1 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: Down Adams, Steve Taster, who has been all over the field, 2 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: kind of unique. He was kind of a dual role 3 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: player for Steve a blimp. We're not even in the 4 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: stradiphere of normalcy. When Christmas came early for Bills fans, 5 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: nine days early. They got the AFC East Division title 6 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: under the tree for the first time in twenty five years. 7 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: But there are more unopened presents under the tree. A 8 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: whole playoff game, maybe two of them, a long run 9 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: through the postseason that may end up in Tampa for 10 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 1: Super Bowl fifty five. They've got five Bills favorites in 11 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,559 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl and maybe the league's MVP at quarterback. 12 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,959 Speaker 1: End tonight, they've got a chance to bury the Patriot 13 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: string of twenty plus years of domination with a suite 14 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: of newing. Goss takes a shotguns, Sam, I'm gonna give 15 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: an a tack. Mons driving up the middle into the ends. Touchdown, 16 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: Buffalo Za wats five yard touchdown. Runs up. Bill take 17 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: the lead, Jo sets up the throw, fires a man 18 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: wide open cut touchdown. It is Lee Smith, touchdown, Buffalo 19 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:14,199 Speaker 1: Please Smith. The blocking tight end catches the touchdown pass 20 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: he was wide open. It goes four yards from Josh Allen. 21 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: Josh sets up leaves, fires one cut by Stefan Digs 22 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: at the thirty five. He is headed to the end 23 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: zone untouched. Touchdown Buffalo up fifty yard pass completion Jock 24 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: Chandler the Stefan Dick touchdown Bill. That's too easy. Josh 25 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: in the gun makes the hand up, fires a strike. 26 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: It is cross at the five end of the ends 27 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:40,559 Speaker 1: of the goes Stefton Dicks touchdown Buffalo an eighteen yard 28 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: pass and went to the five. Higgs did the rest 29 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: of the work for his second touchdown of the game. 30 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: Allan looks to his right, heads that way, now cuts back, 31 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: heads to his left, fires a strike into the end 32 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: zone and ease caught touchdown Stefan Dicks his third of 33 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: the game. Unbelievable. Josh Handlon on the run to his left, 34 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: Summer I'm fired an absolute fatfall the Stefon Diggs who 35 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: caught it going down to the ground. Touchdown Buffalo. The 36 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: Bills getting their bulk one of the air and they 37 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: sweep the Patriots for the first time since nineteen ninety nine, 38 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: twenty one years and Patriots and swept of the season series. 39 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: In the Bills fifteen times in those twenty one years. 40 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,119 Speaker 1: But the Bills get to sweep, they go to five 41 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: at all, and the AMC Sean McDermot and Bill Belichick 42 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: converge in chake hands. That's a nice meeting between those 43 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: two days. Bill Belichick had something to say to Sean McDermot, 44 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 1: and I'm pretty sure that it was pretty complimentary about 45 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: his baffaltea. The Bills come out on top in a 46 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: big way, a very satisfying victory, unbelievable thirty eight nine 47 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:45,959 Speaker 1: victories for the Buffalo Bills. That was the Toshiba game. 48 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 1: Rewind the official copier company of the Buffalo Bills and 49 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 1: the immortal words of Shaquille O'Neill. Can you diet the 50 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,399 Speaker 1: Bills and Stefan Diggs with three touchdowns, obliz a rate 51 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: and beat down the New England Patriots by a final 52 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:07,119 Speaker 1: of thirty eight to nine and joining us right off 53 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 1: the top to talk about this, uh well, you could 54 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: call it a statement game, you could call it a 55 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 1: passing of the torch game. Whatever you want to label 56 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,399 Speaker 1: a Bills fans are happy today, and here to share 57 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: it with us is one Eric Wood, former Bills center 58 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: and analyst on the Sean McDermot Show with the Chopping 59 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: Wood segment, and also helps Mandy Glab on Bills Tonight 60 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: this season, Eric, how you doing. Man? Gotta be a 61 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:36,559 Speaker 1: good morning here after a late night, right, Yeah? Absolutely, 62 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: And I love my intro every week. It I feel 63 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: like it's been ever evolving throughout the season, so well, 64 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: we try to keep it fresh here. So yeah, I mean, 65 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: you know, we don't want it. We don't like getting 66 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: stale here on one. Bills Live, Eric, I mean live 67 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: is in the title, so we have to at least 68 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: sound alive. You know what I mean? Eric, I'll tell 69 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: you what. And this team, every time the Buffalo Bills 70 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: play what I think is their absolute best game, they 71 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: get better the next week. And I think that's that 72 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: bodes well obviously for this season the way it's gone. 73 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: But I don't I'm beginning to run out of ways 74 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: that they could improve. They had a couple of guys 75 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: drop touchdowns last night, but they got touchdowns anyway on 76 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: that drive, So it's really hard to poke holes. And 77 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: what the Bills are doing right now. Yeah, when you 78 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: look at a thirty eight to nine win last night, 79 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: a three score win, the week before against Denver at Denver. 80 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: Neither of those teams are going to be in the playoffs, 81 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 1: but both of those games screamed I don't want to 82 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: say trap game, but screamed. Man, these Bills better show up, 83 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 1: They better look the part, because we want them peeking 84 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: at the end of the year. We want them to 85 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: be hot heading into the playoffs. And now they're in 86 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: a position where I'm sure we'll get to this, whether 87 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 1: they're going to rest starters next week, what we think 88 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: they're going to do, and all that, but they put 89 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: themselves in a position where if they don't put their 90 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: best foot forward based upon resting guys or whatever it 91 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 1: may be, they have a ton enough confidence heading into 92 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs on both sides of the ball. I mean, 93 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 1: what they've done defensively in the last five weeks has 94 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: been outstanding, only to maybe be outmatched by their offense 95 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: in the past five weeks. And what are we a 96 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: hail marry away from what would that be ten straight wins? Yeah, 97 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: a hail marry away from nine straight wins? And so 98 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: this Bills team is for real. You know, if anything, 99 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 1: last night, if I'm if I'm looking at the game 100 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: plan and the way the game panned out. If anything, 101 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: they showed a few new concepts last night. Obviously a 102 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: fake punt, but they showed a few new concepts that 103 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: maybe you want to say for a playoff game. But 104 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: I can only think that they did that intentionally, not 105 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 1: to blow out the Patriots, almost giving them a taste 106 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: of their own medicine by putting some stuff on film 107 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,559 Speaker 1: that teams have to prepare for. And I'm sure because 108 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,600 Speaker 1: when I saw that Lee Smith, when I when I 109 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: went back and watched the replay of the twenty seven 110 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 1: yard Lee Smith catch, all I was thinking of was, Man, 111 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: I wish they would have saved that one for name 112 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: playoff opponent. I would say Kansas City, But there's a 113 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: lot of work to be done to get to that point. 114 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: But now all I can think about is what is 115 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: Brian day Ball going to do off of that? Because 116 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: now that he's put it on film, what's he going 117 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: to do back off of that? And so to me, 118 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: it just seems like they're playing chess out there, when 119 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 1: at times offensively defensively, we're playing checkers. In the past, 120 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: I would say, and you guys, I want you guys 121 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: to react to this because This was my thinking when 122 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: I saw the fake punch. Okay, it's fourth and five. Okay, 123 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: it's not fourth and two, it's not fourth and one. 124 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 1: And the Bills are at their own thirty five yard 125 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: line in a three to three ball game in the 126 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 1: first quarter, fourth and five, at their own thirty five 127 00:06:55,920 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: and they run that. What does that say about Sean McDermott. 128 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: What does that say about his confidence in his football team? 129 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: And what does that say about the swagger and attitude 130 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: of this football team now that they make that call 131 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: that I think we can all agree even a year ago, 132 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: there's no way they're doing that on that down and 133 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: distance at that point in the ball game. Yeah. I 134 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: mean it shows the confidence that they have in this team, 135 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: in this defense right now to make enough stops if 136 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: they don't get it. And that's also something you want 137 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: to put on film, you know, in the playoff anytime. 138 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: And Steed might know the percentage better than me. I 139 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: think when I was when the year my last season 140 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: in twenty seventeen, I think it was any blocked kick 141 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: in a game, whether that's an extra point field goal 142 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: or pat gives you an eighty percent chance to win 143 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: that game. Just how games have played out in history, 144 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: and so you're taking by run that play last night, 145 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 1: you're essentially taking a block off the table, knock on 146 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 1: wood because the Patriots trying to split the difference right there, 147 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: and they were running an unsound punt return punt block formation. 148 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: That's unsound. The Bills now have proven that Johnson could 149 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: throw that pass, sirn Neil can catch that pass, and 150 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: they can make you pay for it if you're willing 151 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: to do something like that to go after one of 152 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: those blocked kicks that give you an eighty percent chance 153 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: to win the game. I don't know about you, Steve, 154 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: but that to me was almost a complete role reversal 155 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: type play between the Bills and the Patriots. This is 156 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: the Bills now saying we're gonna be a little cocky, 157 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 1: We're gonna be a little arrogant. I mean, this isn't 158 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: allan to Diggs on a big play. This is Jaquan Johnson, 159 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,959 Speaker 1: a second years safety, to throw into a third years 160 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: safety on a fourth and five at your own thirty 161 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,719 Speaker 1: five yard line in a three to three ball game 162 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: that is far from decided, and they just said we're 163 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: doing it. And it's also saying it doesn't. We don't 164 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:09,959 Speaker 1: think you can take advantage of it. You're not good 165 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,959 Speaker 1: enough to beat us even if we do take chances 166 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:16,199 Speaker 1: like this, Uh, we're not coming off the field. You're 167 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:18,559 Speaker 1: not gonna be able to stop our offense enough times 168 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 1: for us to have to punt it. And your offense 169 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: isn't good enough to take advantage of it even if 170 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:24,679 Speaker 1: it blows up in our face. I mean, this is 171 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 1: it's it's a huge moment because not only now the 172 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 1: mindset for somebody preparing for Buffalo, the big thing about 173 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: it isn't the fact that they ran an x Ando's 174 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: where they got a left handed up back who can 175 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: throw a pass. The big thing that other teams have 176 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: to prepare for now is a mindset of an NFL 177 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: team like Buffalo that says we will do that. We 178 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 1: don't give a damn you. You got to be sound 179 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: in everything you do now or making pay or you're 180 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: or you're gonna you're gonna stay on the field offensively. 181 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: And I haven't heard it clarified yet. Maybe they did 182 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: in the post game comments that I missed. I'm assuming 183 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 1: that was a check at the line of scrimmage done 184 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:08,439 Speaker 1: by second year player Johnson. So now you have a 185 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: second year a guy that has the confidence and the 186 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: guts to do that on Monday night football. That's a 187 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 1: good sign as well. Yeah, under the coaches because guys right, 188 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 1: because they're not they're not running a fake there if 189 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: New England's in a safe return, so that's a check 190 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: and with no fans in the stands, you're not yelling 191 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 1: from the sideline some call to make them switch because 192 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: that just alerts the entire defense. Yeah, that was something 193 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 1: I'm assuming was done by Johnson as the line of scrimmage, 194 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: that's right. The way it works is that, like Heath 195 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: Farwell will say, the coaching staff has this, say listen, 196 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: it's fourth and five. What are we gonna put on 197 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 1: the table here? Do we really want to punt this way? 198 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: And McDermott and Heath Farwell have to say, you know what, 199 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: put it on the table. If they give it to us, 200 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: we'll take it. So they put it on the table 201 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: and Jaquan gets back there, he sees it, he calls it, 202 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: makes the check, throws the ball. So if the look 203 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: comes up that they're looking for to run that play against, 204 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 1: they call it and check to it. But you're right. 205 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: I thought it was fourth and like two, but you're right, Brown, 206 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: it's fourth and five. That's balls Oh, I mean it 207 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: is ballsy. And this is a New England team that 208 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 1: blocked the punt last year against the Bills that was 209 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: the deciding factor in the game at home against them. 210 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:30,319 Speaker 1: Guy just blocked a punt against the Chargers and took 211 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,559 Speaker 1: it back for a touchdown three weeks ago. You've got 212 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:37,839 Speaker 1: an enormous set of brass courage right there. That is, 213 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 1: and then unbelievable. And then let's not forget this. Later 214 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: in that same drive, it's fourth and one, Josh Allen 215 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: with cadence pulls the guy off sides and then runs 216 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 1: twenty two yards around the right tackle for another first down. 217 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: And they finished the drive unfortunately with an interest. Oh no, 218 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: not the interception that got a callback on penalty. They 219 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: do punch it in. I think that was the Zach 220 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 1: Moss touchdown drive. Yes, the Zachmaw's touchdown drive. So I mean, 221 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:06,959 Speaker 1: right then and there, I'm just thinking to myself, this 222 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:12,719 Speaker 1: is a demoralizing drive for a Patriot's defense because you 223 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 1: get him in fourth down twice, you can't stop him. 224 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 1: And then they punch it in any way. And that's 225 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: that's the Bills just saying you, you can't stop us. 226 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: And I say I'll say this too. I think it's 227 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: really good coaching and aggressive coaching to go into Foxborough, 228 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:32,199 Speaker 1: knowing the history and all that stuff and throwing that 229 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: all away and saying, guys, they are not that good. 230 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 1: Even if these fourth down plays blow up in our faces, 231 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: we're gonna be in this game. So we're gonna take it, 232 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:44,839 Speaker 1: and we're gonna and we're gonna push it, and we're 233 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: gonna try and convert these fourth downs against a defense 234 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: that is not as talented as our offense, and we're 235 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: gonna take our chances on getting a four yard conversion 236 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: or a two yard conversion or a five yard conversion 237 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: on fourth down. We're gonna take our chances because we're 238 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:03,839 Speaker 1: good enough, you know. And that's that's something Bills fans, 239 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: you gotta get your mind around. The coaching staff knows 240 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: how good they are and whether on all that stuff 241 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: over there on the guy in the hoodie on the 242 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 1: other side of the field as fine and dandy, he's 243 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: a phenomenal coach, but we're better and that's something we 244 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: haven't seen enough of here in Western New York. You 245 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: know a coaching staff that is out ahead of it, 246 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:27,839 Speaker 1: that mindset where you know bills have never been before. 247 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: And you just mentioned Bill Belichick in yes, he can 248 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: only do so much, but you will talk about taking 249 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: advantage of schemes that you know are coming to We 250 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: just mentioned that fourth and one call where Josh Allen 251 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: goes around the edge. They checked that play that was 252 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: likely going to be a QB sneak. He made a 253 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: call at the line of scrimmage. That's what brought it 254 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 1: down to almost one second left in the play cock 255 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: which made Adam Butler jump offsides. But that was a 256 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: naked boot without any receivers out there. Gabe Davis knew that, 257 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: or they knew that Gabe Davis receiver on the right 258 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,559 Speaker 1: handed side of the formation. They knew that the guy 259 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 1: that would have him in man to man coverage, and 260 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: that's what they're gonna play in short ardage. As Gabe 261 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 1: Davis goes and pins that end well now or ended 262 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: up being twenty one there in that formation, the guy 263 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: who he's going down to pen well now, the corner 264 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 1: is going to go chase him down inside because there's 265 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: nothing coming back outside that says to him pass it all. 266 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: So they knew Josh Allen is going to get that 267 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: for a walk in touchdown or for an easy conversion. 268 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 1: And then you go back to place where they knew 269 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: the Patriots, where a man to man defense on the 270 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: twenty seven yard play to Lee Smith we mentioned earlier, Well, 271 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: if Lee blocks, now the guy inside of him has 272 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: that running back man Singletary goes to the other side 273 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 1: of the field as Lee gives him a little legal tug, Well, 274 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 1: now there's no one left for him. They took advantage 275 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: of man coverage in situations where they knew the Patriots 276 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: or a man all night long. Yeah, and I want 277 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 1: to get to this and just real quick with the 278 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: fourth down aggressiveness. Are now eight for ten on fourth 279 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: down conversions this year. They're eighty percent conversion rate is 280 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: second in the league only to Miami, which is I 281 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 1: think they're five of six for eighty seven and a 282 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 1: half percent. So Miami hasn't gone for it as much 283 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: as Buffalo, but they have been more successful percentage wise. 284 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 1: But coach McDermott, when I asked him specifically about it 285 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: after the game, he said in terms of having that 286 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: confidence to go for it in those situations. The guys 287 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 1: have executed at a high level, and that starts during 288 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: the week with the plan and in practice and the 289 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: way that they practice. But my question to you, Eric 290 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: is this, with all of the advances to Josh Allen's game, 291 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: I still think there's something that he's still not getting 292 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: enough credit for. People have talked about how he works 293 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 1: in the offseason with Jordan Palmer. People have talked about 294 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: how he's grown and developed under Brian Dable, and you know, 295 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 1: how he's mastered this offense, and he's done all that. 296 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: I think he is still underrated in terms of his 297 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: football smarts and acumen. This guy is really really smart. 