12:11,200 Speaker 1: Can they get better? They can try, right, I would say. 1503 01:12:11,240 --> 01:12:13,679 Speaker 1: I would say if there's one thing that EJ. Gaines has, 1504 01:12:14,760 --> 01:12:17,320 Speaker 1: one thing that probably EJ. Gaines and Kevin Johnson have 1505 01:12:17,720 --> 01:12:23,639 Speaker 1: on Levi Wallace is athleticism when it comes to catch 1506 01:12:23,720 --> 01:12:27,960 Speaker 1: up speed, those kinds of things. Levi Wallace is a 1507 01:12:28,040 --> 01:12:31,160 Speaker 1: perfect zone corner for this scheme because he's not a 1508 01:12:31,200 --> 01:12:33,280 Speaker 1: guy that's going to run a four three forty. He's 1509 01:12:33,280 --> 01:12:35,760 Speaker 1: not even running four or five forty or maybe even 1510 01:12:35,800 --> 01:12:38,880 Speaker 1: a four or five but he knows how to play angles, 1511 01:12:38,920 --> 01:12:40,559 Speaker 1: he knows where his help is, and he knows how 1512 01:12:40,600 --> 01:12:42,960 Speaker 1: to play the leverage game. And if you can do 1513 01:12:43,040 --> 01:12:45,920 Speaker 1: that in a scheme that plays a good deal his own, 1514 01:12:46,320 --> 01:12:49,240 Speaker 1: you can be successful. And he was last year as 1515 01:12:49,280 --> 01:12:53,000 Speaker 1: a young player, So could he come in and lock 1516 01:12:53,080 --> 01:12:57,240 Speaker 1: that position down again for another year? Absolutely? I think 1517 01:12:57,280 --> 01:13:00,080 Speaker 1: where EJ. Gaines and Kevin Johnson are going to have 1518 01:13:00,120 --> 01:13:02,719 Speaker 1: to beat him out is in the playmaking game, because 1519 01:13:02,800 --> 01:13:06,120 Speaker 1: Levin Wallace got a lot of pass breakups, but not 1520 01:13:06,200 --> 01:13:08,280 Speaker 1: a lot of turnovers. And if there's one thing this 1521 01:13:08,400 --> 01:13:10,559 Speaker 1: secondary is looking for this year, it's to get back 1522 01:13:10,560 --> 01:13:13,400 Speaker 1: to the level of turnovers that they had in twenty seventeen. 1523 01:13:13,800 --> 01:13:15,879 Speaker 1: And EJ. Gaines was a part of that twenty seventeen 1524 01:13:15,920 --> 01:13:19,360 Speaker 1: defense and got takeaways. So and I think they were 1525 01:13:19,400 --> 01:13:21,200 Speaker 1: what seven and three with him in the lineup something 1526 01:13:21,240 --> 01:13:24,160 Speaker 1: like that, a starter or something like that. So I 1527 01:13:24,160 --> 01:13:28,080 Speaker 1: don't think that's forgotten by this coaching staff. So if EJ. 1528 01:13:28,240 --> 01:13:31,680 Speaker 1: Gaines is showing out in OTA's and training camp in 1529 01:13:31,720 --> 01:13:35,360 Speaker 1: preseason and he's making picks and tipping balls, and you know, 1530 01:13:35,400 --> 01:13:37,759 Speaker 1: Micah Hid and Jordan Poyer are scooping up tip passes 1531 01:13:37,760 --> 01:13:40,320 Speaker 1: on the tip drill again, They're gonna think long and 1532 01:13:40,400 --> 01:13:42,680 Speaker 1: hard about what's best to put out there on a 1533 01:13:42,720 --> 01:13:44,680 Speaker 1: weekly basis. And Gaines was nine and two as a 1534 01:13:44,720 --> 01:13:49,439 Speaker 1: starter back to Levi Wallace. The string of accolades he 1535 01:13:49,520 --> 01:13:52,160 Speaker 1: one from Pro Football Focus was kind of, I guess 1536 01:13:52,200 --> 01:13:55,760 Speaker 1: surprising to me and maybe some others. Coverage metrics, Yeah, yeah, 1537 01:13:55,800 --> 01:13:58,080 Speaker 1: you did a pretty good job, maybe better than many 1538 01:13:58,120 --> 01:14:00,320 Speaker 1: of us saw it while we were watching him play, right, 1539 01:14:00,760 --> 01:14:05,360 Speaker 1: you know. I think he was a very positionally responsible cornerback, 1540 01:14:05,400 --> 01:14:08,200 Speaker 1: and like I said, in this scheme, he can be 1541 01:14:08,280 --> 01:14:13,680 Speaker 1: very successful. I think the only question is do you 1542 01:14:13,800 --> 01:14:16,880 Speaker 1: feel better Athleticism at the position can get you to 1543 01:14:16,920 --> 01:14:19,720 Speaker 1: another level. If you believe it can, and you have 1544 01:14:19,760 --> 01:14:22,360 Speaker 1: people who can do that for you, then I think 1545 01:14:22,479 --> 01:14:26,680 Speaker 1: the competition could be pretty stiff for Levi Wallace. You 1546 01:14:26,680 --> 01:14:29,280 Speaker 1: could do a lot worse than Levi Wallace. You really could. 1547 01:14:29,320 --> 01:14:32,240 Speaker 1: I mean, and let's not forget that guy was experiencing 1548 01:14:32,240 --> 01:14:34,479 Speaker 1: it all for the first time. He should take a 1549 01:14:34,520 --> 01:14:37,720 Speaker 1: step forward this year in year two, so maybe he 1550 01:14:37,760 --> 01:14:40,000 Speaker 1: does get a strangle hold on the position. We'll see. 1551 01:14:40,280 --> 01:14:45,000 Speaker 1: But I think there's a philosophical bent to this competition too. 1552 01:14:45,640 --> 01:14:48,960 Speaker 1: Are you looking for more athleticism at that position because 1553 01:14:48,960 --> 01:14:51,280 Speaker 1: you believe it can get you more plays on the 1554 01:14:51,280 --> 01:14:55,800 Speaker 1: ball and more takeaways? If you do, then you have 1555 01:14:55,880 --> 01:14:58,599 Speaker 1: to strongly consider the other options you've added to this 1556 01:14:58,680 --> 01:15:02,719 Speaker 1: roster for that position. Interesting stuff. We're talking about roster battles. 1557 01:15:02,720 --> 01:15:04,760 Speaker 1: We'd like you to join us. Phone lines open eight 1558 01:15:04,840 --> 01:15:07,160 Speaker 1: o three oh five fifty, toll free one eight eight 1559 01:15:07,240 --> 01:15:10,160 Speaker 1: eight five fifty two five fifty. What's the most intriguing 1560 01:15:10,200 --> 01:15:12,880 Speaker 1: Bills position battle as they wink make their way through 1561 01:15:12,920 --> 01:15:15,280 Speaker 1: the offseason. Give us a call, a vote on Twitter, 1562 01:15:15,360 --> 01:15:16,960 Speaker 1: sending a tweet, we might read it on the air. 1563 01:15:17,120 --> 01:15:19,040 Speaker 1: Chris and I coming back with more One Bills Live 1564 01:15:19,120 --> 01:15:35,400 Speaker 1: from One Bill's Drive on Buffalo Bills Radio. Welcome back 1565 01:15:35,439 --> 01:15:37,920 Speaker 1: One Bill's five. I'm John Murphy with Chris Brown today 1566 01:15:38,200 --> 01:15:40,439 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker on vacation. We're here till three o'clock. We're 1567 01:15:40,439 --> 01:15:41,920 Speaker 1: waiting to hear from me. I want to hear from you. 1568 01:15:42,200 --> 01:15:45,280 Speaker 1: Most intriguing position battle as the Bills get set for 1569 01:15:45,320 --> 01:15:47,960 Speaker 1: the twenty nineteen season. What do you think? Give us 1570 01:15:47,960 --> 01:15:50,200 Speaker 1: a call eight oh three five fifty or toll free 1571 01:15:50,280 --> 01:15:53,040 Speaker 1: one eight eight eight five fifty two, five fifty. What 1572 01:15:53,080 --> 01:15:54,960 Speaker 1: have we talked about a lot on the offensive line, 1573 01:15:55,240 --> 01:15:57,040 Speaker 1: a lot of moment ago on the defensive back of 1574 01:15:57,160 --> 01:16:00,920 Speaker 1: a lot on Did we talk about receivers? No, No, 1575 01:16:01,040 --> 01:16:02,400 Speaker 1: we gotta get to that too. We'll get to that. 1576 01:16:02,439 --> 01:16:04,360 Speaker 1: We'll get to a lot of places because I wrote 1577 01:16:04,400 --> 01:16:06,720 Speaker 1: about it. Chris has written about it. Chris's post on 1578 01:16:06,760 --> 01:16:09,639 Speaker 1: Buffalo bills dot com from last Friday. Have the Bills 1579 01:16:09,640 --> 01:16:12,479 Speaker 1: built a roster that is ready to compete in the AFC? 1580 01:16:12,680 --> 01:16:15,840 Speaker 1: What was your what's your answer to that question? Are 1581 01:16:15,840 --> 01:16:18,840 Speaker 1: they ready to compete in the AFC? Well, I mean 1582 01:16:18,880 --> 01:16:21,320 Speaker 1: I think they are. Yeah, I think they're ready to 1583 01:16:21,320 --> 01:16:24,560 Speaker 1: compete in the AFC. Okay, I mean I don't know 1584 01:16:24,640 --> 01:16:26,840 Speaker 1: if they're going to be the AFC representati everyone all 1585 01:16:26,920 --> 01:16:29,280 Speaker 1: is said and done. But I think they will push 1586 01:16:29,320 --> 01:16:31,320 Speaker 1: for a playoff spot this year. Yes, well, yeah, I 1587 01:16:31,360 --> 01:16:33,360 Speaker 1: do too. And you know what I got to the 1588 01:16:33,439 --> 01:16:35,519 Speaker 1: I read this last weekend. I get if you write 1589 01:16:35,520 --> 01:16:37,800 Speaker 1: what everybody thinks and knows to a large degree, the 1590 01:16:37,960 --> 01:16:40,519 Speaker 1: success on the offensive side of the ball hinges on 1591 01:16:40,560 --> 01:16:43,519 Speaker 1: second year quarterback Josh Allen. People walking around saying Josh 1592 01:16:43,520 --> 01:16:46,760 Speaker 1: Allen is the key they're right. He is right development 1593 01:16:46,800 --> 01:16:49,160 Speaker 1: and getting better than he was a year ago. Short 1594 01:16:49,200 --> 01:16:52,559 Speaker 1: the intermedia passing game has to take a step. He's 1595 01:16:52,560 --> 01:16:55,880 Speaker 1: got to be better on third down and better in 1596 01:16:55,880 --> 01:16:58,720 Speaker 1: the red zone. Yeah, and you know that's where the 1597 01:16:58,760 --> 01:17:01,360 Speaker 1: team has to make improvement. But it all goes back 1598 01:17:01,360 --> 01:17:03,639 Speaker 1: to the guy pulling the trigger to make you better 1599 01:17:03,640 --> 01:17:06,440 Speaker 1: in those areas, the guy that is ultimately making those decisions. 1600 01:17:06,920 --> 01:17:09,200 Speaker 1: And yeah, it's on him and he knows that. I mean, 1601 01:17:09,200 --> 01:17:11,400 Speaker 1: we're not talking out of school here, right, He's not 1602 01:17:11,520 --> 01:17:14,200 Speaker 1: saying anything he doesn't know already. Look, the quarterback roster 1603 01:17:14,439 --> 01:17:17,080 Speaker 1: has not changed since New Year's I think it was 1604 01:17:17,120 --> 01:17:18,880 Speaker 1: the last week of the season when they got Barkley 1605 01:17:18,920 --> 01:17:22,280 Speaker 1: into contract and then Derek Anderson. So that's the same 1606 01:17:22,320 --> 01:17:25,040 Speaker 1: and we both kind of touch on that. But the 1607 01:17:25,120 --> 01:17:27,840 Speaker 1: expectations are high for Josh Allen, no question about that. 1608 01:17:28,000 --> 01:17:30,679 Speaker 1: And I heard Brandon Bean. I was at an event 1609 01:17:30,760 --> 01:17:33,000 Speaker 1: last week last Thursday with him and he was asked 1610 01:17:33,000 --> 01:17:36,240 Speaker 1: the typical Brandon Bean accuracy question and he said and 1611 01:17:36,320 --> 01:17:37,960 Speaker 1: he said something which I've been thinking about it, and 1612 01:17:37,960 --> 01:17:40,040 Speaker 1: I guess Stephen I talk about it a lot. The 1613 01:17:40,120 --> 01:17:44,639 Speaker 1: issue with Josh Allen is not solely accuracy. Bean said, 1614 01:17:44,960 --> 01:17:47,720 Speaker 1: it's decision making which is tied into his accuracy. And 1615 01:17:47,760 --> 01:17:51,439 Speaker 1: I believe that when they get him throwing short and 1616 01:17:51,520 --> 01:17:54,679 Speaker 1: intermediate passes and put that as a part of their 1617 01:17:54,800 --> 01:17:56,960 Speaker 1: offensive package more so than it was a year ago, 1618 01:17:57,800 --> 01:18:00,679 Speaker 1: I think the accuracy issue will resolve. So he's never 1619 01:18:01,040 --> 01:18:04,280 Speaker 1: not likely to be a sixty eight percent passing a 1620 01:18:04,360 --> 01:18:07,400 Speaker 1: completion guy. But what was he fifty three less fifty 1621 01:18:07,439 --> 01:18:09,799 Speaker 1: two and change last year? He can get that up without, 1622 01:18:10,000 --> 01:18:11,960 Speaker 1: you know, And it's not as if he's I don't 1623 01:18:12,000 --> 01:18:14,120 Speaker 1: think he would tell you that he spent the last 1624 01:18:14,160 --> 01:18:16,120 Speaker 1: four months trying to be more accurate. I think it's 1625 01:18:16,200 --> 01:18:17,920 Speaker 1: kind of a function of the kind of offense they run, 1626 01:18:18,160 --> 01:18:20,240 Speaker 1: and it kind of passes he attempts and the decisions 1627 01:18:20,240 --> 01:18:23,200 Speaker 1: he makes. As Brandon Meat said, right, I think what 1628 01:18:23,439 --> 01:18:26,360 Speaker 1: fans and maybe what some outside observers are looking at 1629 01:18:26,400 --> 01:18:28,080 Speaker 1: are some of those short throws that were off the 1630 01:18:28,120 --> 01:18:29,920 Speaker 1: mark last year, whether it was out to the flat, 1631 01:18:31,360 --> 01:18:34,360 Speaker 1: you know, somebody crossing late, and they say, oh, that's 1632 01:18:34,360 --> 01:18:37,040 Speaker 1: got to get cleaned up. And the reason that pops 1633 01:18:37,080 --> 01:18:40,120 Speaker 1: out is because of what the history said at college 1634 01:18:40,120 --> 01:18:42,639 Speaker 1: and the whole completion percentage thing that was talked about 1635 01:18:42,640 --> 01:18:45,360 Speaker 1: at nauseum. I think if he can get somewhere between 1636 01:18:45,439 --> 01:18:48,240 Speaker 1: fifty eight and sixty percent this year, it's probably a 1637 01:18:48,320 --> 01:18:50,439 Speaker 1: nice step forward. Yeah, it's probably not where you want 1638 01:18:50,479 --> 01:18:52,360 Speaker 1: to be in the end, but you can only expect 1639 01:18:52,360 --> 01:18:54,400 Speaker 1: so much improvement from one year to the next. I 1640 01:18:54,400 --> 01:18:57,360 Speaker 1: think we expect improvement. The degree to which it happens 1641 01:18:57,479 --> 01:18:59,360 Speaker 1: is going to be critical to the fortunes of the team. 1642 01:18:59,400 --> 01:19:01,000 Speaker 1: Want to talk about running back too, and we got 1643 01:19:01,160 --> 01:19:04,280 Speaker 1: a tweet on this the most intriguing position battle going 1644 01:19:04,320 --> 01:19:07,800 Speaker 1: into the twenty nineteen season. Anthony Domenico tweets this, and 1645 01:19:08,000 --> 01:19:10,960 Speaker 1: I'm really interested in the running back battle. I'm wondering 1646 01:19:11,000 --> 01:19:12,880 Speaker 1: if it will be similar to when the Saints signed 1647 01:19:12,920 --> 01:19:15,840 Speaker 1: Adrian Peterson the headmark ingram, brought in the vet and 1648 01:19:15,920 --> 01:19:18,719 Speaker 1: drafted Alvin Kamara. Peterson was gone in a couple of weeks. 