WEBVTT - Know the Enemy: Buffalo Bills 0:00:00.360 --> 0:00:07.040 Factors, Rolphis Paford drawing high Pard Textower. What a win 0:00:07.240 --> 0:00:12.720 for this Miami Dolphin team. Wow? What is up? Dolphans? 0:00:12.760 --> 0:00:16.600 And welcome to the Drivetime Podcast, part of the Miami 0:00:16.680 --> 0:00:21.400 Dolphins official podcast network covering your Miami Dolphins. How's it 0:00:21.440 --> 0:00:24.439 going everybody? I am your host, Travis Wingfield, and I 0:00:24.480 --> 0:00:27.560 am here to bring you your daily dose of Miami 0:00:27.640 --> 0:00:30.440 Dolphins football. And on today's show, it's back to the 0:00:30.480 --> 0:00:33.559 Know the Enemy series Part two. We'll talk to somebody 0:00:33.560 --> 0:00:36.720 who's as well connected to the Buffalo Bills as anybody, 0:00:36.920 --> 0:00:39.879 Sal Capacho. He'll tell us about the entirety of the 0:00:39.920 --> 0:00:44.040 Bill's roster, some similarities between Miami and Buffalo, all of 0:00:44.080 --> 0:00:47.040 that and more on this Wednesday, June the seventeenth edition 0:00:47.159 --> 0:00:54.000 of the Drivetime Podcasts. And I had Joe Marino of 0:00:54.120 --> 0:00:57.440 Locked On Bills on many a Locked On Dolphins podcast 0:00:57.480 --> 0:01:00.800 in my time there in the past, and if not mistaken, 0:01:00.880 --> 0:01:03.440 I think he did an episode of Drive Time as well, 0:01:03.480 --> 0:01:06.920 back for the Draft with his association with the Draft Network, 0:01:07.080 --> 0:01:09.520 and we talked about the different stages of a new 0:01:09.560 --> 0:01:12.880 regime build basically just in the NFL, how it kind 0:01:12.880 --> 0:01:15.920 of works with these new coach and GM combinations and 0:01:15.959 --> 0:01:18.680 how you build the program, and the success that Sean 0:01:18.760 --> 0:01:21.319 McDermott has had with the Bills up there in Buffalo, 0:01:21.600 --> 0:01:23.320 And I think it might have been year two there 0:01:23.319 --> 0:01:26.520 in eighteen that I even recall predicting that they might 0:01:26.560 --> 0:01:28.880 have a shot at the number one overall pick in 0:01:28.880 --> 0:01:32.320 that twenty nineteen draft because of how they were unloading 0:01:32.360 --> 0:01:35.880 parts off the roster like Sammy Watkins and Ronald Darby 0:01:35.920 --> 0:01:39.440 and Marcel Darius and Joe told us in that podcast 0:01:39.640 --> 0:01:43.800 that McDermott was really focused on building the team his way, 0:01:44.080 --> 0:01:47.880 establishing the culture of work, ethic, sacrifice, some of those 0:01:47.880 --> 0:01:50.559 core components that we've all come to know and love 0:01:50.840 --> 0:01:53.720 from both Brian Flora's and Chris Greer. And I'd be 0:01:53.760 --> 0:01:56.520 doing him a disservice if I did not include Brandon Bean, 0:01:56.760 --> 0:02:00.000 the Bill's GM in that conversation for Buffalo. He's done 0:02:00.000 --> 0:02:01.880 a hell of a job up there as well. But 0:02:02.000 --> 0:02:05.800 the Bills really exceeded expectations that year under the tutelage 0:02:05.800 --> 0:02:09.519 of young quarterback Josh Allen, and they remade that secondary 0:02:09.560 --> 0:02:12.760 in one year with Trey White, Jordan Poyer, and Micah 0:02:12.840 --> 0:02:15.160 Hyde in the first year there. Then they went out 0:02:15.200 --> 0:02:17.679 and got the pieces for the young quarterback in year 0:02:17.720 --> 0:02:21.360 two with John Brown, Cole Beasley, Dawson Knox and Devin 0:02:21.440 --> 0:02:24.320 Singletary at those skill spots. Of course, they went out 0:02:24.320 --> 0:02:26.720 this year and got Stefon Diggs, but in that first 0:02:26.800 --> 0:02:29.520 year they went out and got four, count them, four 0:02:29.600 --> 0:02:32.880 new starting offensive lineman to go along with Dion Dawkins 0:02:32.960 --> 0:02:36.760 upfront there and Cody Ford, John Feliciano, Mitch Morse and 0:02:36.880 --> 0:02:40.440 Quentin Spain. And now they've got a starting five that 0:02:40.560 --> 0:02:42.720 really doesn't have a week spot on that front part 0:02:42.720 --> 0:02:45.919 of the offensive line, just one year after that rebuild. 