1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,840 Speaker 1: Joining us on the line right now, our next guests. 2 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:05,519 Speaker 1: He is the sports director at w ro OCTV in Rochester. 3 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: You see him on Bill's preseason games. Dad Brown joined us. Hello, Dad, 4 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: how are you today? Hey? Fellas aw you guys doing good? 5 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: Holding up, everybody holding up in your end, everybody good 6 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: in your family and everything. Yeah, doing okay. Um. I 7 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: think my daughter likes not having to go to school 8 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: every day. We do try and set up a bad 9 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: school where she does some old work and then I 10 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: get her outside to become her a gym teacher for 11 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: the day. And you know, it's been fun though, because 12 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: you know, you get a chance every day now, Like 13 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: we go out and we play volleyball, we play tennis 14 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 1: in the driveway. We feel the physbee around. It's good 15 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: to have that much daddy daughter time. It's not I 16 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:39,919 Speaker 1: losing the way you want to set it up. But 17 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 1: you know, as far as silver linings go, it's a 18 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: pretty bright silver one, you know, Dan. I've heard people 19 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: say that when this is over, whenever it is like 20 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 1: what you just said, hanging out with you. How old 21 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: is your daughter to a grade school age? I would 22 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: imagine right she's twelve. She's in seventh grades. I've heard 23 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: people say that things will change as far as relationship 24 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: between parents and children when this is over. Do you 25 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: think that'll be the case. Yeah, I think so. I 26 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: think you know, there's an opportunity here for you know, 27 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: people to reconnect potentially, but you know, just just for 28 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: us here. You know, it's just nice to be able 29 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: to take an era of life. You know, especially my daughter. 30 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: She's getting to the age now where she's quickly transitioning 31 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: from I want to hang out with dad too. I 32 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: want to hang out with anybody but Dad, And to 33 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: have a chance to you know, spend this much time 34 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: and and you know, connect on different things. And I've 35 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: introduced her to shows that I used to watch growing 36 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: up that we can find on YouTube. Now we're inventing. 37 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,119 Speaker 1: I mean, all the things that you want to say 38 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: you have time for now you do have time for it, 39 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 1: and you know, and you know, being able to take 40 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 1: advantage of that has been again one of the silver 41 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: linings of this. Yeah. One of the things that's happening 42 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 1: as well. People are you know, people around the league 43 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: are starting to get on board with kind of giving 44 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: back and helping out the greater cost. Brandon Bean did that, 45 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: and he's got this contest go where there's a bunch 46 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: of stuff that he's given away. Now that you're sick, 47 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: questioned with your family, which would you which one of 48 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: these prizes that Brandon Bean is given away? Would you? 49 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: And may give us an insight, which one would your 50 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: daughter want to do? Does she have any interest in 51 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: some of the prizes that Brandon Bean's given away for 52 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: the his relief of the COVID nineteen efforts. If it 53 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:13,959 Speaker 1: was me, give me, give me Brandon being at lunch 54 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: for a while. Actually give me Brandon being at practice. 55 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: I'd love to just stand next to him and you know, 56 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: pick the brain and listen to a you know how 57 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: a true professional NFL personnel guy, you know, looks at 58 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: a practice. What he's looking at, what he's watching. I 59 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,119 Speaker 1: think my daughter would probably prefer the tickets to the game, 60 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: though I think she likes the big game experience. She's 61 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: not as much into football, So the idea of calling 62 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: in a draft pick or you know, going out to 63 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: lunch with Brandon Bean wouldn't be as exciting. But I'll 64 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: tell you what, for the fans, I love this contest 65 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: because Brandon Bean is such the perfect guy for this. 66 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: He's gonna be fantastic, personable, you know, give everybody a laugh, 67 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: have a you know, be able to connect with everybody. 