1 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:10,799 Speaker 1: At a Steve Tasker who has been all over the fields. 2 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: Kind of unique. He was kind of a dual role 3 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: player for Steve. Steve a blimp. We're not even in 4 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: the stragedyre of normalcy. Welcome to One Bill's Live. Steve 5 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: Tasker In. Chris Brown's got the day off. Eric Wood 6 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: is also gonna join me via zoom. He's gonna co 7 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: host all two hours today. We're gonna come at you 8 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: with a little bit of OTAs. We got to practice 9 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: to day. I was watching practice a little bit. I 10 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: actually as Eric as I welcome Eric would in Eric. 11 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: I stood next to Murph for practice today. We were 12 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: talking about it. I guess you guys are starting to 13 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: wind up and get ready for the broadcast this season. 14 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: And welcome in. Thanks for doing the show today. Yeah, 15 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: it's my pleasure anytime. Love coming on. I can't believe 16 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: they gave Chris Brown the day off for the first 17 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: day of ota He's like, that's a pretty significant offseason event. 18 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:07,479 Speaker 1: There's much more lackluster days in an NFL off season 19 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: than the first day of OTAs. But his loss my 20 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: game here today and yeah, I'm looking forward to getting 21 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: back in the booth with Murph, you get back to 22 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: some normalcy last year, and you filled in admirably with 23 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: much more broadcast experience than I may ever have to 24 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: bring to the table. So you filled in admirably two 25 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: years ago. But it was so much fun being back 26 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: in the booth last year and looking forward to hopefully 27 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: just continuing to get back to what the normalcy of 28 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,839 Speaker 1: the broadcast booth is because it's so much fun coming 29 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,759 Speaker 1: back as a former player. And shoot, we get out 30 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: to Jim Kelly's tail game before the game. I can't 31 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: partake in any beverages like most of the rest of 32 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: the crew does, but I get to see that whole 33 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: crew before the game. After the game, I will partake 34 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: in one or two. And just getting back to that 35 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: rhythm of being around the game is just so much fun. Yeah, 36 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: it is so nice. And you're right, I mean, this 37 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: is the time of year, and you get it. I mean, 38 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: if we're gonna take time, Brownie and I are gonna 39 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: take we both kind of decide we're not taking time 40 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: off during this you know, you really can't, right, it's 41 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: a grind and it's and also it's like rolling downhill. 42 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 1: There's just no time to get off right, so you 43 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: have to kind of go. It's almost seven days a 44 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: week during the season for all of us, you know, 45 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: in the broadcast industry. So if we're taking time off, man, 46 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: now's the time, right. It's this barren waste like even 47 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: barren waste land in June July that is just like 48 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: nothing's going on. Late July they kind of pick up 49 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 1: with training camp. But man, oh man, all of June 50 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: and lastness part of May when you got some OTAs, 51 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: that's actually fun, kind of an island of activity that 52 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: you can get out. But we gotta take our time, man, 53 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: We gotta get get out of here for a minute. 54 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: This season, all of us should have gotten out of Buffalo, 55 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: like in April, because it's stunk up here the entire month. 56 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 1: But Brownie's taking a welcome day off. Thanks for coming in, 57 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 1: And you're right, it's I kind of envy a man 58 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: doing the team this year from the booth. It was 59 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 1: nice to get back into the swing. Last year you 60 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: actually traveled with the team. Why you didn't You were 61 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: on the road with the team for the season. We 62 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: didn't get to do that in twenty twenty because of COVID. 63 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: And now to wind up and have the Bills as 64 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 1: like and I don't want to say, well, just say 65 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 1: it far and away the favorite in the AFC to 66 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 1: get to the Super Bowl. I mean they are. They're 67 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: a juggernaut offense, they had the number one defense. I 68 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: mean they are. They're a wreck and crew. Would they are? 69 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,839 Speaker 1: They're a wreck and crew. And it's gonna be fun 70 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: for you guys to be in the booth and watch 71 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: this team go from start to finish. It will be 72 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: when you look at the roster that they've been able 73 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: to keep so many guys around and then add to it, 74 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: and we could fill the full two hours talking about 75 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: the roster breakdown. We'll save that for another day when 76 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: you guys are truly bored in July. But when you 77 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: look at last year and you know, I know this 78 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: has been expressed so many times on the show this offseason, 79 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: you're thirteen seconds away from being a favorite in the 80 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: AFC Championship game at home, and then likely a favorite 81 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: or even maybe a pick them in the Super Bowl. 82 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: I'd like to say, you know, the Bills would have 83 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: been a favorite over Cincinnati. That spread ended up being 84 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: pretty small against the Rams out in LA. And you're 85 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: not gonna get a tremendous home field advantage out there. 86 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: It's Super Bowl Week. Yes, you don't have to travel, 87 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: but you're gonna be out there for the entire week. 88 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: Bill's Mafia is gonna have twice the amount of fans 89 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 1: in there as this franchise that just moved to LA. Yeah. 90 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: I just think you know the Bills. I think I 91 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: think everyone recognizes that the Bill should have won it 92 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: last year. They understand the character of this organization, the 93 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: character of the guys bringing everybody back. They're gonna be 94 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: hungrier than ever. This isn't a heartbroken organization. I'm still heartbroken, 95 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: but as I continue to talk to Being and McDermott 96 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: and Josh and all these guys, they're not heartbroken anymore. 97 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 1: They might be a little more pissed off, but they're 98 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: not heartbroken. And so that has and then they add 99 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: a quality draft to it. And that's why, no matter 100 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: where you're looking online, they're the unanimous betting favorite to 101 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: win the Super Bowl at this point. Right, And I've 102 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: said it a lot before. It's easy and you remember 103 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,359 Speaker 1: this as a player, It's easier for the coaches and 104 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 1: players to get away from the thirteen seconds than it 105 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: is for us. We have to stew about it for 106 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: like eight months. But those guys, you know, even today 107 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: I saw him there. They got something they're thinking about. 108 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,919 Speaker 1: They're they're moving on. They got to keep going. The 109 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: offseason keeps rolling, The draft comes up, the Combine comes up, 110 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:33,039 Speaker 1: the Senior Bowl comes up. You know, OTA's rookie Minicamps, 111 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: signing the rookie. You know, they're moving on. They they can't. 112 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: They haven't got time to think about thirteen seconds, you know. 113 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: And it's the same thing. You know back when I played, 114 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: and I know you you can relate to this as well. 115 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: You don't stew over a bad loss during the season. 