0:02:46.120 --> 0:02:48.040 So I look at the way McDermott and Bean did 0:02:48.080 --> 0:02:50.280 it there, and I see a roster that is deep, 0:02:50.480 --> 0:02:53.800 a roster that is very talented, and a roster that 0:02:53.919 --> 0:02:56.840 is very much about the vision of the head coach 0:02:57.000 --> 0:02:59.000 and how he wants to do things. And with that, 0:02:59.240 --> 0:03:01.760 with this a of the Know the Enemy series, we 0:03:01.800 --> 0:03:04.200 had Evan Lazar on for the New England Patriots last 0:03:04.200 --> 0:03:07.800 week last Wednesday here on the Drivetime podcast. Who better 0:03:07.840 --> 0:03:11.600 to welcome into the podcast than Sal Capacho and writing 0:03:11.639 --> 0:03:15.000 Shotgun with us on this edition of the Drivetime podcast 0:03:15.280 --> 0:03:18.200 is Sal Capaccio. He's a beat and sideline reporter for 0:03:18.200 --> 0:03:21.079 the Buffalo Bills. He's also a host and podcaster at 0:03:21.200 --> 0:03:23.600 w g R five fifty up there in Buffalo. Sal, 0:03:23.840 --> 0:03:26.240 thank you so much for doing this today. No, thank 0:03:26.280 --> 0:03:28.359 you for having me. It's a pleasure on this end. 0:03:28.440 --> 0:03:30.600 And I always ask my guest right now, because it's 0:03:30.639 --> 0:03:33.240 such a strange offseason, how are you getting along in 0:03:33.240 --> 0:03:36.920 this virtual offseason, trying to find content without O t as, 0:03:36.920 --> 0:03:39.640 without really any current football to talk about. How's work 0:03:39.680 --> 0:03:41.360 and how is life going for you in this weird 0:03:41.400 --> 0:03:44.560 off season. We'll start with life. I have a six 0:03:44.640 --> 0:03:46.920 year old who's in first grade. He loves sports, and 0:03:46.960 --> 0:03:49.440 the toughest thing for me is not being able to 0:03:49.440 --> 0:03:52.080 watch him play sports or attend sporting events. We love 0:03:52.080 --> 0:03:54.440 going to Buffalo Savers games. We love going to Buffalo 0:03:54.440 --> 0:03:57.160 Bison's games. They're the Triple A affiliate. Uh here for 0:03:57.200 --> 0:03:59.480 the Toronto Blue Jays, you know, we do that downtown 0:03:59.600 --> 0:04:01.960 and it's all been canceled and that's been tough. But 0:04:02.200 --> 0:04:04.080 you know, I've played sports. I've been a coach in 0:04:04.120 --> 0:04:06.240 my life, high school coach, so even down in Florida, 0:04:06.280 --> 0:04:08.880 actually so you know, I, UM, I can make do 0:04:09.000 --> 0:04:11.160 and we can do things together, but it stinks. He 0:04:11.280 --> 0:04:13.480 normally would be really right now, in the middle of 0:04:13.520 --> 0:04:16.600 his lacrosse season. Uh, he'd be playing little league baseball, 0:04:16.680 --> 0:04:18.760 he'd be finishing up flag football. And he's only six 0:04:18.760 --> 0:04:20.680 and he loves it all. So that's been really tough 0:04:20.680 --> 0:04:23.080 and challenging. But at the same time, it's been awesome 0:04:23.120 --> 0:04:25.680 spending time at home alone with him and you know, 0:04:25.680 --> 0:04:27.560 getting to do a lot of things. So personally, you know, 0:04:27.600 --> 0:04:29.920 we're handling it, and there's a lot more situations going 0:04:29.920 --> 0:04:32.880 on in the world, no doubt about that. Professionally, you know, 0:04:32.920 --> 0:04:35.080 we're just lucky. My wife and I are both still 0:04:35.080 --> 0:04:37.400 working and we're able to work from home with our jobs, 0:04:37.720 --> 0:04:39.960 especially what I do this time of year. UM normally 0:04:40.000 --> 0:04:42.560 working home anyway, covering the team, whether it's draft, free 0:04:42.600 --> 0:04:46.280 agency and things like that. You know, I'm I'm concerned 0:04:46.320 --> 0:04:48.280 what's gonna happen with the season obviously, and how that's 0:04:48.279 --> 0:04:50.880 gonna look from a broadcasting standpoint. But I'll be honest 0:04:50.920 --> 0:04:52.880 with you, Travis, UM, I think one of the things 0:04:52.880 --> 0:04:55.400 that's happened here, and I've