68 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: He's so good at that. He's such a great, you know, 69 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: people person and I think it makes you know, it's 70 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: part of what he why he's successful as a GM. 71 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: And I guarantee the Bills fans that win, you know, 72 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: the opportunity to go to Launch, to share a practice, 73 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: to hang out with them. I don't know why they 74 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:07,519 Speaker 1: didn't put a round of golf with Brandon being in 75 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: the prizes. Maybe next time around they could try that, hap, 76 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,119 Speaker 1: because that'd be awesome too. But everybody who wins those 77 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: prizes is going to be, you know, very very happy 78 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: with having the chance to hang out with him. That's 79 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: the one I picked two to stand next to Brandon 80 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: and practice. You know, Steve and I watch a little practice, 81 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: watch bits of it, but to spend an entire practice 82 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: with him and get hopefully unvarnished realism about what he 83 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: thinks about this player, that player, this play, that play. 84 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: I think that'd be worth its weight in gold. That's 85 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: one I would pick as well. Then I don't think 86 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: you'll get unvarnished, but I will take partially varnished and 87 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: be very happy with that. I think it'd be a 88 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: great time. And you're right, you know, it's you know, 89 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: we talk about it, and Steve knows better than you 90 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: and I do, obviously being in the game. But you know, 91 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: as much as you and I have been around football, 92 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: and as much as we've you know, knowledge as we've gained, 93 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: it's still just a sliver of what these guys think 94 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: about and understand and recognize. You know. It's one thing 95 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: for you know, me and John to go back and 96 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: watch film fifteen times and they call, oh, yeah, that's 97 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: what they were trying to do there, whereas a guy 98 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: like Brandon's probably gonna be able to watch it in 99 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: a practice or just watch it one say oh yeah, 100 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: they're doing this, this and this, And that's the part 101 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: that fascinates me to just there's so many layers with 102 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: this game, and so many different ways of things fit together. 103 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: To see a guy of you know, his knowledge, his ability, 104 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: and his success already in his job and see him 105 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: take it apart, I can't imagine a better way to 106 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: spend a couple of hours. One of the things that 107 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: happened last week was Brandon being came out and kind 108 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:27,919 Speaker 1: of made himself available to the media. What was your 109 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: biggest takeaway from all the information that Brandon being divulged 110 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: last week? He had a lot of tie gave the 111 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: media a lot of time last week, and what was 112 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 1: your biggest takeaway from everything that he said? Well, the 113 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: first takeaway was I was just blown away about how 114 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: much time we got and couldn't been more attitiative. I 115 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,359 Speaker 1: mean over an hour. It is fantastic. But to me, 116 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: you know, all the football stuff he talked about, the 117 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: thing I come away with it and I talk to 118 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: people about this all the time. You know, we see 119 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: these football players and coaches and gms is high and mighty, 120 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 1: and you know, pieces and things that you put on 121 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 1: your fantasy team but had over way over ninety percent 122 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: of them are just regular people like me and you 123 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 1: and hear Brandon mean talk about the fact that you know, 124 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: he needs to get out. He took a two hour walk, 125 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: you know, about a week before he talked to us 126 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: and return phone calls and talked about how much you know, 127 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: that kind of relaxed him and refreshed him a little bit. 128 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: Now he's walking all the time, and the fact that 129 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: he appreciates spending time with his family. He joked that, 130 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: you know, his sons are in high school. He's had 131 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 1: more dinner time with them in the last week and 132 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: a half, and he's had probably their entire lives. You know, 133 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: these are just regular people who are trying to get 134 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: through this, the same as you and me. Yet you know, 135 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: they have jobs that are in the public eye, and 136 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: they make a whole lot more money than most of 137 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: the rest of us. But you know, they're in the 138 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: same boat as everybody else when it comes to fighting 139 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 1: this virus and dealing with this virus, and you know, 140 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,280 Speaker 1: and to hear how you know, someone like him who's 141 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: under immense pressure this time of year to be able to, 142 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: you know, figure out a way to kind of get 143 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: to a happy place, for lack of a better term, 144 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: I think was the thing that I will stuck with 145 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: me the most. We're on the line with Ted Brown, 146 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: sports director w R OCTV and Rochester Ted talking to 147 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: Brandon last week, I was I was fascinated by how 148 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: much detail he provided about the Stephan Diggs trade and 149 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: how much consideration went into it in a very short time. 150 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: Maybe just a couple of hours, although he did admit 151 