116 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: Certainly you use it as motivation, but man, oh man, 117 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: you're working towards the next one. You got something more 118 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: important to think about than something you can't control anymore. 119 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 1: And the fans have to think about it and kind 120 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: of live with it all week until the next game. 121 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 1: The players that's had twenty four hour rule. You can 122 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: stew about it or celebrate it, but man, you're moving on. 123 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: And I think that's what you know. This team is 124 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: in the mode of doing right. They had a lot 125 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: going on, They got a lot of things to feel 126 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: really good about and like some people, and I think 127 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: I could feel this, you know, after that Kansas City game, man, 128 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: I was wishing they had another game. You know, I'm 129 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 1: ready for it to start again. Let's kick it off, 130 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: you know. And this has been a long offseason. I 131 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: know that's been going on, you know, the dragging, all 132 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: those things I mentioned, But man, oh man, let's kick 133 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 1: it off. I'm kind of ready to watch these guys. Yeah, 134 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,279 Speaker 1: and you made a lot of very good points there 135 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 1: that when you're the fans have to wait till next Sunday, 136 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 1: we have to rebound. I remember all the time I'd 137 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: be sitting in the locker room and it'd be a Wednesday, 138 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: and you know, you'd get Tim Graham or someone you know, 139 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 1: all the regulars in the locker room. Well, they still 140 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: had a few questions left on last week. I'm like, man, 141 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 1: we were so far beyond that right now. But sure, 142 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: I'll respect you and give you a tidbit there. But 143 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 1: you know, when you look at this team for next year, 144 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: you know, as well as anybody back in the late 145 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: eighties early nineties, leading up to those four Super Bowls, 146 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: was an AFC championship appearance, a divisional round lost, and 147 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: then four Super Bowls. And I'm not saying that's going 148 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: to be the exact trajectory of this team, but what 149 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: it does is the AFC Championship gives you the confidence 150 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: that you belong with the big boys, and then that 151 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: the visional loss pisses you off enough that Okay, now 152 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: we're confident and ticked off. Okay, now we're gonna go 153 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: do something with that. There's something in that too, because 154 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: I'll say this, there are teams that come kind of 155 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: come out of nowhere. At the Cincinnati Bengals, they kind 156 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: of sort the kind of caught lightning in a bottle. Man. 157 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: Let's go. It could be hard for them to replicate that, right, 158 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 1: I mean because they didn't you know, they didn't have 159 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: the pitfalls a you know, like the Bills. This is 160 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: where they feel like they belong there. This wasn't like 161 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: something that they all of a sudden got They you 162 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: got to feel like if you're a Buffalo Bill and 163 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: their faith they earned every scrap that they've gotten, you know, 164 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: through a hard you know, Josh's rookie season, they getting 165 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,239 Speaker 1: up there in the and the debacle at the last game, 166 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: in Houston that they still kind of think about. Then 167 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 1: you come back and you know, couldn't get to the playoffs, 168 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: you know, and then all of that stuff was in 169 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: there after getting to the playoffs with Tyrod, then out 170 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: of them, then back in with Josh, and then getting 171 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: so close, you know, in the Chiefs game, and then 172 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: coming back next year and being just as good, maybe 173 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: even a better football team, and losing one step sooner 174 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: in a more excruciating fashion. You feel like it's you 175 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: tell me, I can't it's hard to describe. You feel 176 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 1: like it's your birthright. We are gonna get there, and 177 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: we have to get there otherwise we cannot be satisfied. 178 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: And you know that, especially this team, you got to 179 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: get it every single week to get home field advantage. 180 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:52,719 Speaker 1: And that makes an enormous difference when you have to 181 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: go to Kansas City or you have to go to 182 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: someplace else to play these playoff games. You realize through 183 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: hard lessons that it easy to go there, particularly when 184 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: you have to go on the road in the playoff 185 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 1: and all the different little lessons you have to learn. Yeah, 186 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: no doubt about it, and I wish I could say 187 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 1: it from experience. You got to live that from experience. 188 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: We our role in twenty seventeen and even before was 189 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: first we got to break this day drought. You know, 190 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: we can't just let this keep sitting on our head. 191 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: And then it's to set the culture moving forward so 192 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: we can sustain the success. I mean when we would 193 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: talk about the early nineties Bills teams and we're not 194 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:32,439 Speaker 1: sitting around the facility on a day to day basis 195 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 1: holding team meetings bragging on the rosters. It'd be more, Hey, 196 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: all the guys are coming back in for Jim's golf 197 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: tournament or maybe all around one game, and we start 198 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: looking around the roster and we're like, oh my gosh, 199 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: there's a lot of Hall of famers on that team. 200 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: And that you add to the Hall of famers and 201 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: you could do many more than me. But then you 202 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:54,199 Speaker 1: add the Will Wolford's, the Cam Halls, the Steve Taskers, 203 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: the Cornelius ben It's the Freddie smerless is in. The 204 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:58,679 Speaker 1: list goes on and on and on. You're like, Wow, 205 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: that's an all star team literally that you're rolling out 206 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: every Sunday. And as you look down this Bill's roster 207 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 1: right now, it reminds me of similar things. You have 208 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: what should be a Hall of Fame quarterback, countless Pro 209 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 1: bowlers around, you're bringing in big time free agents, say Corneili, 210 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: he's been okay, now you got your von Miller on 211 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: the edge. You know, there's just to me, there's a 212 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: lot of similarities between where this franchise was at in 213 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: the late nineties early eighties and where they're at right now. Yeah, 214 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:30,319 Speaker 1: there's a lot in there and it's gonna be a 215 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: lot of fun to catch this game. I'm Eric Wood 216 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker here till two o'clock till three o'clock. For 217 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 1: the next two hours, we're gonna recap Sean mc We're 218 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: gonna let you listen to the entire Sean McDermott press 219 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: conference that happened about eleven am this morning, just before 220 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 1: he went out on the practice field. We're gonna rerack 221 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 1: that at two o'clock and let you listen to that. 222 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 1: A lot of stuff to talk about the OTAs a 223 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: couple of guys, and Sean McDermott said this. You know, 224 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: there's a couple of guys injured. Then they're gonna be 225 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: you know, they're just they're not practicing these guys if 226 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:58,080 Speaker 1: they don't have to a lot of soft tissue stuff. 