1649 01:19:19,120 --> 01:19:21,280 Speaker 1: I don't know if he's implying that the veteran what 1650 01:19:21,880 --> 01:19:23,839 Speaker 1: Shady will be gone in a couple of weeks. He's 1651 01:19:23,840 --> 01:19:26,080 Speaker 1: not going to be cut like that. That's not happening. No, 1652 01:19:27,080 --> 01:19:31,280 Speaker 1: But there are some interesting things about the running back position, 1653 01:19:31,600 --> 01:19:33,840 Speaker 1: including the fact that they used the third round draft 1654 01:19:33,840 --> 01:19:37,200 Speaker 1: pick seventy fourth overall on Devin Singletary. Right. That kind 1655 01:19:37,200 --> 01:19:39,760 Speaker 1: of throws this into a discussion point, I think, and 1656 01:19:39,840 --> 01:19:42,240 Speaker 1: I really like him. He was one of my top 1657 01:19:42,439 --> 01:19:44,200 Speaker 1: two running backs in the draft. It was him in 1658 01:19:44,280 --> 01:19:46,479 Speaker 1: David Montgomery from Iowa State, and they actually went very 1659 01:19:46,520 --> 01:19:48,840 Speaker 1: close to one another, I think, maybe one after together 1660 01:19:49,920 --> 01:19:52,800 Speaker 1: in that round. And the reason I liked both of 1661 01:19:52,840 --> 01:19:58,160 Speaker 1: them was because they have in their skill set what 1662 01:19:58,320 --> 01:20:01,559 Speaker 1: I think is still to this day an undervalued trait 1663 01:20:02,080 --> 01:20:06,719 Speaker 1: in the NFL, and that is contact balance and yards 1664 01:20:06,760 --> 01:20:09,960 Speaker 1: after contact. And those two players are among the best 1665 01:20:09,960 --> 01:20:12,760 Speaker 1: in college football at that and were for probably the 1666 01:20:12,760 --> 01:20:14,360 Speaker 1: better part of the last two or three years. Yeah, 1667 01:20:14,360 --> 01:20:17,720 Speaker 1: they went one right after the other because Chicago traded up, 1668 01:20:18,479 --> 01:20:20,679 Speaker 1: and I'm like, oh, dang, they're gonna take the running 1669 01:20:20,680 --> 01:20:23,240 Speaker 1: back here, and they did. And I wasn't sure how 1670 01:20:23,280 --> 01:20:26,479 Speaker 1: the Bills failed about Singletary, but obviously they thought highly 1671 01:20:26,479 --> 01:20:30,960 Speaker 1: of him too. And so what those two guys offer 1672 01:20:32,000 --> 01:20:34,439 Speaker 1: is extra yards. I really kind of look at what 1673 01:20:34,520 --> 01:20:36,559 Speaker 1: they bring to the table, and I wonder how many 1674 01:20:36,640 --> 01:20:41,680 Speaker 1: NFL clubs, you know, have their analytics departments found a 1675 01:20:41,720 --> 01:20:45,880 Speaker 1: way to accurately measure the value of it. Yes, you 1676 01:20:45,920 --> 01:20:48,880 Speaker 1: can measure how many yards after contact a running back got. 1677 01:20:49,080 --> 01:20:52,599 Speaker 1: Yes you can measure you contact balance and how effective 1678 01:20:52,600 --> 01:20:54,880 Speaker 1: they are after being hit once, twice, three times on 1679 01:20:54,880 --> 01:20:57,519 Speaker 1: a given play. And you can measure all that. But 1680 01:20:57,600 --> 01:21:01,400 Speaker 1: can you apply that measurement and met trick to winning. 1681 01:21:02,200 --> 01:21:04,519 Speaker 1: And I think some of the teams that may have 1682 01:21:05,479 --> 01:21:09,760 Speaker 1: may believe they're onto something, have raised the value of 1683 01:21:09,800 --> 01:21:13,120 Speaker 1: that ability in a running back skill set, and I 1684 01:21:13,200 --> 01:21:15,080 Speaker 1: want to believe the Bills are on the cusp of that. 1685 01:21:15,680 --> 01:21:18,760 Speaker 1: But those two players were my two favorite in the 1686 01:21:18,840 --> 01:21:21,439 Speaker 1: draft at the running back position. I'm telling you, Devin 1687 01:21:21,560 --> 01:21:25,680 Speaker 1: Singletary reminds me of Travis Henry, but he's got a 1688 01:21:25,680 --> 01:21:28,800 Speaker 1: little more wiggle and a little more a little better vision. 1689 01:21:29,160 --> 01:21:32,320 Speaker 1: Like Travis was straight ahead and people would bounce off 1690 01:21:32,400 --> 01:21:34,400 Speaker 1: him because he's built load to the ground. Singletary has 1691 01:21:34,439 --> 01:21:37,640 Speaker 1: built very similarly to Travis Henry. Built very load to 1692 01:21:37,680 --> 01:21:41,280 Speaker 1: the ground, hard to knock off balance, and is gonna 1693 01:21:41,280 --> 01:21:43,840 Speaker 1: get yards after contact. But he's got some some better 1694 01:21:43,960 --> 01:21:46,760 Speaker 1: vision than Travis does. Also, where he'll find a hole 1695 01:21:46,800 --> 01:21:49,040 Speaker 1: that you didn't think he could see, or maybe even 1696 01:21:49,040 --> 01:21:51,320 Speaker 1: a coach doesn't see. On the sideline and makes a 1697 01:21:51,360 --> 01:21:53,200 Speaker 1: big play out of it. He's not gonna be running 1698 01:21:53,200 --> 01:21:55,400 Speaker 1: for seventy five yard touchdown because people will catch him 1699 01:21:55,400 --> 01:21:57,960 Speaker 1: from behind, just like they used to catch Travis. But 1700 01:21:58,760 --> 01:22:00,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna I think he's gonna be a good player 1701 01:22:00,320 --> 01:22:02,519 Speaker 1: for this team. Maybe not this year, but we had 1702 01:22:02,560 --> 01:22:04,880 Speaker 1: a collar. I think it was a caller maybe somebody 1703 01:22:04,880 --> 01:22:08,439 Speaker 1: on Twitter last week who said that Devin Singletary comparable 1704 01:22:08,479 --> 01:22:10,400 Speaker 1: would be Terrik Cullen of the Bears. That I thought 1705 01:22:10,439 --> 01:22:13,880 Speaker 1: there's something there. Yeah, yeah, I mean, is pretty valuable 1706 01:22:13,880 --> 01:22:16,120 Speaker 1: in the passing game, right, and we haven't we haven't 1707 01:22:16,120 --> 01:22:18,280 Speaker 1: seen that from Singletary because he wasn't asked to do 1708 01:22:18,360 --> 01:22:21,920 Speaker 1: a whole lot of that at Florida Atlantic. But we 1709 01:22:22,080 --> 01:22:24,960 Speaker 1: heard Brandon Bean say how they ran Kelly Skipper down 1710 01:22:25,000 --> 01:22:27,479 Speaker 1: there to work him out and test his hands and 1711 01:22:27,520 --> 01:22:30,640 Speaker 1: he passed with flying colors. I even asked Evan about that, 1712 01:22:31,080 --> 01:22:33,120 Speaker 1: Uh you know how that went for him, and he said, oh, 1713 01:22:33,160 --> 01:22:34,880 Speaker 1: I was fine. I've been catching the football since I'm 1714 01:22:34,880 --> 01:22:37,320 Speaker 1: four years old, blah blah blah. So you know, it's 1715 01:22:37,400 --> 01:22:40,160 Speaker 1: it's nothing new for him and he'd certainly be capable 1716 01:22:40,160 --> 01:22:42,680 Speaker 1: of doing that, So you know, This kid's been a 1717 01:22:42,680 --> 01:22:45,800 Speaker 1: star since he's about twelve years old, so I think 1718 01:22:45,800 --> 01:22:47,559 Speaker 1: he's going to keep on being a star. He just 1719 01:22:47,640 --> 01:22:50,840 Speaker 1: has those innate traits that are running back needs, which 1720 01:22:50,920 --> 01:22:54,200 Speaker 1: is fine in the hole and keeping his balance after 1721 01:22:54,240 --> 01:22:57,400 Speaker 1: initial contact. And he's gonna be a player for this team. 1722 01:22:57,680 --> 01:22:59,839 Speaker 1: Like I said, maybe not here in nineteen, but twenty 1723 01:23:00,320 --> 01:23:03,639 Speaker 1: twenty one, he's gonna be making place for this team. 1724 01:23:03,680 --> 01:23:06,400 Speaker 1: So here in nineteen, the running back room, the competition. 1725 01:23:06,439 --> 01:23:10,720 Speaker 1: There editions of Frank Gore, t j Yelden, Devin Singletary, 1726 01:23:11,000 --> 01:23:15,200 Speaker 1: Sonaris Ferry, and Christian Wade from Europe. McCoy's back, forward's back, 1727 01:23:15,280 --> 01:23:17,760 Speaker 1: Keith forward, Patrick DeMarco. What does that room look like? 1728 01:23:17,800 --> 01:23:21,639 Speaker 1: How many do they keep DeMarco? Well, let's start with him. 1729 01:23:21,720 --> 01:23:25,960 Speaker 1: Is DeMarco's fullback job reasonably safe or can they get 1730 01:23:25,960 --> 01:23:28,479 Speaker 1: those contributions from somewhere else? Yeah, I think that's gonna 1731 01:23:28,520 --> 01:23:32,000 Speaker 1: be tough. I think it's gonna be tough. Well only 1732 01:23:32,040 --> 01:23:35,960 Speaker 1: because you know that when you carry an extra person 1733 01:23:36,000 --> 01:23:38,680 Speaker 1: at one position, you've got a pull from another. And 1734 01:23:38,880 --> 01:23:40,800 Speaker 1: I really believe this team is gonna have four tight 1735 01:23:40,880 --> 01:23:44,800 Speaker 1: ends on the roster this year. Really, Yeah, I think 1736 01:23:44,840 --> 01:23:48,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna happen, and that's not a good situation for 1737 01:23:48,080 --> 01:23:52,040 Speaker 1: a person like DeMarco. And I think you're also looking 1738 01:23:52,200 --> 01:23:55,320 Speaker 1: at what else they have at running back Murph Centeries. 1739 01:23:55,400 --> 01:24:00,360 Speaker 1: Perry is a running back who is a borderline Bowl 1740 01:24:00,360 --> 01:24:04,479 Speaker 1: caliber player on special teams. I think you could argue 1741 01:24:04,520 --> 01:24:08,240 Speaker 1: he's a better athlete than DeMarco is. So then it 1742 01:24:08,360 --> 01:24:12,040 Speaker 1: comes down to whether he farwell deems him a better 1743 01:24:12,040 --> 01:24:14,559 Speaker 1: option on special teams than Pat DeMarco. If he said 1744 01:24:14,600 --> 01:24:19,040 Speaker 1: if he believes that, then I think you Pat DeMarco 1745 01:24:19,120 --> 01:24:21,200 Speaker 1: could really be in a tough spot here. You'd be 1746 01:24:21,240 --> 01:24:25,840 Speaker 1: in a tough spot. How about the top running back 1747 01:24:26,240 --> 01:24:30,519 Speaker 1: McCoy gore who yelled in and secretary? Those four? Is 1748 01:24:30,520 --> 01:24:32,519 Speaker 1: that what you're thinking, It's probably how it's going to 1749 01:24:32,600 --> 01:24:36,000 Speaker 1: shake out. And then then it comes down to do 1750 01:24:36,040 --> 01:24:37,759 Speaker 1: you want to keep Perry because he's a better special 1751 01:24:37,760 --> 01:24:39,719 Speaker 1: team or than DeMarco, or do you want to keep DeMarco? 1752 01:24:40,360 --> 01:24:42,479 Speaker 1: And then how many you're keeping a tight end too, 1753 01:24:42,520 --> 01:24:46,360 Speaker 1: which could also impact that. So and when does that 1754 01:24:46,400 --> 01:24:48,320 Speaker 1: battle begin? I mean, first of all, those top four 1755 01:24:48,360 --> 01:24:50,920 Speaker 1: all make it right and people I would I would 1756 01:24:50,960 --> 01:24:54,400 Speaker 1: think so I would think, so, okay, and do you 1757 01:24:54,439 --> 01:24:58,040 Speaker 1: see they've said, you know, Brandon Bean said it a 1758 01:24:58,080 --> 01:25:01,439 Speaker 1: couple a week ago, Leshawn is our number one back, 1759 01:25:01,479 --> 01:25:03,200 Speaker 1: and that's not going to change. I don't think, even 1760 01:25:03,200 --> 01:25:06,439 Speaker 1: though there's speculation and rumors, but I don't think that's 1761 01:25:06,439 --> 01:25:08,840 Speaker 1: going to change. I think we will see the Leshawn 1762 01:25:08,920 --> 01:25:12,599 Speaker 1: McCoy that we saw in fifteen, sixteen and seventeen here 1763 01:25:12,600 --> 01:25:15,920 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen, you know, provided the line Gaels as 1764 01:25:15,920 --> 01:25:18,920 Speaker 1: we all anticipated to Gael. And what's the role for 1765 01:25:18,960 --> 01:25:22,920 Speaker 1: Frank Gore. I think it's a spot role. You know, 1766 01:25:23,920 --> 01:25:26,439 Speaker 1: as as ageless as he has been in this league, 1767 01:25:27,360 --> 01:25:29,200 Speaker 1: and I would never say he could not handle a 1768 01:25:29,240 --> 01:25:33,920 Speaker 1: full time role, but you know, Leshun usually misses a 1769 01:25:33,920 --> 01:25:36,639 Speaker 1: couple of games a year, gets dinged a little bit, 1770 01:25:37,680 --> 01:25:39,760 Speaker 1: and Frank Gore is a nice guy to have as 1771 01:25:39,840 --> 01:25:44,080 Speaker 1: a as an option one, a number one number two. 1772 01:25:45,479 --> 01:25:52,000 Speaker 1: I think I envision a passing package where Gore and 1773 01:25:52,080 --> 01:25:55,840 Speaker 1: McCoy are both on the field, and McCoy is your 1774 01:25:55,840 --> 01:25:58,840 Speaker 1: weapon and Gore is your pass protector. Because if there's 1775 01:25:58,880 --> 01:26:00,680 Speaker 1: one thing that Frank Gore does maybe better than any 1776 01:26:00,720 --> 01:26:03,120 Speaker 1: other running back in football right now, it's picking up 1777 01:26:03,120 --> 01:26:06,800 Speaker 1: the blitz he is unbelievable at that and I think 1778 01:26:06,880 --> 01:26:11,839 Speaker 1: you can get you know, a split back package or 1779 01:26:11,560 --> 01:26:15,000 Speaker 1: you or heck, you're splitting McCoy l. Why they've done 1780 01:26:15,040 --> 01:26:17,560 Speaker 1: that under day bole and you leave Gore in the 1781 01:26:17,560 --> 01:26:20,280 Speaker 1: backfield to protect the quarterback. Does Yelden have a role 1782 01:26:20,320 --> 01:26:23,320 Speaker 1: to play even in passing downs? Yeah, I would think so. Well, 1783 01:26:23,360 --> 01:26:25,479 Speaker 1: he caught a career high fifty five passes last year. 1784 01:26:25,600 --> 01:26:27,680 Speaker 1: Yeah so. And he's a guy who's used to being 1785 01:26:27,720 --> 01:26:31,559 Speaker 1: an understudy, you know, behind four net. So I think 1786 01:26:31,600 --> 01:26:33,640 Speaker 1: finding himself a role here is not going to be 1787 01:26:33,720 --> 01:26:35,479 Speaker 1: an issue. I think that's why he was attractive to 1788 01:26:35,479 --> 01:26:37,719 Speaker 1: the Bills, because he's a guy that offers you value, 1789 01:26:38,040 --> 01:26:40,080 Speaker 1: but also as a guy that understands his role because 1790 01:26:40,120 --> 01:26:42,800 Speaker 1: he's done it before. And back to the rookie. Then, 1791 01:26:43,760 --> 01:26:46,280 Speaker 1: what possible role could Devin Singletary have to play in 1792 01:26:46,320 --> 01:26:48,599 Speaker 1: all of this? Yeah, you kept talking about twenty twenty 1793 01:26:48,640 --> 01:26:51,800 Speaker 1: twenty one, but they add some with him in twenty nineteen. Well, 1794 01:26:51,800 --> 01:26:53,559 Speaker 1: I think if he shows out the way some people 1795 01:26:53,600 --> 01:26:55,120 Speaker 1: think he will, he might find his way on the 1796 01:26:55,120 --> 01:26:59,040 Speaker 1: field in some capacity. He does have special teams experience, 1797 01:26:59,080 --> 01:27:02,200 Speaker 1: He's done that, not so much as a returner, but 1798 01:27:02,240 --> 01:27:06,360 Speaker 1: he has done UH coverage units, He's done return units, 1799 01:27:06,640 --> 01:27:10,760 Speaker 1: so he has some experience there. And I think if 1800 01:27:10,760 --> 01:27:13,160 Speaker 1: he shows out the way some people believe he can, 1801 01:27:13,840 --> 01:27:16,400 Speaker 1: that he might get some snaps here and there, might 1802 01:27:16,439 --> 01:27:18,280 Speaker 1: find his way on the fields, getting some snaps here 1803 01:27:18,280 --> 01:27:20,160 Speaker 1: and there. Yeah, too many bodies there, Christ, do you 1804 01:27:20,200 --> 01:27:21,840 Speaker 1: have a lot. But there's a team that still run 1805 01:27:21,840 --> 01:27:23,840 Speaker 1: the football too. Yeah, you're right. I just think that 1806 01:27:24,400 --> 01:27:27,240 Speaker 1: there's too much