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: they talked to the Vikings about acquiring Diggs even way 152 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: back to last year. Huh. I was I was interested 153 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: in how quickly it came together because obviously, you know, 154 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,239 Speaker 1: he admitted that the Bills had interested in the receiver 155 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: and kind of checked with the Vikings before the trade 156 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 1: deadline last year. And then you know, basically on the 157 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 1: Monday of the first day of a free agency, you know, 158 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: after Diggs puts out that tweet that kind of gave 159 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: everybody to hint them maybe he wasn't happy there, he 160 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: puts a call in, you know, they kind of work 161 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: some things out. They circle back later that night. In 162 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 1: a half our Laird's done. You know. You sometimes you 163 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: think that, you know, maybe those kind of trades take 164 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: days and you know, weeks of haggling. And obviously it 165 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 1: wasn't like Brandon being just thought of this, you know, 166 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: a couple weeks ago. This was something he had been 167 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 1: at least putting in the minds of the Vikings for 168 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 1: a while. But to have it, you know, basically come 169 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 1: together in six seven hours, I think, you know, more 170 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: trades and more of these deals probably happened that way, 171 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: then we would think and you know, a great deal 172 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: for the bills. Um, you know, is exactly the guy 173 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,279 Speaker 1: they needed. And it was fun for for being certainly 174 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 1: to take us behind the curtain a little bit with that. 175 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: You wrote an article a little while back that about 176 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: the compensation picks that Brandon being You talk about, you know, 177 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: how much time he's gotten, how many things are on 178 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: his play most people, and you get to the compensation 179 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: picks for when you lose people to the free agent market, 180 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: and how that affects some teams and and some some 181 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: guys you know, kind of spend their time preoccupied with that. 182 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: Tell us what you think about Brandon Bean and his 183 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: philosophy about compensation picks. Well, I think Brandon Bean would 184 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: love to have, you know, obviously get to his roster 185 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: to a point where he can, you know, gain compensation picks. 186 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: But he has enough young cann that he can let 187 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: free agents walk and not sign others in his place 188 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: in its place to you know, end up with the 189 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: compensation picks at the end of the day. Well, what 190 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: I noticed with Brandon this kind of started with almost 191 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: a joke of a tweet when he signed Darryl Williams. 192 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 1: I tweeted out, you know, some time in late August, 193 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: Brandon is going to trade either Darryl Williams or Tie 194 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: and Sky for a draft pick, because he had done 195 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: that the year before with Wyattell and Russell Bodin. Well, 196 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: I looked into it a little more, and you know, 197 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 1: there is quite a market for draft picks in that preseason, 198 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: in that August time of year, and every year there's 199 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: about fifteen twenty trades where a team will essentially sell 200 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: off a piece for a draft pick. Now not high 201 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: draft picks most of the time. There are five sixes 202 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: and sevens, but you know they're still picks. And as 203 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: it turns out, the only GM in the NFL who's 204 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: been able to do this each of the last three 205 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: years is Brandon Beam. Bean had done it four times. 206 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: Only the Browns have done it more. But Beans haul 207 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: from those four trades of four two fives and two 208 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: sixes is much higher than what the Browns have gotten. 209 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:43,439 Speaker 1: So essentially, when it comes to the August preseason pick market, 210 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: Brandon bed is the best at it, and it's been, 211 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: you know, incredibly football With the Bills, they've gotten those 212 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: five picks and those picks have been used, you know, 213 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: to acquire bigger name players. Need to think one of 214 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: the picks went in the trade up to get Cody Ford, 215 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 1: another of the picks went in the trade up to 216 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: get Dawson Knox, and at least one of the picks. 217 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:05,079 Speaker 1: I haven't seen one hundred percent concrete assessment of what 218 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: the Digs trade was, but I'm pretty sure at least 219 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: one of those picks was in the Bigs trade too. 220 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: So you know, he is not only gaining the Bills 221 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:13,559 Speaker 1: picks in a way that most people don't talk about. 