227 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: As you can imagine. Also what came out as well 228 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 1: after last week, and Eric, I know you you're you're 229 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 1: well aware of the tragedy that struck our city last week. 230 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: The Bills went down there, the Sabers went down there, 231 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: the bandits, the coaching staff, the commissioner, Bruce came back, 232 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: Thurman and Jim made appearances down there. I was down 233 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: there for a minute. A lot of stuff going on, 234 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 1: and a lot of it was made about the shirts 235 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:25,439 Speaker 1: those guys were wearing, the kind of symbolize where everybody's 236 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 1: at it, and it was just it was called Choose Love. 237 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: Sean McDermot even spoke about it today in his press conference. 238 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:34,560 Speaker 1: Those t shirts are going to be made available to 239 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: the Buffalo public, and I would and all the proceeds, 240 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:40,559 Speaker 1: obviously are gonna make their way to the families of 241 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: the affected people, of the of the victims of that shooting. 242 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: And I just want to make sure we go don't 243 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: go anywhere without acknowledging that it continues to move and 244 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: that you can continue to be involved. And I hope 245 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: that all the people out there listening will continue to 246 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: think about the victims and how our city responded to 247 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: such a heinous act. And I so thankful for the 248 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: citizens in our city and the way they responded, and 249 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:09,680 Speaker 1: the politicians and the clergy, and of course just everyday 250 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,679 Speaker 1: people who make a huge difference in our lives every day. 251 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: So I know, Eric, you were from Afar, you know, 252 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 1: being in Louisville, you had to be just aching over 253 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: what happened here in Buffalo. Yeah, I was, and I 254 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 1: would have come in town. We had guests coming into 255 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 1: Louisville last weekend and I was unable to make it up. 256 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: I will be up there within the next week and 257 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: a half and trying to support any way that I 258 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 1: possibly can. And I understand that I am not going 259 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: to make a world of difference, but it's going to 260 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: take everybody throughout this time. And maybe there is value 261 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: in me coming on a delay up there and not 262 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:51,079 Speaker 1: right after the fact, in that me and thurmon Thomas 263 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: talked about this on my podcast What's Next with Eric? 264 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: Would last week when a wedding, you know, when when 265 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: there's a funeral, so many people are there to support 266 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: that family. People support them with meals and flowers and 267 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 1: gift cards and everything else. At that time, they show 268 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: up and they give them their presence. Well a month later, 269 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 1: no one's there and you're still sitting there with the 270 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: loss of a loved one. Yeah, let's exactly what you said, 271 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 1: Steve that I'm glad Sean brought it up today, but 272 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: I hope we're bringing this up in a month from now. 273 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: I know that throughout the preseason and the regular season. 274 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: Hope there's moments of silence that are just continued to 275 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: continue to remind people because you never think this is 276 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: going to happen in your hometown. And Buffalo was hometown 277 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 1: for me for nine years and continue to be a 278 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 1: place where I spend at least ten weeks a year 279 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 1: and generally fifteen or twenty weeks a year I'm spending 280 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: time in Buffalo. This is a city that I absolutely love, 281 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: and you never think that's something like this could happen 282 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: in our town. But it did. Well, We're going to 283 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: continue to live and thrive here. Our city's going to 284 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: live and thrive and and we're better for it. And 285 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: I'm going to continue to champion the East Side and 286 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 1: the people down there and the wonderful people they are, 287 00:13:56,840 --> 00:14:00,559 Speaker 1: and and I would when you do come in town, Eric, 288 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 1: I'd encourage you to go down to that tops on 289 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: on Jefferson and say hi to people that you're It's 290 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: it's a good experience. Uh. And it's very moving and 291 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 1: it's something we should all do to touch base with 292 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,839 Speaker 1: what happened to us. Um um, And once again I'll 293 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:17,599 Speaker 1: say this, Eric would in for Chris Brownie's got the 294 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: day off. You you mentioned Thurman who came down. You 295 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: had Thurman on your podcast What's Next. Um, give us 296 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: an idea. You know, I'm sure you touched on this, 297 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 1: this Jefferson Avenue thing, and also Thurman's I can't tell 298 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: you listen it was it was like literally minutes when 299 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 1: we found out what had happened, and Thurman and Patty 300 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: had their foundation revved up accepting donations that we're going 301 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 1: to funnel right through it. So you know, give us 302 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 1: an idea what you and Thurman had to talk about 303 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: on What's Next. Yeah. Well, so Thurman has two daughters 304 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: that would live within three blocks at that tops. Thurman 305 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 1: was traveling back into Buffalo unable to get ahold of 306 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 1: his daughter's at the time. I can't even imagine putting 307 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 1: myself in the in Theurman shoes during that time. They 308 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: hop right into action. And part of the reason they 309 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: did it is they recognize that in any situation like this, 310 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: there's gonna be people that will take advantage of the 311 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: situation and try and profit from it financially well. Patty 312 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 1: and Thurman, what they are doing is they are accepting donations. 313 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: They will direct that money directly to helping out with 314 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: this cause without taking any management fee at all. So 315 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: every single dollar that you're donating, there's not even in 316 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 1: that small fee for you know, a go fund me 317 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: or anything else. Every dollar will be going directly towards 318 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: these families. So Leslie and I my wife, we supported 319 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 1: from Louisville. We want to be able to support and 320 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: you know, I've heard it said before, you support the 321 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: communities that helped you gain success. I literally had zero 322 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 1: dollars in my bank account to day showed up to 323 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: play for the Buffalo Bills. Right, people have made a 324 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: lot more money in their careers than I have. Regardless, 325 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: we live a comfortable lifestyle because of the city of 326 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: Buffalo and the Buffalo Bills franchise. That's the only team 327 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: I played for that being said, we want to support 328 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 1: anyway we can, and I encourage anyone out there if 329 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: you're concerned at all about donating to a cause, and 330 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: you're concerned at all like maybe this money isn't being 331 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: directly given to the families and supporting directly on the 332 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 1: east side, Thurman and Patty Thomas will make sure that 333 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: that money is directly directed appropriately. Yeah, it's well said. 334 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: And also you're right, my wife and I have made 335 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: it home when we came here. A lot of guys don't. 336 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: But that doesn't mean just because they have homes and 337 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: they go back like you in Louisville, everybody