1 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: At a Steve Caster who has been all over the fields. 2 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: Kind of unique. He was kind of a dual role 3 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: player for Steve. Steve a blimp. We're not even in 4 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: the straded beer of normalcy. All right, Welcome to a 5 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: Wednesday edition of One Bills Live. Chris Brown, Steve Caster 6 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: with you as always, The fifty three man roster is set. 7 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: We were awaiting the opportunity to join Brandon being live 8 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 1: as he's addressing the media. Steve, your first initial impressions 9 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: of the fifty three man squad as it currently stands, 10 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: knowing it may change here or there a little bit. Yeah, 11 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 1: it'll change a little bit. But you know, you've got 12 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: a ton of defensive lineman, a ton of wide receivers, 13 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: like we thought, nine offensive lineman, light at the tight 14 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: end spot two tight ends and Gilliams as the tight end. 15 00:00:55,480 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: So kind of what we thought. We'd talked about it 16 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: and no real surprises. One thing that raised my eyebrows 17 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 1: a little bit. Four corners they cut, you know, yeah, 18 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 1: four corners they cut, kept five cut four. That's a 19 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: lot of guys, I mean, but it was a lot 20 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,479 Speaker 1: of young guys, you know, yes, un players, So it 21 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: was that that was really the only surprising thing for 22 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: me was when they when they went down to the 23 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: cornerbacks and none of those young guys made enough of 24 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: the case to get on the fifty three. Let's go 25 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: now to Bill's Jim Brandon Bean, who's addressing the media 26 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: on the roster decisions. Can you maybe highlight a couple 27 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: of things, namely, Ferguson and Hollister are moves that jumped 28 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: off the page there? Can you explain what happened there? Yeah, 29 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: I'll start with Read. So Read's just a roster move 30 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: for us. I think we've done that pretty much every 31 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: year with one or two guys since I've been here. 32 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: Last year we did it with Andre Roberts and Dean Marlow. 33 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: I think so we did too. But um so, Red'll 34 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: be back on the roster um. This subsequent move will 35 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: be Marquis Stevenson. We'll be put on ir His foot 36 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 1: still been nagging him. You know, he actually had reheard 37 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: it before that punt return against the Bears, and believe 38 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: or not, still took that thing back and that's why 39 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: he got shut down then. And still it's still nagging him. 40 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: The best thing is to let it calm down. So 41 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:23,239 Speaker 1: we'll put him down, so we'll go down to six 42 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: wide receivers. We'll get read back on. Hollister was a 43 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: tough decision. It was really a numbers thing. I thought 44 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: Jacob had a good camp. He started, he had a 45 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: really good spring, and then he had the back that 46 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: slowed him a little bit, but was starting to show 47 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: back to form in the Bears game. It was really 48 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: a numbers thing. You know, if we had if we 49 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: had kept another one, you know, you know, he's probably 50 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: on the roster. It was just we went heavy at 51 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: d line and unfortunately, when you go heavy somewhere, you 52 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: got to you gotta cut somewhere else. And so we 53 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: wish Jacob the best us never closing a door to 54 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 1: bringing back here. Um my expectation as he'll he'll sign 55 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: with a with another team here shortly. His position flexibility, 56 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 1: I guess lead to the Hollister decision and make you 57 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: comfortable knowing that Reggie's a guy that can play a 58 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: little tight end if you need him. Yeah, I mean, 59 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: Reggie's a great piece. We talk about versatility as a 60 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: hybrid fullback tight end. However, you want to look at 61 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: him and, um, shoot, he's done some just straight up 62 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: single back back there and run the ball. So, uh, 63 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: we're really happy with Reggie and obviously what he does 64 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: on special teams for Heath Farwell and that crew, so 65 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: that does help. Again, we are thin there, We're not 66 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: We're not deep, um, so we'll have to make sure 67 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: we're ready for you know, should we lose you know, 68 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: anybody else at that position. Harrison Phillips and Isaiah McKenzie, 69 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: given the day they've been banged up, Yeah, we feel 70 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: good about their status. You know. Um, I don't this point, 71 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: I don't think we're as we sit here today before 72 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: a practice, anything can happen. But I don't think we're 73 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: planning to rule anyone out for a week one at 74 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: this point. You mentioned that the tight end numbers, we 75 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: haven't seen him, he's been hurt. Are you expecting him 76 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: to be ready to go week one as well? Yeah, 77 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: I mean he definitely wouldn't be ruled out. We're working 78 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 1: him back in and I think he'll have a chance 79 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: for sure. Yea quarterback wise a perfect world, are you 80 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 1: hoping that both Jake and Davis come through waivers? And 81 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: would your priority be to bring one or both back 82 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: if you had the chance. Yeah, I mean, we'll see 83 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,479 Speaker 1: what happens here. You know, Davis doesn't have to go 84 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: through waivers so he can sign back with us. Pretty 85 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: confident he will, and then we'll see what happens with Jake. 86 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 1: But really proud of Jake and happy with him and 87 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: would love to keep him on the team if we can. 88 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 1: But we'll have to see, you know, if he's claimed 89 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 1: here in just a little while, because we're still in 90 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:02,119 Speaker 1: this COVID situation given any consideration, we've hatched it before, 91 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: but now that we're here too, if you could give 92 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: Jake back to put him in the same situation as 93 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: an emergency, yeah, we don't plan to do that right 94 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: now with the way the rules are. Um, you know, 95 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: we feel confident that he's not going to get ruled 96 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: out for contact trace or anything like that. So um 97 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: never say never, you know, it's it's ever evolving with 98 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: this virus. But I don't think that would be our 99 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: plan to start the season to make Darryll little one 100 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: to kind of ship out about wall Jam a defensive 101 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: on defensive line and and what you saw from him 102 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: and maybe the others as to why that was the 103 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: one that he decided to move. Yeah, it was tough. John. Um. 104 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: You know, I'm a big fan of Darryl and I 105 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 1: was real proud of his progress from a seventh round 106 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 1: Pig North Carolina A and T and um, he definitely 107 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: could have helped our team this year. But I mentioned 108 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 1: it earlier. We went with eleven d lineman right now, 109 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: which is is about as heavy as you can go 110 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: m and we really tried to keep the best fifty 111 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: three and not say we're going to keep you know, 112 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 1: X number running backs, X number receivers tight ends and 113 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,039 Speaker 1: again that's why we went Thinn there. But you know, 114 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: Daryl was was a tough call. Uh, it really was. 115 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 1: We just, um, at the end of the day, we 116 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: had probably the most value that we could get for him, 117 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 1: and it was which way you can do it. He 118 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 1: has that special team's value, you know. I know Heath's 119 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 1: probably disappointed that we weren't able to get him there, 120 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 1: but there's only so many you're gonna be able to 121 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 1: get up on game day as it is, and you know, 122 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 1: we just couldn't find a way to keep seven d ns. 123 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: Mario Jerry and they are this is their final year. 124 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: Was there any thought to keeping a guy undeveloped who 125 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 1: you could keep was younger, knowing that you've got some 126 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 1: guys coming off the books in any year from now. Yeah, 127 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 1: I mean that definitely all that comes into play, John, 128 00:06:56,480 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: it really does. Use are these are tough calls, um, 129 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: But again we felt the value to get the six 130 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: back A hard, hard pick. Sometimes you're getting conditionals or 131 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: um to get that for him, knowing we've got to 132 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: reduce by one, which is you know six is still heavy, 133 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: that this was the best move for us, and you know, 134 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: we're excited about the six that we kept and uh 135 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: looking forward to seeing what they'll do this season. Were 136 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: one and I know nothing's given, but knowing what this 137 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: team accomplished a year ago and how far it went, 138 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: are your expectations in any ways higher um than perhaps 139 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: they were a year ago, or knowing knowing what this 140 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: team is capable of? You know, Um, it's a hard 141 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: question to answer. I mean, we we put a lot 142 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: of Nobody on the outside is going to put more 143 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: pressure on ourselves than we do, and we expect a 144 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: lot about out of ourselves. Sometimes that's not talent wins 145 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: and losses. Sometimes you can be a better team, but 146 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: the way you dealt with injuries in the season, a 147 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: tough run of a schedule, whatever it is. I mean, 148 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: everybody's prognosticating how good teams are going to be, but 149 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: teams are so different every year if you look in 150 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: November to the way they were in September for various reasons. 151 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: So what might look like we might look like a 152 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: tough matchup to someone in November, but we might not 153 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: be playing our best football then, or we may be 154 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: dealing with some injuries. So there's been many seasons in 155 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: my career where I was like, man, we actually were 156 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: pretty good. It just didn't work out record wise. And 157 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: then again I go back to our first season. We 158 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: you know, Sean and his coaches did a heck of 159 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: a job getting us to nine and seven. I mean 160 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: that was not the most talented roster as we were 161 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: starting this process here. So you know, we have a 162 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: lot of expectations. I can't tell what that's going to 163 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 1: result in wins and losses. Every year will have its 164 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: ups and downs, but hopefully we have not only the talent, 165 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: but the right people in our building to help deal 166 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: with the adversity. I mean, it's a seventeen game season, 167 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: that's something new as well that we'll deal with the 168 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: supers as a follow up by my account, and I'm 169 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: not sure if your account star or not, but you're 170 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: returning ten starters from last year on each unit. Have 171 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: you ever been a part of something like that. Yeah, 172 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: I mean I think in Carolina once or twice. We 173 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: we I can't tell you if it was exactly, but 174 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: it was like twenty of twenty two starters. I can't 175 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: remember which side of the ball. You know, it definitely helps, 176 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: It helps you, It helps you get started. You know 177 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: what the guy next to you is doing. You know 178 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: what he's like. The coaches, especially if you didn't lose coaches, 179 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: which you know, we were fortunate to keep all three 180 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: of our coordinators again, and that's very important. You got 181 00:09:59,880 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 1: to have good players, but you gotta have good coaching. 182 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: And I think you see the teams that are well 183 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: coached versus some that you see some talent but the 184 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: results aren't showing up. Job Jekwan Johnson in the same 185 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 1: boat as the other guys you mentioned as far as 186 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 1: not ruling them out for a week one. Yes, and also, um, 187 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: if you could speak on the defensive backs a little bit, 188 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 1: because there was some good competition there. Josh Thomas looked 189 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: like it a nice camp in preseason, and some young 190 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: guys at corner obviously you had to inform that they 191 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 1: weren't on a team. Yeah, I mean, very good competition there. 192 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: And you're right, Josh Thomas did a heck of a 193 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: job miss last year with the shoulder surgery, rehabbed his 194 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: tail off, and I thought he really showed up that 195 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:43,559 Speaker 1: Detroit game. He really showed up. He may have been 196 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: one of our best in that game. But it was 197 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: tight and cornerback the same thing. You know, some of 198 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: those young guys, whether it was the draft picks or 199 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: the undrafted guys, it was it was really tight. Can't lie. 200 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: I'd love to have kept, you know, an extra safety 201 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: or extra corner, but again we just went heavy position 202 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 1: value of the D line and that was the thinking there. 203 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:12,840 Speaker 1: Come back to return, Yeah, well, you know, we hope to. 204 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: You know, we'll see here shortly who gets claimed who doesn't. 205 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: But we hope most of our practice squad, we're we're 206 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: happy with with most of the guys that we had, 207 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: so um, you know, they they become free agent, so 208 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,559 Speaker 1: they do have opportunities if they're not claimed to choose 209 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 1: a different practice squad. But we're hopeful here this afternoon 210 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,079 Speaker 1: to get a lot of the guys back that uh 211 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: that go unclaimed as d Jackson. Where are they injury wise? Yeah, 212 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: they're they're both working their way back, um, and we're 213 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: hopeful to get them back into practice. I'm not exactly sure, 214 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 1: um how much they'll do from individual to team periods 215 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: today in to morrow, because I know we got a 216 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 1: break this weekend. But I'm hopeful that a lot of 217 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,679 Speaker 1: these guys that have been on our injury report are 218 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 1: going to be full go when they get back next weeks. 219 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: You've got five corners on the roster right now. Is 220 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 1: that a little bit of a I know you've picked 221 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: the best fifty three, but you're light at a position 222 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: where sometimes you got four guys, five guys on the 223 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 1: field at the same time, and you've got a sixth linebacker? 224 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: Is bad? Is that a tough jobble for you? Yeah? 225 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 1: Part of that special teams too. You know a lot 226 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:31,079 Speaker 1: of times we went with five linebackers in the game 227 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: last year because we had Darryl Johnson, you know, filling 228 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: some of that special teams. I don't think an end 229 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: that we kept will be able to fill that. So 230 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: just trying to you know, if we went with five 231 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: up on a game day, well, if you only keep five, 232 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: if one of those guys goes down, now you're you're 233 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: light on special teams. So and again, part of it 234 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: is what you opened the question with, Salve, try to 235 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 1: keep the best fifty three and that was that was 236 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: all in the thinking and satisfied would be the guard 237 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: play so far in summer and training camp, preseason, you 238 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: talk about the starters or yeah, uh, those guys are 239 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: still working. I think Ike started a little slow coming 240 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: back from covid um, Cody's had to work his way back. 241 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: But I think these guys are both trending up um. 242 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: You gotta remember they had they were rotating, and you're 243 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 1: only playing snippets here and there. You're not playing a 244 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: full game. I think that's the best tail sign. You know. 245 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:35,719 Speaker 1: Game one, we're working on just running the ball. We 246 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: didn't throw it. I think Mitch through it twice. Maybe 247 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: second game with Mitch. Then we come out and we're 248 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 1: just past setting. So even though these are games that 249 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: we want to win, there's also some themes that you know, 250 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: Sean and Brian you know and myself that we want 251 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: to see to evaluate this group, and that's part of 252 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,959 Speaker 1: how you narrow it down and the nine line when 253 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: we came up with. But long story short, yes, I'm 254 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: very pleased. I'm very confident. All those guys have NFL experience, 255 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: and I have no doubt, uh Cody, Ike, John, whoever 256 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: is in there playing, whether whoever starts the game or 257 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,719 Speaker 1: somebody has an injury, Um, that we're gonna be really 258 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: good there. Um we'll see. Yeah, Surrand, the old performance 259 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 1: in season, you guys the confidence to go in with 260 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 1: the five points. I know it's a number of game, 261 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: but the guys that you have there, if he ends 262 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: up having to play inside outside, I mean, where's your 263 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: conference all over? Yeah, I mean I think it is. 264 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: I think, Um, the Detroit game probably wasn't Surrand's best, 265 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: but I thought he did well. The kid in Chicago 266 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: made a heck of a play on him on that 267 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: that long ball. Um. Surrand's one of our best tacklers, 268 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: safeties or corners. He's just he's one of those hybrid pieces. Uh, 269 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: probably similar to Reggie Gilliam on the offensive side. Can 270 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: can do a lot with him. I think in an emergency, 271 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: we could throw him back at safety. Um, you know, 272 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: he's not a he hasn't been just a clean fit 273 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 1: in one spot. But we like his versatility and so 274 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 1: that's why Leslie has chosen to let him feel a 275 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 1: fourth corner, a backup Nicol emergency safety, and then obviously 276 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: what he does on special teams to evaluate running. Butler's 277 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: played throughout camp in the preseason. Yeah, I thought, I 278 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: thought Vernon's you know again, d tackles. You know, it's 279 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 1: the same thing as Star so much last year because 280 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 1: a Star's absence, I'm a backup on Vernon. He had 281 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: to play a lot of what Star does at the 282 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: one versus the three. The year before in Carolina, most 283 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: of his sacks, maybe all of them, but came from 284 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: playing the three, and so that one there's a lot 285 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: of responsibility of eating double teams and eating blockers, and 286 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: Vernon's an unselfish guy. And again, I know there's been 287 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 1: talks out there, well, when we first got Star, he's 288 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: not earning his money, he's not getting sacks. Well, we 289 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 1: never expected Star to be a sack leader for us 290 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: or across the league. And um, the more Vernon gets 291 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 1: to play, if we're healthy at the one, you know, Um, 292 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: you know, as long as Harrison gets back or and 293 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: Stars stays healthy, then that's gonna give Vernon more opportunities 294 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: at the three. And I think you'll see more production there. 