222 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 1: He's using it to bring in guys who are starters 223 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 1: and maybe even potential stars. See if you agree with this, 224 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: because Steve and I have been talking about how here's 225 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: another way that Brandon being is. I'm not saying he's 226 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 1: revolutionizing the GM role in the NFL, but I think 227 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:31,199 Speaker 1: being in the Bills have done a great job of 228 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: taking their time and free agency and signing players to 229 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: short term contracts one maybe two years. I think it's 230 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: a league wide trend, but I think the Bills are 231 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: at the forefront of that trend. There's a lot of 232 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 1: reasons for it. Being talked to us about it last week. 233 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,199 Speaker 1: It's obviously a player, you know, betting on he'll be 234 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: able to cash in big the next year, and teams 235 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: not wanting to commit. But they seem to be doing 236 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 1: that more than most other teams are doing now, and 237 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: maybe more than most teams have ever done it in 238 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:56,319 Speaker 1: the past. I mean the free agents to one and 239 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: two year contracts. I think you're right. I think it 240 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: is a league wide trend. And I think part of 241 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: that is because I think this year a lot of 242 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 1: players and agents are waiting to see what the new 243 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 1: TV contract will be, Like most people anticipate that'll result 244 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: in a pretty big cap increase, So it doesn't really 245 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: behoove you to lock into contracts and salaries for twenty two, 246 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, you know, when there's probably a pretty 247 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 1: sizable golden egg at the end of that rainbow somewhere, 248 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: so a pot of goal the end of that rainbow. 249 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: So I think that's why the trend is that way 250 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: league wide. But you're right, Brandon Bean does it, you know, 251 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: I would think more often than most gms. And I 252 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: think part of it is too. When he came to Buffalo, 253 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 1: he talked about having to, you know, clean out the 254 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 1: cap and fix that and kind of the bullet they 255 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: had to bite in twenty eighteen with all the dead money. 256 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: I don't think Brandon Bean ever wants to take this 257 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: franchise back to that spot, you know, And I think 258 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: he will do almost whatever it takes to make sure 259 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: that doesn't happen. And that means, you know, limiting yourself 260 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: to sending one and two year deals or two year 261 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: deals that you can get out of after one year. 262 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: I think he feels like in the long term play, 263 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: it's worth it because it's still gives you cap flexibility. 264 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: I mean, you think about they signed what like seventy 265 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: five or one hundred and five free agents last or 266 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: whatever it was, and this year they still came in 267 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: with the third or fourth most cap book. If you 268 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: can go into that situation every year, it makes you 269 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:17,079 Speaker 1: incredibly gives you an incredible advantage when it comes to 270 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 1: free agency and how you build your roster because you 271 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: have flexibility in a lot of different ways. So I 272 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,959 Speaker 1: think you know, Brandon Bean is gonna say, I'm not 273 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 1: going to value any one free agent more than I am. 274 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: The flexibility to do whatever the heck I want to 275 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: every offseason we've mentioned a couple of times in our conversation. 276 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: I guess let's just ask a direct question about it. 277 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: What do you think about the Steph Digs trade. The 278 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: only pushback we've heard from people around the countries that 279 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: they think the Bills gave up way too much to 280 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: get him. I don't think that's true, because they've got 281 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: him to a four year contract at eleven million dollars 282 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: a year, which is not much for a wide receiver 283 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: who may be in the top five in the league. 284 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: First of all, I thought they did overpay. I if 285 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 1: you put the two sides of the trade on the 286 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 1: table and say stuff on Diggs versus the four picks 287 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 1: the Bills gave up, I think the four picks are 288 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 1: worth more. But I think Brandon Bean did a great 289 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 1: job getting his team into a position to be able 290 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 1: to afford to overpay. And it's not like this hurt 291 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: the Bill. They still have, you know, basically a full 292 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: draft minus a first round picked, and what they gained 293 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: even by overpaying, and Diggs was exactly the thing this 294 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: offense needed, a legit, top flight number one due all receiver, 295 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: and Diggs is exactly that. So yeah, did they overpay sure, yeah, 296 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 1: I will say that I'm a little concerned that Diggs 297 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: probably is not going to be willing to play out 298 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: the four years of his contract. And you know, this 299 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: is just a read from Afar. But again go back 300 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: to what I just said about you know what the 301 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: direction of the salary cap is going to be. It's 302 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: very possible you get to the maybe not next offseason, 303 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: but the off season after that. Stefani Diggs started looking 304 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 1: around and what the contracts receivers are signing, and they 305 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: might be fifteen twenty million per year in a lot 306 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: of different places. I think he might end up being, 307 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 1: you know, in a position where he wants to renegotiate something. 