said this, uh for the 0:04:55.480 --> 0:04:57.840 last a couple of months now. It's it's allowed me 0:04:57.880 --> 0:04:59.760 to kind of tap back into my creative side. I've 0:04:59.760 --> 0:05:02.240 had to. I'm up with fresh content, new content that 0:05:02.440 --> 0:05:04.640 I might might have lost touch with doing that over 0:05:04.680 --> 0:05:06.040 for a few years. Once you kind of get into 0:05:06.040 --> 0:05:08.400 a routine, you don't do that. And I've I've created 0:05:08.400 --> 0:05:11.200 some things. I do a podcast, uh South Sports and stuff, 0:05:11.240 --> 0:05:13.120 and one of the things I'm doing now is looking 0:05:13.120 --> 0:05:16.120 back at every single Bills game, one podcast at a 0:05:16.160 --> 0:05:18.600 time from last year and doing a recap and then 0:05:18.640 --> 0:05:20.840 also telling stories about the game that people might not 0:05:20.880 --> 0:05:23.000 know from the sidelines, you know. So that's been something 0:05:23.000 --> 0:05:24.720 cool I've been doing. So I'm just trying the best 0:05:24.720 --> 0:05:27.360 I can to come up with that type of creative content. Yeah, 0:05:27.440 --> 0:05:30.080 it's definitely a unique opportunity. I've actually had a chance 0:05:30.120 --> 0:05:32.280 to talk to so many Dolphins alumni as we do 0:05:32.360 --> 0:05:36.120 Friday Fins flashback, going back to previous Dolphins games, Dolphins 0:05:36.120 --> 0:05:38.600 wins in our storied franchise history. So that's been a 0:05:38.640 --> 0:05:40.600 lot of fun too. I'm with you on that all 0:05:40.640 --> 0:05:42.520 the way. But we have you on here talk about 0:05:42.520 --> 0:05:46.400 the season and the Buffalo Bills as we continue our 0:05:46.440 --> 0:05:49.920 tour of the Miami Dolphins schedule, and we got to 0:05:49.960 --> 0:05:52.159 see you guys twice a year, as we do every year, 0:05:52.400 --> 0:05:55.120 starting in Week two in Miami, and then a nice 0:05:55.160 --> 0:05:58.880 frosty January trip up there to Orchard Park in week seventeen. 0:05:59.080 --> 0:06:01.320 And I want to start with the big chair, with 0:06:01.360 --> 0:06:03.800 Sean McDermott. Where else do you start but with the 0:06:03.839 --> 0:06:06.520 head coach. We did the Patriots Know the Enemy episode 0:06:06.600 --> 0:06:09.640 last week, and it's pretty unnecessary to ask what does 0:06:09.640 --> 0:06:13.039 Bill Belichick do well? Right, everybody knows who Bill Belichick is, 0:06:13.080 --> 0:06:14.920 what he does well. But for the people that might 0:06:14.960 --> 0:06:17.479 not be familiar with Sean McDermott up there in Buffalo, 0:06:17.720 --> 0:06:20.640 and I compare some of his philosophies on leadership and 0:06:20.720 --> 0:06:23.159 team first guys to what Brian Flores wants to do 0:06:23.200 --> 0:06:26.080 in Miami. But from someone that knows him and knows 0:06:26.120 --> 0:06:28.479 this team so well, like yourself, what is it that 0:06:28.520 --> 0:06:31.440 makes Sean McDermott the answer for the Bills at the 0:06:31.440 --> 0:06:34.320 head coach position? He really is good at team building. 0:06:34.360 --> 0:06:36.880 You're right, I mean that's really something that um was 0:06:36.880 --> 0:06:38.680 said to me when he got here. People in the 0:06:38.760 --> 0:06:41.120 organization said, they've never been around a person that's as 0:06:41.160 --> 0:06:43.480 good at just bringing people together in team building. And 0:06:43.839 --> 0:06:46.240 you know, it just seems like every single person who 0:06:46.240 --> 0:06:49.160 walks through the door they develop it. They don't already have. 0:06:49.200 --> 0:06:50.600 They have a certain type of player they look for, 0:06:50.640 --> 0:06:52.800 there's no doubt about that, as certain DNA they call it. 0:06:53.160 --> 0:06:56.240 But if they don't necessarily have that with somebody, um, 0:06:56.240 --> 0:06:59.039 they develop it. And you've seen people transform that way. 0:06:59.040 --> 0:07:01.160 To be quite honest with you, would just become all 0:07:01.200 --> 0:07:03.720 about exactly what Sean McDermott and