295 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: But we like the way he's trending. We think he's 296 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: had a good camp. I thought he played really well 297 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: the other day. How the averages are going to line up? 298 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: But do you view this just your gut feeling is 299 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: this is a young team? Um, you know, I haven't 300 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: thought of that. Um, I think a lot of our 301 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: core players are young. Um. I think we're we have 302 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: some you know, we saved a couple of vets on 303 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 1: the on the D line and then we've we've got 304 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: some vets at safety. But um, I think we're obviously 305 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 1: young at linebacker and and most of our D line 306 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: is fairly young. Um, you know you're a quarter guy, Yeah, 307 00:16:57,040 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: I do. I mean, um, I think you know, Stefan 308 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: Diggs had a career year last year, Cole Beasley had, 309 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 1: you know, a career year, Josh Allen had a career year. 310 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:11,880 Speaker 1: Like until you start to see them, you know, plateau 311 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,400 Speaker 1: and go that way, you're gonna assume that they're gonna 312 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: at least, you know, get a little bit better, and 313 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:21,360 Speaker 1: so we feel good about our core and i'd say overall, 314 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 1: I don't feel like most of the core guys that 315 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:29,120 Speaker 1: we built this around have plateau or are for sure 316 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,400 Speaker 1: not heading south. Different when you look back to the 317 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: first time you built the fifty three man there, how 318 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: different was it this time around when you kind of 319 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: compared to that first time. Yeah, I mean we were 320 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 1: I'd say the first two times at this time of 321 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 1: the year, we were watching tape, you know, all through 322 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 1: the night, you know, our scouts were paring it down, 323 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 1: and then Joe myself, the first year Brian Gaine and 324 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:02,440 Speaker 1: the second year Dan Malik Void just going through everything. 325 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: And then the next morning when the coaches got back in, 326 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 1: you know, hey, if what would be your preference, We 327 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: like these guys, this is how we have them stacked, 328 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:14,920 Speaker 1: you see it the same, and then let's let's talk 329 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: it out. So we were really doing that early in 330 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: the morning and then deciding by you know, eleven thirty 331 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: eleven forty five do we want to put in a 332 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: claim by noon? Um, I think we're in a different 333 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 1: spot for the roster. Uh, you know, we feel good 334 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 1: with where where we're at, and so we're not putting 335 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:35,640 Speaker 1: any any claims this year. So that's probably the biggest 336 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:41,439 Speaker 1: difference from seventeen and eighteen. But you got when you 337 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 1: follow up, when you start looking at that bottom, are 338 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:47,400 Speaker 1: you able to focus more on that instead of having 339 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: to look at maybe there's twelve guys that you're not 340 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: sure if they fit what you want to do. In 341 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: the past, maybe it's maybe three or four guys now, Oh, 342 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: I don't restate that a little bit more on the 343 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 1: bottom bar part of the roster as opposed to fourteen 344 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: guys you're not quite sure. Oh, I got you. Yeah, 345 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: definitely you're doing that, and you're really trying to most 346 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: of our time, you know, the last couple of days, 347 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 1: as we're starting to hear reports that guys may be released, 348 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 1: we start putting our own board together of who we 349 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: think and we start watching them. And then that that 350 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,439 Speaker 1: cutlast comes out and we have a big meeting with 351 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: our pro scouts and each each guy is responsible for 352 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: a team, and just like we do in college, and 353 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: then we have one of the senior scouts as kind 354 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 1: of a second set of eyes, and they run through 355 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 1: and we talk about is this guy a workout candida, 356 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: Is this guy a claim candidate? Is if it's a veteran? 357 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: Is this a guy? Do we want to get an 358 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:49,159 Speaker 1: emergency list? And we'll at this point, once all the 359 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: guys are on practice squad and all that, we'll we'll 360 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 1: recreate our on board of claim guys guys to steal 361 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: off practice squad. Um all that. So this is that 362 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:02,639 Speaker 1: process us. That doesn't change no matter where your roster is. 363 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: But um, I would say most of our conversations will 364 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 1: be would this guy be a better practice squad player 365 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: than someone we're going to keep, versus we need to 366 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 1: claim this he's better than the guy we kept on 367 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: our fifty three? Right, you have in this group that 368 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 1: maybe you haven't had in years passed Um. You know, 369 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: continuity is John was alluding to is probably the thing 370 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 1: you know that we've continued. It's gotten better and better, 371 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 1: you know, being able to keep so many guys that 372 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: some of them we thought we were gonna lose last year. 373 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:44,399 Speaker 1: I mean, offensively, you know, I think you know, we 374 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:46,640 Speaker 1: we've kind of built it similar to how we did 375 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 1: last last season. Um. And then defensively, the biggest differences 376 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: are up front. You know, we've really focused on retaining 377 00:20:56,640 --> 00:21:00,040 Speaker 1: the back end, the back seven and then strengthening this 378 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 1: front four and being able to rush in waves. And 379 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: I think that's what you'll see, you know, if we 380 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:10,400 Speaker 1: have eight or nine up on game day, Eric Washington's 381 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 1: gonna be rotating those guys to where hopefully we're able 382 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: to get out to this quarterback player or maybe players 383 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 1: that they see you for expectations in camp and carved 384 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: out a role, like maybe a month ago you're putting 385 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 1: together a projection of the fifty three and go, Okay, 386 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: this is a new thing's gonna look like. And then 387 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: this person stood out and carved out of spy and 388 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 1: maybe you didn't think they had. Yeah, that's a good question. 389 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I think i'd say more solidified. I think 390 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:38,880 Speaker 1: we had some you know, some different things we could 391 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: have done. On the offensive side, I'd say Reggie Gilliam 392 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: really did a nice job. So the first time we 393 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: didn't really hand him the ball before. We just had 394 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: him as this lead fullback or this hybrid tight end. 395 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 1: We decided, you know, on some short yardage plays in 396 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 1: these games, and again some of that was with a 397 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 1: two back set. And then because we were beat up 398 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: a little bit when Antonio got out. You know, we 399 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: started handing the ball in Chicago in a single back set, 400 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:07,880 Speaker 1: and that confirmed to us because this guy played tight 401 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,199 Speaker 1: end in college, so they weren't handing the ball out 402 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: of the backfield. That confirmed that he can be part 403 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 1: of that process and could be a short yardage back force. 404 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 1: Probably your biggest step to the traft pecks that you've 405 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 1: made at a cutdown day? What was that like from 406 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,239 Speaker 1: a personal perspective, because I know how much you love 407 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 1: your picks and love developing those guys, So getting them 408 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 1: through that, yeah, I mean it gets harder and harder. 409 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:35,439 Speaker 1: We said that through the process, you at the back end, 410 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:40,439 Speaker 1: you're taking swings on traits or on people, and you know, 411 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 1: we hope to be able to get a lot of 412 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: those guys back. We'll again, we'll find out here shortly 413 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,879 Speaker 1: whether we do. But you don't want to have to 414 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:49,120 Speaker 1: cut them. But you know, you see across the board, 415 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: you know, I think a couple of fifths, I saw fourth. 416 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:56,359 Speaker 1: I'm sure those were painful. We took three, sixth and 417 00:22:56,480 --> 00:23:00,200 Speaker 1: a seventh, So you kind of know there that you're 418 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: probably the where our roster is now maybe you're one 419 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 1: or year two. We could have kept them all. It 420 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: just probably wasn't going to work out. Again, Hopefully we 421 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: can continue to develop him. Dane's a guy that seventh 422 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 1: round a year ago. It's on practice squad for a 423 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:18,919 Speaker 1: lot of the year and makes this fifty three. I 424 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: think some of these guys are right there and just 425 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:24,360 Speaker 1: need some more seasoning. Hopefully we'll be able to do it, 426 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 1: but we'll just have to see give you more confidence. 427 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: And trying to expose guys through the waiver system this 428 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 1: time around, Yeah, it's hard. I mean you sit there 429 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:36,800 Speaker 1: and you go, oh man, this guy's gonna get claimed. 430 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:40,920 Speaker 1: But then you go, okay, if we keep him, we 431 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:43,439 Speaker 1: cut this guy, I can't tell you he's not going 432 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:46,440 Speaker 1: to get claimed, and so you still have to pick 433 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: the right fifty three for you the best you can. 434 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: And again, the thing that we did, hopefully it proves 435 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:58,439 Speaker 1: to be right time will tell, was go heavy at 436 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 1: d line. And again I new once you start getting 437 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 1: ten eleven, I would have loved to have kept Daryl 438 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,919 Speaker 1: and go twelve, but we just couldn't get thinner because 439 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 1: on game day get to that forty eight, we're gonna 440 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:16,160 Speaker 1: have too many d linemen on the sidelines, and we're 441 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 1: gonna be really thin if we lose another tight end 442 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:22,440 Speaker 1: or lose a linebacker dB. You know, most of those 443 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: guys that we kept will all be up on game day. 444 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:27,119 Speaker 1: So it just gets to the core where you can 445 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: only you can only keep so many. There's always a 446 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:35,880 Speaker 1: lot of moving parts behind the scenes that we never 447 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 1: get to see. But over the course of the four 448 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:41,480 Speaker 1: years that we watched you work, as far as moves go, 449 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: what have you, there's been a methodical approach that you 450 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:50,440 Speaker 1: could actually view how you're going about to either trading 451 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 1: up to get Josh to make and making all the 452 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 1: moves to where you are today, and how you stated 453 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: your vision back in the first year. How have you 454 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: been able to maintain such a methodical approach outwardly? I mean, 455 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 1: I'm sure there's a whole bunch of sharks swimming in 456 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:12,639 Speaker 1: your gut, you know, underneath as these moves were happening. 457 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: But how have you been able to keep this methodical 458 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: approach successful to this point? To get here? Yeah, I 459 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:24,159 Speaker 1: mean you got to believe in your plan, and you 460 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 1: got to have a plan that that has experience, and 461 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: I think you learn from obviously positive things, but many 462 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,639 Speaker 1: of the things that I took notes on through my 463 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: years in Carolina, or when we tried something it didn't work, 464 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 1: and I'm like, why didn't it work, Whether it was 465 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 1: bringing a talented player in that was too big of 466 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:51,680 Speaker 1: a turd in the locker room and whatever the situation is. 467 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 1: These were things that how we're going to build this thing. 468 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:57,679 Speaker 1: Obviously a quarterback, Obviously you got to have the right 469 00:25:57,720 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: head coach. You know, we believe in showing. Those are 470 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: the first two things. But the rest of it was 471 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 1: getting our cap right and being strong up front. These 472 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 1: were all part of the plan that takes time to 473 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 1: do it, and I think the biggest thing was, you know, 474 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: we got a draft well, and we got to get 475 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: this cap right, and we got to find the quarterback. 476 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:20,280 Speaker 1: And to this point that as long as you're doing that, 477 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:26,160 Speaker 1: you can continue to follow the plan. And we still 478 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:31,360 Speaker 1: got a lot of work to do. You decide this weekend, Yeah, 479 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 1: I got a full slate five games. Thank you? All right. 480 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:41,199 Speaker 1: That's Bills GM Brandon being addressing the media prior to 481 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:44,919 Speaker 1: the team's practice today. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker here with you. 482 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:46,719 Speaker 1: For those of you that have been watching on the 483 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:50,800 Speaker 1: Bills live stream. We're here on MSG. Twelve to three 484 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:56,200 Speaker 1: pm Monday to Friday. And so Brandon laying out the 485 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:58,680 Speaker 1: decisions that had to be made, and as we've talked 486 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:01,879 Speaker 1: about Steve, when go heavy at one position, which they 487 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: did at defensive line and wide receiver for that matter, 488 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 1: you got a rob from another position and we saw 489 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 1: that a tight end and maybe to a certain extent, 490 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:13,640 Speaker 1: defensive back and linebacker. Yeah, and also read Ferguson got cut. 491 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:15,720 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, nope, you know, there's no doubt they'll 492 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 1: bring him back, so he said as much today. But 493 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 1: it helps. Every roster spot helps. I think it was 494 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:23,399 Speaker 1: interesting as well as we didn't even put any claims 495 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 1: on anybody, and which is unusual for this club over 496 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 1: the last yeah, you know, stretch of many many years, 497 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: they're always looking for some help and this year it's 498 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:36,960 Speaker 1: just not necessary. I think that was interesting. Yeah, I 499 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 1: think it's an indication as to where this roster is 500 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:44,440 Speaker 1: now entering year five of the McDermott regime with Brandon 501 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:49,359 Speaker 1: Bean as general manager. Just touching on Reid Ferguson very quickly, 502 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean said today he will be added back to 503 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 1: the roster because Marquez Stevenson, who has a foot injury, 504 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:02,479 Speaker 1: will be put on IR. What IR means now after 505 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 1: the fifty three man roster has been formed is he 506 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 1: will only miss a well a minimum of three weeks 507 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 1: he can be back provided he's fully healed from his injury. 508 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 1: It could be longer if the injury lasts longer, but 509 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: he can be back in as little as three weeks. 510 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 1: And then at that point they will have to make 511 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: another roster decision on where to go there because they 512 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:25,479 Speaker 1: would have to move somebody off the roster if they 513 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 1: want to add him back to the active rosters. So 514 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:31,880 Speaker 1: Reid Ferguson we'll be back in short order. Brandon Being 515 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 1: also said that they made no waiver claims, and when 516 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: you're picking thirtieth in the waiver claim order, there's a 517 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: good chance you're not going to get anybody to put 518 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 1: a claim in on anyway, we'll try to survey the 519 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: waiver claim landscape. Since it just closed at noon, practice 520 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 1: squads will be formed as early as four pm today, 521 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: so we'll try to keep updated on that. But we'll 522 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 1: take a break now and when we come back. More 523 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 1: on Brandon Bean's comments from US along with what lies 524 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 1: ahead for this team going forward, not only with the 525 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster, but the practice squad as well. 526 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 1: All that coming your way, plus your phone calls. Next 527 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: on One Bills Live, presented by Collat of Health, It's 528 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills Radio. Welcome back to one Bills Live. Chris Brown, 529 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker with you as we discuss the formation of 530 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 1: the fifty three man roster. Some shuffling still to be 531 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 1: taken care of Brandon Bean, who was just on as 532 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 1: you heard live here on one Bills Live. Was it 533 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 1: discussing that Marquez Stevenson will be moved to I R, 534 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: which means he'll be out at least three weeks, and 535 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:54,360 Speaker 1: they will use that vacated roster spot because when you 536 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 1: go on IR, you don't count towards the fifty three 537 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:59,720 Speaker 1: man roster. Will use that spot to sign Read Ferguson 538 00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: back to the roster after he was released yesterday. There 539 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 1: is one player cut from the Bills yesterday who was 540 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:09,880 Speaker 1: claimed by another team in the waiver claim process that 541 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 1: just closed at noon. Undrafted rookie corner Nick McLeod was 542 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:18,440 Speaker 1: claimed by the Cincinnati Bengals, so he will not be 543 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 1: making a return of any kind to the Bills practice squad. 544 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 1: McLeod had a good preseason, flashed in just about every 545 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 1: game had do you have two interceptions? I think several 546 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 1: plays on the ball. Big corner six foot one ninety 547 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:34,640 Speaker 1: three would have been a nice player to develop. But 548 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 1: he does not make it out of the waiver claim process. 549 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: Cincinnati claimed him and he will be on the Bengals 550 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 1: active roster going forward. Brandon Bean did say that he 551 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:52,160 Speaker 1: is hoping to get the two draft choices that did 552 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 1: not make the fifty three man roster back on the 553 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 1: practice squad. That would be Rashad wild Goose and Jack Anderson, 554 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:01,640 Speaker 1: a sixth and seventh round on selection two of only 555 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: eight draft choices who did not make the initial fifty 556 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:07,840 Speaker 1: three man roster, so hoping he can get them back 557 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:11,720 Speaker 1: so they can continue to develop players like that. Yeah, 558 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 1: it's we knew it would happen. And that's one of 559 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,840 Speaker 1: the reasons, you know, you you try and juggle and 560 00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 1: cut players for a day to allow you to bring 561 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 1: guys like that back. Yes, and because you know you're 562 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: losing good players. Nick McLeod was a guy you and 563 00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:31,920 Speaker 1: I thought guy he kind of outside chance of making 564 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 1: the fifty three. Yep. I liked his size, his length, 565 00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:39,160 Speaker 1: as measurable, physical style, and he played kind of yeah, 566 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:41,880 Speaker 1: kind of style you like to see. It's too bad 567 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,400 Speaker 1: the Bill's front off, Brandon being those guys are probably 568 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:48,920 Speaker 1: going to have We knew it, you know what else 569 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:52,240 Speaker 1: you gonna do, But they just had. To their credit, 570 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 1: they picked and signed a lot of guys that really 571 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 1: had a chance to play in the NFL and still 572 00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:58,400 Speaker 1: do have a chance to play in the NFL. Nick 573 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 1: mcleoud gets his first opportunity to Cincinnati beyond their fifty three. 