308 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 1: But you know, regardless, I think certainly it's a chance 309 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 1: worth taking. Contract is fantastic for now and he's not 310 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: going to complain this year and this year the Bills 311 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: are going to really really good spot offensively. When it 312 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: comes to the pieces around Josh Allen that I think 313 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: the contract, in the fact that it was a contract 314 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 1: that was just executed a year ago, I think that's 315 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: what made him an attractive trade target. He can come back, 316 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: I guess after this year and ask for a renegotiation. 317 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: But the bills can say, hey, you just got a 318 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: new contract two years ago, sit tight for a while, can't. 319 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: They say that they can, But then you'd ever know 320 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 1: if if you know, Stefan member Stepond Diggs has some 321 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:33,680 Speaker 1: seemingly deva tendencies here, So you don't know if you're 322 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 1: the team and you hold fast to that, whether it 323 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 1: causes you a longer term problem. You know, we're look, 324 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 1: we're speculating about at minimum twelve months down the road 325 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: for this year. Stepon Diggs is you know, in good shape, 326 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:46,680 Speaker 1: and this offense is much better for it. And you know, look, 327 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: no trade's perfect. I mean, you know, Brandon Bean's not 328 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: going to offer a seventh round pick and get Pat Mahomes. 329 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 1: So any trade above that is going to have some 330 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,199 Speaker 1: questions to it, and there are some here, and yeah 331 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: that they give up a lot. Sure, is there a 332 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 1: question about what kind of good you know, if Stefan's 333 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: gonna be on his best behavior. Sure, but those questions 334 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 1: and those risks are so small compared to the reward 335 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 1: it's really a no brainer of a trade. Even if 336 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: I will stand by the fact I think the build overpaid. 337 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: One of the things about it and here's the reason. 338 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: I don't know that they overpaid or not here and 339 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: I disagree because for this reason, Steph Diggs and the 340 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: stuff that I've read and the stuff that I've seen 341 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: is as every bit the receiver with anybody else out 342 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: there is. He's an elite wide receiver. He gets separation, 343 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 1: he can do a lot of things, he's versatile, runs 344 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: great routes. And you've just got a guy in Dallas 345 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: who signed a five year, twenty million dollars a year contract. 346 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: You're getting a guy, in my opinion, who is not 347 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: just comparable to Amari Cooper. Steph Diggs may be superior 348 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: in a couple of areas to Mariy Cooper. And you've 349 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: got nine million dollars back in your pocket for the 350 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: next four years. So to me, the fact that Steph Diggs, 351 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 1: I think is are paid for four more years that 352 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: makes this deal do well. And certainly things could change 353 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: in the middle. He could come back and say, hey, 354 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: I want to deal or whatever. But he's certainly gonna 355 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: have to play well to make those demands. If he 356 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: doesn't play well, you don't want him anyway, you hey 357 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: hold out. But if he does play well, he's still 358 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: you could sign him to a four million dollar a 359 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: year raised and he's still undermarket. I think that. And plus, 360 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: in a year where the Bills are not refurbishing their 361 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: entire roster like they did a year ago on the 362 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: offensive side of the ball, this is a year, particularly 363 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: in the current virtual draft scenario, you don't want to 364 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: have too many of your future draft picks and maybe 365 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: future foundational building blocks come up for a draft in 366 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: a year when you can't even talk to him. So 367 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: in a year where you want to kind of lay 368 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: out of the draft, this is the perfect year to 369 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: trade for a guy like Steph Diggs who's undervalued on 370 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 1: the money side of it, with draft picks who may 371 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: not be able to make your team even if you 372 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: pick the best guys available. For me, that's the reason 373 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: that the Steph Digs trade makes a lot of sense 374 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: for the Buffalo Bills. Oh, I agree, it makes a 375 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: ton of sense, you know, and I look at it 376 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: a couple different ways. Number One, you know, when you 377 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: talk about whether or not the Bills overpaid Amara, Cooper 378 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: was traded for a first rounder straight up. Obviously, the 379 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: Hopkins trade we all think is a kind of an 380 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: outlier but still you know that DeAndre Hopkins was grabbed 381 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: for a second and a fourth and a bad contract. 