298 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: And some of the plays that we were just talking 299 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: about him checking to that run off the edge for 300 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: him on fourth and one calling his own number. There's 301 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: a multitude of plays. I mean, the fifty yard touchdown 302 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: to Diggs. He lets Gabe Davis take the safety with 303 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: him to clear out the top, leaving Diggs with nothing 304 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: but green grass behind him and hits him for a 305 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: fifty yard or I mean, you could probably count about 306 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: ten or twelve plays that happened primarily because of Josh 307 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: Allen's football smarts. You're right, it's rare that he's been 308 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: fulled this year. And this is a year where we 309 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: get to hear all the checks at the line of scrimmage, 310 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: and so you're hearing him check to the multiple wide 311 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: receiver screens that came against Cover zero blitz this year 312 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: that a lot of them resulted in first downs are 313 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 1: big plays. We've seen Josh Allen start to look off 314 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: safeties this year. We've saw back to back weeks in 315 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: prime time where his little shoulder shimmy in the backfield 316 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: two corners that we're looking at him gave just enough 317 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: cushion for the receivers to get by those guys and 318 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: score touchdowns. We have seen tremendous growth from Josh Allen 319 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: in making plays using his football smarts to your point, Brownie, 320 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,719 Speaker 1: and and a lot of it's showing up in ways 321 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: that it doesn't look like anything extraordinary. But at times 322 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 1: it's taking what the defense gives you, which he didn't 323 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: do a great job of, especially in year one with 324 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: the Bills, in just taking advantage of you know, free 325 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 1: release coverage on the outside and whatnot. And then a 326 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:34,360 Speaker 1: lot of it comes and it's been maybe cole beasily 327 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 1: at times, but it's just taking what they give him 328 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 1: in no understanding defensive zone coverage this year where he 329 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: makes all these plays look so routine. But yeah, I mean, um, 330 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: as Steve opened up the show, it's hard to say 331 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 1: enough good things about uh or it's hard. It's hard 332 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:55,120 Speaker 1: to even come up with new things to say about 333 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 1: Josh Allen anymore. Yeah, And I think you know, when 334 00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 1: you get back to it, one of the things that 335 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: makes him so dynamic is exactly what made Cam Newton 336 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 1: an MVP in twenty fifteen. When, like when he turns 337 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:10,399 Speaker 1: the corner and turns a fourth and half a yard 338 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: into a twenty two yard gain, you realize that he's 339 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: the most effective short yardage running back in the league. 340 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:18,880 Speaker 1: If he would have gotten to the edge, and even 341 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: if that corner wouldn't have gone in with Gabe Davis, 342 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 1: you got a two hundred and ten pound safety on 343 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 1: a two hundred sixty five two forty pound running back 344 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: with he's got to stop him for a half a yard, 345 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 1: he's not gonna get it done. And you know that's 346 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 1: you know, that's the benefit you get with a quarterback 347 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: like that. It was brilliant last night on their first 348 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:42,400 Speaker 1: fourth down conversion with Isaiah McKenzie coming across. They bring 349 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 1: Josh up under center and you can just feel the 350 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 1: Patriots pack in around the football knowing that they're gonna 351 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: get that power surge, and he just turns around and 352 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: hands it to you know, Isaiah McKenzie, who outruns everybody 353 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 1: to the pylon and they convert it. I mean, he 354 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 1: really gives you that threat as a short yardage back 355 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: that's unmatched by guys like Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, you know, 356 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:11,920 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, and you go down the list. It takes 357 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 1: an athletic, big quarterback who's done it a lot to 358 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 1: pose a threat the way Josh Allen does, and they've 359 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 1: taken full advantage of it. You're right, and not to 360 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 1: switch subjects completely on you, but how about the job 361 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: the offensive line's done recently of keeping him clean too. 362 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: You know, as the season goes on, you'd like to 363 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: see this offensive line continue to gel they have and 364 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:40,360 Speaker 1: the offensive line is playing some of their best ball. 365 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:43,400 Speaker 1: You know, Denver comes in top ten in the league 366 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: in sacks last week. New England has some pressure of 367 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 1: the quarterback a whole lot, but they can always manufacture 368 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: some pressure on the quarterback. It seemed like they were 369 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 1: nowhere in sight last night, and so this is an 370 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: offensive line that's protecting him well too, not getting nearly 371 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: as many shots on Josh Allen. I feel like, as 372 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 1: we saw earlier in the season, where you feel okay 373 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: about him running you know whatever. He ran four last night, 374 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 1: four times for thirty five yards or something along those lines. 375 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 1: You feel good about when he's only using his legs 376 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 1: to that extent anymore. And it's necessary situations, not always 377 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: scrambling out of the pocket, avoiding the rush and all 378 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 1: those things. Yeah, the thing that gets me about this game, 379 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: it's just one number that jumps out of me. The 380 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:31,719 Speaker 1: Bills had thirty one first downs in that game last night. 381 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:35,359 Speaker 1: Thirty one first downs. They've had over twenty almost every game, 382 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: every game this year, they've had over twenties, and it's 383 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 1: the I think it's a team record. It's a team record. 384 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 1: They had thirty one of them last night, and plus 385 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:50,400 Speaker 1: five touchdowns. Well, they scored on seven if you don't 386 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 1: count the one play kneel down at the end of 387 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,400 Speaker 1: the first half. They scored on seven of their other 388 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: nine possessions, and right now in the league they are 389 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:03,919 Speaker 1: number one in drive scoring efficiency scoring drive efficiency. They 390 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:06,640 Speaker 1: are scoring on forty eight point eight percent of their 391 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 1: possessions this year. That is number one in the league. 392 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: Number two is Kansas City at forty eight point seven. 393 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 1: They're at that level in terms of scoring efficiency, and 394 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 1: that is why people in week sixteen are finally coming 395 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 1: around to the fact that this Bills team, the way 396 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: they're playing right now, is the most legitimate threat to 397 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:29,120 Speaker 1: Kansas City defending their title. They're not only a good 398 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: football team, they have played as difficult to schedule as 399 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 1: anybody in the National Football League. Yeah, I'll give you 400 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: one more, Okay. The Bills are now twelve and three. 401 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: They have the best record in the league among the 402 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: three teams with double digit wins with opponent's strength of 403 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 1: schedule over five hundred, So the Bills balance of opponents 404 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 1: have a winning record this season. There are two other 405 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:59,200 Speaker 1: teams that have schedules strength of schedules five hundred or 406 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 1: better that have double digit wins Tampa at ten and five, 407 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 1: and believe it or not, the other team is Baltimore 408 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: at ten and five. They have opponent's strength of schedule 409 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 1: over five hundred. But they don't have twelve wins. The 410 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: Bills do, and they have opponent's strength of schedule over 411 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 1: five hundred. And really that's the battle tested kind of 412 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: statistic you can look for. I mean, you can look 413 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 1: at some of these teams with monster records in the NFC. 414 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:27,640 Speaker 1: Green Bay's played two teams green Bay strength of schedules 415 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 1: like three eighty six. I mean, they haven't played a 416 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: lot of really good teams. Now. Granted, they wiped the 417 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: floor with Tennessee and I still think Tennessee is a 418 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 1: good team, but that's a telltale statistic. I think that's 419 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: a statistic that really does hold water. I don't know 420 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:44,359 Speaker 1: how you feel about it, Eric, but when you have 421 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:47,120 Speaker 1: a tough schedule and you're still a twelve win football team, 422 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 1: I mean, look out right yeah. And that's something that 423 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: people try to use against the Bills. Earlier in the season, 424 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: as the competition ramped up, they ramped their game up 425 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 1: to where we talked about earlier, literally a hail marry 426 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: away from a nine game winning streak at this point, 427 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: and as we kind of look around the NFL right 428 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:07,479 Speaker 1: now talking about other teams and their records and whatnot. 429 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: A couple of things I would love to get to. 430 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:12,639 Speaker 1: I know I'm not the host, Chris is, but a 431 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 1: couple of things I would love to get into before 432 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 1: I leave would be kind of some possibilities for why 433 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,920 Speaker 1: or why you would or wouldn't rest starters this week 434 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 1: and then looking at some playoff possibilities, because that's going 435 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 1: to be probably as much fun talking about this week 436 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: as it is talking about the Bills out gaining yardage 437 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: wise four seventy four to two h one last night 438 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:39,119 Speaker 1: in the game. Yeah yeah, coach said it. I mean 439 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 1: he said after the game because he was asked about it. 440 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: You know, because the two and the three seed are 441 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:45,640 Speaker 1: what is on the table right now for the Bills. 442 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 1: They can after the win last night, there is no 443 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 1: risk of falling to the four seed. The worst they 444 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: can be is the three. So put your head coaching 445 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:56,360 Speaker 1: hat on here, Eric, What are you doing in Week 446 00:23:56,440 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 1: seventeen against this Dolphins club, knowing that if you win, 447 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: you clinch the two, But if you don't play to 448 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: win that game and you rest starters, you could be 449 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 1: the three. Where do you come down on playing starters 450 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: or not knowing that scenario exists. Yeah, it's interesting, and 451 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:16,680 Speaker 1: this is something that they'll have to weigh a lot 452 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: of the scenarios because there's no way of guaranteeing who 453 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 1: you even play by winning or losing, because it could 454 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: be a better matchup depending on the two or the 455 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: three seed. When you look at home field advantage and 456 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: it'd be Pittsburgh, you know you're looking at either going 457 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 1: to Pittsburgh or staying in Buffalo. Neither place is going 458 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: to half fans or very many fans at all for 459 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 1: the crowd to be a big advantage. The weather is 460 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 1: going to be similar, It's not that far of a 461 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 1: distance to travel. Pittsburgh's got a nice stadium with a 462 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:49,680 Speaker 1: comfortable locker room. I've been in there many times. It's 463 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: not going to be like going to Hines Field generally 464 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: in January, but all those things considered, playing at home 465 00:24:57,119 --> 00:24:59,439 Speaker 1: would be nice. So when you got to look at 466 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: this week right now, Pittsburgh is a seven point dog 467 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: to Cleveland, and that's assuming that they're fighting their tails 468 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: off to get the two seats. And so when you 469 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: look at that, because Cleveland's got a win to get in. 470 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: So when you look at that, you could roll the 471 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: dice and say, what are the chances that a seven 472 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:20,439 Speaker 1: point underdog wins in this league? So you could roll 473 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:22,440 Speaker 1: your dice and look at the percentages there. You could 474 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 1: look at future matchups and say, hey, maybe this Baltimore 475 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 1: team with Lamar Jackson playing his best ball maybe of 476 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 1: his career in these last four weeks, maybe I don't 477 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 1: want to play Baltimore, so how do we not play them? 478 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:38,399 Speaker 1: Or maybe I don't want to play you name it, 479 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 1: and maybe you go that route about it. I will 480 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: say this, putting what they did on tape last night 481 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:51,320 Speaker 1: and just for themselves. Even if they were to evaluate 482 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:55,159 Speaker 1: some starters and say, hey, this guy, maybe he's dealing 483 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: with something. If we give him a full week, he'll 484 00:25:57,119 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: be fully ready to go. You gotta be careful doing 485 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 1: that with maybe any Olman tight ends receivers if you're 486 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:06,399 Speaker 1: going to keep Josh Allen in there. But defensively, you 487 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: could really look at some guys and say, hey, we 488 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:11,239 Speaker 1: want these guys to be one hundred percent week one 489 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 1: of the playoffs, even if you have a little bit 490 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 1: of a drop off this week first Miami, you know 491 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: at full squad what you've looked like these last five 492 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:24,920 Speaker 1: weeks and you're willing to put that up against anybody. Yeah, 493 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 1: and looking, there is some news this morning because, according 494 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,960 Speaker 1: to Andrew Ceciliano from NFL Network, Mike Tomlin in his 495 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 1: press conference this morning said Mason Rudolph will start at 496 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:37,920 Speaker 1: quarterback in week seventeen for the Steelers. So it looks 497 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:40,199 Speaker 1: like the Steelers, who as we know, have not been 498 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: afforded a bye week because of the snaffoos this season, 499 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 1: with COVID losing their bye week in the first half 500 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: of the season because of the Tennessee COVID situation and 501 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: then losing their mini buy when they were expecting to 502 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,520 Speaker 1: play on Thanksgiving and then had their game push back 503 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,680 Speaker 1: and lost that as well. It looks like Tomlin is 504 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: going to sit his players down to give them a 505 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 1: bye this week. And you know Cleveland's gonna be loaded 506 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 1: for bear. They need that game playing Pittsburgh, So Pittsburgh 507 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: and Cleveland maybe doing the Bills of favor, making the 508 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 1: decision even easier for coach McDermott because assuming Cleveland can 509 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:17,680 Speaker 1: beat the Pittsburgh backups, the Bills now don't need the 510 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 1: game against the Dolphins. If you know Cleveland does what 511 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 1: they're supposed to do. That's right. And if you've got 512 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: to know this too, that there's a bunch of teams 513 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: in the mix here, but Baltimore, Tennessee, and Indianapolis have 514 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: an effect on it. Now. They're all playing. They're all 515 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:33,800 Speaker 1: massive favorites in their games. Baltimore over Cincinnati of course, 516 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 1: Tennessee over Houston Texans, and Indianapolis over Jacksons Jacksonville. So 517 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 1: if Baltimore, Tennessee, and Indie go ahead and win because 518 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 1: they're favored and they're actually good teams and all of that. 519 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:46,879 Speaker 1: So here's what it comes down to with Buffalo and Pittsburgh. 520 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: If they both win, the Bills play the Dolphins in 521 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 1: the first round. If Buffalo wins, Pittsburgh loses, Buffalo gets 522 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 1: the Colts in the first round. If Buffalo loses and 523 00:27:57,160 --> 00:28:01,280 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh both lose, the Bills would play the Brown wildcard weekend. 524 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: And if Buffalo loses in Pittsburgh wins, the Bills get 525 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:08,480 Speaker 1: the Ravens. So all of those scenarios are all laid 526 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 1: out right. So the Buffalo's it becomes down to Buffalo 527 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: and Pittsburgh, who wins who loses, But it could be 528 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:17,640 Speaker 1: anybody for the Bills between the Dolphins, Colts, Browns or Ravens. 529 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 1: So that's I mean, the team I at least want 530 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:23,959 Speaker 1: to see is the Ravens. Yeah, but you got one 531 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:26,639 Speaker 1: and four chance of that happening. I know, why don't you, 532 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:28,879 Speaker 1: you know, take a week off, take both, take the 533 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:32,359 Speaker 1: l on the chin, and the Bills get either. They 534 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 1: could get the worst they could get when they get 535 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 1: the Browns. So you're saying, work the William and Mary 536 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: connection and say, hey, Mike, you're gonna be sitting guys 537 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:43,440 Speaker 1: down this week. This is also dependent on that parlay 538 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: of Baltimore, Tennessee in Indianapolis all winning, right, So well, yeah, 539 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 1: but I mean all the unknowners myself. Thanks thanks for 540 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 1: giving that update, Chris um since since I looked at 541 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: it this morning when they announced Mason Rudolph would start 542 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 1: two and a half point jump already, So now it's 543 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 1: Cleveland minus nine and a half. Yeah, and so I 544 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: mean you're talking about I mean, there's not a lot 545 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 1: of nine and a half point dogs that win in 546 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 1: this league, straight up. So when you look at that 547 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 1: and that, I mean, I don't want to be ultimate 548 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,719 Speaker 1: Bills Homer sitting here and maybe if they rest starters, 549 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 1: maybe they'd get Davis Webb someplay so that you're not 550 00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 1: even risking your backup quarterback getting injured. But you put 551 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 1: Matt Barkley out against a TWA led Dolphins team in 552 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: the Buffalo cold, you're really going run game verse run 553 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 1: game if you get any type of elements. Yeah, I mean, 554 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 1: I don't hate the Bills in that situation, but I 555 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:46,720 Speaker 1: do understand. I'm a homer, and if you told me 556 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 1: fitz was playing, I'd say the spread goes up at 557 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:53,680 Speaker 1: that point. Yeah. But which brings me to my last 558 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 1: one for you, Eric Fits. Last week, I mean, just unbelievable. 559 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:01,520 Speaker 1: I'm sitting in my living room and I'm watching that 560 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:05,440 Speaker 1: game on Sunday and my wife's on the couch and 561 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: she's like, Oh, this game's over. I said, no, it's not. 562 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 1: I said, Ryan Fitzpatrick's coming on the field. And you know, 563 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 1: she loves Fits, like who doesn't. So she's like, oh, 564 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 1: I'll stay for this. So she said, you know, she's rewarded. 