Brandon being want. But 0:07:03.720 --> 0:07:05.920 I'll tell you what he really does that I think 0:07:05.960 --> 0:07:08.440 I've been super impressed with. And you gotta remember now, 0:07:08.520 --> 0:07:09.800 just like you guys, we've gone through a lot of 0:07:09.840 --> 0:07:12.160 coaches here in Buffalo over the recent time, and you 0:07:12.160 --> 0:07:14.400 know I've now gone through I've covered four different head 0:07:14.400 --> 0:07:17.440 coaching regimes. And the thing that Sean McDermott does so 0:07:17.520 --> 0:07:20.240 well is his teams are just so consistent. You know, 0:07:20.280 --> 0:07:22.680 they're they're they don't ride the real highs and stay 0:07:22.760 --> 0:07:24.280 up there, and they don't ride the real lows and 0:07:24.280 --> 0:07:27.520 stay down there. They stay in this this box basically 0:07:27.560 --> 0:07:29.880 where you know, there's a certain level of emotion that 0:07:29.920 --> 0:07:31.840 they rise to and you know, they celebrate the good 0:07:31.880 --> 0:07:33.640 things and they cheer and all that kind of stuff, 0:07:33.720 --> 0:07:36.080 but they don't let it overwhelm them and become like, oh, yeah, 0:07:36.120 --> 0:07:38.520 we've arrived. And at the same time, when bad things happen, 0:07:38.720 --> 0:07:41.160 they never let it get them down. So that really 0:07:41.200 --> 0:07:44.040 prepares them for any situation, whether they're down in the 0:07:44.080 --> 0:07:46.640 fourth quarter, they're playing a big game against the Ravens 0:07:46.720 --> 0:07:48.720 or the Patriots, or they're playing a team that they 0:07:48.720 --> 0:07:51.040 should be you know, like the Dolphins last year. Maybe 0:07:51.040 --> 0:07:53.080 they were in a couple of tussles there, And you know, 0:07:53.480 --> 0:07:55.360 that's the big thing I think that Sean has done 0:07:55.440 --> 0:07:59.040 really well is he's gotten his team to be super 0:07:59.080 --> 0:08:01.720 consistent and always play. You did you know exactly what 0:08:01.720 --> 0:08:04.480 you're gonna get from the Buffalo Bills every single week? Yeah. 0:08:04.520 --> 0:08:06.240 I let into the show before I had you on 0:08:06.280 --> 0:08:08.600 talking about how I think it was his second year there, 0:08:08.680 --> 0:08:11.840 Josh Allen's first, when it looked like the Bills maybe 0:08:11.880 --> 0:08:14.440 unloading some parts of that roster might be in line 0:08:14.480 --> 0:08:16.640 for a possible first overall draft pick. But then they 0:08:16.680 --> 0:08:18.440 go out and they win five or six ball games 0:08:18.600 --> 0:08:20.200 and they never had to think about that. Because you 0:08:20.240 --> 0:08:22.880 mentioned the consistency and knowing what you're gonna get each 0:08:23.040 --> 0:08:25.400 and every day there for the Bills, we hope we 0:08:25.440 --> 0:08:27.480 have the same thing here in Miami, and we discussed 0:08:27.520 --> 0:08:29.320 the head coach and the next place you always have 0:08:29.400 --> 0:08:31.840 to go to on this checklist of you know, roster 0:08:31.880 --> 0:08:34.280 reviews is of course the quarterback and something of an 0:08:34.320 --> 0:08:36.839 important year for Josh Allen in year three for him 0:08:36.880 --> 0:08:39.440 this year out of Wyoming and he seems to be 0:08:39.480 --> 0:08:42.840 a total lightning rod and for debate and fodder on 0:08:42.920 --> 0:08:45.600 social media style and now with Stefon digs in the 0:08:45.640 --> 0:08:48.520 fold on top of all the offensive additions last year, 0:08:48.720 --> 0:08:50.760 it's a big year for him and I for one 0:08:51.080 --> 0:08:53.840 can really appreciate the depth that he brings to the 0:08:53.880 --> 0:08:57.080 offense with the running game, short yardage conversion, asking an 0:08:57.080 --> 0:08:59.440 extra defender to keep an eye on him because of 0:08:59.480 --> 0:09:01.960 that dyna him a running ability and the impact that 0:09:02.000 --> 0:09:04.240 has on the defense. But what can you tell us 0:09:04.280 --> 0:09:07.160 from someone that again sees him every single day, what 0:09:07.200 --> 0:09:09.319 can you tell us about Josh Allen what to expect 0:09:09.520 --> 0:09:13.520 in year three? Yeah, when you say lightning rod and polarizing, man, 0:09:13.640 --> 0:09:15.800 is he ever like we we do literally three four 0:09:15.800 --> 0:09:18.000 hour shows on the radio about that, you know, and 0:09:18.120 --> 0:09:20.400 people who just they come at you from all different angles, 0:09:20.440 --> 0:09:23.040 and you there really is the entire spectrum. It's there's 0:09:23.080 --> 0:09:25.320 people who just really love him and there's people who 0:09:25.360 --> 0:09:27.560 really do not like him at all as far as 0:09:27.600 --> 0:09:29.880 an NFL quarterback. And you know that really started Travis 0:09:29.880 --> 0:09:32.839 before the draft. He was a polarizing draft prospect. I 0:09:32.880 --> 0:09:35.319 think there were people who were super high at him, 0:09:35.480 --> 0:09:37.520 and then there were people who super low and said 0:09:37.559 --> 0:09:38.800 he's gonna be a bust, he should never be a 0:09:38.840 --> 0:09:42.240 first round pick. And what I've found is basically, whatever 0:09:42.280 --> 0:09:45.480 your pre draft your position was on him, a lot 0:09:45.480 --> 0:09:47.160 of times you haven't moved off that right because you 0:09:47.200 --> 0:09:49.400 want to be proven right. Unfortunately, that's the way we 0:09:49.440 --> 0:09:52.240 live in society where if you really thought Josh Allen 0:09:52.280 --> 0:09:54.679 was horrible, then you're telling us all these different things 0:09:54.720 --> 0:09:56.640 about what makes him horrible. Still no matter what he 0:09:56.679 --> 0:09:58.800 does well, and if you love them, you're gonna keep 0:09:58.800 --> 0:10:00.360 pointing to all the things he does well all you 0:10:00.360 --> 0:10:03.360 no matter any any evidence that shows that he's not 0:10:03.400 --> 0:10:05.320 doing things well. From what I've seen is this, and 0:10:05.320 --> 0:10:07.080 what I'll tell you is this. Let's let's talk about 0:10:07.080 --> 0:10:11.000 the philosophical standpoint of whol Bills drafted. Josh Allen, as 0:10:11.040 --> 0:10:13.079 we know, is not the most accurate quarterback. I'll be 0:10:13.120 --> 0:10:14.680 the first to tell you that he's not. He doesn't 0:10:14.679 --> 0:10:17.120 he doesn't have a high completion percentage. But the Bills 0:10:17.200 --> 0:10:19.240 knew that. They went into this with eyes wide open 0:10:19.320 --> 0:10:21.719 drafting him. The Bills did not draft Josh Allen to 0:10:21.880 --> 0:10:24.000 be Drew Brees. They didn't draft a guy to be 0:10:24.120 --> 0:10:28.559 consistently six sixty six completion percentage. They love him to there, 0:10:28.640 --> 0:10:30.800 of course they want him to get there, but the 0:10:30.840 --> 0:10:33.000 fact is they drafted him knowing that they're gonna have 0:10:33.040 --> 0:10:35.840 to sacrifice a little bit of that to also have 0:10:36.160 --> 0:10:39.440 the big playability that pretty much nobody else can have. 0:10:39.480 --> 0:10:42.280 Maybe Patrick Mahomes, that's it. Josh. Josh Allen can do 0:10:42.360 --> 0:10:45.120 things that other people can't do, and if he has 0:10:45.240 --> 0:10:47.320 enough of those things, then you don't need him to 0:10:47.320 --> 0:10:50.720 be sent He needs to be at sixty or above 0:10:51.000 --> 0:10:53.120 every game. He even said that's his goal, and then 0:10:53.160 --> 0:10:56.520 with that comes the bigger plays and Josh from where 0:10:56.520 --> 0:10:59.040 he came. I had an NFL former NFL player tell 0:10:59.080 --> 0:11:01.240 me last year when I was doing the broadcast, I 0:11:01.280 --> 0:11:03.320 was out of the field. We were just chatting and 0:11:03.320 --> 0:11:05.280 he said to me, he goes you know, Sal He said, 0:11:05.800 --> 0:11:08.040 Josh was an infant when he came into this league. 