else. You know, 338 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: Bruce is in Richmond or Virginia Beach, and you know, 339 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: all these guys go back to their homes that I 340 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: knew and played with. That doesn't mean they don't love Buffalo, 341 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: because they do to them to a man, they all 342 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: had a fantastic experience here and they're all invested in 343 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: our community just like you have been, and it's wonderful 344 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 1: to see. I'm gonna, and I think for the receiver 345 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: for future, We're gonna at least take a couple of 346 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: minutes on a regular basis and remind people of where 347 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: we're at with the Jefferson Avenue. I mean, you know, 348 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 1: I mean, I know that it's a fast news cycle 349 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: and people rins through and they get and they're onto 350 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: the next thing. But it's our city, and I think 351 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: we're gonna continue to talk about this, uh and the 352 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 1: positives that we can make out of it in the 353 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: face of the tragedy. So thanks for thanks for doing 354 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: that with me. I appreciated. We um. There's a lot 355 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: going on in the NFL. Eric wood in with Steve 356 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: Tasker on one Bill's Live. We're here till three. Stuff 357 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: going on in the league, and like you said, you know, 358 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:33,439 Speaker 1: this is the time for us to take time off 359 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: because nothing's going on. Well, it's day two of the 360 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: NFL meetings. Interestingly enough, the Pro Bowl comes up on 361 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: the agenda, right. And when I played in the Pro Bowl, 362 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: it was I gotta say, and I'm not just being 363 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 1: one of those other guys, it was kind of a 364 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 1: it was a game, you know, it was pretty much 365 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: a game. But I'll say this, during the I was there, 366 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: I was in seven Pro Bowls over nine years. Okay, 367 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 1: so I was in a year, out for two and 368 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:08,640 Speaker 1: then back in it for like six right, so eight years, 369 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 1: I guess or nine years. Okay, So I was in 370 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:14,920 Speaker 1: it for a long time, and during that decade it 371 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:18,400 Speaker 1: did kind of change. It did kind of change, right, 372 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 1: So the new CBA came in, free agency happened, guys 373 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: were and they were coming in. Some of these guys 374 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 1: were playing in this game and we're making twenty grand 375 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 1: if you win, and it wasn't even covering their expenses 376 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: to bring their family. Right, So you can imagine that 377 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: their foot was not on the accelerator in that game, right, 378 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: and it and it has you know, evolved from that. 379 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:49,640 Speaker 1: So now they're thinking, all right, what are we gonna do? Yeah, right, Yeah, 380 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 1: we were on the losing team. I brought fourteen guests 381 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:57,440 Speaker 1: with me. I did the exact same thing and lost money. 382 00:18:57,640 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 1: I did the exact same thing. I mean, it was 383 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:01,679 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what. In the fourth quarter, I was 384 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,399 Speaker 1: busting a gut on a close game to try and 385 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: win because there was a difference between making it worth 386 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 1: it or paying for a vacation, right, right, So so 387 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: you can imagine it's kind of the same thing now, right. 388 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,439 Speaker 1: I mean, these guys, listen, I'm I got like one 389 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 1: of these quarterbacks. They're making twenty plus thirty plus million, 390 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 1: twenty five anyway million, they're all making over fifteen million. Right, 391 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 1: they're gonna go out and bust a gut for even 392 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: a hundred grand, come on. So anyway, Well, and it's 393 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: not in Hawaii anymore, right, beauty of it was? You 394 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,439 Speaker 1: get to take this trip to Hawaii. And I'm not 395 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 1: saying Hawaii Hawai is the end all be all for 396 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: a vacation, but you're isolated. It's this isolated place that 397 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: you go to connect. Well, you switch it to Orlando 398 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: and you're take it's a family trip going to the 399 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: Disney World. There's other people at the park. And I'm 400 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: not saying that. You know, my family and my kids 401 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 1: wouldn't love to go to Disney World. But there's just 402 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 1: something special about a pool party in Hawaii that is 403 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: the ultimate fellowship of NFL ballplayers, the best of the best, 404 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: and there's just something special about that. You've moved it 405 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: from Hawaii and then it's in Arizona and it's kind 406 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:15,880 Speaker 1: of chilly that time of year. Well, there's no pool 407 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 1: party anymore. What are we doing hanging out in the ballroom? Right, 408 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 1: We're all just go on a trip together and scrap 409 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: getting our heads beat in. I was also playing in 410 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 1: the game when Tyler Eiffer broke his foot and missed 411 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 1: half of the next season on a play in the 412 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl. So that you know, everyone says, well, you're 413 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 1: not likely to get injured. Well, for some it does, 414 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 1: and Tyler Eiffer never had a productive season after that 415 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 1: was the second time he broke his foot. He never 416 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: had a productive season after that moment. It's you're right, 417 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: there is something and it's not that there's anything wrong 418 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:47,960 Speaker 1: with people, but it's crowded. You go to Orlando. I 419 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 1: was down there. I did I did the Westwood One 420 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:53,199 Speaker 1: broadcast of the Pro Bowl on radio. They did the 421 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: game on radio, and I was then analyst. And you 422 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 1: go down there and watch practice and all that. It 423 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:04,919 Speaker 1: is an absolute zoo, a zoo. It's it's unbelievable the 424 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:06,920 Speaker 1: amount of people that go out to watch. But let's 425 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 1: face it, it's cool event for fans, but for the players, 426 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: if it's a reward for what they do, I'm with you, 427 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: and I'll say this and not for nothing. We I 428 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: was there when it was in Hawaii. The whole time 429 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: I was doing it and It was special because they 430 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: put us out at a resort around the side of 431 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:23,360 Speaker 1: the island and it called it was a place called 432 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 1: I don't even know if it still exists, the Ihilani 433 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:30,120 Speaker 1: and five star resort, and it was it was kind 434 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: of closed off. It was the NFL had the whole thing. 435 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: So it was private and you could I could sit 436 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,200 Speaker 1: down and have my my wife and I could sit 437 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 1: down and have a pool side drink with Rod Woodson 438 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,159 Speaker 1: and his wife and and all these guys. And then 439 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:46,960 Speaker 1: you know, Reggie White and all these guys that were there. 440 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: Even in a f C NFC we're all in the 441 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 1: same hotel. It was fantastic, but it was a different experience. 442 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: And if you're going to reward these guys, you know, 443 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 1: you kind of need to make it worth it. Not 444 00:21:56,720 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: just for them, but remember it's for their families, because 445 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:01,879 Speaker 1: the guy's got to live with their wives and kids. 446 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: And if they don't have a good time or if 447 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 1: it's not fine, what are they doing? That's why you 448 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: get so a lot of it is why the injury 449 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:11,880 Speaker 1: risk and the fun and how you know what else 450 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: you can do with the same funds. You can do 451 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:17,120 Speaker 1: a private trip with your wife and kids who they'll 452 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: enjoy it more So, it's really a problem for the NFL, 453 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 1: and it's on the agenda here at the owner's meetings. 