traffic there. Well, and let's but let's 1807 01:27:27,240 --> 01:27:29,200 Speaker 1: also remember too, when you're running the ball that much, 1808 01:27:29,240 --> 01:27:32,200 Speaker 1: there is some attrition, you know, due to injury, so 1809 01:27:32,320 --> 01:27:33,760 Speaker 1: you may need that. Man got to be ready for that. 1810 01:27:33,800 --> 01:27:35,479 Speaker 1: But you don't plan on it. Obvious, you don't plan 1811 01:27:35,560 --> 01:27:36,920 Speaker 1: on it, but you have to be ready for it. 1812 01:27:36,960 --> 01:27:38,680 Speaker 1: And I think they feel better about the answers they 1813 01:27:38,720 --> 01:27:41,760 Speaker 1: have in waiting. Yes, all right, a break. We're coming back. 1814 01:27:41,960 --> 01:27:43,840 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live from One Bill's Drive and this is 1815 01:27:43,880 --> 01:28:00,920 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills Radio. You're still tree today and beautiful Monday 1816 01:28:00,920 --> 01:28:03,880 Speaker 1: afternoon in Orchard Park. John Murphy, Chris Brown. Chris is 1817 01:28:03,920 --> 01:28:06,000 Speaker 1: in for Steve Tasker most of this week. Steve's off 1818 01:28:06,000 --> 01:28:08,320 Speaker 1: on vacation. This is going on today in fact, going 1819 01:28:08,400 --> 01:28:11,200 Speaker 1: on all over Western New York right around now this afternoon, 1820 01:28:11,200 --> 01:28:13,360 Speaker 1: a couple of different sites. We talked with Lorenzo about 1821 01:28:13,360 --> 01:28:17,120 Speaker 1: it last Friday, The Inspired Change. The Bills today donating 1822 01:28:17,120 --> 01:28:20,840 Speaker 1: money to six local organizations part of the NFL's Inspired 1823 01:28:20,920 --> 01:28:25,080 Speaker 1: Change initiative, players out all over the community right now. 1824 01:28:25,080 --> 01:28:29,599 Speaker 1: Harrison Phillips is at Bornhava on Chateau Terrace, The Bills 1825 01:28:29,760 --> 01:28:32,040 Speaker 1: making a donation to fund the new Music and Movement 1826 01:28:32,040 --> 01:28:35,679 Speaker 1: program with one hundred forty children across ten classrooms once 1827 01:28:35,680 --> 01:28:39,040 Speaker 1: a week twenty eight weeks. Lorenzo Alexander at the Bell Center, 1828 01:28:39,960 --> 01:28:43,280 Speaker 1: the Bills donation supporting a new youth memory program for 1829 01:28:43,360 --> 01:28:46,800 Speaker 1: students grades six through twelve. There, the Bills are at 1830 01:28:46,840 --> 01:28:50,559 Speaker 1: the Lieutenant Colonel Matt Urban, Human Services Senator of Western 1831 01:28:50,560 --> 01:28:53,000 Speaker 1: New York, aiding the program's gold to engage children in 1832 01:28:53,040 --> 01:28:56,800 Speaker 1: specific sport activities. Micah hides at the Boysome Girls Club 1833 01:28:56,840 --> 01:29:01,320 Speaker 1: of Buffalo, participating in a social emotional wellness program that 1834 01:29:01,400 --> 01:29:05,240 Speaker 1: provotes positive behavior, and The Bills at the Buffalo Area 1835 01:29:05,320 --> 01:29:10,320 Speaker 1: Engineering Awareness for Minorities, Gloria Jay Parks Center, University District. 1836 01:29:10,400 --> 01:29:12,880 Speaker 1: There here's the point, Chris, you're thinking what are you 1837 01:29:12,960 --> 01:29:15,559 Speaker 1: doing here? Here's the point I think, and we talked 1838 01:29:15,560 --> 01:29:18,040 Speaker 1: to Lorenzo about this. This is the Inspired Change program 1839 01:29:18,280 --> 01:29:21,240 Speaker 1: total of two hundred and twelve thousand dollars raised from 1840 01:29:21,320 --> 01:29:24,680 Speaker 1: players builds, players builds, staff, and the Bill's ownership to 1841 01:29:24,720 --> 01:29:28,639 Speaker 1: fund social justice initiatives. What's it about. It's all goes 1842 01:29:28,680 --> 01:29:32,840 Speaker 1: back to the national anthem issue from a couple of 1843 01:29:32,920 --> 01:29:35,639 Speaker 1: years ago, when Lorenzo and his teammates many Bills players 1844 01:29:35,880 --> 01:29:39,320 Speaker 1: said let's okay, we can complain about standing whatever for 1845 01:29:39,360 --> 01:29:42,799 Speaker 1: the anthem. Let's do something positive, raising money among themselves 1846 01:29:42,840 --> 01:29:46,839 Speaker 1: and among staff people to inspire change to make these changes. 1847 01:29:46,880 --> 01:29:49,200 Speaker 1: I think, you know everybody wants to and people will 1848 01:29:49,240 --> 01:29:51,200 Speaker 1: make an issue out of well they they didn't kneel 1849 01:29:51,240 --> 01:29:53,639 Speaker 1: for the anthem. Okay, however you feel about that, here's 1850 01:29:53,640 --> 01:29:56,439 Speaker 1: something really good that came about because of that, Inspire 1851 01:29:56,520 --> 01:29:59,519 Speaker 1: change and six different local organizations getting a total of 1852 01:29:59,520 --> 01:30:02,799 Speaker 1: twit twelve thousand dollars. I salute those players who organize 1853 01:30:02,800 --> 01:30:05,000 Speaker 1: this put their own money in. I salute every Bill 1854 01:30:05,080 --> 01:30:07,160 Speaker 1: staffer who put money in as well. I think it's 1855 01:30:07,160 --> 01:30:09,479 Speaker 1: really cool that out of something that was pretty negative 1856 01:30:09,680 --> 01:30:12,760 Speaker 1: and pretty controversial from a couple of seasons ago. Now 1857 01:30:12,760 --> 01:30:14,840 Speaker 1: there's two hundred twelve thousand dollars going to all these 1858 01:30:15,160 --> 01:30:19,320 Speaker 1: Buffalo area local players are quite literally putting their money 1859 01:30:19,320 --> 01:30:22,599 Speaker 1: where their mouth is and investing their time as well. Yeah. 1860 01:30:22,640 --> 01:30:25,720 Speaker 1: I mean, these guys are here every day, you know, 1861 01:30:25,800 --> 01:30:28,200 Speaker 1: doing their job. And now you know some of these 1862 01:30:28,240 --> 01:30:31,760 Speaker 1: events Murph, I mean they're five thirty six pm tonight. Yeah, 1863 01:30:31,960 --> 01:30:34,800 Speaker 1: you know, and these guys are taking time out of 1864 01:30:34,840 --> 01:30:38,920 Speaker 1: their schedule to try to back up what some of 1865 01:30:38,960 --> 01:30:41,200 Speaker 1: them were, you know, doing a couple of years ago. 1866 01:30:41,520 --> 01:30:43,759 Speaker 1: They want they want to promote change in the community, 1867 01:30:43,920 --> 01:30:48,439 Speaker 1: and you know, now they're doing it. I mean, say 1868 01:30:48,439 --> 01:30:51,400 Speaker 1: what you will, but actions speak louder than words, and 1869 01:30:51,439 --> 01:30:54,320 Speaker 1: they're taking actions. These are botified actions with money involved 1870 01:30:54,320 --> 01:30:57,120 Speaker 1: and players out there. As Chris said this, you should 1871 01:30:57,120 --> 01:30:59,320 Speaker 1: know this, right. I mean, you everybody knew about the 1872 01:30:59,360 --> 01:31:02,240 Speaker 1: anthem protests. Everybody had an opinion and that's fine, and 1873 01:31:02,280 --> 01:31:06,160 Speaker 1: those opinions were heard and reacted to and amplified all 1874 01:31:06,160 --> 01:31:09,120 Speaker 1: over the country. Here's six local organizations who get two 1875 01:31:09,160 --> 01:31:12,560 Speaker 1: hundred twelve thousand dollars from the Bills, players and Bill staffers. 1876 01:31:13,520 --> 01:31:15,800 Speaker 1: Kind Of as a result of that, people saying it's 1877 01:31:15,840 --> 01:31:18,599 Speaker 1: not enough just to kneel down, not stand up. Let's 1878 01:31:18,600 --> 01:31:21,160 Speaker 1: do something positive. And so they did, and I think 1879 01:31:21,160 --> 01:31:23,000 Speaker 1: people should know that. I gotta say, I tweeted this 1880 01:31:23,040 --> 01:31:26,360 Speaker 1: a week or two ago. I'm convinced Lorenzo Alexander is 1881 01:31:26,360 --> 01:31:29,920 Speaker 1: a vampire. He does not sleep. He was here just 1882 01:31:30,000 --> 01:31:34,280 Speaker 1: again with his ACES foundation. Over the weekends he took 1883 01:31:34,280 --> 01:31:35,800 Speaker 1: the group. We talked about it with him. He took 1884 01:31:35,840 --> 01:31:39,080 Speaker 1: the group from South Park to Washington over two weekends ago, 1885 01:31:39,080 --> 01:31:41,960 Speaker 1: over the draft weekend. Dude doesn't sleep. I don't know 1886 01:31:42,000 --> 01:31:44,080 Speaker 1: when he's laying down this. I mean, he's always up 1887 01:31:44,120 --> 01:31:46,439 Speaker 1: doing something and say he's just I know he drinks 1888 01:31:46,479 --> 01:31:48,519 Speaker 1: coffee before every football game, Like that's one of his 1889 01:31:48,600 --> 01:31:50,240 Speaker 1: ritual things in the morning. You know, you see him 1890 01:31:50,280 --> 01:31:53,200 Speaker 1: drinking it on the early bus. But he must be 1891 01:31:53,320 --> 01:31:56,080 Speaker 1: mainlining coffee because I don't know how he doesn't sleep. 1892 01:31:56,120 --> 01:31:58,080 Speaker 1: I'm pretty convinced. Why don't you know about that? The 1893 01:31:58,160 --> 01:32:01,479 Speaker 1: NFL's and Buffalo Bills in Change Initiative. Chris and I 1894 01:32:01,600 --> 01:32:04,200 Speaker 1: coming back our number three moments Away. One Bill's Live 1895 01:32:04,280 --> 01:32:06,880 Speaker 1: presented by Kalida Health from One Bills Drive. This is 1896 01:32:06,880 --> 01:32:22,519 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills Radio. Buffalo Hills Radio Network stories someding update 1897 01:32:22,600 --> 01:32:24,599 Speaker 1: from One Bill's Drive with the Bills. They've wrapped up 1898 01:32:24,600 --> 01:32:27,800 Speaker 1: today's in some one of their offseason conditioning program. They 1899 01:32:27,840 --> 01:32:30,559 Speaker 1: are in week four. It runs through Thursday. On Friday, 1900 01:32:30,840 --> 01:32:33,360 Speaker 1: Bills rookies and draft picks report here for a three 1901 01:32:33,400 --> 01:32:37,280 Speaker 1: day rookie weekend mini camp. The Buffalo Bills conditioning program continues. 1902 01:32:37,560 --> 01:32:40,040 Speaker 1: News from the NFL the Raiders working out free agent 1903 01:32:40,040 --> 01:32:43,559 Speaker 1: guard Richie Incognito today. According to sources, did not play 1904 01:32:43,640 --> 01:32:46,680 Speaker 1: last season after he first retired and unretired and then 1905 01:32:46,760 --> 01:32:49,160 Speaker 1: was cut by the Buffalo Bills. The word is he's 1906 01:32:49,200 --> 01:32:51,959 Speaker 1: in shape, feeling well in all aspects mentally and physically, 1907 01:32:52,160 --> 01:32:54,200 Speaker 1: wants to play again, and the Raiders are taking a look. 1908 01:32:54,400 --> 01:32:57,360 Speaker 1: Richie Incognito getting to work out with the Oakland Raiders today. 1909 01:32:57,600 --> 01:33:00,599 Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers have named four new members for their Hall 1910 01:33:00,680 --> 01:33:03,639 Speaker 1: of Honor, announcing today that they'll expand with the additions 1911 01:33:03,640 --> 01:33:07,280 Speaker 1: of wide receiver Steve Smith, quarterback Jake Delom, offensive tackle 1912 01:33:07,400 --> 01:33:10,000 Speaker 1: Jordan Gross, and tight end Wesley Walls. Cam Newton and 1913 01:33:10,080 --> 01:33:12,600 Speaker 1: the Panther says, shoulders feeling great and he should be 1914 01:33:12,640 --> 01:33:15,000 Speaker 1: good to go when training camp opens up. He underwent 1915 01:33:15,080 --> 01:33:17,840 Speaker 1: Arthur's copic surgery on his right shoulder in January. He 1916 01:33:17,920 --> 01:33:19,719 Speaker 1: was shut down the final two games of the twenty 1917 01:33:19,760 --> 01:33:22,000 Speaker 1: eighteen season, but says he'll be ready to play now 1918 01:33:22,040 --> 01:33:24,800 Speaker 1: when they go to camp. The XFL has announced multi 1919 01:33:24,880 --> 01:33:28,320 Speaker 1: year agreements with ESPN and Fox Sports to televise games, 1920 01:33:28,320 --> 01:33:32,080 Speaker 1: starting with their inaugural season in twenty twenty. ABC and Fox. 1921 01:33:32,160 --> 01:33:35,519 Speaker 1: They'll be cable stations on air, cable outlets on ESPN, 1922 01:33:35,720 --> 01:33:39,360 Speaker 1: ESPN two, FS one, and FS two. The XFL's TV 1923 01:33:39,439 --> 01:33:42,400 Speaker 1: schedule features back to back games every Saturday at two 1924 01:33:42,400 --> 01:33:44,960 Speaker 1: in the afternoon, and then two games on Sunday afternoon. 1925 01:33:45,080 --> 01:33:47,639 Speaker 1: Stanley Cup Playoffs a couple of games tonight, A couple 1926 01:33:47,640 --> 01:33:49,519 Speaker 1: of games. Six is one of them. In the East 1927 01:33:49,800 --> 01:33:52,760 Speaker 1: Boston Bruins three games to two, Leaders or Columbus. They'll 1928 01:33:52,760 --> 01:33:56,240 Speaker 1: play game six tonight in Columbus seven o'clock. Face up 1929 01:33:56,240 --> 01:33:58,920 Speaker 1: there out West, game six of the series between San 1930 01:33:58,960 --> 01:34:01,920 Speaker 1: Jose and Colorado. The Sharks lead that series three games 1931 01:34:01,920 --> 01:34:04,880 Speaker 1: to two. They face off at ten o'clock tonight and 1932 01:34:05,280 --> 01:34:08,760 Speaker 1: Kentucky Derby News. The owners of Maximum Security say they 1933 01:34:08,800 --> 01:34:12,160 Speaker 1: plan on filing an appeal with the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, 1934 01:34:12,160 --> 01:34:15,200 Speaker 1: contending that their horse should be declared the rightful winner 1935 01:34:15,240 --> 01:34:17,479 Speaker 1: of Saturday's Kentucky Derby. Chris and I are going to 1936 01:34:17,560 --> 01:34:19,639 Speaker 1: talk about that in a moment. Welcome back to the show, 1937 01:34:19,680 --> 01:34:22,400 Speaker 1: John Murphy, Chris Brown. Chris is infra steam tasker all 1938 01:34:22,400 --> 01:34:24,759 Speaker 1: week long. We're coming to you alive from one Bill's 1939 01:34:25,040 --> 01:34:27,599 Speaker 1: Drive with a lot of talk about the Buffalo roster. 1940 01:34:27,680 --> 01:34:29,599 Speaker 1: That's what we do after the draft, before they get 1941 01:34:29,600 --> 01:34:32,360 Speaker 1: in deep into the OTAs. I don't know what the 1942 01:34:32,400 --> 01:34:35,439 Speaker 1: most intriguing position battle you think is going into the season. 1943 01:34:35,600 --> 01:34:37,400 Speaker 1: Give us a call and we'll discuss eight oh three 1944 01:34:37,400 --> 01:34:40,160 Speaker 1: oh five fifty toll free one eight eight eight five 1945 01:34:40,280 --> 01:34:42,880 Speaker 1: fifty two five fifty. Sending a tweet, we may read 1946 01:34:42,920 --> 01:34:44,760 Speaker 1: it on the Aera. Vote in our Twitter poll. What's 1947 01:34:44,800 --> 01:34:47,840 Speaker 1: most interesting to you the most intriguing position battle going 1948 01:34:47,880 --> 01:34:50,200 Speaker 1: into this season. Here's a call on the line from 1949 01:34:50,280 --> 01:34:52,479 Speaker 1: Rob on Rhode Island. Hello, Rob, go ahead, Rob in 1950 01:34:52,560 --> 01:34:55,759 Speaker 1: Rhode Island. Hey, how are you guys doing. I'm calling 1951 01:34:56,960 --> 01:34:59,000 Speaker 1: the show last week. I'm a Patriot fan. I'm from 1952 01:34:59,000 --> 01:35:02,240 Speaker 1: aland with you my whole I love your show. Thanks. 