0:11:08.080 --> 0:11:09.800 You know, you think about it, Travis, this is a 0:11:09.840 --> 0:11:11.679 kid that did not have many D one offers. He 0:11:11.720 --> 0:11:14.000 had to go to Juco route, he went to Wyoming, 0:11:14.040 --> 0:11:15.680 He didn't go to the n SEC school. In a 0:11:15.720 --> 0:11:17.760 SEC school, he didn't have this pressure of going to 0:11:17.840 --> 0:11:20.160 national championship games. He was always the best player in 0:11:20.200 --> 0:11:22.360 his team, but you know, they rode with him, and 0:11:22.559 --> 0:11:24.440 no matter how good Josh was, it was probably gonna 0:11:24.440 --> 0:11:27.480 be good enough anyway. In most situations. He comes into 0:11:27.480 --> 0:11:29.880 this league. Guys like Josh Rosen who went to u c. 0:11:30.000 --> 0:11:32.240 L A. Sam Donald to go to USC they were 0:11:32.280 --> 0:11:35.400 grooms as they were little kids to be NFL quarterbacks. 0:11:35.480 --> 0:11:38.600 Josh was not like that. But I think coming into 0:11:38.640 --> 0:11:41.480 the league as far back as he was from where 0:11:41.480 --> 0:11:43.120 they were, I think he's kind of caught up to 0:11:43.200 --> 0:11:46.760 them now. And that's because of the cultivation of the organization. 0:11:46.800 --> 0:11:48.959 They've done such a good job with him and as 0:11:48.960 --> 0:11:50.960 I go back to knowing who he is and what 0:11:51.040 --> 0:11:53.760 he needs, and now for year three, they bring in 0:11:53.800 --> 0:11:57.280 Stefan Diggs. They have a very good for top three 0:11:57.320 --> 0:12:00.880 wide receivers and Diggs, Brown and Beasley. The offensive line 0:12:01.120 --> 0:12:02.839 is one of only, like I believe, five teams in 0:12:02.840 --> 0:12:05.719 the entire league returning every single starter. That's gonna be 0:12:05.760 --> 0:12:08.240 great for the continuity. They have their same offensive coordinator 0:12:08.240 --> 0:12:10.520 coming back. So look, the expectation has to be hired 0:12:10.520 --> 0:12:14.080 for Josh. He has to take the next step. They 0:12:14.240 --> 0:12:16.440 they spent a lot of assets on him to move 0:12:16.520 --> 0:12:18.680 up in the draft. Josh Allen has to take that 0:12:18.720 --> 0:12:20.600 next step. And after this, they're gonna have to decide 0:12:20.600 --> 0:12:22.839 to fift your option next year. And if Josh isn't 0:12:22.840 --> 0:12:24.959 relied on now to win games, he can't be like 0:12:25.000 --> 0:12:27.000 a game manager anymore. He's gotta be relied on to 0:12:27.000 --> 0:12:29.120 win some football games. And if he can't take that step, 0:12:29.280 --> 0:12:31.079 then they're gonna have questions. But I think that's where 0:12:31.120 --> 0:12:33.200 the evolution has to be. Yeah, there's a ton to 0:12:33.280 --> 0:12:35.160 unpack that. I love that you talked about, Salad. I 0:12:35.160 --> 0:12:37.480 wrote some notes down here. First, I love your mention 0:12:37.520 --> 0:12:41.000 about your preconceived notions pre draft and post draft, how 0:12:41.040 --> 0:12:43.640 you feel about the player, and I agree that's unfortunately 0:12:43.840 --> 0:12:45.960 the world we do live in I think I wrote 0:12:46.000 --> 0:12:48.160 an article back in that draft when I wasn't with 0:12:48.160 --> 0:12:50.040 the Dolphins just yet, but I wrote an article about 0:12:50.080 --> 0:12:52.199 how if the Dolphins are gonna go after a quarterback 0:12:52.200 --> 0:12:54.120 in this draft, it would make sense to be Josh 0:12:54.160 --> 0:12:56.920 Allen because in the event that Ryan Tannehill doesn't pan 0:12:56.960 --> 0:12:58.959 out in year seven whatever, it was at that point 0:12:59.120 --> 0:13:01.520 that Josh Allen has the highest ceiling to boom out 0:13:01.520 --> 0:13:03.320 of all those guys, and you see a lot of 0:13:03.320 --> 0:13:05.760 that ability, you know, as he gets into deep into 0:13:05.800 --> 0:13:08.360 year two and now into year three up there in Buffalo. 