565 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:17,920 Speaker 1: I was like, you see, what did I tell you that? 566 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,720 Speaker 1: So guys getting his head ripped off and he's completing 567 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 1: forty yard passes, what were you what were you saying 568 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:27,560 Speaker 1: to yourself watching that thing? So I was watching it 569 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 1: with a big Miami Dolphins fan, the University of Gluisville 570 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 1: athletic director celebrating a nice uvel over UK basketball win. 571 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 1: And you know, it's amazing to me they keep going 572 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 1: back to Fits when they need to win games, Like 573 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:46,760 Speaker 1: if you really are concerned about making the playoffs, start him. 574 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 1: But anyways, it's it's amazing they keep going back to him. 575 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,719 Speaker 1: That's classic Fits. Throw the ball up, give your guy 576 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 1: a chance, go down the field. Win by one, I mean, 577 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 1: just a remarkable finish to the game. Was a ton 578 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 1: of fun watching him. Was tem with him afterwards and 579 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 1: the next morning because we got it got kind of 580 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 1: late on my end for us to continue a text 581 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 1: message conversation. But super proud of him, Absolutely love that dude. 582 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 1: Really hoping that it doesn't come down to Bill's Dolphins 583 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 1: with Fitzpatrick starting in the playoffs, because that'll be one 584 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 1: of the times I can count on one hand that 585 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 1: I've rooted against him, and each time it's been against 586 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: the Bills, and he's never made the playoffs in his career. 587 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:32,720 Speaker 1: As we know, he came here with the Jets with 588 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 1: a win and in scenario and you guys beat him 589 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 1: and he threw three picks in that game. But coach 590 00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:43,200 Speaker 1: Flores has said to it will start on Sunday against 591 00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 1: the Bills. So Mike Bonus question, how quick a hook 592 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 1: do you think Flores has on TA in that game? 593 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:54,840 Speaker 1: Extremely quick? You know, I think I think if they 594 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:59,360 Speaker 1: start struggling and I think you pull him and you 595 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: have to. I mean, if you think you have any 596 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 1: shot at winning a super Bowl, I think you start 597 00:32:05,040 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 1: Ryan Fitzpatrick this week. If you don't think you have 598 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 1: a chance of winning the super Bowl, then you start 599 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: to us that you're getting him valuable big game experience 600 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 1: that hopefully you can learn from next year. And I 601 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 1: get all of that. If he's your guy moving forward, 602 00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:21,719 Speaker 1: you want him to see as many big scenarios as 603 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:24,600 Speaker 1: he can early on, especially while you still have him 604 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 1: on his rookie deal. But if you think you have 605 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:29,240 Speaker 1: a shot at winning the super Bowl, which I'm not 606 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:32,240 Speaker 1: saying by any means, they would be one of the 607 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 1: top five or six favorites. But you're looking at one 608 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 1: of the best defenses in the NFL and a quarterback 609 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 1: in Ryan Fitzpatrick that can get hot and do some 610 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:42,960 Speaker 1: crazy things on a football field. We've seen it, and 611 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 1: they have some decent talent in their skill positions. To me, 612 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 1: you have to start fitzing. Yeah, I was. If Josh 613 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:53,400 Speaker 1: Allen makes a throw like that with a guy hanging 614 00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:55,920 Speaker 1: off his face mask, we're better. Yet, if Pat Mahomes 615 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:58,120 Speaker 1: makes a throw with a guy hanging off his face mask, 616 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 1: they build a statue, right right, I mean seriously, And 617 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:07,959 Speaker 1: yet when it does the Ryan Fitzpatrick, everybody shrugs their 618 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 1: shoulders and say it's a lucky play. You know I 619 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:15,960 Speaker 1: was saying. I was saying, yea, let's put them back 620 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 1: in right right? All right, Eric, we are out of time, 621 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 1: but thanks for joining us here and talking some ball 622 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:26,720 Speaker 1: with us, especially after that big win last night. We 623 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 1: appreciate it. We'll catch up with you next week. Yep, 624 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:31,560 Speaker 1: my pleasure. I hope you guys had a great Christmas, 625 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:33,120 Speaker 1: have a happy New Year, and look forward to it 626 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:34,880 Speaker 1: next week. Yeah, happy New Year to you as well. 627 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:37,960 Speaker 1: Take care. That's Eric Wood joining us here on One 628 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:42,960 Speaker 1: Bills Live a Bill's Tuesday Victory edition. We have to 629 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:45,000 Speaker 1: take a break, but when we come back, we'll get 630 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:47,880 Speaker 1: to your thoughts on the Twitter poll, the Bills sweep 631 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 1: the Patriots for the first time since nineteen ninety nine. 632 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:53,920 Speaker 1: What's your reaction to last night's thirty eight to nine 633 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:56,800 Speaker 1: drubbing of the Patriots. Let us know what one Bills 634 00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:58,360 Speaker 1: Live or give us a call eight O three oh 635 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:02,000 Speaker 1: five fifty one eighty eight fifty two five fifty Chris Brown, 636 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker back in a flash. Here on One Bills Live, 637 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:19,960 Speaker 1: presented by Kalid to Health, It's Buffalo Bills Radio Time 638 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:23,560 Speaker 1: for Reads, Milestones Reads. Jen's the official jeweler of the 639 00:34:23,560 --> 00:34:27,960 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. Josh Allen now has thirty four touchdown passes 640 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,440 Speaker 1: this season, a new Bills single season records who passing 641 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:33,120 Speaker 1: the old record set by Jim Kelly of thirty three 642 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 1: in nineteen ninety one. Allen also has three hundred and 643 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,920 Speaker 1: seventy eight completions this season, also a new Bills single 644 00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:42,800 Speaker 1: season record, breaking the mark held by Drew Bledsoe of 645 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,680 Speaker 1: three hundred and seventy five in two thousand and two. 646 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:47,320 Speaker 1: And I'm gonna go one better. I'm gonna give you 647 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 1: a bonus read gen Steve. Josh also through for three 648 00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:53,440 Speaker 1: hundred yards for the eighth time this season. That is 649 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:57,320 Speaker 1: also a Bills record breaking Drew Bledsoe's mark from the 650 00:34:57,360 --> 00:34:59,600 Speaker 1: two thousand and two season as well, when he had 651 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:05,560 Speaker 1: seven such games. So this team doesn't care. They're throwing 652 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:09,360 Speaker 1: the ball as much as they feel like and nobody 653 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:12,160 Speaker 1: has been able to really stop them of late. Now 654 00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:15,680 Speaker 1: the rubber will meet the road in the playoffs, where 655 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:20,239 Speaker 1: you're playing some of the best defenses in football. You know, 656 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:25,000 Speaker 1: Baltimore top ten defense, top five and points allowed, but 657 00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:29,600 Speaker 1: after them on the AFC side of the Ledger Steve, 658 00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:35,520 Speaker 1: Indianapolis is really the only other top ten defense in 659 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:40,320 Speaker 1: the conference along with Pittsburgh. It's Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Indie. 660 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:42,520 Speaker 1: Those are the only top ten defenses left. You know 661 00:35:42,520 --> 00:35:46,399 Speaker 1: who's number ten the Buffalo. Yeah, Buffalo is the best 662 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:50,719 Speaker 1: defense in the league, but Indie is like twelfth in 663 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 1: points allowed, Pittsburgh is second in points allowed, and the 664 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:57,719 Speaker 1: Bills hung twenty six on the Steelers a couple of 665 00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:04,120 Speaker 1: weeks ago. So I don't think there's like this one Baltimore. 666 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:06,440 Speaker 1: For some reason, I don't know why. I'm harboring a 667 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:08,719 Speaker 1: lot of respect for Baltimore, and I think it's because 668 00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:11,359 Speaker 1: of their strength of schedule, Because like the Bills. They're 669 00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:13,320 Speaker 1: one of the only two teams in the AFC that 670 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:15,960 Speaker 1: have won ten games with an opponent's strength of schedule 671 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:19,560 Speaker 1: over five hundred. Right, That's why I think they're a 672 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:22,520 Speaker 1: legit ten and five. They're a good football team. I 673 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:24,480 Speaker 1: don't know if they're a great football team, but they're 674 00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:26,279 Speaker 1: a good football team. And I think they would be 675 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:29,319 Speaker 1: a tough out just because of how battle tested they are. 676 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:31,880 Speaker 1: And they feel like they feel much like the Bills. 677 00:36:32,239 --> 00:36:34,880 Speaker 1: They feel like they have unfinished business. They went fourteen 678 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:37,160 Speaker 1: and two last year and lost in the first round. Right, 679 00:36:37,360 --> 00:36:39,520 Speaker 1: how does that taste in your mouth? I mean, good, 680 00:36:39,600 --> 00:36:42,600 Speaker 1: lord man, that's pretty That's that'll leave a bitter taste, 681 00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:46,960 Speaker 1: no question about it. And and you're right, that's the 682 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:51,360 Speaker 1: kind of team that plus a lot plenty of playoff history. 683 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:54,440 Speaker 1: They know what they're doing in the postseason. Coaching staff, 684 00:36:54,480 --> 00:36:58,480 Speaker 1: that's that's you know, well traveled and you know proven. 685 00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:00,800 Speaker 1: They're not going to be that tery kid that was 686 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:04,279 Speaker 1: the last guy picked in Jim, you know what it's like, 687 00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:05,759 Speaker 1: you know what it comes down. And I said this 688 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:09,320 Speaker 1: before that game last night. Right now, the way the 689 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:11,759 Speaker 1: Bills are playing, you have to have a player that 690 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:15,400 Speaker 1: is a singular talent do something extra special in a 691 00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:19,120 Speaker 1: critical moment to beat you. And that's Lamar Jackson, Right, 692 00:37:19,640 --> 00:37:24,560 Speaker 1: It's like Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins. Yeah, that's that's 693 00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:27,399 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes. I'm trying to think if there's 694 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:30,399 Speaker 1: anybody Maholmes, Tyreek Hill, it's got to be one of those. 695 00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:33,400 Speaker 1: Kelsey one of those players. Would you put Jonathan Taylor 696 00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:38,680 Speaker 1: in that category for Indianapolis? Yeah, Derrick Henry, He's pretty special. 697 00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:40,520 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry would be that kind of guy. But you 698 00:37:40,560 --> 00:37:43,839 Speaker 1: know what, the Bills have got a truckload of those guys. 699 00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:46,600 Speaker 1: You know, Josh will beat you, so will Steph Diggs, 700 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:49,800 Speaker 1: so will Cole Beasley, so will John Brown, who hasn't 701 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:52,800 Speaker 1: played in almost two months. You're gonna get you know, 702 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:56,120 Speaker 1: the Bills are at that point where you have to 703 00:37:56,280 --> 00:38:00,120 Speaker 1: have guys who can rise up and do something that 704 00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:03,440 Speaker 1: only they can do in a moment where it can 705 00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:05,840 Speaker 1: win the game. That's what it's taken to beat the 706 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:08,000 Speaker 1: Bills right now. And that's what the Bills have been 707 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:09,520 Speaker 1: a victim too. And some of their loss and the 708 00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:12,759 Speaker 1: loss at Arizona anyway this year and it's what some 709 00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:14,400 Speaker 1: of these other teams are in the position now. Now, 710 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:17,680 Speaker 1: some of these teams are getting beat because they're getting 711 00:38:17,719 --> 00:38:22,560 Speaker 1: outplayed and they can't come up often enough, you know, 712 00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:24,520 Speaker 1: to win every game. But they are winning a lot 713 00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:26,319 Speaker 1: of games. They're win a lot of games because they've 714 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:28,920 Speaker 1: got guys that are singularly talented. Right now, in the NFL, 715 00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:31,880 Speaker 1: that's what it's taken. You're not getting guys, you're not 716 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:36,320 Speaker 1: getting teams. They're you know, it's hard to win. But 717 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:38,440 Speaker 1: right now, you've got a couple of teams playing so 718 00:38:38,680 --> 00:38:42,040 Speaker 1: well on both sides of the ball that you have 719 00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:44,880 Speaker 1: to be out of your mind and get a break 720 00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:48,719 Speaker 1: to beat them, maybe two or three like gigantic. How 721 00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:51,840 Speaker 1: much type play? How many breaks would the Patriots have 722 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:55,640 Speaker 1: needed to beat the Bills last night? A dozen? Yeah, 723 00:38:56,600 --> 00:39:00,799 Speaker 1: at least probably a dozen and you and you get zero. 724 00:39:01,719 --> 00:39:05,319 Speaker 1: Well that that roster is so devoid of talent, it's 725 00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:09,839 Speaker 1: amazing they have six victims. It really is like people 726 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:12,400 Speaker 1: are gonna say, oh, Belichick, he can't win without Brady. 727 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:15,799 Speaker 1: You try winning six games with that group. Holy cow. 728 00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:20,000 Speaker 1: I mean that. I mean, that's a roster where you 729 00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:23,080 Speaker 1: could make the argument that Belichick is working with about 730 00:39:23,160 --> 00:39:26,560 Speaker 1: thirty five players who are legit NFL players. The rest 731 00:39:26,600 --> 00:39:28,240 Speaker 1: of those guys may not even be in the league 732 00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:31,640 Speaker 1: next year, you know. I mean like he's not working 733 00:39:31,719 --> 00:39:34,080 Speaker 1: with a lot there. And believe me, I'm the last 734 00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:37,040 Speaker 1: person to feel sorry for him. I don't, and I 735 00:39:37,160 --> 00:39:39,319 Speaker 1: know the best part of the game for a lot 736 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:42,279 Speaker 1: of fans was Bill Belichick throwing a phone into the 737 00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:45,879 Speaker 1: console last night. They that was more delicious than any 738 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:47,879 Speaker 1: other part of the game for a lot of fans, 739 00:39:47,960 --> 00:39:52,200 Speaker 1: because Twitter almost broke last night after that video image 740 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:56,400 Speaker 1: started popping up on social media. It almost broke Twitter 741 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:02,080 Speaker 1: with how excited Bills fans were to see Belichick that 742 00:40:02,239 --> 00:40:05,680 Speaker 1: upset during a Bills game. And with that, we go 743 00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:07,799 Speaker 1: to the tweet sheet, which is brought to you by 744 00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:11,040 Speaker 1: Corrigan Moving Systems, the official equipment moving company of the 745 00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:14,200 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. What's your reaction to last night's thirty eight 746 00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:17,839 Speaker 1: nine win over the Patriots. Rachel says, there's a new 747 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:21,440 Speaker 1: sheriff in town. In the AFC East, the Pats are 748 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:24,040 Speaker 1: a mess, the Jets are a bigger mess, and the 749 00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:26,800 Speaker 1: Dolphins are trending up. But Tua isn't doing anything that 750 00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:30,000 Speaker 1: a late round career backup QB couldn't do. I only 751 00:40:30,040 --> 00:40:32,359 Speaker 1: wish Brady was still on the Pats when we swept them. 752 00:40:33,719 --> 00:40:36,239 Speaker 1: And I've heard that sentiment more than once. They're saying, 753 00:40:36,280 --> 00:40:39,440 Speaker 1: if there was anything missing from the season sweep of 754 00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:41,600 Speaker 1: the Patriots, it's that Brady wasn't there to witness it 755 00:40:41,719 --> 00:40:46,640 Speaker 1: and suffer it. Right, it's like they shellacking the shellacking 756 00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:48,879 Speaker 1: the Patriots by twenty nine. Oh and by the way, 757 00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:53,399 Speaker 1: if you enjoyed Bill Belichick slamming his phone, you'll enjoy 758 00:40:53,520 --> 00:40:57,400 Speaker 1: this too. The margin of victory for the Bills over 759 00:40:57,440 --> 00:41:01,359 Speaker 1: the Patriots twenty nine points. It is the largest point 760 00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:05,960 Speaker 1: differential defeat in the Bill Belichick era by the Patriots 761 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:10,360 Speaker 1: at Gillette Stadium. It surpassed the one that the Niners 762 00:41:10,440 --> 00:41:12,600 Speaker 1: set back in weeks six. I want to say, when 763 00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:14,200 Speaker 1: they beat him thirty three to six, that was a 764 00:41:14,239 --> 00:41:17,680 Speaker 1: twenty seven point victory. Last night was twenty nine points, 765 00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:21,279 Speaker 1: the biggest margin of defeat for the Patriots and the 766 00:41:21,360 --> 00:41:24,960 Speaker 1: Belichick era since that building went up. I mean that 767 00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:29,600 Speaker 1: is that's delicious. Yeah, that's that's pretty tasty on a 768 00:41:29,680 --> 00:41:34,200 Speaker 1: Tuesday morning, no question. And that's the thing that gets 769 00:41:34,280 --> 00:41:38,759 Speaker 1: me is now is it's a forget it. I'll enjoy 770 00:41:38,880 --> 00:41:40,440 Speaker 1: this today, you know, for this show and all that, 771 00:41:40,600 --> 00:41:43,920 Speaker 1: but it's not about them anymore. Well, no it's not, 772 00:41:44,239 --> 00:41:46,160 Speaker 1: and it has been for a long time. And this 773 00:41:46,320 --> 00:41:47,960 Speaker 1: kind of puts the nail in the coffin on that 774 00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:51,680 Speaker 1: whole era, as I see it, right, And that's and 775 00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:53,680 Speaker 1: that's what it was for Bills fans last night. Don't 776 00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:57,200 Speaker 1: you think this was a symbolic reset victory for Bills 777 00:41:57,239 --> 00:41:59,520 Speaker 1: fans who has suffered for so long at the hands 778 00:41:59,560 --> 00:42:01,600 Speaker 1: of BELI check in, Brady, you feel like you've got 779 00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:04,160 Speaker 1: a coaching staff and a program and ownership group and 780 00:42:04,239 --> 00:42:07,399 Speaker 1: a culture and front office and player scouting and blah 781 00:42:07,440 --> 00:42:09,960 Speaker 1: blah blah. I'll go on down the list that is 782 00:42:10,320 --> 00:42:14,640 Speaker 1: competitive and we'll be there with the Patriots now going forward, 783 00:42:16,320 --> 00:42:18,560 Speaker 1: You're not going to get out classed by an entire 784 00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:22,439 Speaker 1: organization from top to bottom. Every week you'd play him. Yeah, 785 00:42:22,800 --> 00:42:25,080 Speaker 1: break time for us. But when we come back, more 786 00:42:25,080 --> 00:42:27,200 Speaker 1: of your comments on the tweet sheet and we'll take 787 00:42:27,239 --> 00:42:29,760 Speaker 1: phone calls and a three five fifteen and about fifteen 788 00:42:29,840 --> 00:42:33,560 Speaker 1: minutes time, we will be joined by Good Morning Football's 789 00:42:33,640 --> 00:42:36,840 Speaker 1: Kyle Brandt, who will be making his weekly appearance in 790 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:40,600 Speaker 1: about fifteen minutes from now, entertaining segment every single week. 791 00:42:40,640 --> 00:42:42,440 Speaker 1: You don't want to miss it, so stay tuned with 792 00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:45,040 Speaker 1: us here on one Bills Live presented by Kalid to Health. 793 00:42:45,040 --> 00:43:03,120 Speaker 1: It's Buffalo Bills Radio, not she is the Gun. Takes 794 00:43:03,120 --> 00:43:05,640 Speaker 1: a hand up, fires a strike in his cut at 795 00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:08,160 Speaker 1: the five end of the end to go top downs 796 00:43:08,239 --> 00:43:11,600 Speaker 1: touchdown Buffalo an eighteen yard pass and went to the 797 00:43:11,680 --> 00:43:14,000 Speaker 1: five Tinks did the rest of the work for his 798 00:43:14,120 --> 00:43:23,839 Speaker 1: second touchdown of the game. That is your Hunt red 799 00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:26,520 Speaker 1: Zone play of the game is at Hunt real estate 800 00:43:26,600 --> 00:43:28,879 Speaker 1: dot com to score on all your real estate needs. 801 00:43:28,960 --> 00:43:30,920 Speaker 1: My pack cut out on me. I got a loose 802 00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:35,319 Speaker 1: wire here somewhere. I'm missing my cues. Steve Well, uh so, yeah, 803 00:43:35,480 --> 00:43:38,480 Speaker 1: j out automatically anyway, I don't listen. Yeah, Well, we 804 00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:41,680 Speaker 1: know that that that's par for the course, which is 805 00:43:41,719 --> 00:43:44,520 Speaker 1: why he's usually repeating himself to us most of the time. 806 00:43:44,560 --> 00:43:47,600 Speaker 1: It's for your benefit more than mine. But in any event, 807 00:43:48,080 --> 00:43:50,440 Speaker 1: eight oh three oh five fifty to get on board. 808 00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:53,840 Speaker 1: We are also going back to the tweet sheet because 809 00:43:54,320 --> 00:43:57,360 Speaker 1: we want to get your comments. As we are asking 810 00:43:57,440 --> 00:44:02,520 Speaker 1: you today, what is your reaction to last night's thirty 811 00:44:02,560 --> 00:44:06,200 Speaker 1: eight to nine drubbing of the Patriots and from the 812 00:44:06,280 --> 00:44:11,200 Speaker 1: Sweaty Hamburger, Yes that is the Twitter handle. I'm assuming 813 00:44:11,280 --> 00:44:13,480 Speaker 1: this is a guy. Can't think of a woman who 814 00:44:13,520 --> 00:44:17,680 Speaker 1: would dare name herself the Sweaty Hamburger on Twitter, so 815 00:44:17,880 --> 00:44:20,640 Speaker 1: he says watching, Oh my god, it is a woman, 816 00:44:21,560 --> 00:44:24,880 Speaker 1: because the tweet says, watching my husband enjoy this season 817 00:44:25,320 --> 00:44:27,680 Speaker 1: has truly been a gift. He has been a fan 818 00:44:27,840 --> 00:44:30,480 Speaker 1: his whole life and knows more about the Bills than 819 00:44:30,520 --> 00:44:33,280 Speaker 1: anyone I have ever met. His smile watching the Bills 820 00:44:33,320 --> 00:44:37,200 Speaker 1: completely dismantled the Patriots last night is something I won't 821 00:44:37,239 --> 00:44:39,400 Speaker 1: soon forget. And I think that goes back Steve to 822 00:44:39,480 --> 00:44:43,360 Speaker 1: what we were saying earlier. This was a symbolic victory 823 00:44:43,480 --> 00:44:46,920 Speaker 1: for Bills fans. Yes, it was important for the players 824 00:44:46,960 --> 00:44:50,080 Speaker 1: and the coaches that have you know, didn't have a 825 00:44:50,120 --> 00:44:52,840 Speaker 1: win against the Patriots until we gate and now completed 826 00:44:52,880 --> 00:44:55,239 Speaker 1: a season. Sweet, But for the Bills fans that have 827 00:44:55,400 --> 00:44:58,480 Speaker 1: endured twenty years of domination at the hands of this franchise, 828 00:44:59,200 --> 00:45:03,520 Speaker 1: last night was poetic for them. Yeah, and for a 829 00:45:03,600 --> 00:45:06,000 Speaker 1: lot of reasons. But here's another one that goes along 830 00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:07,520 Speaker 1: the same lines from Nick. He says, this is the 831 00:45:07,560 --> 00:45:09,520 Speaker 1: first time my twenty year history is a Bills fan 832 00:45:09,560 --> 00:45:12,719 Speaker 1: that for two straight week, just two weeks, I wasn't 833 00:45:12,760 --> 00:45:15,440 Speaker 1: nervous in the fourth quarter. Even going into last night 834 00:45:15,600 --> 00:45:18,080 Speaker 1: night's game, I didn't have any my typical nerves. I 835 00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:21,320 Speaker 1: had zero doubt that we would win. We're not just great, 836 00:45:21,680 --> 00:45:26,520 Speaker 1: We're dominant. Yeah, that's taking a long time to get there. 837 00:45:26,600 --> 00:45:29,279 Speaker 1: No question, they've played extremely well throughout this season. But 838 00:45:29,360 --> 00:45:31,600 Speaker 1: you get down to week sixteen, weeks seventeen, you're seeing 839 00:45:31,760 --> 00:45:33,920 Speaker 1: game after game where this team is doing it. And 840 00:45:34,080 --> 00:45:35,880 Speaker 1: I got to tip my hat to the coaching staff 841 00:45:35,920 --> 00:45:39,080 Speaker 1: of how well prepared this team is. They don't miscessary 842 00:45:39,120 --> 00:45:41,640 Speaker 1: the fake punt. Is this the tip of the iceberg? 