1953 01:35:02,280 --> 01:35:04,720 Speaker 1: Rap like hockey and that's all they're talking about up here, 1954 01:35:04,960 --> 01:35:07,280 Speaker 1: and uh, Brun's gonna go seven games and win that. 1955 01:35:08,479 --> 01:35:10,599 Speaker 1: But I get to listen to you, so that's good. Yeah, 1956 01:35:10,600 --> 01:35:13,040 Speaker 1: But as I've been listening, I listened to you and 1957 01:35:13,040 --> 01:35:16,880 Speaker 1: Steve last week, I don't see much of an upgrade 1958 01:35:17,120 --> 01:35:19,680 Speaker 1: really anywhere. I see what you guys lost, and I've 1959 01:35:19,680 --> 01:35:23,120 Speaker 1: seen what you guys have got. It doesn't it doesn't 1960 01:35:23,120 --> 01:35:25,240 Speaker 1: seem like you're gonna be that much better now. Giving 1961 01:35:25,240 --> 01:35:29,439 Speaker 1: the Dolphins they're not going to be good, and the Jets, um, 1962 01:35:29,520 --> 01:35:31,519 Speaker 1: I don't think Belle's gonna save the day with them. 1963 01:35:32,000 --> 01:35:35,280 Speaker 1: So I see you guys as competitive, but I don't 1964 01:35:35,360 --> 01:35:38,720 Speaker 1: see where this position battles is gonna go. Where it's 1965 01:35:38,720 --> 01:35:43,320 Speaker 1: gonna get you guys. The division. Yeah, I don't know 1966 01:35:43,320 --> 01:35:45,760 Speaker 1: if they're gonna will anybody talking about the division. I 1967 01:35:45,760 --> 01:35:47,880 Speaker 1: think they're gonna be better, though, And I guess in 1968 01:35:48,080 --> 01:35:51,519 Speaker 1: answer a response Rob, I would say they have made 1969 01:35:51,600 --> 01:35:53,759 Speaker 1: upgrades of a couple of key positions that were areas 1970 01:35:53,760 --> 01:35:56,000 Speaker 1: of weakness last year. And I would start right away, 1971 01:35:56,160 --> 01:36:00,120 Speaker 1: Chris with offensive line, right, and you know, we'll have 1972 01:36:00,120 --> 01:36:02,120 Speaker 1: to wait and see the five that they do put together, 1973 01:36:02,160 --> 01:36:04,960 Speaker 1: but they've upgraded across the board. I think in the 1974 01:36:05,000 --> 01:36:08,519 Speaker 1: eyes of many people, including outside observers and obviously inside 1975 01:36:08,520 --> 01:36:12,920 Speaker 1: this building. I think, you know, as as a New 1976 01:36:12,960 --> 01:36:15,120 Speaker 1: England observer, you're probably thinking we're saying they're going to 1977 01:36:15,160 --> 01:36:19,479 Speaker 1: win the AFC, since that's what you mentioned. And yeah, 1978 01:36:19,520 --> 01:36:22,200 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't think either of us are saying 1979 01:36:22,200 --> 01:36:23,680 Speaker 1: this is more than a nine or a ten win 1980 01:36:23,720 --> 01:36:26,519 Speaker 1: team at best, you know, and I know Vegas has 1981 01:36:26,600 --> 01:36:28,880 Speaker 1: him at six and a half and they could very 1982 01:36:28,920 --> 01:36:31,080 Speaker 1: easily fall somewhere in between if they stubbed their toes 1983 01:36:31,120 --> 01:36:33,200 Speaker 1: somewhere or have an injury bug or whatever it is. 1984 01:36:33,560 --> 01:36:36,799 Speaker 1: But I think the team has kind of loaded itself 1985 01:36:36,840 --> 01:36:38,840 Speaker 1: for bear this year with the money they spent and 1986 01:36:38,920 --> 01:36:41,200 Speaker 1: some of the draft picks they added, most notably at Oliver, 1987 01:36:41,280 --> 01:36:43,200 Speaker 1: and I think they feel they can make the jump 1988 01:36:43,240 --> 01:36:45,120 Speaker 1: from a six win team, which they were last year, 1989 01:36:45,520 --> 01:36:47,800 Speaker 1: and get to eight nine and then with a little luck, 1990 01:36:47,840 --> 01:36:49,519 Speaker 1: maybe ten wins. And let me say this too, Rome, 1991 01:36:49,600 --> 01:36:51,200 Speaker 1: and I know you have more to say. I think 1992 01:36:51,240 --> 01:36:53,639 Speaker 1: most people, when they look at the Bills, and yeah, 1993 01:36:53,680 --> 01:36:56,200 Speaker 1: this show is comprised of people who follow the Bills, 1994 01:36:56,840 --> 01:36:59,520 Speaker 1: think that the roster is better, and they also anticipate 1995 01:36:59,600 --> 01:37:02,640 Speaker 1: and fact better quarterback play in the second year for 1996 01:37:02,680 --> 01:37:04,760 Speaker 1: Josh Allen. Wouldn't you agree with that, Chris, Yeah, part 1997 01:37:04,840 --> 01:37:08,160 Speaker 1: of our expectations for improvement comes from the fact that 1998 01:37:08,240 --> 01:37:10,000 Speaker 1: we think Josh Allen will be better this year than 1999 01:37:10,040 --> 01:37:12,639 Speaker 1: he was a year ago, and he was okay last year. Oh, 2000 01:37:12,680 --> 01:37:15,120 Speaker 1: I appreciate that. It's just that I think when I 2001 01:37:15,160 --> 01:37:17,280 Speaker 1: hear you guys talking about Frank Gore a little while ago, 2002 01:37:17,280 --> 01:37:18,880 Speaker 1: and I give it to you. I mean, the guy 2003 01:37:19,000 --> 01:37:23,160 Speaker 1: is ageless, but him and McCoy and I heard fifteen 2004 01:37:23,240 --> 01:37:26,920 Speaker 1: sixteen seventeen anticipating that kind of production. I just think 2005 01:37:26,960 --> 01:37:28,559 Speaker 1: these guys are a little longer the tooth, and so 2006 01:37:28,600 --> 01:37:31,000 Speaker 1: that's not going to give Josh Allen the kind of 2007 01:37:32,160 --> 01:37:35,839 Speaker 1: ease he's gonna need to be a little more effective. 2008 01:37:35,840 --> 01:37:37,760 Speaker 1: I mean, granted, he was running for his life last year, 2009 01:37:37,800 --> 01:37:41,479 Speaker 1: but I just don't see it where it's wow, you know. 2010 01:37:41,600 --> 01:37:44,400 Speaker 1: But I'm calling up because I am the hated I know, 2011 01:37:44,479 --> 01:37:47,040 Speaker 1: I'm a patriot, I'm the hated guy, but I don't 2012 01:37:47,120 --> 01:37:50,160 Speaker 1: hate because you guys the way you do your show, 2013 01:37:50,200 --> 01:37:53,400 Speaker 1: it's it made me calling and want to discuss this 2014 01:37:53,439 --> 01:37:55,439 Speaker 1: with you. Oh that's nice. We don't hate. Come on, Rob, 2015 01:37:55,479 --> 01:37:59,479 Speaker 1: we're not hating. Only once in a while. And look, 2016 01:38:00,439 --> 01:38:02,360 Speaker 1: that's the beautiful part. And I don't think we're alone 2017 01:38:02,400 --> 01:38:04,559 Speaker 1: in this. In the NFL and the thirty two NFL markets, 2018 01:38:05,040 --> 01:38:07,320 Speaker 1: people get optimistic this time of year, right after the 2019 01:38:07,400 --> 01:38:10,240 Speaker 1: draft of free agency complete. People feel pretty good about 2020 01:38:10,280 --> 01:38:12,519 Speaker 1: what they have or where they are headed. And certainly 2021 01:38:13,280 --> 01:38:15,839 Speaker 1: Steve and I always joke Chris, this is the happiest 2022 01:38:15,840 --> 01:38:18,720 Speaker 1: six and ten market in the NFL, and it has 2023 01:38:18,720 --> 01:38:21,200 Speaker 1: been since last season ended because of what they showed 2024 01:38:21,320 --> 01:38:23,720 Speaker 1: last year and because of Josh and now because of 2025 01:38:23,720 --> 01:38:26,000 Speaker 1: what they've added, you know, to the areas where they 2026 01:38:26,040 --> 01:38:28,120 Speaker 1: needed to add. Good call, Rob, we don't hate. We're 2027 01:38:28,120 --> 01:38:30,560 Speaker 1: not haters. Thank you very much for calling. That was 2028 01:38:30,680 --> 01:38:33,320 Speaker 1: robbed from Rhode Island. I'm the like, I guess we 2029 01:38:33,320 --> 01:38:36,960 Speaker 1: should have anticipated New England. Ben to the Patriots bench, right, 2030 01:38:37,000 --> 01:38:38,960 Speaker 1: I'm glad he's a call. I mean, you know, he 2031 01:38:39,000 --> 01:38:41,200 Speaker 1: didn't come, you know, with fire and brimstone. He had 2032 01:38:41,200 --> 01:38:43,719 Speaker 1: an honest question, like, you know, why do you guys 2033 01:38:44,160 --> 01:38:47,120 Speaker 1: feel that good? I don't see it. And and if 2034 01:38:47,160 --> 01:38:50,280 Speaker 1: you're if you're from the outside looking in. I totally 2035 01:38:50,320 --> 01:38:54,240 Speaker 1: get it, because year after year, you know, there are 2036 01:38:54,280 --> 01:38:58,760 Speaker 1: these expectations and maybe there are some more from a 2037 01:38:58,840 --> 01:39:00,880 Speaker 1: national perspective, at least from the ones that I've been 2038 01:39:00,920 --> 01:39:04,120 Speaker 1: able to see since the draft that are very glowing 2039 01:39:04,560 --> 01:39:09,080 Speaker 1: in their assessment of the bills and what's being built here. 2040 01:39:10,320 --> 01:39:12,280 Speaker 1: But then you see Las Vegas and they say six 2041 01:39:12,320 --> 01:39:15,160 Speaker 1: and a half is the over under number. And I 2042 01:39:15,200 --> 01:39:17,759 Speaker 1: think a lot of the people that are outside observers say, wow, 2043 01:39:18,280 --> 01:39:21,080 Speaker 1: see how they're gonna put all that together. Canna be 2044 01:39:21,120 --> 01:39:24,280 Speaker 1: able to do that, you know? And so then the 2045 01:39:24,320 --> 01:39:27,080 Speaker 1: people that you know have been down on the bills 2046 01:39:27,080 --> 01:39:29,000 Speaker 1: for as long as they have will just continue being 2047 01:39:29,040 --> 01:39:31,280 Speaker 1: down on the bills, and they're gonna say, well, what's 2048 01:39:31,320 --> 01:39:33,320 Speaker 1: different about this year than any other year? And you 2049 01:39:33,360 --> 01:39:35,840 Speaker 1: know what's going to change, and you know all of that. 2050 01:39:36,920 --> 01:39:40,639 Speaker 1: I get it. But I think this build is different, 2051 01:39:40,960 --> 01:39:43,040 Speaker 1: I really do. I think this is a team that 2052 01:39:43,160 --> 01:39:47,080 Speaker 1: is under Brandon being and Sean McDermott building it in 2053 01:39:47,120 --> 01:39:51,040 Speaker 1: a methodical fashion. So as McDermott said, from the outset, 2054 01:39:51,479 --> 01:39:56,000 Speaker 1: they can be competitive and contend for the long haul. 2055 01:39:56,040 --> 01:39:57,920 Speaker 1: This is not a flash in the pan. Make the 2056 01:39:57,960 --> 01:40:02,479 Speaker 1: team good, fast, and then you know, disappear like a supernova. 2057 01:40:02,640 --> 01:40:06,479 Speaker 1: This is an organization that's trying to build it so 2058 01:40:06,520 --> 01:40:09,960 Speaker 1: it's sustainable for more than a year or two years. 2059 01:40:10,040 --> 01:40:14,439 Speaker 1: It's something that eventually becomes self sustaining because of the 2060 01:40:14,479 --> 01:40:16,840 Speaker 1: way they have built it. You wrote about a Chris 2061 01:40:16,880 --> 01:40:19,200 Speaker 1: Chris's post from last Friday, Have the Bills built a 2062 01:40:19,280 --> 01:40:22,960 Speaker 1: roster ready to compete in the AFC? And I used 2063 01:40:23,000 --> 01:40:26,080 Speaker 1: a lot of national assessing. The first several paragraphs are 2064 01:40:26,160 --> 01:40:29,799 Speaker 1: from people like Field Yates of ESPN and Bleacher Report 2065 01:40:29,880 --> 01:40:32,840 Speaker 1: to NFL dot Com, Greg Rosenthal, all of them with really, 2066 01:40:32,880 --> 01:40:37,000 Speaker 1: I think, actually, I think the view from outside Buffalo 2067 01:40:37,080 --> 01:40:40,400 Speaker 1: from national experts is even more glowing than much of 2068 01:40:40,439 --> 01:40:44,479 Speaker 1: the response you get inside Buffalo from observers of the Bills. Possibly, yeah, 2069 01:40:44,520 --> 01:40:47,439 Speaker 1: I mean, I think the national respect has certainly gone 2070 01:40:47,479 --> 01:40:51,439 Speaker 1: up a notch for the Buffalo organization in comparison to 2071 01:40:51,479 --> 01:40:54,880 Speaker 1: previous years. I think some people that have kind of 2072 01:40:54,960 --> 01:40:56,920 Speaker 1: kept their ear to the ground on what's going on 2073 01:40:56,960 --> 01:40:59,720 Speaker 1: in Buffalo and have been astute in how they have 2074 01:40:59,800 --> 01:41:05,400 Speaker 1: been building this the last two years are seeing where 2075 01:41:05,439 --> 01:41:09,479 Speaker 1: this is headed. Now. It hasn't reached critical mass yet. 2076 01:41:09,880 --> 01:41:13,240 Speaker 1: I think we can all agree on that. But the 2077 01:41:13,280 --> 01:41:16,160 Speaker 1: pieces that are being put into place now have to 2078 01:41:16,200 --> 01:41:20,680 Speaker 1: be fitted together and cemented for this to get to 2079 01:41:20,760 --> 01:41:23,400 Speaker 1: where they wanted to go. And will it get there 2080 01:41:23,439 --> 01:41:26,960 Speaker 1: this year? It may take another year. Who knows. There's 2081 01:41:27,000 --> 01:41:28,720 Speaker 1: a lot that has to happen. I don't think there's 2082 01:41:28,760 --> 01:41:31,240 Speaker 1: any question about that. Coach McDermott said as much. We 2083 01:41:31,320 --> 01:41:32,960 Speaker 1: got a lot of work between now and when we 2084 01:41:33,040 --> 01:41:36,879 Speaker 1: kick it off in four months. But there are pieces 2085 01:41:36,960 --> 01:41:40,400 Speaker 1: there that make a lot of sense. There are long 2086 01:41:40,520 --> 01:41:45,080 Speaker 1: term answers at some key positions, and there's leadership on 2087 01:41:45,120 --> 01:41:49,640 Speaker 1: this team in droves that really hasn't existed previously with 2088 01:41:49,720 --> 01:41:52,800 Speaker 1: previous regimes. And I think that all of those things 2089 01:41:52,880 --> 01:42:00,400 Speaker 1: rolled together should eventually translate into sustained success year over here. 2090 01:42:00,479 --> 01:42:04,080 Speaker 1: To their credit, no one has been more realistic about 2091 01:42:04,120 --> 01:42:06,360 Speaker 1: what the Spills team has to do than Brandon Bean 2092 01:42:06,680 --> 01:42:08,960 Speaker 1: and Sean McDermott. Right, you heard it after free agency, 2093 01:42:09,000 --> 01:42:11,800 Speaker 1: you heard after the draft when they say this doesn't 2094 01:42:11,800 --> 01:42:14,160 Speaker 1: mean anything, you know until we win. And I think 2095 01:42:14,160 --> 01:42:16,759 Speaker 1: they know what they have to win, what the numbers 2096 01:42:16,800 --> 01:42:18,920 Speaker 1: they have to win to be comfortable. I don't know. 2097 01:42:18,960 --> 01:42:20,360 Speaker 1: I don't think any of us know but I know 2098 01:42:20,640 --> 01:42:23,680 Speaker 1: they don't feel like they've accomplished anything right, And I 2099 01:42:23,680 --> 01:42:25,840 Speaker 1: don't think anybody was saying they're going to win the 2100 01:42:25,840 --> 01:42:28,439 Speaker 1: AFC East either. I mean, we cannot dismiss the fact 2101 01:42:28,439 --> 01:42:30,639 Speaker 1: that the Super Bowl champion still resides in the division. 