574 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 1: You knew it's gonna happen once. I hope maybe that'll 575 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 1: be the only one we'll see. And he got a 576 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 1: team like the Philadelphia Eagles. They didn't put in any 577 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:13,400 Speaker 1: claims on anybody off the waiver wire, and nobody claimed 578 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:20,160 Speaker 1: any single one of their releases, and that's unusual. Their 579 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: roster does not sit in a good spot right now. Yeah, 580 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:25,720 Speaker 1: and the Bills are just in the opposite of that. 581 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:27,960 Speaker 1: So it looks, based on what we've seen from the 582 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:31,680 Speaker 1: waiver claim list that McLeod is the only Bills player 583 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 1: that was cut that was claimed by another team. Obviously, 584 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 1: veteran players do not go through the waiver process. We 585 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:41,760 Speaker 1: did hear Brandon Bean say it is his intention to 586 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:45,240 Speaker 1: bring back Davis Webb to the practice squad. He is 587 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:48,440 Speaker 1: a veteran player, a vested player, so he doesn't need 588 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 1: to go through waivers, so he seems pretty confident they'll 589 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:54,440 Speaker 1: be able to get him back onto the sixteen player 590 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:59,160 Speaker 1: practice squad. He seemed to give indication to Steve that 591 00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: he'd like to get Jay From back, but obviously From 592 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 1: has to go through the waiver process. Doesn't look like 593 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 1: he was claimed, however, so they'll have an opportunity to 594 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: get him back as well, which would mean they will 595 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 1: carry four quarterbacks again this season like they did last season. 596 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:17,080 Speaker 1: Two on the active roster, two on the practice squad. Right. 597 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:21,480 Speaker 1: That's it gets you to get you through the season. 598 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 1: Plus it gives you a chance where you're never gonna 599 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:28,720 Speaker 1: get caught in a Matt Barkley situation from three years 600 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:30,640 Speaker 1: ago where you get a guy off the streets, six 601 00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 1: days later he's starting a game for you. Having four 602 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:36,200 Speaker 1: guys in the building keeps you from doing that. Doesn't 603 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:38,120 Speaker 1: mean you're gonna win the game, or does it just 604 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:40,680 Speaker 1: means that the other ten guys in the huddle are 605 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:42,600 Speaker 1: going to be doing something that they know what they're 606 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 1: doing and they you know, the guy's gonna be able 607 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:48,840 Speaker 1: to call the plays right, So having I think you 608 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 1: have to have four guys in your building that can 609 00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: that can play quarterback, even if it's not very good. 610 00:33:56,960 --> 00:34:01,920 Speaker 1: So we'll see where that goes. I would anticipate as 611 00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 1: the practice squad is form, knowing you have sixteen spots 612 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:07,960 Speaker 1: to fill, you can afford to carry two extra quarterbacks. 613 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:11,080 Speaker 1: So we know that Davis Webb is an important voice 614 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:14,080 Speaker 1: in the quarterback room in terms of seeing things on film, 615 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:19,000 Speaker 1: helping Josh prepare for games. So Webb pretty much a 616 00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:21,640 Speaker 1: lock to be back, provided he's interested in doing that, 617 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:26,359 Speaker 1: and then from in all likelihood back knowing he got 618 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 1: me through waivers. We said it. I said it on 619 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,319 Speaker 1: the broadcast on during Sunday's game, and we had a 620 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:32,920 Speaker 1: guest on yesterday who said it as well. I think 621 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:39,280 Speaker 1: it was Armando Salgaro from Miami. The backup quarterback like Trubisky. 622 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:40,960 Speaker 1: Of course, he's important. He's got to be able to 623 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,319 Speaker 1: play and run the offense and be a critical ear 624 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:46,040 Speaker 1: in the quarterback a voice for the quarterback on game day, 625 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 1: but the third and fourth quarterback are equally important in 626 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:52,160 Speaker 1: their own role. All three of those guys, the backup, 627 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:56,840 Speaker 1: the third guy, and the fourth guy, are their responsibilities 628 00:34:56,840 --> 00:35:02,120 Speaker 1: to get QB one to play as ready as he 629 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:05,680 Speaker 1: can be, get him prepared and feeling good about his offense, 630 00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:09,799 Speaker 1: about his game plan, play selection, everything about what he's 631 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:11,640 Speaker 1: going to be looking for from the defense, all of 632 00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:14,319 Speaker 1: that stuff. All of those guys are focused on getting 633 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:17,399 Speaker 1: Josh ready to play, and and that chemistry is really 634 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:20,960 Speaker 1: important for every quarterback, let alone a guy like Josh Allen. 635 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:24,040 Speaker 1: So the Bills are practicing now. It's expected to be 636 00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:28,520 Speaker 1: a light practice, a short practice. Anticipated to be speaking 637 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:32,560 Speaker 1: to the media after practice Tremaine Edmonds and Devin Singletary, 638 00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:37,320 Speaker 1: so we hope to be able to bring their comments 639 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:39,360 Speaker 1: to you at least some of their more notable comments, 640 00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:43,400 Speaker 1: if not their entire post practice interview with the media 641 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:47,120 Speaker 1: at some point in the show. Third hour of the show, 642 00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:49,799 Speaker 1: we will also have one Eric Wood joining us from 643 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:53,120 Speaker 1: the Bills Radio Network, so we'll check in with him 644 00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:57,200 Speaker 1: get his thoughts on what he thinks of Buffalo's fifty 645 00:35:57,280 --> 00:36:02,120 Speaker 1: three man roster that was formed yesterday. Four pm. So 646 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:05,080 Speaker 1: we'll cover all of that in short order. We do 647 00:36:05,239 --> 00:36:08,239 Speaker 1: have a Twitter conversation that we want to have with you, 648 00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:11,759 Speaker 1: as we do almost every show here, and basically our 649 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:14,800 Speaker 1: question to you is what was the message you got 650 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:18,839 Speaker 1: from the Bills with their makeup of this fifty three 651 00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:21,960 Speaker 1: man roster this season? And we'll leave that open to 652 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:24,160 Speaker 1: you to tell us what the message was. You can 653 00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:26,440 Speaker 1: call us at eight oh three oh five fifty one 654 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:29,319 Speaker 1: eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty or you 655 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:31,759 Speaker 1: can hit us up on the tweet sheet at one 656 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:35,080 Speaker 1: Bills Live. So, Steve, what was the message you got 657 00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:40,000 Speaker 1: from the Bills makeup of the fifty three man roster? 658 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 1: They did everything they could to keep their deepest, most 659 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:49,640 Speaker 1: talented position groups together. They did trade Bam Johnson and 660 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:51,880 Speaker 1: being acknowledged, it was a hard decision to make, but 661 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 1: they couldn't go eleven defensive linemen, but they did twelve 662 00:36:55,719 --> 00:36:59,479 Speaker 1: defensive linemen. They did go eleven. Yeah, that's a lot, 663 00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:02,239 Speaker 1: and so they went as deep as they could. They 664 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:04,880 Speaker 1: know that they had they got a lot of defensive lineman, 665 00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:07,239 Speaker 1: defensive ends, defensive tackles that can really play the same 666 00:37:07,239 --> 00:37:10,480 Speaker 1: thing a wide receiver. We saw it all through training camp. Um, 667 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 1: you know the guy the odd guys out in this 668 00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:20,600 Speaker 1: situation in defensive lineman. Um, we're guys that were no surprises. 669 00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:23,160 Speaker 1: But you know there's none of the guys on this 670 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:28,240 Speaker 1: list and Addison, Basham, Epanessa, Hughes, Obada, Rousseau, Vernon Butler, Starluti, 671 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:30,680 Speaker 1: lay At Oliver, Harrison Phillips, Justin Zimmer. Those are all 672 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 1: guys that when you go down the leader, she's like, yeah, 673 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:34,359 Speaker 1: he's in, He's in. You know, all these guys are 674 00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:38,440 Speaker 1: automatic check marks that they're gonna be there when the 675 00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:41,920 Speaker 1: when the when the season starts and they let go 676 00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:49,200 Speaker 1: like Mike Love, Trayvon Hester Uh traded Bam Johnson. You 677 00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:52,600 Speaker 1: know that's about it. Brandon Bryant I guess what he Yeah, 678 00:37:52,640 --> 00:37:57,399 Speaker 1: Brandon Bryant didn't make the club. Um. Aside from that, 679 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:00,279 Speaker 1: all those guys are in because they can all play 680 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:07,000 Speaker 1: and the team endless face at the young guys of course, Rousseau, Basham, 681 00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:10,080 Speaker 1: even Epinessa and At Oliver, those guys you're not going 682 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:12,520 Speaker 1: to throw away the investment the club's got in those 683 00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:16,160 Speaker 1: guys as draft picks. At Oliver, you'd like to see 684 00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:18,960 Speaker 1: a breakout year from him this year. Given the quality 685 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:21,680 Speaker 1: of depth around him, you'd think he could really shine 686 00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:24,239 Speaker 1: and they'll be watching him to see if he can. 687 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:27,640 Speaker 1: But other than that, Epinesza is not going anywhere, and 688 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:31,120 Speaker 1: neither's Russeau and Basham. Those guys have shown a lot 689 00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:36,560 Speaker 1: in this training camp. So those are musts, you know. 690 00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:42,400 Speaker 1: So that's really what I see. The talented positions, wide receiver, 691 00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:44,600 Speaker 1: defensive line that we talked about all through training camp, 692 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:48,239 Speaker 1: they really jump through hoops to make sure those that 693 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:51,680 Speaker 1: those groups stayed large. The message that I got is 694 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:53,919 Speaker 1: the offense is going to continue to have the same 695 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:56,400 Speaker 1: identity that they've always had. We're gonna throw the hell 696 00:38:56,440 --> 00:38:59,480 Speaker 1: out of the ball. When you carry seven receivers on 697 00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:01,920 Speaker 1: your active roster, I realize it's soon to be six 698 00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:06,480 Speaker 1: when Marquez Stevenson goes on IR. That is indication to me, 699 00:39:06,719 --> 00:39:10,399 Speaker 1: your full steam ahead with that approach. Offensively, I don't 700 00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:13,640 Speaker 1: expect it to change. They're gonna throw a ton of 701 00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:16,759 Speaker 1: passes each and every week, probably forty to fifty every 702 00:39:16,760 --> 00:39:20,440 Speaker 1: single week, and to hell with the balance. We do 703 00:39:20,560 --> 00:39:24,399 Speaker 1: this really well, that's what we do. Let's go defensively. 704 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:29,080 Speaker 1: I think what was reinforced was that the pass rush, 705 00:39:29,120 --> 00:39:32,000 Speaker 1: which was a priority all off season, is going to 706 00:39:32,080 --> 00:39:34,360 Speaker 1: remain that And the approach that this team is going 707 00:39:34,400 --> 00:39:37,600 Speaker 1: to take is We're going to attack your quarterback in 708 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:41,399 Speaker 1: waves with pass rushers coming off the edge. We're gonna 709 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:43,640 Speaker 1: have guys in the fourth quarter who may have played 710 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:46,359 Speaker 1: about fifteen to twenty snaps the entire game. They're gonna 711 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:48,600 Speaker 1: be a hell of a lot fresher than your offensive tackles. 712 00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:51,560 Speaker 1: Decide what the hell you want to do to stop us? Right, 713 00:39:52,040 --> 00:39:54,480 Speaker 1: They're gonna put some pressure now. And this is also 714 00:39:55,640 --> 00:39:58,799 Speaker 1: a club built to play complimentary football. I think this 715 00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:01,080 Speaker 1: club has some confidence it's going to score some points, 716 00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:04,520 Speaker 1: which means they're gonna in certain parts of the game, 717 00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:07,359 Speaker 1: if not early in games, teams are going to be 718 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:10,520 Speaker 1: forced to really move the football in big chunks, and 719 00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:14,200 Speaker 1: that means putting the ball at risk. It means rushing 720 00:40:14,239 --> 00:40:17,360 Speaker 1: the passer on defense and keeping the lid on the 721 00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:22,800 Speaker 1: defense defensive secondary and forcing turnovers. The holy grail for 722 00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:27,520 Speaker 1: NFL defenses is getting quick pressure with just four guys rushing. 723 00:40:28,080 --> 00:40:30,680 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna say it's not easy to do. It's 724 00:40:31,040 --> 00:40:33,840 Speaker 1: it's not easy to do, and It doesn't happen constantly 725 00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:37,080 Speaker 1: all the time. Certain games you'll see it. It certainly 726 00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:39,400 Speaker 1: happened to the Chiefs and their Super Bowl loss to 727 00:40:39,400 --> 00:40:43,040 Speaker 1: the Buccaneers. They could with two with their fourth and 728 00:40:43,120 --> 00:40:47,439 Speaker 1: fifth tackle of the season, offensive tackles right and left, 729 00:40:47,480 --> 00:40:52,280 Speaker 1: both having been you know, substituted for twice because of injuries. 730 00:40:52,280 --> 00:40:54,399 Speaker 1: They're all the way down to where they're playing guys 731 00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:57,320 Speaker 1: off the street. In the Super Bowl, they got crushed. 732 00:40:58,440 --> 00:41:01,200 Speaker 1: That's what everybody wants to do. That's what everybody wants 733 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:04,399 Speaker 1: to do. Defensively, When you do that, your quarterback can't throw, 734 00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:07,839 Speaker 1: he can't complete passes, you force turnovers, they can't run 735 00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:10,080 Speaker 1: the or normal offense. You're not going to give up 736 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:12,719 Speaker 1: points and you're not going to give up yards. Even so, 737 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:15,960 Speaker 1: that's where the Bills want to get to. And then 738 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:18,120 Speaker 1: there's going to be certain stretches of games this season 739 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:19,799 Speaker 1: where the Bills are finally going to be able to 740 00:41:19,880 --> 00:41:22,080 Speaker 1: do that because teams are going to be so desperate 741 00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:24,919 Speaker 1: to catch up with this offense and the complimentary nature 742 00:41:25,280 --> 00:41:27,200 Speaker 1: of the way the team is built. They're gonna have 743 00:41:27,239 --> 00:41:29,399 Speaker 1: to score points to keep up with Buffalo, and they're 744 00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:30,840 Speaker 1: gonna have to put the ball at risk with a 745 00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:34,160 Speaker 1: defensive line like Buffalo Canfield. Our eyes and ears over 746 00:41:34,200 --> 00:41:37,480 Speaker 1: at the practice field have told us that two players 747 00:41:37,560 --> 00:41:41,240 Speaker 1: not in attendance at least at this stage are Micah 748 00:41:41,320 --> 00:41:46,040 Speaker 1: Hyde and Star Latoula. On the sidelines but not participating, 749 00:41:46,360 --> 00:41:51,520 Speaker 1: Jaquan Johnson and Jerry Hughes. The good news is previously 750 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:55,040 Speaker 1: injured players, a healthy number of them are back at practice. 751 00:41:55,200 --> 00:42:01,080 Speaker 1: Levi Wallace, Harrison Phillips, Tommy Sweeney spent You're brown, and 752 00:42:01,120 --> 00:42:04,200 Speaker 1: then the following three players are practicing but wearing red 753 00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:09,120 Speaker 1: non contact jerseys. Those are Dane Jackson, tarn Johnson, and 754 00:42:09,239 --> 00:42:12,759 Speaker 1: Isaiah McKenzie. And we heard Brandon Beans say today that 755 00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:15,799 Speaker 1: at this point they do not believe they need to 756 00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:21,359 Speaker 1: rule anybody out for week one. It's his belief that 757 00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:25,280 Speaker 1: come next week, you know, when they're on the practice field, 758 00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:30,600 Speaker 1: that just about everybody will be back participating in practice. 759 00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:34,160 Speaker 1: So it looks like the prognosis for a lot of 760 00:42:34,160 --> 00:42:36,400 Speaker 1: the players that had gotten dinged up through the course 761 00:42:36,400 --> 00:42:39,040 Speaker 1: of the preseason will be good to go come the 762 00:42:39,080 --> 00:42:41,239 Speaker 1: start of the regular season. We have to take a 763 00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:43,200 Speaker 1: break here, but when Steve and I come back, we'll 764 00:42:43,200 --> 00:42:45,760 Speaker 1: get to some of your comments on the tweet sheet 765 00:42:46,040 --> 00:42:50,439 Speaker 1: in terms of what did the bills initial fifty three 766 00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:53,879 Speaker 1: man roster rosters say to you? What message you get 767 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:56,399 Speaker 1: from the Bills and looking at their fifty three man roster, 768 00:42:56,480 --> 00:42:58,680 Speaker 1: let us know at eighth three five fifty one eight 769 00:42:58,760 --> 00:43:01,800 Speaker 1: eight five fifty two fifty or hit us up on 770 00:43:01,920 --> 00:43:16,239 Speaker 1: the tweet sheet. We're back in a second. Welcome back 771 00:43:16,280 --> 00:43:18,680 Speaker 1: to one Bills Live. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you, 772 00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:22,400 Speaker 1: and just a couple updates on some reported practice squad 773 00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:24,480 Speaker 1: signings by the Bills. First and foremost, right when we 774 00:43:24,560 --> 00:43:27,600 Speaker 1: went to break, we showed our MSG viewers a look 775 00:43:27,680 --> 00:43:32,879 Speaker 1: at practice today and we spotted Davis Webb in warm 776 00:43:32,960 --> 00:43:35,879 Speaker 1: up clothes. He's obviously not participating in practice because he's 777 00:43:36,360 --> 00:43:39,279 Speaker 1: not signed to anything, but we heard Brandon Bean saying 778 00:43:39,400 --> 00:43:42,200 Speaker 1: they anticipate they'll sign him to their practice squad. And 779 00:43:42,640 --> 00:43:45,000 Speaker 1: the reason he's so confident is because there's Davis Webb 780 00:43:45,080 --> 00:43:47,960 Speaker 1: standing out on the field looking like a coach. So 781 00:43:49,280 --> 00:43:52,920 Speaker 1: I think that's a pretty safe bet. NFL reporter who 782 00:43:52,960 --> 00:43:56,840 Speaker 1: covers the Texans friend of the show here is reporting 783 00:43:57,320 --> 00:44:01,040 Speaker 1: he usually has his nose to the grindstone on transactions 784 00:44:01,080 --> 00:44:05,200 Speaker 1: across the league. Aaron Wilson, who covers Houston Texans and 785 00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:09,680 Speaker 1: the NFL at large, is reporting, according to sources, that 786 00:44:09,920 --> 00:44:13,800 Speaker 1: Jack Anderson, offensive lineman Jamil Douglas and wide receiver Tanner 787 00:44:13,880 --> 00:44:17,520 Speaker 1: Gentry are coming back to the Bills practice squad after 788 00:44:17,600 --> 00:44:20,120 Speaker 1: they did not make the fifty three man roster. We'll 789 00:44:20,120 --> 00:44:23,719 Speaker 1: try to keep you updated on further such reports through 790 00:44:23,880 --> 00:44:26,719 Speaker 1: the course of the show. Well, we're asking you and 791 00:44:26,880 --> 00:44:28,960 Speaker 1: what oh, we needed to remind you also, I'm sorry 792 00:44:29,000 --> 00:44:32,400 Speaker 1: I neglected this. We wanted to let you know that 793 00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:35,239 Speaker 1: Connect Life and the Buffalo Bills are putting out the 794 00:44:35,400 --> 00:44:39,720 Speaker 1: call for blood donors. All presenting donors at a Connect 795 00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:43,920 Speaker 1: Life blood drive from September first to September thirtieth will 796 00:44:43,960 --> 00:44:47,280 Speaker 1: be entered to win one of ten framed Oxford pennants 797 00:44:47,640 --> 00:44:50,880 Speaker 1: autographed by a Bills player, in addition to receiving a 798 00:44:51,000 --> 00:44:54,120 Speaker 1: mini pennant. So you can make an appointment by visiting 799 00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:58,279 Speaker 1: Connect Life, Give blood dot org or call seven one, 800 00:44:58,400 --> 00:45:01,840 Speaker 1: six five two ninety two. Seventy. Walk ins for blood 801 00:45:01,880 --> 00:45:05,560 Speaker 1: donations are also welcome. We've got some of these mini pennants. 802 00:45:05,600 --> 00:45:11,840 Speaker 1: These you'll get automatically. Just by donating blood with an appointment, 803 00:45:12,040 --> 00:45:14,640 Speaker 1: so you'll just get one of these automatically and then 804 00:45:14,680 --> 00:45:18,239 Speaker 1: you'll be entered to win one of ten of these 805 00:45:18,360 --> 00:45:21,680 Speaker 1: framedocks for pennances that are actually signed by a Bill's players. 806 00:45:21,760 --> 00:45:25,040 Speaker 1: So pretty cool deal. So if you have given blood 807 00:45:25,080 --> 00:45:28,799 Speaker 1: before or you're eligible to do so, connect Life give 808 00:45:28,880 --> 00:45:32,360 Speaker 1: blood dot org the place to go to set up 809 00:45:32,400 --> 00:45:36,960 Speaker 1: an appointment here locally between today and September thirtieth, So 810 00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:40,320 Speaker 1: do your best out there to help. There's always a 811 00:45:40,360 --> 00:45:42,560 Speaker 1: need for blood donations, and I know a lot of 812 00:45:42,600 --> 00:45:46,080 Speaker 1: those donations stay right here in Western New York. We're 813 00:45:46,120 --> 00:45:48,920 Speaker 1: watching some of the players at practice, our MSG viewers 814 00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:52,320 Speaker 1: are anyway as they're going through individual position drills. This 815 00:45:52,440 --> 00:45:57,520 Speaker 1: is an open practice to fans in the stadium today, 816 00:45:58,200 --> 00:46:01,040 Speaker 1: so kind of a cool deal there. We were just 817 00:46:01,080 --> 00:46:03,640 Speaker 1: watching Steffine Diggs catch a pass over his shoulder as well. 818 00:46:03,680 --> 00:46:07,160 Speaker 1: Good to see him back participating in practice. Yeah, it's interesting. 819 00:46:07,239 --> 00:46:13,040 Speaker 1: The own personnel departments, you know that get a lot 820 00:46:13,080 --> 00:46:15,520 Speaker 1: of players claimed off their rosters, take great pride in it. 821 00:46:15,600 --> 00:46:17,440 Speaker 1: But you might think it we might think it happens 822 00:46:17,480 --> 00:46:20,080 Speaker 1: more than it does. The leaders this year were three. 823 00:46:20,239 --> 00:46:26,200 Speaker 1: I think the it says the Browns, Bengals, Ravens, Chiefs, Broncos, 824 00:46:26,280 --> 00:46:28,920 Speaker 1: and Jets all had two players that were signed off 825 00:46:28,920 --> 00:46:31,759 Speaker 1: their waivers. The Jaguars and the Niners each had three 826 00:46:32,160 --> 00:46:37,400 Speaker 1: signed off their cut lists. Only twenty seven total players 827 00:46:37,480 --> 00:46:40,560 Speaker 1: claimed across the National Football League, so that's like, you know, 828 00:46:40,680 --> 00:46:44,800 Speaker 1: one per team. So this thing about gonna find some 829 00:46:45,080 --> 00:46:47,879 Speaker 1: you know, it doesn't happen very much. As Steve likes 830 00:46:47,920 --> 00:46:51,680 Speaker 1: to say. It's not the magic elixir. It is no roster, 831 00:46:52,160 --> 00:46:54,920 Speaker 1: it is no magic wand that's gonna cure your man. 832 00:46:55,080 --> 00:46:56,879 Speaker 1: And you know, for a long time the Bills lived 833 00:46:56,880 --> 00:47:01,120 Speaker 1: in that purgatory of trying to find right quality depth 834 00:47:01,239 --> 00:47:03,680 Speaker 1: and positions from other places in the league. And you 835 00:47:03,800 --> 00:47:06,120 Speaker 1: might you get one a year maybe, and that's a 836 00:47:06,200 --> 00:47:09,920 Speaker 1: guy that's the seven ninth player on your roster, fifty 837 00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:13,160 Speaker 1: first player on your roster, you know. So that's just 838 00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:14,840 Speaker 1: the way. It is hard to find guys like that. 839 00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:17,920 Speaker 1: And today, of course, we mentioned Nick McLeod from the Bills, 840 00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:21,880 Speaker 1: who was an undrafted rookie free agent was signed by 841 00:47:21,920 --> 00:47:24,239 Speaker 1: the Bengals and put to their fifty three man roster. 