0:13:08.480 --> 0:13:12.080 I covered the game with Buffalo at Miami back in teen. 0:13:12.160 --> 0:13:14.880 You mentioned the inaccuracy issues and he missed some some 0:13:14.920 --> 0:13:17.040 throws on the field that day, but he also had 0:13:17.080 --> 0:13:19.120 like a hundred and thirty five rushing yards too, and 0:13:19.200 --> 0:13:22.160 that counts just the same. So I completely agree that 0:13:22.280 --> 0:13:24.520 stuff gets a little bit overlooked at times. And then 0:13:24.559 --> 0:13:26.880 you mentioned the receiving corps as well. There sal you 0:13:26.880 --> 0:13:30.040 talk about Stefon Diggs, John Brown, Cole Beasley. One of 0:13:30.080 --> 0:13:33.040 my favorite podcast, one of my favorite pair of scouts 0:13:33.160 --> 0:13:36.000 is Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks on Move the Sticks 0:13:36.080 --> 0:13:38.360 and they talked about building a track team around Josh 0:13:38.400 --> 0:13:40.880 Allen because what can he do escape the pocket and 0:13:40.880 --> 0:13:43.079 make big plays that way? So I think it all 0:13:43.160 --> 0:13:45.920 makes sense from my team building standpoint, like you mentioned, 0:13:46.040 --> 0:13:47.560 and that's where I want to go next, is that 0:13:47.640 --> 0:13:50.199 receiving corps. Because you did have Cole Beasley, who is 0:13:50.240 --> 0:13:52.839 the slot specialist. You've got John Brown first one thousand 0:13:52.920 --> 0:13:56.240 yards season since last year, and now you go out 0:13:56.280 --> 0:13:58.560 and get Stefon Diggs, who, for my money, he and 0:13:58.640 --> 0:14:00.840 Keenan Allen are right there is the US route runners 0:14:00.880 --> 0:14:04.040 in the NFL. I mean, what's the expectation with that group? 0:14:04.080 --> 0:14:05.720 Do you think this is possibly one of the best 0:14:05.760 --> 0:14:10.200 receiving cores in the NFL. I think it's certainly up there. Um, look, 0:14:10.200 --> 0:14:13.280 they're they're receiving corps that you could argue that are better. 0:14:13.280 --> 0:14:14.959 There's no doubt about that. I think there's some very 0:14:14.960 --> 0:14:18.120 good ones in this league. But the bills I've done, 0:14:18.240 --> 0:14:20.200 you know, some poking around on what other people think 0:14:20.200 --> 0:14:22.280 about the receiving cords, and generally I think I find 0:14:22.280 --> 0:14:24.880 them listed five, six, maybe seven in the league. And 0:14:25.120 --> 0:14:27.080 you gotta think from where they were a couple of 0:14:27.200 --> 0:14:29.920 years ago, travels. I mean they were the bottom. They 0:14:29.920 --> 0:14:31.960 were the worst receiving corps in the league basically just 0:14:32.000 --> 0:14:33.920 a couple of years ago. They moved that up the 0:14:34.120 --> 0:14:36.000 last year to the middle of the pack with Brown 0:14:36.000 --> 0:14:38.440 and Beasley. You know, Robert Foster was expected to make 0:14:38.440 --> 0:14:40.080 a bigger impact than because of what he did the 0:14:40.120 --> 0:14:42.680 second half of his rookie year. He didn't and now 0:14:43.000 --> 0:14:45.720 next year adding in Stefon Diggs. What he does is 0:14:45.720 --> 0:14:48.160 he really moves the chess pieces around. Right. John Brown 0:14:48.320 --> 0:14:50.440 isn't a true number one receiver. He's very good though. 0:14:50.440 --> 0:14:52.160 He had a really good year next year. But now 0:14:52.280 --> 0:14:54.840 John Brown becomes your number two receiver, which is really 0:14:54.840 --> 0:14:56.920 where he fits. And now he's gonna see a lot 0:14:56.960 --> 0:14:58.960 of single coverage as opposed to team saying, well, they 0:14:59.000 --> 0:15:00.600 only really have John Brown and that's the guy we 0:15:00.640 --> 0:15:03.520 have to shut down. So for this wide receiver corps, 0:15:03.600 --> 0:15:05.480 I think to go from where it was to where 0:15:05.520 --> 0:15:07.840 it is is a remarkable turnaround in the Bill's roster. 0:15:08.080 --> 0:15:10.400 And I do think they're probably one of the top five, 0:15:10.480 --> 0:15:13.040 six seven receivers receiving corps in the league. And you 0:15:13.080 --> 0:15:16.320 also mentioned the remade offensive line because Dion Dawkins last 0:15:16.400 --> 0:15:19.480 year was the only incumbent on the starting five up front. 