843 00:45:41,960 --> 00:45:45,120 Speaker 1: They're going forth three times? Well, the fake punt counts 844 00:45:45,120 --> 00:45:47,160 Speaker 1: as one, but two other times on fourth down, picking 845 00:45:47,200 --> 00:45:51,600 Speaker 1: them up with creative play calls, Josh Allen, his mastery 846 00:45:51,600 --> 00:45:55,279 Speaker 1: of the offense and the concepts that they unfolded or 847 00:45:55,800 --> 00:46:00,280 Speaker 1: unveiled against the Patriots. Just and it was an absolute 848 00:46:00,360 --> 00:46:05,640 Speaker 1: dominant performance in all three phases. And I said it 849 00:46:05,719 --> 00:46:07,960 Speaker 1: before and on the program, I'll go back to it. 850 00:46:09,200 --> 00:46:12,799 Speaker 1: Just when this team plays its best game, and I think, man, 851 00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:14,880 Speaker 1: that's that's it. I hope they can stay sharp. They 852 00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:18,280 Speaker 1: played better, right, And I think part of the reason 853 00:46:18,360 --> 00:46:23,560 Speaker 1: for that is there's this relentless daily pursuit of perfection. 854 00:46:24,040 --> 00:46:26,399 Speaker 1: I think the balance of the players are smart enough 855 00:46:26,440 --> 00:46:29,360 Speaker 1: to know that perfection is unrealistic in a league like 856 00:46:29,480 --> 00:46:31,560 Speaker 1: this because the talent lining up across from you is 857 00:46:31,600 --> 00:46:34,160 Speaker 1: too good, even if it is a down roster like 858 00:46:34,280 --> 00:46:38,080 Speaker 1: that of the Patriots. But after the game last night, 859 00:46:38,440 --> 00:46:40,720 Speaker 1: they just beat the Patriots by twenty nine points, biggest 860 00:46:40,719 --> 00:46:44,440 Speaker 1: margin of victory for any Patriots opponent in that stadium 861 00:46:44,880 --> 00:46:47,759 Speaker 1: in the Belichick era. And Josh Allen's talking about the 862 00:46:47,800 --> 00:46:50,560 Speaker 1: plays they missed last night in the end zone, and 863 00:46:50,880 --> 00:46:54,200 Speaker 1: Stefan Diggs, when asked about Dawson Knox said, I went 864 00:46:54,280 --> 00:46:56,000 Speaker 1: up to him and told him meows as a touchdown. 865 00:46:56,800 --> 00:46:59,800 Speaker 1: I mean, it's that kind of player to player account 866 00:46:59,840 --> 00:47:05,720 Speaker 1: of ability that makes the difference, because after a while, 867 00:47:07,200 --> 00:47:09,840 Speaker 1: I'm not saying players tune out their head coach, but 868 00:47:09,960 --> 00:47:13,759 Speaker 1: they hear maybe some of the same messages come around again. Sure, 869 00:47:13,880 --> 00:47:16,120 Speaker 1: I mean, there's only so many different ways a head 870 00:47:16,160 --> 00:47:19,880 Speaker 1: coach can keep it fresh present, a new message, a 871 00:47:20,000 --> 00:47:23,160 Speaker 1: new task, a new thing that they have to accomplish. 872 00:47:23,800 --> 00:47:26,839 Speaker 1: And that's what made Marv Leaves such a remarkable coach. 873 00:47:26,840 --> 00:47:28,239 Speaker 1: I don't know how he talked to the same group 874 00:47:28,280 --> 00:47:30,279 Speaker 1: of men and still had you guys inspired to do that, 875 00:47:30,440 --> 00:47:32,240 Speaker 1: But I think part of the reason was the character 876 00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:34,799 Speaker 1: of players that you had on your roster. And that's 877 00:47:34,840 --> 00:47:37,600 Speaker 1: why McDermott wants character players on his roster, so it 878 00:47:37,680 --> 00:47:40,960 Speaker 1: doesn't always have to come from him to motivate these 879 00:47:41,040 --> 00:47:44,359 Speaker 1: players to play at their best every single week. It's 880 00:47:44,440 --> 00:47:48,399 Speaker 1: peer to peer accountability that is helping moving this team 881 00:47:48,520 --> 00:47:51,719 Speaker 1: forward on a weekly basis. As you said, yeah, it's 882 00:47:52,400 --> 00:47:55,440 Speaker 1: they're driven by things that are intangible. And when you 883 00:47:55,520 --> 00:47:57,520 Speaker 1: say what do you want out of your football? I 884 00:47:57,520 --> 00:47:59,560 Speaker 1: want to be the best football player I can be. 885 00:48:00,640 --> 00:48:02,600 Speaker 1: What's that looked like? Well, I don't want to let 886 00:48:02,640 --> 00:48:04,839 Speaker 1: my teammates down and I did on that one play. 887 00:48:04,960 --> 00:48:06,879 Speaker 1: We won by twenty nine, but I should have scored 888 00:48:06,920 --> 00:48:09,479 Speaker 1: a touchdown there. That's that's what Dawson Knox is saying today. 889 00:48:09,600 --> 00:48:13,480 Speaker 1: That's right, And yeah, the player accountability and their willingness 890 00:48:14,360 --> 00:48:18,399 Speaker 1: to accept accountability and being unselfish, say yet, and Dawson 891 00:48:18,480 --> 00:48:20,400 Speaker 1: Knox saying, yeah, you're right, I gotta get one, you know, 892 00:48:20,600 --> 00:48:22,440 Speaker 1: and and Steph Diggs having the courage to go up 893 00:48:22,440 --> 00:48:24,200 Speaker 1: to him and say, listen, you owe us want one 894 00:48:24,360 --> 00:48:27,320 Speaker 1: for dropping the same thing with Taiwan Jones. You know 895 00:48:27,360 --> 00:48:29,480 Speaker 1: you gotta Hey, now you gotta do something. That would 896 00:48:29,520 --> 00:48:31,560 Speaker 1: have been the record by the way, I know that 897 00:48:31,719 --> 00:48:34,879 Speaker 1: was the fourteenth guy. And how ironic. And we'll talk 898 00:48:34,880 --> 00:48:37,359 Speaker 1: to Kyle Brand about this, because what did he say 899 00:48:37,480 --> 00:48:41,000 Speaker 1: last week? I want to see a touchdown from Taiwan Jones? 900 00:48:41,040 --> 00:48:45,040 Speaker 1: And there it was right there on there it was yeah, 901 00:48:45,200 --> 00:48:48,560 Speaker 1: that and so and Devin Singletary hasn't caught one either, 902 00:48:48,640 --> 00:48:50,320 Speaker 1: he almost and they got they got down there on 903 00:48:50,320 --> 00:48:52,399 Speaker 1: the first try it was a shovel passed a single 904 00:48:52,480 --> 00:48:55,680 Speaker 1: which counts counts is his touchdown pass. And then it 905 00:48:55,800 --> 00:48:58,160 Speaker 1: was later on in the next drive it was the 906 00:48:58,360 --> 00:49:03,440 Speaker 1: throat is Taiwan Joe was by himself. Yeah, he dropped 907 00:49:03,440 --> 00:49:06,320 Speaker 1: one all by himself, and so did Knox. Both of 908 00:49:06,320 --> 00:49:08,920 Speaker 1: those guys dropped touchdown pass and Gabe Davis got his 909 00:49:09,040 --> 00:49:13,040 Speaker 1: third touchdown pass called back on penalty this season, two 910 00:49:13,120 --> 00:49:15,160 Speaker 1: of them coming against Well. He dropped one against the 911 00:49:15,200 --> 00:49:17,319 Speaker 1: Patriots in the first meeting, but he had two others 912 00:49:17,360 --> 00:49:20,080 Speaker 1: called back on penalty, one against the Raiders. I can't 913 00:49:20,080 --> 00:49:22,920 Speaker 1: remember the other game that was in. It was Tennessee. 914 00:49:23,080 --> 00:49:28,239 Speaker 1: Tennessee was called back on penalty. So yeah, three touchdowns 915 00:49:28,320 --> 00:49:31,919 Speaker 1: called back on penalty. But the accountability, though, goes deep, 916 00:49:32,040 --> 00:49:34,160 Speaker 1: and you're right, Brownie, it stays fresh when it comes 917 00:49:34,239 --> 00:49:38,560 Speaker 1: from players, and you know, coaching staff does can run 918 00:49:38,640 --> 00:49:41,880 Speaker 1: the risk of becoming just noise and background noise. But 919 00:49:41,960 --> 00:49:45,080 Speaker 1: I think that the way Marv did it back in 920 00:49:45,160 --> 00:49:46,680 Speaker 1: the day and the way great coaches do it all 921 00:49:46,680 --> 00:49:48,680 Speaker 1: around the leads that they're totally honest all the time 922 00:49:49,400 --> 00:49:52,000 Speaker 1: and they say how it is not just like it 923 00:49:52,239 --> 00:49:54,680 Speaker 1: was last time or the time before that. But here's 924 00:49:54,719 --> 00:49:58,160 Speaker 1: the reason. It's imperative now for you guys, for us 925 00:49:58,200 --> 00:50:00,200 Speaker 1: in this room. Here's where we're at, here's where go, 926 00:50:00,360 --> 00:50:03,359 Speaker 1: and here's how we're gonna get there. Let's go and there, 927 00:50:03,400 --> 00:50:05,719 Speaker 1: and we're all in it together. And that kind of 928 00:50:07,600 --> 00:50:11,920 Speaker 1: attitude and honesty. You gotta respond to it, and that's 929 00:50:12,280 --> 00:50:14,560 Speaker 1: what these players are built for. All Right, we have 930 00:50:14,640 --> 00:50:17,439 Speaker 1: to take a break, but when we return, it's good morning. 931 00:50:17,520 --> 00:50:21,880 Speaker 1: Football's Kyle Brandt. We will talk to him about predicting 932 00:50:21,960 --> 00:50:25,320 Speaker 1: Taiwan Jones as the candidate to break that record, but 933 00:50:25,480 --> 00:50:28,000 Speaker 1: failing to do so unfortunately. I want to get Kyle's 934 00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:31,160 Speaker 1: taken on that. I am fascinated by his esp ability 935 00:50:31,520 --> 00:50:34,040 Speaker 1: with that. We're also going to talk to him about 936 00:50:34,080 --> 00:50:37,080 Speaker 1: a certain clip from last night's game that almost broke 937 00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:40,520 Speaker 1: social media, and a host of other elements from last 938 00:50:40,600 --> 00:50:42,920 Speaker 1: night's big Monday Night win for the Bills over the Patriots. 939 00:50:43,160 --> 00:50:45,239 Speaker 1: Kyle brand coming up next here on One Bill's Live 940 00:50:45,280 --> 00:50:58,240 Speaker 1: presented by Kalid to Health. It's Buffalo Bill's Radio, Hello 941 00:50:58,360 --> 00:51:03,200 Speaker 1: Bills Radio Network Sports or sports update from One Bill's 942 00:51:03,280 --> 00:51:05,640 Speaker 1: Drive dominant start to finish win for the Bills on 943 00:51:05,800 --> 00:51:08,800 Speaker 1: Monday Night Football, a thirty eight to nine thumping of 944 00:51:08,880 --> 00:51:11,520 Speaker 1: the Patriots, the team's first season sweep of the pat 945 00:51:11,640 --> 00:51:14,279 Speaker 1: since nineteen ninety nine. In the win, Josh Allen, with 946 00:51:14,480 --> 00:51:17,600 Speaker 1: a four touchdown performance, passed Jim Kelly for the most 947 00:51:17,600 --> 00:51:20,400 Speaker 1: passing touchdowns in a single season with thirty four. Stefon 948 00:51:20,480 --> 00:51:23,680 Speaker 1: Diggs also a franchise marked with the most receiving yards 949 00:51:23,719 --> 00:51:26,719 Speaker 1: in a season, now sitting at fourteen hundred fifty nine 950 00:51:26,800 --> 00:51:30,200 Speaker 1: on the year, passing Eric Molds and leading the league 951 00:51:30,320 --> 00:51:32,960 Speaker 1: as well. Right now, with the win, the Bills for 952 00:51:33,160 --> 00:51:35,360 Speaker 1: now hold the number two seat in the AFC on 953 00:51:35,440 --> 00:51:38,719 Speaker 1: tiebreaker over Pittsburgh. They can clinch that number two spot 954 00:51:38,760 --> 00:51:41,399 Speaker 1: with a win over the Dolphins or a Steeler's loss 955 00:51:41,440 --> 00:51:43,839 Speaker 1: to the Browns in week seventeen. Sean McDermott will meet 956 00:51:43,880 --> 00:51:46,400 Speaker 1: with the media later today where we may get an 957 00:51:46,480 --> 00:51:48,799 Speaker 1: update on wide receiver Cole Beasley, who left the game 958 00:51:49,280 --> 00:51:52,560 Speaker 1: late in the contest with a foot injury. The last 959 00:51:52,640 --> 00:51:56,040 Speaker 1: time that Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph started against the Browns, 960 00:51:56,360 --> 00:51:58,520 Speaker 1: he wound up getting blasted in the head by a 961 00:51:58,600 --> 00:52:03,080 Speaker 1: helmet wielding Miles Garrett during a post play fracas. Rudolf 962 00:52:03,360 --> 00:52:05,840 Speaker 1: will get another chance to face Garrett and the Browns 963 00:52:05,880 --> 00:52:09,400 Speaker 1: in week seventeen. Steeler's head coach Mike Tomlin announced today 964 00:52:09,880 --> 00:52:13,200 Speaker 1: that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not play against Cleveland and 965 00:52:13,320 --> 00:52:16,280 Speaker 1: that Rudolf will get the start in his place. Tomlin 966 00:52:16,360 --> 00:52:18,160 Speaker 1: noted that the team cannot move up to the top 967 00:52:18,239 --> 00:52:20,800 Speaker 1: seat in the AFC and said other players may also 968 00:52:21,280 --> 00:52:24,520 Speaker 1: sit out. Rams quarterback Jared Goff had surgery on his 969 00:52:24,680 --> 00:52:27,360 Speaker 1: thumb that he broke in Sunday's loss to the Seahawks. 970 00:52:27,440 --> 00:52:29,759 Speaker 1: The Rams are hoping Goff will be able to play 971 00:52:29,800 --> 00:52:32,719 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. That means two weeks from now, so 972 00:52:33,280 --> 00:52:37,240 Speaker 1: undrafted quarterback John Woolford will start in Sunday's regular season 973 00:52:37,320 --> 00:52:41,120 Speaker 1: finale against the Cardinals. Unbelieved. Have you ever heard of 974 00:52:41,200 --> 00:52:45,120 Speaker 1: John Walford? Steve I added San Diego Padres Baseball News. 975 00:52:45,200 --> 00:52:47,840 Speaker 1: It made another off season splash as they're set to 976 00:52:47,880 --> 00:52:50,160 Speaker 1: acquire ace right hander You Darvish from the Cubs as 977 00:52:50,200 --> 00:52:52,839 Speaker 1: part of a seven player trade. The Darvish trade comes 978 00:52:52,880 --> 00:52:55,160 Speaker 1: not long after the Padres, coming off a playoff season 979 00:52:55,200 --> 00:52:58,080 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty, just swung a deal for Ray's left 980 00:52:58,120 --> 00:53:02,359 Speaker 1: hander Blake Snell. Padres going for broke in twenty twenty one. 981 00:53:02,480 --> 00:53:04,719 Speaker 1: Look out all right, that is your sports update from 982 00:53:04,719 --> 00:53:07,480 Speaker 1: one Bill's Drive. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you and 983 00:53:07,640 --> 00:53:09,920 Speaker 1: joining us on the line was a man who had 984 00:53:09,960 --> 00:53:13,880 Speaker 1: his fingers and toes crossed. Last week that won Taiwan 985 00:53:14,040 --> 00:53:19,320 Speaker 1: Jones would break the record, the league record as the 986 00:53:19,440 --> 00:53:23,319 Speaker 1: fourteenth bill to catch a touchdown pass. It was there, 987 00:53:24,200 --> 00:53:27,440 Speaker 1: Kyle was reading the tea leaves. It was there for 988 00:53:27,560 --> 00:53:32,200 Speaker 1: the taking. Right, and Taiwan Jones let Kyle brand down 989 00:53:32,320 --> 00:53:35,760 Speaker 1: in a way that we just couldn't have even imagined. 990 00:53:35,840 --> 00:53:39,080 Speaker 1: But there it was, and I immediately thought of you, Kyle, 991 00:53:39,200 --> 00:53:42,360 Speaker 1: and what a soothsayer you would have been had that 992 00:53:42,520 --> 00:53:47,400 Speaker 1: come to pass. It's an incredible thing. The balls cascading 993 00:53:47,480 --> 00:53:50,239 Speaker 1: through the air, I say, on your airways last week, 994 00:53:50,560 --> 00:53:53,600 Speaker 1: they can break the record held by the twenty sixteen 995 00:53:53,640 --> 00:53:56,200 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons for the most players ever to have received 996 00:53:56,200 --> 00:53:58,400 Speaker 1: a touchdown pass. Here it is, Josh John It's Taiwan. 997 00:53:58,440 --> 00:54:03,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna break it into awe. Oh no, Taiwan. You 998 00:54:03,080 --> 00:54:05,000 Speaker 1: gotta be kidding me. Now, Listen. I say that in 999 00:54:05,120 --> 00:54:08,520 Speaker 1: a home that is, thanks to Santa Claus, filled with 1000 00:54:08,719 --> 00:54:10,920 Speaker 1: things that are now made in Taiwan that I've been 1001 00:54:10,960 --> 00:54:14,839 Speaker 1: assembling for days. But apparently this record is not going 1002 00:54:14,920 --> 00:54:17,480 Speaker 1: to be made in Taiwan. Although it was nearly broken, 1003 00:54:17,680 --> 00:54:19,719 Speaker 1: as many of the toys are in my house. It 1004 00:54:19,840 --> 00:54:23,800 Speaker 1: was almost like Josh Allen knew this how special this 1005 00:54:23,880 --> 00:54:26,640 Speaker 1: season has become, and how special He's become. He's like, 1006 00:54:26,960 --> 00:54:30,000 Speaker 1: you know, I'm scanning the field. This Patriots team is terrible. 1007 00:54:30,040 --> 00:54:32,000 Speaker 1: I could throw out to anybody I want to. But 1008 00:54:32,160 --> 00:54:34,400 Speaker 1: I know I was listening to one Bills live and 1009 00:54:34,520 --> 00:54:36,600 Speaker 1: I know Taiwan has not caught one, So I'm head 1010 00:54:36,680 --> 00:54:38,759 Speaker 1: him right between the numbers. Listen, we still got one 1011 00:54:38,800 --> 00:54:41,040 Speaker 1: more week. Next week could be Taiwan week, and we 1012 00:54:41,120 --> 00:54:43,080 Speaker 1: will go crazy if he catches one. Yeah, and it 1013 00:54:43,400 --> 00:54:46,360 Speaker 1: might be from from Matt Barkley, but still nevertheless it 1014 00:54:46,400 --> 00:54:49,200 Speaker 1: will count. Fine. What's your what's your theory? Man? Should 1015 00:54:49,200 --> 00:54:52,680 Speaker 1: the Bills take it easy, rest and get healthy, or 1016 00:54:52,800 --> 00:54:55,120 Speaker 1: should they put their foot on the gas and go 1017 00:54:55,320 --> 00:54:59,000 Speaker 1: in with a you know, a dead sprint, especially knowing 1018 00:54:59,080 --> 00:55:03,600 Speaker 1: that the pat Steelers are sitting people. Well, I don't 1019 00:55:03,640 --> 00:55:06,120 Speaker 1: think there's just a token answer for every team and 1020 00:55:06,160 --> 00:55:08,080 Speaker 1: every year. I don't think that, you know, I know, 1021 00:55:08,320 --> 00:55:10,920 Speaker 1: ross versus rest, it's it's let's go to the phones 1022 00:55:10,960 --> 00:55:13,440 Speaker 1: one on one. I think you have to look at 1023 00:55:13,480 --> 00:55:15,680 Speaker 1: your team and look at your coach and what fits you. 1024 00:55:16,000 --> 00:55:20,919 Speaker 1: And I can't imagine, guys, I can't imagine Sean McDermott saying, 1025 00:55:20,960 --> 00:55:23,799 Speaker 1: screw it, we're all resting. Even if it is there 1026 00:55:23,960 --> 00:55:27,120 Speaker 1: is some intelligence to it, some strategy to it, it 1027 00:55:27,160 --> 00:55:29,840 Speaker 1: would be strange to me if he just said sit everybody, 1028 00:55:29,960 --> 00:55:32,640 Speaker 1: it's Okay, we don't mind losing. We're already set up. 1029 00:55:32,719 --> 00:55:34,560 Speaker 1: It doesn't seem like what they built here. It doesn't 1030 00:55:34,560 --> 00:55:37,080 Speaker 1: seem like what the backbone of this team is. And 1031 00:55:37,200 --> 00:55:39,319 Speaker 1: you guys can tell me differently. I mean, I know, Steve, 1032 00:55:39,400 --> 00:55:41,920 Speaker 1: you guys were on some really really good regular season 1033 00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:43,920 Speaker 1: teams coming down the stretch who had built up a 1034 00:55:43,960 --> 00:55:47,440 Speaker 1: great record. But to sit there and bench your starters 1035 00:55:47,600 --> 00:55:49,960 Speaker 1: against a division rival and give them a win and 1036 00:55:50,040 --> 00:55:52,200 Speaker 1: maybe give them a ticket, it doesn't seem like the 1037 00:55:52,239 --> 00:55:55,040 Speaker 1: fabric of this builds team. That's just my opinion. When 1038 00:55:55,080 --> 00:55:58,520 Speaker 1: I think back about it, you're right, it's not. It's 1039 00:55:58,600 --> 00:56:02,680 Speaker 1: it's about injury, is what it's got. It's not about rest. 1040 00:56:05,040 --> 00:56:07,640 Speaker 1: You don't get rest. You're you're there, you're on. Everybody's 1041 00:56:07,640 --> 00:56:09,720 Speaker 1: got to suit up anyway. You only got fifty guys. 1042 00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:12,440 Speaker 1: You're gonna suit up anyway unless you tell send them 1043 00:56:12,520 --> 00:56:14,680 Speaker 1: to a beach for three days. Then they'll get some rest. 1044 00:56:15,040 --> 00:56:17,480 Speaker 1: But they're grinding it. You know, they're in their game planning, 1045 00:56:17,680 --> 00:56:20,799 Speaker 1: they're watching practicing, they're practicing all week, they're getting ready. 1046 00:56:20,800 --> 00:56:24,160 Speaker 1: They're trying to stay sharp. That's not rest. You may 1047 00:56:24,160 --> 00:56:27,000 Speaker 1: as well play them. But there is the injury issue, 1048 00:56:27,080 --> 00:56:30,320 Speaker 1: as you know. That's that's what it is. It's not 1049 00:56:30,400 --> 00:56:33,960 Speaker 1: about getting You're not. Nobody's gonna get rest. You're there. 1050 00:56:34,480 --> 00:56:38,239 Speaker 1: They're a happy medium. Is there a you you start 1051 00:56:38,280 --> 00:56:40,719 Speaker 1: your starters, you get a sweat, you play a quarter, 1052 00:56:40,840 --> 00:56:42,719 Speaker 1: you go through the rhythm, you play the routine, and 1053 00:56:42,840 --> 00:56:45,520 Speaker 1: then maybe you sit them to reduce the injury rest 1054 00:56:45,680 --> 00:56:47,880 Speaker 1: and still give them reps in rhythm or is you 1055 00:56:47,960 --> 00:56:49,480 Speaker 1: have to pick one or the other. Yeah, And I 1056 00:56:49,560 --> 00:56:52,359 Speaker 1: don't know. That's the thing. How much is too much? Well, 1057 00:56:52,360 --> 00:56:54,120 Speaker 1: it's too much when you go too far and a 1058 00:56:54,160 --> 00:56:57,640 Speaker 1: guy like years ago, Wes Welkers breaks it, goes at 1059 00:56:57,680 --> 00:56:59,879 Speaker 1: ACL in the last meaningless game of the season because 1060 00:56:59,880 --> 00:57:02,160 Speaker 1: they've got their foot on the gas. Well you know, 1061 00:57:02,200 --> 00:57:04,600 Speaker 1: then they're without Wes Welker in their in their playoff 1062 00:57:04,680 --> 00:57:07,399 Speaker 1: run in New England. It happens once in a while. 1063 00:57:08,080 --> 00:57:11,560 Speaker 1: It's only too much when it bites you. But I know, 1064 00:57:11,719 --> 00:57:13,520 Speaker 1: you know. And the other thing that bites you though, 1065 00:57:13,680 --> 00:57:16,960 Speaker 1: is okay, so sit everybody, let's play it's safe. Which 1066 00:57:17,000 --> 00:57:19,320 Speaker 1: I respect you sit, Josh, you sits the fine you 1067 00:57:19,400 --> 00:57:22,200 Speaker 1: staid everybody, And then you get to that that home 1068 00:57:22,240 --> 00:57:25,000 Speaker 1: playoff game and you start down seventeen to nothing because 1069 00:57:25,000 --> 00:57:26,640 Speaker 1: the other team has had a steam and played a 1070 00:57:26,680 --> 00:57:29,240 Speaker 1: win and get in last week. There's no win. Uh, 1071 00:57:29,360 --> 00:57:31,760 Speaker 1: there really isn't. And I don't know. You guys tell 1072 00:57:31,800 --> 00:57:34,680 Speaker 1: me you're there. What is what is coach saying about this? 1073 00:57:34,760 --> 00:57:36,640 Speaker 1: When is this decision? To ben? I know it's early 1074 00:57:36,680 --> 00:57:38,600 Speaker 1: in the week. Yeah, he was asked specifically about it 1075 00:57:38,640 --> 00:57:41,520 Speaker 1: after the game last night, because all that's really in 1076 00:57:41,600 --> 00:57:43,920 Speaker 1: play here is the two or the three? Are you 1077 00:57:44,000 --> 00:57:46,720 Speaker 1: the two seed? Are your three seed? And he said 1078 00:57:46,800 --> 00:57:48,840 Speaker 1: he's gonna sit down and talk with being about it 1079 00:57:49,400 --> 00:57:52,200 Speaker 1: and make the best decision for the team. Now, last 1080 00:57:52,240 --> 00:57:55,360 Speaker 1: week when he was asked about it, he said, I've 1081 00:57:55,400 --> 00:57:57,680 Speaker 1: got I've got a locker room full of competitors. I 1082 00:57:57,720 --> 00:58:00,600 Speaker 1: got a coaching staff of competitors. Now we're gonna play 1083 00:58:00,640 --> 00:58:05,040 Speaker 1: to win. But last year, when they could not improve 1084 00:58:05,480 --> 00:58:10,240 Speaker 1: their playoff seating, he sat everybody against the Jets, another 1085 00:58:10,280 --> 00:58:13,160 Speaker 1: division opponent, Granted they weren't going anywhere, and they lost 1086 00:58:13,200 --> 00:58:16,280 Speaker 1: the game thirteen to six UM. And then they came 1087 00:58:16,320 --> 00:58:18,040 Speaker 1: out in the first half of the Houston playoff game, 1088 00:58:18,040 --> 00:58:20,360 Speaker 1: as you well know, and we're ahead sixteen to nothing 1089 00:58:20,400 --> 00:58:22,520 Speaker 1: at halftime and didn't look anywhere else for the wear 1090 00:58:22,600 --> 00:58:24,200 Speaker 1: until they got to the second half of the game. Now, 1091 00:58:25,280 --> 00:58:27,200 Speaker 1: I know coach is also a guy that says every 1092 00:58:27,280 --> 00:58:29,920 Speaker 1: year is different, so his thinking might be different. So 1093 00:58:30,040 --> 00:58:32,920 Speaker 1: you could go any minute, number of ways. There's no definitives. 1094 00:58:33,640 --> 00:58:35,360 Speaker 1: You know what you call this, Brownie, you call it 1095 00:58:35,480 --> 00:58:42,560 Speaker 1: first world problems. You know, it's awesome. What color am 1096 00:58:42,600 --> 00:58:44,680 Speaker 1: I gonna What color the sheets are gonna be on 1097 00:58:44,760 --> 00:58:47,240 Speaker 1: my king size bed? That's a first ground, That's what 1098 00:58:47,320 --> 00:58:51,280 Speaker 1: we're talking about. What's the thread count? What's the thread count? Problems? 1099 00:58:51,360 --> 00:58:55,080 Speaker 1: They say the Brownie Sports Report coming in, And I 1100 00:58:55,120 --> 00:58:57,520 Speaker 1: don't know what was more surreal hearing the way you 1101 00:58:57,640 --> 00:59:01,280 Speaker 1: broke down Mason Rudolf getting thumped on the head by 1102 00:59:01,320 --> 00:59:04,960 Speaker 1: a helmet wielding Miles Garrett, or just the way you 1103 00:59:05,120 --> 00:59:07,920 Speaker 1: casually came in and said, well, the Bills in a 1104 00:59:08,000 --> 00:59:10,840 Speaker 1: blowout last night as they blew the doors off the 1105 00:59:10,920 --> 00:59:12,560 Speaker 1: Patriots a whole. I mean, it was it was a 1106 00:59:12,680 --> 00:59:15,280 Speaker 1: wild thing to be saying in a wild year in 1107 00:59:15,320 --> 00:59:17,640 Speaker 1: which we've seen everything and a lot of terrible stuff. 1108 00:59:17,880 --> 00:59:19,439 Speaker 1: It was the same thing when we started our show 1109 00:59:19,520 --> 00:59:22,400 Speaker 1: this morning. I just said hold on a second. We 1110 00:59:22,520 --> 00:59:27,040 Speaker 1: just did this highlight in which the Bills destroyed Bill 1111 00:59:27,120 --> 00:59:31,240 Speaker 1: Belichick in Foxborough, his worst home loss of his career. 1112 00:59:31,560 --> 00:59:34,400 Speaker 1: We have Matt Barkley and we have Jared Stidman, and 1113 00:59:34,600 --> 00:59:37,040 Speaker 1: my take on the whole thing was just just smell it, 1114 00:59:37,240 --> 00:59:39,880 Speaker 1: breathe it, eat it, enjoy it because you've earned it. 1115 00:59:40,480 --> 00:59:44,400 Speaker 1: You know that over the Belichick regime, the Buffalo Bills 1116 00:59:44,440 --> 00:59:48,640 Speaker 1: have lost by twenty eight points seven different times to Belichick. 1117 00:59:48,920 --> 00:59:53,360 Speaker 1: Just awful butt whippings and terrible nights with coaches on 1118 00:59:53,440 --> 00:59:55,920 Speaker 1: their way out and quarterbacks out. It's like, you've earned 1119 00:59:55,960 --> 00:59:58,000 Speaker 1: this one, and you could have hung fifty on him 1120 00:59:58,040 --> 00:59:59,800 Speaker 1: if you wanted to. He took his boot off the 1121 01:00:00,240 --> 01:00:01,560 Speaker 1: It was a hell of a night. Yeah, And that 1122 01:00:01,760 --> 01:00:03,200 Speaker 1: was and that was the point that Steve and I 1123 01:00:03,280 --> 01:00:07,120 Speaker 1: were making earlier in the show. This was easily a 1124 01:00:07,280 --> 01:00:11,120 Speaker 1: more symbolic win for Bills fans than it was even 1125 01:00:11,200 --> 01:00:13,200 Speaker 1: for the players on the roster. Yes, you have some 1126 01:00:13,320 --> 01:00:15,439 Speaker 1: players that have lost games that you know, Jerry Hughes 1127 01:00:15,480 --> 01:00:17,480 Speaker 1: has been around the long enough to be part of 1128 01:00:17,600 --> 01:00:21,520 Speaker 1: some of those large scale defeats that you were just referencing, Kyle, 1129 01:00:21,920 --> 01:00:25,760 Speaker 1: But on the whole. You get the same answer from 1130 01:00:25,800 --> 01:00:27,600 Speaker 1: these guys every single week while we're just trying to 1131 01:00:27,600 --> 01:00:29,280 Speaker 1: go one to know this week, and I think they 1132 01:00:29,400 --> 01:00:32,840 Speaker 1: genuinely mentally subscribe to that because it's worked. But for 1133 01:00:32,960 --> 01:00:38,360 Speaker 1: these for these fans, they needed yesterday. They needed that victory. 1134 01:00:38,640 --> 01:00:42,640 Speaker 1: If this team went eleven and five or even twelve 1135 01:00:42,680 --> 01:00:45,360 Speaker 1: and four, winning next week but losing this week, there 1136 01:00:45,400 --> 01:00:48,000 Speaker 1: would still be a little hole in the season for 1137 01:00:48,200 --> 01:00:51,160 Speaker 1: Bills fans. This was a symbolic nailing of the coffin 1138 01:00:51,280 --> 01:00:54,160 Speaker 1: shut and throwing the coffin in the bottom of the 1139 01:00:54,280 --> 01:00:57,160 Speaker 1: Charles River up there in Boston, because that's what that's 1140 01:00:57,200 --> 01:00:59,040 Speaker 1: what this win meant to the fans. It was huge. 1141 01:00:59,040 --> 01:01:01,120 Speaker 1: There's a coup. There's a couple of things. It was 1142 01:01:01,760 --> 01:01:05,360 Speaker 1: the telephone smash, the deep, the deep ball on the 1143 01:01:05,480 --> 01:01:07,920 Speaker 1: first play of a drive when they're already up by 1144 01:01:08,000 --> 01:01:14,040 Speaker 1: twenty four points and they go deep, the Steph digs. 1145 01:01:14,160 --> 01:01:16,080 Speaker 1: He didn't know, but he didn't care about the Patriot. 1146 01:01:16,160 --> 01:01:19,520 Speaker 1: He was talking smack all night from start tominish. They 1147 01:01:19,560 --> 01:01:23,480 Speaker 1: were they were not they were not twenty year burning 1148 01:01:23,520 --> 01:01:25,480 Speaker 1: aside for him. They were no thorn in the side 1149 01:01:25,520 --> 01:01:27,280 Speaker 1: for him. He was talking smack and they didn't. They 1150 01:01:27,320 --> 01:01:29,160 Speaker 1: were bad and he was going to prove it. And 1151 01:01:29,320 --> 01:01:33,320 Speaker 1: all the way down to Bill Belichick's extended hug with 1152 01:01:33,520 --> 01:01:36,240 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott after the game, all of it, all of 1153 01:01:36,360 --> 01:01:40,600 Speaker 1: it was symbolic and right I was eating it like 1154 01:01:40,720 --> 01:01:44,840 Speaker 1: chocolate pudding. I could not shovel it in fasten. Hey, Steve, 1155 01:01:44,880 --> 01:01:47,040 Speaker 1: could you tell that a little bit more? Because I 1156 01:01:47,200 --> 01:01:50,520 Speaker 1: think a lot of people did not see the Belichick 1157 01:01:50,760 --> 01:01:53,280 Speaker 1: McDermott hug because the game was such a terrible game 1158 01:01:53,320 --> 01:01:55,560 Speaker 1: at the end of the backup store. But we've seen 1159 01:01:56,120 --> 01:02:00,520 Speaker 1: every variety of post game exchanged with Belichick, the blow 1160 01:02:00,600 --> 01:02:06,040 Speaker 1: by to the cold to the I mean dead fish handshake. Yeah, no, 1161 01:02:06,160 --> 01:02:08,840 Speaker 1: I no eye contact, nothing. He sought him out, no question, 1162 01:02:08,920 --> 01:02:10,840 Speaker 1: and he and he had something to say to him, 1163 01:02:11,320 --> 01:02:13,919 Speaker 1: and it was it was a one sided conversation. Bill 1164 01:02:14,000 --> 01:02:17,560 Speaker 1: did most of the talking and never we'll never know 1165 01:02:18,320 --> 01:02:23,680 Speaker 1: what he said revealing, but but there's no doubt Bill 1166 01:02:23,760 --> 01:02:25,600 Speaker 1: Belichick knew what he was looking at, and he was 1167 01:02:25,680 --> 01:02:29,760 Speaker 1: looking at a great football team, a really good football team, 1168 01:02:29,920 --> 01:02:33,520 Speaker 1: and that was something I think that you know, he 1169 01:02:33,640 --> 01:02:35,880 Speaker 1: can respect. I don't think it's any question about it. 1170 01:02:36,320 --> 01:02:38,960 Speaker 1: Nobody's got more respect for Bill Belichick than me. I've 1171 01:02:39,000 --> 01:02:41,000 Speaker 1: seen the guy for twenty years and he's done things 1172 01:02:41,040 --> 01:02:43,479 Speaker 1: and raised the bar for guys all over the league. 1173 01:02:44,240 --> 01:02:49,680 Speaker 1: But last night, he I think probably gave Sean McDermott 1174 01:02:51,120 --> 01:02:53,480 Speaker 1: a little speech of respect there about what Sean can 1175 01:02:53,520 --> 01:02:56,600 Speaker 1: do and Worthy thinks that team could go uh this season. 