842 00:47:24,680 --> 00:47:28,080 Speaker 1: So we look at the roster and we'll do more 843 00:47:28,120 --> 00:47:30,320 Speaker 1: of that in the second hour of the show. We 844 00:47:30,440 --> 00:47:32,759 Speaker 1: did want to get some NFL news and notes out 845 00:47:32,800 --> 00:47:36,080 Speaker 1: to you, chief among them, the Week one game between 846 00:47:36,120 --> 00:47:38,239 Speaker 1: the Saints and the Packers was supposed to be played 847 00:47:38,239 --> 00:47:43,120 Speaker 1: in New Orleans, but obviously, with Hurricane Ida ravaging that 848 00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:47,320 Speaker 1: area knocking power out to virtually the entire city, that 849 00:47:47,560 --> 00:47:51,800 Speaker 1: game has now officially been moved. So the season opener 850 00:47:52,239 --> 00:47:54,640 Speaker 1: home opener for the New Orleans Saints will now be 851 00:47:54,719 --> 00:47:58,480 Speaker 1: played in Jacksonville between the Saints and the Packers. I 852 00:47:58,520 --> 00:48:00,680 Speaker 1: believe Jacksonville is on the road in Week one, which 853 00:48:00,760 --> 00:48:06,000 Speaker 1: makes their stadium available, so Saints and Packers from Jacksonville 854 00:48:06,120 --> 00:48:10,080 Speaker 1: be a neutral sight game for them. And it is strange, 855 00:48:10,160 --> 00:48:12,560 Speaker 1: I will say it is a strange atmosphere having been 856 00:48:13,840 --> 00:48:17,600 Speaker 1: to a game with such a situation. UH number one 857 00:48:18,520 --> 00:48:21,640 Speaker 1: two thousand and five, when the Bills played at the 858 00:48:21,719 --> 00:48:25,400 Speaker 1: Saints in San Antonio, it was a different atmosphere for sure, 859 00:48:26,040 --> 00:48:31,360 Speaker 1: And then again in twenty fourteen, I believe, no. Twenty fifteen, 860 00:48:32,239 --> 00:48:34,600 Speaker 1: when the Bills and the Jets had to move to 861 00:48:34,719 --> 00:48:39,960 Speaker 1: Detroit to play there after snow a snowstorm Snovember game 862 00:48:40,640 --> 00:48:43,200 Speaker 1: dropped five feet of snow here in Orchard Park and 863 00:48:43,360 --> 00:48:49,640 Speaker 1: some other parts. Back in UH five or something with 864 00:48:49,760 --> 00:48:56,600 Speaker 1: the the Dolphins or the the Chargers hosted the Dolphins 865 00:48:57,080 --> 00:49:00,840 Speaker 1: in Baton Rouge. Yeah, when they got out a Florida 866 00:49:00,880 --> 00:49:02,920 Speaker 1: where it was. It was when Nick Saban was coaching 867 00:49:02,920 --> 00:49:06,160 Speaker 1: the Dolphins. They got displaced out of Florida hurricane due 868 00:49:06,200 --> 00:49:11,160 Speaker 1: to hurricane threat. There this situation, the hurricane already came 869 00:49:11,239 --> 00:49:14,759 Speaker 1: through and rereeked havoc on the New Orleans area, and 870 00:49:14,880 --> 00:49:17,359 Speaker 1: there's no way they're gonna be There's no way their 871 00:49:17,400 --> 00:49:20,239 Speaker 1: infrastructure is going to allow for a football game to 872 00:49:20,320 --> 00:49:22,799 Speaker 1: be played. And as Sean Payton pointed out, they got 873 00:49:22,840 --> 00:49:24,759 Speaker 1: a lot more important things to take care of than 874 00:49:24,840 --> 00:49:26,960 Speaker 1: how to stage a football game in Week one, Right, 875 00:49:27,040 --> 00:49:30,040 Speaker 1: So the league took that memo and said, okay, we'll 876 00:49:30,120 --> 00:49:32,440 Speaker 1: move the game. The game is now in Jacksonville, and 877 00:49:32,520 --> 00:49:34,400 Speaker 1: that's where the Week one game will be played between 878 00:49:34,400 --> 00:49:37,680 Speaker 1: the Saints and the Packers. From from our spot here, 879 00:49:38,600 --> 00:49:42,560 Speaker 1: from the fans spot. Yeah, it seems easy. You had 880 00:49:42,560 --> 00:49:45,799 Speaker 1: an empty stadium's not being used, Fly the teams there, 881 00:49:46,160 --> 00:49:50,080 Speaker 1: get the root hotel rooms and play the game. Basically, 882 00:49:50,160 --> 00:49:54,800 Speaker 1: it's it's nothing but airline tickets and hotel reservations. The 883 00:49:55,040 --> 00:49:58,720 Speaker 1: crowd obviously is gonna be secondary. And how the team's 884 00:49:58,760 --> 00:50:01,480 Speaker 1: handled season ticket hold there's the law that all that. 885 00:50:02,480 --> 00:50:04,920 Speaker 1: That's all paperwork as far as the fans are concerned 886 00:50:05,080 --> 00:50:08,240 Speaker 1: and TV, it means absolutely nothing. To the CBS, Fox, 887 00:50:09,440 --> 00:50:12,400 Speaker 1: NBC and all of those entities. They can, you know, 888 00:50:12,520 --> 00:50:15,040 Speaker 1: plug the cameras in in that stadium just as easy 889 00:50:15,080 --> 00:50:18,120 Speaker 1: as they can in the Superdome. So for fans, it's 890 00:50:18,120 --> 00:50:20,919 Speaker 1: amazing how easily we make this transition. Oh, it's gonna 891 00:50:20,960 --> 00:50:23,040 Speaker 1: be there, okay, final just I still tune into the 892 00:50:23,120 --> 00:50:27,640 Speaker 1: same channel to get it. There's probably about because of 893 00:50:27,719 --> 00:50:29,440 Speaker 1: this game in New Orleans. I don't know if anybody 894 00:50:29,440 --> 00:50:33,719 Speaker 1: finds us interesting. There's probably about two hundred people that 895 00:50:33,880 --> 00:50:36,880 Speaker 1: it really falls on to make it happen. There's like 896 00:50:36,960 --> 00:50:39,759 Speaker 1: a hundred in New Orleans and a hundred in Jacksonville 897 00:50:39,840 --> 00:50:42,960 Speaker 1: who now have to show up ticket takers all. And 898 00:50:43,160 --> 00:50:45,200 Speaker 1: that's not including the ticket takers and ushers and the 899 00:50:45,560 --> 00:50:51,120 Speaker 1: security people. So it's a logistical problem, but only at 900 00:50:51,120 --> 00:50:53,840 Speaker 1: the highest level of the NFL and the rest of 901 00:50:53,960 --> 00:50:58,600 Speaker 1: us like who cares, you know, well, it doesn't impact us. 902 00:50:58,600 --> 00:51:05,120 Speaker 1: It doesn't impact anybody. Um, certainly, he's They're right. The 903 00:51:05,400 --> 00:51:07,680 Speaker 1: game is like, forget the game. How are the people 904 00:51:07,719 --> 00:51:10,680 Speaker 1: in New Orleans doing? Yeah, they're standing there waist deep 905 00:51:10,719 --> 00:51:14,520 Speaker 1: in seawater, right. I mean, did you hear about some 906 00:51:14,600 --> 00:51:17,160 Speaker 1: of the horror stories down there? Gosh, like eight feet 907 00:51:17,200 --> 00:51:19,120 Speaker 1: of water in somebody's house. It was up to the ceiling. 908 00:51:19,280 --> 00:51:22,759 Speaker 1: Oh that's yeah. Listen, And when I went down for 909 00:51:22,880 --> 00:51:27,480 Speaker 1: Katrina sixteen years ago, you're thankful you had the house 910 00:51:27,560 --> 00:51:29,080 Speaker 1: still standing there with eight feet of water in it. 911 00:51:29,680 --> 00:51:32,279 Speaker 1: There were vast swaths of coastline where they had whole 912 00:51:32,360 --> 00:51:36,320 Speaker 1: neighborhoods just wiped clean. Well, the other thing clean. The 913 00:51:36,440 --> 00:51:39,120 Speaker 1: other thing down there is when you have those floodwaters, 914 00:51:40,200 --> 00:51:43,000 Speaker 1: you got the risk of alligators. Yeah, there's already women 915 00:51:43,120 --> 00:51:46,080 Speaker 1: right next to you. You had a man that went missing, Yeah, 916 00:51:46,200 --> 00:51:49,240 Speaker 1: went missing and apparently lost in arm from an alligator. 917 00:51:49,280 --> 00:51:52,279 Speaker 1: It's crazy, Yeah, and absolutely nuts. The Katrina was like 918 00:51:52,320 --> 00:51:55,040 Speaker 1: a sixteen foot storm surge. So think of your your 919 00:51:55,320 --> 00:51:58,200 Speaker 1: house is five hundred yards from the beach sixteen feet. 920 00:51:58,960 --> 00:52:01,480 Speaker 1: Not only is it under water, the water goes back 921 00:52:01,520 --> 00:52:04,400 Speaker 1: out and pulls the house into the gulf. Yeah, there's 922 00:52:05,440 --> 00:52:10,400 Speaker 1: they went from huge, vast neighborhoods on the Gulf Coast 923 00:52:10,480 --> 00:52:15,720 Speaker 1: in New Orleans and next to it in the Delta 924 00:52:15,760 --> 00:52:19,560 Speaker 1: there Delta two, there were nothing but tree groves. Yeah, 925 00:52:19,719 --> 00:52:21,600 Speaker 1: there were groves of trees with paved roads in them. 926 00:52:22,480 --> 00:52:27,040 Speaker 1: It was gone. Everything was gone. It was frightening to 927 00:52:27,200 --> 00:52:31,560 Speaker 1: think about thousands upon thousands of people that just don't 928 00:52:31,600 --> 00:52:36,520 Speaker 1: live there anymore. It's crazy. NFL Network seeing rapidport As 929 00:52:36,520 --> 00:52:38,920 Speaker 1: an update on the Bills practice Squad. He's reporting that 930 00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:42,279 Speaker 1: the Bills are bringing back Jake from so no surprise there. 931 00:52:42,360 --> 00:52:44,520 Speaker 1: We anticipated that would be the case after he went 932 00:52:44,600 --> 00:52:47,000 Speaker 1: unclaimed on waivers, so it looks like that, in fact, 933 00:52:47,400 --> 00:52:50,040 Speaker 1: will happen. We'll continue to piece together the practice squad 934 00:52:50,120 --> 00:52:53,440 Speaker 1: reports as they come down for you here on One 935 00:52:53,520 --> 00:52:55,520 Speaker 1: Bill's Live, second hour of the show. We're going to 936 00:52:55,560 --> 00:52:58,280 Speaker 1: be getting more of your comments on the tweet sheet 937 00:52:58,680 --> 00:53:01,680 Speaker 1: as we are asking you what was the message you 938 00:53:01,760 --> 00:53:04,040 Speaker 1: got from the Bills with the makeup of the fifty 939 00:53:04,160 --> 00:53:06,600 Speaker 1: three man roster. Tell us what you think on Twitter 940 00:53:06,680 --> 00:53:08,319 Speaker 1: at one Bills Live or on the phones at eight 941 00:53:08,360 --> 00:53:11,319 Speaker 1: oh three five fifty. We'll be back in a second 942 00:53:11,360 --> 00:53:13,400 Speaker 1: here on One Bills Live. Presented by Kalida Health. It's 943 00:53:13,400 --> 00:53:33,160 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills Radio at a Steve Tasker who has been 944 00:53:33,280 --> 00:53:35,520 Speaker 1: all over the field. Kind of unique. He was kind 945 00:53:35,520 --> 00:53:41,160 Speaker 1: of a dual role player for State stave a blimp. 946 00:53:41,960 --> 00:53:47,680 Speaker 1: We're not even in the stragedyere of normalcy, all right, 947 00:53:47,760 --> 00:53:51,000 Speaker 1: our number two here on a Wednesday, as the Bills 948 00:53:51,640 --> 00:53:55,000 Speaker 1: still practicing across the parking lot in the stadium today. 949 00:53:56,440 --> 00:53:58,239 Speaker 1: We did want to bring this to your attention though, 950 00:53:58,280 --> 00:53:59,920 Speaker 1: for those of you that did not see the news 951 00:54:00,640 --> 00:54:02,680 Speaker 1: or hear it on The Instigators will be changing some 952 00:54:02,800 --> 00:54:06,359 Speaker 1: of our programming going forward. Our show gets the day 953 00:54:06,440 --> 00:54:08,680 Speaker 1: off on Labor Day next Monday, but we'll be back 954 00:54:08,760 --> 00:54:12,080 Speaker 1: on Tuesday, and from that point forward, Steve and I 955 00:54:12,200 --> 00:54:15,160 Speaker 1: will be on from one to three pm, with the 956 00:54:15,280 --> 00:54:18,200 Speaker 1: Instigators on from noon to one pm. It's all part 957 00:54:18,280 --> 00:54:22,160 Speaker 1: of the new contract agreement with Odyssey and w GR Radio, 958 00:54:22,560 --> 00:54:24,719 Speaker 1: so we'll continue to provide you with the same great 959 00:54:24,800 --> 00:54:26,759 Speaker 1: content here, we'll just have to pack it into two 960 00:54:26,840 --> 00:54:30,359 Speaker 1: hours on most days. As a side note, we will 961 00:54:30,480 --> 00:54:33,880 Speaker 1: still have a three hour show the Mondays after Bills games, 962 00:54:33,880 --> 00:54:36,800 Speaker 1: as the Instigators will get those days off as we 963 00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:39,520 Speaker 1: have done in the past, so you are up to 964 00:54:39,640 --> 00:54:45,560 Speaker 1: speed on the new programming going forward after Labor Day 965 00:54:46,440 --> 00:54:50,360 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster, Steve, it was formed yesterday afternoon. 966 00:54:50,680 --> 00:54:53,840 Speaker 1: There have already been a couple of changes. Marquez Stevenson 967 00:54:53,920 --> 00:54:57,839 Speaker 1: expected to formally be moved to injured reserve, thereby making 968 00:54:57,960 --> 00:55:02,600 Speaker 1: a roster spot for Ferguson, who was among the veteran 969 00:55:02,680 --> 00:55:05,400 Speaker 1: cuts yesterday, with the full anticipation of bringing him back 970 00:55:05,480 --> 00:55:07,800 Speaker 1: on the roster today. The one that will not be 971 00:55:07,920 --> 00:55:12,240 Speaker 1: brought back that many thought would is tight end Jacob Hollister. 972 00:55:12,680 --> 00:55:15,920 Speaker 1: The Bills only carry two tight ends on their fifty 973 00:55:15,960 --> 00:55:19,760 Speaker 1: three man roster. They have Reggie Gilliam, who was previously 974 00:55:19,880 --> 00:55:22,600 Speaker 1: a tight end for this team last year but is 975 00:55:22,640 --> 00:55:26,520 Speaker 1: now listed as a fullback. He is capable of playing 976 00:55:26,600 --> 00:55:29,640 Speaker 1: tight end if you need him, and Brandon Being even 977 00:55:29,680 --> 00:55:33,160 Speaker 1: spoke to the position versatility that Gilliam offers, not to 978 00:55:33,239 --> 00:55:37,759 Speaker 1: mention the fact that he's a special team's contributor as well. 979 00:55:38,640 --> 00:55:44,239 Speaker 1: But two tight ends is very light. Tommy Sweeney back 980 00:55:44,320 --> 00:55:49,920 Speaker 1: practicing today along with Dawson Knox. But I don't think 981 00:55:49,960 --> 00:55:53,240 Speaker 1: it can be dismissed out of hand, Steve. Tommy Sweetey 982 00:55:53,320 --> 00:55:56,839 Speaker 1: does have an injury history. So too does Dawson Knox, 983 00:55:56,920 --> 00:55:59,120 Speaker 1: who missed time last year with a calf injury, miss 984 00:55:59,160 --> 00:56:02,759 Speaker 1: time the year before. Um, both of them obviously and 985 00:56:03,160 --> 00:56:06,520 Speaker 1: ended up on the COVID list. That's really thin, there's 986 00:56:06,920 --> 00:56:09,120 Speaker 1: you're cutting it really fine there. Well, yeah, and it 987 00:56:09,239 --> 00:56:13,000 Speaker 1: might be that Brandon Bean's gonna get a chance to 988 00:56:13,719 --> 00:56:17,719 Speaker 1: resign Hollister. I mean, has he been claimed yet? Yeah? Basically, 989 00:56:17,880 --> 00:56:21,560 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean said an hour ago he anticipates he will 990 00:56:21,560 --> 00:56:25,640 Speaker 1: sign with another club, which means they're not really working 991 00:56:25,800 --> 00:56:28,279 Speaker 1: right now to move somebody off their current roster to 992 00:56:28,520 --> 00:56:31,040 Speaker 1: make room for him. So it looks like it's two 993 00:56:31,120 --> 00:56:34,880 Speaker 1: tight ends, two true tight ends. And even if they did, 994 00:56:34,920 --> 00:56:36,840 Speaker 1: who's it gonna be. Well, that's the thing, right, you 995 00:56:36,880 --> 00:56:39,360 Speaker 1: don't know who. It sounds like Hollister will be moving on. 996 00:56:39,560 --> 00:56:46,360 Speaker 1: He will not be here, right, Yeah, So that's the question. 997 00:56:46,560 --> 00:56:51,840 Speaker 1: It remains. The question remains if Hollister doesn't get signed, Um, well, 998 00:56:51,880 --> 00:56:54,600 Speaker 1: how does where does that? How does that? How does 999 00:56:54,640 --> 00:56:57,359 Speaker 1: that grab you? Steve? Too tight? Two true tight ends 1000 00:56:57,400 --> 00:57:00,759 Speaker 1: on your entire roster. It doesn't really scare me, but tight, 1001 00:57:00,880 --> 00:57:03,920 Speaker 1: but injuries are an issue. I mean, if you can 1002 00:57:04,080 --> 00:57:05,759 Speaker 1: you can do it with two tight ends, fine, because 1003 00:57:05,760 --> 00:57:09,279 Speaker 1: you've got Reggie Gilliam, who's a slash fullback, slash tight 1004 00:57:09,560 --> 00:57:12,600 Speaker 1: slash running back. You can go three tight end even 1005 00:57:13,400 --> 00:57:16,640 Speaker 1: um you've got Spencer Brown who can line up and 1006 00:57:16,720 --> 00:57:20,280 Speaker 1: play tight end at at his size and weight. You 1007 00:57:20,360 --> 00:57:22,800 Speaker 1: can put extra offensive because you did keep nine of 1008 00:57:22,840 --> 00:57:25,640 Speaker 1: those guys, so you've got plenty offensive linemen. You can 1009 00:57:25,680 --> 00:57:28,280 Speaker 1: plug in, go heavy and sure yardage. It does mean, though, 1010 00:57:28,320 --> 00:57:29,880 Speaker 1: that you're not going to throw the football all over 1011 00:57:29,920 --> 00:57:31,880 Speaker 1: the yard out of three tight ends, which you wouldn't 1012 00:57:31,880 --> 00:57:34,600 Speaker 1: normally do anyway, But at least the defense thinks you might. 1013 00:57:35,880 --> 00:57:37,560 Speaker 1: I don't know how much that. I don't know how 1014 00:57:37,640 --> 00:57:40,800 Speaker 1: much they'll think that when you've got an offensive tackle 1015 00:57:40,880 --> 00:57:42,840 Speaker 1: lined up at tight end, or two of them lined 1016 00:57:42,880 --> 00:57:48,120 Speaker 1: up at tight end, we're blocking it exactly. So um, 1017 00:57:48,560 --> 00:57:51,840 Speaker 1: it doesn't scare me until, like you said, until somebody 1018 00:57:51,880 --> 00:57:54,560 Speaker 1: goes down, until somebody gets injured, and the end you 1019 00:57:54,680 --> 00:57:57,000 Speaker 1: are in a you are in a tight spot, you're 1020 00:57:57,040 --> 00:58:01,320 Speaker 1: in a positional emergency. You've got six defensive ends on 1021 00:58:01,480 --> 00:58:05,640 Speaker 1: this roster. Is it your belief that all six are 1022 00:58:05,760 --> 00:58:12,520 Speaker 1: up on game day or only five or four? Are 1023 00:58:12,600 --> 00:58:15,240 Speaker 1: two of your inactives every week defensive ends or you 1024 00:58:15,280 --> 00:58:18,919 Speaker 1: think they're gonna roll six of the of the six 1025 00:58:19,040 --> 00:58:22,560 Speaker 1: or seven guys they're gonna deactivate, No, I don't. I 1026 00:58:22,680 --> 00:58:28,080 Speaker 1: think they'll probably keep six active. Yeah, I think they'll 1027 00:58:28,160 --> 00:58:32,240 Speaker 1: keep so probably so on everything, given game day, you're 1028 00:58:32,320 --> 00:58:36,760 Speaker 1: saying probably six defensive ends and four dts, right, ten 1029 00:58:36,880 --> 00:58:42,680 Speaker 1: defensive linemen every week. Yeah, because you'll get a guy 1030 00:58:42,720 --> 00:58:45,240 Speaker 1: like Obada and Bash them who can roll down inside 1031 00:58:45,280 --> 00:58:48,240 Speaker 1: to play defensive tackle, and you can get through a 1032 00:58:48,320 --> 00:58:50,400 Speaker 1: game with just four. Maybe it'll be that they go 1033 00:58:50,560 --> 00:58:53,880 Speaker 1: three defensive tackles and go six defensive ends, you know 1034 00:58:53,920 --> 00:58:56,840 Speaker 1: what I mean, be given the position flexibility that Obada 1035 00:58:57,200 --> 00:58:59,840 Speaker 1: and Bash them give you, and they can move down inside. 1036 00:59:00,680 --> 00:59:03,600 Speaker 1: Rousseau is also comfortable playing down inside as he did 1037 00:59:03,640 --> 00:59:05,280 Speaker 1: in college. Not that he did too much of that 1038 00:59:05,360 --> 00:59:08,080 Speaker 1: in the preseason, but there you go. I mean, you 1039 00:59:08,160 --> 00:59:10,960 Speaker 1: can do that. So that's one of the things we 1040 00:59:11,080 --> 00:59:14,080 Speaker 1: thought was the reason they've had such a problem cutting 1041 00:59:14,120 --> 00:59:15,840 Speaker 1: any of these guys because of some of them are 1042 00:59:16,040 --> 00:59:19,320 Speaker 1: very position flexible, so they can still stay heavy there 1043 00:59:19,360 --> 00:59:22,840 Speaker 1: and go light a defensive tackle and still make it 1044 00:59:22,960 --> 00:59:27,840 Speaker 1: work in heavy situations. So yeah, I would say, keep 1045 00:59:27,880 --> 00:59:31,160 Speaker 1: all six of the defensive ends active and go with 1046 00:59:31,240 --> 00:59:34,440 Speaker 1: a skeleton crew of defensive tackle knowing that on certain 1047 00:59:34,480 --> 00:59:37,240 Speaker 1: down and distances you're gonna have your tackles on the field, right, 1048 00:59:37,480 --> 00:59:40,000 Speaker 1: not to mention the fact that you have position flexibility 1049 00:59:40,040 --> 00:59:43,000 Speaker 1: with some of those ends to kick down inside. Basham 1050 00:59:43,080 --> 00:59:46,440 Speaker 1: did it in the preseason, so did Obada. Rousseau did 1051 00:59:46,480 --> 00:59:53,440 Speaker 1: it occasionally, and we saw Addison I believe. I believe 1052 00:59:53,560 --> 00:59:54,880 Speaker 1: he did a little bit of that in the last 1053 00:59:54,880 --> 00:59:59,480 Speaker 1: preseason game. Have to check. So yeah, let's go to 1054 00:59:59,520 --> 01:00:02,520 Speaker 1: the tweet though, brought to you by Corrigan Moving Systems, 1055 01:00:02,560 --> 01:00:06,800 Speaker 1: the official equipment moving company of the Buffalo Bills, where 1056 01:00:06,880 --> 01:00:08,960 Speaker 1: we have been asking you today what was the message 1057 01:00:08,960 --> 01:00:11,600 Speaker 1: you got from the Bills with the makeup of their 1058 01:00:11,640 --> 01:00:14,280 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster. Andrew leeds off and says the 1059 01:00:14,440 --> 01:00:18,120 Speaker 1: message was clear, we're a throw first, run second type 1060 01:00:18,160 --> 01:00:21,080 Speaker 1: team and that Yeah, that's what they were last year 1061 01:00:21,080 --> 01:00:22,720 Speaker 1: and I think we all expect that to continue. The 1062 01:00:22,840 --> 01:00:26,440 Speaker 1: interesting part about that is they kept seven receivers. It's 1063 01:00:26,480 --> 01:00:29,240 Speaker 1: going to drop to six with Marquez Stevenson going to 1064 01:00:29,320 --> 01:00:31,640 Speaker 1: IR to make room for Reid Ferguson to come back. 1065 01:00:31,720 --> 01:00:36,320 Speaker 1: On to the roster. They took five backs. They kept 1066 01:00:36,400 --> 01:00:40,920 Speaker 1: five backs. Now, two of them figure to be primarily 1067 01:00:41,040 --> 01:00:44,440 Speaker 1: special teamers, Reggie Gilliam and Taiwan Jones, and then it's 1068 01:00:44,520 --> 01:00:48,960 Speaker 1: Zach Moss, Matt Breda, Devin Singletary. But five This team 1069 01:00:49,040 --> 01:00:51,960 Speaker 1: did not carry a fullback last year. What is that? 1070 01:00:52,200 --> 01:00:54,240 Speaker 1: What does that mean? Well, because they they only have 1071 01:00:54,320 --> 01:00:57,920 Speaker 1: two tight ends, so you can roll Gilliam over the 1072 01:00:58,000 --> 01:00:59,680 Speaker 1: other side, I get that, that's it. I mean, but 1073 01:00:59,800 --> 01:01:02,720 Speaker 1: he's listed as a fullback. Do you do you foresee 1074 01:01:03,920 --> 01:01:07,080 Speaker 1: anything changing knowing this was a team all offseason that 1075 01:01:07,160 --> 01:01:10,080 Speaker 1: said we have to run it more effectively this year. 1076 01:01:10,720 --> 01:01:13,160 Speaker 1: Now they have made the decision to carry a fullback 1077 01:01:13,240 --> 01:01:15,200 Speaker 1: on the roster when the last year they did not. 1078 01:01:15,560 --> 01:01:17,240 Speaker 1: You think about it, it may be that one of 1079 01:01:17,280 --> 01:01:21,120 Speaker 1: those running backs besides Reggie gilliaman besides Taiwan Jones will 1080 01:01:21,120 --> 01:01:26,360 Speaker 1: be inactive. Okay, one of them Moss single terrier, because 1081 01:01:26,360 --> 01:01:28,760 Speaker 1: you're expecting Gilliam and Jones to be active every week 1082 01:01:28,800 --> 01:01:31,160 Speaker 1: because of their special teams contributors. That's right. And if 1083 01:01:31,200 --> 01:01:35,280 Speaker 1: you're when you're gonna split the carries three ways, if 1084 01:01:35,280 --> 01:01:37,400 Speaker 1: you're gonna run the ball what what are they gonna 1085 01:01:37,440 --> 01:01:41,600 Speaker 1: run it twenty times a game out of sixty plays? Right? 1086 01:01:41,680 --> 01:01:45,040 Speaker 1: Not even that, right, I'm thinking more of fifteen to eighteen. Okay, well, 1087 01:01:45,080 --> 01:01:48,000 Speaker 1: there you go. You're not gonna give three carries. You 1088 01:01:48,040 --> 01:01:51,200 Speaker 1: don't need three backs. Um, so one of those guys 1089 01:01:51,480 --> 01:01:57,120 Speaker 1: is a stop gap, is a sit down for today? Yeah, 1090 01:01:57,120 --> 01:01:59,360 Speaker 1: so that begs the question why did you carry five? 1091 01:02:00,840 --> 01:02:03,040 Speaker 1: Probably because they liked the quality of their running backs. 1092 01:02:03,360 --> 01:02:05,280 Speaker 1: They didn't want to turn one lose. They figured one 1093 01:02:05,360 --> 01:02:07,840 Speaker 1: of them certainly. Plus, if you get one hurt, you're 1094 01:02:07,920 --> 01:02:10,920 Speaker 1: very quickly shorthanded, and it's a it's a race, it's 1095 01:02:10,960 --> 01:02:15,360 Speaker 1: a battle of attrition. Position and Moss Singletary have all 1096 01:02:15,440 --> 01:02:20,320 Speaker 1: been both been hurt during the course of their singletary 1097 01:02:20,520 --> 01:02:22,720 Speaker 1: every season, at least for a week or two. So 1098 01:02:22,880 --> 01:02:25,720 Speaker 1: two has Breeda and Moss and Breeda. So yeah, you 1099 01:02:25,760 --> 01:02:27,760 Speaker 1: got to keep those guys, even though they're only going 1100 01:02:27,800 --> 01:02:31,160 Speaker 1: to be carrying it on an average three times a 1101 01:02:31,200 --> 01:02:34,000 Speaker 1: game five times a game. Seth on the tweet sheet 1102 01:02:34,040 --> 01:02:37,640 Speaker 1: says offense will be pass heavy again, gotta have wide 1103 01:02:37,680 --> 01:02:40,920 Speaker 1: receiver depth, plus Speedy has too much potential to keep 1104 01:02:40,960 --> 01:02:43,600 Speaker 1: off the roster. Emphasis on improving the pass rush as well, 1105 01:02:43,960 --> 01:02:46,280 Speaker 1: keep them fresh and get after those qbs still worried 1106 01:02:46,280 --> 01:02:49,760 Speaker 1: about the runde though interior and linebackers have to be 1107 01:02:49,880 --> 01:02:52,280 Speaker 1: better this year. I would agree with all of that. 1108 01:02:55,520 --> 01:02:57,480 Speaker 1: The Bill's defense was much better at the end of 1109 01:02:57,520 --> 01:03:01,120 Speaker 1: the second half of last year when they finally when 1110 01:03:01,160 --> 01:03:05,360 Speaker 1: they started using kline a little better without Milano being available, 1111 01:03:05,400 --> 01:03:07,840 Speaker 1: they started to get a little better up front, they 1112 01:03:07,880 --> 01:03:10,040 Speaker 1: started to get their run fits better. After a month 1113 01:03:10,160 --> 01:03:12,960 Speaker 1: or two in the second half of the season, the 1114 01:03:13,000 --> 01:03:15,400 Speaker 1: Bill's run defense was a little bit more like we 1115 01:03:15,520 --> 01:03:17,240 Speaker 1: thought it would be. Still, I don't think as good 1116 01:03:17,280 --> 01:03:19,560 Speaker 1: as it was two years ago, but it was better 1117 01:03:20,360 --> 01:03:23,160 Speaker 1: and that, you know, and that's born out by the 1118 01:03:23,200 --> 01:03:25,400 Speaker 1: fact that the team got to the a FC Championship game, 1119 01:03:25,440 --> 01:03:29,800 Speaker 1: you know, and they beat a team like Baltimore. So 1120 01:03:31,040 --> 01:03:34,480 Speaker 1: because of all of that, they probably didn't hit the 1121 01:03:34,560 --> 01:03:36,960 Speaker 1: panic button about what they were doing run in their 1122 01:03:37,040 --> 01:03:39,880 Speaker 1: run defense last year because once they got it figured out, 1123 01:03:39,920 --> 01:03:42,200 Speaker 1: they got it figured out and it was much better. 1124 01:03:42,800 --> 01:03:44,960 Speaker 1: But you're right, they got off to a very slow 1125 01:03:45,040 --> 01:03:47,520 Speaker 1: start last year in the run defense, and I don't 1126 01:03:47,560 --> 01:03:50,960 Speaker 1: think they want to repeat that. No, that would not 1127 01:03:51,080 --> 01:03:55,160 Speaker 1: be good especially going against you know, a Steelers offense 1128 01:03:55,240 --> 01:03:58,280 Speaker 1: that is certainly going to give Naji Harris more than 1129 01:03:58,360 --> 01:04:02,400 Speaker 1: his fair share of opportunities running the football to achieve 1130 01:04:02,520 --> 01:04:06,120 Speaker 1: better balance, so it's not all on Roethlisberger to deliver 1131 01:04:06,200 --> 01:04:10,520 Speaker 1: the goods for them offensively. And then you've got teams 1132 01:04:10,560 --> 01:04:13,360 Speaker 1: in your division that are fully expected to operate with 1133 01:04:13,440 --> 01:04:17,200 Speaker 1: a run first philosophy, namely the Patriots, who don't want 1134 01:04:17,240 --> 01:04:19,280 Speaker 1: to put the entire burden on a rookie quarterback in 1135 01:04:19,360 --> 01:04:21,240 Speaker 1: mac Jones, and the same goes for the Jets. All 1136 01:04:21,280 --> 01:04:24,200 Speaker 1: indications down there going to be a run first offense 1137 01:04:24,560 --> 01:04:27,480 Speaker 1: so that it's not all on Zach Wilson's shoulders. So 1138 01:04:29,120 --> 01:04:32,439 Speaker 1: you better have a short up. You're better because people 1139 01:04:32,480 --> 01:04:35,920 Speaker 1: are gonna becoming at you eight oh three five fifty 1140 01:04:36,120 --> 01:04:39,320 Speaker 1: one eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty for 1141 01:04:39,440 --> 01:04:40,920 Speaker 1: you to get on board and let us know what 1142 01:04:41,080 --> 01:04:43,600 Speaker 1: you feel. The message you got from the Bills in 1143 01:04:43,720 --> 01:04:46,520 Speaker 1: the makeup of their fifty three man roster, Jack on 1144 01:04:46,560 --> 01:04:49,640 Speaker 1: the tweet sheet says they want to maintain their fastball 1145 01:04:49,720 --> 01:04:52,440 Speaker 1: on offense. They kept seven wide receivers to keep up 1146 01:04:52,480 --> 01:04:55,840 Speaker 1: the high octane passing attack on d I think they 1147 01:04:55,960 --> 01:04:58,560 Speaker 1: have built nice depth on the D line to hopefully 1148 01:04:58,560 --> 01:05:01,520 Speaker 1: emphasize controlling the line of sc image. Still confused about 1149 01:05:01,560 --> 01:05:03,920 Speaker 1: the planet tight end with only Knox and Sweeney, who 1150 01:05:04,000 --> 01:05:10,440 Speaker 1: are often hurt. I gotta say, what's going to be 1151 01:05:10,520 --> 01:05:14,360 Speaker 1: intriguing for me, Steve Is. They're already going from seven 1152 01:05:14,400 --> 01:05:17,880 Speaker 1: to six wide receivers today as Marquis Stevenson goes to 1153 01:05:17,960 --> 01:05:20,400 Speaker 1: IR and Read Ferguson is added back to the roster. 1154 01:05:20,840 --> 01:05:23,800 Speaker 1: What happens when Marquis Stevenson is healthy again. Now, if 1155 01:05:23,840 --> 01:05:26,360 Speaker 1: there's an injury and you put somebody else on IR, 1156 01:05:26,480 --> 01:05:29,920 Speaker 1: problem solved. But if everybody's healthy and you get to 1157 01:05:30,040 --> 01:05:32,680 Speaker 1: week four and you want to bring mark Quis Stevenson 1158 01:05:32,800 --> 01:05:34,640 Speaker 1: back on the active roster, what are you doing there? 