0:15:19.600 --> 0:15:21.840 And I'm curious to get your take here because the Dolphins, 0:15:21.880 --> 0:15:25.200 again comparisons abound, have made a bunch of changes to 0:15:25.240 --> 0:15:27.560 the offensive line or a bunch of additions, both in 0:15:27.600 --> 0:15:29.960 free agency and in the draft, and I'm curious to 0:15:29.960 --> 0:15:31.960 know where did it work for them, like what we're 0:15:32.040 --> 0:15:34.680 expectations going into the year, and did it take a 0:15:34.680 --> 0:15:36.560 while for that group to jel or did it hit 0:15:36.640 --> 0:15:38.720 right away where you said, Okay, now we have an 0:15:38.720 --> 0:15:42.840 offensive line in front of Josh Allen. You know, um, 0:15:42.960 --> 0:15:47.320 last year they basically overhauled the entire offensive line. There 0:15:47.360 --> 0:15:49.720 was one returning starter and that was Dion Dawkins at 0:15:49.760 --> 0:15:52.680 left tackle. Every single other player was new and no 0:15:52.720 --> 0:15:55.360 one knew what to expect because other than Mitch More's 0:15:55.360 --> 0:15:57.160 they spent big money image More. He became the highest 0:15:57.160 --> 0:16:00.000 paid center in the league other than Mitch Morse. Everybody 0:16:00.120 --> 0:16:02.920 else was kind of on I'd say, like team friendly deals. Basically, 0:16:03.080 --> 0:16:05.680 they got a John Feliciano from the Raiders. They went 0:16:05.680 --> 0:16:07.840 out and got Quentin Spain who was cut from the Titans. 0:16:07.880 --> 0:16:09.920 That was kind of a surprise. Spencer Long was an 0:16:09.920 --> 0:16:12.720 early freed and signing even before freedency began because he 0:16:12.720 --> 0:16:14.640 was cut from the Jets and people said, ah, you know, 0:16:14.680 --> 0:16:16.480 he's really not gonna do much. But what they also 0:16:16.520 --> 0:16:19.760 did was all of these guys they got position versatility 0:16:19.880 --> 0:16:22.960 was very important for the Bills to get position versatile players. 0:16:23.000 --> 0:16:26.040 They drafted Cody Ford the second round tackler guard. What 0:16:26.200 --> 0:16:28.160 is he? They had Tie and Secki from the Redskins. 0:16:28.200 --> 0:16:30.600 He can play tackle, he can play guard, um John 0:16:30.600 --> 0:16:33.720 Feliciano can play center and guard. Spencer Long, center and guard. 0:16:33.800 --> 0:16:36.440 So they had a ton of flexibility and versatility. And 0:16:36.480 --> 0:16:39.440 the guy that really brought it all together Bobby Johnson, 0:16:39.480 --> 0:16:41.240 their offensive line coach. He did a heck of a 0:16:41.320 --> 0:16:44.320 job really getting this group to go and get together 0:16:44.480 --> 0:16:49.120 and really be uh really well jelled. I'd say now 0:16:49.440 --> 0:16:52.480 they are. They were last year a group that was 0:16:52.480 --> 0:16:55.080 was good but not great. I thought at times teams 0:16:55.320 --> 0:16:57.720 overwhelmed them with the blitz. They had some trouble on 0:16:57.800 --> 0:17:00.400 that that should hopefully fix itself a little bit this 0:17:00.480 --> 0:17:03.280 year with more communication going back and looking having the 0:17:03.320 --> 0:17:06.080 same continuity. They were a very good run blocking unit 0:17:06.200 --> 0:17:08.280 last year when they weren't facing those blitzes, they did 0:17:08.359 --> 0:17:10.640 very well, you know against the past. Cody Ford did 0:17:10.640 --> 0:17:12.520 struggle at tackle. There's been some talk whether or not 0:17:12.600 --> 0:17:14.199 he's gonna move to guard this year, but I'm not 0:17:14.240 --> 0:17:16.080 sure how they do that. They re signed Quentin Spain, 0:17:16.240 --> 0:17:18.639 they still have Fully Shiano, so Ford could still be 0:17:18.680 --> 0:17:21.200 the tackle. It's gonna be interesting. And then Dion Dawkins 0:17:21.240 --> 0:17:22.600 going to the last year of his contract. He's the 0:17:22.640 --> 0:17:24.160 left tackle. A lot of people believe, you know, he'll 0:17:24.160 --> 0:17:27.320 be in line for a nice extension. This offensive line 0:17:27.400 --> 0:17:29.720 is in very good shape simply because they not only 0:17:29.760 --> 0:17:31.640 have five guys coming back, they have their top six 0:17:31.680 --> 0:17:34.600