1176 01:02:57,640 --> 01:03:01,400 Speaker 1: That was That was the handshake, hug, the come over here, 1177 01:03:01,480 --> 01:03:03,080 Speaker 1: let's go for a walk and talk. I mean, for 1178 01:03:03,360 --> 01:03:05,360 Speaker 1: a belish like that was the notebook that that was 1179 01:03:05,440 --> 01:03:07,720 Speaker 1: the jump up monkey legs. I love. I mean, it 1180 01:03:07,840 --> 01:03:11,919 Speaker 1: was unbelievably effusive and Brownie, I think you're onto something 1181 01:03:12,000 --> 01:03:15,280 Speaker 1: too that there is a disconnect I think between a 1182 01:03:15,400 --> 01:03:17,800 Speaker 1: lot of these players and the fans, but in a 1183 01:03:17,880 --> 01:03:21,840 Speaker 1: good way to your point, like singletarian Poyer, like they 1184 01:03:21,920 --> 01:03:24,480 Speaker 1: don't know or care about the Dick Duron bills and 1185 01:03:24,560 --> 01:03:27,000 Speaker 1: then with them losing to the Pages has nothing to 1186 01:03:27,120 --> 01:03:29,080 Speaker 1: do with them. And I think we also saw it 1187 01:03:29,200 --> 01:03:31,800 Speaker 1: after the game where I loved what Diggs was saying, 1188 01:03:31,920 --> 01:03:36,280 Speaker 1: where he was saying, listen, this old Josh, you're talking 1189 01:03:36,360 --> 01:03:39,680 Speaker 1: about this this erratic one inaccurate. I don't know who 1190 01:03:39,720 --> 01:03:41,800 Speaker 1: the hell that is. I hadn't play with him. I 1191 01:03:41,960 --> 01:03:44,800 Speaker 1: only know this Josh. Because everyone wants to say, well, Stefan, 1192 01:03:44,920 --> 01:03:46,840 Speaker 1: the growth you've seen and Josh and all the change, 1193 01:03:46,880 --> 01:03:48,560 Speaker 1: the stuff that we've all seen. He's like, I don't 1194 01:03:48,600 --> 01:03:51,400 Speaker 1: know anything about that. I was playing with Kirk Cousins 1195 01:03:51,760 --> 01:03:53,880 Speaker 1: a year ago. The only Josh I know is the 1196 01:03:53,960 --> 01:03:57,200 Speaker 1: one I've seen this year, and he's absolutely nails. So 1197 01:03:57,720 --> 01:03:59,840 Speaker 1: a lot of you guys there in Buffalo and even 1198 01:04:00,520 --> 01:04:02,720 Speaker 1: I remember all that stuff, and there's a scar tissue 1199 01:04:02,800 --> 01:04:05,080 Speaker 1: for it. These guys don't care, and they play like 1200 01:04:05,240 --> 01:04:07,320 Speaker 1: they don't care. It's pretty cool to see. Yeah, Kyle, 1201 01:04:07,360 --> 01:04:09,400 Speaker 1: I know I asked you about this last week after 1202 01:04:09,480 --> 01:04:11,840 Speaker 1: the beat down of the Broncos, when I said it 1203 01:04:12,000 --> 01:04:15,400 Speaker 1: looked like this team and Josh included morphed from a 1204 01:04:15,520 --> 01:04:18,560 Speaker 1: team playing confidently to a seek and destroy team that 1205 01:04:18,640 --> 01:04:20,520 Speaker 1: wants to step on your throat as fast as you can. 1206 01:04:21,040 --> 01:04:23,320 Speaker 1: I think it went to another level last night, fourth 1207 01:04:23,400 --> 01:04:25,320 Speaker 1: and five at their own thirty five in a three 1208 01:04:25,360 --> 01:04:28,400 Speaker 1: to three ball game. And granted it's a check at 1209 01:04:28,400 --> 01:04:33,160 Speaker 1: the line because because the punt formation by the Patriots dictated, hey, 1210 01:04:33,280 --> 01:04:35,440 Speaker 1: we can check. It is because siran Neil is standing 1211 01:04:35,480 --> 01:04:39,520 Speaker 1: by himself out there, and Jaquan Johnson, a second year's 1212 01:04:39,560 --> 01:04:44,080 Speaker 1: safety who's a lefty, calls the check and throws a 1213 01:04:44,200 --> 01:04:47,360 Speaker 1: pass on his own thirty five yard line in a 1214 01:04:47,480 --> 01:04:51,000 Speaker 1: three three ball game. This is to me, Kyle. It's 1215 01:04:51,080 --> 01:04:55,120 Speaker 1: moved from seek and destroy to the kind of Patriots 1216 01:04:55,160 --> 01:04:58,400 Speaker 1: almost arrogance we saw for so long we don't think 1217 01:04:58,480 --> 01:05:01,720 Speaker 1: you can hang with us, do such a degree. We're 1218 01:05:01,840 --> 01:05:06,160 Speaker 1: doing this now in the first quarter. It's so true 1219 01:05:06,360 --> 01:05:09,720 Speaker 1: and just absolutely preach. I love what you just said, 1220 01:05:10,240 --> 01:05:13,480 Speaker 1: because I think in years past that's the play that 1221 01:05:13,560 --> 01:05:15,720 Speaker 1: the Bills mess up and you say, what are you doing? 1222 01:05:15,960 --> 01:05:18,280 Speaker 1: And the Patriots intercept it and they run it back 1223 01:05:18,360 --> 01:05:21,120 Speaker 1: and it all goes haywire, or to your point, the 1224 01:05:21,280 --> 01:05:23,360 Speaker 1: Patriots and they go into their bag of tricks and 1225 01:05:23,440 --> 01:05:25,920 Speaker 1: they're smarter, and they're better, and they're more of all research. No, 1226 01:05:26,040 --> 01:05:27,960 Speaker 1: the Patriot got caught with their pants down. They looked 1227 01:05:28,040 --> 01:05:30,400 Speaker 1: as sharp as the Bills looked and as bold and 1228 01:05:30,520 --> 01:05:33,800 Speaker 1: is maybe a cocky. The Patriots looked dumb, just like 1229 01:05:34,040 --> 01:05:37,200 Speaker 1: they did literally on the first play of the second half, 1230 01:05:37,760 --> 01:05:40,960 Speaker 1: when Dawson Knox makes a pretty whole hum sideline catch 1231 01:05:41,120 --> 01:05:45,720 Speaker 1: that everybody watching thought was a catch, and Dastriot's challenging it. 1232 01:05:46,640 --> 01:05:49,000 Speaker 1: It was like he was so desperate, we need some 1233 01:05:49,200 --> 01:05:52,160 Speaker 1: kind of spark. Let's try to challenge it. Not a touchdown, 1234 01:05:52,280 --> 01:05:54,880 Speaker 1: mind you, this is just it. It's a first down, 1235 01:05:54,920 --> 01:05:56,560 Speaker 1: it's a completion. It's no big deal. They're deep in 1236 01:05:56,560 --> 01:05:59,080 Speaker 1: their own territory. Yet he and then if you put 1237 01:05:59,120 --> 01:06:02,080 Speaker 1: the pieces together, one in his ear says, Bill challenged this. 1238 01:06:02,440 --> 01:06:04,960 Speaker 1: That's not the Patriots. What were they doing? This was 1239 01:06:05,000 --> 01:06:08,480 Speaker 1: a terrible challenge. And then you get the all time 1240 01:06:08,720 --> 01:06:13,000 Speaker 1: giffable moment in him just chucking the wireless there, the 1241 01:06:13,160 --> 01:06:15,280 Speaker 1: corded phone that I used to have in my mom's kitchen, 1242 01:06:15,520 --> 01:06:18,479 Speaker 1: just throwing it in in the third quarter, first play. 1243 01:06:18,560 --> 01:06:22,000 Speaker 1: It was already completely unraveled. And that's my postcard. That's 1244 01:06:22,080 --> 01:06:25,600 Speaker 1: my postcard for the entire twenty twenty Patriots season is 1245 01:06:25,640 --> 01:06:28,520 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick chucking a phone on the sideline after a 1246 01:06:28,720 --> 01:06:31,440 Speaker 1: really bad challenge and just a ho hum catch for 1247 01:06:31,480 --> 01:06:35,920 Speaker 1: the Bills and throw it Bill, he said, and you're fired. 1248 01:06:36,000 --> 01:06:39,040 Speaker 1: And he spiked the thing. Buffalo Bills did that to him, 1249 01:06:39,040 --> 01:06:41,560 Speaker 1: and God bless him all because Grubhub couldn't deliver until 1250 01:06:41,600 --> 01:06:45,800 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. Who knew. We understand your call is 1251 01:06:45,840 --> 01:06:48,200 Speaker 1: important to us. If you'd like to continue to hold. 1252 01:06:48,320 --> 01:06:51,120 Speaker 1: You are currently five hundred and seventh in line. Spike 1253 01:06:51,280 --> 01:06:54,120 Speaker 1: the phone. We're experiencing higher the normal call volume. Now 1254 01:06:54,160 --> 01:06:56,040 Speaker 1: what I saw a lot of them. One of them 1255 01:06:56,080 --> 01:06:59,320 Speaker 1: I saw online was when you're teeing off on number 1256 01:06:59,400 --> 01:07:01,240 Speaker 1: eight and you're wife calls and says when will you 1257 01:07:01,320 --> 01:07:04,720 Speaker 1: be home? Damn, that one's autobiographical for me too. I 1258 01:07:04,800 --> 01:07:06,160 Speaker 1: got a lot of one of you gonna be home 1259 01:07:06,280 --> 01:07:08,360 Speaker 1: texts and calls. That's that's what it looked. We could 1260 01:07:08,800 --> 01:07:11,360 Speaker 1: We could have put together a top ten lists very easily. 1261 01:07:11,560 --> 01:07:15,000 Speaker 1: With Twitter almost broken, I was pumping the brakes on 1262 01:07:15,080 --> 01:07:17,000 Speaker 1: the crew. I did not want to spend the day 1263 01:07:17,040 --> 01:07:20,160 Speaker 1: gloating over that gift, so I checked. You know, I say, 1264 01:07:20,240 --> 01:07:22,240 Speaker 1: come on, we cannot. It's a good one. Listen. They 1265 01:07:22,320 --> 01:07:25,200 Speaker 1: beat Belichick. They got him to smash the phone. The 1266 01:07:25,320 --> 01:07:27,280 Speaker 1: only other thing I want to add is, Brownie, you 1267 01:07:27,480 --> 01:07:30,600 Speaker 1: said that there was this hole in the Bills mafia 1268 01:07:30,680 --> 01:07:32,000 Speaker 1: that they needed to beat in New England, the need 1269 01:07:32,040 --> 01:07:35,400 Speaker 1: to put them down. I still think that Brady escaped. 1270 01:07:36,240 --> 01:07:38,120 Speaker 1: I think that he got out of town and the 1271 01:07:38,240 --> 01:07:40,880 Speaker 1: Bills did not put his head on a spike, and 1272 01:07:41,040 --> 01:07:42,959 Speaker 1: he got away, and I think there's a hole there. 1273 01:07:43,440 --> 01:07:45,320 Speaker 1: And the only way they're gonna fill that is if 1274 01:07:45,320 --> 01:07:47,120 Speaker 1: a lot of things go a lot of really good ways, 1275 01:07:47,160 --> 01:07:49,920 Speaker 1: and they see Brady and Tampa. But that's a month off, right, 1276 01:07:50,120 --> 01:07:53,720 Speaker 1: and you know, worse comes to worse. They do play 1277 01:07:53,760 --> 01:07:56,320 Speaker 1: the NFC South next year, so if he's still playing 1278 01:07:56,400 --> 01:07:58,680 Speaker 1: next year, they can get him next year down there. 1279 01:07:58,720 --> 01:08:01,720 Speaker 1: They play at Tampa Bay next season. So let's let's 1280 01:08:01,720 --> 01:08:04,240 Speaker 1: start a focus. So this next week, Week seventeen coming up, 1281 01:08:04,240 --> 01:08:06,200 Speaker 1: the Bills are kind of in this in this jockeying 1282 01:08:06,280 --> 01:08:08,240 Speaker 1: for a position where the two seed or the three seed, 1283 01:08:08,280 --> 01:08:10,640 Speaker 1: they can't get any worse than that. The Pittsburgh Steelers 1284 01:08:10,680 --> 01:08:12,880 Speaker 1: have already said Mason Rudolph is the starter for them, 1285 01:08:12,960 --> 01:08:16,599 Speaker 1: so their intentions are obvious. Ben Roethlisberger is gonna rest 1286 01:08:16,960 --> 01:08:19,400 Speaker 1: and they're gonna take on a Cleveland Browns team who 1287 01:08:19,560 --> 01:08:21,840 Speaker 1: is fighting tooth and nail to get into game. So 1288 01:08:22,520 --> 01:08:24,839 Speaker 1: that game looks like it's gonna get tilted. They're already 1289 01:08:24,880 --> 01:08:28,960 Speaker 1: what a nine and a half point favorite, and the 1290 01:08:29,040 --> 01:08:32,439 Speaker 1: Bills and Bills I would wouldn't be surprised if they 1291 01:08:32,520 --> 01:08:35,760 Speaker 1: follow suit. Matt Barkley, go take some snaps. We had 1292 01:08:36,160 --> 01:08:38,320 Speaker 1: Davis Webb up off the practice squad this week. He 1293 01:08:38,400 --> 01:08:39,920 Speaker 1: got a chance to be in the pregame and all that. 1294 01:08:40,040 --> 01:08:41,600 Speaker 1: He can go out and play and Josh, you can 1295 01:08:41,680 --> 01:08:43,360 Speaker 1: be in a in street clothes, you can wear a 1296 01:08:43,479 --> 01:08:46,800 Speaker 1: mask on the sidelines, all of that stuff. So what 1297 01:08:47,040 --> 01:08:49,240 Speaker 1: is seeing the Bills play last night? And I don't 1298 01:08:49,240 --> 01:08:50,800 Speaker 1: want to And I know it was a great game, 1299 01:08:50,920 --> 01:08:53,360 Speaker 1: but we've seen this team for a month and a 1300 01:08:53,400 --> 01:08:57,040 Speaker 1: half win by double digits. They're the only team doing it. 1301 01:08:57,120 --> 01:08:59,280 Speaker 1: I mean, they're crushing people, and they're doing it every week. 1302 01:09:00,920 --> 01:09:02,920 Speaker 1: Do we really care who we play in the first 1303 01:09:03,000 --> 01:09:07,320 Speaker 1: round of the playoffs? Oh? Hell yeah, we care. Those 1304 01:09:07,400 --> 01:09:10,439 Speaker 1: teams are good. It's scary. This is a high stakes stuff. 1305 01:09:10,760 --> 01:09:14,080 Speaker 1: I've been thinking about it, and I'm thinking, who who 1306 01:09:14,160 --> 01:09:16,519 Speaker 1: do you want to see? I'm gonna double down and 1307 01:09:16,720 --> 01:09:19,160 Speaker 1: say I don't care about the comeback last week. I 1308 01:09:19,320 --> 01:09:23,080 Speaker 1: still would like to see Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh cannot run the 1309 01:09:23,160 --> 01:09:25,880 Speaker 1: ball at all. It's not that they don't run, they can't. 1310 01:09:26,000 --> 01:09:29,320 Speaker 1: They've tried a little bit and they can't Roethlisberger showed 1311 01:09:29,360 --> 01:09:31,560 Speaker 1: some signs last week. I still would like to see Pittsburgh. 1312 01:09:33,040 --> 01:09:36,560 Speaker 1: I don't mind seeing Miami again in the playoffs. I 1313 01:09:36,560 --> 01:09:40,000 Speaker 1: wouldn't mind that either. Miami is a fascinating thing right now, 1314 01:09:40,160 --> 01:09:43,240 Speaker 1: even though as it pretends to this weekend, because Fitzpatrick 1315 01:09:43,320 --> 01:09:45,240 Speaker 1: has the biggest throw of his career. He's never been 1316 01:09:45,280 --> 01:09:47,840 Speaker 1: to the playoffs before, and five seconds after he landed 1317 01:09:47,880 --> 01:09:50,200 Speaker 1: that throw landed, Flora says, you're out next week to 1318 01:09:50,280 --> 01:09:53,400 Speaker 1: a starting again. So my question, as it pertains the 1319 01:09:53,479 --> 01:09:57,840 Speaker 1: Dolphins Bills is what is the hook for Tua is? 1320 01:09:58,040 --> 01:10:00,880 Speaker 1: Does he throw an interception? He's out? Go over three 1321 01:10:00,960 --> 01:10:03,280 Speaker 1: on a drive and he's out because obviously there is one. 1322 01:10:03,840 --> 01:10:06,000 Speaker 1: So if the Bills start stopping him early, are they 1323 01:10:06,120 --> 01:10:08,040 Speaker 1: gonna pull to it and put in fits. I just 1324 01:10:08,120 --> 01:10:11,760 Speaker 1: don't understand how this works, and I don't understand how Fitzpatrick, 1325 01:10:12,200 --> 01:10:15,200 Speaker 1: the greatest teammate of all time, apparently doesn't say hold 1326 01:10:15,240 --> 01:10:17,559 Speaker 1: on a second, damn it, coach, Why am I not starting? 1327 01:10:17,720 --> 01:10:19,679 Speaker 1: I just won the game for US. I can't start 1328 01:10:19,760 --> 01:10:22,680 Speaker 1: in the week seventeen winning in No, He says, it's 1329 01:10:22,760 --> 01:10:26,439 Speaker 1: to ah, it's really unusual, but I wouldn't mind seeing 1330 01:10:26,479 --> 01:10:28,120 Speaker 1: Miami in the playoffs, and I'll give you one more. 1331 01:10:28,800 --> 01:10:30,920 Speaker 1: I know there's some history and some bad history this 1332 01:10:31,040 --> 01:10:33,360 Speaker 1: season for the Bills with this team. I don't like 1333 01:10:33,479 --> 01:10:36,080 Speaker 1: the way the Titans are playing at all. Derrick Henry 1334 01:10:36,200 --> 01:10:38,439 Speaker 1: is fine and their offense is pretty good. The Titans 1335 01:10:38,520 --> 01:10:41,920 Speaker 1: have zero pass rush. I mean they can't do anything. 1336 01:10:42,000 --> 01:10:44,280 Speaker 1: I saw a staff this week. They have fewer sacks 1337 01:10:44,320 --> 01:10:47,120 Speaker 1: as a team than t J. Watt has an individual. 1338 01:10:47,200 --> 01:10:49,280 Speaker 1: It's the worst pass rush in the league by far, 1339 01:10:49,680 --> 01:10:52,479 Speaker 1: and they just got destroyed by Green Bay. I think 1340 01:10:52,520 --> 01:10:55,160 Speaker 1: they're not playing their best ball either, So take your pick. Yeah, 1341 01:10:55,200 --> 01:10:57,080 Speaker 1: the team I'd least like to see is Baltimore. I 1342 01:10:57,160 --> 01:10:59,320 Speaker 1: think that's hands down the team I don't want to see. 1343 01:10:59,360 --> 01:11:01,880 Speaker 1: I think they are sneaky good and they and the 1344 01:11:02,000 --> 01:11:04,800 Speaker 1: Bills are the only teams in the AFC with double 1345 01:11:04,840 --> 01:11:07,799 Speaker 1: digit wins with a strength of schedule over five hundred. 1346 01:11:08,000 --> 01:11:09,840 Speaker 1: The only other team in the league that can say 1347 01:11:09,920 --> 01:11:12,639 Speaker 1: that are the Tampa Bay Bucks with you know tip 1348 01:11:12,680 --> 01:11:15,160 Speaker 1: would that have double digit wins, So you know, to me, 1349 01:11:15,360 --> 01:11:18,640 Speaker 1: I think Baltimore is sneaky real and they they have 1350 01:11:18,680 --> 01:11:21,120 Speaker 1: a dynamic player in Lamar Jackson, who Steve says, when 1351 01:11:21,120 --> 01:11:23,559 Speaker 1: you get to the playoffs, even if you're the better team, 1352 01:11:23,600 --> 01:11:25,599 Speaker 1: the only way you usually lose is if you play 1353 01:11:25,680 --> 01:11:28,400 Speaker 1: down to your level of competition or that other team 1354 01:11:28,479 --> 01:11:30,960 Speaker 1: has a special guy who makes a handful of special plays. 1355 01:11:31,360 --> 01:11:33,920 Speaker 1: And Baltimore has that in Jackson. So that's the team 1356 01:11:34,000 --> 01:11:36,599 Speaker 1: I don't want to play. Don't want to play Baltimore 1357 01:11:36,600 --> 01:11:38,840 Speaker 1: in Round one. Yeah, I've said that, Kyle. We're the 1358 01:11:38,920 --> 01:11:41,439 Speaker 1: Bills are playing so well now it takes a play 1359 01:11:41,640 --> 01:11:45,280 Speaker 1: like Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins to beat them. It 1360 01:11:45,400 --> 01:11:47,519 Speaker 1: takes it takes a supreme effort. They have to play 1361 01:11:47,680 --> 01:11:49,960 Speaker 1: really well that week because they haven't played that well 1362 01:11:50,120 --> 01:11:52,960 Speaker 1: since that time. The Cardinals have not, so they got 1363 01:11:53,040 --> 01:11:54,760 Speaker 1: to play really well as an entire team. Then they 1364 01:11:54,800 --> 01:11:57,800 Speaker 1: got to have some special guy do something special at 1365 01:11:57,840 --> 01:11:59,880 Speaker 1: a moment when it makes the most difference. That's how 1366 01:12:00,080 --> 01:12:01,519 Speaker 1: hard the Bills hard to beat right now. And there's 1367 01:12:01,520 --> 01:12:03,200 Speaker 1: a couple of other teams like that too, Green Bay, 1368 01:12:03,479 --> 01:12:06,479 Speaker 1: Kansas City, New Orleans is like that. You got some 1369 01:12:06,560 --> 01:12:09,040 Speaker 1: teams out there that are playing good football that you've 1370 01:12:09,080 --> 01:12:11,200 Speaker 1: got to play well the whole game. And then I 1371 01:12:11,680 --> 01:12:15,639 Speaker 1: have a special athlete get an opportunity to make the difference, 1372 01:12:15,680 --> 01:12:17,640 Speaker 1: and right now, that's what it takes to beat this 1373 01:12:17,720 --> 01:12:20,400 Speaker 1: Buffalo team. Yeah, but I think I think you're right. 1374 01:12:20,560 --> 01:12:24,080 Speaker 1: I think you're right. We're we're so standings obsessed right 1375 01:12:24,120 --> 01:12:26,479 Speaker 1: now because the math plays and who gets in. But 1376 01:12:26,840 --> 01:12:28,720 Speaker 1: you try to find a second to not look at 1377 01:12:28,760 --> 01:12:31,840 Speaker 1: the standings. Look who is playing well over the last 1378 01:12:31,880 --> 01:12:34,360 Speaker 1: few weeks, not who built up a fat record in 1379 01:12:34,400 --> 01:12:37,760 Speaker 1: September and October like Pittsburgh. To your point, Brownie, if 1380 01:12:37,800 --> 01:12:40,479 Speaker 1: the teams that are playing well now, like the Ravens, 1381 01:12:40,560 --> 01:12:43,639 Speaker 1: are on fire right now, I'm not worried about the Browns. 1382 01:12:44,000 --> 01:12:46,400 Speaker 1: I'm not even worried about the Colts. The teams that 1383 01:12:46,520 --> 01:12:50,759 Speaker 1: are starting to reel off winning streaks, obviously Buffalo, Kansas City. 1384 01:12:51,040 --> 01:12:53,760 Speaker 1: But Baltimore is confident. We're coming in with a head 1385 01:12:53,800 --> 01:12:55,760 Speaker 1: of steam and different than last year. I think last 1386 01:12:55,800 --> 01:12:57,559 Speaker 1: year they had won twelve in a row and had 1387 01:12:57,600 --> 01:12:59,400 Speaker 1: no idea what they were getting into and start getting 1388 01:12:59,400 --> 01:13:00,920 Speaker 1: injured at the end of the year. I don't want 1389 01:13:00,920 --> 01:13:03,880 Speaker 1: to see Baltimore either, But shoot, give me, give me 1390 01:13:04,000 --> 01:13:08,240 Speaker 1: Cleveland for sure, give me Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Miami, any of 1391 01:13:08,240 --> 01:13:10,640 Speaker 1: those Tennessee, all those teams that are not playing their 1392 01:13:10,640 --> 01:13:12,559 Speaker 1: best football right now, it was the ones you want 1393 01:13:12,840 --> 01:13:16,759 Speaker 1: last one here for me, Kyle, with respect to Sunday's 1394 01:13:16,800 --> 01:13:19,320 Speaker 1: game and the hook that you mentioned that could very 1395 01:13:19,360 --> 01:13:24,120 Speaker 1: well exist for two, Fits has come here needing to 1396 01:13:24,240 --> 01:13:26,639 Speaker 1: win a game to get in the playoffs. Before when 1397 01:13:26,680 --> 01:13:28,720 Speaker 1: he was a quarterback of the Jets. I want to 1398 01:13:28,720 --> 01:13:31,800 Speaker 1: say it was twenty fifteen. They needed a win to 1399 01:13:31,960 --> 01:13:35,120 Speaker 1: get in and Fitz started the game through three picks. 1400 01:13:35,400 --> 01:13:38,920 Speaker 1: They lost to Rex's I think I was Rex's first 1401 01:13:39,000 --> 01:13:42,120 Speaker 1: year as head coach here and the Jets did not 1402 01:13:42,280 --> 01:13:44,519 Speaker 1: make the postseason, and that's why Fitz is still waiting 1403 01:13:44,840 --> 01:13:48,519 Speaker 1: to play playoff football. But I think I think Brian 1404 01:13:48,600 --> 01:13:50,960 Speaker 1: Flores is little bo Peep this week. He's got that 1405 01:13:51,080 --> 01:13:54,599 Speaker 1: hook and he is ready to use it really, really fast. 1406 01:13:54,640 --> 01:13:56,760 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be shocked if it happens in the first half. 1407 01:13:57,080 --> 01:13:58,880 Speaker 1: I really do. I don't know if you guys feel so, 1408 01:13:59,000 --> 01:14:02,840 Speaker 1: then Brodie, why not? Why not just start Fits? I'm 1409 01:14:02,880 --> 01:14:05,559 Speaker 1: in your boat, Kyle, relationship with two I don't get. Yeah, 1410 01:14:05,560 --> 01:14:07,599 Speaker 1: I'm in your boat. I would start him and play 1411 01:14:07,720 --> 01:14:09,880 Speaker 1: him and say too, you know you've been great, We're 1412 01:14:09,920 --> 01:14:12,599 Speaker 1: trying to bring you along here, but the stakes are 1413 01:14:12,640 --> 01:14:15,120 Speaker 1: too high, and we gotta go with the wiley Vette. 1414 01:14:15,200 --> 01:14:17,760 Speaker 1: Now there is a point of no return, because there 1415 01:14:17,840 --> 01:14:20,240 Speaker 1: is a law of diminishing returns with Ryan Fitzpatrick. Every 1416 01:14:20,280 --> 01:14:22,680 Speaker 1: team he's played for, every fantast that has rooted for him, 1417 01:14:22,840 --> 01:14:25,000 Speaker 1: they have seen it. It goes really great for a while, 1418 01:14:25,320 --> 01:14:28,439 Speaker 1: and then it goes horribly wrong at the worst possible time. 1419 01:14:28,800 --> 01:14:30,479 Speaker 1: There was a saying here at the end of Fits 1420 01:14:30,520 --> 01:14:34,080 Speaker 1: his career, He's just good enough to get you beat um, 1421 01:14:34,439 --> 01:14:36,640 Speaker 1: and and that has happened all too often, which is 1422 01:14:36,680 --> 01:14:39,320 Speaker 1: why he's played for upwards of eight or nine franchises. 1423 01:14:39,600 --> 01:14:41,840 Speaker 1: Because I mean, great teammate, great in the locker room. 1424 01:14:42,320 --> 01:14:44,479 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean it's great for as long as 1425 01:14:44,520 --> 01:14:46,920 Speaker 1: it takes to sign a big contract. Yeah, you gotta walk, 1426 01:14:47,120 --> 01:14:49,040 Speaker 1: you gotta walk that line with him. There is a 1427 01:14:49,120 --> 01:14:51,000 Speaker 1: law of diminishing which has been great. But you're right, 1428 01:14:51,040 --> 01:14:53,640 Speaker 1: he is. It's either Fits magic or fitz tragic. We 1429 01:14:53,760 --> 01:14:56,519 Speaker 1: know that, but I'm really intrigued by the way Brian 1430 01:14:56,600 --> 01:14:59,360 Speaker 1: Flores has played those two off on each other, certainly 1431 01:15:00,120 --> 01:15:03,040 Speaker 1: as a steady rhythm kind of passer and Fits in 1432 01:15:03,240 --> 01:15:07,200 Speaker 1: small doses can be a real catalyst for success. He 1433 01:15:07,320 --> 01:15:10,600 Speaker 1: only can. So my hats off to Brian Flores. He 1434 01:15:10,640 --> 01:15:12,479 Speaker 1: didn't care about what those guys think about each other. 1435 01:15:12,600 --> 01:15:14,320 Speaker 1: And he's not paid too. I think he looks at 1436 01:15:14,400 --> 01:15:17,360 Speaker 1: him like Goose Gossage. That's what he looks at I 1437 01:15:17,880 --> 01:15:21,479 Speaker 1: have a problem with it. Well, listen, it keeps working. 1438 01:15:22,120 --> 01:15:24,880 Speaker 1: It's really unconventional. Here's what you need for it to 1439 01:15:24,960 --> 01:15:28,599 Speaker 1: work out. You need two really unique personalities in two 1440 01:15:28,720 --> 01:15:31,160 Speaker 1: and fits who seem to have completely no ego or 1441 01:15:31,240 --> 01:15:33,519 Speaker 1: their ability to put it aside, and then you need 1442 01:15:33,600 --> 01:15:36,439 Speaker 1: it to work. Let's not forget. Flores benched Fitzpatrick when 1443 01:15:36,439 --> 01:15:37,920 Speaker 1: he was on a winning street. He said, you're done. 1444 01:15:37,920 --> 01:15:39,960 Speaker 1: I've had enough of you. I know that ride is 1445 01:15:39,960 --> 01:15:41,840 Speaker 1: gonna go down. I'm gonna get off it now. Two 1446 01:15:41,920 --> 01:15:44,559 Speaker 1: it comes and starts winning benches two a one, benches 1447 01:15:44,600 --> 01:15:47,360 Speaker 1: two again. He benched him in this game yesterday the 1448 01:15:47,400 --> 01:15:50,280 Speaker 1: other day against the Raiders, and Fitzpatrick literally came in 1449 01:15:50,320 --> 01:15:52,600 Speaker 1: and made a miracle. There's no reason they should have 1450 01:15:52,640 --> 01:15:56,160 Speaker 1: won that game. So he keeps rolling sevens. It works, 1451 01:15:56,600 --> 01:15:59,680 Speaker 1: and I think personally, I think this past weekend, I 1452 01:15:59,760 --> 01:16:01,760 Speaker 1: think the Coach of the Year award changed hands. I 1453 01:16:01,920 --> 01:16:03,880 Speaker 1: was given it to Kevin Stefanski the whole way. He 1454 01:16:04,000 --> 01:16:05,840 Speaker 1: just lost to the Jets. He's out. I'm sorry that 1455 01:16:05,880 --> 01:16:07,640 Speaker 1: they weren't with our wide receivers, but you lost to 1456 01:16:07,720 --> 01:16:10,880 Speaker 1: the Jets. I think Flores just keep staying hot with 1457 01:16:11,000 --> 01:16:13,640 Speaker 1: the dice and maybe eventually you get burned. But I 1458 01:16:13,720 --> 01:16:15,400 Speaker 1: think he is the best coach of the year and 1459 01:16:16,280 --> 01:16:18,040 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna be in the playoffs. I really do. 1460 01:16:18,280 --> 01:16:20,040 Speaker 1: He's done more with less. I will agree with you 1461 01:16:20,120 --> 01:16:22,040 Speaker 1: on that one. I mean that team didn't even have 1462 01:16:22,040 --> 01:16:24,000 Speaker 1: a running game for most of the year, and look 1463 01:16:24,040 --> 01:16:27,400 Speaker 1: at what Cleveland had. Jaskin who knew. Yeah, Kyle, as 1464 01:16:27,439 --> 01:16:30,400 Speaker 1: always a pleasure doing this with you. We look forward 1465 01:16:30,479 --> 01:16:34,919 Speaker 1: to talking playoff football with you next week. Home playoff 1466 01:16:35,000 --> 01:16:38,720 Speaker 1: football next week. Get ready, it's gonna be chilly. I 1467 01:16:38,840 --> 01:16:41,280 Speaker 1: can't wait. Guys. We'll see you then, Kyle, Take care. 1468 01:16:41,320 --> 01:16:44,120 Speaker 1: That's Kyle Brand from Good Morning Football joining us here 1469 01:16:44,160 --> 01:16:46,240 Speaker 1: on One Bills Live. Always a fun segment with him. 1470 01:16:46,560 --> 01:16:48,559 Speaker 1: Each and every week. We have to take a break, 1471 01:16:48,600 --> 01:16:51,040 Speaker 1: but when we come back, more from you on the 1472 01:16:51,120 --> 01:16:57,479 Speaker 1: tweet sheet for your biggest enjoyment element of last night's 1473 01:16:57,920 --> 01:17:01,360 Speaker 1: thirty eight to nine drubbing of the Patriots. Back in 1474 01:17:01,439 --> 01:17:03,599 Speaker 1: a moment here on One Bill's Live, presented by Kalida Health, 1475 01:17:03,640 --> 01:17:18,120 Speaker 1: It's Buffalo Bills Radio. The New York Lottery has released 1476 01:17:18,200 --> 01:17:21,880 Speaker 1: their seasonal seasonal scratch off games once again. Head to 1477 01:17:21,920 --> 01:17:24,000 Speaker 1: your nearest retailer for the chance to win up to 1478 01:17:24,120 --> 01:17:30,080 Speaker 1: five hundred thousand dollars. Please gift responsibly. You're inside the 1479 01:17:30,200 --> 01:17:33,360 Speaker 1: numbers figure this week. With five touchdowns against the Patriots, 1480 01:17:33,400 --> 01:17:36,640 Speaker 1: the Bills have fifty two total this season. It's the 1481 01:17:36,800 --> 01:17:41,240 Speaker 1: fourth fiftieth touchdown season in team history, along with nineteen 1482 01:17:41,360 --> 01:17:44,920 Speaker 1: ninety one when they had fifty eight, nineteen seventy five 1483 01:17:45,040 --> 01:17:48,400 Speaker 1: when they had fifty seven, and nineteen ninety when they 1484 01:17:48,479 --> 01:17:51,760 Speaker 1: had fifty three. I do also want to mention that 1485 01:17:52,160 --> 01:17:56,120 Speaker 1: our Numbers to No column, which is also sponsored by 1486 01:17:56,160 --> 01:17:58,800 Speaker 1: the New York Lottery, is currently up at Buffalo Bills 1487 01:17:58,840 --> 01:18:01,760 Speaker 1: dot com. You want to find some interesting numbers, not 1488 01:18:01,920 --> 01:18:05,280 Speaker 1: only statistics from last night's game that were noteworthy and 1489 01:18:05,520 --> 01:18:09,479 Speaker 1: record breaking, but some trends as well. We put all 1490 01:18:09,520 --> 01:18:11,680 Speaker 1: those together for you at Buffalo bills dot com. Some 1491 01:18:11,760 --> 01:18:13,840 Speaker 1: good numbers to chew on as you get ready for 1492 01:18:13,920 --> 01:18:17,240 Speaker 1: the regular season finale against Miami. So we've been talking 1493 01:18:17,280 --> 01:18:19,960 Speaker 1: about and it's been a thing about us, you know, 1494 01:18:20,040 --> 01:18:24,160 Speaker 1: Bills fans putting Josh Allen into the MVP conversation this 1495 01:18:24,880 --> 01:18:27,639 Speaker 1: DM three on Twitter, and I guess I should checked 1496 01:18:27,680 --> 01:18:28,840 Speaker 1: this out, but I think I have, and I think 1497 01:18:28,880 --> 01:18:32,640 Speaker 1: he's he's got to be right more. Josh Allen has 1498 01:18:32,720 --> 01:18:37,240 Speaker 1: more passing yards than Andrew Aaron Rodgers, more total touchdowns 1499 01:18:37,280 --> 01:18:40,840 Speaker 1: than Mahomes, a higher completion percentage than Mahomes, and he's 1500 01:18:40,880 --> 01:18:44,519 Speaker 1: got more wins against five hundred teams than five hundred 1501 01:18:44,760 --> 01:18:47,920 Speaker 1: percentage teams than Rogers. He should be in the conversation. 