2102 01:42:30,720 --> 01:42:35,000 Speaker 1: So there's that recall though, Robin, Rhode Island. What do 2103 01:42:35,040 --> 01:42:38,400 Speaker 1: you think what most intriguing position battle for the Bills 2104 01:42:38,439 --> 01:42:41,120 Speaker 1: going into the season. Give us a callball discuss on 2105 01:42:41,160 --> 01:42:42,800 Speaker 1: the tweet sheet. We got a couple of really good 2106 01:42:42,800 --> 01:42:45,400 Speaker 1: tweets on the tweet sheet. Bryan Arts sends in this 2107 01:42:45,880 --> 01:42:49,160 Speaker 1: good poll should be even all have the ability to 2108 01:42:49,160 --> 01:42:52,559 Speaker 1: be stiff competitions. We offered up what offensive line, wide receiver, 2109 01:42:52,760 --> 01:42:56,080 Speaker 1: tight end, and defensive line intriguing. I guess tight end 2110 01:42:56,160 --> 01:42:58,559 Speaker 1: due to the overhaul, leaving just croom to stay pertinent. 2111 01:42:58,840 --> 01:43:01,479 Speaker 1: The overall tight end useage in depth charts is intriguing. 2112 01:43:01,520 --> 01:43:04,320 Speaker 1: Wide receiver is a battle for one to three spots 2113 01:43:04,320 --> 01:43:07,280 Speaker 1: out of five to seven. OH line mere guard shootout. 2114 01:43:07,360 --> 01:43:09,280 Speaker 1: Cornerback is thick. I think the O line is more 2115 01:43:09,280 --> 01:43:11,960 Speaker 1: than just a guard shootout, but I hear you on that. 2116 01:43:12,080 --> 01:43:15,759 Speaker 1: But yeah, that's why that's a good list of roster 2117 01:43:15,800 --> 01:43:18,040 Speaker 1: battles to watch and roster battles to talk about at 2118 01:43:18,040 --> 01:43:20,160 Speaker 1: this stage of the offseason. Let's talk about wide receiver 2119 01:43:20,240 --> 01:43:25,479 Speaker 1: here for a second, because what you have is a 2120 01:43:25,600 --> 01:43:28,120 Speaker 1: group of you know, a collection of talent that is 2121 01:43:28,200 --> 01:43:32,639 Speaker 1: better than what you had last year. Yes, I think 2122 01:43:32,800 --> 01:43:38,880 Speaker 1: people would openly argue that you still don't have a true, 2123 01:43:39,680 --> 01:43:45,000 Speaker 1: bona fide, proven number one target among the receiving corps. Yes, 2124 01:43:45,040 --> 01:43:48,200 Speaker 1: I would argue that. But what you do have are 2125 01:43:48,280 --> 01:43:53,200 Speaker 1: guys that can fill pretty specific roles and because of that, 2126 01:43:54,240 --> 01:43:56,880 Speaker 1: I think the top half of that receiver corp is 2127 01:43:56,960 --> 01:43:59,920 Speaker 1: pretty clear cut right now. Well, let's see, let's give 2128 01:44:00,120 --> 01:44:04,840 Speaker 1: some names here. New additions, John Brown, Coles Beasley, Andrey Roberts, 2129 01:44:04,960 --> 01:44:07,759 Speaker 1: Duke Williams back from last year's z Jones, Robert Foster, 2130 01:44:07,800 --> 01:44:11,240 Speaker 1: Isai McKenzie, Ray, Ray McLeod Demari Scott cam Phillips, Victor 2131 01:44:11,280 --> 01:44:14,400 Speaker 1: Bolden Junior. Um. So you're saying the top half, you're 2132 01:44:14,439 --> 01:44:21,840 Speaker 1: talking about Brown, Beasley, Zay Jones, Um. Hold on, I 2133 01:44:21,840 --> 01:44:25,960 Speaker 1: would say Brown, Beasley, Foster, and then Roberts because of 2134 01:44:26,000 --> 01:44:29,360 Speaker 1: his special teams. Those are four that are I fully 2135 01:44:29,400 --> 01:44:32,040 Speaker 1: anticipate to be on the roster. I saw, Okay, let's 2136 01:44:32,080 --> 01:44:35,920 Speaker 1: talk about this. Yesterday's Buffalo News. I think Vick Carucci 2137 01:44:35,960 --> 01:44:39,880 Speaker 1: wrote about the various roster position battles and he maybe 2138 01:44:39,880 --> 01:44:42,040 Speaker 1: he was asked about this about Zay Jones, and he 2139 01:44:42,040 --> 01:44:44,680 Speaker 1: said a fifty fifty shot to make the roster. Man. 2140 01:44:44,720 --> 01:44:46,280 Speaker 1: I thought I would give him much better than that. 2141 01:44:47,320 --> 01:44:49,200 Speaker 1: I'd make it like an eighty twenty shot that he's 2142 01:44:49,200 --> 01:44:51,679 Speaker 1: going to be on the roster. Right. Yeah, I think 2143 01:44:51,760 --> 01:44:54,280 Speaker 1: the odds are that he will be on the roster. 2144 01:44:54,400 --> 01:44:56,080 Speaker 1: I think a lot would have to happen for him 2145 01:44:56,120 --> 01:44:58,960 Speaker 1: to be pushed off. I think a lot of did 2146 01:44:59,000 --> 01:45:02,560 Speaker 1: you see this, am I I didn't catch it this weekend. 2147 01:45:02,680 --> 01:45:04,280 Speaker 1: I was in and out of town. But I think 2148 01:45:04,280 --> 01:45:11,040 Speaker 1: the main reason that there are people making that supposition 2149 01:45:12,080 --> 01:45:14,880 Speaker 1: is because they saw Za play a lot of his 2150 01:45:14,960 --> 01:45:18,080 Speaker 1: game in the slot last year, and they're thinking, but 2151 01:45:18,200 --> 01:45:21,040 Speaker 1: they signed Beasley to big money and he's playing the slot, 2152 01:45:21,280 --> 01:45:24,639 Speaker 1: so this guy doesn't have a role. And I think 2153 01:45:24,680 --> 01:45:27,200 Speaker 1: that might be a little bit shortsighted, because who's to 2154 01:45:27,240 --> 01:45:29,880 Speaker 1: say they don't run double slots and run more for 2155 01:45:30,080 --> 01:45:31,920 Speaker 1: wide this year? Do you know what I mean? Like, 2156 01:45:32,120 --> 01:45:35,880 Speaker 1: I think there are circumstances that could very easily answer that. 2157 01:45:36,439 --> 01:45:40,200 Speaker 1: And I think right, and I think we can't dismiss 2158 01:45:40,240 --> 01:45:42,479 Speaker 1: the fact that the guy was the leading receiver on 2159 01:45:42,520 --> 01:45:46,519 Speaker 1: the team last year. So if you would, and here's 2160 01:45:46,560 --> 01:45:51,200 Speaker 1: what I believe, I think, if you have better talent 2161 01:45:51,280 --> 01:45:55,720 Speaker 1: around him, I think Jones stands to become an even 2162 01:45:56,000 --> 01:45:59,960 Speaker 1: more effective player because maybe there's more attention on Beasley, 2163 01:46:00,240 --> 01:46:02,519 Speaker 1: maybe there's more attention on John Brown over the top, 2164 01:46:02,720 --> 01:46:05,599 Speaker 1: maybe there's more room underneath for Za Jones, and maybe 2165 01:46:05,640 --> 01:46:08,280 Speaker 1: he's a better player as a result. So you might 2166 01:46:08,320 --> 01:46:10,800 Speaker 1: be able to raise the level of play of Zay 2167 01:46:10,880 --> 01:46:14,800 Speaker 1: Jones from where it already is. And let's let's not 2168 01:46:14,840 --> 01:46:20,800 Speaker 1: dismiss this either. Za Jones was more effective last year 2169 01:46:20,840 --> 01:46:22,840 Speaker 1: than he was as a rookie, looked to get over 2170 01:46:22,880 --> 01:46:26,120 Speaker 1: the yips that he had with catching the ball and 2171 01:46:26,280 --> 01:46:31,240 Speaker 1: overcame a trying off season which included so shoulder surgery 2172 01:46:31,240 --> 01:46:35,320 Speaker 1: in the off the field incident. So much quieter offseason 2173 01:46:35,400 --> 01:46:38,240 Speaker 1: this year. He's a lot I mean, as far as 2174 01:46:38,240 --> 01:46:41,160 Speaker 1: I can tell, he's laser focused. Looks like he's added 2175 01:46:41,160 --> 01:46:43,200 Speaker 1: about six to eight pounds a lean muscle mass on 2176 01:46:43,240 --> 01:46:46,479 Speaker 1: his frame through the upper body. And so I would 2177 01:46:46,560 --> 01:46:49,200 Speaker 1: not put it at fifty fifty at all, much higher 2178 01:46:49,200 --> 01:46:51,439 Speaker 1: than that. I was watching just walking through the field 2179 01:46:51,439 --> 01:46:54,280 Speaker 1: house today, and you're right about Zay's physical stature. I thought, 2180 01:46:54,360 --> 01:46:56,760 Speaker 1: who's that big guy? And I looked harder than Oh, 2181 01:46:56,800 --> 01:46:59,400 Speaker 1: that's Zay Jones. Yeah, you know, he's always been tall, 2182 01:46:59,439 --> 01:47:01,880 Speaker 1: but he feels appears to be much more filled out. 2183 01:47:01,920 --> 01:47:05,240 Speaker 1: But yeah, I'm better than fifty fifty. The receiving group, Chris, 2184 01:47:05,560 --> 01:47:07,320 Speaker 1: I don't know if there are locks for the roster. 2185 01:47:07,360 --> 01:47:11,160 Speaker 1: I guess Brown, Beasley, and Foster, and I put Zay 2186 01:47:11,280 --> 01:47:13,960 Speaker 1: Jones close to a lock. So there's four and Roberts 2187 01:47:14,040 --> 01:47:20,639 Speaker 1: is on the roster, maybe one more spot for upwards 2188 01:47:20,680 --> 01:47:24,519 Speaker 1: of seven guys or six guys. And you know, I 2189 01:47:24,560 --> 01:47:29,320 Speaker 1: think the favorites in that group are probably Mackenzie and 2190 01:47:29,520 --> 01:47:33,519 Speaker 1: perhaps Duke Williams if he can show something, because if 2191 01:47:33,520 --> 01:47:36,240 Speaker 1: there's one thing that this receiving core lacks, it's size. 2192 01:47:36,680 --> 01:47:39,040 Speaker 1: So Duke Williams brings that to the table just walking 2193 01:47:39,080 --> 01:47:41,320 Speaker 1: in the door. So if he can make plays on 2194 01:47:41,360 --> 01:47:44,280 Speaker 1: top of that, I think that could give him an 2195 01:47:44,360 --> 01:47:47,000 Speaker 1: edge because that's what this receiving core is lacking. Size 2196 01:47:47,080 --> 01:47:49,280 Speaker 1: post up size, they added some of that at a 2197 01:47:49,320 --> 01:47:51,719 Speaker 1: tight end, so maybe they don't think it's as pressing 2198 01:47:51,720 --> 01:47:54,599 Speaker 1: a need at wide receiver, who knows, But if they 2199 01:47:54,640 --> 01:47:57,640 Speaker 1: do still want size at the receiver position, well, then 2200 01:47:57,720 --> 01:47:59,880 Speaker 1: Duke Williams is in a pretty good place as far 2201 01:48:00,200 --> 01:48:02,880 Speaker 1: is you know, the race for that last what we 2202 01:48:02,920 --> 01:48:06,120 Speaker 1: anticipate to be the last spot. And that's assuming they 2203 01:48:06,200 --> 01:48:09,240 Speaker 1: keep six, you know, which I think they probably will. 2204 01:48:09,400 --> 01:48:11,439 Speaker 1: With the way the league is going now, more and 2205 01:48:11,520 --> 01:48:15,080 Speaker 1: more teams are keeping six receivers, So you would have Brown, Beasley, Roberts, 2206 01:48:15,240 --> 01:48:20,479 Speaker 1: Jones fostered, Duke Williams. Yeah, six, and you know, i'd 2207 01:48:20,680 --> 01:48:24,519 Speaker 1: believe me, I'd like to keep McKenzie, but you know, 2208 01:48:24,600 --> 01:48:29,080 Speaker 1: Beasley is that jitterbug guy that McKenzie was. Now Beasley's 2209 01:48:29,080 --> 01:48:31,280 Speaker 1: not running jet sweeps like McKenzie was, but you have 2210 01:48:31,320 --> 01:48:35,160 Speaker 1: Foster who can do that. So yeah, I mean it's 2211 01:48:35,160 --> 01:48:37,040 Speaker 1: this is gonna be a lot tougher roster to make 2212 01:48:37,040 --> 01:48:38,680 Speaker 1: this year, Murph, and not just a receiver in a 2213 01:48:38,720 --> 01:48:41,320 Speaker 1: lot of places. Well to Robin Rhode Island's point, how 2214 01:48:41,400 --> 01:48:43,559 Speaker 1: much of an upgrade have they seen at wide receiver 2215 01:48:43,640 --> 01:48:46,880 Speaker 1: with the addition of Brown, Beasley, Roberts, and I guess 2216 01:48:46,920 --> 01:48:48,639 Speaker 1: Duke Williams that's an upgrade. I don't know if it's 2217 01:48:48,720 --> 01:48:50,760 Speaker 1: it is an upgrade. And I and I, as I 2218 01:48:50,800 --> 01:48:54,280 Speaker 1: said before, Murph, I think it's kind of the sum 2219 01:48:54,320 --> 01:48:57,200 Speaker 1: of the parts kind of thing here with this receiving corps, 2220 01:48:57,240 --> 01:49:01,479 Speaker 1: because again, Robert Foster made some nice playst year down 2221 01:49:01,520 --> 01:49:03,479 Speaker 1: the stretch. He was one of the more productive receivers 2222 01:49:03,520 --> 01:49:06,559 Speaker 1: in the entire league, and that was without a whole 2223 01:49:06,600 --> 01:49:10,479 Speaker 1: lot on the field opposite him. And you could say 2224 01:49:10,520 --> 01:49:13,040 Speaker 1: the same thing about Zay Jones inside. You know, they 2225 01:49:13,040 --> 01:49:14,760 Speaker 1: really weren't getting a lot of production from the tight 2226 01:49:14,840 --> 01:49:16,479 Speaker 1: end positions. Zay Jones was working in the middle of 2227 01:49:16,520 --> 01:49:19,360 Speaker 1: the field by himself most of the time, and there 2228 01:49:19,439 --> 01:49:22,799 Speaker 1: wasn't anybody there to really pull attention away. John Brown's 2229 01:49:22,880 --> 01:49:26,080 Speaker 1: speed is going to pull some measure of attention away 2230 01:49:26,439 --> 01:49:30,200 Speaker 1: from a defense, and I think Cole Beasley working inside 2231 01:49:30,439 --> 01:49:32,760 Speaker 1: is going to draw a lot of attention. And for me, 2232 01:49:33,200 --> 01:49:35,680 Speaker 1: that makes life easier for players like Robert Foster and 2233 01:49:35,760 --> 01:49:38,280 Speaker 1: Zay Jones who showed they could make some plays last year, 2234 01:49:38,520 --> 01:49:40,920 Speaker 1: maybe not consistently week to week, but could make some 2235 01:49:41,040 --> 01:49:44,200 Speaker 1: plays in a passing attack. If there is more attention 2236 01:49:44,280 --> 01:49:47,640 Speaker 1: diverted to people like Cole Beasley and John Brown. I 2237 01:49:47,680 --> 01:49:50,920 Speaker 1: think it makes life easier for players like Robert Foster 2238 01:49:51,160 --> 01:49:54,560 Speaker 1: and Zay Jones to make plays in this offense more consistently. 