1159 01:05:34,880 --> 01:05:36,600 Speaker 1: You don't think they will. I think they'll leave. You 1160 01:05:36,680 --> 01:05:40,800 Speaker 1: think they just leave him there. Okay, then they'll if 1161 01:05:40,880 --> 01:05:43,000 Speaker 1: something happens and they need a guy that he's in. 1162 01:05:43,720 --> 01:05:45,800 Speaker 1: But I don't even think that if somebody goes down 1163 01:05:45,840 --> 01:05:48,800 Speaker 1: on IR, unless it's a wide receiver that they necessarily 1164 01:05:48,840 --> 01:05:51,720 Speaker 1: activate Marquis Stevenson, they'll just stash him there and leave 1165 01:05:51,760 --> 01:05:55,360 Speaker 1: him there the entire year in just in case, because 1166 01:05:55,360 --> 01:05:58,040 Speaker 1: they don't want to. They don't want to expose him, right, 1167 01:05:58,280 --> 01:06:01,640 Speaker 1: so they're gonna hide him there and if they need him, okay, 1168 01:06:01,760 --> 01:06:04,520 Speaker 1: he's there. If he's if we don't need him, whether 1169 01:06:04,560 --> 01:06:06,840 Speaker 1: he's healthy or not, he stays right where he's at. 1170 01:06:07,800 --> 01:06:12,080 Speaker 1: Um he's because if you want to bring him back 1171 01:06:12,120 --> 01:06:14,360 Speaker 1: on the active roster when you have six other receivers healthy, 1172 01:06:14,360 --> 01:06:17,400 Speaker 1: you gotta move somebody else off. That's right. I don't 1173 01:06:17,440 --> 01:06:19,520 Speaker 1: think that's I think that is what's gonna happen. I 1174 01:06:19,600 --> 01:06:21,520 Speaker 1: think he's gonna stay right where he's at unless they 1175 01:06:21,600 --> 01:06:28,480 Speaker 1: need him. That's the reason that i R has always 1176 01:06:28,520 --> 01:06:31,520 Speaker 1: been such a bugaboo for some teams. Some ownership groups 1177 01:06:31,560 --> 01:06:33,400 Speaker 1: will say, hey, put the guy on, just come up 1178 01:06:33,400 --> 01:06:36,080 Speaker 1: with a mysterious back injury. We'll pay him, you know, 1179 01:06:36,320 --> 01:06:38,000 Speaker 1: just stash him there. We don't want to lose him 1180 01:06:38,040 --> 01:06:40,120 Speaker 1: in case something happens. And this guy over here, yeah, 1181 01:06:40,160 --> 01:06:43,400 Speaker 1: stash him too. U. That's that was always a way 1182 01:06:43,520 --> 01:06:47,959 Speaker 1: that some owners and some coaches and their staffs would 1183 01:06:48,880 --> 01:06:52,680 Speaker 1: hide a lot of really good players back in the back, 1184 01:06:52,800 --> 01:06:54,680 Speaker 1: way back in the day, you know, back before he 1185 01:06:55,040 --> 01:06:57,440 Speaker 1: prompted rules, which is why the rules have been tinkered 1186 01:06:57,480 --> 01:06:59,440 Speaker 1: with so many times they don't want to give him 1187 01:06:59,520 --> 01:07:02,480 Speaker 1: too much leeway and too many avenues where they could 1188 01:07:02,480 --> 01:07:06,080 Speaker 1: bury players. They've given him more avenues now though, amidst 1189 01:07:06,160 --> 01:07:11,320 Speaker 1: COVID with an expanded practice squad, a shorter IR return designation. 1190 01:07:11,960 --> 01:07:14,960 Speaker 1: So and one of the things more loopholes now than 1191 01:07:14,960 --> 01:07:16,840 Speaker 1: there used to be. Yeah, the union wants because the 1192 01:07:16,920 --> 01:07:19,720 Speaker 1: players want to play. You've got a really good player 1193 01:07:19,760 --> 01:07:23,560 Speaker 1: who could play, and he's stashed on your practice squad 1194 01:07:23,760 --> 01:07:27,400 Speaker 1: or your practice stashed on your IR and quite frankly, 1195 01:07:27,480 --> 01:07:30,160 Speaker 1: he might be able to have a really nice year 1196 01:07:30,200 --> 01:07:31,840 Speaker 1: if you put him out and expose him go over, 1197 01:07:32,040 --> 01:07:34,240 Speaker 1: Like like for instance, Nick McLeod from the Bills. What 1198 01:07:34,360 --> 01:07:35,680 Speaker 1: if he goes over by the end of the year, 1199 01:07:35,720 --> 01:07:38,320 Speaker 1: he's a starting corner in the National Football League and 1200 01:07:38,600 --> 01:07:41,960 Speaker 1: ends the season with four picks in the last eight 1201 01:07:42,040 --> 01:07:46,919 Speaker 1: weeks of the season, He's gonna make some money. Yeah, 1202 01:07:47,120 --> 01:07:48,760 Speaker 1: that he will never have a chance to make if 1203 01:07:48,800 --> 01:07:51,800 Speaker 1: he's stashed on Buffalo's practice squad. You know. So the 1204 01:07:53,080 --> 01:07:54,640 Speaker 1: you know, the best players need to be able to 1205 01:07:54,720 --> 01:07:57,240 Speaker 1: get out and show what they can do, rather than 1206 01:07:57,320 --> 01:08:01,800 Speaker 1: being stashed away just in case somebody else gets hurt 1207 01:08:02,640 --> 01:08:05,880 Speaker 1: from Marissa on the tweet sheet. It truly shows their identity. 1208 01:08:06,040 --> 01:08:08,600 Speaker 1: Keeping seven wide receiver shows how pass heavy they will 1209 01:08:08,680 --> 01:08:11,479 Speaker 1: be again with the fact they want to surround Josh 1210 01:08:11,560 --> 01:08:14,800 Speaker 1: Allen with weapons and keeping eleven defensive linemen shows their 1211 01:08:14,840 --> 01:08:17,800 Speaker 1: defensive identity is going to be getting a lot of 1212 01:08:17,920 --> 01:08:21,479 Speaker 1: pressure on quarterbacks. I'm really going to be intrigued to 1213 01:08:21,520 --> 01:08:23,640 Speaker 1: see how many defensive linemen are up every week. I 1214 01:08:23,720 --> 01:08:25,560 Speaker 1: think it could be as much as ten, and I 1215 01:08:25,680 --> 01:08:28,840 Speaker 1: wonder if the end rotation is even more frequent than 1216 01:08:28,920 --> 01:08:31,840 Speaker 1: we've seen it in years past under Leslie Frasier. For 1217 01:08:31,920 --> 01:08:34,200 Speaker 1: a couple of reasons, not only because they have the 1218 01:08:34,280 --> 01:08:37,320 Speaker 1: horses to do it, but because you got two defensive 1219 01:08:37,439 --> 01:08:40,080 Speaker 1: ends on the wrong side of thirty who probably aren't 1220 01:08:40,080 --> 01:08:41,519 Speaker 1: going to be able to give you their best for 1221 01:08:41,880 --> 01:08:46,200 Speaker 1: fifty snaps a game that's number one, and you got young, 1222 01:08:46,400 --> 01:08:50,880 Speaker 1: hungry players ready to fill in and make an impact. 1223 01:08:51,040 --> 01:08:54,719 Speaker 1: I think you probably you might see that numbers stay high. 1224 01:08:55,800 --> 01:08:58,519 Speaker 1: Also because they don't know who's going to play best 1225 01:08:58,560 --> 01:09:03,280 Speaker 1: together yet they have not had enough reps at the 1226 01:09:03,439 --> 01:09:07,080 Speaker 1: rotation against live snaps and somebody who's actually in it 1227 01:09:07,320 --> 01:09:10,760 Speaker 1: for real as an opponent to let them know who 1228 01:09:10,840 --> 01:09:13,760 Speaker 1: the best players are, so they're gonna keep all these 1229 01:09:13,800 --> 01:09:16,160 Speaker 1: guys active and continue to rotate them through until they 1230 01:09:16,240 --> 01:09:18,680 Speaker 1: kind of hit on a combination, and then as the 1231 01:09:18,760 --> 01:09:20,599 Speaker 1: season wears on, it's like, you know what, this guy's 1232 01:09:20,640 --> 01:09:22,800 Speaker 1: not getting We're gonna set him down this week. We're 1233 01:09:22,800 --> 01:09:26,599 Speaker 1: gonna deactivate him. We're gonna activate another or whatever, linebacker, dB, whatever, 1234 01:09:27,600 --> 01:09:30,720 Speaker 1: because he's just not he has not clicked with any 1235 01:09:30,720 --> 01:09:33,960 Speaker 1: of the other combinations enough, and we like these other guys, 1236 01:09:34,000 --> 01:09:37,240 Speaker 1: we're giving them the reps. So it may happen that 1237 01:09:37,320 --> 01:09:39,800 Speaker 1: they activate those guys early in the season to get 1238 01:09:39,880 --> 01:09:43,000 Speaker 1: them honed in and focused in on what combinations they 1239 01:09:43,120 --> 01:09:47,360 Speaker 1: want in each down and distance and each situational situation 1240 01:09:47,400 --> 01:09:50,720 Speaker 1: of the game, and then start to deactivate one or 1241 01:09:50,760 --> 01:09:54,160 Speaker 1: two guys at a different position group based on that 1242 01:09:54,520 --> 01:09:56,920 Speaker 1: when they finally figure out who they want to play 1243 01:09:57,000 --> 01:09:59,920 Speaker 1: in what situations. What was the message you got from 1244 01:10:00,080 --> 01:10:02,720 Speaker 1: Bills with the makeup of their fifty three man roster 1245 01:10:02,840 --> 01:10:04,880 Speaker 1: eight oh three oh five fifty open line for you 1246 01:10:05,040 --> 01:10:07,519 Speaker 1: there or on the tweet sheet at one Bills Live. 1247 01:10:07,720 --> 01:10:10,320 Speaker 1: Marco on the tweet sheet says, the message I got 1248 01:10:10,479 --> 01:10:12,160 Speaker 1: was we're throwing the ball a ton and want to 1249 01:10:12,240 --> 01:10:14,960 Speaker 1: rush the passer with just four. Let's talk about that 1250 01:10:15,000 --> 01:10:18,479 Speaker 1: a little bit, Steve, because last year it was a 1251 01:10:18,600 --> 01:10:21,800 Speaker 1: chore to get pressure with just their front four. It 1252 01:10:21,920 --> 01:10:24,360 Speaker 1: got to the point where Leslie Fraser and the defensive 1253 01:10:24,400 --> 01:10:28,519 Speaker 1: staff had to devise different blitz schemes. And some of 1254 01:10:28,560 --> 01:10:31,559 Speaker 1: the leading sackers on this team were people like Jordan 1255 01:10:31,640 --> 01:10:35,800 Speaker 1: Poyer and you know defensive backs linebackers A. J. Klein 1256 01:10:35,920 --> 01:10:38,280 Speaker 1: tied for the team lead in sacks with Mario Addison 1257 01:10:38,360 --> 01:10:42,519 Speaker 1: with five. They had to devise different ways to generate 1258 01:10:42,640 --> 01:10:47,960 Speaker 1: pressure besides just using their front four. They certainly set 1259 01:10:48,000 --> 01:10:51,960 Speaker 1: about correcting that this offseason, and with six defensive ends here, 1260 01:10:52,400 --> 01:10:54,759 Speaker 1: most of whom come in with some measure of cache, 1261 01:10:54,920 --> 01:10:56,920 Speaker 1: if not at the pro level, at the college level, 1262 01:10:57,680 --> 01:11:00,519 Speaker 1: everybody's expecting it to be demonstrably better based on what 1263 01:11:00,600 --> 01:11:05,080 Speaker 1: they saw in the preseason. And I know, well, I'll 1264 01:11:05,080 --> 01:11:06,880 Speaker 1: give you an opportunity to tell me what you think, 1265 01:11:06,920 --> 01:11:10,280 Speaker 1: but I think Gregor Rousseau starting Week one. I mean, 1266 01:11:10,400 --> 01:11:13,200 Speaker 1: if what we saw the lineup to be last Saturday 1267 01:11:13,240 --> 01:11:15,960 Speaker 1: against the Packers is any indication here comes the starting defense. 1268 01:11:16,040 --> 01:11:18,720 Speaker 1: There's Rousseau at left defensive end. I think he's gonna 1269 01:11:18,760 --> 01:11:22,200 Speaker 1: start Sunday the twelfth. Yeah, I do too. I think 1270 01:11:22,320 --> 01:11:23,960 Speaker 1: I don't think they can keep him off the field. 1271 01:11:24,160 --> 01:11:26,200 Speaker 1: I think he's shown too much. He's got too many 1272 01:11:26,280 --> 01:11:31,040 Speaker 1: measurables and abilities, and I think every so often he's 1273 01:11:31,080 --> 01:11:34,000 Speaker 1: gonna get into a matchup where he overwhelms his opponent. 1274 01:11:34,240 --> 01:11:39,599 Speaker 1: And with his size and athleticism, it's an issue his link, 1275 01:11:39,720 --> 01:11:43,320 Speaker 1: his ability to reach past the tackle in on the quarterback, 1276 01:11:43,360 --> 01:11:45,680 Speaker 1: and you see the MSGV. You see the sack on 1277 01:11:45,800 --> 01:11:48,920 Speaker 1: Dalton in the Bears game. He was not going to 1278 01:11:49,000 --> 01:11:51,640 Speaker 1: sack Dalton, but Dalton felt his hand on him and 1279 01:11:51,800 --> 01:11:57,599 Speaker 1: had to tuck the ball away. Yeah, that's a huge plus. 1280 01:11:57,760 --> 01:11:59,920 Speaker 1: You're worried about a condo or swooping in and deflecting 1281 01:12:00,080 --> 01:12:03,639 Speaker 1: your past his bootleg played by Dalton. He goes out 1282 01:12:03,680 --> 01:12:06,200 Speaker 1: and turns, and and Rousseau turns and runs and cuts 1283 01:12:06,280 --> 01:12:08,519 Speaker 1: him off. Dalton can't get to the sideline. He has 1284 01:12:08,560 --> 01:12:11,719 Speaker 1: to stop and go back inside. And anytime a quarterback 1285 01:12:11,760 --> 01:12:16,160 Speaker 1: cuts back to the inside, violence is coming. I mean, 1286 01:12:16,200 --> 01:12:19,240 Speaker 1: you got pursuit coming from the inside out. Always on 1287 01:12:19,360 --> 01:12:21,400 Speaker 1: that and Dalton's got to get rid of it. And 1288 01:12:21,479 --> 01:12:24,559 Speaker 1: get down, and Rousseau was the force behind it. Here's 1289 01:12:24,560 --> 01:12:28,320 Speaker 1: a built I mean, Dalton starts to run, Rousseau takes 1290 01:12:28,360 --> 01:12:31,280 Speaker 1: three steps, and Dalton says, wait a minute, he's closed 1291 01:12:31,320 --> 01:12:36,720 Speaker 1: the space already. Yeah, he goes he's panicking. So yes, 1292 01:12:36,880 --> 01:12:39,960 Speaker 1: I agreebody open. I need somebody opened. Rousseau is Rousseau 1293 01:12:40,080 --> 01:12:43,960 Speaker 1: is on the field, snap one. Yeah, unless it's some quirky, 1294 01:12:44,880 --> 01:12:50,000 Speaker 1: you know, situation. But and and I think the odd 1295 01:12:50,080 --> 01:12:54,680 Speaker 1: guy out, strangely enough, might be Mario Addison. I think 1296 01:12:54,760 --> 01:12:57,479 Speaker 1: Jerry Hughes is gonna be on the field. Yeah, you 1297 01:12:57,560 --> 01:12:59,720 Speaker 1: don't see Addison even as part of a rotation. Oh, 1298 01:12:59,760 --> 01:13:03,639 Speaker 1: he'll be rotating, which it'll be back. I think he'll 1299 01:13:03,680 --> 01:13:05,679 Speaker 1: be one of those guys that comes in in certain 1300 01:13:05,720 --> 01:13:10,400 Speaker 1: situations where he can make hay as a kick inside. Also, 1301 01:13:10,560 --> 01:13:12,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't think we should dismiss that he 1302 01:13:12,240 --> 01:13:14,400 Speaker 1: did some of that last year. The intriguing part that 1303 01:13:14,479 --> 01:13:17,479 Speaker 1: you're you're right, all these guys that can kick down inside. 1304 01:13:17,600 --> 01:13:20,720 Speaker 1: Will you get into a third and fourteen? It's turbo time. 1305 01:13:20,920 --> 01:13:23,600 Speaker 1: You're you're putting guys out there that can really go. 1306 01:13:24,120 --> 01:13:26,559 Speaker 1: I mean, you're putting four defensive ends on the field 1307 01:13:26,640 --> 01:13:30,000 Speaker 1: who are all past pure pass rushers. And I think 1308 01:13:30,080 --> 01:13:32,559 Speaker 1: that's really intriguing. Now getting him to third and twelve 1309 01:13:32,600 --> 01:13:35,800 Speaker 1: and third and thirteen. That's one thing, but it also 1310 01:13:35,960 --> 01:13:38,120 Speaker 1: is one of those situations where you might generate a 1311 01:13:38,200 --> 01:13:40,840 Speaker 1: couple of extra turnovers that you didn't get a year ago. 1312 01:13:41,520 --> 01:13:44,439 Speaker 1: So if you can do that, all of a sudden, 1313 01:13:44,640 --> 01:13:49,160 Speaker 1: this defense takes a leap forward. Well yeah, and that's 1314 01:13:49,200 --> 01:13:52,320 Speaker 1: all going to be predicated on stopping the run first 1315 01:13:52,360 --> 01:13:54,400 Speaker 1: and second down to get to those third and longs, 1316 01:13:54,439 --> 01:13:58,320 Speaker 1: to release your turbo package and put four sprinters on 1317 01:13:58,400 --> 01:14:00,640 Speaker 1: the field on your defensive line, printers that are like 1318 01:14:00,680 --> 01:14:04,120 Speaker 1: six to eight. I mean, good grief, it's like trying 1319 01:14:04,160 --> 01:14:07,280 Speaker 1: to just trying to sound o he does, trying to 1320 01:14:07,520 --> 01:14:10,240 Speaker 1: trying to throw it over a ten foot picket fence. 1321 01:14:12,600 --> 01:14:16,360 Speaker 1: Have fun singing and have fun getting it over. Thinking 1322 01:14:16,360 --> 01:14:19,439 Speaker 1: about Kyler Murray getting rushed by a guy that is 1323 01:14:19,600 --> 01:14:23,200 Speaker 1: literally a foot taller a foot maybe a foot and 1324 01:14:23,240 --> 01:14:25,360 Speaker 1: a half. I mean he's well, he's five eight, he's 1325 01:14:25,439 --> 01:14:29,519 Speaker 1: my size. Yes, he's little, Yeah, he's gonna be he's 1326 01:14:29,520 --> 01:14:36,040 Speaker 1: gonna buy any measure. Yes, he's small, you know. Yeah, 1327 01:14:38,640 --> 01:14:41,800 Speaker 1: certainly looking forward to seeing it. We're gonna see it 1328 01:14:41,880 --> 01:14:45,439 Speaker 1: this year. Well no, not with Murray, but yeah, I'm 1329 01:14:45,479 --> 01:14:49,920 Speaker 1: just looking forward to seeing long condor like defensive ends 1330 01:14:50,320 --> 01:14:56,000 Speaker 1: swooping in uh and making life miserable like quarterbacks they 1331 01:14:56,040 --> 01:15:02,439 Speaker 1: have like fifteen sacks after two games. Well yeah, we'll see. 1332 01:15:02,640 --> 01:15:05,320 Speaker 1: They got a big hondo coming in week one. That'll 1333 01:15:05,360 --> 01:15:06,960 Speaker 1: be harder to get on the ground than you might say. 1334 01:15:07,000 --> 01:15:10,200 Speaker 1: It's not going anywhere, you know that, So that'll be 1335 01:15:10,280 --> 01:15:12,519 Speaker 1: interesting for sure. That makes the season open or even 1336 01:15:12,560 --> 01:15:15,519 Speaker 1: more tantalizing. Break time for us here when we come back, 1337 01:15:15,640 --> 01:15:17,639 Speaker 1: more of your thoughts on the tweet sheet as well 1338 01:15:17,760 --> 01:15:19,479 Speaker 1: as on the phone lines. Open line for you at 1339 01:15:19,520 --> 01:15:22,960 Speaker 1: eight oh three five fifty as. We want to know 1340 01:15:23,479 --> 01:15:25,439 Speaker 1: what message did you get from the Bills based on 1341 01:15:25,560 --> 01:15:29,599 Speaker 1: how they put together their fifty three man roster. Steve 1342 01:15:29,640 --> 01:15:31,240 Speaker 1: and I back in a second. Here on one Bills 1343 01:15:31,280 --> 01:15:33,519 Speaker 1: Live presented by Collat of Health. It's Buffalo Bills Radio. 1344 01:15:44,240 --> 01:15:48,120 Speaker 1: Welcome back. We are discussing the message you got from 1345 01:15:48,160 --> 01:15:51,519 Speaker 1: the Bills with the makeup of their fifty three man roster, 1346 01:15:52,520 --> 01:15:55,360 Speaker 1: and we are up to John on the tweet sheet, 1347 01:15:56,040 --> 01:15:58,439 Speaker 1: who says what the fifty three man roster said to 1348 01:15:58,520 --> 01:16:00,519 Speaker 1: me was that Josh Allen is still gonna throw it 1349 01:16:00,560 --> 01:16:02,960 Speaker 1: all over the field with all the wide receivers we kept. 1350 01:16:03,360 --> 01:16:05,080 Speaker 1: The d line is going to bring the heat. And 1351 01:16:05,160 --> 01:16:09,080 Speaker 1: if a player knows multiple positions, you are a lock 1352 01:16:09,680 --> 01:16:13,439 Speaker 1: to make the team. And there are multiple examples of 1353 01:16:13,560 --> 01:16:16,280 Speaker 1: that on this roster. You look at the position flexibility 1354 01:16:16,360 --> 01:16:23,799 Speaker 1: of people like fa Obada aj Fessa, Mario Addison, Boogie Basham, 1355 01:16:23,920 --> 01:16:26,519 Speaker 1: guys that can kick down inside. On the defensive line. 1356 01:16:26,880 --> 01:16:32,280 Speaker 1: You look at Saran Neil, cornerback, safety, hybrid linebacker, special teams. 1357 01:16:32,320 --> 01:16:35,240 Speaker 1: What do you need? Okay, Reggie Gilliam, as we've already 1358 01:16:35,280 --> 01:16:38,680 Speaker 1: discussed in the first hour of the show, fullback, tight end, 1359 01:16:38,840 --> 01:16:41,080 Speaker 1: Oh he can play a little tailback too, Holy cow, 1360 01:16:41,920 --> 01:16:46,000 Speaker 1: and he does special teams. More you do, the more 1361 01:16:46,040 --> 01:16:49,000 Speaker 1: of a lock you are on this roster, and probably 1362 01:16:49,040 --> 01:16:53,320 Speaker 1: any roster, any roster, particularly if you can get enough 1363 01:16:53,400 --> 01:16:55,479 Speaker 1: reps at each position to prove you can do them 1364 01:16:55,560 --> 01:17:01,600 Speaker 1: both at a high level. But think about it, not 1365 01:17:01,800 --> 01:17:04,599 Speaker 1: easy guys like that to find. You gave a bunch 1366 01:17:04,600 --> 01:17:07,599 Speaker 1: of examples, and yeah, I get it. But Reggie Gilliam 1367 01:17:07,680 --> 01:17:11,080 Speaker 1: has spent the entire preseason this year working at running back, fullback. 1368 01:17:11,320 --> 01:17:13,920 Speaker 1: Now this today, like today, he's doing individual work at 1369 01:17:13,960 --> 01:17:17,200 Speaker 1: tight end. They're doing everything they can to get him 1370 01:17:17,280 --> 01:17:20,000 Speaker 1: well rounded in his ability to do everything he needs 1371 01:17:20,040 --> 01:17:23,120 Speaker 1: to do. The same thing with Obada playing at end 1372 01:17:23,160 --> 01:17:25,400 Speaker 1: to end at tackle. How many reps did he get 1373 01:17:25,439 --> 01:17:28,280 Speaker 1: it tackled against certain offensive looks and certain defensive call 1374 01:17:28,360 --> 01:17:30,799 Speaker 1: in certain defensive calls, and what are his techniques involved. 1375 01:17:31,320 --> 01:17:35,200 Speaker 1: It's a ton of mental gymnastics that you have to 1376 01:17:35,360 --> 01:17:37,880 Speaker 1: do and be able to perform at a high level 1377 01:17:38,040 --> 01:17:41,680 Speaker 1: to play different positions in the NFL, and to have 1378 01:17:42,040 --> 01:17:45,599 Speaker 1: a bunch of guys that can do it, it really 1379 01:17:45,680 --> 01:17:48,640 Speaker 1: sets you up for success in your roster because then 1380 01:17:48,760 --> 01:17:51,519 Speaker 1: everybody else can be specialists, you know what I mean. 1381 01:17:51,560 --> 01:17:53,439 Speaker 1: You can have guys that are really focused on are 1382 01:17:53,520 --> 01:17:55,640 Speaker 1: really good at doing one thing, and one thing. You 1383 01:17:55,680 --> 01:17:58,320 Speaker 1: don't have to overload their plate. I've said it before 1384 01:17:59,280 --> 01:18:02,760 Speaker 1: when I was playing special teams in twenty plays a game. 1385 01:18:04,360 --> 01:18:08,120 Speaker 1: I literally struggled in special teams when they started having 1386 01:18:08,160 --> 01:18:10,800 Speaker 1: me do offense because you can't think about it, you 1387 01:18:10,840 --> 01:18:14,680 Speaker 1: can't practice it, you don't spend time envisioning it, concentrating 1388 01:18:14,720 --> 01:18:16,240 Speaker 1: on it. Because you got this other thing that you 1389 01:18:16,320 --> 01:18:18,559 Speaker 1: got to change you're thinking, and because it has if 1390 01:18:18,560 --> 01:18:20,040 Speaker 1: you're gonna, if you're on the field, you have to 1391 01:18:20,080 --> 01:18:23,240 Speaker 1: give a thousand percent attention and effort into what you're 1392 01:18:23,240 --> 01:18:26,320 Speaker 1: doing right then, and doing that, all that other stuff 1393 01:18:26,360 --> 01:18:29,960 Speaker 1: goes away. So it's it's really difficult to play both 1394 01:18:30,080 --> 01:18:33,280 Speaker 1: ends of that, particularly to high level. I gotta say 1395 01:18:33,320 --> 01:18:36,280 Speaker 1: that's the thing that's fascinated me about football among all 1396 01:18:36,360 --> 01:18:41,160 Speaker 1: the sports. It's such a scripted game that you have 1397 01:18:41,400 --> 01:18:45,560 Speaker 1: to pographed. Yeah, it's so scripted, and so many of 1398 01:18:45,600 --> 01:18:49,320 Speaker 1: the other games are so much more free flowing because 1399 01:18:49,360 --> 01:18:52,400 Speaker 1: of the constant nature of play. You know, football is 1400 01:18:52,439 --> 01:18:55,920 Speaker 1: a seven second per play sport in most cases, and 1401 01:18:56,080 --> 01:18:58,799 Speaker 1: so because of that and all of the stopping and starting, 1402 01:18:59,200 --> 01:19:02,120 Speaker 1: you have the opportunit you don't need too scripted, if 1403 01:19:02,160 --> 01:19:06,240 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. So I really feel like 1404 01:19:06,360 --> 01:19:09,520 Speaker 1: that's always been the one thing that has separated football 1405 01:19:10,479 --> 01:19:13,000 Speaker 1: from just about all the other sports, just the way 1406 01:19:13,200 --> 01:19:17,040 Speaker 1: it can be scripted and planned and pre planned and 1407 01:19:17,479 --> 01:19:21,240 Speaker 1: planned on the fly or adjusted on the fly. It's 1408 01:19:22,040 --> 01:19:27,240 Speaker 1: it's really what makes it unique in a way and 1409 01:19:27,400 --> 01:19:30,760 Speaker 1: yet so dramatically different from the other sports that are 1410 01:19:30,960 --> 01:19:36,680 Speaker 1: much more free flowing basketball, hockey, soccer. There's a lot 1411 01:19:36,720 --> 01:19:39,920 Speaker 1: of stop and start nature to baseball also, and so 1412 01:19:40,120 --> 01:19:43,320 Speaker 1: I guess to a certain extent that is scripted. But 1413 01:19:43,600 --> 01:19:47,000 Speaker 1: even even the plays in baseball last longer than seven 1414 01:19:47,080 --> 01:19:49,720 Speaker 1: seconds at times. You know, something gets the ball gets 1415 01:19:49,760 --> 01:19:52,080 Speaker 1: hit in the gap to the outfield. You know that 1416 01:19:52,160 --> 01:19:54,960 Speaker 1: could be an eight, nine, ten second play, depending on 1417 01:19:55,080 --> 01:19:56,719 Speaker 1: whether the ball is going all the way to the wall, 1418 01:19:57,280 --> 01:20:00,400 Speaker 1: and you know all of that stuff. So it's just 1419 01:20:01,160 --> 01:20:06,640 Speaker 1: the mental gymnastics that football players have to master, and no, 1420 01:20:07,640 --> 01:20:10,519 Speaker 1: because they have to execute everything that they learn and 1421 01:20:10,600 --> 01:20:13,200 Speaker 1: everything that is scripted in the span of sometimes two 1422 01:20:13,240 --> 01:20:16,120 Speaker 1: to three seconds. If you're a quarterback and if you're 1423 01:20:16,160 --> 01:20:20,679 Speaker 1: a receiver, much the same way. It's just so different. 1424 01:20:20,800 --> 01:20:26,640 Speaker 1: It's just crazy. Yeah, it's it's so think about the 1425 01:20:26,760 --> 01:20:29,880 Speaker 1: planning that goes in if every fascinates me to this day, 1426 01:20:30,200 --> 01:20:33,000 Speaker 1: think about the planning that goes into getting eleven guys 1427 01:20:33,080 --> 01:20:35,120 Speaker 1: to go up and snap the holes, take off at 1428 01:20:35,160 --> 01:20:38,599 Speaker 1: the at the moment, and compete trying to get something 1429 01:20:38,720 --> 01:20:41,080 Speaker 1: done that fools your I mean like one hundred and 1430 01:20:41,120 --> 01:20:44,200 Speaker 1: fifty times a game where you stop everything. All right, 1431 01:20:44,240 --> 01:20:46,200 Speaker 1: we're gonna we gotta plan. We're gonna go in call 1432 01:20:46,320 --> 01:20:48,120 Speaker 1: this play in the huddle, We're gonna come out and 1433 01:20:48,240 --> 01:20:54,520 Speaker 1: unfurl this plan. The union what's coming, and the practice 1434 01:20:54,800 --> 01:21:02,799 Speaker 1: and choreography, the rules and the communitytion, the unspoken training 1435 01:21:02,880 --> 01:21:06,320 Speaker 1: that you get in concert with your teammates. It's an 1436 01:21:06,320 --> 01:21:08,120 Speaker 1: amazing thing to get through and to and to have 1437 01:21:08,240 --> 01:21:10,400 Speaker 1: guys do it at a high level at different positions 1438 01:21:10,439 --> 01:21:14,439 Speaker 1: like you see Reggie Gilliam doing um. Even the wide 1439 01:21:14,479 --> 01:21:16,400 Speaker 1: receivers where you're in a slot or the wide guy, 1440 01:21:16,479 --> 01:21:18,080 Speaker 1: you think, well, I just move out and it's not 1441 01:21:18,200 --> 01:21:23,320 Speaker 1: that easy. Hum. And then to go another level, you 1442 01:21:23,439 --> 01:21:26,000 Speaker 1: start to decipher what the other team thinks they're looking at. 1443 01:21:26,280 --> 01:21:27,960 Speaker 1: You're at a wide out and you're thinking, well, if 1444 01:21:27,960 --> 01:21:30,080 Speaker 1: he's over there, that means I'm gonna I'm gonna do 1445 01:21:30,240 --> 01:21:32,680 Speaker 1: this other thing, or I have space in this Yes, 1446 01:21:32,720 --> 01:21:34,640 Speaker 1: i'm gonna I'm gonna break my route off over here 1447 01:21:34,760 --> 01:21:36,320 Speaker 1: rather than over there. But if he moves out of 1448 01:21:36,360 --> 01:21:38,120 Speaker 1: there after the snap, I gotta do what I was 1449 01:21:38,200 --> 01:21:40,120 Speaker 1: gonna do. All that stuff goes through your mind. He 1450 01:21:40,160 --> 01:21:41,960 Speaker 1: got about a half second to think about all that stuff. 1451 01:21:42,000 --> 01:21:45,120 Speaker 1: That took me three seconds to say, I remember talking 1452 01:21:45,160 --> 01:21:46,920 Speaker 1: to Chan Gailey one time when he was coaching this 1453 01:21:46,960 --> 01:21:50,679 Speaker 1: football team, and we just got into this conversation about 1454 01:21:51,360 --> 01:21:53,920 Speaker 1: getting the defense to line up in a certain way. 1455 01:21:55,240 --> 01:21:58,760 Speaker 1: He would deploy his formation in such a way to 1456 01:21:59,000 --> 01:22:03,200 Speaker 1: convince the defense and this play is coming, and he 1457 01:22:03,439 --> 01:22:10,800 Speaker 1: would get a linebacker toe. Oh my gosh, after practice 1458 01:22:11,280 --> 01:22:15,120 Speaker 1: in uh the stadium, right now, we got Tredevious White 1459 01:22:15,160 --> 01:22:19,240 Speaker 1: pulling a Marshawn Lynch at Cal golf cart routine, driving 1460 01:22:19,280 --> 01:22:24,280 Speaker 1: around Emmanuel Sanders and who else is in the singletary. 1461 01:22:25,360 --> 01:22:27,600 Speaker 1: They got motor in the They got motor in the 1462 01:22:27,840 --> 01:22:32,880 Speaker 1: golf cart. How about that? Oh my gosh, Tredevious White 1463 01:22:32,960 --> 01:22:38,920 Speaker 1: being Tredevious White after practice unbelievable. So for our radio listeners, 1464 01:22:39,000 --> 01:22:41,639 Speaker 1: he was driving the cart around just like Marshaw Lynch 1465 01:22:41,680 --> 01:22:45,719 Speaker 1: did after a Cal game. Everybody's oh my gosh, people 1466 01:22:45,720 --> 01:22:49,599 Speaker 1: are dying right now. Uh yeah. The crowd's loving it too. 1467 01:22:49,680 --> 01:22:53,599 Speaker 1: By the way, fans were in attendance today, like thousands 1468 01:22:53,640 --> 01:22:56,160 Speaker 1: of people in this I'm like, what's going On't I miss? 1469 01:22:56,240 --> 01:22:58,320 Speaker 1: Where is everybody's going on? As a wing fest? What's 1470 01:22:58,320 --> 01:23:01,800 Speaker 1: going on? Steve doesn't get the memo emails. What is that. 1471 01:23:02,160 --> 01:23:05,720 Speaker 1: And it's just like I'm like, honk, I'm in the 1472 01:23:05,760 --> 01:23:07,519 Speaker 1: line to get in the honk and the horn, get out, 1473 01:23:07,880 --> 01:23:11,080 Speaker 1: go home. Yeah, I'm trying to get to work. But anyway, 1474 01:23:11,160 --> 01:23:13,400 Speaker 1: getting back to the conversation we were having Chan Gailey, 1475 01:23:13,400 --> 01:23:14,920 Speaker 1: I had a conversation with him one time, and he's 1476 01:23:15,000 --> 01:23:16,680 Speaker 1: talking about how he would line people up in a 1477 01:23:16,760 --> 01:23:19,840 Speaker 1: formation to make the defense think this play is coming, 1478 01:23:20,560 --> 01:23:23,240 Speaker 1: just to get a linebacker to cheat half a step 1479 01:23:23,720 --> 01:23:26,000 Speaker 1: to his right from where he normally lines up because 1480 01:23:26,040 --> 01:23:27,679 Speaker 1: he's trying to get an edge on what he thinks 1481 01:23:27,800 --> 01:23:29,960 Speaker 1: is coming. And then they would run something else to 1482 01:23:30,040 --> 01:23:33,720 Speaker 1: take advantage of that half a step, knowing he can't 1483 01:23:33,760 --> 01:23:35,760 Speaker 1: get to a spot where the play is actually going. 