382 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: So for the bills, the layout of first plus three 383 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: more picks relative to the market, that seems like an overpay. 384 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: But look, if I have a billion dollars and I 385 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: spent a million on a yacht, it's only worth eight 386 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: hundred thousands dis Dacre, you know, I mean, that's that's 387 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: kind of the spot the Bills were in. You know, 388 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: they had given themselves, they had accumulated enough assets to 389 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: where it was fine to overpay, and they for this guy, 390 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: it was well worth it for them. I don't want 391 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 1: to say to pay any price, but you know this 392 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: was to me the lynchpin piece for this offense, for 393 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: the supporting cast around Josh Allen, and if Brandon beat 394 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 1: had to overpay for it, then overpaying is the right move. 395 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: You know, just because the overpaid doesn't mean it's wrong. 396 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: It makes a lot of sense. But relative to the market, 397 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: relative to you know what other teams are giving up 398 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:07,639 Speaker 1: for top wet receivers, and I think Diggs is you 399 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: know easily in the conversation in the top tier, maybe 400 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: you know, just below Michael Thomas or a guy like that, 401 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 1: but certainly close to the top five, if not higher 402 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: than that. So it was worth it to me. But 403 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: I think when you know, again, if you put us 404 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: Stefon Diggs in your left hand and the four picks 405 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 1: the Bills are traded in the right hand, I think 406 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: the right hand weighs a little heavier. Live with the 407 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: Than Brown sports director w R OCTV and Rochester Bills 408 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:34,199 Speaker 1: preseason sideline reporter, Hey, Than, it's not all Stefan Diggs 409 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: and Bills had nine free agent signing, seven on defense. 410 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: They resigned for their own a lot of those moves. 411 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 1: Which do you think is the one that's kind of 412 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: under the radar, which might have the biggest impact that's 413 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:45,120 Speaker 1: not been talked about them as much? Do you think? 414 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 1: I think it's Quinton Jefferson. I love that signing. This 415 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:51,640 Speaker 1: is a guy as a defensive end and can get pressure, 416 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 1: you can do with different things where you can play 417 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: in it at the tackle spot too. He's versatile. And 418 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 1: you think about the way that Sean McDermott constructs his defense, 419 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: especially on passing downs, on pass rushdowns. He's not afraid 420 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 1: to play a guy at a little different spot. How 421 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: many times do we see Lorenzo Alexander standing up at 422 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 1: a three tech er defensive tackle as part of a 423 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:13,400 Speaker 1: pass rush crew because he was among the top four 424 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: best pass rusher on the team. You think about what 425 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: the Bills will probably do this year in a passing down. 426 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: You're gonna see Jerry Hughes, You're gonna see Ed Oliver, 427 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: You're gonna see Mario Addison. So who's the fourth guy. Well, 428 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: if you want to make Quinton Jefferson a tackle and 429 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 1: have him rush from there, you can. And if you 430 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 1: want to put Mario Addison inside because he did a 431 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: little of that last year in Carolina too, you can 432 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: put Jefferson on the outside and let him play in 433 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: So to pick up a pass rusher with ability with 434 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: you know, this is the guy that was won a 435 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: high percentage of one on one pass rush reps last 436 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: year and have him be able to, you know, move 437 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 1: in different spots and you can change things up. You 438 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: can move a guy like Mario Addison around. He even 439 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: move Jerry Hughes around if you want. There's so many 440 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: things that Sean McDermott can and will be able to 441 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: do with that. I don't think you can overrate the 442 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 1: impact he could potentially have. I love that was my favor. 