454 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 1: How tough was it to call the Pro Bowl this 455 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: year on the radio? Oh? I didn't do it this year. 456 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 1: I was like nine doing it. I did a few 457 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: years ago in Orlando's It's like it's Eric, is not 458 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 1: even a practice? Right? Yeah? Because so then you're not 459 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: breaking down the game you're looking it's almost like just 460 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 1: four quarters of blowout coverage. And yes, there's some entertainment, 461 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:48,360 Speaker 1: there's some play, but you know, there's a play by 462 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: play aspect, especially on the radio, because someone has to 463 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:53,880 Speaker 1: describe the what for those that are listening and don't 464 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:56,159 Speaker 1: have access to a TV. So there's the what. But 465 00:22:56,200 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 1: I can't imagine explaining the why on some of these plays, 466 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: similar to the ones that for those that are watching 467 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: on TV there when you're you're you're splitting three defenders 468 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: for a touchdown and no one wants to go make 469 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: it a task. Bottom, I can't imagine being the color analysts, 470 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 1: even the sideline analysts, especially for that. All right, here's 471 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 1: the thing, now, Eric, if you and like a totally 472 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:22,919 Speaker 1: blank slate, totally blank slate. What would you do in 473 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 1: place of the Pro Bowl? Okay, so here's my thing. 474 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:31,919 Speaker 1: If they're truly saying that they have to change the 475 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:35,640 Speaker 1: on field product now, then I don't know the answer. 476 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: Maybe it's just simply an all star challenge and you 477 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 1: know those skills challenges throughout the week. Maybe that's your 478 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 1: Sunday coverage and you eliminate the rest of it. Here's 479 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: my thing. When people used to complain about the Pro 480 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: Bowl and complain about the product, I'd say, turn it off. 481 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: It's not about you. This isn't necessarily truly a competition. 482 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: This is a celebration. Yeah, don't enjoy this celebration, then 483 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: turn it off. Yeah, I agree with you. You know, 484 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,919 Speaker 1: I'll tell you the truth. For me, Interestingly enough, I 485 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:07,360 Speaker 1: think it might be a better or more interesting if 486 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 1: you're talking about what kind of broadcast you want to 487 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: put together, right, Yeah, it might be more interesting to 488 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: see these guys in a different environment than with helmets 489 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: and shoulder pads. And I don't even mean I don't 490 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: even mean a skills competition, you know, I'm talking more 491 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:27,359 Speaker 1: about like like red carpet um, you know, for the 492 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,639 Speaker 1: for the uh like for the for the for the 493 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 1: SP's um or it could be something that's completely different, 494 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 1: like we had ten thousand people show up to the 495 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:40,360 Speaker 1: Mica Hide Softball tournament this year, softball game this year. 496 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: Something that gets these guys out of their out of 497 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 1: this normal environment, so you can get a chance to 498 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:49,639 Speaker 1: interact with maybe not interact with these guys directly, but 499 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:53,719 Speaker 1: watch them interact with each other in a more social environment, 500 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 1: see them away from football in some way, shape or form. 501 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 1: I get the skills competition, that the the fun that 502 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,879 Speaker 1: would be for a lot of people. That's it's a 503 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 1: real hard question how to celebrate these guys and their 504 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: football abilities. And because I'll tell you if if it's 505 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: not a competition, you'll get the big guys would show up. 506 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 1: Then these guys that don't want any part of going 507 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 1: to Orlando and the crowds and the sea of people, 508 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:21,919 Speaker 1: you might get them to show up a little more 509 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: if it was something more enticing for them. Yeah. No, 510 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: that's that's a great point. And you know it, football 511 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 1: is just so different than other sports in the NBA. 512 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 1: It can get physical, but it's not nearly ever as physical. 513 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: The injury rate is not nearly as high as football, 514 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:41,479 Speaker 1: and so their all Star game is one hundred and 515 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:44,160 Speaker 1: eighty to one hundred and fifty. But no one really cares, 516 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:46,640 Speaker 1: and you still see the dunks, and you still see 517 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: the exciting plays. In baseball, you don't see anyone running 518 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 1: over a catcher. They're not going to get a footstepped 519 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:55,359 Speaker 1: on on first base. There is some of there's a 520 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:58,159 Speaker 1: little bit of drawback in each sport, but it's just 521 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 1: a lot different than playing an actual football game as 522 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: physical it is, because the injury risk is it there, 523 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: you know, and I don't know what exactly it would be. 524 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,880 Speaker 1: I'll say this. You mentioned the red carpet deal. As 525 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 1: I was watching the Draft with my kids, my daughter 526 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:17,400 Speaker 1: was like, Dad, this is the coolest fashion show I've 527 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:19,440 Speaker 1: ever seen. I said, well, it's not a fashion show, 528 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:24,679 Speaker 1: but you're right, these rookies that are all suited to 529 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 1: the nines. Maybe it's interviews, Maybe it's a panel up there. 530 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,199 Speaker 1: Maybe you put Pat McAfee up there with them, and 531 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: let Pat have some fun with these guys in a 532 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 1: theater setting, and you give them a big donation to 533 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:40,399 Speaker 1: a charity of their choice or something. But to your point, 534 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 1: these big guys, these big name guys, Tom Brady and whatnot. 535 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:48,479 Speaker 1: They're getting paid seven figures for a couple appearances. Well 536 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 1: now they're getting paid fifty eight fifty six grand if 537 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 1: they win the game. To go playing a football game 538 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 1: and you got to show up for six days, that's 539 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 1: a lot of lost revenue and you're doing free appearance. 540 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 1: I remember one day when we were at the Pro Bowl, 541 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 1: they kept us way too long in an appearance, and 542 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 1: Eli Manning, we're on the bus ride back and Eli 543 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: Manning it gets on a cell phone and call somebody goes, hey, 544 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 1: good news, guys. It doesn't recoup everyone's time, but they're 545 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 1: gonna open up the bar at the hotel for us 546 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:17,959 Speaker 1: for two hours when we get back as a thank you. 547 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 1: And it's like, because they literally just roped us out 548 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:23,440 Speaker 1: of an extra hour and a half of our time. 549 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: My time's not that valuable. Some guys are manning an 550 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 1: hour and a half appearance is probably twenty five or 551 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: thirty grand. That's right. They could make more money in 552 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 1: two days just showing up at a at a bar 553 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:38,520 Speaker 1: mitzvah or a birthday party, or an engagement party or 554 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 1: a wedding. They could make more than that in two days, 555 00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 1: then they would win in the football game. That's just 556 00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 1: the way it is. That's the market. So yeah, it's interesting. 