1484 01:23:36,320 --> 01:23:40,200 Speaker 1: And I'm thinking to myself, if I'm that defensive player, Okay, 1485 01:23:40,800 --> 01:23:45,560 Speaker 1: I am watching film out the wazoo all week. I 1486 01:23:45,680 --> 01:23:49,759 Speaker 1: am preparing for all of my assignments like you wouldn't believe. 1487 01:23:50,360 --> 01:23:52,840 Speaker 1: And because I took a half step this way before 1488 01:23:52,920 --> 01:23:55,880 Speaker 1: the snap, the other team gets a twenty yard play 1489 01:23:55,960 --> 01:23:57,760 Speaker 1: on that. I would lose my mind. I couldn't. I 1490 01:23:57,800 --> 01:23:59,759 Speaker 1: don't think I could play that. I couldn't play football. 1491 01:23:59,800 --> 01:24:02,640 Speaker 1: It's oh, they can play it. I couldn't handle that 1492 01:24:02,720 --> 01:24:05,080 Speaker 1: You've got. And think about this too. You've got quarterback 1493 01:24:05,160 --> 01:24:07,559 Speaker 1: like Josh Allen Peyton Manning was big at this, Brady 1494 01:24:07,600 --> 01:24:09,760 Speaker 1: would do it. They all did it. Drew Brees would 1495 01:24:09,800 --> 01:24:12,519 Speaker 1: do it. They drop back and they're staring down the 1496 01:24:12,640 --> 01:24:17,880 Speaker 1: receiver and you're playing a defense, and you think about 1497 01:24:17,920 --> 01:24:19,800 Speaker 1: when you're playing in the yard with your dad and 1498 01:24:19,880 --> 01:24:22,679 Speaker 1: your brothers, your uncle's, your friends, your sisters, your cousins, 1499 01:24:22,720 --> 01:24:24,120 Speaker 1: all of this stuff. Everybody's out in the yard and 1500 01:24:24,120 --> 01:24:25,800 Speaker 1: you're playing and you see him. He's gonna throw it, 1501 01:24:25,840 --> 01:24:27,840 Speaker 1: and he's gonna throw it, and everybody starts to gravitate 1502 01:24:27,960 --> 01:24:30,720 Speaker 1: towards the spot where he's gonna do it. Yea, And 1503 01:24:31,080 --> 01:24:33,400 Speaker 1: he pump fakes it and then just dunks it. And 1504 01:24:33,439 --> 01:24:38,879 Speaker 1: there's a guy's standing over here by himself. That alone 1505 01:24:40,160 --> 01:24:43,280 Speaker 1: is a crusher for defense. And having a quarterback that 1506 01:24:43,400 --> 01:24:46,519 Speaker 1: does that one simple thing now, certainly in a second 1507 01:24:46,560 --> 01:24:47,880 Speaker 1: and a half or two and a half seconds when 1508 01:24:47,920 --> 01:24:49,680 Speaker 1: the ball comes out. In the NFL, it's hard to 1509 01:24:49,840 --> 01:24:52,320 Speaker 1: do that, but they do. Yeah, they manipulate the safety 1510 01:24:52,360 --> 01:24:55,960 Speaker 1: and it works even at the highest level because your 1511 01:24:56,040 --> 01:25:00,599 Speaker 1: human nature gravitates to where the guys looking. Yeah. Well, 1512 01:25:00,680 --> 01:25:02,679 Speaker 1: and when you're playing a big arm quarterback like Josh 1513 01:25:02,760 --> 01:25:05,240 Speaker 1: Allen and you're a safety in center field and he's 1514 01:25:05,400 --> 01:25:07,400 Speaker 1: facing one side of the field and he pumps it, 1515 01:25:07,800 --> 01:25:10,280 Speaker 1: you know you have to go right if you think 1516 01:25:10,320 --> 01:25:12,479 Speaker 1: that's where it's going, because you're not getting get there 1517 01:25:12,520 --> 01:25:14,800 Speaker 1: in time. Think about he's going the ball fifty six 1518 01:25:14,880 --> 01:25:17,800 Speaker 1: miles per hour. Think about the guy in Denver last 1519 01:25:17,880 --> 01:25:24,200 Speaker 1: year who just like an extradown. He's like, he's like 1520 01:25:24,280 --> 01:25:26,559 Speaker 1: standing next to the guy. He leans the wrong way 1521 01:25:26,640 --> 01:25:27,960 Speaker 1: and he doesn't even have to take us step. He 1522 01:25:28,040 --> 01:25:29,920 Speaker 1: leans back the other way and it's too late. Yeah, 1523 01:25:29,960 --> 01:25:34,360 Speaker 1: balls through the keyhole already. Kumar's Kumarro's like, you're like biking. 1524 01:25:35,240 --> 01:25:36,960 Speaker 1: You don't even know who that guy is if you're Denver, 1525 01:25:37,120 --> 01:25:39,400 Speaker 1: Like where what is he on the roster? He just 1526 01:25:39,520 --> 01:25:41,920 Speaker 1: kind of touchdown on us. And the guy's dancing in 1527 01:25:41,960 --> 01:25:45,040 Speaker 1: the end zone. You're like going, oh, it's a crusher man. 1528 01:25:45,479 --> 01:25:47,840 Speaker 1: I don't I don't think I can handle it. I 1529 01:25:47,920 --> 01:25:52,920 Speaker 1: mean just because just being here in the radio, Stu, 1530 01:25:53,160 --> 01:25:55,760 Speaker 1: just because you cut them, it's cut. That sport is 1531 01:25:55,800 --> 01:26:01,160 Speaker 1: just cut so fine, that's so finely cut. But it's you. 1532 01:26:01,520 --> 01:26:04,720 Speaker 1: It is finally cut and but you know what, though, 1533 01:26:06,320 --> 01:26:09,519 Speaker 1: then you look at a team like the multitude of 1534 01:26:09,600 --> 01:26:12,760 Speaker 1: success that the that the Patriots had over the last 1535 01:26:12,800 --> 01:26:20,280 Speaker 1: two decades, and they do it with precision discipline, when 1536 01:26:20,320 --> 01:26:24,519 Speaker 1: they can overcome their desire to overextend or you know, 1537 01:26:24,640 --> 01:26:28,320 Speaker 1: do something extra, it just do what they're told every 1538 01:26:28,400 --> 01:26:32,360 Speaker 1: single play they are they're very hard to beat. And 1539 01:26:32,439 --> 01:26:35,280 Speaker 1: then it's not like they have superstars all over their ross. 1540 01:26:35,320 --> 01:26:37,720 Speaker 1: I got it, they had a superstar quarterback, but man 1541 01:26:37,800 --> 01:26:40,479 Speaker 1: oh man, you know they're doing it with guys that 1542 01:26:40,600 --> 01:26:44,920 Speaker 1: nobody else wanted. In some cases, well, yeah, within reason. 1543 01:26:45,160 --> 01:26:47,240 Speaker 1: Let's not heap too much credit on Belichick. What are 1544 01:26:47,240 --> 01:26:48,840 Speaker 1: we doing here. I know he's one of the best 1545 01:26:48,880 --> 01:26:51,240 Speaker 1: coaches ever. Their quarterback he wasn't doing it with a 1546 01:26:51,320 --> 01:26:53,800 Speaker 1: bunch of slugs. He had some decent Their quarterbacks had 1547 01:26:53,840 --> 01:26:56,240 Speaker 1: something to do with the two. I mean, I'll admit, yeah, 1548 01:26:56,320 --> 01:26:59,920 Speaker 1: but that's that's kind of theag to make players like 1549 01:27:00,080 --> 01:27:03,160 Speaker 1: Randy Moss, Lawyer malloy ty law. You know, you got 1550 01:27:03,240 --> 01:27:06,000 Speaker 1: Stefan Gilmore going to multiple Pro Bowls, He's named an 1551 01:27:06,000 --> 01:27:09,040 Speaker 1: All Pro. You know, they had Chandler Jones before they 1552 01:27:09,120 --> 01:27:14,360 Speaker 1: traded him away and it's a Richard Seymour. I mean, yeah, 1553 01:27:14,439 --> 01:27:17,840 Speaker 1: you had some guys, well they did. Let's not pretend 1554 01:27:17,920 --> 01:27:20,800 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick was coaching the Sisters of the Poor here. No, no, 1555 01:27:21,040 --> 01:27:23,240 Speaker 1: not at all. But you're looking at guys like guys 1556 01:27:23,320 --> 01:27:29,240 Speaker 1: like Wes Welker, Danny Woodhead, uh, even Julian Edelman Division 1557 01:27:29,320 --> 01:27:32,679 Speaker 1: two guy who switched positions to become you know, seeing something. 1558 01:27:32,760 --> 01:27:36,760 Speaker 1: Whatever they look for. They know how to maximize talent. Well, 1559 01:27:36,840 --> 01:27:39,759 Speaker 1: they get guys that do what they're told and smart 1560 01:27:39,840 --> 01:27:43,120 Speaker 1: guys and that's that's that's a big thing, and that's teams. 1561 01:27:43,280 --> 01:27:45,640 Speaker 1: That's why teams started giving Wonderlick tests, That's why they 1562 01:27:45,680 --> 01:27:47,720 Speaker 1: started interviewing them before they draft, and that's why they 1563 01:27:47,720 --> 01:27:49,360 Speaker 1: started to get to know these guys and they started 1564 01:27:49,439 --> 01:27:51,840 Speaker 1: ask talking to their high school coaches and their high 1565 01:27:51,840 --> 01:27:55,439 Speaker 1: school history professors. You know, who is this guy and 1566 01:27:55,479 --> 01:27:59,880 Speaker 1: what's he like? And it helps discern what they're gonna get. Yeah, 1567 01:28:00,080 --> 01:28:02,679 Speaker 1: when they draft him, break time for us here. When 1568 01:28:02,880 --> 01:28:05,960 Speaker 1: we come back, we will discuss more of the roster 1569 01:28:06,120 --> 01:28:10,519 Speaker 1: particulars as far as the Bills are concerned. And don't 1570 01:28:10,560 --> 01:28:12,680 Speaker 1: forget coming up in the third hour the show, Eric 1571 01:28:12,760 --> 01:28:14,960 Speaker 1: Wood will join us give us his thoughts on the 1572 01:28:15,040 --> 01:28:17,640 Speaker 1: formation of the bills fifty three man roster. All of 1573 01:28:17,680 --> 01:28:20,160 Speaker 1: that coming your way here shortly on One Bill's Live 1574 01:28:20,200 --> 01:28:33,880 Speaker 1: presented by Kalida Health. It's Buffalo Bills Radio. Welcome back, 1575 01:28:34,000 --> 01:28:37,519 Speaker 1: Chris Brown, Steve Tasker here with you as we are 1576 01:28:37,640 --> 01:28:40,760 Speaker 1: rapping up our number two. Coming up in the third 1577 01:28:40,840 --> 01:28:44,000 Speaker 1: hour the show, Eric Wood from the Bills Radio Network 1578 01:28:44,040 --> 01:28:46,880 Speaker 1: will be joining us giving us his thoughts on the roster. 1579 01:28:47,640 --> 01:28:50,240 Speaker 1: If he's concerned about how thin the Bills have gone 1580 01:28:50,280 --> 01:28:53,560 Speaker 1: at the tight end position, as Steve pointed out to 1581 01:28:53,920 --> 01:28:56,920 Speaker 1: Reggie Gillingham getting some reps during individual position drills at 1582 01:28:57,000 --> 01:29:00,519 Speaker 1: tight end, so getting him ready for or anything that 1583 01:29:00,640 --> 01:29:03,920 Speaker 1: may come his way through the course of the season. 1584 01:29:04,240 --> 01:29:07,599 Speaker 1: Going forward. Among the reports that we've seen out there 1585 01:29:07,680 --> 01:29:11,080 Speaker 1: to this point in time, the following players are reported 1586 01:29:11,160 --> 01:29:15,080 Speaker 1: to be practice squad additions for the Bills, Jake from 1587 01:29:15,320 --> 01:29:18,360 Speaker 1: Jack Anderson, Jamille Douglas, and Tanner Gentry. We'll let you 1588 01:29:18,439 --> 01:29:22,679 Speaker 1: know if we come across some more names going forward here. 1589 01:29:24,680 --> 01:29:30,080 Speaker 1: There had been reports that other players that would be 1590 01:29:30,160 --> 01:29:33,360 Speaker 1: added to the practice squad in due course. Davis Webb, 1591 01:29:33,520 --> 01:29:36,799 Speaker 1: who was spotted in warm up clothes at practice today. 1592 01:29:37,920 --> 01:29:41,559 Speaker 1: Antonio Williams and Quentin Morris are two other players, Morris 1593 01:29:41,640 --> 01:29:45,120 Speaker 1: being an undrafted rookie tight end. Antonio Williams was a 1594 01:29:45,200 --> 01:29:47,800 Speaker 1: running back who was on the practice squad here last year. 1595 01:29:48,240 --> 01:29:52,800 Speaker 1: Those two players are also considered to be strong candidates 1596 01:29:53,240 --> 01:29:56,680 Speaker 1: for the practice squad when it is fully formed. It 1597 01:29:56,840 --> 01:30:02,680 Speaker 1: is sixteen players. Six players have unlimited NFL experience, so 1598 01:30:03,400 --> 01:30:07,040 Speaker 1: there is there are extra freedoms on the practice squad 1599 01:30:07,080 --> 01:30:09,120 Speaker 1: again this year, much like last year, as the team 1600 01:30:09,240 --> 01:30:14,320 Speaker 1: tries to help teams insulate themselves against roster losses due 1601 01:30:14,360 --> 01:30:19,120 Speaker 1: to COVID, primarily Isaiah Hodgens cleared waivers. Yeah, the only 1602 01:30:19,160 --> 01:30:22,360 Speaker 1: player that got claimed on the Bills training camp roster 1603 01:30:22,560 --> 01:30:25,880 Speaker 1: was Nick McLeod, the undrafted rookie cornerback who flashed well 1604 01:30:26,520 --> 01:30:30,639 Speaker 1: in the preseason. A couple of interceptions pass breakups factored 1605 01:30:30,680 --> 01:30:33,719 Speaker 1: in on a bunch of plays, and the Cincinnati Bengals 1606 01:30:33,920 --> 01:30:36,519 Speaker 1: claimed him off waivers, so he will not be an 1607 01:30:36,560 --> 01:30:41,760 Speaker 1: option for Buffalo's practice squad this year. So we'll see 1608 01:30:41,800 --> 01:30:43,639 Speaker 1: where it all goes and we'll know about the fully 1609 01:30:43,680 --> 01:30:47,960 Speaker 1: formed practice squad probably by this time. Tomorrow, so maybe 1610 01:30:48,000 --> 01:30:51,400 Speaker 1: even as late as later today. So it's all a 1611 01:30:51,439 --> 01:30:52,920 Speaker 1: matter of how quickly they can get a bunch of 1612 01:30:52,960 --> 01:30:55,760 Speaker 1: these guys signed. If they choose to look outside the 1613 01:30:55,920 --> 01:30:59,000 Speaker 1: organization to fully form their practice squad, maybe it takes 1614 01:30:59,040 --> 01:31:00,960 Speaker 1: a player a little longer to yet here and sign, 1615 01:31:01,600 --> 01:31:03,960 Speaker 1: so they may they may have designs on other players 1616 01:31:04,000 --> 01:31:06,840 Speaker 1: who have been cut by other times to switch out. 1617 01:31:06,960 --> 01:31:09,160 Speaker 1: I mean, they may have a receiver they liked better 1618 01:31:09,200 --> 01:31:11,240 Speaker 1: in the draft that didn't make the other team than 1619 01:31:11,439 --> 01:31:14,680 Speaker 1: Isaiah Hodgens. That kind of thing two years ago or 1620 01:31:14,720 --> 01:31:17,599 Speaker 1: last year or this year, so same thing with an 1621 01:31:17,960 --> 01:31:23,280 Speaker 1: Antoine Antonio Williams maybe running back out there they like better. 1622 01:31:23,320 --> 01:31:27,400 Speaker 1: Who knows, but all that remains to be seen. But 1623 01:31:27,520 --> 01:31:31,599 Speaker 1: it's interesting as much angst as we put into which 1624 01:31:31,640 --> 01:31:33,320 Speaker 1: guys are going to be released, which guys are gonna 1625 01:31:33,320 --> 01:31:34,680 Speaker 1: be signed, which guys they may lose, and you end 1626 01:31:34,800 --> 01:31:39,519 Speaker 1: up losing one guy. So team did a pretty good 1627 01:31:39,560 --> 01:31:42,200 Speaker 1: job of protecting guys that had no chance of getting 1628 01:31:42,640 --> 01:31:44,320 Speaker 1: or weren't going to get picked up by anybody else. 1629 01:31:44,360 --> 01:31:46,519 Speaker 1: And they got the fifty three they wanted, and maybe 1630 01:31:46,600 --> 01:31:48,920 Speaker 1: more than the fifty three they Yeah, I know you 1631 01:31:49,000 --> 01:31:51,960 Speaker 1: and I discussed the possibility of them going light at 1632 01:31:52,120 --> 01:31:57,479 Speaker 1: linebacker to accommodate defensive line, they instead choose to go 1633 01:31:57,880 --> 01:32:02,360 Speaker 1: a little light at defensive back instead. With only nine 1634 01:32:02,479 --> 01:32:07,880 Speaker 1: defensive backs on their active roster, four at safety, five 1635 01:32:08,160 --> 01:32:12,880 Speaker 1: at corner, and they still carry six linebackers, which is 1636 01:32:12,920 --> 01:32:15,600 Speaker 1: probably a healthy number when you consider the fact that 1637 01:32:15,800 --> 01:32:19,800 Speaker 1: usually only two are on the field on defense, still 1638 01:32:19,840 --> 01:32:22,800 Speaker 1: went six there because they have a couple of a 1639 01:32:23,040 --> 01:32:27,800 Speaker 1: special teamers in Tyler Matakevich and Andre Smith. Well, Andre 1640 01:32:27,920 --> 01:32:30,280 Speaker 1: Smith played well on the field and down a distance here, 1641 01:32:30,680 --> 01:32:34,679 Speaker 1: he's a player. Matakevich is a stud on special teams 1642 01:32:36,160 --> 01:32:40,120 Speaker 1: and I get it. Listen, Matt Milano has not stayed 1643 01:32:40,160 --> 01:32:43,720 Speaker 1: one hundred percent healthy for an entire year. Yep. Kept 1644 01:32:43,760 --> 01:32:47,439 Speaker 1: Tyrrell Dodson. Dotson's going to be there, So Klein, I 1645 01:32:47,479 --> 01:32:51,719 Speaker 1: don't have a problem with that makes sense to me. Yeah, 1646 01:32:53,000 --> 01:32:55,200 Speaker 1: the guys who the players on this team who have 1647 01:32:55,280 --> 01:32:59,479 Speaker 1: missed the fewest games got to be cornerback one and 1648 01:32:59,640 --> 01:33:03,320 Speaker 1: safe one and safety two. Those guys you know, they 1649 01:33:03,320 --> 01:33:05,599 Speaker 1: don't miss. So if you're thinking about who's gonna miss time, 1650 01:33:05,640 --> 01:33:07,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna be quarterback two in the slot. Yeah, So 1651 01:33:08,400 --> 01:33:10,200 Speaker 1: keep a couple extra guys like that, and that's it. 1652 01:33:11,040 --> 01:33:13,560 Speaker 1: Josh Thomas does not make the roster. I thought he 1653 01:33:13,640 --> 01:33:17,479 Speaker 1: did enough too, married a roster spot. Jaquan Johnson was 1654 01:33:17,560 --> 01:33:19,719 Speaker 1: sidelined for the better part of the last two weeks 1655 01:33:19,720 --> 01:33:24,360 Speaker 1: of the preseason. He makes the roster, so I thought 1656 01:33:24,400 --> 01:33:28,160 Speaker 1: that was an interesting development, especially knowing how much of 1657 01:33:28,240 --> 01:33:31,960 Speaker 1: a premium this coaching staff puts on availability. It was 1658 01:33:31,960 --> 01:33:35,120 Speaker 1: an untimely injury. For anytime there's an injury, it's untimely. 1659 01:33:36,160 --> 01:33:39,919 Speaker 1: But I thought Josh Thomas showed enough, made enough progress, 1660 01:33:40,200 --> 01:33:43,320 Speaker 1: and has extraordinary athleticism. As a matter of fact, Steve, 1661 01:33:43,360 --> 01:33:45,200 Speaker 1: I know you heard it because you were on the broadcast. 1662 01:33:45,880 --> 01:33:49,000 Speaker 1: But Dredavious White, talking to Cynthia Freeland on the sidelines 1663 01:33:49,040 --> 01:33:51,560 Speaker 1: in that third preseason game, she asked him, you know 1664 01:33:51,640 --> 01:33:55,439 Speaker 1: who's impressed you the most. He mentioned Josh Thomas as 1665 01:33:55,520 --> 01:33:58,519 Speaker 1: one of the guys that he thinks has done everything 1666 01:34:00,240 --> 01:34:03,400 Speaker 1: he could to justify a roster spot. And I think 1667 01:34:03,400 --> 01:34:05,960 Speaker 1: the other guy he mentioned was Wild Goose and he 1668 01:34:06,000 --> 01:34:09,840 Speaker 1: didn't make the roster either. So some interesting decisions on 1669 01:34:09,920 --> 01:34:14,240 Speaker 1: the back end where they have more unproven players behind 1670 01:34:14,600 --> 01:34:18,920 Speaker 1: the veteran starters. But still in all, I don't know 1671 01:34:18,960 --> 01:34:24,600 Speaker 1: if you would call cornerback an extraordinarily deep position. They 1672 01:34:24,680 --> 01:34:27,439 Speaker 1: cut four of on this roster, and yet, yeah, they 1673 01:34:27,560 --> 01:34:30,439 Speaker 1: cut four of them, and I think you can at 1674 01:34:30,520 --> 01:34:34,760 Speaker 1: least make an argument that two could have made the roster, 1675 01:34:35,000 --> 01:34:38,000 Speaker 1: wild Goose and McLeod. I think McLeod did more to 1676 01:34:38,120 --> 01:34:41,040 Speaker 1: prove his value than wild Goose did. Okay, so you 1677 01:34:41,120 --> 01:34:43,120 Speaker 1: put wild Goose on the practice squad to kind of 1678 01:34:43,160 --> 01:34:45,880 Speaker 1: protect your depth there, But you lose McLeod to the 1679 01:34:45,960 --> 01:34:49,439 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Bengals because he got claimed on waivers today. Right, 1680 01:34:49,680 --> 01:34:52,360 Speaker 1: So we have to take a break here. When we return, 1681 01:34:52,479 --> 01:34:55,240 Speaker 1: we'll get a third opinion on the fifty three man roster. 1682 01:34:56,040 --> 01:34:59,040 Speaker 1: We'll get it from Eric Wood from the Bill's Radio network. 1683 01:34:59,240 --> 01:35:01,479 Speaker 1: He joins us next here on one Bill's Line, presented 1684 01:35:01,520 --> 01:35:19,400 Speaker 1: by Kalid to Health. It's Buffalo Bill's Radio at a 1685 01:35:19,640 --> 01:35:23,120 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker who has been all over the field, kind 1686 01:35:23,120 --> 01:35:24,960 Speaker 1: of unique. He was kind of a dual role player 1687 01:35:25,040 --> 01:35:30,640 Speaker 1: for you, Steve a lily, Steve a blimp. We're not 1688 01:35:30,760 --> 01:35:37,200 Speaker 1: even in the strategy of normalcy here our number three 1689 01:35:37,280 --> 01:35:39,600 Speaker 1: here on a hump day, Chris Brown seeing Tasker with 1690 01:35:39,720 --> 01:35:42,720 Speaker 1: you and pleased to be joined at this time by 1691 01:35:43,520 --> 01:35:47,320 Speaker 1: the color analyst for the Bills Radio Network, former Bill Center, 1692 01:35:47,800 --> 01:35:50,599 Speaker 1: Eric Wood, joining us here on the show. He would 1693 01:35:50,640 --> 01:35:54,200 Speaker 1: good to have you with us. Make sure you enjoy 1694 01:35:54,280 --> 01:35:57,720 Speaker 1: your weekend. It's your last free weekend for a while here, man, 1695 01:35:58,520 --> 01:36:01,519 Speaker 1: So enjoy the family. So up the family time because 1696 01:36:01,560 --> 01:36:04,519 Speaker 1: it's changing quickly after Labor Day. There, Bud, how you doing. 1697 01:36:05,760 --> 01:36:08,439 Speaker 1: I'm doing great. Yeah, you're right until the Bills by 1698 01:36:08,520 --> 01:36:11,920 Speaker 1: week every no weekends off and all traveling hopefully till 1699 01:36:12,439 --> 01:36:16,400 Speaker 1: what early February. Well, yeah, that's the plan, right. Yeah. 1700 01:36:16,479 --> 01:36:18,800 Speaker 1: So first off, here, Eric, why don't you give us 1701 01:36:19,880 --> 01:36:24,679 Speaker 1: the first impression you had after looking at the initial 1702 01:36:25,439 --> 01:36:28,120 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster, of course realizing there might be 1703 01:36:28,240 --> 01:36:31,840 Speaker 1: a shuffling here or there. Yeah, not a whole lot 1704 01:36:31,840 --> 01:36:33,840 Speaker 1: of surprises, which is a credit to what Being and 1705 01:36:33,960 --> 01:36:36,760 Speaker 1: McDermott have built over the last four or five years. 1706 01:36:36,800 --> 01:36:38,680 Speaker 1: I mean, this is this is a roster that there 1707 01:36:38,800 --> 01:36:43,120 Speaker 1: was very few holes. I mean, the only competition for 1708 01:36:43,200 --> 01:36:46,080 Speaker 1: a starter once le By Wallace was able to secure 1709 01:36:46,160 --> 01:36:49,559 Speaker 1: that number two quarterback spot, which was fairly early in camp. 1710 01:36:49,920 --> 01:36:52,759 Speaker 1: Once he secured that the only competition was really a Garden. 1711 01:36:52,760 --> 01:36:55,680 Speaker 1: It was a three way battle for two spots, with 1712 01:36:56,080 --> 01:36:58,880 Speaker 1: three guys who started for the Buffalo Bills in games 1713 01:36:59,000 --> 01:37:01,920 Speaker 1: last year, not a whole lot of holes on the roster. 1714 01:37:02,080 --> 01:37:04,840 Speaker 1: So really the only issues were going to be with 1715 01:37:05,080 --> 01:37:08,200 Speaker 1: depth and where they decided to keep numbers, and there 1716 01:37:08,240 --> 01:37:10,799 Speaker 1: can always be moved. And we saw the Daryl Johnson trade, 1717 01:37:10,840 --> 01:37:12,519 Speaker 1: and that was going to be interesting to see if 1718 01:37:12,560 --> 01:37:14,519 Speaker 1: the Bills were going to keep seven defensive ends, and 1719 01:37:14,600 --> 01:37:17,879 Speaker 1: I didn't think it was far off considering a majority 1720 01:37:17,880 --> 01:37:19,720 Speaker 1: of the time they played with four defensive linemen and 1721 01:37:19,760 --> 01:37:24,040 Speaker 1: two linebackers. They end up keeping six linebackers. Was a 1722 01:37:24,120 --> 01:37:27,800 Speaker 1: five or six six, right, Yeah, so they keep six 1723 01:37:27,920 --> 01:37:32,200 Speaker 1: linebackers five five corners when they're generally playing with three 1724 01:37:32,280 --> 01:37:35,040 Speaker 1: corners and you're playing at times we saw in the 1725 01:37:35,040 --> 01:37:37,360 Speaker 1: preseason with four defensive ends on the field and pass 1726 01:37:37,479 --> 01:37:40,400 Speaker 1: rush situations, and so for me, it was all going 1727 01:37:40,439 --> 01:37:42,120 Speaker 1: to be how they came down to those numbers at 1728 01:37:42,160 --> 01:37:44,760 Speaker 1: those positions. So a little bit of surprise that they 1729 01:37:44,800 --> 01:37:47,960 Speaker 1: only kept five corners. I don't think that's set in stone, 1730 01:37:49,320 --> 01:37:52,400 Speaker 1: and there's some position flexibility with a Serrand deal and 1731 01:37:52,479 --> 01:37:54,439 Speaker 1: players like that, and then you know, I think the 1732 01:37:54,479 --> 01:37:57,320 Speaker 1: big news of the day was when Bean said, you know, 1733 01:37:57,400 --> 01:38:00,120 Speaker 1: we're not looking to necessarily bring back Hollister. Maybe we are, 1734 01:38:00,200 --> 01:38:02,000 Speaker 1: but we don't expect to. I think a lot of guys, 1735 01:38:02,160 --> 01:38:04,800 Speaker 1: especially the way he played in the preseason, thought, well, 1736 01:38:05,120 --> 01:38:07,320 Speaker 1: you know, at tom Stawson, Knox has had some issues 1737 01:38:07,400 --> 01:38:10,760 Speaker 1: in games. Maybe Jacob Hollister could be more of the 1738 01:38:11,120 --> 01:38:14,200 Speaker 1: receiving threat. Well, they keep Tommy Sweeney on the roster, 1739 01:38:14,360 --> 01:38:16,640 Speaker 1: and I think a lot of people were thinking, Man, 1740 01:38:16,680 --> 01:38:18,600 Speaker 1: I think he Pollister and Knox, you don't get that 1741 01:38:18,760 --> 01:38:21,639 Speaker 1: big tight end. You generally see that in a Brian 1742 01:38:21,720 --> 01:38:24,800 Speaker 1: day Ball offense. So I think because of that, you'll 1743 01:38:24,840 --> 01:38:27,479 Speaker 1: see a lot more six offensive lineman sets, which we 1744 01:38:27,520 --> 01:38:29,639 Speaker 1: saw in the Green Bay game. In the Green Bay game, 1745 01:38:29,680 --> 01:38:31,960 Speaker 1: we saw Ryan Bates check in a couple of times. 1746 01:38:32,120 --> 01:38:34,479 Speaker 1: Is that extra blocking tight end? And so I think 1747 01:38:34,520 --> 01:38:38,240 Speaker 1: you'll see a sixth player, a sixth offensive lineman coming 1748 01:38:38,240 --> 01:38:39,320 Speaker 1: to the game. But I think it's going to come 1749 01:38:39,360 --> 01:38:41,840 Speaker 1: in the form of Spencer Brown, And we were joking 1750 01:38:41,920 --> 01:38:43,759 Speaker 1: before he came on air he might only be about 1751 01:38:43,800 --> 01:38:46,559 Speaker 1: twenty pounds away from what Lee Smith was playing at 1752 01:38:46,680 --> 01:38:49,280 Speaker 1: last year, and Atlanta's got him listening at two sixty 1753 01:38:49,320 --> 01:38:51,000 Speaker 1: five and maybe he dropped a few pounds when he 1754 01:38:51,040 --> 01:38:53,920 Speaker 1: wasn't eating chicken wings and ballbury every week. But when 1755 01:38:53,960 --> 01:38:56,760 Speaker 1: you look at Spencer Brown coming in the game, is 1756 01:38:56,800 --> 01:38:59,479 Speaker 1: that sixth offensive lineman. He's a former tight end, so 1757 01:38:59,640 --> 01:39:02,160 Speaker 1: he the position. He knows how to block at that position. 1758 01:39:02,479 --> 01:39:04,719 Speaker 1: You're also going to get him valuable reps in case 1759 01:39:05,400 --> 01:39:07,479 Speaker 1: in game reps. Yes, he played in the preseason, he 1760 01:39:07,520 --> 01:39:09,280 Speaker 1: played well, and you've got to be excited what you 1761 01:39:09,320 --> 01:39:13,040 Speaker 1: saw from your third round rookie, especially against those Chicago 1762 01:39:13,160 --> 01:39:17,040 Speaker 1: Bears pass rushers in game two of the preseason. But 1763 01:39:17,240 --> 01:39:19,880 Speaker 1: when you look at Spencer Brown coming in, what you 1764 01:39:20,040 --> 01:39:22,840 Speaker 1: get him is some end game reps. You get him 1765 01:39:22,880 --> 01:39:25,560 Speaker 1: playing with crowd noise and everything you want and you 1766 01:39:26,080 --> 01:39:28,600 Speaker 1: and it's kind of a low risk deal where you 1767 01:39:28,680 --> 01:39:32,120 Speaker 1: put him at tight end. It's likely a run situation. Yeah, 1768 01:39:32,200 --> 01:39:34,760 Speaker 1: it's essentially you get back to the you know they're 1769 01:39:35,080 --> 01:39:37,640 Speaker 1: the numbers at these positions. Certainly they're light at tight end, 1770 01:39:37,720 --> 01:39:39,800 Speaker 1: but you know with an extra if you're going short, 1771 01:39:39,800 --> 01:39:41,280 Speaker 1: you alreadys. You don't care if it's a tight end 1772 01:39:41,400 --> 01:39:43,560 Speaker 1: or not. It it may make you more predictable that 1773 01:39:43,640 --> 01:39:45,640 Speaker 1: you're not going to throw it as often as you 1774 01:39:45,720 --> 01:39:48,200 Speaker 1: would with a tight end there instead of an offensive line. 1775 01:39:48,240 --> 01:39:50,400 Speaker 1: And I get that, and the tight ends, I think 1776 01:39:50,439 --> 01:39:53,120 Speaker 1: it raised a few eyebrows. Two true tight ends, and 1777 01:39:53,160 --> 01:39:55,439 Speaker 1: then Reggie gilliam is a full back slash tight end. 1778 01:39:55,800 --> 01:39:57,360 Speaker 1: I think one of the things that you mentioned it 1779 01:39:58,200 --> 01:40:01,160 Speaker 1: you play three cornerbacks every day defensive snap or ninety 1780 01:40:01,200 --> 01:40:04,040 Speaker 1: percent of the defensive snaps, you only got five total. 1781 01:40:04,400 --> 01:40:08,280 Speaker 1: You play two linebackers and you take six total. That 1782 01:40:08,439 --> 01:40:12,280 Speaker 1: to me is a nod towards towards special teams for 1783 01:40:12,400 --> 01:40:16,640 Speaker 1: one thing, and also the opportunity to maybe to get 1784 01:40:16,760 --> 01:40:20,160 Speaker 1: heavy defensively up front if you need to, with six 1785 01:40:20,240 --> 01:40:22,400 Speaker 1: to six linebackers in there, and you get some guys 1786 01:40:22,439 --> 01:40:24,960 Speaker 1: in there that can add some weight, go a third linebacker. 1787 01:40:26,520 --> 01:40:30,160 Speaker 1: You're probably rarely gonna go four corners, but you may 1788 01:40:30,240 --> 01:40:35,200 Speaker 1: go three linebackers, and you need the ability to do that. Yeah, 1789 01:40:35,240 --> 01:40:37,320 Speaker 1: And when you see those decisions, you just try and 1790 01:40:37,400 --> 01:40:39,280 Speaker 1: make sense of them. And without we're never going to 1791 01:40:39,320 --> 01:40:41,599 Speaker 1: get all the answers from Brandon being a Sean McDermott, 1792 01:40:41,640 --> 01:40:43,560 Speaker 1: So you try and guess of what they're thinking. So 1793 01:40:44,120 --> 01:40:46,519 Speaker 1: you're able to get a six round pick for Daryl Johnson. 1794 01:40:46,600 --> 01:40:49,919 Speaker 1: Maybe you can't get that for any of your reserve linebackers. 1795 01:40:49,920 --> 01:40:51,719 Speaker 1: You're not gonna be able to get any draft capital 1796 01:40:51,800 --> 01:40:54,680 Speaker 1: for them. So if Darryl Johnson's main role is going 1797 01:40:54,720 --> 01:40:56,280 Speaker 1: to be special teams and there's not much of a 1798 01:40:56,400 --> 01:41:00,320 Speaker 1: drop off between him and Andre Smith or tralled, and 1799 01:41:01,040 --> 01:41:04,000 Speaker 1: then you get rid of Darryl Johnson, you get your 1800 01:41:04,000 --> 01:41:07,120 Speaker 1: sixth rounder, and then you get your depth at linebacker. 