2239 01:49:54,640 --> 01:49:57,960 Speaker 1: Talking about the Buffalo roster and Robin Rodin, I got 2240 01:49:58,040 --> 01:50:00,800 Speaker 1: us going the most intriguing position battle ahead of the 2241 01:50:00,840 --> 01:50:03,760 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen season to call here from Gary an a Cell. Hello, Gary, 2242 01:50:03,800 --> 01:50:06,799 Speaker 1: what do you think? Hey guys, how y'all doing good? Good? 2243 01:50:07,640 --> 01:50:09,439 Speaker 1: I think it's an easy one for me. It's golf 2244 01:50:09,439 --> 01:50:11,719 Speaker 1: of the line. It has to be, in my opinion, 2245 01:50:12,080 --> 01:50:17,080 Speaker 1: the biggest inturn you know this fight, I guess I 2246 01:50:17,120 --> 01:50:20,320 Speaker 1: think I know four to five, I would think I 2247 01:50:20,320 --> 01:50:25,559 Speaker 1: think everybody agrees it's gonna be the center, RS Docks, left, 2248 01:50:26,640 --> 01:50:29,160 Speaker 1: you know, the kid Bard, and then Long. I still 2249 01:50:29,160 --> 01:50:30,960 Speaker 1: know the other guards gonna be And I don't know 2250 01:50:30,960 --> 01:50:32,800 Speaker 1: if Long as any left guard and right guard. I'm 2251 01:50:32,840 --> 01:50:36,760 Speaker 1: not sure. I've been thinking about that a lot. Yeah, 2252 01:50:36,880 --> 01:50:38,599 Speaker 1: we've been thinking about it too, and we talked about 2253 01:50:38,640 --> 01:50:41,080 Speaker 1: it in the first hour of the show, Gary and 2254 01:50:41,120 --> 01:50:46,679 Speaker 1: we talked about where does that leave Tian Ski? Um, Well, 2255 01:50:46,720 --> 01:50:49,400 Speaker 1: maybe they put the right tackle board in Gabe. It 2256 01:50:49,439 --> 01:50:53,360 Speaker 1: for the first year. Yeah, yeah, that could be because 2257 01:50:53,400 --> 01:50:55,000 Speaker 1: you know he did his first year, you know, if 2258 01:50:55,040 --> 01:50:58,840 Speaker 1: he's like fucking play guard. Yeah, yeah, that's why I 2259 01:50:58,880 --> 01:51:01,120 Speaker 1: have to see Chris and if weekend. I was surprised 2260 01:51:01,120 --> 01:51:04,360 Speaker 1: that immediately, as if they wanted to send a message 2261 01:51:04,760 --> 01:51:08,599 Speaker 1: Um being talked about Cody Ford as the right tackle 2262 01:51:08,640 --> 01:51:12,839 Speaker 1: when you use them at right tackle. Well, well McDermott 2263 01:51:12,880 --> 01:51:15,760 Speaker 1: did leave leeway in the follow up because then he said, hey, look, 2264 01:51:15,800 --> 01:51:18,040 Speaker 1: people don't just walk into jobs. They got to earn. 2265 01:51:18,920 --> 01:51:21,320 Speaker 1: But I mean this is a guy that they felt 2266 01:51:21,400 --> 01:51:24,400 Speaker 1: was a first round talent. So yeah, I don't think 2267 01:51:24,400 --> 01:51:25,920 Speaker 1: any of us are going to be surprised if it 2268 01:51:26,000 --> 01:51:27,920 Speaker 1: ends up panning out that way where it is Ford 2269 01:51:27,920 --> 01:51:30,400 Speaker 1: at right tackle. But it's going to be compelling. I 2270 01:51:30,400 --> 01:51:33,120 Speaker 1: think it's going to be a compelling competition at tackle 2271 01:51:33,160 --> 01:51:36,919 Speaker 1: and at guard. Um. You know, I think it's probably 2272 01:51:36,960 --> 01:51:39,720 Speaker 1: Insecting and Ford that are really battling it out at 2273 01:51:39,800 --> 01:51:42,080 Speaker 1: right tackle, with Waddle in there in the mix also, 2274 01:51:42,760 --> 01:51:46,719 Speaker 1: and then at guard. I mean it is a bounty 2275 01:51:46,960 --> 01:51:51,559 Speaker 1: of candidates there. I mean Spencer Long and um Quentin 2276 01:51:51,640 --> 01:51:53,760 Speaker 1: Span are probably the two guys that have the most 2277 01:51:54,040 --> 01:51:57,080 Speaker 1: starting experience in the group along with Ducas, who's an 2278 01:51:57,120 --> 01:52:00,679 Speaker 1: incumbent um. But then you have the young kid Teller 2279 01:52:00,680 --> 01:52:03,000 Speaker 1: who got on the field late in the year, Feliciano 2280 01:52:03,040 --> 01:52:07,519 Speaker 1: who's been backing up Pro bowlers in Oakland. And then 2281 01:52:07,560 --> 01:52:08,800 Speaker 1: you had the kid that got on the field at 2282 01:52:08,840 --> 01:52:11,280 Speaker 1: the end of the season last year in Butcher, who's 2283 01:52:11,280 --> 01:52:14,720 Speaker 1: still on a roster too. So you know, you got 2284 01:52:14,760 --> 01:52:16,439 Speaker 1: upwards of a half a dozen guys are gonna have 2285 01:52:16,520 --> 01:52:18,519 Speaker 1: to cycle through, and that might be the most interesting 2286 01:52:18,520 --> 01:52:20,679 Speaker 1: thing for me how the coaches are going to handle 2287 01:52:20,720 --> 01:52:23,240 Speaker 1: all of this. Because you want to talk about line 2288 01:52:23,280 --> 01:52:27,120 Speaker 1: juggling to get everybody a fair shake. That's not gonna 2289 01:52:27,160 --> 01:52:30,160 Speaker 1: be easy either. You're right on the tweet sheet when 2290 01:52:30,160 --> 01:52:33,280 Speaker 1: we ask the most intriguing position battle going into the 2291 01:52:33,600 --> 01:52:36,160 Speaker 1: or where we are in the offseason, Bills and Mets 2292 01:52:36,200 --> 01:52:39,040 Speaker 1: fan tweets this, and offensive line will be intriguing, not 2293 01:52:39,120 --> 01:52:42,760 Speaker 1: because it's a glamorous position, but because it will ultimately 2294 01:52:42,800 --> 01:52:44,680 Speaker 1: be the area that will determine whether or not we 2295 01:52:44,720 --> 01:52:47,559 Speaker 1: have a successful season. They gel and are good. We 2296 01:52:47,640 --> 01:52:50,080 Speaker 1: win ten games, they don't come together, we win six. 2297 01:52:51,920 --> 01:52:54,400 Speaker 1: It is yeah, there is some gelling that has to happen. 2298 01:52:54,439 --> 01:52:58,479 Speaker 1: I don't think there's any question about that. And you know, 2299 01:52:58,560 --> 01:53:01,120 Speaker 1: I think even coach mcdermots said this after the draft 2300 01:53:01,760 --> 01:53:06,439 Speaker 1: with their wrap up press conference on Saturday. He said, 2301 01:53:08,000 --> 01:53:13,920 Speaker 1: sometimes you really don't know what you have until week 2302 01:53:13,960 --> 01:53:19,240 Speaker 1: four or five, and obviously you want that offensive line 2303 01:53:19,280 --> 01:53:21,960 Speaker 1: jelling as soon as possible. But when you make the 2304 01:53:22,080 --> 01:53:25,519 Speaker 1: degree of change that this team has made in one 2305 01:53:25,560 --> 01:53:29,639 Speaker 1: off season out of necessity, not for change sake. They 2306 01:53:29,680 --> 01:53:32,120 Speaker 1: had to do better, they had to upgrade. We all 2307 01:53:32,160 --> 01:53:36,240 Speaker 1: knew that wholesale changes were coming. But when you make 2308 01:53:36,520 --> 01:53:41,479 Speaker 1: change to that degree, the history of the league says, 2309 01:53:41,520 --> 01:53:45,759 Speaker 1: sometimes it takes a little longer before it's really humming. Now, 2310 01:53:46,520 --> 01:53:49,360 Speaker 1: fortunately for the Bills, between weeks three and nine, they 2311 01:53:49,360 --> 01:53:54,280 Speaker 1: have five home games. That helps. You can't go try 2312 01:53:54,280 --> 01:53:56,479 Speaker 1: to find Oh, absolutely not. And I'm not and I'm 2313 01:53:56,520 --> 01:53:58,160 Speaker 1: not saying that, But what I am saying is you 2314 01:53:58,200 --> 01:54:01,160 Speaker 1: can't say we're trying to find their offensive line group, right, 2315 01:54:01,160 --> 01:54:04,080 Speaker 1: and we lost again today. That's nobody that's not accepted, right. 2316 01:54:04,160 --> 01:54:07,840 Speaker 1: And on top of that, whatever five they do find, 2317 01:54:08,640 --> 01:54:10,720 Speaker 1: they got to get it pretty quick. Yeah, you know, 2318 01:54:10,800 --> 01:54:14,120 Speaker 1: and you can't be sitting there going to Tennessee in 2319 01:54:14,160 --> 01:54:17,800 Speaker 1: early October, saying well, you know, hopefully this is the 2320 01:54:17,800 --> 01:54:19,960 Speaker 1: week where it all comes together. I mean, it's got 2321 01:54:19,960 --> 01:54:22,880 Speaker 1: to be showing signs of coming together in September, and 2322 01:54:22,920 --> 01:54:25,680 Speaker 1: then maybe if it's a well oiled machine that's consistent 2323 01:54:25,720 --> 01:54:28,639 Speaker 1: weekend and week out by mid October, you'll be okay. 2324 01:54:28,640 --> 01:54:31,160 Speaker 1: But if you're in you're getting close to Halloween and 2325 01:54:31,520 --> 01:54:34,160 Speaker 1: there's some up and down nature of that play, still 2326 01:54:35,200 --> 01:54:37,560 Speaker 1: it's gonna be tough. Look, I want to I want 2327 01:54:37,600 --> 01:54:40,040 Speaker 1: this team to go to Pittsburgh, New York in August 2328 01:54:40,160 --> 01:54:42,560 Speaker 1: July having a pretty good sense of who plays where. 2329 01:54:42,680 --> 01:54:45,040 Speaker 1: Now I know that's right celerated, but still not playing 2330 01:54:45,080 --> 01:54:47,800 Speaker 1: games yet though I know, I know. I think that's 2331 01:54:47,800 --> 01:54:50,880 Speaker 1: why these these weeks here I'm meaningful. When they especially 2332 01:54:50,920 --> 01:54:53,080 Speaker 1: when they get into real team work here, it means 2333 01:54:53,080 --> 01:54:55,560 Speaker 1: something because of these questions. I don't and I'm not 2334 01:54:55,600 --> 01:54:58,600 Speaker 1: saying if it doesn't happen by training camp, their their toast. 2335 01:54:59,000 --> 01:55:00,760 Speaker 1: But I think they would better fit by having a 2336 01:55:00,840 --> 01:55:05,840 Speaker 1: group starting five offensive line group in place, not in Stone, 2337 01:55:05,880 --> 01:55:07,840 Speaker 1: but at least in place by the time they go 2338 01:55:07,880 --> 01:55:09,640 Speaker 1: to camp. And I don't want to claim, you know, 2339 01:55:09,920 --> 01:55:12,120 Speaker 1: I don't want to claim that you can't make an 2340 01:55:12,120 --> 01:55:15,640 Speaker 1: evaluation in the spring when these guys are working together, 2341 01:55:15,720 --> 01:55:21,680 Speaker 1: because you can evaluate how the player reads their teammate 2342 01:55:21,760 --> 01:55:24,560 Speaker 1: next to them, how they read a blocking assignment, how 2343 01:55:24,600 --> 01:55:27,080 Speaker 1: they adjust on the fly with the guy that's next 2344 01:55:27,120 --> 01:55:29,880 Speaker 1: to them, how effectively they communicate. You can do all 2345 01:55:29,880 --> 01:55:32,480 Speaker 1: those things without the pads on. But then when the 2346 01:55:32,520 --> 01:55:34,560 Speaker 1: rubber meets the road and you have to execute, that's 2347 01:55:34,560 --> 01:55:38,520 Speaker 1: another level of that evaluation that has to be done, 2348 01:55:38,560 --> 01:55:40,400 Speaker 1: and it might be the most important part of the 2349 01:55:40,440 --> 01:55:45,000 Speaker 1: evaluation because that's real football. And that's why, yes, I 2350 01:55:45,040 --> 01:55:47,480 Speaker 1: agree with you. You want to have the five that 2351 01:55:47,600 --> 01:55:49,800 Speaker 1: you believe are going to start for you in September 2352 01:55:49,840 --> 01:55:54,080 Speaker 1: going a camp all lined up together, but if something 2353 01:55:54,120 --> 01:55:57,240 Speaker 1: doesn't jive when the pads go on, there may need 2354 01:55:57,320 --> 01:56:00,240 Speaker 1: to be one adjustment. Sure, hopefully maybe no more than one. 2355 01:56:00,360 --> 01:56:03,360 Speaker 1: But yes, I believe me. I want to settle too, 2356 01:56:03,360 --> 01:56:06,760 Speaker 1: and I'm sure the coaches want to settled yesterday. But 2357 01:56:06,920 --> 01:56:08,560 Speaker 1: I think we've seen what the history of the league 2358 01:56:08,560 --> 01:56:10,720 Speaker 1: has shown us. When you make changes to this degree, 2359 01:56:11,880 --> 01:56:14,640 Speaker 1: as despite your best efforts day in and day out 2360 01:56:14,680 --> 01:56:17,640 Speaker 1: on the field, off the field, extra time before practice 2361 01:56:17,720 --> 01:56:22,440 Speaker 1: after practice, sometimes it still takes three or four games 2362 01:56:22,480 --> 01:56:24,720 Speaker 1: to really get humming and feel like, you know what, 2363 01:56:24,800 --> 01:56:26,840 Speaker 1: now we've got our groove. What did the offense say 2364 01:56:26,920 --> 01:56:29,800 Speaker 1: last year? Players on offense on locker clean out day 2365 01:56:29,880 --> 01:56:31,960 Speaker 1: last year said, yeah, you know what, we really didn't 2366 01:56:31,960 --> 01:56:34,600 Speaker 1: feel like we hit our groove until after the bye week. 2367 01:56:34,600 --> 01:56:37,240 Speaker 1: Well that was week eleven, you know. And there were 2368 01:56:37,240 --> 01:56:40,080 Speaker 1: different circumstances at play last years compared to this year. 2369 01:56:40,280 --> 01:56:42,080 Speaker 1: But that cannot happen this year. And by the way, 2370 01:56:42,120 --> 01:56:45,240 Speaker 1: that was too late. It was too late. Yeah, Hey, 2371 01:56:45,400 --> 01:56:48,280 Speaker 1: what do you think most intriguing position battle for the Bills? Phil? 2372 01:56:48,320 --> 01:56:50,160 Speaker 1: And Wayswell as a thought on this Phil, go ahead, 2373 01:56:50,160 --> 01:56:53,200 Speaker 1: you're on the air. But afternoon's John and Chris. All 2374 01:56:53,280 --> 01:56:58,200 Speaker 1: right here you guy. And I'm hoping that the build 2375 01:56:58,800 --> 01:57:04,960 Speaker 1: build sincerely pursue Zizzy because I know if we could 2376 01:57:04,960 --> 01:57:08,840 Speaker 1: get him, that would be some real you know, our 2377 01:57:08,880 --> 01:57:12,640 Speaker 1: slow in our defensive line. And I just have to say, 2378 01:57:12,720 --> 01:57:16,720 Speaker 1: for in the future, whenever I call in the comment 2379 01:57:16,760 --> 01:57:20,800 Speaker 1: about anything, this is for the New England Patriots fans. 2380 01:57:21,520 --> 01:57:28,000 Speaker 1: We won three Super Bowls. Don't forget Spi date Spiders, 2381 01:57:28,320 --> 01:57:30,800 Speaker 1: the last three the barely won. You wouldn't have won 2382 01:57:30,880 --> 01:57:33,520 Speaker 1: the one won the one against Seattle. If they just 2383 01:57:33,600 --> 01:57:37,160 Speaker 1: gave the ball the Marshawn, then Atlanta they forgot. They 2384 01:57:37,200 --> 01:57:40,960 Speaker 1: should have stopped being greedy, took that field. Feel I 2385 01:57:41,000 --> 01:57:43,280 Speaker 1: already told Robin Rodland that we're not haters, and now 2386 01:57:43,280 --> 01:57:47,280 Speaker 1: you're making me look bad. Yeah, you know that the 2387 01:57:47,280 --> 01:57:50,200 Speaker 1: facts and in good Dale should have been taken as 2388 01:57:50,200 --> 01:57:54,520 Speaker 1: a strip of his position because he destroyed evidence. That 2389 01:57:54,680 --> 01:58:02,160 Speaker 1: was three super Bowls. Always to remember three Spygate, spygate, 2390 01:58:02,240 --> 01:58:07,520 Speaker 1: and that's how they shoot announceer Ingland Patriot spygate. Deflate 2391 01:58:07,600 --> 01:58:10,760 Speaker 1: Gate was deflate Kate was Goodell's makeup call, right, Yeah, 2392 01:58:11,160 --> 01:58:13,480 Speaker 1: all right, thanks Phil. I didn't want to get into 2393 01:58:13,520 --> 01:58:16,280 Speaker 1: an argument with Phil. He obviously has grudges to hold. 2394 01:58:17,120 --> 01:58:20,080 Speaker 1: You think I get it. We're gonna take a break, 2395 01:58:20,120 --> 01:58:22,440 Speaker 1: come back talk more about this. The most intriguing position 2396 01:58:22,480 --> 01:58:24,280 Speaker 1: battle Chris and I. I could listen to that all 2397 01:58:24,360 --> 01:58:26,800 Speaker 1: day though, just for the record, listen to a guy 2398 01:58:27,040 --> 01:58:29,080 Speaker 1: feels it. He definitely love it. We haven't talked a 2399 01:58:29,200 --> 01:58:31,600 Speaker 1: all about the Derby. Yeah, we could talk about that. 2400 01:58:31,680 --> 01:58:34,080 Speaker 1: That was a little sticky, right, Yeah, it was not good. 2401 01:58:34,200 --> 01:58:36,360 Speaker 1: We're gonna come back and talk about that. Plus more 2402 01:58:36,440 --> 01:58:39,840 Speaker 1: on the most intriguing position battles plus NFL True or False, 2403 01:58:39,880 --> 01:58:41,840 Speaker 1: although that coming up. One Bills Live from One Bill's 2404 01:58:41,880 --> 01:58:56,280 Speaker 1: Drive on Buffalo Bill's Radio. One does Live. We've got 2405 01:58:56,320 --> 01:58:58,880 Speaker 1: Chris Brown in studio with us this week. Steve Tasker 2406 01:58:58,960 --> 01:59:01,480 Speaker 1: on a much deserved vacation for the rest of the week. 2407 01:59:01,560 --> 01:59:04,600 Speaker 1: John Murphy here holding down the fort with Chris. We 2408 01:59:04,640 --> 01:59:07,040 Speaker 1: didn't talk about this shout that you know Saturday about 2409 01:59:07,320 --> 01:59:10,400 Speaker 1: six thirty, well about seven thirty. Maybe I was livid. 