1502 01:18:49,800 --> 01:18:53,400 Speaker 1: I think he should be just put I think unfordable 1503 01:18:53,439 --> 01:18:57,160 Speaker 1: season together. Yes, I think unfortunately for him, the nationally 1504 01:18:57,280 --> 01:19:01,719 Speaker 1: televised games came a little too late in the season 1505 01:19:04,120 --> 01:19:06,800 Speaker 1: for him to get quite the exposure that I think 1506 01:19:06,840 --> 01:19:08,680 Speaker 1: we were all hoping he would get. I think it's 1507 01:19:08,720 --> 01:19:10,840 Speaker 1: made a difference here down the stretch where he might 1508 01:19:10,920 --> 01:19:13,040 Speaker 1: be even the runner up. But I think there are 1509 01:19:13,080 --> 01:19:15,800 Speaker 1: too many people with too much respect for Patrick Mahomes game. 1510 01:19:18,400 --> 01:19:20,479 Speaker 1: I think I think if this is the case next 1511 01:19:20,560 --> 01:19:24,839 Speaker 1: year and he's still doing this he'll garner more respect. 1512 01:19:25,160 --> 01:19:27,680 Speaker 1: I think people respect his game now. But it's like 1513 01:19:27,760 --> 01:19:29,080 Speaker 1: we were who were we talking? We were talking to 1514 01:19:29,160 --> 01:19:31,880 Speaker 1: Lewis Riddick yesterday and what did he say? He said, 1515 01:19:32,920 --> 01:19:35,800 Speaker 1: there were so many people when Josh got off to 1516 01:19:35,840 --> 01:19:37,799 Speaker 1: the hot start in the first month of the season 1517 01:19:38,640 --> 01:19:41,960 Speaker 1: that we're hoping and waiting for Josh to have the 1518 01:19:42,040 --> 01:19:46,120 Speaker 1: slide and the setback where he fell back into poor habits, 1519 01:19:46,640 --> 01:19:49,519 Speaker 1: or the completion percentage started to drop, drop drop, drop 1520 01:19:49,640 --> 01:19:53,040 Speaker 1: drop precipitously, so they could all say, you see, I 1521 01:19:53,160 --> 01:19:56,479 Speaker 1: told you being an accurate quarterback. That was a flash 1522 01:19:56,520 --> 01:19:58,439 Speaker 1: in the pan the first four weeks, he's back to 1523 01:19:58,520 --> 01:20:00,519 Speaker 1: what we always thought he was. And then when that 1524 01:20:00,600 --> 01:20:04,000 Speaker 1: didn't happen, people ran out of excuses. But they spent 1525 01:20:04,120 --> 01:20:07,040 Speaker 1: so much time trying to discredit him because they believed 1526 01:20:07,120 --> 01:20:09,360 Speaker 1: in what they initially saw from him and didn't want 1527 01:20:09,400 --> 01:20:13,280 Speaker 1: to believe in what he is now that it's actually 1528 01:20:13,520 --> 01:20:18,000 Speaker 1: compromised his own candidacy for MVP. Right, wrong or indifferent 1529 01:20:18,400 --> 01:20:20,400 Speaker 1: in this case, as far as we're concerned, it's wrong. 1530 01:20:22,400 --> 01:20:24,720 Speaker 1: Brian Greasy was snickering at me a month and a 1531 01:20:24,760 --> 01:20:26,760 Speaker 1: half ago when I was asking if he should be 1532 01:20:26,840 --> 01:20:29,840 Speaker 1: part of the league MVP conversation based on what he's done. 1533 01:20:30,400 --> 01:20:32,799 Speaker 1: What he's done in this last month had Brian Greasy 1534 01:20:32,880 --> 01:20:35,360 Speaker 1: talking on his second Monday Night football game watching Josh 1535 01:20:35,400 --> 01:20:40,040 Speaker 1: Allen saying, this guy's unbelievable. So my, how the opinions 1536 01:20:40,080 --> 01:20:42,120 Speaker 1: have changed in the span of a month. Is it 1537 01:20:42,280 --> 01:20:45,000 Speaker 1: enough to get him the MVP? No, because I think 1538 01:20:45,040 --> 01:20:47,080 Speaker 1: there's too much respect for Aaron Rodgers in the season 1539 01:20:47,120 --> 01:20:49,760 Speaker 1: that he's having right, and Aaron Rodgers has done it 1540 01:20:49,800 --> 01:20:51,640 Speaker 1: for a long time, and we know that it's not 1541 01:20:51,760 --> 01:20:54,600 Speaker 1: an aberration. It's not going to go away all of 1542 01:20:54,680 --> 01:20:59,439 Speaker 1: that stuff. And Josh was so and has been so. 1543 01:20:59,640 --> 01:21:02,760 Speaker 1: Poll are rising because you know, people love to do that, 1544 01:21:03,040 --> 01:21:05,320 Speaker 1: particularly in this day and age more so than years 1545 01:21:05,400 --> 01:21:08,840 Speaker 1: and eight in years past and decades past, that they 1546 01:21:08,880 --> 01:21:12,640 Speaker 1: have got so much invested into being right about what 1547 01:21:12,800 --> 01:21:15,920 Speaker 1: they thought about a player that they don't want to 1548 01:21:16,000 --> 01:21:21,439 Speaker 1: let it go. Here's I guess the best way to 1549 01:21:21,479 --> 01:21:24,280 Speaker 1: put this into perspective. And it's always for guys like Josh, 1550 01:21:25,280 --> 01:21:27,360 Speaker 1: fair or not fair, It's always going to come down 1551 01:21:27,400 --> 01:21:28,760 Speaker 1: to this. You know, a month ago, we were like going, 1552 01:21:28,880 --> 01:21:31,000 Speaker 1: if he does if he plays lights out in these 1553 01:21:31,080 --> 01:21:33,760 Speaker 1: next four primetime games that they've gotten, he'll get him 1554 01:21:33,760 --> 01:21:36,280 Speaker 1: and look at him. Well, you know he did. He 1555 01:21:36,400 --> 01:21:42,519 Speaker 1: absolutely did, without question. Now it's gonna be Now, it's 1556 01:21:42,520 --> 01:21:45,640 Speaker 1: gonna be all right. Now he's got to carry this 1557 01:21:45,720 --> 01:21:47,519 Speaker 1: team in the postseason. He's got to be big in 1558 01:21:47,600 --> 01:21:50,080 Speaker 1: the big moments when they count. So that's gonna be 1559 01:21:50,120 --> 01:21:52,480 Speaker 1: the next thing he's got to do. With this conversation 1560 01:21:53,400 --> 01:21:57,559 Speaker 1: currently on tap here, I will give you this. Every year, 1561 01:21:57,720 --> 01:22:03,840 Speaker 1: NFL Network reporter Tom Palaceero does a a polling of 1562 01:22:03,960 --> 01:22:09,600 Speaker 1: sorts with NFL executives voting on MVP and Coach of 1563 01:22:09,640 --> 01:22:11,680 Speaker 1: the Year. So he kind of polls them as the 1564 01:22:11,760 --> 01:22:15,720 Speaker 1: season's winding down before the actual voting takes place to 1565 01:22:15,840 --> 01:22:21,599 Speaker 1: see where people's leanings lie. Most Valuable Player Patrick Mahomes, 1566 01:22:22,320 --> 01:22:24,960 Speaker 1: So based on the people that he spoke to around 1567 01:22:25,000 --> 01:22:28,719 Speaker 1: the league. Let me see here he has Mahomes getting 1568 01:22:28,880 --> 01:22:34,479 Speaker 1: thirteen votes, Aaron Rodgers getting six votes, and Josh Allen 1569 01:22:34,560 --> 01:22:39,520 Speaker 1: getting two, Derrick Henry getting one. That's from NFL executives 1570 01:22:39,520 --> 01:22:41,800 Speaker 1: that were pulled across the league. Defensive Player of the 1571 01:22:41,840 --> 01:22:45,679 Speaker 1: Year Aaron Donald there was a landslide. He got nineteen 1572 01:22:45,720 --> 01:22:50,400 Speaker 1: to the twenty two votes, and then Offensive Rookie of 1573 01:22:50,439 --> 01:22:56,200 Speaker 1: the Year Justin Herbert, followed by Justin Jefferson, the Vikings 1574 01:22:56,280 --> 01:23:00,880 Speaker 1: wide receiver, Defensive Rookie of the Year Chase Young, Coach 1575 01:23:00,920 --> 01:23:05,800 Speaker 1: of the Year Sean McDermott, Executive of the Year Brandon Bean. 1576 01:23:06,120 --> 01:23:09,920 Speaker 1: This is from polling executives across the league, not the 1577 01:23:10,000 --> 01:23:12,720 Speaker 1: actual people that will vote on these awards at the 1578 01:23:12,840 --> 01:23:16,560 Speaker 1: end of the season. So for what it's worth, the 1579 01:23:16,680 --> 01:23:19,000 Speaker 1: coach and the GM are getting the respect. But I 1580 01:23:19,120 --> 01:23:22,559 Speaker 1: still think there is a segment of the football watching 1581 01:23:22,680 --> 01:23:27,439 Speaker 1: population that, even if they are impressed by what Josh 1582 01:23:27,479 --> 01:23:30,080 Speaker 1: Allen is doing, are still in a place where they 1583 01:23:30,160 --> 01:23:33,120 Speaker 1: say this, oh yeah, that kids having a nice year, 1584 01:23:33,880 --> 01:23:38,800 Speaker 1: right where they see Aaron Rodgers having the same productivity 1585 01:23:39,160 --> 01:23:42,639 Speaker 1: year in the very same year, and they're saying, well, 1586 01:23:42,680 --> 01:23:45,960 Speaker 1: that's what Aaron Rodgers does. There's a history there, because 1587 01:23:46,000 --> 01:23:48,720 Speaker 1: there isn't a history of Josh doing this year over year. 1588 01:23:49,280 --> 01:23:51,479 Speaker 1: I still don't think he's going to get the needed 1589 01:23:51,560 --> 01:23:55,040 Speaker 1: respect to get an MVP award this year. If he 1590 01:23:55,120 --> 01:23:58,000 Speaker 1: does this same thing next year, I think the odds 1591 01:23:58,080 --> 01:24:02,519 Speaker 1: go way up because now nobody can say anything this 1592 01:24:02,760 --> 01:24:06,000 Speaker 1: is not twenty twenty was not an aberration. This is 1593 01:24:06,000 --> 01:24:08,760 Speaker 1: who Josh Allen is. Unfortunately, I think he's got a 1594 01:24:08,800 --> 01:24:12,120 Speaker 1: stack another year before he convinces everybody, because there are 1595 01:24:12,200 --> 01:24:14,639 Speaker 1: so many doubters still out there even now. Another year 1596 01:24:14,920 --> 01:24:18,479 Speaker 1: or a massive run in the playoffs. Yeah, if he 1597 01:24:18,520 --> 01:24:20,680 Speaker 1: wins the whole thing, because then next year they'll be 1598 01:24:20,760 --> 01:24:23,840 Speaker 1: like looking. Or beats Mahomes and gets to the Super Bow, right, Yeah, 1599 01:24:23,840 --> 01:24:27,760 Speaker 1: if he outduels Mahomes and then outduels Rogers in the 1600 01:24:27,840 --> 01:24:33,160 Speaker 1: Super Bowl or Braidy yeah, which which you don't even 1601 01:24:33,160 --> 01:24:37,080 Speaker 1: you know, Here we go. It's so delicious. Listen. So 1602 01:24:37,280 --> 01:24:40,960 Speaker 1: can you imagine the Bills going down to Tampa twenty twenties, 1603 01:24:41,439 --> 01:24:46,040 Speaker 1: thirty years, thirty years after Super Bowl twenty five where 1604 01:24:46,080 --> 01:24:48,080 Speaker 1: they lost their first Super Bowl, going back to Tampa 1605 01:24:48,200 --> 01:24:50,160 Speaker 1: this season for the Super Bowl in Tampa Bay and 1606 01:24:50,360 --> 01:24:54,439 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay in Tampa Bay, in his home stadium and 1607 01:24:54,800 --> 01:24:58,000 Speaker 1: beat him thirty eight to nine like they did last night. 1608 01:25:00,120 --> 01:25:02,000 Speaker 1: It would be where do you go for You don't 1609 01:25:02,000 --> 01:25:03,760 Speaker 1: have to give up being a friend? You can there's 1610 01:25:03,800 --> 01:25:05,840 Speaker 1: nobody their place to go but down well you can 1611 01:25:05,920 --> 01:25:09,080 Speaker 1: just you retire on that. You can die on that one. Right, 1612 01:25:09,400 --> 01:25:11,200 Speaker 1: I'll die on that. Just you can just get six 1613 01:25:11,280 --> 01:25:13,760 Speaker 1: foot six feet deep and be happy, give me a 1614 01:25:13,840 --> 01:25:17,360 Speaker 1: shot and throw. I would say, if all face, I'm 1615 01:25:17,360 --> 01:25:19,280 Speaker 1: just gonna tell you right now, if all of those 1616 01:25:19,360 --> 01:25:24,160 Speaker 1: things happen and that's how the season ends, you have, effectively, 1617 01:25:24,400 --> 01:25:29,040 Speaker 1: for Bills fans wiped out that seventeen year drought in 1618 01:25:29,200 --> 01:25:32,880 Speaker 1: one season. If all of that happens, oh yeah, yeah, 1619 01:25:32,960 --> 01:25:35,639 Speaker 1: that would wipe out the entire It's like those seventeen 1620 01:25:35,720 --> 01:25:38,519 Speaker 1: years never existed. Not only that, not only the seventeen years, 1621 01:25:39,080 --> 01:25:41,479 Speaker 1: but the four Super Bowl losses. Going full circle back 1622 01:25:41,520 --> 01:25:44,439 Speaker 1: to Tampa Bay would make amends. That would be the 1623 01:25:44,640 --> 01:25:48,880 Speaker 1: ultimate elixir for everything that has ailed full circle a 1624 01:25:48,920 --> 01:25:51,400 Speaker 1: couple of decades, a full circle moment for sure. Um 1625 01:25:51,520 --> 01:25:55,479 Speaker 1: and yeah, so I've already said, you know, I wanted 1626 01:25:55,520 --> 01:25:57,640 Speaker 1: to I wanted fans in the stands for the home 1627 01:25:57,720 --> 01:26:00,320 Speaker 1: playoff game. I'd love to see that happen. That's that's 1628 01:26:00,360 --> 01:26:03,120 Speaker 1: still that just came back in off, you know, off 1629 01:26:03,200 --> 01:26:05,679 Speaker 1: the impossibility list. I don't know if it will happen 1630 01:26:05,800 --> 01:26:07,920 Speaker 1: or not. And even if it does, what's sixty seven 1631 01:26:08,000 --> 01:26:13,640 Speaker 1: hundred people. Well, yeah, that's like the best, Like Commissioner's 1632 01:26:13,720 --> 01:26:17,519 Speaker 1: party at the Super Bowl, right, you know, right, I 1633 01:26:17,600 --> 01:26:21,240 Speaker 1: mean that's I mean it's nice. Yeah, it's not really 1634 01:26:21,280 --> 01:26:23,920 Speaker 1: what you know, it would be something. We have to 1635 01:26:24,000 --> 01:26:25,639 Speaker 1: take a break, but when we come back, we'll try 1636 01:26:25,680 --> 01:26:26,960 Speaker 1: to get to a couple of you waiting at eight 1637 01:26:27,000 --> 01:26:29,519 Speaker 1: oh three, five fifty So Darren in cheek to Waga, 1638 01:26:29,560 --> 01:26:32,240 Speaker 1: Paul and Buffalo Tom and East Rochester Hank Tight. We'll 1639 01:26:32,280 --> 01:26:33,640 Speaker 1: get to you in the next segment. Here on One 1640 01:26:33,720 --> 01:26:37,120 Speaker 1: Bill's Live, presented by Kalid to Health, it's Buffalo Bills Radio, 1641 01:26:49,800 --> 01:26:54,200 Speaker 1: Chris Crow's new tasker Bills Victory Tuesday edition of One 1642 01:26:54,320 --> 01:26:57,840 Speaker 1: Bills Live. We're gonna go to the phones to find 1643 01:26:57,880 --> 01:27:01,240 Speaker 1: out what you enjoyed the most in last night thirty 1644 01:27:01,280 --> 01:27:04,760 Speaker 1: eight to nine drubbing of the New England Patriots. And 1645 01:27:05,240 --> 01:27:10,040 Speaker 1: we lead off now with one Darren in cheek Taga, Darren, 1646 01:27:10,080 --> 01:27:11,559 Speaker 1: what do you have for us? Welcome to the show, 1647 01:27:12,479 --> 01:27:15,519 Speaker 1: Hey guys, great show as always. I got a quick 1648 01:27:15,600 --> 01:27:20,439 Speaker 1: question about the situation for New England at quarterback. I mean, 1649 01:27:20,560 --> 01:27:22,800 Speaker 1: some people are saying Cam's not going to be back. 1650 01:27:22,920 --> 01:27:25,880 Speaker 1: Some people are saying he may be back. Steve, if 1651 01:27:25,920 --> 01:27:28,000 Speaker 1: you could have been a fly on the wall and 1652 01:27:28,160 --> 01:27:30,920 Speaker 1: some of those meetings when they decided to get rid of, 1653 01:27:31,520 --> 01:27:35,439 Speaker 1: or let go or trade Garoppolo. Do you think now 1654 01:27:35,880 --> 01:27:39,280 Speaker 1: that people may be regretting that move on the basis 1655 01:27:39,360 --> 01:27:41,680 Speaker 1: of New England since where they are. The way I 1656 01:27:41,800 --> 01:27:44,280 Speaker 1: understand it, and you can call me crazy and they 1657 01:27:44,320 --> 01:27:46,200 Speaker 1: can dispute it, but the way I understand it, and 1658 01:27:46,200 --> 01:27:49,800 Speaker 1: the rumblings I heard was the Bill Belichick really like 1659 01:27:49,960 --> 01:27:53,120 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo, and he was sitting there with a forty 1660 01:27:53,200 --> 01:27:56,080 Speaker 1: year old quarterback at that time, or a thirty nine 1661 01:27:56,200 --> 01:27:59,599 Speaker 1: year old quarterback at that time, and he said, now's 1662 01:27:59,640 --> 01:28:06,280 Speaker 1: the time. Time it's time to switch, yeah, and send 1663 01:28:06,360 --> 01:28:09,800 Speaker 1: Garoppolo to or send Tom Brady, send him home, sending 1664 01:28:09,840 --> 01:28:12,240 Speaker 1: him to San Francisco where he grew up, that's his hometown. 1665 01:28:12,280 --> 01:28:16,160 Speaker 1: Let's let's trade. Time to do that. And ownership stepped 1666 01:28:16,200 --> 01:28:18,439 Speaker 1: in and said, you're not doing that. You're not trading my, 1667 01:28:19,160 --> 01:28:22,880 Speaker 1: you're not trading Tommy. Yeah, times playing for me until 1668 01:28:23,000 --> 01:28:25,080 Speaker 1: right he doesn't until he doesn't want to be here anymore. 1669 01:28:25,160 --> 01:28:27,200 Speaker 1: So I think, you know, there might be some regret 1670 01:28:27,320 --> 01:28:30,920 Speaker 1: in that building, but it's not that they weren't warned 1671 01:28:30,920 --> 01:28:33,360 Speaker 1: against it by the guy that wears the hoodie. I 1672 01:28:33,439 --> 01:28:36,120 Speaker 1: think he really wanted to make the move three or 1673 01:28:36,200 --> 01:28:38,840 Speaker 1: four years ago away from Tom Brady and the club 1674 01:28:38,920 --> 01:28:43,040 Speaker 1: said no. Yeah, Belichick was overruled by by Craft. Basically 1675 01:28:43,200 --> 01:28:45,080 Speaker 1: is what happened there. So yeah, whether they regret it 1676 01:28:45,200 --> 01:28:47,160 Speaker 1: or not, sure they do, but because of the way 1677 01:28:47,200 --> 01:28:49,400 Speaker 1: it's turned out. But don't forget they also won a 1678 01:28:49,439 --> 01:28:53,439 Speaker 1: Super Bowl with him since that time. Correct they did that? Well? Yeah, 1679 01:28:53,439 --> 01:28:55,479 Speaker 1: they beat at Land. I think the very next year 1680 01:28:55,520 --> 01:28:58,559 Speaker 1: after getting rid of Garoppolo. If I have my years 1681 01:28:58,600 --> 01:29:02,280 Speaker 1: lined up, right, let's go to who's next here on 1682 01:29:02,439 --> 01:29:06,040 Speaker 1: the waiting list? Tom or No, I'm yep Tom in 1683 01:29:06,200 --> 01:29:08,400 Speaker 1: East Rochester. Tom, what do you have for us? You're 1684 01:29:08,400 --> 01:29:12,200 Speaker 1: on One Bill's Live. Hey, Chris High Steve, Steve, I'm 1685 01:29:12,280 --> 01:29:14,320 Speaker 1: basically the same age as you. I went to so 1686 01:29:14,439 --> 01:29:18,960 Speaker 1: many games and you guys won those four at Championships 1687 01:29:19,760 --> 01:29:24,880 Speaker 1: and back then kind of like now, I didn't expect 1688 01:29:24,960 --> 01:29:27,479 Speaker 1: it to happen so quick. It just came upon us, 1689 01:29:28,320 --> 01:29:33,200 Speaker 1: and I believe now with Josh Allen and Chris Dable 1690 01:29:33,439 --> 01:29:37,880 Speaker 1: and the development they have on the practice squad, I 1691 01:29:38,000 --> 01:29:40,840 Speaker 1: didn't expect it to happen this quick. But I think 1692 01:29:41,160 --> 01:29:43,360 Speaker 1: now was a time for the Bills to make a 1693 01:29:43,520 --> 01:29:47,400 Speaker 1: serious run because if not now, who knows what happens 1694 01:29:47,479 --> 01:29:50,240 Speaker 1: next year. And I think that's the most dangerous thing 1695 01:29:50,280 --> 01:29:53,799 Speaker 1: about a team like this. You got the right general manager, 1696 01:29:54,280 --> 01:29:58,559 Speaker 1: the right coach, the right quarterback, You've got hungry players. 1697 01:29:59,040 --> 01:30:04,120 Speaker 1: This is the time to do do what this year? Yeah, yeah, 1698 01:30:04,800 --> 01:30:07,040 Speaker 1: we've we've talked about a little bit about that, touched 1699 01:30:07,080 --> 01:30:09,280 Speaker 1: on a little bit. Think about this too. The chemistry 1700 01:30:09,360 --> 01:30:13,360 Speaker 1: is gonna change when and if Brian day Ball or 1701 01:30:13,560 --> 01:30:18,680 Speaker 1: Leslie Frasier get plucked or you know, headhunted off the 1702 01:30:18,840 --> 01:30:22,840 Speaker 1: ross off the Bill's coaching staff. It's gonna change things. 1703 01:30:23,240 --> 01:30:25,360 Speaker 1: You're not gonna have Brian day Ball calling your plays 1704 01:30:25,400 --> 01:30:29,720 Speaker 1: anymore if if he takes a job, and you've got 1705 01:30:29,800 --> 01:30:32,320 Speaker 1: to you've got to find a way to evolve away 1706 01:30:32,400 --> 01:30:34,800 Speaker 1: from it and get find somebody who's really good and 1707 01:30:34,840 --> 01:30:37,519 Speaker 1: to do it that way. This won't be the same 1708 01:30:37,640 --> 01:30:39,240 Speaker 1: team next year. You've got a lot of guys on 1709 01:30:39,360 --> 01:30:41,120 Speaker 1: one year deals. It's gonna be a lot like it 1710 01:30:41,280 --> 01:30:43,559 Speaker 1: was this year, where you're gonna switch guys in and out. 1711 01:30:43,560 --> 01:30:45,880 Speaker 1: It's gonna take them a long time to acclimate there's 1712 01:30:45,920 --> 01:30:49,680 Speaker 1: absolutely no doubt. We're enjoying this and it's fun and 1713 01:30:49,720 --> 01:30:51,720 Speaker 1: we can't wait for the next game and all that. 1714 01:30:51,920 --> 01:30:54,280 Speaker 1: But let me just tell you something. You better really 1715 01:30:54,320 --> 01:30:57,000 Speaker 1: sit down and savor it, because there's nothing that says 1716 01:30:57,040 --> 01:30:59,120 Speaker 1: it has to keep going like this Next year as well, 1717 01:30:59,200 --> 01:31:01,599 Speaker 1: it'll be a completely different game. Think of how different 1718 01:31:01,680 --> 01:31:03,720 Speaker 1: this team is this year than what it was last year. 1719 01:31:03,760 --> 01:31:06,400 Speaker 1: When we thought, man, if Josh just improves a little bit, 1720 01:31:06,640 --> 01:31:08,400 Speaker 1: our defense is going to pick it up for us, 1721 01:31:08,920 --> 01:31:11,360 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. And then but the defense 1722 01:31:11,479 --> 01:31:13,519 Speaker 1: was slow out of the gate, right, The defense had 1723 01:31:13,520 --> 01:31:17,800 Speaker 1: a lot of new faces, took him a while to acclimate, Starlotu, 1724 01:31:17,880 --> 01:31:23,960 Speaker 1: Lelee opts out and they just didn't play well. But nevertheless, 1725 01:31:24,000 --> 01:31:26,080 Speaker 1: the offense came out and was completely different than we 1726 01:31:26,120 --> 01:31:28,400 Speaker 1: thought it could be and they started lightening it up. 1727 01:31:29,160 --> 01:31:31,479 Speaker 1: So next year is going to be a different team. 1728 01:31:31,760 --> 01:31:33,840 Speaker 1: Just like the four Super Bowl teams that I was on, 1729 01:31:34,000 --> 01:31:37,000 Speaker 1: they were all different. They were there were some similarities, 1730 01:31:37,040 --> 01:31:40,559 Speaker 1: but they were different, different group of guys. So yeah, 1731 01:31:41,000 --> 01:31:45,360 Speaker 1: savor this and listen. This is Nobody should understand what 1732 01:31:45,439 --> 01:31:48,559 Speaker 1: a precious opportunity this is. More than Bills fans man, 1733 01:31:48,640 --> 01:31:53,720 Speaker 1: oh man, you just don't wear the same socks, get 1734 01:31:53,800 --> 01:31:56,679 Speaker 1: the same ankle taped every week. First, you know where 1735 01:31:57,200 --> 01:32:00,519 Speaker 1: you know, where you're lucky, where you're lucky hat, all 1736 01:32:00,600 --> 01:32:03,160 Speaker 1: of that. Yeah, you know, just put your left shoe 1737 01:32:03,200 --> 01:32:08,519 Speaker 1: on before. I mean, just don't squander a season that 1738 01:32:08,640 --> 01:32:11,160 Speaker 1: you've just put together that has been so so wonderful. 1739 01:32:11,680 --> 01:32:14,760 Speaker 1: Let's go to Paul and Buffalo. Paul, you're on one 1740 01:32:14,800 --> 01:32:18,000 Speaker 1: bills live. What do you have for us? Yeah, guys, 1741 01:32:18,040 --> 01:32:21,320 Speaker 1: how are you doing good? I was just wondering, U, 1742 01:32:22,160 --> 01:32:24,640 Speaker 1: I heard a lot while ago that Allen might be 1743 01:32:24,760 --> 01:32:27,800 Speaker 1: kept out of the next game. Why not give this 1744 01:32:28,160 --> 01:32:30,280 Speaker 1: new kid From a chance see what he can do? 1745 01:32:30,479 --> 01:32:34,360 Speaker 1: He might be a good backup to Ellen in future. Well, 1746 01:32:34,520 --> 01:32:37,799 Speaker 1: I mean, I think there's a strong possibility that backups 1747 01:32:37,840 --> 01:32:40,920 Speaker 1: do take the field on Sunday, and that might only 1748 01:32:41,000 --> 01:32:43,479 Speaker 1: be enhanced by the fact that we're learning that Mike 1749 01:32:43,560 --> 01:32:47,160 Speaker 1: Tomlin and the Steelers is going to sit down Roethlisberger 1750 01:32:47,200 --> 01:32:52,360 Speaker 1: and presumably some other starters as well. But yeah, I mean, 1751 01:32:52,439 --> 01:32:56,280 Speaker 1: I suppose From is a possibility. But if From is, 1752 01:32:56,400 --> 01:33:00,439 Speaker 1: that means Davis Webb probably isn't the backup you play. 1753 01:33:00,479 --> 01:33:03,760 Speaker 1: Barkley a lot. I don't know, Like, I don't know 1754 01:33:03,760 --> 01:33:05,839 Speaker 1: if you want to risk even getting your backup quarterback 1755 01:33:05,920 --> 01:33:08,280 Speaker 1: hurt in this game. Didn't you mention that earlier? Steve? Yeah, 1756 01:33:08,280 --> 01:33:11,360 Speaker 1: I mean right, all of that stuff's on the table. 1757 01:33:11,760 --> 01:33:15,800 Speaker 1: Here's the thing about From and anybody else, because this 1758 01:33:15,920 --> 01:33:18,800 Speaker 1: is a situation where you know you're gonna play. Some 1759 01:33:18,880 --> 01:33:21,559 Speaker 1: guys who have backed up, make no mistake, they don't 1760 01:33:22,280 --> 01:33:25,320 Speaker 1: settle to be backups. They don't get a pick who 1761 01:33:25,400 --> 01:33:27,920 Speaker 1: the backup is. Matt Barkley doesn't get to choose his 1762 01:33:28,000 --> 01:33:32,479 Speaker 1: own spot. And this coaching staff, we've seen it. One 1763 01:33:32,520 --> 01:33:34,639 Speaker 1: of the reasons that this culture has worked is because 1764 01:33:34,680 --> 01:33:38,760 Speaker 1: they never deviate from it. Jake From is not going 1765 01:33:38,840 --> 01:33:41,719 Speaker 1: to see the field, and you know why, It's because 1766 01:33:41,760 --> 01:33:47,000 Speaker 1: he's not earned it. Matt Barkley has earned it, you 1767 01:33:47,080 --> 01:33:50,280 Speaker 1: know Webb has Davis Webb has earned it. They are 1768 01:33:50,400 --> 01:33:53,280 Speaker 1: doing things in pry. That's why Isaiah McKenzie still plays. 1769 01:33:53,320 --> 01:33:55,960 Speaker 1: That's why Duke Johnson is not active every week. That's 1770 01:33:56,000 --> 01:34:00,800 Speaker 1: why Jake Kumereau got the spot over Duke Johnson. He 1771 01:34:00,960 --> 01:34:03,479 Speaker 1: earned it in practice. These guys earn it every day. 1772 01:34:04,120 --> 01:34:07,080 Speaker 1: This coaching staff is not gonna skip blind, let guys 1773 01:34:07,200 --> 01:34:10,719 Speaker 1: jump line for this game. They because it's a precious 1774 01:34:10,720 --> 01:34:13,320 Speaker 1: opportunity for these guys in their career and their personal lives. 1775 01:34:13,479 --> 01:34:16,960 Speaker 1: And this coaching calf coaching staff cares about those guys 1776 01:34:17,000 --> 01:34:20,040 Speaker 1: in their personal lives. They care about their own personal growth, 1777 01:34:20,400 --> 01:34:23,519 Speaker 1: their development, their career, and how they can advance. They 1778 01:34:23,640 --> 01:34:25,640 Speaker 1: know that when you step on the field as an 1779 01:34:25,680 --> 01:34:28,640 Speaker 1: NFL player, it's a chance to advance your career and 1780 01:34:28,800 --> 01:34:31,960 Speaker 1: get a bigger opportunity through how you play. You don't 1781 01:34:32,120 --> 01:34:36,320 Speaker 1: get that just because you want it. You gotta earn it, 1782 01:34:37,040 --> 01:34:39,640 Speaker 1: and that's one of the hallmarks of the Sean McDermott 1783 01:34:39,680 --> 01:34:43,040 Speaker 1: culture here in Buffalo. They're gonna let something plug somebody 1784 01:34:43,080 --> 01:34:44,760 Speaker 1: off the street because they don't want to get somebody hurt. 1785 01:34:45,000 --> 01:34:49,400 Speaker 1: That's an opportunity that they're gonna bequeath to someone who 1786 01:34:49,479 --> 01:34:52,800 Speaker 1: has earned it throughout a long, hard, arduous season, who 1787 01:34:52,840 --> 01:34:55,760 Speaker 1: has had no reward on the field. Yet they give 1788 01:34:55,920 --> 01:34:58,840 Speaker 1: that as a reward to guys who have contributed in 1789 01:34:58,960 --> 01:35:04,160 Speaker 1: ways will never know. So don't no Jake from stays 1790 01:35:04,200 --> 01:35:06,559 Speaker 1: where he's at. They're gonna give this opportunity to guys 1791 01:35:06,600 --> 01:35:09,439 Speaker 1: who have earned it because they care about them and 1792 01:35:09,479 --> 01:35:11,160 Speaker 1: they're going to give him a chance to further their 1793 01:35:11,200 --> 01:35:14,479 Speaker 1: football career through getting on film and playing in an 1794 01:35:14,479 --> 01:35:17,920 Speaker 1: actual NFL game, because it's for some of them, it 1795 01:35:18,080 --> 01:35:21,599 Speaker 1: may be a once in a lifetime and there's something 1796 01:35:21,640 --> 01:35:24,360 Speaker 1: to be said for that, and it's precious. So this 1797 01:35:24,520 --> 01:35:26,800 Speaker 1: isn't for fans. It's like I just throw this game's 1798 01:35:26,800 --> 01:35:29,639 Speaker 1: immediately throw this guy. No, this is a real thing 1799 01:35:29,800 --> 01:35:32,559 Speaker 1: for these players and the coaches realize it. Break time 1800 01:35:32,600 --> 01:35:34,920 Speaker 1: for us, But when we return, more of your phone calls, 1801 01:35:34,960 --> 01:35:37,920 Speaker 1: and we'll also hear some comments from the players and 1802 01:35:38,120 --> 01:35:40,720 Speaker 1: the coach as we go around the locker room. But 1803 01:35:40,800 --> 01:35:42,960 Speaker 1: Jerome and Buffalo hang tag. You'll be first up after 1804 01:35:43,040 --> 01:35:45,680 Speaker 1: the break when we return for hour number three. Here 1805 01:35:45,760 --> 01:35:49,200 Speaker 1: on a Bills victory Tuesday edition of One Bill's Live, 1806 01:35:49,280 --> 01:36:03,280 Speaker 1: presented by Kalid to Health, It's Buffalo Bills Radio, Bills 1807 01:36:03,479 --> 01:36:08,439 Speaker 1: Radio Network Sports Update, your sports update from One Bill's Drive. 1808 01:36:08,479 --> 01:36:10,600 Speaker 1: A dominant start to finish win for the Bills on 1809 01:36:10,760 --> 01:36:13,960 Speaker 1: Monday Night Football, a thirty eight to nine beat down 1810 01:36:14,040 --> 01:36:16,720 Speaker 1: of the Patriots, the team's first season sweeping the pat 1811 01:36:16,800 --> 01:36:20,040 Speaker 1: since nineteen ninety nine. In the win, Josh Allen, with 1812 01:36:20,200 --> 01:36:23,200 Speaker 1: his four touchdown performance, passed Jim Kelly for the most 1813 01:36:23,240 --> 01:36:26,839 Speaker 1: passing touchdowns in a single season with thirty four. Stefon 1814 01:36:26,960 --> 01:36:30,080 Speaker 1: Diggs also setting a franchise record with the most receiving 1815 01:36:30,160 --> 01:36:33,080 Speaker 1: yards in a season by a Bill, now sitting at 1816 01:36:33,160 --> 01:36:36,599 Speaker 1: fourteen hundred fifty nine on the year, passing Eric Molds 1817 01:36:36,720 --> 01:36:39,960 Speaker 1: who had thirteen hundred and sixty eight in nineteen ninety eight. 1818 01:36:40,320 --> 01:36:42,160 Speaker 1: With the win, the Bills for now hold the number 1819 01:36:42,200 --> 01:36:44,439 Speaker 1: two seed in the AFC. They can clinch that top 1820 01:36:44,560 --> 01:36:47,120 Speaker 1: spot with a win over the Dolphins or a Steelers 1821 01:36:47,160 --> 01:36:50,160 Speaker 1: lost to the Browns in week seventeen. Sean McDermott will 1822 01:36:50,200 --> 01:36:51,840 Speaker 1: meet with the media later today as we hope to 1823 01:36:51,880 --> 01:36:54,519 Speaker 1: get an update on wide receiver Cole Beasley, who left 1824 01:36:54,560 --> 01:36:56,560 Speaker 1: the game last night in the fourth quarter with a 1825 01:36:56,880 --> 01:36:59,960 Speaker 1: foot injury. The last time that Steelers quarterback Mason route 1826 01:37:00,000 --> 01:37:03,200 Speaker 1: Off started against the Browns, he wound up getting blasted 1827 01:37:03,240 --> 01:37:06,200 Speaker 1: in the head by a helmet wielding Miles Garrett during 1828 01:37:06,240 --> 01:37:09,280 Speaker 1: a post play fracas. Rudolph will get another chance to 1829 01:37:09,360 --> 01:37:13,120 Speaker 1: face Garrett and the Browns this coming weekend. Steelers head 1830 01:37:13,160 --> 01:37:16,680 Speaker 1: coach Mike Tomlin announced that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not 1831 01:37:16,840 --> 01:37:19,519 Speaker 1: play against Cleveland this weekend and that Rudolph will get 1832 01:37:19,560 --> 01:37:22,240 Speaker 1: the start in his place. Tomlin noted that the team 1833 01:37:22,320 --> 01:37:24,320 Speaker 1: cannot move up to the top seat in the AFC 1834 01:37:24,800 --> 01:37:27,879 Speaker 1: and said other players may also sit out. The Steelers 1835 01:37:28,080 --> 01:37:31,519 Speaker 1: never had a bye week due to COVID snaffoos with 1836 01:37:31,680 --> 01:37:35,320 Speaker 1: the Titans and the Ravens this season. Rams quarterback Jared 1837 01:37:35,400 --> 01:37:38,080 Speaker 1: Goff had surgery on the thumb he broken Sunday's loss 1838 01:37:38,120 --> 01:37:40,720 Speaker 1: to the Seahawks. Rams are hoping Goff will be able 1839 01:37:40,760 --> 01:37:44,479 Speaker 1: to play come the postseason. That means undrafted QB John 1840 01:37:44,520 --> 01:37:48,519 Speaker 1: Walford will start in Sunday's regular season finale against the Cardinals. 