1801 01:41:07,200 --> 01:41:08,720 Speaker 1: And part of the reason maybe they want to keep 1802 01:41:08,720 --> 01:41:11,840 Speaker 1: in Andre Smith or a Tyler Dotson is to develop them. 1803 01:41:11,920 --> 01:41:13,920 Speaker 1: You know, Tyler Metacavich is on the Bills to play 1804 01:41:13,960 --> 01:41:17,559 Speaker 1: special teams. Your AJ Klein is older in his career. 1805 01:41:18,520 --> 01:41:21,439 Speaker 1: You still need to resign Tremaide Evans. Maybe you're looking 1806 01:41:21,479 --> 01:41:24,280 Speaker 1: at an Andre Smith or Tarrell Dotson, like, hey, could 1807 01:41:24,400 --> 01:41:28,240 Speaker 1: this be our third linebacker potentially our second linebacker. You know, 1808 01:41:28,280 --> 01:41:30,559 Speaker 1: we're gonna do everything we can to get that Tremaine 1809 01:41:30,600 --> 01:41:34,439 Speaker 1: Evans deal done, and you essentially get two franchise years 1810 01:41:34,479 --> 01:41:36,120 Speaker 1: if you wanted to use them. I mean, there's a 1811 01:41:36,200 --> 01:41:39,280 Speaker 1: long leeway there, but you might have potential in Andre 1812 01:41:39,400 --> 01:41:42,360 Speaker 1: Smith and Arrell Donson, two younger players that you might think, hey, 1813 01:41:42,400 --> 01:41:45,880 Speaker 1: we can develop these guys potentially be that third guy 1814 01:41:46,240 --> 01:41:49,920 Speaker 1: that you'r aj Klein for next year or replace a 1815 01:41:50,000 --> 01:41:53,400 Speaker 1: Tyler maida Kavich who's making good money as well in 1816 01:41:53,560 --> 01:41:55,920 Speaker 1: following years. And that's just me trying to make sense 1817 01:41:55,960 --> 01:41:59,320 Speaker 1: of it without having Brandon being on here. You bring 1818 01:41:59,479 --> 01:42:01,120 Speaker 1: you bring in the color analysts, you get a lot 1819 01:42:01,160 --> 01:42:04,320 Speaker 1: of guessing. You guys need to get Bean to walk downstairs. 1820 01:42:04,360 --> 01:42:06,560 Speaker 1: You get the true answers. Yeah, yea, be happy to 1821 01:42:06,640 --> 01:42:12,320 Speaker 1: have them. Look, we we you touched on offensive line already, Eric, 1822 01:42:12,760 --> 01:42:15,320 Speaker 1: but just knowing you have a trained eye to observe 1823 01:42:15,439 --> 01:42:18,000 Speaker 1: this stuff. Having looked at it through the course of 1824 01:42:18,120 --> 01:42:22,960 Speaker 1: the preseason, there was there were essentially three guards battling 1825 01:42:23,040 --> 01:42:27,880 Speaker 1: for two starting spots, you know, Feliciano, Ike Butcker and 1826 01:42:28,080 --> 01:42:31,559 Speaker 1: Cody Ford. Where do you think that shakes out? Because 1827 01:42:31,640 --> 01:42:34,760 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean was asked, point plank today, is Cody Ford 1828 01:42:34,800 --> 01:42:37,599 Speaker 1: a starter? And he said, we'll see. So it looks 1829 01:42:37,640 --> 01:42:40,800 Speaker 1: like that competition may not even be over yet, It 1830 01:42:40,920 --> 01:42:43,479 Speaker 1: might stretch all the way to game week next week. 1831 01:42:44,760 --> 01:42:47,000 Speaker 1: How do you how did you see it playing out? 1832 01:42:47,080 --> 01:42:50,400 Speaker 1: Who do you feel had the most consistent play of 1833 01:42:50,640 --> 01:42:53,200 Speaker 1: the three, or maybe let me know who you feel 1834 01:42:53,479 --> 01:42:56,880 Speaker 1: put themselves in the best position to start come week one. 1835 01:42:58,360 --> 01:43:00,839 Speaker 1: You know, I think they all had high throughout the preseason. 1836 01:43:00,880 --> 01:43:02,880 Speaker 1: This isn't a cop out answer. I didn't think any 1837 01:43:02,920 --> 01:43:05,679 Speaker 1: of them were the guy where you said this guy 1838 01:43:05,800 --> 01:43:08,639 Speaker 1: has to be in there. You know, when you look 1839 01:43:08,720 --> 01:43:13,160 Speaker 1: at maybe the ceilings on these players, what Cody Ford 1840 01:43:13,240 --> 01:43:15,560 Speaker 1: can do and what he hopefully can do in the 1841 01:43:15,640 --> 01:43:17,599 Speaker 1: future as a high second round pick for the Bills, 1842 01:43:17,880 --> 01:43:20,240 Speaker 1: you want him in there. You want him getting that experience. 1843 01:43:20,840 --> 01:43:23,200 Speaker 1: John Feliciana is your tone setter up front. He's the 1844 01:43:23,240 --> 01:43:25,960 Speaker 1: guy that all the guys look to him and Dion Dockins, 1845 01:43:26,040 --> 01:43:28,560 Speaker 1: they're the tone setters up front. They're the leaders of 1846 01:43:28,600 --> 01:43:30,960 Speaker 1: the group. John just being a little bit older, so 1847 01:43:31,120 --> 01:43:34,840 Speaker 1: he's gonna have some influence, maybe even a little bit 1848 01:43:34,880 --> 01:43:37,679 Speaker 1: more influence, even though Dion's a captain in that room. 1849 01:43:37,720 --> 01:43:39,479 Speaker 1: And then you look at a night Bucker, and he 1850 01:43:39,560 --> 01:43:41,760 Speaker 1: played extremely well in A Reserved Dude. He coming in 1851 01:43:41,920 --> 01:43:44,840 Speaker 1: last year and filling in at guard. I think John 1852 01:43:44,880 --> 01:43:47,040 Speaker 1: Felisiana is probably a little bit better center than he 1853 01:43:47,200 --> 01:43:49,479 Speaker 1: is guard, and that doesn't set That's not a knock 1854 01:43:49,560 --> 01:43:52,080 Speaker 1: on him. Guard's a tougher position in the National Football 1855 01:43:52,120 --> 01:43:53,640 Speaker 1: leagu If you're able to snap a football and be 1856 01:43:53,680 --> 01:43:56,200 Speaker 1: able to move and you've developed that skill set, center 1857 01:43:56,240 --> 01:43:58,760 Speaker 1: could be an easier position. Guard you're off and at 1858 01:43:58,840 --> 01:44:01,720 Speaker 1: times on an island, they can isolate you easier. With 1859 01:44:01,840 --> 01:44:04,200 Speaker 1: those really good pass rushers, they're moving inside. Now. You 1860 01:44:04,320 --> 01:44:07,880 Speaker 1: heard Jadeveon Clowney talk about it last week and putting 1861 01:44:07,880 --> 01:44:09,519 Speaker 1: a big old target on his back for this year, 1862 01:44:09,600 --> 01:44:12,320 Speaker 1: talking about how unathletic guards are. But when I look 1863 01:44:12,320 --> 01:44:15,960 Speaker 1: at that competition, it reminds me a lot of my 1864 01:44:16,160 --> 01:44:20,360 Speaker 1: last year twenty seventeen, Vladimir Ducas and John Miller. They 1865 01:44:20,400 --> 01:44:23,080 Speaker 1: went into the regular season still competing for that spot. 1866 01:44:23,160 --> 01:44:25,960 Speaker 1: And what that does is it gets some depth. Similar 1867 01:44:25,960 --> 01:44:30,360 Speaker 1: to the Spencer Brown situation, you get guys experience early 1868 01:44:30,439 --> 01:44:32,840 Speaker 1: in the season, so in case of injury or however 1869 01:44:33,000 --> 01:44:37,160 Speaker 1: chakes out, you have multiple experienced guys at the guard position. 1870 01:44:37,280 --> 01:44:40,040 Speaker 1: But I'll be honest and I'm interested to hear your 1871 01:44:40,080 --> 01:44:43,920 Speaker 1: guy's opinion as well. To me, especially in the Chicago game, 1872 01:44:44,000 --> 01:44:47,880 Speaker 1: they all struggled, and that's a credit to Chicago. I 1873 01:44:47,920 --> 01:44:50,559 Speaker 1: mean a Keim Hicks is a monster inside I had 1874 01:44:50,600 --> 01:44:53,280 Speaker 1: to go against him when he was down in New Orleans. 1875 01:44:53,320 --> 01:44:55,920 Speaker 1: I mean, he's a really good interior pass rusher, but 1876 01:44:56,000 --> 01:44:59,000 Speaker 1: he gave all three of them fits. And so you know, 1877 01:44:59,040 --> 01:45:01,200 Speaker 1: when you look at that game in particular, one guy's 1878 01:45:01,200 --> 01:45:03,599 Speaker 1: given all three guys Fitch, you'd love to say, like, well, dude, 1879 01:45:03,600 --> 01:45:06,400 Speaker 1: you see Cody Ford. He stood him up. He wouldn't 1880 01:45:06,439 --> 01:45:07,880 Speaker 1: let him move in the line of scrimmage. But that 1881 01:45:08,040 --> 01:45:10,360 Speaker 1: that didn't necessarily happen. You know, I think Cody Ford, 1882 01:45:10,439 --> 01:45:12,680 Speaker 1: coming off of injury, if he can get settled at 1883 01:45:12,720 --> 01:45:14,680 Speaker 1: one position. You knew it. They bumped him around from 1884 01:45:14,760 --> 01:45:17,280 Speaker 1: guard and tackle and this and that. Man, I'd like 1885 01:45:17,360 --> 01:45:19,120 Speaker 1: to see him get a lot of reps at right 1886 01:45:19,200 --> 01:45:21,800 Speaker 1: guard this year and allowed the Bills to get a 1887 01:45:21,880 --> 01:45:25,400 Speaker 1: full evaluation what they got in their number thirty eight. 1888 01:45:25,560 --> 01:45:28,439 Speaker 1: I believe draft pick. I was cleaning out my drawer yesterday. 1889 01:45:28,560 --> 01:45:30,880 Speaker 1: I probably caught this real quick. I knew he was 1890 01:45:30,960 --> 01:45:32,760 Speaker 1: number thirty eight because I was cleaning this out. I 1891 01:45:32,800 --> 01:45:35,760 Speaker 1: have this to give the Cody. I announced this draft pick, 1892 01:45:35,800 --> 01:45:40,720 Speaker 1: and I came from my desk yesterday, So I'll hand 1893 01:45:40,800 --> 01:45:43,240 Speaker 1: deliver that to him this year. One of the things, too, 1894 01:45:43,360 --> 01:45:47,160 Speaker 1: is your offensive lineman. You know, you're looking at you 1895 01:45:47,240 --> 01:45:51,000 Speaker 1: know the nine guys they kept, They kept eleven defensive lineman. 1896 01:45:51,520 --> 01:45:53,680 Speaker 1: And when you're sitting there as you're a guard, your 1897 01:45:53,720 --> 01:45:55,680 Speaker 1: first round draft pick, you're sitting there at center and 1898 01:45:56,240 --> 01:45:59,120 Speaker 1: you see the other team deep into the second half, 1899 01:45:59,160 --> 01:46:01,920 Speaker 1: they're still rolling guys through and those pass rushers are 1900 01:46:01,960 --> 01:46:05,920 Speaker 1: coming fresh. Plus you've got guys that both have you've 1901 01:46:06,000 --> 01:46:08,800 Speaker 1: seen a defensive end out on your left and you've 1902 01:46:08,840 --> 01:46:12,479 Speaker 1: seen the same guy going from the right defensive tackle 1903 01:46:12,560 --> 01:46:15,040 Speaker 1: spot on a passive rushing where they get different down 1904 01:46:15,120 --> 01:46:17,000 Speaker 1: and distances. And they got these eight guys and they're 1905 01:46:17,000 --> 01:46:19,560 Speaker 1: putting them every place. What kind of pressure does that 1906 01:46:19,640 --> 01:46:22,280 Speaker 1: put on you as an offensive line to make the 1907 01:46:22,400 --> 01:46:23,960 Speaker 1: right calls and get a hat on a hat And 1908 01:46:23,960 --> 01:46:26,040 Speaker 1: if there's a guy that stands out, you got to 1909 01:46:26,080 --> 01:46:28,160 Speaker 1: make sure you find him first, you know, to set 1910 01:46:28,200 --> 01:46:31,160 Speaker 1: the position, set the protection off that guy. What kind 1911 01:46:31,200 --> 01:46:33,680 Speaker 1: of problems could this defensive line if they all play 1912 01:46:33,760 --> 01:46:37,560 Speaker 1: to their potential cause for offensive linemen? Man Steve, I 1913 01:46:37,600 --> 01:46:40,840 Speaker 1: think that's an absolute excellent question, and it's twofold one 1914 01:46:41,400 --> 01:46:43,559 Speaker 1: at times when teams would do that in games if 1915 01:46:43,600 --> 01:46:47,360 Speaker 1: their second string a defensive line wasn't very good. We 1916 01:46:47,479 --> 01:46:49,639 Speaker 1: were like, thank god, I don't care if these guys 1917 01:46:49,680 --> 01:46:52,120 Speaker 1: are fresh. They just took out some of the better 1918 01:46:52,240 --> 01:46:54,120 Speaker 1: players in the league, and now we don't have to 1919 01:46:54,200 --> 01:46:56,040 Speaker 1: deal with them. And so at times that's how we 1920 01:46:56,120 --> 01:46:58,240 Speaker 1: felt about it. And then there was other times where 1921 01:46:58,240 --> 01:47:00,800 Speaker 1: they would run eight deep in. Now you got these 1922 01:47:00,920 --> 01:47:03,280 Speaker 1: young guys who are super hungry, guys that are looking 1923 01:47:03,320 --> 01:47:06,000 Speaker 1: to get paid, and they would bring those guys in 1924 01:47:06,240 --> 01:47:09,200 Speaker 1: when you're already tired early in the season and it's hot, 1925 01:47:09,280 --> 01:47:12,880 Speaker 1: and you're like, oh my gosh, now this dude actually 1926 01:47:12,960 --> 01:47:14,800 Speaker 1: has legs under him to bull rush me back to 1927 01:47:14,880 --> 01:47:17,839 Speaker 1: the quarterback. So I have to actually consider that considering 1928 01:47:17,880 --> 01:47:20,320 Speaker 1: the guy they just took out. He was dog tired 1929 01:47:20,439 --> 01:47:22,519 Speaker 1: in the middle of this drive, and I wasn't worried 1930 01:47:22,520 --> 01:47:24,880 Speaker 1: about him ever trying to bull rush me anymore. Now 1931 01:47:24,920 --> 01:47:27,400 Speaker 1: it's just keep good technique and he's gonna stand there. 1932 01:47:27,479 --> 01:47:29,800 Speaker 1: So I say that the Bills are in a unique 1933 01:47:29,840 --> 01:47:32,840 Speaker 1: position because now I feel like a couple of those 1934 01:47:32,920 --> 01:47:34,800 Speaker 1: young you know, you look at a Greg Rousseau and 1935 01:47:34,920 --> 01:47:37,760 Speaker 1: whether they start Mario to start the game or not. 1936 01:47:38,080 --> 01:47:42,320 Speaker 1: You know, in the Green Bay game, Greg got the 1937 01:47:42,840 --> 01:47:46,160 Speaker 1: nod over Mario. Well, you bring in a Mario Addison, 1938 01:47:46,360 --> 01:47:49,960 Speaker 1: a crafty vet with fresh legs that's had multiple double 1939 01:47:50,000 --> 01:47:53,320 Speaker 1: digit sack heres in his career, midway through a drive. 1940 01:47:53,400 --> 01:47:55,559 Speaker 1: I mean that's a nightmare for a tackle. You bring 1941 01:47:55,640 --> 01:47:59,080 Speaker 1: in a Justin Zimmer midway through the drive. Who's gonna 1942 01:47:59,160 --> 01:48:01,560 Speaker 1: look to uproot you off your feet? Who can go 1943 01:48:01,720 --> 01:48:05,000 Speaker 1: under you, around you? I mean Justin Zimmer. What he's 1944 01:48:05,040 --> 01:48:07,600 Speaker 1: done since being in training camp with the Bills. I 1945 01:48:07,600 --> 01:48:09,920 Speaker 1: believe it was in twenty fifteen when he initially came 1946 01:48:09,960 --> 01:48:12,320 Speaker 1: to camp with the Buffalo Bills. How he's developed. Man, 1947 01:48:12,360 --> 01:48:14,439 Speaker 1: I can't give that young man enough credit. It is, 1948 01:48:14,800 --> 01:48:17,880 Speaker 1: and I don't want to undermine what he was as 1949 01:48:17,880 --> 01:48:19,880 Speaker 1: a player. Then he just came from a small school, 1950 01:48:20,200 --> 01:48:22,600 Speaker 1: not a lot of experience, wasn't nearly as big or 1951 01:48:22,600 --> 01:48:24,880 Speaker 1: as strong as he is. Now he's playing phenomenals. You're 1952 01:48:24,880 --> 01:48:27,479 Speaker 1: bringing a Justin Zimmer midway through a drive. That's a nightmare. 1953 01:48:27,720 --> 01:48:31,240 Speaker 1: So looking to penetrate, penetrate and as the strength to 1954 01:48:31,280 --> 01:48:33,360 Speaker 1: go through you. You know, I think I think this 1955 01:48:33,479 --> 01:48:36,960 Speaker 1: defensive line can be disruptive. I've read an article this 1956 01:48:37,080 --> 01:48:40,679 Speaker 1: morning and they were asking bold predictions for all thirty 1957 01:48:40,720 --> 01:48:42,800 Speaker 1: two teams, and someone predicted that the Bills could have 1958 01:48:43,240 --> 01:48:45,679 Speaker 1: fifty plus sacks this year. And they said, and before 1959 01:48:45,720 --> 01:48:48,840 Speaker 1: you shake your head at that last year, they said, 1960 01:48:48,880 --> 01:48:52,719 Speaker 1: they were looking at ESPN Advanced analytics and the Bills 1961 01:48:52,760 --> 01:48:55,720 Speaker 1: were second in the league and pressuring the quarterback with 1962 01:48:55,840 --> 01:48:57,519 Speaker 1: a four man rush in less than two and a 1963 01:48:57,520 --> 01:49:00,479 Speaker 1: half seconds. You know there could be off coverage on 1964 01:49:00,560 --> 01:49:02,160 Speaker 1: those players getting get rid of the ball, and they're 1965 01:49:02,200 --> 01:49:04,640 Speaker 1: playing against quarterbacks getting rid of the ball. They were 1966 01:49:04,720 --> 01:49:07,080 Speaker 1: second in the league last year getting to the quarterback 1967 01:49:07,120 --> 01:49:09,799 Speaker 1: in less than two and a half seconds without this rotation. 1968 01:49:09,880 --> 01:49:12,000 Speaker 1: You heard Mario Addison say to himself he can't wait 1969 01:49:12,080 --> 01:49:14,639 Speaker 1: to pass rush with fresh legs this year. So Eric, 1970 01:49:14,760 --> 01:49:16,719 Speaker 1: with that in mind, because Steve and I were knocking 1971 01:49:16,760 --> 01:49:19,360 Speaker 1: this around earlier in the show, what is the likelihood 1972 01:49:20,400 --> 01:49:25,160 Speaker 1: that we see the Bills have six defensive ends up 1973 01:49:25,960 --> 01:49:31,479 Speaker 1: every week? That's another great question. I think some of 1974 01:49:31,520 --> 01:49:33,640 Speaker 1: it comes down to you know who they're going to 1975 01:49:33,680 --> 01:49:35,719 Speaker 1: play on special teams, because I don't know that Boogie 1976 01:49:35,760 --> 01:49:38,080 Speaker 1: Bashman at two eighty five can and he's in a 1977 01:49:38,160 --> 01:49:41,320 Speaker 1: reserve role. So if you're looking at an Fobata. Did 1978 01:49:41,360 --> 01:49:43,800 Speaker 1: he play special teams in Carolina prior to come in here, 1979 01:49:43,800 --> 01:49:46,960 Speaker 1: I'd assume he played some. Yeah, and Basham did play 1980 01:49:47,120 --> 01:49:49,800 Speaker 1: on kickoff at Wake, and he did line up there 1981 01:49:49,840 --> 01:49:53,240 Speaker 1: on special teams a little bit in the preseason here. Yeah, 1982 01:49:53,320 --> 01:49:56,080 Speaker 1: So you know in what the bill showed in the preseason, 1983 01:49:56,160 --> 01:49:58,759 Speaker 1: and obviously what's show in the preseason doesn't necessarily correlate 1984 01:49:58,800 --> 01:50:00,479 Speaker 1: to what you're going to show, especially early in the 1985 01:50:00,520 --> 01:50:03,080 Speaker 1: season in the regular season. Was the ability to go 1986 01:50:03,280 --> 01:50:06,240 Speaker 1: with four defensive ends on the field, And you'd love 1987 01:50:06,320 --> 01:50:08,360 Speaker 1: to say that com regular season they're at least going 1988 01:50:08,400 --> 01:50:10,519 Speaker 1: to give their former top ten picking at Oliver a 1989 01:50:10,600 --> 01:50:12,280 Speaker 1: chance to rush the passer. I think he's got a 1990 01:50:12,320 --> 01:50:15,639 Speaker 1: suddenness about him of violence with his hands that um 1991 01:50:16,320 --> 01:50:17,960 Speaker 1: at least early in the year, maybe you put three 1992 01:50:18,040 --> 01:50:19,760 Speaker 1: dns on the field, but you keep you at Oliver 1993 01:50:19,920 --> 01:50:22,160 Speaker 1: in the game, especially if his legs are fresh enough 1994 01:50:22,200 --> 01:50:24,240 Speaker 1: to rush the pass around third down. But but I 1995 01:50:24,320 --> 01:50:27,559 Speaker 1: think it's realistic you could, and you know, and that's 1996 01:50:27,600 --> 01:50:32,240 Speaker 1: without that's without knowing how comfortable they are fully with 1997 01:50:32,600 --> 01:50:36,559 Speaker 1: Boogie and Fa covering kicks. But I think I think 1998 01:50:36,600 --> 01:50:39,720 Speaker 1: you obviously have You're gonna have four of them up 1999 01:50:41,000 --> 01:50:42,920 Speaker 1: for the game, and then if they get to six, 2000 01:50:43,800 --> 01:50:46,560 Speaker 1: power to them. And it's gonna be fun. And you 2001 01:50:46,640 --> 01:50:48,559 Speaker 1: know they could they could do stuff on third down 2002 01:50:49,439 --> 01:50:52,840 Speaker 1: where Okay, so a lot of times they take Tremaine 2003 01:50:52,960 --> 01:50:55,759 Speaker 1: Edmonds or Matt Milano and we call it muggig the center. 2004 01:50:56,040 --> 01:50:57,840 Speaker 1: So you put him lined up right over the center. 2005 01:50:58,160 --> 01:51:01,519 Speaker 1: He's probably got the running back man or he's got 2006 01:51:01,600 --> 01:51:04,280 Speaker 1: some sort of read the quarterback I zone coverage over 2007 01:51:04,360 --> 01:51:08,040 Speaker 1: the center. Well, you could take a fifty lineman, stick 2008 01:51:08,120 --> 01:51:12,040 Speaker 1: him there and whichever way the back goes. This is 2009 01:51:12,080 --> 01:51:14,439 Speaker 1: what New England does all the time. Whatever way the 2010 01:51:14,520 --> 01:51:17,479 Speaker 1: back goes, that defensive end of that side peels the back, 2011 01:51:17,680 --> 01:51:19,479 Speaker 1: so he'll just run out with him to the swing. 2012 01:51:19,880 --> 01:51:21,880 Speaker 1: And then you got a fifty lineman Russia one on 2013 01:51:22,000 --> 01:51:24,680 Speaker 1: one against the center. And now you essentially created four 2014 01:51:24,800 --> 01:51:27,360 Speaker 1: one on one matchups. And I don't like many offensive 2015 01:51:27,400 --> 01:51:29,400 Speaker 1: lines in the league. If you give me, if you 2016 01:51:29,479 --> 01:51:33,160 Speaker 1: give me a hand pick of four defensive lineman for 2017 01:51:33,200 --> 01:51:36,920 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills, five consider if considering one may not 2018 01:51:37,080 --> 01:51:39,160 Speaker 1: have to go with the swing running back, you're gonna 2019 01:51:39,200 --> 01:51:42,080 Speaker 1: likely win one of those matchups and that's what New 2020 01:51:42,160 --> 01:51:44,880 Speaker 1: England does it. A Ton Houston was doing it, a 2021 01:51:44,960 --> 01:51:49,120 Speaker 1: Ton Romeo Cornell was doing it, and it's become really 2022 01:51:49,160 --> 01:51:51,160 Speaker 1: popular with that kind of five up look, which I 2023 01:51:51,240 --> 01:51:53,400 Speaker 1: know you guys have seen as well on film. What 2024 01:51:53,520 --> 01:51:55,760 Speaker 1: do you think is the message or what do you 2025 01:51:55,800 --> 01:51:59,200 Speaker 1: think this team's identity is gonna be With the makeup 2026 01:51:59,200 --> 01:52:02,600 Speaker 1: of this fifty three man roster, seven wide receivers, you know, 2027 01:52:02,680 --> 01:52:07,320 Speaker 1: eleven defensive lineman, nine offensive lineman, two pure tight ends, 2028 01:52:08,000 --> 01:52:10,000 Speaker 1: five running backs, you know, what's this going to look like? 2029 01:52:11,240 --> 01:52:12,400 Speaker 1: You know? I think when you look at what they 2030 01:52:12,479 --> 01:52:14,400 Speaker 1: did last year, they're gonna spread the ball out, They're 2031 01:52:14,400 --> 01:52:16,679 Speaker 1: gonna mix up the tempo the offense in the game. 2032 01:52:16,920 --> 01:52:18,800 Speaker 1: And when you have the number two scoring offense in 2033 01:52:18,840 --> 01:52:20,160 Speaker 1: the league and a lot of times you're playing the 2034 01:52:20,240 --> 01:52:21,840 Speaker 1: second half of the league where you don't even need 2035 01:52:21,920 --> 01:52:24,680 Speaker 1: to score points at a high rate, I think you're 2036 01:52:24,680 --> 01:52:26,920 Speaker 1: gonna stick with your identity on offense, and I think 2037 01:52:26,960 --> 01:52:29,560 Speaker 1: the receivers and the makeup of the roster dictated. And 2038 01:52:29,640 --> 01:52:32,200 Speaker 1: I think when you watched what Tampa Bay was able 2039 01:52:32,200 --> 01:52:33,720 Speaker 1: to do to Kansas City, and now that was a 2040 01:52:33,800 --> 01:52:37,240 Speaker 1: depleted offensive line, one less you know, one less starting 2041 01:52:37,280 --> 01:52:39,600 Speaker 1: tackle than the Bills went against for Kansas City. But 2042 01:52:39,720 --> 01:52:41,280 Speaker 1: when you saw what they were able to do with 2043 01:52:41,320 --> 01:52:44,200 Speaker 1: a four man pass rush against Mahomes and essentially just 2044 01:52:44,280 --> 01:52:46,760 Speaker 1: play cover two man behind it, you know, I think 2045 01:52:46,880 --> 01:52:49,200 Speaker 1: everybody in the league had to say, Okay, well, we 2046 01:52:49,280 --> 01:52:50,760 Speaker 1: at least got to get that a shot. So what 2047 01:52:50,840 --> 01:52:52,720 Speaker 1: are we gonna do. We go out and we bring 2048 01:52:52,800 --> 01:52:55,400 Speaker 1: in f Albada, We are going to bring in Greg 2049 01:52:55,520 --> 01:52:57,040 Speaker 1: Razzol and book you bash them in the first and 2050 01:52:57,080 --> 01:52:59,960 Speaker 1: second round, and we're gonna say, hey, we're willing to 2051 01:53:00,120 --> 01:53:03,880 Speaker 1: veg Jerry Hughes and Mario Addison's production goes up even 2052 01:53:03,960 --> 01:53:06,519 Speaker 1: further with fresher legs and more bodies up there, and 2053 01:53:06,600 --> 01:53:08,320 Speaker 1: so I think they want to get after the passer 2054 01:53:08,360 --> 01:53:10,040 Speaker 1: with a four man rush, not have to be too 2055 01:53:10,120 --> 01:53:13,720 Speaker 1: creative defensively. Maybe against some teams you do, but you know, 2056 01:53:13,760 --> 01:53:15,320 Speaker 1: when you go to Kansas City, you've got to see 2057 01:53:15,600 --> 01:53:18,880 Speaker 1: if that newly revamped defensive line can get home against 2058 01:53:18,960 --> 01:53:22,760 Speaker 1: that revamped Kansas City o line. Last one for me, 2059 01:53:22,920 --> 01:53:26,240 Speaker 1: Eric is the Swiss Army Knife players that we saw 2060 01:53:26,360 --> 01:53:29,519 Speaker 1: make the roster of this year. So ran Neil, Reggie Gilliam. 2061 01:53:31,400 --> 01:53:33,840 Speaker 1: I know that there's an old saying in this league, 2062 01:53:33,880 --> 01:53:37,160 Speaker 1: the more you can do. I mean, those guys personify it. 2063 01:53:37,840 --> 01:53:40,760 Speaker 1: And while I think it's good to have at least 2064 01:53:40,800 --> 01:53:44,200 Speaker 1: a few of those kinds of players, is there, knowing 2065 01:53:44,280 --> 01:53:47,120 Speaker 1: how specialized this sport is, I just wonder where is 2066 01:53:47,200 --> 01:53:50,840 Speaker 1: the law of diminishing returns come in, where, yeah, you 2067 01:53:50,920 --> 01:53:52,639 Speaker 1: have a guy that can do a lot of things, 2068 01:53:52,720 --> 01:53:56,160 Speaker 1: but does he do any of them exceptionally? Well, I 2069 01:53:56,240 --> 01:53:58,920 Speaker 1: don't know, Like I guess, if the role isn't huge, 2070 01:53:59,520 --> 01:54:01,200 Speaker 1: you don't i'd having a player that can do a 2071 01:54:01,280 --> 01:54:05,400 Speaker 1: bunch of things. But I just wonder where that balance is. Yeah, 2072 01:54:05,479 --> 01:54:08,880 Speaker 1: that's a great question, Chris. And when you started off 2073 01:54:08,920 --> 01:54:11,360 Speaker 1: on the old saying the more you can do, I 2074 01:54:11,600 --> 01:54:13,160 Speaker 1: was thinking you were gonna go with the saying I 2075 01:54:13,320 --> 01:54:15,320 Speaker 1: used to always here, the more you can do, the 2076 01:54:15,439 --> 01:54:18,760 Speaker 1: longer you'll play and the less you'll get paid. And 2077 01:54:18,920 --> 01:54:21,639 Speaker 1: so if you're the number one pass blocking left tackle 2078 01:54:21,680 --> 01:54:23,880 Speaker 1: in the NFL, you'll make twenty million dollars if you can. 2079 01:54:24,120 --> 01:54:26,320 Speaker 1: If you can play all five positions on the line, 2080 01:54:26,560 --> 01:54:28,760 Speaker 1: you're probably so valuable that they'll put you in a 2081 01:54:28,840 --> 01:54:30,920 Speaker 1: reserve role and you make league minimum your wholker and 2082 01:54:31,000 --> 01:54:33,920 Speaker 1: play fifteen years and not making fifteen years with that 2083 01:54:34,320 --> 01:54:37,760 Speaker 1: left tackle what Cordy Glenn did in one year playing 2084 01:54:37,880 --> 01:54:40,440 Speaker 1: left tackle for the Bills and just worrying about pass protecting. 2085 01:54:40,520 --> 01:54:43,280 Speaker 1: So the more you can do, the longer you'll play 2086 01:54:43,320 --> 01:54:44,680 Speaker 1: and the less you'll get paid. But when you look 2087 01:54:44,680 --> 01:54:48,000 Speaker 1: at Reggie Gilliam and it's rand Neil, I think those 2088 01:54:48,040 --> 01:54:50,680 Speaker 1: guys become valuable and they allow you to keep some 2089 01:54:50,840 --> 01:54:54,000 Speaker 1: lecturing players. They allow you to keep seven wide receivers 2090 01:54:54,120 --> 01:54:57,600 Speaker 1: and keep six linebackers in sixty ends because as you 2091 01:54:57,720 --> 01:55:00,560 Speaker 1: look at it, those guys can both place special teams 2092 01:55:00,600 --> 01:55:04,000 Speaker 1: and they're great on special teams. They're your fullback, which 2093 01:55:04,360 --> 01:55:06,680 Speaker 1: you know Brandon Being and Sean McDermot are adamant that 2094 01:55:06,680 --> 01:55:08,800 Speaker 1: they got to get the run game going well at times, 2095 01:55:08,880 --> 01:55:10,600 Speaker 1: especially when you're trying to run the clock out at 2096 01:55:10,640 --> 01:55:13,440 Speaker 1: the end of a game. A fullback helps. That allows 2097 01:55:13,480 --> 01:55:15,400 Speaker 1: one of the offensive line up front to get smoked. 2098 01:55:15,480 --> 01:55:17,480 Speaker 1: He cleans it up and you can still get the 2099 01:55:17,520 --> 01:55:19,720 Speaker 1: ball back to the line of scrimmage. Fullback helps and 2100 01:55:19,880 --> 01:55:22,160 Speaker 1: with Reggie being able to do that, and I don't 2101 01:55:22,160 --> 01:55:23,920 Speaker 1: think we're gonna see a lot of in line tight 2102 01:55:24,080 --> 01:55:26,160 Speaker 1: end from Reggie gilliam But what we see a lot 2103 01:55:26,240 --> 01:55:29,000 Speaker 1: with this Brian Dable offense, especially last year. You call 2104 01:55:29,040 --> 01:55:31,480 Speaker 1: it that sidecar position where he's kind of one by 2105 01:55:31,600 --> 01:55:34,120 Speaker 1: one off the tackle, so he's not in the line 2106 01:55:34,120 --> 01:55:36,720 Speaker 1: of scrimmage. It's almost like a fullback. Greg Roman runs 2107 01:55:36,720 --> 01:55:38,480 Speaker 1: in a lot in Baltimore. We saw a good amount 2108 01:55:38,480 --> 01:55:40,880 Speaker 1: of it last year as well. Dawson Knox is perfect 2109 01:55:40,960 --> 01:55:42,960 Speaker 1: in this role as well, because you can go back 2110 01:55:43,040 --> 01:55:46,040 Speaker 1: across the formation easily, or you could kind of arc 2111 01:55:46,120 --> 01:55:48,400 Speaker 1: out and go block that play side defensive end. But 2112 01:55:48,680 --> 01:55:50,800 Speaker 1: I think Reggie gilliams perfect in that role. And then 2113 01:55:50,800 --> 01:55:53,920 Speaker 1: when you look at Sirran Neil, especially with Dean marlow 2114 01:55:54,000 --> 01:55:57,520 Speaker 1: going over to Detroit, Sirran Neil gives you some flexibility 2115 01:55:57,560 --> 01:55:59,800 Speaker 1: at corner to only be able to keep five and 2116 01:56:00,040 --> 01:56:01,280 Speaker 1: then you get to keep the guys you want on 2117 01:56:01,360 --> 01:56:03,200 Speaker 1: your d line linebacker so you can pop out of 2118 01:56:03,280 --> 01:56:05,240 Speaker 1: corner if he needs to. And then he's also that 2119 01:56:05,880 --> 01:56:10,080 Speaker 1: bigger He's a bigger Tarren Johnson in the Slotties that 2120 01:56:10,240 --> 01:56:14,320 Speaker 1: Dean Marlowe runs. Support your hybrid of a nicole and 2121 01:56:14,440 --> 01:56:16,640 Speaker 1: bass defense. I think both those guys are valuable. But 2122 01:56:16,680 --> 01:56:19,160 Speaker 1: I also think that that was an excellent question, Chris, 2123 01:56:19,240 --> 01:56:21,920 Speaker 1: because you have too many of those guys, and then 2124 01:56:21,960 --> 01:56:24,040 Speaker 1: you don't have enough studs on the team, you know 2125 01:56:24,080 --> 01:56:26,480 Speaker 1: what I mean? Yeah, And I think having one on 2126 01:56:26,600 --> 01:56:29,520 Speaker 1: each side of the ball is extremely valuable, especially where 2127 01:56:29,600 --> 01:56:32,000 Speaker 1: they play on the back end on defense where you 2128 01:56:32,080 --> 01:56:35,240 Speaker 1: have that flexibility there and then on offense that tight 2129 01:56:35,400 --> 01:56:37,960 Speaker 1: end to fullback maybe get you out of a game 2130 01:56:38,080 --> 01:56:40,920 Speaker 1: carrying the ball like he did against Chicago. Right, Yeah, 2131 01:56:40,960 --> 01:56:42,920 Speaker 1: the last one for me, Eric. You know, as this 2132 01:56:43,160 --> 01:56:46,080 Speaker 1: roster irons itself out, you kind of knew it seems 2133 01:56:46,120 --> 01:56:48,120 Speaker 1: obvious now you knew the I guess we could all 2134 01:56:48,200 --> 01:56:50,760 Speaker 1: have guessed the first forty six guys on the roster, right, 2135 01:56:50,840 --> 01:56:53,680 Speaker 1: first forty eight guys on the roster. Now that that's 2136 01:56:53,720 --> 01:56:56,640 Speaker 1: going to iron itself out, you turn your focus toward 2137 01:56:56,680 --> 01:57:01,360 Speaker 1: week one. Man, it's September first, and twelve days they're 2138 01:57:01,400 --> 01:57:03,840 Speaker 1: on the field at one o'clock taking on the Pittsburgh Steels. 