2410 01:59:10,480 --> 01:59:14,040 Speaker 1: I was upset. I yes, I couldn't believe that the 2411 01:59:14,160 --> 01:59:17,080 Speaker 1: Kentucky Derby, one of the great sporting events in America 2412 01:59:17,240 --> 01:59:22,200 Speaker 1: every year, one of the most colorful, most it's almost unifying, right, 2413 01:59:22,200 --> 01:59:25,880 Speaker 1: the effect it has was ruined. It was ruined by 2414 01:59:25,920 --> 01:59:29,000 Speaker 1: what happened with the review. Now we've been talking about 2415 01:59:29,000 --> 01:59:32,400 Speaker 1: this on the on the updates. The owners of Maximum 2416 01:59:32,400 --> 01:59:35,440 Speaker 1: Security say they will file an appeal contending their horse 2417 01:59:35,440 --> 01:59:37,560 Speaker 1: should be declared the rightful winner of the Derby. So that, 2418 01:59:38,080 --> 01:59:40,360 Speaker 1: I guess will be a side show over the next 2419 01:59:40,400 --> 01:59:42,560 Speaker 1: several weeks is that makes its way through the courts. Chris, 2420 01:59:43,080 --> 01:59:45,400 Speaker 1: I was really upset when it happened, and really upset 2421 01:59:45,440 --> 01:59:49,400 Speaker 1: about the twenty two minute delay and deciding what the 2422 01:59:49,440 --> 01:59:52,840 Speaker 1: stewards are going to do upon further review, I think 2423 01:59:52,840 --> 01:59:56,080 Speaker 1: they got it right. The horse maximum security did did 2424 01:59:56,720 --> 01:59:58,720 Speaker 1: you know move to the outside. You didn't see it 2425 01:59:58,760 --> 02:00:00,600 Speaker 1: in what we have on any cut back to the 2426 02:00:00,680 --> 02:00:02,240 Speaker 1: rail and cut off the guy making the move on 2427 02:00:02,240 --> 02:00:07,400 Speaker 1: the inside. Yeah, it was dangerous and the rider, the 2428 02:00:07,440 --> 02:00:09,200 Speaker 1: jockey made a nice move to pull his horse up 2429 02:00:09,200 --> 02:00:13,320 Speaker 1: and avoid a real serious issue. But that is a foul, 2430 02:00:13,400 --> 02:00:15,440 Speaker 1: that is, and it was an objection raised by two 2431 02:00:15,440 --> 02:00:18,920 Speaker 1: other jockeys on two other horses. You wonder what the 2432 02:00:18,960 --> 02:00:20,960 Speaker 1: stewards why they would let it go and not have 2433 02:00:21,040 --> 02:00:23,880 Speaker 1: their own inquiry. Right, they have the right to do that. 2434 02:00:23,960 --> 02:00:25,640 Speaker 1: The stewards had to see. That's when he's cutting off 2435 02:00:25,640 --> 02:00:27,760 Speaker 1: the inside guy right there. Yeah, guy tried to make 2436 02:00:27,800 --> 02:00:29,120 Speaker 1: a move on him on the rail and he cut 2437 02:00:29,160 --> 02:00:31,600 Speaker 1: inside of him. Look, I don't think it was deliberate, Chris, 2438 02:00:31,640 --> 02:00:33,600 Speaker 1: And I think I mean you look when you watch 2439 02:00:33,640 --> 02:00:36,840 Speaker 1: the race and you see the footing, the sloppy, sloppy track, 2440 02:00:37,400 --> 02:00:39,760 Speaker 1: the fact that nobody went down and they're probably sliding 2441 02:00:39,760 --> 02:00:41,960 Speaker 1: all over. They're just trying to It's been written a 2442 02:00:41,960 --> 02:00:44,520 Speaker 1: couple of places that maximum security was trying to dodge 2443 02:00:44,520 --> 02:00:46,480 Speaker 1: a puddle in the middle of that track when it 2444 02:00:46,480 --> 02:00:50,120 Speaker 1: made the offensive move. But the twenty two minute puddle, 2445 02:00:50,120 --> 02:00:52,280 Speaker 1: this puddles all over the track. The whole track is 2446 02:00:52,280 --> 02:00:54,800 Speaker 1: a pot everything on TV. But the point is this 2447 02:00:54,960 --> 02:00:58,360 Speaker 1: twenty two minute delay and the lack of transparency after 2448 02:00:58,400 --> 02:01:01,200 Speaker 1: that and answering quite on the part of the stewards 2449 02:01:01,200 --> 02:01:04,240 Speaker 1: and announcing what they saw that went wrong, that really 2450 02:01:04,320 --> 02:01:07,120 Speaker 1: damaged the sport looked. The Kentucky Derby is the ultimate 2451 02:01:07,200 --> 02:01:10,360 Speaker 1: casual observer event, right, I mean, people who've never watched 2452 02:01:10,360 --> 02:01:12,760 Speaker 1: another race the rest of the year, watch this race, 2453 02:01:12,880 --> 02:01:16,040 Speaker 1: party on this race, you know, make up drinks and 2454 02:01:16,120 --> 02:01:18,720 Speaker 1: have you know, betting slips and get all excited about 2455 02:01:18,720 --> 02:01:20,760 Speaker 1: the Kentucky Derby and never watch another race the rest 2456 02:01:20,800 --> 02:01:22,560 Speaker 1: of the year, and all of a sudden, you've got 2457 02:01:22,560 --> 02:01:24,600 Speaker 1: a replay review, which is what it turned out to be, 2458 02:01:24,680 --> 02:01:28,360 Speaker 1: which is so prevalent in other sports and ruining several 2459 02:01:28,360 --> 02:01:30,280 Speaker 1: other sports, and is really an issue in the NFL 2460 02:01:30,600 --> 02:01:32,839 Speaker 1: about to be even a bigger issue this year, I believe, 2461 02:01:33,280 --> 02:01:36,120 Speaker 1: with replay used in past interference, now you got the 2462 02:01:36,200 --> 02:01:38,880 Speaker 1: Derby clouded in controversy because of replay, and I think 2463 02:01:38,920 --> 02:01:41,560 Speaker 1: that's really unfortunate. I don't know, so you asked me, 2464 02:01:41,600 --> 02:01:44,240 Speaker 1: what would you have done. I would have felt better 2465 02:01:44,280 --> 02:01:48,160 Speaker 1: if if the stewards had raised the inquiry and not 2466 02:01:48,280 --> 02:01:50,400 Speaker 1: the other jocks. And I understand what happened. I see 2467 02:01:50,400 --> 02:01:53,800 Speaker 1: what happened, but boy, it's unfortunate, really unfortunate. I don't 2468 02:01:53,800 --> 02:01:56,600 Speaker 1: know who to blame. I don't know if this is 2469 02:01:56,640 --> 02:02:01,480 Speaker 1: bad for horse race, Oh it's bad. Twenty two minut delay, Well, 2470 02:02:01,520 --> 02:02:05,080 Speaker 1: the delay is not good. But people are still talking 2471 02:02:05,080 --> 02:02:07,880 Speaker 1: about it on Monday, and I've heard several people say, 2472 02:02:09,440 --> 02:02:12,040 Speaker 1: watched the derby again. People say, because I didn't, I 2473 02:02:12,080 --> 02:02:13,920 Speaker 1: think more people will watch it next year to see 2474 02:02:13,920 --> 02:02:16,080 Speaker 1: if it happens again. I don't know. I don't, I 2475 02:02:16,080 --> 02:02:18,440 Speaker 1: don't know. I can understand why the purists might be 2476 02:02:18,480 --> 02:02:21,240 Speaker 1: a little bothered by it. The length of the review 2477 02:02:21,320 --> 02:02:23,640 Speaker 1: was probably the biggest issue, at least from what I've 2478 02:02:23,640 --> 02:02:26,600 Speaker 1: heard from horse racing enthusiasts, like it should not have 2479 02:02:26,600 --> 02:02:28,680 Speaker 1: taken twenty two minutes, some of them. I've heard a guy, 2480 02:02:29,160 --> 02:02:32,000 Speaker 1: you know, a horse racing guy getting interviewed who's covered 2481 02:02:32,040 --> 02:02:34,000 Speaker 1: horse racing for over twenty years, and he said in 2482 02:02:34,040 --> 02:02:36,280 Speaker 1: the old days, that would have been settled in twenty seconds, 2483 02:02:36,760 --> 02:02:40,360 Speaker 1: you know, not twenty minutes. Um. Well, because they were 2484 02:02:40,800 --> 02:02:42,280 Speaker 1: there were other people that said they would have just 2485 02:02:42,360 --> 02:02:44,800 Speaker 1: let it go. Yeah, you know, you can't blame this guy. 2486 02:02:44,840 --> 02:02:46,680 Speaker 1: He's trying. This jockey, he's trying to win a race 2487 02:02:46,760 --> 02:02:49,680 Speaker 1: so he can stay upright, trying to avoid puddles, I think. 2488 02:02:49,800 --> 02:02:52,400 Speaker 1: But look, because of their objections, the stewards had had 2489 02:02:52,440 --> 02:02:54,520 Speaker 1: to talk to the guys who filed the objections. That 2490 02:02:54,720 --> 02:02:57,480 Speaker 1: goes into the twenty two minutes as well. The stewards themselves, 2491 02:02:57,480 --> 02:02:59,400 Speaker 1: had they called the foul if they if they had 2492 02:02:59,400 --> 02:03:02,120 Speaker 1: an inquiry having seen what happened, I would have felt 2493 02:03:02,200 --> 02:03:04,320 Speaker 1: much better about it. But they didn't, and they had 2494 02:03:04,360 --> 02:03:06,640 Speaker 1: to wait. They're probably afraid to like, well, this is 2495 02:03:06,640 --> 02:03:08,600 Speaker 1: the derby. I'm not gonna I'm not gonna pull the 2496 02:03:08,600 --> 02:03:11,440 Speaker 1: winner down off the Kentucky Derby, and then people file 2497 02:03:11,520 --> 02:03:13,120 Speaker 1: objections and they had to talk to them, and all 2498 02:03:13,160 --> 02:03:15,280 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you're twenty minutes into it. Right, it 2499 02:03:15,360 --> 02:03:17,760 Speaker 1: was bad. It's not good. I think the people that 2500 02:03:17,760 --> 02:03:20,360 Speaker 1: are most disappointed are the people that had maximum security 2501 02:03:20,400 --> 02:03:23,320 Speaker 1: and there exact and now I'm really disappointed. I didn't 2502 02:03:23,320 --> 02:03:25,560 Speaker 1: have him. Did I see this? Did I see this? Right? 2503 02:03:25,840 --> 02:03:29,800 Speaker 1: He was though he was disqualified, his place in the 2504 02:03:29,920 --> 02:03:34,760 Speaker 1: race was only behind the horse that no he was 2505 02:03:34,840 --> 02:03:38,080 Speaker 1: what eighteen? Did he finished? They put him behind the 2506 02:03:38,200 --> 02:03:41,640 Speaker 1: last horse that he impacts? Yes? Is that right? Yes? So, 2507 02:03:42,040 --> 02:03:44,520 Speaker 1: because all I know is disqualified and every other sport 2508 02:03:44,600 --> 02:03:47,760 Speaker 1: means you didn't get a finished time, you're out. You know, 2509 02:03:47,840 --> 02:03:50,640 Speaker 1: you get disqualified in swimming. Done, you're not on the lead, 2510 02:03:50,720 --> 02:03:53,800 Speaker 1: you're not on the leaderboard anywhere. Long Range Toddy was 2511 02:03:53,880 --> 02:03:55,760 Speaker 1: one of the two horses up with him, and he 2512 02:03:55,760 --> 02:03:58,760 Speaker 1: finished seventeenth. So that's why Maximum Security finished eighteen. So 2513 02:03:58,760 --> 02:04:01,720 Speaker 1: he still has a finishing play. Yeah, that's see. That's 2514 02:04:01,720 --> 02:04:03,880 Speaker 1: the other thing that I don't get. If you're disqualified, 2515 02:04:03,880 --> 02:04:06,960 Speaker 1: you're just qualified, right, Um, well that's how they do 2516 02:04:07,040 --> 02:04:10,320 Speaker 1: in a horse racing. I mean, let's face it. The 2517 02:04:10,360 --> 02:04:12,040 Speaker 1: other thing and a couple of people have pointed this 2518 02:04:12,080 --> 02:04:14,440 Speaker 1: out and I do agree with this. Um. I want 2519 02:04:14,480 --> 02:04:16,240 Speaker 1: to read the quote and give credit to oh, the 2520 02:04:16,280 --> 02:04:21,200 Speaker 1: owner of m Maximum Security. Right, Do I have this right? Is? Yeah? 2521 02:04:21,440 --> 02:04:25,960 Speaker 1: The owner of Maximum Security said the twenty horses in 2522 02:04:25,960 --> 02:04:28,880 Speaker 1: the field, actually nineteen went to the post and the 2523 02:04:28,880 --> 02:04:32,720 Speaker 1: owner of Maximum Security West, Mister West, Gary West, said, quote, 2524 02:04:32,720 --> 02:04:35,200 Speaker 1: you shouldn't have twenty horses in the Derby Churchill Downs 2525 02:04:35,200 --> 02:04:38,360 Speaker 1: because they're a greedy organization. Has twenty horses rather than 2526 02:04:38,400 --> 02:04:40,480 Speaker 1: fourteen like you have in the Kentucky Oaks. And they 2527 02:04:40,680 --> 02:04:42,440 Speaker 1: three that pulled out your cup and every other race 2528 02:04:42,480 --> 02:04:44,680 Speaker 1: in America just because they can make more money. They're 2529 02:04:44,680 --> 02:04:48,240 Speaker 1: willing to risk horses lives and people's lives to do that. 2530 02:04:48,320 --> 02:04:50,920 Speaker 1: And he's absolutely right, you don't need twenty horses in there. 2531 02:04:51,360 --> 02:04:53,160 Speaker 1: I mean on a track like that. The fact that 2532 02:04:53,160 --> 02:04:56,960 Speaker 1: there was no injury, let alone the fatalities they've had 2533 02:04:56,960 --> 02:04:59,920 Speaker 1: at Santa Anita, it's pretty amazing with with the track 2534 02:05:00,160 --> 02:05:02,160 Speaker 1: like that, in a field of twenty like that, we 2535 02:05:02,280 --> 02:05:05,240 Speaker 1: would have been a good number. Twelve, fourteen, fourteen. Yeah, 2536 02:05:05,480 --> 02:05:08,600 Speaker 1: they have the whole extra gait. No sources, by the way, 2537 02:05:08,720 --> 02:05:11,880 Speaker 1: you know they don't have a chance. Well, you can 2538 02:05:11,920 --> 02:05:13,880 Speaker 1: do it, but it's hard. It was really bad and 2539 02:05:13,920 --> 02:05:15,680 Speaker 1: apparently you know, I was listening to one of these 2540 02:05:15,680 --> 02:05:20,400 Speaker 1: horse racing reporters and he said, you know, out of 2541 02:05:20,400 --> 02:05:22,960 Speaker 1: the gate, they don't call it, you know, guys jumping 2542 02:05:23,000 --> 02:05:24,600 Speaker 1: in front of each other to race to the rail. 2543 02:05:24,640 --> 02:05:26,760 Speaker 1: He goes, You could call that just as easily. That's 2544 02:05:26,760 --> 02:05:29,160 Speaker 1: why the gates are there, and that he goes. They 2545 02:05:29,200 --> 02:05:31,840 Speaker 1: don't call that anymore, he goes. They haven't called that 2546 02:05:31,880 --> 02:05:35,440 Speaker 1: in forty years, he said, And it completely invalidates your 2547 02:05:35,480 --> 02:05:38,880 Speaker 1: post position. Post position doesn't mean anything anymore because they 2548 02:05:38,920 --> 02:05:41,160 Speaker 1: never call that either. Because this horse, you know, you 2549 02:05:41,240 --> 02:05:44,680 Speaker 1: have a fast horse in the fourteenth gate. He's gonna 2550 02:05:44,680 --> 02:05:47,760 Speaker 1: get out to that rail first because he's fast and 2551 02:05:47,800 --> 02:05:50,080 Speaker 1: he's cutting everybody off. He's got more ground to cover, 2552 02:05:50,160 --> 02:05:53,880 Speaker 1: though a lot more ground to cover anyway, very unfortunate. 