1841 01:37:48,840 --> 01:37:52,479 Speaker 1: Walford has never played in a regular season game. Team 1842 01:37:52,520 --> 01:37:55,240 Speaker 1: intends to resign back up Blake Bortles as an emergency 1843 01:37:55,280 --> 01:37:58,920 Speaker 1: option behind Walford. The Rams can make the playoffs either 1844 01:37:59,000 --> 01:38:01,960 Speaker 1: by beating the Cardinals on Sunday or with the Bears 1845 01:38:02,040 --> 01:38:05,599 Speaker 1: loss to the Packers. Pretty big shoes to fill for one. 1846 01:38:05,720 --> 01:38:09,120 Speaker 1: John Walford in a must have game for the Rams 1847 01:38:09,479 --> 01:38:11,840 Speaker 1: this coming weekend. Man alive. That is a tough one. 1848 01:38:12,960 --> 01:38:17,080 Speaker 1: They need a win or they need a loss by 1849 01:38:17,160 --> 01:38:20,200 Speaker 1: the Bears to get in where the Rams do not 1850 01:38:20,360 --> 01:38:22,479 Speaker 1: make the playoffs and they have to put John Walford 1851 01:38:22,520 --> 01:38:26,240 Speaker 1: on the field this weekend against the Arizona Cardinals who 1852 01:38:26,240 --> 01:38:31,439 Speaker 1: also need the game. Yeah, that's a tough one. Talk 1853 01:38:31,479 --> 01:38:34,200 Speaker 1: about bad timing. And I don't know about you, Steve, 1854 01:38:34,280 --> 01:38:39,000 Speaker 1: but Jared Goff, that guy is perplexing. I can't figure 1855 01:38:39,120 --> 01:38:41,720 Speaker 1: him out. There's some games he's just lightening it up, 1856 01:38:41,760 --> 01:38:43,479 Speaker 1: and then there's other games where he just doesn't have it. 1857 01:38:43,560 --> 01:38:46,880 Speaker 1: He looked awful against Seattle last week. He looked. He 1858 01:38:46,960 --> 01:38:48,760 Speaker 1: looked like Cam Newton with some of the balls he 1859 01:38:48,880 --> 01:38:51,479 Speaker 1: was thrown around. He really did. I was like, what's 1860 01:38:51,520 --> 01:38:54,000 Speaker 1: happened to this guy? Because he was great here in 1861 01:38:54,080 --> 01:39:01,439 Speaker 1: week three? How what did Shane McVeigh due to Jared 1862 01:39:01,520 --> 01:39:03,080 Speaker 1: Goff in the year they went to the Super Bowl? 1863 01:39:03,120 --> 01:39:07,200 Speaker 1: How does that happen? And then how does this happen? Right? Well, 1864 01:39:07,479 --> 01:39:09,400 Speaker 1: Jeff Fisher had him as a rookie and people are 1865 01:39:09,400 --> 01:39:11,120 Speaker 1: already calling him a bush. Yeah he was because he 1866 01:39:11,160 --> 01:39:13,880 Speaker 1: couldn't do anything under Jeff Fisher was the McVeigh comes 1867 01:39:13,880 --> 01:39:16,439 Speaker 1: in and he revamps him and goes to play, goes 1868 01:39:16,479 --> 01:39:18,519 Speaker 1: as good as gold, goes to the Super Bowl. Yeah, 1869 01:39:18,800 --> 01:39:20,920 Speaker 1: and then now he's and nine nine is six, and 1870 01:39:21,000 --> 01:39:23,760 Speaker 1: he looks terrible. They can't figure him out. He's he's 1871 01:39:24,920 --> 01:39:27,360 Speaker 1: he's an enigma, he really is. I'm right across the stat. 1872 01:39:27,479 --> 01:39:29,240 Speaker 1: One of my buddies tweet, I hope, I think it's right. 1873 01:39:31,000 --> 01:39:33,759 Speaker 1: He knew who has the most touchdown passes in Gillette 1874 01:39:33,760 --> 01:39:37,280 Speaker 1: Stadium twenty twenty. It ain't Cam Newton because he only 1875 01:39:37,320 --> 01:39:39,840 Speaker 1: has is Josh Allen? He only has two Josh and 1876 01:39:40,000 --> 01:39:42,880 Speaker 1: Josh has four. Yeah, Josh cam Newton has played and 1877 01:39:43,160 --> 01:39:46,639 Speaker 1: I think seven home games. I think he only missed 1878 01:39:46,680 --> 01:39:49,599 Speaker 1: one home game. Seven home games. He's got two touchdown passes. 1879 01:39:49,840 --> 01:39:52,200 Speaker 1: Now he has twelve rushing touchdowns. But what does Josh 1880 01:39:52,280 --> 01:39:54,640 Speaker 1: have eight? I think he's got eight rushing touchdowns on 1881 01:39:54,680 --> 01:39:58,360 Speaker 1: the season. So Josh is throwing more touchdown passes in 1882 01:39:58,400 --> 01:40:04,040 Speaker 1: Gilllette Stadium than the Patriots as a team. That feels 1883 01:40:04,080 --> 01:40:07,920 Speaker 1: so good. It was a poetic I got another note 1884 01:40:07,960 --> 01:40:09,600 Speaker 1: for you. How about this one? Tell me tell me 1885 01:40:10,600 --> 01:40:15,760 Speaker 1: if this one blows your hair back. I found all 1886 01:40:15,840 --> 01:40:21,679 Speaker 1: the years that the Bills beat or completed the season 1887 01:40:21,760 --> 01:40:28,120 Speaker 1: sweep of the Patriots. Okay, so in four out of 1888 01:40:28,160 --> 01:40:31,960 Speaker 1: the five instances where the Bills have swept the Patriots, 1889 01:40:32,560 --> 01:40:35,000 Speaker 1: they have made it at least to the AFC Championship 1890 01:40:35,040 --> 01:40:41,160 Speaker 1: Game nine eighty eight, nineteen ninety, nineteen ninety two, nineteen 1891 01:40:41,280 --> 01:40:43,439 Speaker 1: ninety three. Those are four of the last five times 1892 01:40:43,920 --> 01:40:46,920 Speaker 1: where they have swept the Patriots, the other obviously being 1893 01:40:47,040 --> 01:40:51,599 Speaker 1: ninety nine and then now twenty twenty. So where did 1894 01:40:51,680 --> 01:40:54,080 Speaker 1: this season end up in light of that recent history. 1895 01:40:54,520 --> 01:40:57,720 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'll buy into it. Yeah. Also, the 1896 01:40:59,120 --> 01:41:02,400 Speaker 1: passing total the Patriots mustard last night was their lowest 1897 01:41:02,400 --> 01:41:08,519 Speaker 1: since nineteen ninety two, when Hugh Millin and Scott zolacine 1898 01:41:08,640 --> 01:41:10,960 Speaker 1: for twenty three yards. Yeah, put that in your pipe 1899 01:41:11,000 --> 01:41:15,080 Speaker 1: and smoke it. Mister. Radio color commentators say, hey, take it. 1900 01:41:15,120 --> 01:41:17,720 Speaker 1: He's on the radio commentators six and they were in 1901 01:41:17,800 --> 01:41:20,040 Speaker 1: a six zo loss to the Colts. That guy has 1902 01:41:20,120 --> 01:41:23,800 Speaker 1: unnecessarily trashed the Bills over the last twenty years. On 1903 01:41:23,960 --> 01:41:27,639 Speaker 1: their broadcast. He once called Josh he must He didn't 1904 01:41:27,640 --> 01:41:30,640 Speaker 1: say it directly, but indirectly indicated that Josh Allen was 1905 01:41:30,680 --> 01:41:34,759 Speaker 1: not a smart quarterback. Scott Zolak couldn't hold a candle 1906 01:41:35,360 --> 01:41:37,879 Speaker 1: to the quarterback abilities of Josh. He made a drogatory 1907 01:41:37,960 --> 01:41:40,400 Speaker 1: from Park about Josh Allen after Josh got the concussion 1908 01:41:40,560 --> 01:41:42,960 Speaker 1: first game last year too. I don't like him, so 1909 01:41:43,560 --> 01:41:48,000 Speaker 1: I look, I grew up in radio as a young professional, 1910 01:41:48,080 --> 01:41:50,520 Speaker 1: so believe me, far be it for me to criticize 1911 01:41:51,000 --> 01:41:54,240 Speaker 1: radio color commentators. But when you go that route, yeah, 1912 01:41:54,840 --> 01:41:58,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be good. I'm sorry. Eight oh three h 1913 01:41:58,320 --> 01:42:01,160 Speaker 1: five fifty open phone line for you there, as we 1914 01:42:01,560 --> 01:42:06,400 Speaker 1: are asking you to tell us what you enjoyed the 1915 01:42:06,520 --> 01:42:10,160 Speaker 1: most in last night's thirty eight to nine win over 1916 01:42:10,240 --> 01:42:13,320 Speaker 1: the Patriots to complete the season sweep. As promised, we 1917 01:42:13,400 --> 01:42:15,519 Speaker 1: are going to Jerome in Buffalo to lead us off 1918 01:42:15,920 --> 01:42:18,320 Speaker 1: for this segment. Jerome, Welcome to One Bills Live. What 1919 01:42:18,400 --> 01:42:23,320 Speaker 1: do you have for us, gentlemen? How are you doing today? Good? Great? 1920 01:42:23,520 --> 01:42:25,800 Speaker 1: I just want to bring up how all a negative is. 1921 01:42:25,920 --> 01:42:29,160 Speaker 1: Sometimes the bills of a bad call drop past, you know, 1922 01:42:29,439 --> 01:42:32,320 Speaker 1: or just a bad miscue, but somehow they find a 1923 01:42:32,360 --> 01:42:35,000 Speaker 1: way to come back that next play or somehow down 1924 01:42:35,040 --> 01:42:37,240 Speaker 1: the road to make a positive, positive note of it, 1925 01:42:37,800 --> 01:42:40,679 Speaker 1: which I think it's great, but those little things always count. 1926 01:42:41,200 --> 01:42:43,240 Speaker 1: Something like that means a lot to the team. And 1927 01:42:43,320 --> 01:42:46,240 Speaker 1: I'd like to end with a Drick janeretism that these 1928 01:42:46,320 --> 01:42:49,920 Speaker 1: guys are scary good. Yeah you're not, and you're not 1929 01:42:50,040 --> 01:42:52,160 Speaker 1: the first person to reference that, Jerome, but we thank 1930 01:42:52,200 --> 01:42:54,080 Speaker 1: you for the call. We appreciate that. Yeah, I mean, 1931 01:42:54,160 --> 01:42:56,840 Speaker 1: I think I think that if there's one thing that 1932 01:42:58,040 --> 01:43:03,880 Speaker 1: people used to drop their head with disdain about, and 1933 01:43:04,040 --> 01:43:06,240 Speaker 1: Kyle Brand referenced it when we had him on last hour. 1934 01:43:07,040 --> 01:43:10,360 Speaker 1: You know, the Bills of the past would try that 1935 01:43:10,800 --> 01:43:14,040 Speaker 1: fake punt on fourth and five at the thirty five 1936 01:43:14,120 --> 01:43:15,920 Speaker 1: their own thirty five yard line early in the game 1937 01:43:16,520 --> 01:43:20,840 Speaker 1: and wouldn't execute it. They did last night, and they 1938 01:43:20,880 --> 01:43:23,320 Speaker 1: converted on their other two fourth downs that they went 1939 01:43:23,400 --> 01:43:27,000 Speaker 1: four and Dawson Knox drops a pass in the end zone, 1940 01:43:27,479 --> 01:43:30,800 Speaker 1: they come back and score anyway. You know, Taiwan Jones 1941 01:43:30,880 --> 01:43:32,760 Speaker 1: drops a pass in the end zone, they come back 1942 01:43:32,800 --> 01:43:35,439 Speaker 1: and put points on the board. Anyway. They so in 1943 01:43:35,520 --> 01:43:40,080 Speaker 1: the rare instances where they do not execute, they're still 1944 01:43:40,160 --> 01:43:43,760 Speaker 1: finding a way to overcome those misques and still come through. 1945 01:43:44,200 --> 01:43:47,200 Speaker 1: They did it last week against the Denver Broncos. They 1946 01:43:47,280 --> 01:43:49,240 Speaker 1: go from first and goal on the five to first 1947 01:43:49,280 --> 01:43:52,840 Speaker 1: and goal on the thirty and score a touchdown. And 1948 01:43:52,920 --> 01:43:55,280 Speaker 1: there's Josh Allen in the huddle, because some of his 1949 01:43:55,360 --> 01:43:58,280 Speaker 1: teammates confirmed this. He's in the huddle on first and 1950 01:43:58,360 --> 01:44:00,720 Speaker 1: goal from the thirty and he says, heyybody, just calmed down. 1951 01:44:00,760 --> 01:44:05,400 Speaker 1: We're gonna score anyway here. Yeah, that's that's beautiful. That's 1952 01:44:05,439 --> 01:44:08,320 Speaker 1: pretty that's pretty nice that when you back it up 1953 01:44:08,400 --> 01:44:10,840 Speaker 1: like that, that's pretty everybody settled down, everybody calmed down. 1954 01:44:11,800 --> 01:44:14,000 Speaker 1: We're gonna score here anyway. Because you can bet too, 1955 01:44:14,120 --> 01:44:17,800 Speaker 1: because when you do that, it because like a false start, right, 1956 01:44:18,360 --> 01:44:20,240 Speaker 1: and it's like and everybody's like going, come on, bros, 1957 01:44:20,280 --> 01:44:22,400 Speaker 1: let's go tight and hit and and your quarterbacks steps 1958 01:44:22,439 --> 01:44:24,280 Speaker 1: and goes, hey, calm down, we're gonna score here. Let's go. 1959 01:44:24,680 --> 01:44:27,960 Speaker 1: That's pretty big. Yeah, that's pretty big. And that's kind 1960 01:44:28,000 --> 01:44:32,200 Speaker 1: of the conversation that it's one of the great, one 1961 01:44:32,200 --> 01:44:34,080 Speaker 1: of the great. It's always the great moment. The huddle 1962 01:44:34,160 --> 01:44:36,000 Speaker 1: is the huddle, Right, So there's eleven guys and the 1963 01:44:36,040 --> 01:44:38,760 Speaker 1: whole plan third loud in there, right, and you're in 1964 01:44:38,840 --> 01:44:41,240 Speaker 1: there and you have these conversations because you know, Josh 1965 01:44:41,320 --> 01:44:44,120 Speaker 1: and those offensive five offensive linemen and they've been in 1966 01:44:44,680 --> 01:44:48,880 Speaker 1: a thousand huddles. They've been in that huddle with these 1967 01:44:48,960 --> 01:44:53,599 Speaker 1: guys hundreds of times and practice where you're talking about 1968 01:44:53,640 --> 01:44:55,719 Speaker 1: other stuff, where you talk to you know, shooting the breeze, 1969 01:44:56,200 --> 01:45:00,519 Speaker 1: and so the conversation is one that where you can 1970 01:45:00,680 --> 01:45:05,920 Speaker 1: literally say anything with impunity because nobody's gonna you can't 1971 01:45:05,920 --> 01:45:08,600 Speaker 1: you can you can't start a fight. Nobody's gonna like 1972 01:45:08,720 --> 01:45:10,400 Speaker 1: break you know, you can't start a fight in the 1973 01:45:10,439 --> 01:45:13,200 Speaker 1: middle of the game, right, But you so when somebody 1974 01:45:13,280 --> 01:45:17,960 Speaker 1: jumps off sides or whatever, you hammer him because you're 1975 01:45:18,040 --> 01:45:20,439 Speaker 1: mad too, right, particularly in the heat of the moment. 1976 01:45:21,120 --> 01:45:22,720 Speaker 1: But then to have somebody step in and go, bro, 1977 01:45:23,640 --> 01:45:28,360 Speaker 1: everybody calmed down, We're gonna score here. You know. Yeah, 1978 01:45:28,400 --> 01:45:30,800 Speaker 1: I can't tell you what that does to the psych 1979 01:45:30,880 --> 01:45:34,880 Speaker 1: of the guys staying about right. You know, when you're 1980 01:45:34,880 --> 01:45:36,800 Speaker 1: a parent with a young kid and they're blowing a 1981 01:45:36,880 --> 01:45:39,679 Speaker 1: gasket over something silly, and you redirect him to something 1982 01:45:39,680 --> 01:45:41,200 Speaker 1: else and they forget all about what they were blowing 1983 01:45:41,200 --> 01:45:43,759 Speaker 1: a gasket, that's kind of the same thing. He's totally 1984 01:45:43,800 --> 01:45:46,200 Speaker 1: redirected him, getting him refocused on, Hey, we got to 1985 01:45:46,200 --> 01:45:49,160 Speaker 1: score here on this next play. Right. That's you know, 1986 01:45:49,200 --> 01:45:52,880 Speaker 1: it's really it's a great sign of where Josh is 1987 01:45:52,880 --> 01:45:55,479 Speaker 1: at as a leader and what those guys think of 1988 01:45:55,600 --> 01:46:00,920 Speaker 1: him as a leader and his comfort level with those guys. Yeah, 1989 01:46:01,000 --> 01:46:04,920 Speaker 1: that's that's priceless. Time for us to go around the 1990 01:46:05,000 --> 01:46:06,960 Speaker 1: locker room and around the locker room brought to you 1991 01:46:07,040 --> 01:46:11,519 Speaker 1: by connect Life, your Blood and organ Donor Network. And 1992 01:46:11,680 --> 01:46:15,040 Speaker 1: we begin with Sean McDermott because this team is at 1993 01:46:15,080 --> 01:46:20,320 Speaker 1: a point in its level of achievement now where they're 1994 01:46:20,400 --> 01:46:24,160 Speaker 1: not sneaking up on anybody anymore. They're seen as the 1995 01:46:24,200 --> 01:46:28,920 Speaker 1: alpha dog. So what happens when you're the team that 1996 01:46:29,120 --> 01:46:32,360 Speaker 1: is no longer able to cling to that underdog mentality? 1997 01:46:32,800 --> 01:46:34,880 Speaker 1: How do you handle that? Coach was asked that question 1998 01:46:35,000 --> 01:46:39,679 Speaker 1: last night. But you can ride that under your doog 1999 01:46:40,000 --> 01:46:42,680 Speaker 1: deal for for some amount of time. But when you 2000 01:46:42,840 --> 01:46:47,000 Speaker 1: when you become um, you know good, I guess is 2001 01:46:47,040 --> 01:46:49,680 Speaker 1: the best way to say it. At some point you've 2002 01:46:49,680 --> 01:46:52,080 Speaker 1: got to also know how to how to how to 2003 01:46:52,160 --> 01:46:54,600 Speaker 1: be good. And I think that comes over time. And 2004 01:46:54,680 --> 01:46:58,160 Speaker 1: I think what you're seeing as the maturation and professionalism 2005 01:46:58,200 --> 01:47:02,360 Speaker 1: and leadership of our player and I agree with that, 2006 01:47:03,840 --> 01:47:07,439 Speaker 1: and I think we've seen this team transform from a 2007 01:47:07,520 --> 01:47:09,599 Speaker 1: team that's trying to play confidently to being a team 2008 01:47:09,640 --> 01:47:12,160 Speaker 1: that's on a seeking destroy mission and then last night 2009 01:47:12,240 --> 01:47:16,080 Speaker 1: it was bordering on arrogance with how confident they are 2010 01:47:16,160 --> 01:47:17,800 Speaker 1: and what they can execute out on the field no 2011 01:47:17,920 --> 01:47:23,120 Speaker 1: matter who they're playing. You've got to embrace being good. Yeah, 2012 01:47:23,240 --> 01:47:25,720 Speaker 1: you can play that chip on your shoulder, the disrespect 2013 01:47:25,800 --> 01:47:29,680 Speaker 1: card and there it's us against the world and all 2014 01:47:29,720 --> 01:47:32,120 Speaker 1: of that. But when you're good and you've got people 2015 01:47:32,760 --> 01:47:37,080 Speaker 1: like a fan base like the Bills mafia and national 2016 01:47:37,200 --> 01:47:40,280 Speaker 1: media and you're going out lighten people up, sooner or later, 2017 01:47:40,320 --> 01:47:43,400 Speaker 1: it's pretty hard to jump through that hoop because people 2018 01:47:43,479 --> 01:47:48,320 Speaker 1: expect you to win, not just you, and you've got 2019 01:47:48,400 --> 01:47:52,479 Speaker 1: to be able to grind out the emotion that says, yeah, 2020 01:47:52,560 --> 01:47:55,479 Speaker 1: we are good. They expect us to be good and 2021 01:47:55,880 --> 01:47:58,240 Speaker 1: wait till you see me play this week, right that 2022 01:47:58,400 --> 01:48:02,200 Speaker 1: get to that point where you're striving to wow him 2023 01:48:02,360 --> 01:48:06,799 Speaker 1: every week, every game because of the way you prepare. 2024 01:48:08,160 --> 01:48:10,000 Speaker 1: It's it's you gotta get your mind around it, because 2025 01:48:10,000 --> 01:48:12,759 Speaker 1: it's not it seems easy. It's not easy to change 2026 01:48:12,800 --> 01:48:15,920 Speaker 1: the way you think about yourself as a football team. 2027 01:48:16,760 --> 01:48:19,960 Speaker 1: And the Bills are gonna have they got to do that. 2028 01:48:20,439 --> 01:48:23,000 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a big transition for him. I mean, 2029 01:48:23,720 --> 01:48:26,080 Speaker 1: they still haven't made it, even through the playoffs three 2030 01:48:26,120 --> 01:48:30,040 Speaker 1: of them last four years. They still we're still in 2031 01:48:30,120 --> 01:48:32,240 Speaker 1: the thing where now you know, the sad sacked Bills, 2032 01:48:32,479 --> 01:48:34,800 Speaker 1: we're still there because they haven't won a playoff game yet. 2033 01:48:36,120 --> 01:48:38,240 Speaker 1: So you gotta win in the postseason, not just get there. 2034 01:48:38,400 --> 01:48:41,640 Speaker 1: So that's that's that's gonna go away pretty quickly. So 2035 01:48:42,360 --> 01:48:45,599 Speaker 1: you gotta have a plan for how you feel about 2036 01:48:45,640 --> 01:48:47,640 Speaker 1: yourself and how it's gonna you're gonna use it and 2037 01:48:47,760 --> 01:48:50,320 Speaker 1: churn it out from as motivation to get better. Sean 2038 01:48:50,439 --> 01:48:53,519 Speaker 1: McDermott was also asked about the possibility of resting starters 2039 01:48:53,600 --> 01:48:56,360 Speaker 1: in week seventeen. He he has scheduled to speak later 2040 01:48:56,439 --> 01:48:59,040 Speaker 1: this afternoon, although I don't know he'll be saying anything 2041 01:48:59,080 --> 01:49:02,760 Speaker 1: different than what he said here last night. I'm not 2042 01:49:02,840 --> 01:49:05,880 Speaker 1: ready to answer it yet because I gotta let's talk 2043 01:49:05,960 --> 01:49:09,479 Speaker 1: with Brandon and and we'll put our collective heads together 2044 01:49:09,560 --> 01:49:13,400 Speaker 1: and do the right thing by by our team. Every 2045 01:49:13,439 --> 01:49:17,799 Speaker 1: team is different, and these are all obviously tough decisions, 2046 01:49:17,840 --> 01:49:22,320 Speaker 1: and there's no no one has a crystal ball here. 2047 01:49:22,360 --> 01:49:24,120 Speaker 1: So I just want to do right by our football team, 2048 01:49:24,200 --> 01:49:27,480 Speaker 1: and that's what we'll do. And it could be impacted 2049 01:49:27,560 --> 01:49:30,640 Speaker 1: by what the Steelers have seemingly already decided to do, 2050 01:49:30,800 --> 01:49:33,120 Speaker 1: which is to sit some of their players down, including 2051 01:49:33,560 --> 01:49:36,400 Speaker 1: quarterback ban La Roethlisberger. He said other players will probably 2052 01:49:36,439 --> 01:49:38,640 Speaker 1: be rested as well. Now. The Steelers have not had 2053 01:49:38,680 --> 01:49:41,120 Speaker 1: a bye week, and that's probably a big reason why 2054 01:49:41,600 --> 01:49:44,040 Speaker 1: they're sitting people down. So they're satisfied with having the 2055 01:49:44,080 --> 01:49:46,479 Speaker 1: two or the three seed. However it shakes out for them. 2056 01:49:46,800 --> 01:49:48,760 Speaker 1: I said this with Kyle Brandon the last in the 2057 01:49:48,800 --> 01:49:52,360 Speaker 1: segment at the top of the hour. We always call 2058 01:49:52,439 --> 01:49:54,439 Speaker 1: it rest and stuff. It seems like these guys rest, 2059 01:49:54,520 --> 01:49:58,439 Speaker 1: but there's not. It's not about to me, it doesn't 2060 01:49:58,439 --> 01:50:00,640 Speaker 1: seem about rest. These guys are on edge now the 2061 01:50:00,720 --> 01:50:04,519 Speaker 1: playoffs are coming. They're emotionally spent. They're on edge. They're 2062 01:50:04,640 --> 01:50:09,360 Speaker 1: you know, they're not gonna let up mentally or emotionally 2063 01:50:11,280 --> 01:50:13,800 Speaker 1: because they're not actually on the field. They're gonna be 2064 01:50:13,880 --> 01:50:16,040 Speaker 1: engaged in the preparation. They're gonna be ready for it. 2065 01:50:16,120 --> 01:50:18,880 Speaker 1: They're gonna watch. It's not gonna be like they're gonna 2066 01:50:18,880 --> 01:50:21,479 Speaker 1: be off their feet for a week. They're gonna be practicing, grinding, 2067 01:50:21,600 --> 01:50:24,719 Speaker 1: working out, doing treatments, getting healthy. All of that stuff. 2068 01:50:25,640 --> 01:50:28,599 Speaker 1: It's not about rest, it's about keeping them safe from 2069 01:50:28,640 --> 01:50:32,519 Speaker 1: an injury. Yeah, rest is the wrong way to say it. 2070 01:50:33,000 --> 01:50:36,960 Speaker 1: It's safety. It's safety measure so that they're one hundred 2071 01:50:36,960 --> 01:50:39,800 Speaker 1: percent for the first game of the playoffs. That's what 2072 01:50:39,920 --> 01:50:43,840 Speaker 1: it's about. Mike Tomlin, you know you're not gonna risk 2073 01:50:43,880 --> 01:50:45,920 Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberger. Maybe the fact that he knows he's not 2074 01:50:45,960 --> 01:50:48,680 Speaker 1: gonna start, he'll he won't take reps all week. I 2075 01:50:48,840 --> 01:50:51,360 Speaker 1: get that he's still gonna be in the building engage mentally. 2076 01:50:52,320 --> 01:50:54,240 Speaker 1: So unless you're gonna get these guys out of the 2077 01:50:54,320 --> 01:50:56,840 Speaker 1: building for four days, give him some rest, tell them 2078 01:50:56,840 --> 01:50:58,479 Speaker 1: to get off their feet and go take a nap. 2079 01:50:59,320 --> 01:51:02,120 Speaker 1: They're not gonna get at rest, but you will keep 2080 01:51:02,200 --> 01:51:06,479 Speaker 1: them safe from injury. That's it. So to think that 2081 01:51:06,560 --> 01:51:11,040 Speaker 1: the Steelers are going to come back refreshed after you know, 2082 01:51:11,240 --> 01:51:13,200 Speaker 1: not getting a vacation, still having to show up for work, 2083 01:51:13,280 --> 01:51:14,760 Speaker 1: still having to show up and suit up for the game. 2084 01:51:14,760 --> 01:51:16,680 Speaker 1: Maybe Jim ben Rosberg won't even sue it for the game. 2085 01:51:16,680 --> 01:51:20,000 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter. He's not getting any time off, but 2086 01:51:20,120 --> 01:51:21,840 Speaker 1: he's not going to be at risk for injury. That's 2087 01:51:21,880 --> 01:51:28,719 Speaker 1: the difference between this and that's so don't think certainly 2088 01:51:28,760 --> 01:51:30,680 Speaker 1: they will at something, but they're gonna have to go 2089 01:51:30,760 --> 01:51:32,320 Speaker 1: from what they've got. They're not going to be able 2090 01:51:32,360 --> 01:51:34,800 Speaker 1: to recharge their batteries, I guess, is what I'm saying. 2091 01:51:35,880 --> 01:51:39,280 Speaker 1: But their batteries will be in one piece, yes, last 2092 01:51:39,320 --> 01:51:41,680 Speaker 1: one we have. From around the locker room, Quentin Jefferson 2093 01:51:42,200 --> 01:51:44,840 Speaker 1: touched on a subject that Steve was talking about last hour, 2094 01:51:45,360 --> 01:51:47,679 Speaker 1: about going for it and this year at this time, 2095 01:51:47,760 --> 01:51:49,680 Speaker 1: because next year's team won't be the same as this 2096 01:51:49,840 --> 01:51:52,680 Speaker 1: year's team, and Quinn Jefferson is a veteran player who 2097 01:51:52,760 --> 01:51:55,479 Speaker 1: recognizes that. So here's what he had to say about 2098 01:51:55,560 --> 01:51:59,519 Speaker 1: keeping this train rolling. It's as a blessing even be 2099 01:51:59,560 --> 01:52:01,799 Speaker 1: a part of just such an historic run. You know, honestly, 2100 01:52:01,840 --> 01:52:03,880 Speaker 1: I just want to keep it going, you know, going 2101 01:52:03,920 --> 01:52:06,000 Speaker 1: into next week, even in the playoffs. But it's, uh, 2102 01:52:06,280 --> 01:52:09,000 Speaker 1: it's dope, man. Just you look around from top to 2103 01:52:09,120 --> 01:52:12,240 Speaker 1: bottom on the roster, offense, defense, special team. The man, 2104 01:52:12,720 --> 01:52:14,599 Speaker 1: it's just a lot of talent. I mean this, hands 2105 01:52:14,640 --> 01:52:16,640 Speaker 1: down town most talent is roster I've ever been a 2106 01:52:16,680 --> 01:52:19,160 Speaker 1: part of. And uh, and we just gotta we gotta 2107 01:52:19,280 --> 01:52:21,880 Speaker 1: capitalize on the time now, you know, you don't get 2108 01:52:21,920 --> 01:52:24,400 Speaker 1: too many rosters like this, and it's hard to keep them, 2109 01:52:24,520 --> 01:52:27,120 Speaker 1: especially with so many young players. So I mean, right now, 2110 01:52:27,160 --> 01:52:29,240 Speaker 1: I think everybody's zeroed in and like we got we 2111 01:52:29,320 --> 01:52:31,960 Speaker 1: gotta just take a hold of this moment. So he 2112 01:52:32,160 --> 01:52:35,200 Speaker 1: understands the state of urgency that this opportunity in this 2113 01:52:35,400 --> 01:52:38,360 Speaker 1: season presents, and he knows because he's been in the 2114 01:52:38,439 --> 01:52:40,680 Speaker 1: league long enough, he may not get another chance this 2115 01:52:40,920 --> 01:52:44,040 Speaker 1: good with a roster this talented, So make the most 2116 01:52:44,080 --> 01:52:48,400 Speaker 1: of it. Bad things happen, and you can't count on 2117 01:52:48,640 --> 01:52:50,840 Speaker 1: what next year will bring or your what your career 2118 01:52:50,960 --> 01:52:54,479 Speaker 1: is going to be like. And you got a spot 2119 01:52:54,560 --> 01:52:57,479 Speaker 1: like this for the next five or six, seven weeks 2120 01:52:58,720 --> 01:53:01,240 Speaker 1: to make something really special happen. You've worked really hard 2121 01:53:01,280 --> 01:53:05,600 Speaker 1: to get here, and you think about the COVID protocols 2122 01:53:05,640 --> 01:53:07,920 Speaker 1: you've gone through every day for four months, and you're 2123 01:53:08,000 --> 01:53:12,559 Speaker 1: you know, the the incredible inconvenience and the sacrifices your 2124 01:53:12,600 --> 01:53:15,040 Speaker 1: family have made and fans have made, and everybody in 2125 01:53:15,040 --> 01:53:18,680 Speaker 1: the organization has made, and you know how hard you've 2126 01:53:18,720 --> 01:53:21,240 Speaker 1: worked every day in practice and the and the progress 2127 01:53:21,320 --> 01:53:27,880 Speaker 1: the team has made. You've got to place it at 2128 01:53:28,120 --> 01:53:31,360 Speaker 1: You've got to really cherish this opportunity and make sure 2129 01:53:31,479 --> 01:53:35,559 Speaker 1: you do everything you can to maximize it. I can't 2130 01:53:35,680 --> 01:53:38,679 Speaker 1: say that strongly enough. Let's go back to the phones 2131 01:53:38,800 --> 01:53:42,320 Speaker 1: to get your comments on what you enjoyed the most, 2132 01:53:42,360 --> 01:53:45,200 Speaker 1: and yesterday's thirty eight to nine drubbing of the Patriots 2133 01:53:45,240 --> 01:53:47,599 Speaker 1: where you lead off with Bob and Williamsville. Bob, welcome 2134 01:53:47,680 --> 01:53:50,400 Speaker 1: to One Bills Live. What do you have for us? Well, 2135 01:53:50,920 --> 01:53:58,679 Speaker 1: I'm going I'm thinking back to the middle eighties when 2136 01:53:58,800 --> 01:54:02,960 Speaker 1: the Bills were forever in the seventies, they never beat 2137 01:54:03,000 --> 01:54:06,720 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins, and then finally they they beat them 2138 01:54:07,720 --> 01:54:10,080 Speaker 1: a couple of times in the early eighties, but then 2139 01:54:10,200 --> 01:54:13,840 Speaker 1: finally in eighty seven they swept them. And I just 2140 01:54:14,800 --> 01:54:20,519 Speaker 1: I'm seeing the correlation here of of you know, from 2141 01:54:20,840 --> 01:54:24,960 Speaker 1: things in the past when Steve was playing. I just 2142 01:54:25,080 --> 01:54:28,400 Speaker 1: want to see, you know, Steve doesn't remember the nineteen 2143 01:54:28,520 --> 01:54:31,760 Speaker 1: seventies when the Bills never beat the Dolphins through the 2144 01:54:32,000 --> 01:54:35,600 Speaker 1: entire decade, and now you know, they sweep them in 2145 01:54:35,840 --> 01:54:39,880 Speaker 1: finally in nineteen eighty seven, and now we're seeing that 2146 01:54:40,000 --> 01:54:42,880 Speaker 1: with the Patriots. So I'm just I'm hoping this is 2147 01:54:42,960 --> 01:54:46,280 Speaker 1: the start of another dynasty. And I just wonder if 2148 01:54:46,320 --> 01:54:53,960 Speaker 1: Steve sees that correlation. Yeah, I do not basically so much. 2149 01:54:54,040 --> 01:54:58,680 Speaker 1: For not so much because of what happened to me, 2150 01:54:59,040 --> 01:55:01,600 Speaker 1: or are this team this franchise back in age's past. 2151 01:55:01,720 --> 01:55:03,760 Speaker 1: I see it because of the way they're structured now. 2152 01:55:04,760 --> 01:55:06,960 Speaker 1: I see that this could be a new era because 2153 01:55:07,040 --> 01:55:11,840 Speaker 1: of the repeatability of their formula and their culture that 2154 01:55:12,040 --> 01:55:14,800 Speaker 1: is carried from year to year, and the core group 2155 01:55:14,840 --> 01:55:17,200 Speaker 1: of players they have here and the coaching staff and leadership. 