443 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:01,640 Speaker 1: I don't know what's the best signing because Mario Addison's 444 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 1: probably that, But in terms of the way this defense 445 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 1: works and the fun I'm gonna have watching this on 446 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:09,120 Speaker 1: film later on, Clinton Jefferson's the guy like the best. Well, 447 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 1: if the defense stays as good as it was this 448 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:14,720 Speaker 1: past season or even improves, and Josh Allen has another 449 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 1: weapon on the outside and Steph Diggs a guy at 450 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: the top of the wide receivering depth chart, not to 451 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: the bottom, have the expectations been risen above a level 452 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: where you think Josh Allens could meet them. It's a 453 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:32,200 Speaker 1: great question. You know, there's no doubt that Josh Allen 454 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: needs to have a good year, you know, not just 455 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 1: a year like he had last year where he was 456 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: decent and did some good things and was up and 457 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,440 Speaker 1: down a little bit and solve some problems but still 458 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: had some other ones. You know, he needs to look 459 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:45,679 Speaker 1: like a bona fide franchise quarterback. He doesn't have to 460 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 1: be one of the best in the league. But there's 461 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: really no excuses for him this year. You know that 462 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: they've got maybe the best top three receiving corps in 463 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: the league. You've got a tight end in Dawson Knox, 464 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 1: who we think, you know, can be a plus there. 465 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: We think the offensive line is already a plus, or 466 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:00,440 Speaker 1: at least I thought it was last year. And they 467 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: bring all five guys backs and no changes at all. 468 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: If the Bills don't want to same coaching staff, same system, 469 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: there's really no excuse for Josh Allen this year. He's 470 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: got to be a legit again, not necessarily top flight, 471 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: but certainly a legit franchise quarterback. And you know, we 472 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: got to know that eight or ten games in, and 473 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: you know there is a decent amount of pressure on 474 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: Josh Allen this year. He took such a big jump 475 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:22,880 Speaker 1: last year. I don't think you could put it past 476 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:25,239 Speaker 1: him to take another big one this year. But you know, 477 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 1: going from year one where he was the year two 478 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: is the easy jump. The next jumps, I think are 479 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,679 Speaker 1: the harder ones. And you know, he doesn't have to 480 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: take the same sizeable jump. If he can maybe go 481 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: do half of what he did year one to year two, 482 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 1: that might be enough. But you know, there needs to 483 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:40,679 Speaker 1: be results of this team this year. And it's not 484 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: like the AFC is stacked. You know, this is outside 485 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,000 Speaker 1: of Kansas City, in Baltimore. There's no reason you can't 486 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: put Buffalo, you know, as likely the third best team 487 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: in the conference. So this is a situation where the 488 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 1: Bills can't just make the playoffs. They can't just you know, 489 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 1: go nine and seven and slide in his wild card 490 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: number seven. This year, they got to be able to 491 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: you know, look like a team that's competitive and a contender. 492 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: And I don't think that's unreasonable, you know, I don't 493 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: think it's anything wrong to think the Bills could you know, 494 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:05,640 Speaker 1: be a two or even a one seed this year 495 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: and you know, win a playoff game, if not more 496 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: so a lot of it will hinge on Josh Allen, 497 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: but I don't think it's wrong to have the expectations 498 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: pretty high this year and Tad. But the addition of 499 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 1: all those players, Stefan Diggs and the free agents, what 500 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: does that do to the Bills draft strategy? Is there 501 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: a position you think they should focus on in the 502 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,439 Speaker 1: draft In two and a half weeks, I think this 503 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 1: is going to be one of the easiest drafts of 504 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean's life. I think you go to the draft 505 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: board every time your pick comes up, whoever the highest 506 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 1: guy you have left, or whoever the highest guy on 507 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 1: your board is left, and that's the guy you take 508 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 1: every time. It almost I mean I thought about it 509 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,160 Speaker 1: from the other point of view yesterday. What position could 510 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 1: the Bills not draft at? I mean, we know they 511 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 1: could use a corner, obviously, a second running back. Offensive 512 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:49,919 Speaker 1: line never hurts, you can never have. You know, they 513 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: probably could draft a depth safety or linebacker. They rotate 514 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: so many defensive linemen you can go there. You could 515 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 1: theoretically get better at backup quarterback if you wanted to. 516 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:00,119 Speaker 1: Tight end might be tight, but you know, if you 517 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: want to replace Lee Smith, you could. About the only 518 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 1: position I think the Bills should avoid is center. You know, 519 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: because you got Mitch Morrison. There's really no reason to 520 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:09,200 Speaker 1: have a backup unless you have a guy who can 521 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 1: play guard too. I mean, the Bills could