557 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 1: We should actually we should ask if if I would 558 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:54,119 Speaker 1: love it, if somebody called us, some fan called us today. 559 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 1: You can call us at seven one six eight or 560 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: three oh five fifty or eighty eight five fifty. What's 561 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:01,199 Speaker 1: your idea because I don't have one. I don't know 562 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 1: what the thing is. It's got to be interesting enough 563 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:05,360 Speaker 1: to get me to watch it on TV. And I'm 564 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 1: I'm vested in this thing, all right. I've got skin 565 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 1: in this game. I do this for a living. So 566 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 1: if you can come up with an interesting idea for 567 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: me to get me to watch it on TV and 568 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 1: in place of the Pro Bowl football game, I'll listen. 569 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:21,400 Speaker 1: If you want to call eight h three oh five 570 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:23,440 Speaker 1: fifty or eight to eight five fifty two five fifty, 571 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:27,359 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker, Eric would here till three o'clock. We're gonna 572 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: come back. We're gonna talk about some of the stuff 573 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 1: going on around the league. OTAs are breaking out all 574 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:34,240 Speaker 1: over the league. We've got Nick Foles has signed with 575 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:36,879 Speaker 1: the Colts. The Steelers are looking from their GM's former 576 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: GM of the Bills, Doug Whaley is gonna be a 577 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 1: Kent is a finalist for that job. Got a lot 578 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 1: to talk about that. We've got the owners meetings that 579 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 1: will continue to break down, and Sean McDermott coming up 580 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 1: at the top of the hour, his press conference that 581 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 1: happened at eleven am. We'll show you that in its entirety. 582 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker, Eric Wood, We're gonna take a break, ob 583 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 1: l This is One Bills Live from One Bill's Drive, 584 00:28:57,480 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 1: brought to you by Kalidah Health. This is Buffalo Bill's 585 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 1: Radio walking back from one of those lives. We'll change 586 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 1: a plan here. We're gonna we gotta. I asked for 587 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 1: an idea for the Pro Bowl, and actually as soon 588 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 1: as I did that, Chad Johnson OCHO Cinco put out 589 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:35,480 Speaker 1: a tweet and here's his idea. He says, have the 590 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:39,800 Speaker 1: current Pro Bowlers play against the past era of Pro Bowlers. 591 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:41,600 Speaker 1: This is right down his alley, right, him and t 592 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 1: O right. They want they want guys like an old 593 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 1: school versus new school. Don't you don't even need pads. 594 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:52,239 Speaker 1: It'll be a flag format, wouldn't you know. Um. He 595 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: thinks a lot of it because you could have some 596 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: some former stars, some huge name. You get Brett Farve 597 00:29:57,720 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 1: to come back to play flag football, I mean him 598 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 1: and Jerry Rice do it for commercials, right, Just have 599 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: those guys, the old guys versus been new guys in 600 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 1: a flag football game or in some sort of you know, competition. 601 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 1: And he says, a flag football game, I get it. 602 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 1: What do you think, Eric, I actually think it's a 603 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 1: great idea and I know immediately and when this is 604 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:22,720 Speaker 1: initially rolled out, I will I will definitely watch because 605 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 1: I want to see what type of shape these older dudes. 606 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 1: Or again, now, if it's the same cast a crew 607 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 1: of former guys every single year, maybe I'm not as 608 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 1: into it. But the first year especially, I want to 609 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 1: see if a Dion Sanders can cover us to find Diggs. Yeah, 610 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:41,720 Speaker 1: in a flag football format, Like to me, that's very entertaining. 611 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 1: And put up some cash on the line, if you know, 612 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,040 Speaker 1: if the big networks are buying the coverage of it, 613 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 1: there's a good amount of money out there that can 614 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 1: be paid to these guys. So make it appealing to 615 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 1: the former guys as well. You just can't roll off 616 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 1: the same former guys every single year because there's only 617 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:58,880 Speaker 1: so many that are staying in good enough shape. There's 618 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:02,000 Speaker 1: only so many at Ojo Sanko's. There's only so many 619 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:04,640 Speaker 1: t os. And those guys that look the part, Steve, 620 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:06,440 Speaker 1: you know as well as I do. You go to 621 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 1: a charity golf out who with a bunch of former 622 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:12,480 Speaker 1: NFL alumni, not everybody looks at the part anymore. Yeah, 623 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 1: it's not pretty. Um, you're right. And here's the thing too, 624 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 1: and you can you can appreciate this. It flag football. 625 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:22,160 Speaker 1: What are the big guys gonna do? You know, you 626 00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 1: know Anthony Munio is gonna come back and play for 627 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: He's not gonna play I mean, he doesn't even you know, 628 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:28,720 Speaker 1: it's a different game. So you're not gonna have guys. 629 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:30,480 Speaker 1: The big guys don't get to take. It's all for 630 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:33,720 Speaker 1: the skilled guys, right, it's for the well that Calvin 631 00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:36,560 Speaker 1: Johnson's of the world and the Barry Sanders of the world. 632 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:40,719 Speaker 1: And it's not for guys like you, Guys like Anthony 633 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 1: Munio's all these offensive lineman, defensive lineman, you know, nose tackles. 634 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 1: You know, Vince will Fork is gonna come back and 635 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 1: stand there and play flag football. It's not gonna happen. 636 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:54,120 Speaker 1: That's a that's a problem, it is, But I think 637 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,320 Speaker 1: you can honor the old lineman in a different type 638 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 1: of way. Maybe have a center snapping out there, because 639 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:01,479 Speaker 1: that's all I wanted to do in the Pro Bowl anywhere, 640 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 1: sitting there, right, snap and stand there anyways. So I'd 641 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:08,640 Speaker 1: be completely fine with that, especially if they need a former. 642 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 1: Even though I'm not gonna look the part of a 643 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: center anymore. I make fun of the receivers and the 644 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 1: running backs that put on Wait, well, I don't look 645 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 1: like I did when I played either, So I'm not 646 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: saying I could hop on an NFL field nowadays and 647 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: do my job. But let the let the old line 648 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:25,320 Speaker 1: hang out because that's all they wanted to do anyways, 649 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:28,200 Speaker 1: Right the defensive line and hang out. Now, those pass 650 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:30,239 Speaker 1: rushers they wanted to get their sacks. Maybe they can 651 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 1: play some outside linebacker. Maybe there's a maybe there's a 652 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 1: role for some of those athletes on the edge. But 653 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 1: Vince Sue, those guys don't want to play in the 654 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:39,720 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl either. They don't want to go bang their 655 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: head sixty times in a game. That's right, Okay, So 656 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:45,560 Speaker 1: here's we're gonna we're gonna we're gonna let you the cooler. 657 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:48,360 Speaker 1: That's right, exactly right, it's a it's a picnic. So 658 00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 1: all right, we got PJ from Tonawana and also Buzz 659 00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 1: from Buffalo. We're gonna get to Heears after the break. 