2156 01:55:17,520 --> 01:55:19,560 Speaker 1: So that's why I think it could be the start 2157 01:55:19,600 --> 01:55:23,400 Speaker 1: of an era of prosperity for Bills fans and this team, 2158 01:55:23,960 --> 01:55:27,400 Speaker 1: not because it's happened before or that I've see it, 2159 01:55:27,560 --> 01:55:30,880 Speaker 1: but because of the way this has taken place. It's 2160 01:55:30,880 --> 01:55:33,440 Speaker 1: a different it's a different league now than it was 2161 01:55:33,520 --> 01:55:37,440 Speaker 1: in the nineties. Free agency, certainly, recap. Certainly they still 2162 01:55:37,480 --> 01:55:41,280 Speaker 1: play with the same football, but everything has changed on 2163 01:55:41,320 --> 01:55:43,360 Speaker 1: the landscape, and the way they do business is different 2164 01:55:43,800 --> 01:55:48,720 Speaker 1: or more sophisticated and changed fundamentally in some ways. So 2165 01:55:49,800 --> 01:55:52,680 Speaker 1: there are some similarities on the surface where you'd be 2166 01:55:52,720 --> 01:55:54,160 Speaker 1: able to say, yeah, that's just like they were in 2167 01:55:54,160 --> 01:55:55,880 Speaker 1: the late eighties when they started to get good, and 2168 01:55:55,960 --> 01:55:59,760 Speaker 1: this team, that team came went from being I think 2169 01:56:01,320 --> 01:56:03,240 Speaker 1: out of the playoffs in eighty seven, like it was 2170 01:56:03,320 --> 01:56:05,879 Speaker 1: like a fifteen game or twelve game schedule or fourteen 2171 01:56:05,920 --> 01:56:08,440 Speaker 1: game schedule. Yeah, fifteen games. Yeah, they were eight and 2172 01:56:08,520 --> 01:56:11,520 Speaker 1: seven or seven and eight maybe or five and whatever, 2173 01:56:11,600 --> 01:56:14,440 Speaker 1: eleven or whatever. We were in nineteen eighty seven eight 2174 01:56:14,560 --> 01:56:16,280 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty eight we went twelve and four kind of 2175 01:56:16,320 --> 01:56:19,880 Speaker 1: count of the blue, out of the blue, and so yeah, 2176 01:56:19,920 --> 01:56:21,840 Speaker 1: there's a little bit of similar This has that feel. 2177 01:56:21,880 --> 01:56:23,480 Speaker 1: Even though the Bills were in the playoffs two in 2178 01:56:23,520 --> 01:56:25,360 Speaker 1: the last three years now three out of the last 2179 01:56:25,400 --> 01:56:28,400 Speaker 1: four they were one and done team both these trips 2180 01:56:28,440 --> 01:56:32,080 Speaker 1: to the playoffs, this doesn't feel like that. So yeah, 2181 01:56:32,240 --> 01:56:35,760 Speaker 1: we'll see back to the phones to Steve and Alden. Steve, 2182 01:56:35,800 --> 01:56:39,680 Speaker 1: you're on one Bills Live. Welcome to the show. Hi, 2183 01:56:39,760 --> 01:56:42,400 Speaker 1: thank you very much. This is a great day in Buffalo. 2184 01:56:43,120 --> 01:56:45,920 Speaker 1: I wanted to relate that I was on my way 2185 01:56:45,960 --> 01:56:48,560 Speaker 1: back from visiting family in two thousand and three for 2186 01:56:48,680 --> 01:56:51,760 Speaker 1: the holidays when we stopped to eat at a restaurant 2187 01:56:52,000 --> 01:56:55,240 Speaker 1: and watched the Bills game and sat there and watched 2188 01:56:55,240 --> 01:56:59,440 Speaker 1: all those Patriots fans get their vengeance on Buffalo with 2189 01:56:59,560 --> 01:57:03,160 Speaker 1: the thirty one ton victory after we had done that 2190 01:57:03,280 --> 01:57:06,320 Speaker 1: to them to open the season. That elevated Belichick in 2191 01:57:06,440 --> 01:57:09,320 Speaker 1: my mind, to the level of coaching artistry to be 2192 01:57:09,360 --> 01:57:13,360 Speaker 1: able to put up that exactly right to score against. Yeah. 2193 01:57:13,440 --> 01:57:19,000 Speaker 1: That was also Greg Williams last game as head coach, right, yeah, 2194 01:57:19,320 --> 01:57:22,080 Speaker 1: absolutely right. So a couple of very quick points. I 2195 01:57:22,160 --> 01:57:25,760 Speaker 1: can't get to everything here, but just observations on the game. 2196 01:57:27,320 --> 01:57:29,839 Speaker 1: Just obviously a couple of concerns on the run defense, 2197 01:57:29,920 --> 01:57:31,640 Speaker 1: but they seem to be able to nail that down 2198 01:57:31,720 --> 01:57:37,640 Speaker 1: pretty good. Epp. And as with the roughing the passer penalty, 2199 01:57:37,680 --> 01:57:39,240 Speaker 1: I know he was really hungry to get in there. 2200 01:57:39,880 --> 01:57:43,280 Speaker 1: I can't really blame him for that, but just curious 2201 01:57:43,360 --> 01:57:46,080 Speaker 1: off if you see him coming along at the pace 2202 01:57:46,160 --> 01:57:48,880 Speaker 1: you would expect year. I know we've talked about it 2203 01:57:48,960 --> 01:57:52,880 Speaker 1: earlier on the show other days, but just whether he's 2204 01:57:53,040 --> 01:57:56,560 Speaker 1: you know, really if you see him as the answer 2205 01:57:56,720 --> 01:58:00,680 Speaker 1: or we're going to be drafting another defensive down this year. Third, 2206 01:58:01,080 --> 01:58:04,200 Speaker 1: my only concern with Alan is him hitting receivers in 2207 01:58:04,280 --> 01:58:07,800 Speaker 1: the stride um. He seems to be doing that really 2208 01:58:07,880 --> 01:58:11,320 Speaker 1: well laterally, but not as much down the field. I mean, 2209 01:58:11,360 --> 01:58:13,480 Speaker 1: he's not overthrown him by ten yards like he was 2210 01:58:14,280 --> 01:58:17,680 Speaker 1: in years past. But um really needs to be able 2211 01:58:17,680 --> 01:58:19,920 Speaker 1: to hit those receivers in guide it up and slowing 2212 01:58:19,960 --> 01:58:22,560 Speaker 1: down and having to come back to the ball. Um. 2213 01:58:23,000 --> 01:58:28,320 Speaker 1: And lastly, Um, do the coaching salaries figure into the 2214 01:58:28,360 --> 01:58:30,879 Speaker 1: salary cap? And what can the bills do to Sweden? 2215 01:58:31,520 --> 01:58:34,280 Speaker 1: Um Brian Dabele's arrangement here to maybe keep him on 2216 01:58:34,400 --> 01:58:37,360 Speaker 1: for a year or two. Um, the big coaching thanks 2217 01:58:37,400 --> 01:58:39,880 Speaker 1: for the coaching salaries do not count in the cap 2218 01:58:40,160 --> 01:58:42,720 Speaker 1: and you can sweeten it however you want, it's not 2219 01:58:42,840 --> 01:58:46,240 Speaker 1: going to change anything. Promises and finance, financial, you know, 2220 01:58:46,720 --> 01:58:49,560 Speaker 1: incentives whatever you want. You can pay him whatever you want. 2221 01:58:49,640 --> 01:58:54,080 Speaker 1: And coaches, it's not on the cap. So UM, there's 2222 01:58:54,120 --> 01:58:56,800 Speaker 1: no way to and they wouldn't do it. There's no 2223 01:58:56,880 --> 01:58:58,760 Speaker 1: way to hold a guy back from getting a head 2224 01:58:58,760 --> 01:59:01,760 Speaker 1: coaching child here. In fact, one of the things that 2225 01:59:02,520 --> 01:59:07,440 Speaker 1: good regimes do is promote their guys. They want this 2226 01:59:07,680 --> 01:59:10,560 Speaker 1: coach like Sean McDermott, brand have bean want this coaching 2227 01:59:10,600 --> 01:59:13,160 Speaker 1: staff to be a place the nurtures coaches who go 2228 01:59:13,280 --> 01:59:16,720 Speaker 1: on to be successful head coaches, so that when they 2229 01:59:16,840 --> 01:59:19,760 Speaker 1: do lose a guy, the quality of Brian Dable or 2230 01:59:19,960 --> 01:59:25,160 Speaker 1: Leslie Frasier. Quality candidates are eager to leave whatever job 2231 01:59:25,240 --> 01:59:27,880 Speaker 1: they're at to come here because they know this is 2232 01:59:27,920 --> 01:59:29,400 Speaker 1: a place that will nurture them and give them a 2233 01:59:29,480 --> 01:59:31,520 Speaker 1: chance to be their best and go out and do 2234 01:59:31,640 --> 01:59:35,600 Speaker 1: their thing as a head coach. That's been the philosophy here. 2235 01:59:36,080 --> 01:59:38,280 Speaker 1: And while it's hard to say goodbye to great people, 2236 01:59:39,240 --> 01:59:42,040 Speaker 1: Brian Dable's a hometown guy. He went to Saint Francis 2237 01:59:42,080 --> 01:59:45,880 Speaker 1: here in Buffalo, grew up in West Seneca. Yeah, so 2238 01:59:46,160 --> 01:59:49,320 Speaker 1: this to think about what this means to him. And 2239 01:59:49,600 --> 01:59:55,280 Speaker 1: so he graduated like ninety three, I mean, are you 2240 01:59:55,400 --> 02:00:01,280 Speaker 1: kidding me? So yeah, yeah, this is huge for him. 2241 02:00:01,400 --> 02:00:03,880 Speaker 1: Yeah if you have if he didn't want to leave, 2242 02:00:04,480 --> 02:00:06,160 Speaker 1: he would make sure they know it. But that you know, 2243 02:00:06,240 --> 02:00:08,040 Speaker 1: this is a guy that's been around the country coaching 2244 02:00:08,080 --> 02:00:11,240 Speaker 1: at the highest levels. So there's only thirty two of 2245 02:00:11,320 --> 02:00:13,680 Speaker 1: these jobs in the world, right think about this. This 2246 02:00:13,920 --> 02:00:18,120 Speaker 1: is the top of the heap in the football profession. 2247 02:00:18,640 --> 02:00:22,560 Speaker 1: So to keep a man who's deserving of a position 2248 02:00:23,280 --> 02:00:26,680 Speaker 1: of that caliber, it's only going to bring about regret 2249 02:00:27,640 --> 02:00:30,000 Speaker 1: on both sides, on both sides, and then that's not 2250 02:00:30,080 --> 02:00:32,320 Speaker 1: going to create a good work environment. You don't hold 2251 02:00:32,360 --> 02:00:34,920 Speaker 1: people back when they've earned that kind of an opportunity. 2252 02:00:35,200 --> 02:00:38,000 Speaker 1: And that's what Sean McDermott subscribes to as a philosophy. 2253 02:00:38,320 --> 02:00:40,840 Speaker 1: You earn the opportunities that you get on his team, 2254 02:00:41,360 --> 02:00:45,240 Speaker 1: on his roster in games. The same has to hold 2255 02:00:45,280 --> 02:00:47,640 Speaker 1: true for his coaching staff. If they have earned a 2256 02:00:47,680 --> 02:00:51,120 Speaker 1: head coaching opportunity elsewhere, you let them take it. You 2257 02:00:51,280 --> 02:00:54,360 Speaker 1: don't stand in their way because now you're a hypocrite. 2258 02:00:55,040 --> 02:00:58,640 Speaker 1: Because if what if Ron Rivera wanted to stand in 2259 02:00:58,720 --> 02:01:01,280 Speaker 1: the way of Sean McDermott becoming head coach, you know 2260 02:01:01,360 --> 02:01:03,760 Speaker 1: when he had him as his defensive coordinator, you cannot 2261 02:01:04,640 --> 02:01:07,680 Speaker 1: you cannot stand in the way of that. And I 2262 02:01:07,720 --> 02:01:09,720 Speaker 1: don't think Sean McDermott would for a second. That's not 2263 02:01:09,760 --> 02:01:12,360 Speaker 1: who he is as a person, and that's just the 2264 02:01:12,400 --> 02:01:16,720 Speaker 1: way it is. As for Josh's deep passing ability, I 2265 02:01:16,880 --> 02:01:19,000 Speaker 1: don't think there's a problem there. What you have to 2266 02:01:19,120 --> 02:01:23,960 Speaker 1: remember is that you're dealing with low percentage plays when 2267 02:01:24,000 --> 02:01:26,840 Speaker 1: you go deep. You're talking about somewhere between a twenty 2268 02:01:26,880 --> 02:01:30,920 Speaker 1: five to thirty five percent success rate on deep passes. 2269 02:01:31,000 --> 02:01:34,360 Speaker 1: It's just a fact he's connecting on far more of them, 2270 02:01:34,840 --> 02:01:37,120 Speaker 1: and I don't think he's got guys holding up all 2271 02:01:37,200 --> 02:01:41,160 Speaker 1: that much very often. Last week in Denver, he hit 2272 02:01:41,200 --> 02:01:43,680 Speaker 1: Stefan Diggs perfectly in stride for the fifty five yard 2273 02:01:43,720 --> 02:01:46,880 Speaker 1: bomb down the right sideline. Gabe Davis. I don't think 2274 02:01:47,160 --> 02:01:49,400 Speaker 1: waited on that pass last night that got called back. 2275 02:01:50,160 --> 02:01:53,280 Speaker 1: That would have been for a touchdown. So I don't 2276 02:01:53,280 --> 02:01:55,160 Speaker 1: think he's having tremendous trouble with the deep balls. A 2277 02:01:55,200 --> 02:01:57,320 Speaker 1: matter of fact, I feel like he's much improved. And 2278 02:01:57,440 --> 02:01:59,520 Speaker 1: then what was his first issue that he was asking about? 2279 02:01:59,560 --> 02:02:06,200 Speaker 1: It was, uhl on it here. I saw you writing 2280 02:02:06,240 --> 02:02:10,360 Speaker 1: it down. I was pas, oh, yeah, Josh's wife just 2281 02:02:10,400 --> 02:02:14,200 Speaker 1: even started an AJJ. Yeah. I mean AJ is coming along. 2282 02:02:15,520 --> 02:02:17,800 Speaker 1: If you want to speed off the edge rusher, you're 2283 02:02:17,840 --> 02:02:19,480 Speaker 1: still going to be in the market for that, because 2284 02:02:19,520 --> 02:02:22,480 Speaker 1: they do not have that right now. Aj Epinessa is 2285 02:02:22,520 --> 02:02:26,360 Speaker 1: more of a power rusher who's gonna win with technique 2286 02:02:26,400 --> 02:02:31,280 Speaker 1: and strength. While you know you got He's not Von Miller. 2287 02:02:31,320 --> 02:02:33,800 Speaker 1: He's not winning with pure speed off the edge. So 2288 02:02:33,960 --> 02:02:37,240 Speaker 1: if you feel you need that, yeah, you could very 2289 02:02:37,280 --> 02:02:40,640 Speaker 1: well see the Bills drafting a speed rusher off the edge, 2290 02:02:41,320 --> 02:02:43,440 Speaker 1: knowing the veterans and long in the tooth players they 2291 02:02:43,480 --> 02:02:46,120 Speaker 1: have at that position aside from Epinessa and Darryl Johnson. 2292 02:02:46,560 --> 02:02:49,880 Speaker 1: And Daryl Johnson is another speed to power type rusher. 2293 02:02:49,960 --> 02:02:52,640 Speaker 1: He's not a pure bend the edge guy. So if 2294 02:02:52,640 --> 02:02:54,160 Speaker 1: you feel you need to bend the edge guy, they 2295 02:02:54,200 --> 02:02:56,080 Speaker 1: could very easily go back in the draft and get one. 2296 02:02:56,080 --> 02:02:58,680 Speaker 1: All right, break time for us. When we return, it 2297 02:02:58,920 --> 02:03:02,440 Speaker 1: is time for the Maddie Awards. Our colleague Maddie Glab 2298 02:03:02,560 --> 02:03:04,520 Speaker 1: will be joining us to hand those out when we return. 2299 02:03:04,560 --> 02:03:06,360 Speaker 1: Here on One Bills Live, presented by Collat of Health, 2300 02:03:06,360 --> 02:03:22,000 Speaker 1: It's Buffalo Bills Radio, Chris Brown, Steve Tasper, one Bills Live. 2301 02:03:22,080 --> 02:03:24,560 Speaker 1: It is that time in the week that we love 2302 02:03:24,640 --> 02:03:26,800 Speaker 1: to do because it means the Bills have won again. 2303 02:03:27,400 --> 02:03:31,240 Speaker 1: It's time for the Maddie Awards, presented by Energy Mark, 2304 02:03:31,320 --> 02:03:37,080 Speaker 1: the official energy supplier to the Buffalo Bills. Welcome Maddie 2305 02:03:37,120 --> 02:03:41,640 Speaker 1: Glabb to sweep over. Hey, guys, so pumped to be on. 2306 02:03:42,040 --> 02:03:44,720 Speaker 1: I mean this is five weeks straight we're going on. 2307 02:03:45,320 --> 02:03:48,800 Speaker 1: Let's keep it going. Let's keep it going. I have 2308 02:03:48,920 --> 02:03:52,960 Speaker 1: no problem with that. Um so we uh, we jump 2309 02:03:53,080 --> 02:03:56,800 Speaker 1: right in, Maddie and there was there was a lot 2310 02:03:56,880 --> 02:04:00,240 Speaker 1: of things to consider here with respect to offensive and VP, 2311 02:04:00,440 --> 02:04:02,840 Speaker 1: since they scored on seven of their nine possessions, not 2312 02:04:02,960 --> 02:04:04,880 Speaker 1: counting the kneel down at the end of the first half. 2313 02:04:05,600 --> 02:04:08,840 Speaker 1: But offensive MVP, you got a little creative with this 2314 02:04:08,960 --> 02:04:12,480 Speaker 1: one instead of just giving it to one person. Yeah, 2315 02:04:12,520 --> 02:04:14,560 Speaker 1: I like to get creative on these one I can. 2316 02:04:14,760 --> 02:04:19,520 Speaker 1: So the offensive MVP is Josh Diggs. Their connection together, 2317 02:04:19,680 --> 02:04:22,200 Speaker 1: and I'm just gonna start calling the two Josh Diggs 2318 02:04:22,280 --> 02:04:26,320 Speaker 1: because the two have officially become one. When you look 2319 02:04:26,360 --> 02:04:28,720 Speaker 1: at what Diggs has been able to do, what Josh 2320 02:04:28,760 --> 02:04:31,200 Speaker 1: has been able to do this season, I mean move 2321 02:04:31,240 --> 02:04:33,920 Speaker 1: over to Banta Adams because Stefan Diggs, I think is 2322 02:04:33,960 --> 02:04:37,200 Speaker 1: gunning for the best receiver of the season in my opinion. 2323 02:04:37,320 --> 02:04:40,800 Speaker 1: He ties a career high three receiving touchdowns, the most 2324 02:04:40,840 --> 02:04:43,240 Speaker 1: in a game for the Bills since Stevie Johnson in 2325 02:04:43,320 --> 02:04:47,560 Speaker 1: twenty and ten leaked the NFL in receptions receiving yards, 2326 02:04:48,120 --> 02:04:51,600 Speaker 1: broke the single season franchise record for receptions receiving yards. 2327 02:04:51,960 --> 02:04:57,200 Speaker 1: Josh Allen has seven franchise records this season. Buffalo Bill's 2328 02:04:57,280 --> 02:05:00,400 Speaker 1: pr tweeted out all the stats in which he's broken 2329 02:05:00,480 --> 02:05:04,880 Speaker 1: franchise records. He had seven, with the latest being passing touchdowns, 2330 02:05:04,960 --> 02:05:09,280 Speaker 1: completions and three hundred yard games. Without each other, they 2331 02:05:09,360 --> 02:05:12,960 Speaker 1: would not have twelve wins. They are my favorite duo 2332 02:05:13,160 --> 02:05:16,600 Speaker 1: in the NFL, but I'm also very biased on this. 2333 02:05:17,480 --> 02:05:20,400 Speaker 1: But also thanks to Stefan for helping me win my 2334 02:05:20,560 --> 02:05:24,040 Speaker 1: fantasy league yesterday and in my other fantasy league, the 2335 02:05:24,120 --> 02:05:26,880 Speaker 1: one that we're all in together, he helped me beat 2336 02:05:27,240 --> 02:05:32,839 Speaker 1: Ribbs for the seventh place finish. Ribbs had Alvin Kamara 2337 02:05:33,040 --> 02:05:36,960 Speaker 1: on his team and I still beat him. Look at that, 2338 02:05:37,320 --> 02:05:40,640 Speaker 1: so I think what's more important? I think what's more 2339 02:05:40,680 --> 02:05:44,080 Speaker 1: important here? Maddie, Is you settled on Josh Diggs? Did 2340 02:05:44,160 --> 02:05:49,840 Speaker 1: you give any consideration to Stefan Allen? I did. I 2341 02:05:49,960 --> 02:05:54,600 Speaker 1: think I'm gonna go with Josh Diggs. You know, Josh 2342 02:05:54,680 --> 02:05:57,840 Speaker 1: Allen is throwing the passes and Stefan Diggs is catching 2343 02:05:57,880 --> 02:06:01,240 Speaker 1: them rolls off the tongue, which it has not quite 2344 02:06:01,280 --> 02:06:04,640 Speaker 1: to the level of Bradlin Branchline or anything, but well 2345 02:06:04,680 --> 02:06:07,680 Speaker 1: it's not Bradlina, No, it's Gela, but still pretty good. 2346 02:06:08,320 --> 02:06:10,560 Speaker 1: Josh Diggs. I like it. I like, all right, who's 2347 02:06:10,600 --> 02:06:16,160 Speaker 1: the defensive MVP? Before we get to the defensive MVP. 2348 02:06:16,360 --> 02:06:18,600 Speaker 1: I just want to give a quick honorable mention to 2349 02:06:18,840 --> 02:06:22,760 Speaker 1: Lee Smith because a blocking tight end is out there 2350 02:06:22,960 --> 02:06:26,520 Speaker 1: running routes last night, scoring his second receiving touchdown of 2351 02:06:26,640 --> 02:06:29,840 Speaker 1: the season. You know when Lee Smith is scoring touchdowns 2352 02:06:29,920 --> 02:06:32,640 Speaker 1: that this team is having so much fun. But the 2353 02:06:32,760 --> 02:06:35,760 Speaker 1: defensive MVP, for me, that's going to go to the 2354 02:06:35,840 --> 02:06:38,840 Speaker 1: amount of three and outs the defense had last night. 2355 02:06:39,360 --> 02:06:43,120 Speaker 1: They had four three and outs. The Patriots punted on 2356 02:06:43,400 --> 02:06:47,760 Speaker 1: seven of nine possessions. The defense allowed a season low 2357 02:06:47,920 --> 02:06:50,480 Speaker 1: nine points against the Patriots, and a lot of that 2358 02:06:50,720 --> 02:06:54,160 Speaker 1: is their ability to get off the field. They were 2359 02:06:54,240 --> 02:06:56,920 Speaker 1: four and twelve on third down. The Patriots were just 2360 02:06:57,080 --> 02:07:01,120 Speaker 1: fifty six passing yards. Since Week twelve, well, the Buffalo 2361 02:07:01,240 --> 02:07:05,120 Speaker 1: Bills have been allowing only sixteen point eight points per game. 2362 02:07:05,480 --> 02:07:08,640 Speaker 1: They finally jumped back into the top ten this week 2363 02:07:08,720 --> 02:07:13,600 Speaker 1: in defense in accordance to total yards allowed per game. 2364 02:07:13,920 --> 02:07:16,480 Speaker 1: I mean, they had some leaky plays last night with 2365 02:07:17,360 --> 02:07:20,400 Speaker 1: a cam getting a couple extra yards and other players 2366 02:07:20,440 --> 02:07:22,560 Speaker 1: getting a couple extra yards, but they did a really 2367 02:07:22,600 --> 02:07:24,720 Speaker 1: good job. I thought of working on the front end 2368 02:07:24,800 --> 02:07:27,880 Speaker 1: to compliment the back end and letting the secondary work. Yeah, 2369 02:07:27,920 --> 02:07:29,840 Speaker 1: It's interesting. The Bills have been a really good third 2370 02:07:29,920 --> 02:07:32,880 Speaker 1: down team offensively, but you know, they had both teams 2371 02:07:32,960 --> 02:07:35,160 Speaker 1: had twelve third downs in the game, but the Bills 2372 02:07:35,200 --> 02:07:38,360 Speaker 1: had thirty one first down, so it's only you know, 2373 02:07:38,520 --> 02:07:41,560 Speaker 1: there's nineteen. They weren't even getting to third days, right, 2374 02:07:41,560 --> 02:07:45,200 Speaker 1: They were getting third down at all anyway, And the 2375 02:07:45,280 --> 02:07:47,200 Speaker 1: big plays certainly kicked in as a part of that 2376 02:07:47,320 --> 02:07:49,240 Speaker 1: as well. So yeah, that's a good one. The third 2377 02:07:49,560 --> 02:07:52,800 Speaker 1: three an ounce are absolutely enormous. What about the next award, 2378 02:07:52,880 --> 02:07:57,840 Speaker 1: the best play award? So the best play award has 2379 02:07:57,920 --> 02:08:01,040 Speaker 1: to go to a first order play that I don't 2380 02:08:01,040 --> 02:08:04,040 Speaker 1: think any of us were expecting a tie game in 2381 02:08:04,120 --> 02:08:06,200 Speaker 1: the first quarter. You know, a lot of game left 2382 02:08:06,240 --> 02:08:08,960 Speaker 1: to play, a lot of things could happen. And here 2383 02:08:08,960 --> 02:08:11,640 Speaker 1: there are the Buffalo Bills with a nice fake punt 2384 02:08:12,160 --> 02:08:15,760 Speaker 1: in which special team we're in. Safety Jaquan Johnson throws 2385 02:08:15,800 --> 02:08:19,680 Speaker 1: a pass a special team around corner Surran Neil And 2386 02:08:19,800 --> 02:08:22,919 Speaker 1: it was a left handed throw by Jaquan Johnson across 2387 02:08:23,040 --> 02:08:25,440 Speaker 1: his body and not the easiest throw to make in 2388 02:08:25,520 --> 02:08:27,560 Speaker 1: a situation where I'm sure he had a lot of 2389 02:08:27,720 --> 02:08:31,280 Speaker 1: nerves at being his first pass in an NFL game, 2390 02:08:31,360 --> 02:08:34,440 Speaker 1: And I mean, when you're doing trick plays like that 2391 02:08:34,560 --> 02:08:36,680 Speaker 1: in the first quarter, do you kind of just think 2392 02:08:36,760 --> 02:08:39,520 Speaker 1: that you have the game in the bag already? This 2393 02:08:39,760 --> 02:08:42,280 Speaker 1: is this is a little bit risky, but the Buffalo 2394 02:08:42,360 --> 02:08:44,920 Speaker 1: Bill said, you know what, whatever, We're just gonna put 2395 02:08:44,960 --> 02:08:48,160 Speaker 1: it out there. And I loved it. Yeah, And we 2396 02:08:48,240 --> 02:08:50,080 Speaker 1: were talking to Eric Wood earlier and he was telling 2397 02:08:50,160 --> 02:08:52,280 Speaker 1: us about how, you know, that's a check at the 2398 02:08:52,320 --> 02:08:54,760 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. You see how the punt formations lined 2399 02:08:54,840 --> 02:08:56,960 Speaker 1: up for the Patriots, and you see nobody covering Suran 2400 02:08:57,080 --> 02:08:59,240 Speaker 1: Neil out there, so you call the check and he, 2401 02:09:00,040 --> 02:09:02,560 Speaker 1: Jikuan Johnson called his own number. Yeah, and he made 2402 02:09:02,560 --> 02:09:04,920 Speaker 1: it happen. So good on him, because that's at your 2403 02:09:04,960 --> 02:09:06,880 Speaker 1: own thirty five yard line on a fourth and five. 2404 02:09:06,960 --> 02:09:09,160 Speaker 1: That is a gutsy call there. You do not want 2405 02:09:09,200 --> 02:09:13,360 Speaker 1: that to go wrong. Yeah, best Spike Award. I think 2406 02:09:13,400 --> 02:09:16,960 Speaker 1: I know where this one's going. It didn't go to 2407 02:09:17,280 --> 02:09:21,080 Speaker 1: Rob Gronkowski, the former Patriot. Instead, it went to his 2408 02:09:21,240 --> 02:09:25,040 Speaker 1: former head coach, Bill Belichick. He wanted to challenge a 2409 02:09:25,120 --> 02:09:27,840 Speaker 1: play that happened right in front of him. He thought 2410 02:09:27,880 --> 02:09:31,240 Speaker 1: that Dawson Knox didn't catch that pass where he had 2411 02:09:31,320 --> 02:09:34,320 Speaker 1: some epic toe drag swag to make sure he stayed 2412 02:09:34,400 --> 02:09:38,240 Speaker 1: in bound. So Belichick of course loses the challenge, gets 2413 02:09:38,280 --> 02:09:40,360 Speaker 1: on the phone where the guys are probably like, that 2414 02:09:40,560 --> 02:09:43,440 Speaker 1: was a terrible challenge or you lost the call, and 2415 02:09:43,720 --> 02:09:48,360 Speaker 1: Bill gets a little frustrated and continues to or proceeds 2416 02:09:48,440 --> 02:09:55,480 Speaker 1: to spike the phone into the Microsoft Surface wall. Might 2417 02:09:55,520 --> 02:09:58,480 Speaker 1: be a better spike there than Gronk used to do 2418 02:09:59,200 --> 02:10:02,440 Speaker 1: in New England. He said that his frustrations got the 2419 02:10:02,520 --> 02:10:05,160 Speaker 1: best of him after the game. Well, I'll sell you this. 2420 02:10:06,400 --> 02:10:09,360 Speaker 1: Any you can name any spike that Rob Gronkowski has 2421 02:10:09,360 --> 02:10:11,560 Speaker 1: ever done. It has not been viewed more than that 2422 02:10:11,760 --> 02:10:15,480 Speaker 1: spike in twenty four hours. Which is why the happiest 2423 02:10:15,520 --> 02:10:18,640 Speaker 1: people are the Microsoft Surface people based on exposure alone. 2424 02:10:19,160 --> 02:10:21,800 Speaker 1: I mean they just they just got their advertising budget 2425 02:10:22,080 --> 02:10:25,120 Speaker 1: bargain right there, because that worked in spades for them 2426 02:10:26,000 --> 02:10:30,800 Speaker 1: around the league. Maddie, who's cooking? Now? All right? It 2427 02:10:31,000 --> 02:10:34,680 Speaker 1: was a matchup between Alvin Kimara and Dalvin Cook. We've 2428 02:10:34,760 --> 02:10:37,480 Speaker 1: seen Dalvin Cook Cook all year, but who would win 2429 02:10:37,600 --> 02:10:42,120 Speaker 1: this rushing battle of that game? Let Alvin Cook, Guys, 2430 02:10:42,240 --> 02:10:45,880 Speaker 1: he had six rushing touchdowns which ties the NFL record 2431 02:10:46,160 --> 02:10:48,280 Speaker 1: had twenty two carries for one hundred and fifty six 2432 02:10:48,400 --> 02:10:51,920 Speaker 1: rushing yards average seven yards to carry, so he got 2433 02:10:51,960 --> 02:10:54,720 Speaker 1: a lot of ground pretty easily against the Vikings in 2434 02:10:54,800 --> 02:10:57,480 Speaker 1: that game. And I group for Alvin Kimara because he 2435 02:10:57,640 --> 02:10:59,960 Speaker 1: played at Tennessee when I worked there, so I'm always 2436 02:11:00,120 --> 02:11:03,880 Speaker 1: happy to see him have some success on the field. Awesome, Maddie. 2437 02:11:03,920 --> 02:11:06,200 Speaker 1: We are tight on time, so we're gonna cut it there, 2438 02:11:06,800 --> 02:11:09,480 Speaker 1: but thanks for taking us through the game last night 2439 02:11:09,520 --> 02:11:11,960 Speaker 1: with your Maddie's along with one around the league. We 2440 02:11:12,040 --> 02:11:14,080 Speaker 1: appreciate it and we hope we are talking to you 2441 02:11:14,560 --> 02:11:19,480 Speaker 1: again next Monday. Yeah. Let's make it sixth straight and 2442 02:11:19,560 --> 02:11:21,840 Speaker 1: then on into the playoffs, so let's not to stop 2443 02:11:21,960 --> 02:11:24,160 Speaker 1: until the year's over. Yeah, amen to that? All right. 2444 02:11:24,200 --> 02:11:26,840 Speaker 1: That's Maddie Glab joining us here on One Bills Live 2445 02:11:26,880 --> 02:11:28,960 Speaker 1: with the Maddie Awards, brought to you by Energy Mark, 2446 02:11:29,000 --> 02:11:31,560 Speaker 1: the official energy supplier of the Buffalo Bills. Break time 2447 02:11:31,640 --> 02:11:34,040 Speaker 1: for us, but Steve and I close up another edition 2448 02:11:34,080 --> 02:11:36,240 Speaker 1: of One Bills Live when we return with what have 2449 02:11:36,320 --> 02:11:38,320 Speaker 1: we learned? Here? On One Bill's Live presented by Kalid 2450 02:11:38,320 --> 02:11:54,240 Speaker 1: to Health, It's Buffalo Bills Radio have we learned brought 2451 02:11:54,280 --> 02:11:56,640 Speaker 1: to you by Skyworks, the official construction of quim and 2452 02:11:56,680 --> 02:11:59,720 Speaker 1: Rental Company of the Buffalo Bills. Steve, we learned two 2453 02:11:59,800 --> 02:12:06,120 Speaker 1: big things today. Number One, last night's win was extremely 2454 02:12:06,320 --> 02:12:10,520 Speaker 1: meaningful for the Bills fan base. It was a necessary 2455 02:12:10,600 --> 02:12:14,520 Speaker 1: component of this breakout twenty twenty season to put the 2456 02:12:14,680 --> 02:12:18,120 Speaker 1: nail in the coffin of the dynasty that was the 2457 02:12:18,200 --> 02:12:22,200 Speaker 1: Patriots and is happily no more. Yeah. It really seems 2458 02:12:22,240 --> 02:12:25,640 Speaker 1: to have been an exclamation cathartic. Yeah, very much so. 2459 02:12:25,920 --> 02:12:28,200 Speaker 1: And the way it happened, the way the game went, 2460 02:12:28,360 --> 02:12:30,240 Speaker 1: the reaction the Patriots had to it, the way the 2461 02:12:30,280 --> 02:12:34,000 Speaker 1: Patriots looked, and how well the Bills played, the way 2462 02:12:34,040 --> 02:12:37,120 Speaker 1: they were coached to play, the coaching calls that were made, 2463 02:12:37,480 --> 02:12:41,080 Speaker 1: the going forward on fourth downs, the throw the deep 2464 02:12:41,200 --> 02:12:43,800 Speaker 1: shot coming out of the first play of a drive 2465 02:12:44,000 --> 02:12:49,680 Speaker 1: when you're already up thirty one nine. Yeah, yeah, it's 2466 02:12:49,720 --> 02:12:52,360 Speaker 1: pretty pretty nice. It's pretty tasty for Bills fans, along 2467 02:12:52,400 --> 02:12:56,360 Speaker 1: with Bill Belichick's visible frustration. The second thing we learned 2468 02:12:56,400 --> 02:13:01,200 Speaker 1: today was that Mike Tomlin, head coach of Steelers, has 2469 02:13:01,280 --> 02:13:05,640 Speaker 1: already determined that he will rest Ben Roethlisberger, along with 2470 02:13:05,760 --> 02:13:11,120 Speaker 1: some other starters. In their season finale against the Cleveland Browns, 2471 02:13:11,640 --> 02:13:14,400 Speaker 1: the Steelers can be a two or three. I believe 2472 02:13:14,480 --> 02:13:16,680 Speaker 1: that's they're in the same boat as the Bills, and 2473 02:13:16,800 --> 02:13:19,680 Speaker 1: it's basically those two teams jockeying for those two respective 2474 02:13:19,720 --> 02:13:23,320 Speaker 1: AFC playoff seeds. But the Browns need the game. The 2475 02:13:23,440 --> 02:13:26,120 Speaker 1: Steelers are saying rest is more important for us after 2476 02:13:26,200 --> 02:13:28,200 Speaker 1: we didn't have a bye week, and that decision may 2477 02:13:28,240 --> 02:13:30,480 Speaker 1: impact what the Bills do. Yeah, I think it might. 2478 02:13:31,040 --> 02:13:34,560 Speaker 1: If both those teams lose, There's still a bunch of 2479 02:13:34,600 --> 02:13:36,600 Speaker 1: other games that have to come down that you have 2480 02:13:36,640 --> 02:13:38,440 Speaker 1: to wait for the result of to find out who 2481 02:13:38,440 --> 02:13:42,200 Speaker 1: you're gonna play. Baltimore, Tennessee, Indianapolis all have games where 2482 02:13:42,200 --> 02:13:45,120 Speaker 1: they're favored in. How those games come out depends on 2483 02:13:45,240 --> 02:13:47,120 Speaker 1: how the seating and whether what effect it has on you. 2484 02:13:47,240 --> 02:13:50,280 Speaker 1: So it's really too many question marks to really go 2485 02:13:50,400 --> 02:13:52,280 Speaker 1: in there thinking you need the game. You have to believe, 2486 02:13:52,360 --> 02:13:55,720 Speaker 1: Bills fans, if starters aren't playing, might be scoreboard watching 2487 02:13:55,760 --> 02:13:58,240 Speaker 1: more than the watching the actual Bills game. Steve and 2488 02:13:58,280 --> 02:14:00,520 Speaker 1: I back tomorrow with more one as Live as we 2489 02:14:00,600 --> 02:14:11,960 Speaker 1: get set for that season finale. We'll see you then. M.