even hit 522 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 1: you know, punter and maybe less so, but you know, 523 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 1: kicker if they wanted to. So if I'm brand I mean, 524 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:18,360 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean's at home. I'm not even sure I get 525 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: dressed up for this. I put a bathrob one. You know, 526 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 1: how we all do a fantasy draft. We pre rank 527 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 1: our guys. Well, Brandon Breens does his pre rank. Every 528 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 1: time his pick comes up, he just goes to the top, 529 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:31,400 Speaker 1: clicks that guy and you know goes down. There's really well, 530 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: we're talking about the draft and this year there's a 531 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: couple of Rochester products that you know had virtual pro days. 532 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: Is there any of the guys who grew up in 533 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 1: the Rochester area that we can look for for being 534 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: drafted the NFL this year? Who do you think? Well, 535 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,359 Speaker 1: Ernest Edwards had had a really good pro Day and 536 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:49,880 Speaker 1: I do want to say, you know, here in Rochester, 537 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: this is the first time we had, you know, this, 538 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: this Rochester Pro Day, and I hope it's an idea 539 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: that continues, because there's been you know, a pretty decent 540 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 1: trickling and you know, getting to a turning the faucet 541 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: down fully in terms of the amount of talent football 542 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:06,360 Speaker 1: wife's coming out of this city. But Ernest Edwards from 543 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: from Maine is the guy I'd look for if you're 544 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 1: looking for a guy to follow. He ran a four 545 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: four one forty at the Pro day in Rochester, which 546 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 1: would have been seventh best among receivers who were at 547 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 1: the combine. And he was a dudet all guy at Maine. 548 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: He caught eleven touchdowns. He ran two back two kicks 549 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 1: back for a touchdown last year, and he also passed 550 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:27,160 Speaker 1: for four touchdowns last year. So you want to talk 551 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: about a versa though, guy that Sean McDermot might like, 552 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 1: Ernest Edwards certainly fits the bill. You know, we've got 553 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:34,920 Speaker 1: another guy, Jared Urbino, who played quarterback in college both 554 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: Division three at Brockport here in Rochester and at Dartmouth. 555 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 1: He's gonna try to be a tight end in the NFL. 556 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 1: Very interesting story. They're a little Logan Thomas type thing there. 557 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:45,679 Speaker 1: So there's guys to watch for. But Edwards putting up 558 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: a four four one forty is the thing that gets 559 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 1: your attention. And he's been a big play guy at 560 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,440 Speaker 1: Maine for a while and I'd be interested to see. 561 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:57,199 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be a priority undrafted guy. I think, 562 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:00,400 Speaker 1: at least if he doesn't get into the draft. Hey, Ted, 563 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 1: let me get you involved on our Twitter poll today. 564 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:06,679 Speaker 1: It's a Twitter question. Really, it's kind of lighthearted. If 565 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:10,480 Speaker 1: you could be quarantined with one current or former Bills player, 566 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:15,400 Speaker 1: who would it be? M You don't have to say 567 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:18,880 Speaker 1: Steve Taskroo though you'll get extra credit if you do well. 568 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 1: We all know Steve passers among everybody's top three in that. 569 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 1: But you know, I would I would probably go I'm 570 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: gonna go with just the guys I covered, so going 571 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 1: back twenty years, I'd go Marcellus Wiley, you know, and 572 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: this is a guy that I always loved talking to. 573 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: You know, always had a smile on his face, great stories, 574 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:37,440 Speaker 1: knew the game well, you know, people see him on TV, 575 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: so he's still involved. You know, I think, you know, 576 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 1: picking his brain would be a fun journey, if not interesting. 577 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: There's there's a bunch of different guys who could put 578 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 1: on that list. I mean, work in that Bills locker 579 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: room for the last you know, eighteen twenty years or whatever. 580 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 1: There's been a whole lot more fun guys to talk 581 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:53,680 Speaker 1: to you than not. I mean, you know, Fred Jackson 582 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:56,200 Speaker 1: and obviously now Micah Hyde would be you know, guys 583 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: you put on that list too. But to me, you know, 584 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: it's a tough call. But Marcellus Wild will be a 585 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: whole lot of fun. That's a good one. That's a 586 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:06,199 Speaker 1: good answer. Yeah, Hey, Sam, thanks for the stay healthy 587 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:09,879 Speaker 1: and we hope to talk again sometime. Hey, you guys too, man, 588 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 1: glad to you know, think about football hardcore for about 589 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: thirty minutes there and chat with you guys for a while. 590 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 1: All the best of your families. Be safe and you 591 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:19,719 Speaker 1: hope you were playing football in a few months. I 592 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:20,360 Speaker 1: hope so too,