2553 02:05:53,960 --> 02:05:56,000 Speaker 1: I don't know what the solution is other than cut 2554 02:05:56,000 --> 02:05:59,760 Speaker 1: down the field of horses in the derby and other 2555 02:06:00,080 --> 02:06:01,960 Speaker 1: I mean, the stewart if they if they're gonna make 2556 02:06:01,960 --> 02:06:04,280 Speaker 1: that call, make the call. Don't wait to have an 2557 02:06:04,280 --> 02:06:06,480 Speaker 1: objection filed. Right. It was right there in front of you. 2558 02:06:07,240 --> 02:06:09,480 Speaker 1: They should have seen him. And it's replay again, by 2559 02:06:09,480 --> 02:06:11,600 Speaker 1: the way, Chris, it's it's I think that's what's sticking 2560 02:06:11,640 --> 02:06:14,240 Speaker 1: in your crawl most Yeah, it is the repay tipathy, 2561 02:06:14,520 --> 02:06:17,560 Speaker 1: the replay, Yeah, and the twenty two minute delay. It 2562 02:06:17,720 --> 02:06:21,120 Speaker 1: ruined what is typically and two minutes of racing and 2563 02:06:21,560 --> 02:06:24,840 Speaker 1: five minutes of celebration and everybody's happy in America. But 2564 02:06:24,960 --> 02:06:27,120 Speaker 1: Marty Broun, just on the show before US, was complaining 2565 02:06:27,160 --> 02:06:30,560 Speaker 1: about the review for one of the hockey playoff games 2566 02:06:30,600 --> 02:06:33,400 Speaker 1: that went on and on because there was a review 2567 02:06:33,720 --> 02:06:36,920 Speaker 1: and then the other team wanted off side reviewed that delayed. 2568 02:06:37,080 --> 02:06:39,840 Speaker 1: It was like a fifteen minute delay, and Marty bailed 2569 02:06:39,840 --> 02:06:42,240 Speaker 1: on the game. Jans the channel, Well, they're taken over, 2570 02:06:42,360 --> 02:06:45,360 Speaker 1: and believe me, it's gonna be a problem in the NFL. 2571 02:06:45,960 --> 02:06:48,200 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a problem the new expansion of replay. 2572 02:06:48,280 --> 02:06:50,240 Speaker 1: I really believe that NFL tru or false brought to 2573 02:06:50,240 --> 02:06:53,760 Speaker 1: you by Yancy's Fancy New York's Artists and Cheese. Part one. 2574 02:06:54,120 --> 02:06:56,680 Speaker 1: John Elway's long search where a quarterback has ended now 2575 02:06:56,720 --> 02:07:00,280 Speaker 1: with his pick second round of Missouri's Drew lock Row False. 2576 02:07:00,320 --> 02:07:03,080 Speaker 1: What are you going with? Bet you? John Elway's hoping 2577 02:07:03,120 --> 02:07:07,080 Speaker 1: it's true? YEP. I will say this. He got really 2578 02:07:07,120 --> 02:07:10,320 Speaker 1: good value, I think for Drew Locke, who, from what 2579 02:07:10,400 --> 02:07:13,960 Speaker 1: I have heard, a lot of teams had just as 2580 02:07:13,960 --> 02:07:18,400 Speaker 1: good a grade on as Daniel Jones, some even better. 2581 02:07:18,840 --> 02:07:20,760 Speaker 1: And he got him in the second round and really 2582 02:07:20,760 --> 02:07:22,360 Speaker 1: didn't have to part with a whole heck of a lot. 2583 02:07:22,400 --> 02:07:24,280 Speaker 1: I don't believe. I'm trying to remember the trade up 2584 02:07:24,280 --> 02:07:28,880 Speaker 1: for that, but good value to get Drew Locke, who 2585 02:07:29,000 --> 02:07:31,320 Speaker 1: might be one of the best pure throwers in this class. 2586 02:07:32,920 --> 02:07:35,360 Speaker 1: And you know, I mean that guy was a hot 2587 02:07:35,400 --> 02:07:37,520 Speaker 1: commodity last year at this time. Remember everybody was talking 2588 02:07:37,560 --> 02:07:39,800 Speaker 1: about Drew Lock, Drew Lock, Drew Lock. Yeah, I think 2589 02:07:39,840 --> 02:07:44,920 Speaker 1: he got good value. Is he the answer? I can't 2590 02:07:44,960 --> 02:07:46,840 Speaker 1: say that, so I gotta say false for now. I'm 2591 02:07:46,840 --> 02:07:49,120 Speaker 1: gonna say false for now, and I'm gonna stay with false. 2592 02:07:49,160 --> 02:07:52,080 Speaker 1: I don't think Drew Lock is is a difference making quarterback. 2593 02:07:52,120 --> 02:07:54,280 Speaker 1: And you're right, Elway probably hopes that his search for 2594 02:07:54,360 --> 02:07:56,800 Speaker 1: a quarterback is over. But I don't think he's the answer. 2595 02:07:56,880 --> 02:07:59,040 Speaker 1: I really don't. I'm gonna say false on that part. Two. 2596 02:07:59,440 --> 02:08:04,480 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill is a better quarterback than Marcus Mariota, which 2597 02:08:04,520 --> 02:08:11,040 Speaker 1: again we're always talking about quarterbacks. True or falls. I'm 2598 02:08:11,080 --> 02:08:13,920 Speaker 1: gonna go with true. I think Tannehill look neither one 2599 02:08:13,920 --> 02:08:16,480 Speaker 1: of them to set the world on fire. Mariota came 2600 02:08:16,480 --> 02:08:19,720 Speaker 1: out of the h This is what, by the way, 2601 02:08:20,640 --> 02:08:24,240 Speaker 1: Mike Tannembamb said on ESPN, he said he's a better 2602 02:08:24,280 --> 02:08:27,200 Speaker 1: quarterback than Marcus Mariota. Chris doesn't agree. I think he 2603 02:08:27,280 --> 02:08:28,880 Speaker 1: might be onto something there. I think he's true. I 2604 02:08:28,920 --> 02:08:31,640 Speaker 1: don't think Mariota has done much of anything in his 2605 02:08:31,720 --> 02:08:38,480 Speaker 1: brief career. Tannembamb the same. Tannebomb has fought through some injuries. Tannehill. Tannehill. Yeah, 2606 02:08:38,920 --> 02:08:41,640 Speaker 1: Tannebomb said at tanne Hills the player, I would say true, 2607 02:08:41,720 --> 02:08:46,280 Speaker 1: marginally true. I'll go with true. You're struggling with it, yeah, 2608 02:08:46,320 --> 02:08:48,320 Speaker 1: I gotta say falls here. I can't agree with anything 2609 02:08:48,320 --> 02:08:51,920 Speaker 1: that tanne Bound believes. Not a fan of his, but 2610 02:08:52,080 --> 02:08:56,000 Speaker 1: I think Mariota offers you a little bit more. For 2611 02:08:56,040 --> 02:08:58,040 Speaker 1: some reason, I just feel like he's a better leader. 2612 02:09:00,000 --> 02:09:02,600 Speaker 1: I was kind of curious about this because I wanted 2613 02:09:02,640 --> 02:09:06,720 Speaker 1: to look at career stats. Obviously, Tannehill has a much 2614 02:09:06,760 --> 02:09:09,360 Speaker 1: longer career, so there are going to be down years 2615 02:09:09,360 --> 02:09:13,960 Speaker 1: in there. But he's sixty two point eight percent completion career. 2616 02:09:14,400 --> 02:09:19,360 Speaker 1: Mariota's sixty three point two marginally better. You know, you 2617 02:09:19,400 --> 02:09:23,880 Speaker 1: can look at touchdowns to interceptions. Tannehill is pretty good 2618 02:09:23,880 --> 02:09:27,240 Speaker 1: in that category, one twenty three to seventy five. I 2619 02:09:27,240 --> 02:09:29,560 Speaker 1: mean that's that's pretty good. What is that one and 2620 02:09:29,560 --> 02:09:34,320 Speaker 1: a half to one around? And Mariot is better though 2621 02:09:34,440 --> 02:09:37,000 Speaker 1: he's sixty nine to forty two. I mean he's he's 2622 02:09:37,040 --> 02:09:39,960 Speaker 1: almost He's closer to two to one than Tannehill is. 2623 02:09:40,760 --> 02:09:44,400 Speaker 1: He's also gotten his team to the playoffs. Tannehill, I 2624 02:09:44,440 --> 02:09:46,520 Speaker 1: believe the year they got to the playoffs, he got hurt. 2625 02:09:46,720 --> 02:09:51,960 Speaker 1: Right in twenty fifteen, first year under gaze, didn't he 2626 02:09:51,960 --> 02:09:53,520 Speaker 1: get hurt? Why do I want to say he got 2627 02:09:53,600 --> 02:09:55,840 Speaker 1: hurt because he's been hurt a lot. Both of them 2628 02:09:55,840 --> 02:09:57,880 Speaker 1: have been hurt for that matter. But I would go 2629 02:09:57,920 --> 02:10:01,640 Speaker 1: with Mariota. Thirdly and last. NFL true or false? This 2630 02:10:01,760 --> 02:10:04,160 Speaker 1: was a debate they had on Good Morning Football the 2631 02:10:04,160 --> 02:10:07,720 Speaker 1: other day after the addition to the Dolphins roster now 2632 02:10:07,800 --> 02:10:10,960 Speaker 1: Josh Rosen, the AFC East has more intriguing young quarterbacks 2633 02:10:11,240 --> 02:10:13,880 Speaker 1: than the NFC East. That's true, right on the face 2634 02:10:13,880 --> 02:10:17,680 Speaker 1: of it. True. I mean, let's think about that. No, 2635 02:10:17,760 --> 02:10:19,560 Speaker 1: I'm going true. I'm not going to think about it 2636 02:10:19,600 --> 02:10:22,960 Speaker 1: too much. Tell me why, because I think intriguing not 2637 02:10:23,080 --> 02:10:26,040 Speaker 1: better as more intriguing young quarterbacks because all three of 2638 02:10:26,080 --> 02:10:30,160 Speaker 1: them are first rounders. On the other side, Dak Prescott Wentz, 2639 02:10:32,080 --> 02:10:36,440 Speaker 1: Dwayne Haskins, and Daniel Jones. No, no, I mean you 2640 02:10:36,520 --> 02:10:38,920 Speaker 1: got one fourth rounder and Dak Prescott. Everybody else is 2641 02:10:38,920 --> 02:10:41,080 Speaker 1: the first rounder. Yeah, I like the Wentz was almost 2642 02:10:41,080 --> 02:10:44,240 Speaker 1: an MVP. I like the AFC's better quarterbacks because they're 2643 02:10:44,240 --> 02:10:46,600 Speaker 1: all from the same class. Is that what for you? Yes? 2644 02:10:47,720 --> 02:10:51,120 Speaker 1: I think they all showed well. They showed that they 2645 02:10:51,120 --> 02:10:53,080 Speaker 1: can play a little bit. Obviously Rosen has the most 2646 02:10:53,160 --> 02:10:56,120 Speaker 1: questions on him, but certainly Darnold and Josh Allen showed 2647 02:10:56,120 --> 02:10:58,160 Speaker 1: they can play a little bit. I mean, those are 2648 02:10:58,200 --> 02:11:00,400 Speaker 1: two divisions that are poised for a lot out of 2649 02:11:00,680 --> 02:11:06,160 Speaker 1: intriguing quarterback play here for the next five to ten years. Um, 2650 02:11:06,200 --> 02:11:09,360 Speaker 1: it's it's going to be compelling. It's I'm kind of 2651 02:11:09,440 --> 02:11:11,400 Speaker 1: excited about it. But it's because the Bills are in 2652 02:11:11,440 --> 02:11:18,040 Speaker 1: the AFC East but more intriguing young quarterbacks. He's struggling with, right, 2653 02:11:18,040 --> 02:11:21,080 Speaker 1: I'll go true. I'll go true with that. That's fine, fine, 2654 02:11:21,280 --> 02:11:22,920 Speaker 1: because just and it is because they're all from the 2655 02:11:22,960 --> 02:11:24,800 Speaker 1: same class. Nfel True or False brought to you by 2656 02:11:24,880 --> 02:11:27,760 Speaker 1: Yancey's Fancy New York's artists and cheese cheese people. Chris 2657 02:11:27,760 --> 02:11:29,800 Speaker 1: and I back with more One Bill's Drive from One 2658 02:11:29,840 --> 02:11:32,280 Speaker 1: Bills One does live from One Bill's Drive. This is 2659 02:11:32,280 --> 02:11:47,360 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill's Radio. Hey, so what have we learned from 2660 02:11:47,360 --> 02:11:51,040 Speaker 1: today's show? Presented by Advanced Alarm providing Western New York's 2661 02:11:51,040 --> 02:11:53,920 Speaker 1: homes and businesses with the finest and security and home 2662 02:11:53,960 --> 02:11:58,920 Speaker 1: theater learned a thing? We like to think we've learned something. 2663 02:11:58,960 --> 02:12:01,560 Speaker 1: We had Tommy Sweeney on seventh round draft pick from 2664 02:12:01,560 --> 02:12:03,960 Speaker 1: Boston College to tight end. We asked him about his 2665 02:12:04,000 --> 02:12:08,440 Speaker 1: plan for his rookie season. Here's what he said. Yeah, 2666 02:12:08,480 --> 02:12:10,080 Speaker 1: I just I just want to do, you know, do 2667 02:12:10,200 --> 02:12:13,400 Speaker 1: my job. Control and I can control you know, some 2668 02:12:13,480 --> 02:12:15,360 Speaker 1: other towns aside ends of the roster as well. So 2669 02:12:15,400 --> 02:12:17,160 Speaker 1: I just, um, you know, I just want to I 2670 02:12:17,240 --> 02:12:18,720 Speaker 1: just want to learn the playbookase mine. We can go 2671 02:12:18,760 --> 02:12:21,280 Speaker 1: on to rookie Mini Hampshire. I can blatch kept the football, 2672 02:12:22,000 --> 02:12:24,080 Speaker 1: you know, make a good relationship with quarterback and then 2673 02:12:24,080 --> 02:12:26,000 Speaker 1: the offensive line and just get out and show that 2674 02:12:26,040 --> 02:12:28,560 Speaker 1: I'm willing to do whatever's after me. And then I 2675 02:12:28,600 --> 02:12:30,120 Speaker 1: want to go out how the team win. I want 2676 02:12:30,120 --> 02:12:33,240 Speaker 1: an issue. He's like, the win the division and obviously 2677 02:12:33,400 --> 02:12:36,040 Speaker 1: come there rookie tight and Tommy Sweeney you'll be here 2678 02:12:36,120 --> 02:12:39,120 Speaker 1: later this week. Also on the show, Rich Samini from 2679 02:12:39,320 --> 02:12:42,080 Speaker 1: ESPN NFL Nation covering the Jets. We asked him about 2680 02:12:42,080 --> 02:12:44,240 Speaker 1: the reports of a possible riff between g and Mike 2681 02:12:44,320 --> 02:12:48,720 Speaker 1: mccangan and head coach Adam Gaze. From what I've told, 2682 02:12:48,800 --> 02:12:52,520 Speaker 1: I think there were there was some frustration on Adam's 2683 02:12:52,600 --> 02:12:56,000 Speaker 1: part Adam Gaze during free agency over certain decisions that 2684 02:12:56,040 --> 02:13:00,560 Speaker 1: were made, and whatever friction there was, I've been told 2685 02:13:00,600 --> 02:13:02,920 Speaker 1: it's been smoothed over. So I think they're in a 2686 02:13:02,960 --> 02:13:06,920 Speaker 1: good place right now. And you know, it's it's a 2687 02:13:06,920 --> 02:13:08,920 Speaker 1: little disconcerting though. I mean, you guys, are alwas go 2688 02:13:09,040 --> 02:13:12,360 Speaker 1: working together for a few months. They've already had so missus. 2689 02:13:13,640 --> 02:13:16,120 Speaker 1: The people who told me that there were issues now 2690 02:13:16,200 --> 02:13:18,840 Speaker 1: say that, you know, they had to smoke the peace 2691 02:13:18,880 --> 02:13:22,480 Speaker 1: pipe and everything's cool and they're moving forward. So that's encouraging. 2692 02:13:22,960 --> 02:13:25,640 Speaker 1: I think they've moved past that. The stuff about Mike 2693 02:13:25,760 --> 02:13:28,320 Speaker 1: losing his job, though, it was just not was not 2694 02:13:28,360 --> 02:13:32,360 Speaker 1: even within the rebel possibility. Certainy that gets ramped up 2695 02:13:32,400 --> 02:13:34,480 Speaker 1: once you lose a game or two in September and October, 2696 02:13:34,480 --> 02:13:36,800 Speaker 1: don't you think, Yeah, when the center position isn't panning 2697 02:13:36,800 --> 02:13:39,040 Speaker 1: out as they had hoped. Gaze will be shooting the 2698 02:13:39,040 --> 02:13:42,560 Speaker 1: crazy eyes at mccagnet. What the heck I told nd 2699 02:13:42,560 --> 02:13:44,600 Speaker 1: A Center, And then it's gonna then the plunger comes out, 2700 02:13:45,640 --> 02:13:47,520 Speaker 1: blow it all. It's gonna be fun. Chris is back 2701 02:13:47,520 --> 02:13:49,720 Speaker 1: with us tomorrow. We're looking forward to that. Production assistance 2702 02:13:49,800 --> 02:13:52,560 Speaker 1: today from George Blasts, Jeff Colton and Thomas honald Or, 2703 02:13:52,640 --> 02:13:56,040 Speaker 1: Kelly Rude, j J. Trito, Kevin Cardius, James robel Our, 2704 02:13:56,080 --> 02:13:59,760 Speaker 1: producer James Jay Harris, not James J. Harris. Got you tomorrow? 2705 02:14:00,000 --> 02:14:02,200 Speaker 1: Well noon, Me and Chris Radio one Bills Live from 2706 02:14:02,200 --> 02:14:04,240 Speaker 1: One Bill's Drive on Buffalo Bill's Radio