660 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 1: Right now, we're gonna take a minute and we're gonna 661 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:57,080 Speaker 1: listen to some Sean Mcdermam. We're gonna bring Sean McDermott now, 662 00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:59,320 Speaker 1: because here's what's gonna happen. I thought we were gonna 663 00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:01,520 Speaker 1: do Sean. We thought we were gonna do Sean McDermott 664 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 1: at the top of the hour. But we're gonna have 665 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:06,479 Speaker 1: Josh and some other players almost live on the air here. 666 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 1: We're gonna rerack it and run it back a few 667 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:11,440 Speaker 1: seconds after they say it. Um, and we're gonna we're 668 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: gonna run Sean McDermott right now. So this is Sean 669 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 1: McDermot speaking to the Buffalo media this morning about eleven AM. 670 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: Here's coach McDermott. Before we get into some of the 671 00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:24,760 Speaker 1: football stuff, Um, do you have a sense and coming 672 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 1: off of last week and your team involvement and everything 673 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:30,200 Speaker 1: that happened that on Jefferson Avenue was there maybe a 674 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 1: bit of a changing respective in there or or maybe 675 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 1: a changing tone. Did you did for jerfomon room? Change 676 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:40,200 Speaker 1: it in tone from person of what the players have 677 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:42,320 Speaker 1: been through and we've been showing up and showing their 678 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 1: support and yeah, engaging in the community. Um did that 679 00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 1: carry over into a week that will obviously beyond a 680 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:50,840 Speaker 1: week like this, But did you have a sense of 681 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:52,800 Speaker 1: a change in any respect in the locker room month? 682 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:55,800 Speaker 1: I mean, we've got we've got a good locker room. Um, 683 00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:58,920 Speaker 1: you know, it's but there's also new players in that 684 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:02,160 Speaker 1: locker room that have come from other cities, other states, 685 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 1: and uh, this is the first uh situation if you 686 00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:08,920 Speaker 1: will that Uh you know, I saw our team come 687 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:11,680 Speaker 1: together as one and as you saw it last week 688 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:14,720 Speaker 1: head downtown and um, listen, we're a part of the community, 689 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:17,680 Speaker 1: and when the community is affected, we we do our 690 00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:20,839 Speaker 1: best to step up and do our do our part. Um, 691 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:23,960 Speaker 1: you know. And I think the slogan of choosing love 692 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,000 Speaker 1: is is a good one. It's in the Bible and 693 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:30,480 Speaker 1: and I think that uh love, uh love has a 694 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:33,160 Speaker 1: has a tendency to to fix a lot of problems 695 00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 1: and challenges out there. And um, so it's I think 696 00:34:36,640 --> 00:34:38,600 Speaker 1: it was. It was good. I know it was good 697 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:41,360 Speaker 1: to be down there. And um, I also know a 698 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:44,359 Speaker 1: lot some of the funerals are this week, and so 699 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:47,399 Speaker 1: we're thinking of those family members that are still going 700 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:49,200 Speaker 1: through it and will continue to be going through it. 701 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:59,480 Speaker 1: Plays just getting happy to follow OUTSI players to kind 702 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:03,480 Speaker 1: of let me no word on blah blah blah. Sai. Yeah, 703 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:05,640 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, we try and do that when 704 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:08,400 Speaker 1: we on board these players, and then through the process 705 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:11,400 Speaker 1: of educating the team in the spring and then on 706 00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:13,680 Speaker 1: through training camp as well. And and then some of 707 00:35:13,719 --> 00:35:16,759 Speaker 1: those conversations kind of those one offs take place in 708 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:19,520 Speaker 1: the locker room organically or when the guys do hang 709 00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:30,640 Speaker 1: out off the fields from time to time. Vision on 710 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:33,720 Speaker 1: office plus, you know where you do office quarter, would 711 00:35:33,719 --> 00:35:37,480 Speaker 1: you get learning and what are your expectations is probably 712 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:43,279 Speaker 1: involving yours. Yeah, Um, you know you're seeing you know, 713 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:46,479 Speaker 1: Dorsey out there and Matt Smiley and and so there's 714 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 1: um some newness to what they're doing and their drills 715 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:53,640 Speaker 1: that they like and how they want to do things 716 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:55,960 Speaker 1: in terms of running the offense or the special teams 717 00:35:55,960 --> 00:36:00,800 Speaker 1: in this case with Matt Smiley and UM that's good. Uh, 718 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:04,120 Speaker 1: you know, but there's that newness I think causes a 719 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:07,360 Speaker 1: little bit of uncertainty maybe on the front end, but 720 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:10,480 Speaker 1: we work through that and they're finding their their cadence 721 00:36:10,520 --> 00:36:13,360 Speaker 1: and their rhythm and I think that'll continue through the 722 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:16,080 Speaker 1: spring and on into training camp. At some point. You know, 723 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:18,440 Speaker 1: they're going to get into their into their into their 724 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:20,640 Speaker 1: flow as well. And I think the players will follow 725 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 1: here is as they get a little bit more comfortable, uh, 726 00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:26,879 Speaker 1: and more experience being around the leadership of of mad 727 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:33,120 Speaker 1: and Ken both because it's your six sessions for the Bills. 728 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,319 Speaker 1: If you what do you think you've learned most from 729 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:40,000 Speaker 1: two to now as how you go about this part 730 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:42,360 Speaker 1: of the year, if you change what I mean drastically 731 00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:46,439 Speaker 1: or what do you think you're doing differently now? Yeah, 732 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:48,359 Speaker 1: a lot, I would say. I was just talking with 733 00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:51,160 Speaker 1: one of the visiting coaches that is in visiting us 734 00:36:51,239 --> 00:36:54,040 Speaker 1: from a from a college and um, you know, he's 735 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:56,520 Speaker 1: been a head coach for a number of years as well, 736 00:36:56,520 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 1: and we were we were just conversing on how, um 737 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:02,520 Speaker 1: you go through the years and you start off as 738 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:05,680 Speaker 1: a rookie head coach and and uh and you're saying, 739 00:37:05,840 --> 00:37:07,799 Speaker 1: you know, now in you're six for me at least, Man, 740 00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:09,920 Speaker 1: if I can't believe I kept the job in the 741 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:13,279 Speaker 1: first year, and because you because how you evolved and 742 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:14,920 Speaker 1: if you're doing it right. I think you know, you're 743 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:18,319 Speaker 1: always evolving, You're always growing, um and you and it 744 00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:20,359 Speaker 1: is I think it's healthy to look back and say, man, 745 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:23,319 Speaker 1: I can't believe what I didn't know then that I 746 00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:25,839 Speaker 1: know now and how it how it serves me now 747 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:27,799 Speaker 1: to be the best coach that I can be for 748 00:37:27,840 --> 00:37:31,160 Speaker 1: our team and our coaching staff. So UM, I just 749 00:37:31,160 --> 00:37:33,160 Speaker 1: think there's a lot of things that you that you 750 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:38,200 Speaker 1: grow through. The experience factor is real. Um. You know, 751 00:37:38,280 --> 00:37:41,240 Speaker 1: I would say, you know, just specifically, uh, to answer 752 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:44,240 Speaker 1: your questions, how I think, you know, just being um 753 00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:49,080 Speaker 1: a little bit more understanding. I think this time of 754 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:52,640 Speaker 1: year of when guys aren't here, um, I think, um, 755 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:54,840 Speaker 1: I think that's big. Although it is important and and 756 00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:57,719 Speaker 1: we take that seriously that they are here, Uh, it 757 00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:00,239 Speaker 1: is voluntary and they are humans as well. They have 758 00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:02,200 Speaker 1: things going on. You know. It was reference earlier from 759 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:04,799 Speaker 1: Adam about you know, you know all the things going 760 00:38:04,840 --> 00:38:07,759 Speaker 1: on downtown that leads to perspective and and it also 761 00:38:07,840 --> 00:38:10,800 Speaker 1: leads to perspective for the players right from they have families, 762 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:12,920 Speaker 1: they have things that that they're going through, and they 763 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:15,239 Speaker 1: need this time of year sometime once in a while. 764 00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:19,520 Speaker 1: And so although I love them all to be here, um, 765 00:38:19,560 --> 00:38:22,160 Speaker 1: you know, it's uh, it's maybe unrealistic to think that 766 00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:24,359 Speaker 1: that's always going to be the case. And we've said 767 00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:27,120 Speaker 1: the word continuity and it's from a lot over the years. 