2139 01:57:03,920 --> 01:57:06,840 Speaker 1: You're gonna face a team that is perennially a winning 2140 01:57:06,920 --> 01:57:10,000 Speaker 1: football team. They were eleven and z to start the 2141 01:57:10,120 --> 01:57:12,760 Speaker 1: season last year. They got off to a great start 2142 01:57:13,080 --> 01:57:15,600 Speaker 1: they got a Hall of Fame quarterback. They drafted the 2143 01:57:15,800 --> 01:57:19,840 Speaker 1: best running back in the draft last year, big, strong, fast, 2144 01:57:19,960 --> 01:57:23,960 Speaker 1: They revamped their offensive line, um, their quality organization, and 2145 01:57:24,000 --> 01:57:26,520 Speaker 1: they're gonna come into Orchard Park on opening Day. What 2146 01:57:26,640 --> 01:57:30,200 Speaker 1: are your thoughts about the start of the season. Man, 2147 01:57:30,320 --> 01:57:34,200 Speaker 1: you face a Mike Tomlin team to start the season, 2148 01:57:34,280 --> 01:57:36,280 Speaker 1: You're gonna You're gonna You're in for a battle. This 2149 01:57:36,440 --> 01:57:38,640 Speaker 1: is this is gonna be far from a blowout. It's 2150 01:57:38,680 --> 01:57:41,720 Speaker 1: gonna be a tough nosed team. You know, defensively, when 2151 01:57:41,760 --> 01:57:43,400 Speaker 1: the Bills played them in the middle of the season 2152 01:57:43,520 --> 01:57:45,680 Speaker 1: last year, kind of the stars of air linebackers and 2153 01:57:45,760 --> 01:57:49,120 Speaker 1: those fast middle linebackers. They play in that almost Dick 2154 01:57:49,240 --> 01:57:52,280 Speaker 1: Lebose system still where they can blitz pretty well. They 2155 01:57:52,320 --> 01:57:53,760 Speaker 1: cover well in the middle of the field. Well, the 2156 01:57:53,800 --> 01:57:55,560 Speaker 1: Bills towards them in the middle of the field. So 2157 01:57:55,640 --> 01:57:57,320 Speaker 1: we'll see if they can do that again this year. 2158 01:57:57,840 --> 01:58:01,680 Speaker 1: They're bringing quality pass roushers interiorly with Hayward outside. They 2159 01:58:01,720 --> 01:58:04,520 Speaker 1: got Watt the offense blind to be tested in. Defensively 2160 01:58:04,840 --> 01:58:07,920 Speaker 1: for the Bills, you know, their biggest weakness if you're 2161 01:58:07,920 --> 01:58:10,560 Speaker 1: a Nippick him last year is yards per carry. Some 2162 01:58:10,800 --> 01:58:13,640 Speaker 1: one of the worst in the league. And now maybe 2163 01:58:13,680 --> 01:58:15,760 Speaker 1: the rushing totals weren't there because the Bills are often 2164 01:58:15,800 --> 01:58:18,120 Speaker 1: playing with the lead where teams had to pass the 2165 01:58:18,200 --> 01:58:19,760 Speaker 1: ball in the second half. But you look at that 2166 01:58:19,840 --> 01:58:22,000 Speaker 1: yards per carry at four point six on the season 2167 01:58:22,080 --> 01:58:25,120 Speaker 1: last year, I believe it was you know, naj Harris, 2168 01:58:25,400 --> 01:58:27,960 Speaker 1: He's gonna come in and he doesn't know any different. 2169 01:58:28,040 --> 01:58:30,480 Speaker 1: He doesn't know that the Steelers are a seven point 2170 01:58:30,600 --> 01:58:32,480 Speaker 1: under all. He's going to the Pittsburgh Steelers and he 2171 01:58:32,560 --> 01:58:35,000 Speaker 1: thinks he's playing maybe the Buffalo Bills a bold and 2172 01:58:35,080 --> 01:58:38,040 Speaker 1: he's got you know, whatever, however you want to slice it, 2173 01:58:38,360 --> 01:58:41,320 Speaker 1: the Bills are gonna have plenty of opportunities. Sean McDermott's 2174 01:58:41,320 --> 01:58:43,120 Speaker 1: gonna be able to play plenty of mind games with 2175 01:58:43,240 --> 01:58:46,800 Speaker 1: these guys. Even as a touchdown favorite heading into this game, 2176 01:58:47,080 --> 01:58:50,000 Speaker 1: I would imagine Sean McDermott would have these guys to 2177 01:58:50,120 --> 01:58:53,200 Speaker 1: the point he'll find something maybe that the Steelers said, 2178 01:58:53,280 --> 01:58:55,960 Speaker 1: or he'll point to the success of their organization or 2179 01:58:56,120 --> 01:58:58,680 Speaker 1: the injuries from last year, and he'll have these guys 2180 01:58:58,800 --> 01:59:02,000 Speaker 1: problem and ready to go as well. Eric is always 2181 01:59:02,000 --> 01:59:04,160 Speaker 1: thanks for the time, man. I'm sure we'll see you 2182 01:59:04,240 --> 01:59:06,160 Speaker 1: down the line here, not only on his show, but 2183 01:59:06,240 --> 01:59:08,840 Speaker 1: wherever else you pop up in our coverage of the 2184 01:59:08,880 --> 01:59:10,960 Speaker 1: Bills for the regular season. We look forward to seeing 2185 01:59:11,000 --> 01:59:13,840 Speaker 1: you on a more regular basis here as you're back. 2186 01:59:14,280 --> 01:59:16,280 Speaker 1: Now we don't have to you know, the COVID restrictions 2187 01:59:16,280 --> 01:59:18,840 Speaker 1: aren't what they used to be, so you'll actually be 2188 01:59:18,920 --> 01:59:21,880 Speaker 1: around a little bit. So that'll be good. I know it, 2189 01:59:22,000 --> 01:59:24,000 Speaker 1: I know. And it was fun calling games either a 2190 01:59:24,080 --> 01:59:27,560 Speaker 1: booth over or two booths over from Steve this preseason. 2191 01:59:27,680 --> 01:59:30,200 Speaker 1: And now we'll get him back in the Maybe he'll 2192 01:59:30,200 --> 01:59:32,280 Speaker 1: be back in the booth behind us like he was 2193 01:59:32,360 --> 01:59:34,720 Speaker 1: two years ago, and he'll be back there drinking hot 2194 01:59:34,800 --> 01:59:37,240 Speaker 1: chocolate and critiquing us in the pool. And I won't 2195 01:59:37,240 --> 01:59:41,240 Speaker 1: be drinking hot chocolate. Bro all right, all right, thanks 2196 01:59:41,280 --> 01:59:42,840 Speaker 1: for the time. Eric. We'll catch up with you. I 2197 01:59:42,880 --> 01:59:45,360 Speaker 1: didn't know the show was Yeah, well, you know, it 2198 01:59:45,480 --> 01:59:47,840 Speaker 1: depends on the day. I think. Thanks for the time, Eric, 2199 01:59:47,880 --> 01:59:50,880 Speaker 1: we'll catch up with you. That's Eric would joining us 2200 01:59:50,960 --> 01:59:53,240 Speaker 1: here on the show, giving us his thoughts on the 2201 01:59:53,400 --> 01:59:56,520 Speaker 1: roster and where it's headed. For those of you out 2202 01:59:56,560 --> 01:59:59,640 Speaker 1: there Bills fans that are still clinging to a glimmer 2203 01:59:59,720 --> 02:00:03,160 Speaker 1: of ho hope that the Bills may address tight end 2204 02:00:03,360 --> 02:00:05,520 Speaker 1: in some way, shape or form. With only two on 2205 02:00:05,600 --> 02:00:08,320 Speaker 1: the roster, you can put your zach Ertz hopes to 2206 02:00:08,440 --> 02:00:12,000 Speaker 1: bed Eagles tight end. Zach Ertz, in his first public 2207 02:00:12,200 --> 02:00:16,720 Speaker 1: comments this season since the whole bruhaha deterioration of the 2208 02:00:16,760 --> 02:00:20,840 Speaker 1: relationship between him and the organization, said the following quote, 2209 02:00:21,600 --> 02:00:24,120 Speaker 1: this is the place I want to be. This is 2210 02:00:24,160 --> 02:00:26,960 Speaker 1: the place I want to retire. He's referring to Philadelphia. 2211 02:00:27,360 --> 02:00:30,880 Speaker 1: I'm moving on from everything that happened this offseason. There 2212 02:00:30,960 --> 02:00:34,680 Speaker 1: have been apologies. He also said that things have been 2213 02:00:34,840 --> 02:00:38,440 Speaker 1: mended with the Philadelphia Eagles, so it looks like he 2214 02:00:38,640 --> 02:00:40,880 Speaker 1: is going to finish out the final year of his 2215 02:00:41,040 --> 02:00:44,960 Speaker 1: contract with the Eagles for eight and a quarter million dollars, 2216 02:00:45,640 --> 02:00:48,720 Speaker 1: and really, because of that money doesn't really work for 2217 02:00:48,760 --> 02:00:51,480 Speaker 1: the Bills. That's not a contract they can really take 2218 02:00:51,600 --> 02:00:55,000 Speaker 1: on and still leave themselves in a position where they 2219 02:00:55,120 --> 02:00:58,120 Speaker 1: can sign replacement players in the event of a rash 2220 02:00:58,200 --> 02:01:01,440 Speaker 1: of injuries somewhere. Most general managers in the league leave 2221 02:01:01,480 --> 02:01:06,880 Speaker 1: themselves a pool of cap space to address injuries so 2222 02:01:07,000 --> 02:01:09,560 Speaker 1: they can replace players and sign guys off the street. 2223 02:01:09,640 --> 02:01:11,800 Speaker 1: Or a pool of about seven to twelve million bucks. 2224 02:01:11,880 --> 02:01:14,880 Speaker 1: Most teams have laying around being told the Star other 2225 02:01:15,040 --> 02:01:19,600 Speaker 1: day it was around six for them, so you know 2226 02:01:19,720 --> 02:01:23,560 Speaker 1: he's not going to be squandering that at the potential 2227 02:01:23,680 --> 02:01:25,520 Speaker 1: expense of what might come down the pike over the 2228 02:01:25,560 --> 02:01:28,280 Speaker 1: course of seventeen games this year. We have to take 2229 02:01:28,320 --> 02:01:30,200 Speaker 1: a break here, Steve and I come back to wrap 2230 02:01:30,320 --> 02:01:31,880 Speaker 1: up some of your thoughts on the tweet sheet in 2231 02:01:32,000 --> 02:01:34,080 Speaker 1: terms of the message you felt the Bills sent to 2232 02:01:34,160 --> 02:01:38,440 Speaker 1: you based on the formation of their fifty three man roster. 2233 02:01:38,800 --> 02:01:40,680 Speaker 1: Stay tuned. We're back with more here on One Bill's 2234 02:01:40,720 --> 02:01:54,400 Speaker 1: Live presented by Klota Health. It's Buffalo Bill's Radio. Welcome back. 2235 02:01:54,560 --> 02:01:57,360 Speaker 1: One Bills Live is the show. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker 2236 02:01:57,600 --> 02:02:03,200 Speaker 1: with you. So we move along with your thoughts on 2237 02:02:03,920 --> 02:02:06,760 Speaker 1: what the fifty three man roster said to you from 2238 02:02:06,840 --> 02:02:10,040 Speaker 1: the Bills based on the decisions they made, going heavy 2239 02:02:10,080 --> 02:02:14,320 Speaker 1: at some positions, light at some others. The practice squad 2240 02:02:14,480 --> 02:02:18,200 Speaker 1: is being put together and we'll probably be announced sometime 2241 02:02:18,320 --> 02:02:23,360 Speaker 1: later this afternoon. As waivers closed and the Bills only 2242 02:02:23,440 --> 02:02:27,880 Speaker 1: lost one of their player cuts on waivers, they lost 2243 02:02:28,200 --> 02:02:32,000 Speaker 1: undrafted rookie cornerback Nick McLeod who was claimed by the 2244 02:02:32,120 --> 02:02:36,720 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Bengals. So that's kind of where things are at 2245 02:02:36,800 --> 02:02:41,000 Speaker 1: at the moment. The team is looking considerably healthier based 2246 02:02:41,040 --> 02:02:43,880 Speaker 1: on the number of players that were back practicing who 2247 02:02:44,320 --> 02:02:49,520 Speaker 1: previously had injury designations, among them Levi Wallace, Dane Jackson, 2248 02:02:49,640 --> 02:02:56,040 Speaker 1: Tarren Johnson, Harrison Phillips, Tommy Sweeney, Spencer Brown, and Isaiah McKenzie. Jackson, 2249 02:02:56,120 --> 02:03:00,480 Speaker 1: Johnson and McKenzie still in red non contact jerseys at 2250 02:03:00,560 --> 02:03:05,160 Speaker 1: practice today, So all good signs knowing we are just 2251 02:03:05,360 --> 02:03:09,280 Speaker 1: twelve days away from the season opener. But back to 2252 02:03:09,360 --> 02:03:12,600 Speaker 1: the tweet sheet we go. Steve and when asked what 2253 02:03:12,800 --> 02:03:14,440 Speaker 1: was the message you got from the Bills with the 2254 02:03:14,520 --> 02:03:18,800 Speaker 1: makeup of the fifty three man roster, John says or sorry, 2255 02:03:18,840 --> 02:03:22,560 Speaker 1: we're up to Andrew. The roster list clearly indicates we're 2256 02:03:22,560 --> 02:03:26,160 Speaker 1: going after KC. The numbers stacked on D say we're 2257 02:03:26,200 --> 02:03:29,440 Speaker 1: after Patrick Mahomes at all costs. Oh and then we're 2258 02:03:29,440 --> 02:03:31,520 Speaker 1: gonna put up points with our receivers, so try to 2259 02:03:31,600 --> 02:03:36,560 Speaker 1: keep up. Yeah. I agree, they're gonna I think they're 2260 02:03:36,640 --> 02:03:40,520 Speaker 1: confident in their ability to score points and that's going 2261 02:03:40,600 --> 02:03:44,600 Speaker 1: to put pressure on opposing offenses. I think with the 2262 02:03:44,760 --> 02:03:49,080 Speaker 1: defensive line as deep as it is, they're gonna be 2263 02:03:49,280 --> 02:03:51,480 Speaker 1: better against the run on early downs. They're going to 2264 02:03:51,560 --> 02:03:55,080 Speaker 1: force these teams to throw and in two ways, one 2265 02:03:55,320 --> 02:03:57,280 Speaker 1: stopping the run better than they did a year ago, 2266 02:03:57,360 --> 02:04:01,000 Speaker 1: and two scoring points and put the team under you 2267 02:04:01,040 --> 02:04:05,560 Speaker 1: get them down by two scores. I don't know how 2268 02:04:05,640 --> 02:04:09,680 Speaker 1: you help but not press a little bit as an 2269 02:04:09,720 --> 02:04:11,760 Speaker 1: opponent and put the ball at more risk. And I 2270 02:04:11,880 --> 02:04:16,240 Speaker 1: have to believe that the Bills, in terms of the 2271 02:04:16,400 --> 02:04:20,760 Speaker 1: investment they made in their pass rush this offseason, had 2272 02:04:20,800 --> 02:04:26,320 Speaker 1: to be more emboldened and confident in that approach because 2273 02:04:26,360 --> 02:04:28,440 Speaker 1: of the faith they have in their offense to put 2274 02:04:28,520 --> 02:04:31,240 Speaker 1: up points. Because they know if the offense continues to 2275 02:04:31,360 --> 02:04:34,160 Speaker 1: do a lot of what they did last year, their 2276 02:04:34,200 --> 02:04:36,800 Speaker 1: opponents are going to be in throw mode. And that 2277 02:04:36,960 --> 02:04:39,560 Speaker 1: plays right into the investment that they made this officea 2278 02:04:39,720 --> 02:04:43,800 Speaker 1: The question is our defenses, as we've talked about at 2279 02:04:43,880 --> 02:04:48,200 Speaker 1: length with you know, with players like Mahomes and Deshaun 2280 02:04:48,280 --> 02:04:53,440 Speaker 1: Watson and Lamar Jackson and our teams somehow coming up 2281 02:04:53,520 --> 02:04:56,040 Speaker 1: with an answer for the Buffalo offense, are they going 2282 02:04:56,080 --> 02:05:00,320 Speaker 1: to be able to you know, overwhelm it or up 2283 02:05:00,320 --> 02:05:04,879 Speaker 1: with their version of a matchup that puts gives Buffalo problems. 2284 02:05:05,760 --> 02:05:08,400 Speaker 1: The Buffalo struggled in Kansas City last year. Although all 2285 02:05:08,440 --> 02:05:10,320 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you know, they turn it over a 2286 02:05:10,400 --> 02:05:15,120 Speaker 1: couple of times, but they score twenty four points. With that, 2287 02:05:16,840 --> 02:05:20,240 Speaker 1: they're moving the football and getting down and still putting 2288 02:05:20,280 --> 02:05:23,440 Speaker 1: up points. You get into a team like you know, 2289 02:05:24,000 --> 02:05:28,000 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins, they could not hold up because while 2290 02:05:28,040 --> 02:05:30,160 Speaker 1: they had two maybe of the best corner maybe the 2291 02:05:30,240 --> 02:05:33,640 Speaker 1: best cornerback tandem in the NFL, they didn't have four 2292 02:05:33,680 --> 02:05:36,840 Speaker 1: of them. They had two. That's not enough. When you're 2293 02:05:36,840 --> 02:05:39,560 Speaker 1: playing the Bills, you've got to go deeper than that. 2294 02:05:41,800 --> 02:05:46,000 Speaker 1: So I and with a guy like Josh Allen playing quarterback, 2295 02:05:46,120 --> 02:05:49,000 Speaker 1: it's not like there's some sort of secret weapon, like 2296 02:05:49,160 --> 02:05:51,600 Speaker 1: you can't you rush him. He's pretty good under He's 2297 02:05:51,720 --> 02:05:54,680 Speaker 1: very good under pressure. You skirt him around the pocket. 2298 02:05:54,720 --> 02:05:57,720 Speaker 1: He's very good runner. And if you don't rush him, 2299 02:05:57,720 --> 02:05:59,400 Speaker 1: if you don't put pressure on him, he'll pick you 2300 02:05:59,440 --> 02:06:01,520 Speaker 1: apart because the weapons are too good on the outside 2301 02:06:01,520 --> 02:06:03,240 Speaker 1: in his arms too good, is too accurate, and is 2302 02:06:03,280 --> 02:06:06,000 Speaker 1: too strong. I don't know how you come up with 2303 02:06:06,080 --> 02:06:10,600 Speaker 1: a scheme other than to just outman the Bills at 2304 02:06:10,640 --> 02:06:15,680 Speaker 1: every other position, or trick him every play that is 2305 02:06:15,800 --> 02:06:19,280 Speaker 1: some sort of key to how to stop the Bills offense. 2306 02:06:19,640 --> 02:06:21,600 Speaker 1: There is no key, I guess is what I'm saying 2307 02:06:21,640 --> 02:06:25,880 Speaker 1: that I don't see unless you're good enough talent wise defensively, 2308 02:06:25,920 --> 02:06:30,160 Speaker 1: which means what eight or nine of the guys on 2309 02:06:30,240 --> 02:06:31,560 Speaker 1: the field are going to be better than the guy 2310 02:06:31,600 --> 02:06:34,720 Speaker 1: they're facing, and that's hard to do with a team 2311 02:06:34,800 --> 02:06:37,920 Speaker 1: like this. So I think the Bills are confident that 2312 02:06:38,040 --> 02:06:40,120 Speaker 1: there isn't going to be this all of a sudden 2313 02:06:40,960 --> 02:06:43,960 Speaker 1: drop off in their ability to score points, and they're 2314 02:06:44,000 --> 02:06:46,040 Speaker 1: building the rest of their team to take advantage of 2315 02:06:46,080 --> 02:06:49,120 Speaker 1: that one last thing on the tweet sheet because we're 2316 02:06:49,160 --> 02:06:52,000 Speaker 1: gonna get to Devin Singletary, who's addressing the media after 2317 02:06:52,120 --> 02:06:55,120 Speaker 1: practice here. Max says also was wondering if a player 2318 02:06:55,160 --> 02:06:57,800 Speaker 1: like McLeod has to go to the Bengals if they 2319 02:06:57,960 --> 02:07:01,640 Speaker 1: claim him, can he refuse? It's just curious. I think 2320 02:07:01,680 --> 02:07:04,360 Speaker 1: he'd be foolish to refuse because it's an opportunity to 2321 02:07:04,440 --> 02:07:07,200 Speaker 1: be on a fifty three man roster. I think he 2322 02:07:07,320 --> 02:07:10,760 Speaker 1: has to know that even if things don't pan out 2323 02:07:10,800 --> 02:07:12,480 Speaker 1: with the Bengals, there's a very good chance he comes 2324 02:07:12,520 --> 02:07:14,600 Speaker 1: back to the Bills practice squad anyway at a later 2325 02:07:14,760 --> 02:07:19,040 Speaker 1: date if he washes out there, So take the opportunity 2326 02:07:19,160 --> 02:07:21,080 Speaker 1: to be on a fifty three man roster and get 2327 02:07:21,200 --> 02:07:25,320 Speaker 1: paid a fifty three man roster salary, which is significantly 2328 02:07:25,440 --> 02:07:28,000 Speaker 1: higher than a practice squad salary. It's more than double. Yeah, 2329 02:07:28,000 --> 02:07:34,000 Speaker 1: it's it's silly for him to refuse that. The smart 2330 02:07:34,080 --> 02:07:37,000 Speaker 1: move is to go to Cincinnati play and play very well. 2331 02:07:37,720 --> 02:07:40,440 Speaker 1: That's the key for Nick McCleod. If he plays very well, 2332 02:07:40,720 --> 02:07:43,200 Speaker 1: the sky's the limit for him in his career. He's 2333 02:07:43,240 --> 02:07:45,440 Speaker 1: getting an opportunity to play in the NFL, to get 2334 02:07:45,800 --> 02:07:48,040 Speaker 1: some plays on film, to get better, to work at 2335 02:07:48,080 --> 02:07:50,760 Speaker 1: his craft, and to make himself valuable not just to 2336 02:07:50,800 --> 02:07:53,160 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals, but to the Bengals and the Bills 2337 02:07:53,200 --> 02:07:54,920 Speaker 1: and whoever else might have a shot at him in 2338 02:07:54,960 --> 02:07:59,839 Speaker 1: the future. But yeah, he could, Yes, technically he could refuse. 2339 02:08:01,840 --> 02:08:06,320 Speaker 1: But nobody's gonna do that, Absolutely nobody. It's it's a 2340 02:08:06,400 --> 02:08:09,720 Speaker 1: bad move. It's it's silly to think about, and it's 2341 02:08:09,760 --> 02:08:14,160 Speaker 1: not gonna happen. We uh step aside now to let 2342 02:08:14,240 --> 02:08:19,440 Speaker 1: Devin Singletary address the media. Here is motor. That's just 2343 02:08:19,640 --> 02:08:22,920 Speaker 1: the nature of the business, you know. You know that's 2344 02:08:22,960 --> 02:08:25,840 Speaker 1: the hard part about it. But um, you know, see 2345 02:08:25,880 --> 02:08:27,800 Speaker 1: how God leave and come back. You know, it's always 2346 02:08:27,840 --> 02:08:30,280 Speaker 1: good to see a familiar face around the building, especially 2347 02:08:30,360 --> 02:08:32,400 Speaker 1: one like Antonio. You know, that's like my brother. So 2348 02:08:37,880 --> 02:08:39,720 Speaker 1: everything that he does and if you guys just ever 2349 02:08:39,760 --> 02:08:42,040 Speaker 1: sit back in your wild and just being like, man, 2350 02:08:42,200 --> 02:08:44,920 Speaker 1: is there anything you can nah? So me and um, 2351 02:08:45,080 --> 02:08:47,360 Speaker 1: me and Reggie all lockers are actually by each other, 2352 02:08:47,840 --> 02:08:51,120 Speaker 1: so you know, we've grown pretty close, and I'm just 2353 02:08:51,400 --> 02:08:53,840 Speaker 1: I'm always talking to him, you know, especially that one 2354 02:08:53,920 --> 02:08:55,880 Speaker 1: time we had to play running back. He was like, man, 2355 02:08:56,120 --> 02:08:57,960 Speaker 1: you know, it was kind of tough for him because 2356 02:08:57,960 --> 02:08:59,720 Speaker 1: he had to learn all those plays and that one, 2357 02:09:00,000 --> 02:09:02,480 Speaker 1: you know, that short frame. But I'm like, man, you 2358 02:09:02,600 --> 02:09:05,040 Speaker 1: so versatile. You know, that's a that's a compliment to you. 2359 02:09:05,400 --> 02:09:08,240 Speaker 1: You know, you could do so much and just keep scribing. 2360 02:09:08,320 --> 02:09:10,720 Speaker 1: But um, that's that's amazing, like I said, And everybody 2361 02:09:10,760 --> 02:09:14,560 Speaker 1: loved him for the understanding of an offense that he's 2362 02:09:14,560 --> 02:09:18,080 Speaker 1: played a few different thoughts around that that's major. You know, 2363 02:09:18,200 --> 02:09:22,880 Speaker 1: he pretty much knows everything. Um. Now, it's just like Reggie, 2364 02:09:22,920 --> 02:09:24,960 Speaker 1: we can use you everywhere, you know, because he knows 2365 02:09:25,000 --> 02:09:27,080 Speaker 1: all those positions, so it's only gonna be you know, 2366 02:09:27,120 --> 02:09:30,760 Speaker 1: it's only gonna help him in the long end much. 2367 02:09:31,160 --> 02:09:35,040 Speaker 1: You know, not a lot of touches this preseason, but man, 2368 02:09:35,240 --> 02:09:36,720 Speaker 1: did you make the most of the ones that you 2369 02:09:36,840 --> 02:09:39,400 Speaker 1: got in this offense? As I'm sure you guys learned 2370 02:09:39,440 --> 02:09:41,040 Speaker 1: last year. I mean, you do have to do that 2371 02:09:41,240 --> 02:09:43,480 Speaker 1: because you know they realized so much in the passing game. 2372 02:09:43,600 --> 02:09:46,680 Speaker 1: How much confidence does that give you going into the season? Um, 2373 02:09:48,440 --> 02:09:50,600 Speaker 1: I would say, I mean I was already confident, but um, 2374 02:09:51,200 --> 02:09:54,040 Speaker 1: you know, it helps, like I said before, having a preseason, 2375 02:09:54,120 --> 02:09:56,520 Speaker 1: it helps, you know, heading into the regular season so 2376 02:09:56,560 --> 02:09:58,760 Speaker 1: you can just hit the ground running. So um, you know, 2377 02:09:59,040 --> 02:10:04,560 Speaker 1: it's definitely a definite. He helps When he did Saturday, 2378 02:10:05,840 --> 02:10:08,000 Speaker 1: you know, exciting for a team to watch. I'm sure 2379 02:10:08,120 --> 02:10:10,280 Speaker 1: him just rippling off all those completions. But as a 2380 02:10:10,360 --> 02:10:12,120 Speaker 1: running back, what's not like to see him throw it? 2381 02:10:12,240 --> 02:10:14,880 Speaker 1: I think eleven him plays in a round. Um, you know, 2382 02:10:15,000 --> 02:10:18,240 Speaker 1: it's just whatever they helped the team win, you know, 2383 02:10:18,400 --> 02:10:21,280 Speaker 1: but it's always who doesn't love to see seventeen slinging 2384 02:10:21,320 --> 02:10:24,960 Speaker 1: the ball around? You know? Um, and as you've seen 2385 02:10:25,200 --> 02:10:27,280 Speaker 1: on that opening drive, Like I think it was like 2386 02:10:27,400 --> 02:10:30,560 Speaker 1: six different people touched the ball. So it's always an 2387 02:10:30,600 --> 02:10:34,400 Speaker 1: amazing sight to see. So Davin singles Arry happy to 2388 02:10:34,440 --> 02:10:36,560 Speaker 1: have Reggie gilliam on the active roster and in the 2389 02:10:36,680 --> 02:10:40,400 Speaker 1: running back room, although something tells me, depending on the 2390 02:10:40,480 --> 02:10:42,640 Speaker 1: week and depending on the opponent, he might be in 2391 02:10:42,720 --> 02:10:45,760 Speaker 1: some other position rooms getting ready for a game. Yeah, okay, 2392 02:10:45,840 --> 02:10:48,320 Speaker 1: in some special teams meetings too, So yeah, that's uh, 2393 02:10:49,640 --> 02:10:51,560 Speaker 1: it's a tough day for the players, it's tough day 2394 02:10:51,600 --> 02:10:55,080 Speaker 1: for coaches. Um, it's it's actually yesterday was the tough day. 2395 02:10:55,080 --> 02:10:56,960 Speaker 1: Today is it actually a little bit better day because 2396 02:10:56,960 --> 02:10:59,600 Speaker 1: you get these guys back. Only one of the guys 2397 02:10:59,680 --> 02:11:01,640 Speaker 1: that went through training camp doesn't have the opportunity to 2398 02:11:01,720 --> 02:11:03,760 Speaker 1: come back, and it's Nick McLeod and everybody else has 2399 02:11:03,800 --> 02:11:05,880 Speaker 1: a chance to come back. On the practice squad, a 2400 02:11:06,080 --> 02:11:08,840 Speaker 1: good number of them will. So it's good to see. 2401 02:11:08,920 --> 02:11:10,920 Speaker 1: And it's always a good feeling when you get back 2402 02:11:10,960 --> 02:11:15,880 Speaker 1: out and you take the practice field and you're actually 2403 02:11:15,920 --> 02:11:17,760 Speaker 1: getting ready for game. That's a lot of fun. It's 2404 02:11:17,920 --> 02:11:20,960 Speaker 1: pretty invigorating as a team. Break time for us here, 2405 02:11:21,040 --> 02:11:23,000 Speaker 1: Steve and I are wrap things up with what we 2406 02:11:23,120 --> 02:11:26,560 Speaker 1: have learned. When we finish up the show. Next here 2407 02:11:26,600 --> 02:11:28,760 Speaker 1: on one Bill's Line, presented by Collid to Health, It's 2408 02:11:28,760 --> 02:11:41,880 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill's Radio. Welcome back time for what have we 2409 02:11:42,000 --> 02:11:45,080 Speaker 1: learned from today's show? And I think the encouraged thing, 2410 02:11:45,400 --> 02:11:48,240 Speaker 1: encouraging thing that we learned, Steve, is that this team 2411 02:11:48,680 --> 02:11:53,040 Speaker 1: is going into preparations for a week one much healthier 2412 02:11:54,200 --> 02:11:59,880 Speaker 1: previously injured players that practiced today. Steve Levi, Wallace, Dane Jackson, 2413 02:12:00,160 --> 02:12:05,560 Speaker 1: tarn Johnson, Harrison Phillips, Tommy Sweeney, Spencer Brown, Isaiah mackenzie. 2414 02:12:06,920 --> 02:12:10,040 Speaker 1: That's great. Yeah, I mean there were some guys we 2415 02:12:10,120 --> 02:12:13,600 Speaker 1: weren't sure about a week ago. Like, hey, week one, 2416 02:12:13,680 --> 02:12:17,160 Speaker 1: everybody's gonna feel fine for Week one. Everybody's gonna be fine. 2417 02:12:17,160 --> 02:12:19,200 Speaker 1: They're all gonna be bummed in six or seven. I'm 2418 02:12:19,200 --> 02:12:22,720 Speaker 1: a're gonna be bummed that they're inactive. Um, but it's 2419 02:12:22,840 --> 02:12:25,480 Speaker 1: it's gonna be good. And problem is Steelers gonna feel 2420 02:12:25,480 --> 02:12:30,280 Speaker 1: fine too, you know true. Yeah, it's they've all been 2421 02:12:30,360 --> 02:12:32,680 Speaker 1: pointing towards this. The last preseason game was a wash. 2422 02:12:32,800 --> 02:12:36,240 Speaker 1: Nobody cared whether they played or not. Um, the injuries 2423 02:12:36,280 --> 02:12:38,080 Speaker 1: certainly want to get some guys rushed off and all that, 2424 02:12:38,240 --> 02:12:40,200 Speaker 1: but if somebody was injured, you had no problem just 2425 02:12:40,280 --> 02:12:43,360 Speaker 1: sit down. Steph Dig's perfect example. The guy went through 2426 02:12:43,360 --> 02:12:46,520 Speaker 1: the entire preseason game preseason, I mean the pregame warm up, 2427 02:12:46,560 --> 02:12:48,960 Speaker 1: did all that and just sat. So yeah, there's no 2428 02:12:49,120 --> 02:12:51,280 Speaker 1: surprise that the guys are gonna be healthy. That's what 2429 02:12:51,400 --> 02:12:53,720 Speaker 1: the preseason has been all about. Find out who can 2430 02:12:53,800 --> 02:12:56,440 Speaker 1: play and get into Week one really healthy, and they're 2431 02:12:56,440 --> 02:12:58,520 Speaker 1: gonna do that. The Ravens are gonna have a tougher 2432 02:12:58,600 --> 02:13:00,680 Speaker 1: Rodaho in that regard. They are beat up at the 2433 02:13:00,720 --> 02:13:03,440 Speaker 1: receiver position and a couple other spots, including running back 2434 02:13:03,440 --> 02:13:07,040 Speaker 1: where they just lost JK. Dobbins for the season last week. Ouch. 2435 02:13:08,000 --> 02:13:11,160 Speaker 1: Steve and I are done for the day today, but 2436 02:13:11,320 --> 02:13:14,839 Speaker 1: we'll be here with you tomorrow. We'll have a new addition, 2437 02:13:14,920 --> 02:13:18,280 Speaker 1: hopefully of Tasker's teammate Steve. We look forward to that 2438 02:13:18,880 --> 02:13:21,680 Speaker 1: as that is always a joy putting the screws to 2439 02:13:21,800 --> 02:13:25,080 Speaker 1: Steve to see the guests wish former teammate we're talking about. 2440 02:13:25,600 --> 02:13:29,560 Speaker 1: So that is it for us today. More roster discussion tomorrow, 2441 02:13:29,640 --> 02:13:32,680 Speaker 1: as the practice squad is expected to be announced sometime 2442 02:13:32,800 --> 02:13:35,720 Speaker 1: later today. Stay tuned to Buffalo bills dot com for 2443 02:13:35,880 --> 02:13:39,520 Speaker 1: all your updates on that Steve Tasker. I'm Chris Brown. 2444 02:13:39,680 --> 02:13:41,480 Speaker 1: We'll see you tomorrow. New to three, everybody,