768 00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:30,879 Speaker 1: This year there's some change coaches with personnelity or every year. 769 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:34,000 Speaker 1: What positives if any come with the changes that you 770 00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:36,080 Speaker 1: get to see with your team. Yeah, I think change 771 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:38,840 Speaker 1: is good, um, and it can be good if handled 772 00:38:38,840 --> 00:38:41,799 Speaker 1: the right way. Um. You know, I'm excited about, as 773 00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:45,120 Speaker 1: I said before, the people we have in the building. Um, 774 00:38:46,239 --> 00:38:49,000 Speaker 1: We've got a number of new coaches and I think 775 00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:51,560 Speaker 1: that's exciting. We've been able to bring in some some 776 00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:55,080 Speaker 1: veteran coaches as well as some younger coaches who are 777 00:38:55,480 --> 00:38:57,359 Speaker 1: who are wet behind the ears just a little bit, 778 00:38:57,400 --> 00:39:00,640 Speaker 1: and it's exciting to watch them have a true passion 779 00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:03,359 Speaker 1: for the game and for the for the for the 780 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:06,520 Speaker 1: coaching business and want to learn as we talk about 781 00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:10,080 Speaker 1: that learning that growth mindset, um, you know, and put 782 00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:14,000 Speaker 1: in the hours to to to advance. Uh. And I'm 783 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:16,920 Speaker 1: sure I'm not the only one that feels this from 784 00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:20,279 Speaker 1: time to time, that what's happening more and more in 785 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:23,520 Speaker 1: our society is that people want things without working for them. 786 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:26,160 Speaker 1: And it's good to have young players or excuse me, 787 00:39:26,239 --> 00:39:29,440 Speaker 1: young coaches uh in the building that are working for 788 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:32,759 Speaker 1: it and willing to put in the time to pay 789 00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:37,080 Speaker 1: the price before they're ready for their next title or handout. 790 00:39:37,239 --> 00:39:40,040 Speaker 1: And I think that's refreshing and that just says to 791 00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:42,839 Speaker 1: me that we've got the right people. When you look 792 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:48,160 Speaker 1: at Josh's which maturation over the forth the four years, 793 00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:51,320 Speaker 1: what have you seen in him that's allowed him to 794 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:57,200 Speaker 1: evolve um or or tap into what inherent leadership qualities 795 00:39:57,239 --> 00:40:02,440 Speaker 1: that he had growing up to become the real he 796 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:04,000 Speaker 1: seemed to be the leader in the face of this 797 00:40:04,080 --> 00:40:06,960 Speaker 1: franchise at this Roman too, to have evolved into that 798 00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:11,000 Speaker 1: person over the course of these five years. So you're 799 00:40:11,480 --> 00:40:17,760 Speaker 1: you're also you're always so deep, John, I mean, they're 800 00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:20,600 Speaker 1: just I mean, we've we watched this this happy go lucky. 801 00:40:20,880 --> 00:40:22,920 Speaker 1: I mean, he's happy go lucky, but there are times 802 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:25,480 Speaker 1: where I mean we're seeing the matchuration he signed to 803 00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:29,360 Speaker 1: be contract it didn't go to his head last year. Um, 804 00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:31,800 Speaker 1: every time we see him, he seems to be saying 805 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:34,960 Speaker 1: the right things, you know, being on the field at 806 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:38,840 Speaker 1: at Salem's part for the softball or doing the right things. 807 00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:44,239 Speaker 1: And just what is it that you've seen in his development? 808 00:40:44,280 --> 00:40:47,600 Speaker 1: I guess I think you know, listen, I'll give some 809 00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:51,200 Speaker 1: credit to to our plan and for Josh when when 810 00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:53,920 Speaker 1: we brought him on board, but I think a lot 811 00:40:53,960 --> 00:40:56,600 Speaker 1: of the credit has to go to the way he 812 00:40:56,680 --> 00:40:59,040 Speaker 1: was raised, his mom and his dad, the support system 813 00:40:59,080 --> 00:41:02,680 Speaker 1: that he had at home. Um. We talk about work 814 00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:06,080 Speaker 1: ethic a few few minutes ago. You know, certainly growing 815 00:41:06,160 --> 00:41:09,359 Speaker 1: up on a on and around a farm, there's there's 816 00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:12,120 Speaker 1: work ethic instilled in him. And there's also a set 817 00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:15,279 Speaker 1: of core values that we're instilled in him years ago. 818 00:41:15,680 --> 00:41:19,080 Speaker 1: Um so um by his mom and his dad, and 819 00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:21,759 Speaker 1: you know, I know he was closed with his grandparents 820 00:41:21,760 --> 00:41:25,880 Speaker 1: as well and still is so. Um. You know that's 821 00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:28,880 Speaker 1: that's that was for us, you know, changing it, shifting 822 00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:30,200 Speaker 1: it back to us, is that was part of the 823 00:41:30,239 --> 00:41:35,359 Speaker 1: evaluation where um, you know, getting a job is one thing, 824 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:40,160 Speaker 1: but being willing to put the work in to become 825 00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:44,200 Speaker 1: really good at things. Um, it is hard to find 826 00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:48,080 Speaker 1: these days, right, So as I reference earlier, so I 827 00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:53,960 Speaker 1: think Josh has matured. And then he's also um you 828 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:57,880 Speaker 1: know used and drawn from that that that support system 829 00:41:57,880 --> 00:42:05,839 Speaker 1: and those core values that he was taught years ago. Players. Uh, 830 00:42:06,040 --> 00:42:08,000 Speaker 1: you know, we want to stay healthy. I think that's 831 00:42:08,080 --> 00:42:10,719 Speaker 1: that's important. We want to get healthier than than where 832 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:13,200 Speaker 1: we are right now as well. And um, as I 833 00:42:13,239 --> 00:42:15,320 Speaker 1: mentioned earlier, some players going through a couple of things. 834 00:42:15,320 --> 00:42:18,440 Speaker 1: And then uh, I think the chemistry is big, you know, 835 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:22,160 Speaker 1: chemistry of just getting to know one another, building that trust, 836 00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:25,640 Speaker 1: um that they that that needs to be there because 837 00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:27,560 Speaker 1: there are new pieces to it as well as the 838 00:42:28,040 --> 00:42:31,560 Speaker 1: coach player relationship amongst the new pieces that we have 839 00:42:31,640 --> 00:42:33,960 Speaker 1: in the coaching staff as well. So all of that 840 00:42:34,080 --> 00:42:36,719 Speaker 1: is is important, that that gelling of the team this 841 00:42:36,840 --> 00:42:39,720 Speaker 1: time of year. Uh, and it'll continue on through training 842 00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:41,760 Speaker 1: camp up and then we do have some new players 843 00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:44,000 Speaker 1: that really need to get up to speed on our 844 00:42:44,080 --> 00:42:47,720 Speaker 1: systems offensively, defensively, special team so that then when they 845 00:42:47,840 --> 00:42:50,600 Speaker 1: go into the offseason that three or four week period 846 00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:53,760 Speaker 1: there that they can really rely on that notebook to 847 00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:55,759 Speaker 1: to study and enhance what they do when they come 848 00:42:55,760 --> 00:43:06,240 Speaker 1: back in training camp. Yeah, he's on schedule, Heather, And um, 849 00:43:06,280 --> 00:43:07,960 Speaker 1: you know, he continues to work hard. I don't really 850 00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:10,680 Speaker 1: have any updates for you other than he is on schedule, 851 00:43:10,719 --> 00:43:19,360 Speaker 1: and I've just been very impressed by his work ethic. Yeah, no, 852 00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:23,080 Speaker 1: we're we're he's not here and we certainly miss having 853 00:43:23,160 --> 00:43:25,280 Speaker 1: him here. And you know, got a got a glimpse 854 00:43:25,360 --> 00:43:27,839 Speaker 1: of him at the softball game the other day and 855 00:43:27,920 --> 00:43:30,680 Speaker 1: had a chance to have a good conversation with him there. 856 00:43:30,680 --> 00:43:34,040 Speaker 1: But just um, you know, business is his business right now, 857 00:43:34,120 --> 00:43:36,279 Speaker 1: and and um, you know, we're we're focused on the 858 00:43:36,280 --> 00:43:39,400 Speaker 1: guys that are here. I was Sean McDermott earlier today. 859 00:43:39,440 --> 00:43:41,520 Speaker 1: We did that now because at the top of the hour, 860 00:43:41,560 --> 00:43:43,720 Speaker 1: actually write this minute, Josh is speaking to the medium. 861 00:43:43,719 --> 00:43:46,440 Speaker 1: We're gonna rerack that and give you that at the 862 00:43:46,480 --> 00:43:48,239 Speaker 1: top of the Yeah, we're gonna take a break. Here 863 00:43:48,320 --> 00:43:50,680 Speaker 1: One Bills Live presented by Collide to help his Buffalo 864 00:43:50,680 --> 00:43:52,759 Speaker 1: Bills Radio. We'll be right back with a little bit 865 00:43:52,760 --> 00:43:55,520 Speaker 1: more and more players live from the podium. After this, 866 00:44:14,880 --> 00:44:17,640 Speaker 1: actor Eric would here with you until three o'clock. We're 867 00:44:17,640 --> 00:44:19,279 Speaker 1: gonna go to the phones. We've been talking about what 868 00:44:19,280 --> 00:44:21,839 Speaker 1: we could do to improve the Pro Bowl. That kind 869 00:44:21,880 --> 00:44:25,000 Speaker 1: of stuff. We're gonna talk to PJ in Tonawana. PJ, 870 00:44:25,120 --> 00:44:27,680 Speaker 1: you're on with Steve Tasker, Eric would and you've got 871 00:44:27,680 --> 00:44:29,399 Speaker 1: an idea for the Pro Bowl? What's on your mind? 872 00:44:30,960 --> 00:44:32,920 Speaker 1: I do? Steve and Eric? How are you, by the way, 873 00:44:33,000 --> 00:44:35,200 Speaker 1: pleasure to talk to you. Good, Thanks for holding on 874 00:44:35,280 --> 00:44:37,560 Speaker 1: so long, appreciate it. What's got? What do you got? 875 00:44:37,560 --> 00:44:41,680 Speaker 1: What idea is it? It's sort of like a survivor 876 00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:44,160 Speaker 1: for Matt. You get as many of the guys, you 877 00:44:44,320 --> 00:44:47,320 Speaker 1: pick a number and they go through whether at the 878 00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:55,480 Speaker 1: physical things, intellectual team puzzles, escape rooms, and whoever the 879 00:44:55,480 --> 00:44:58,799 Speaker 1: team captain is picks what event these guys go to, 880 00:44:59,000 --> 00:45:01,680 Speaker 1: and then if your team loses, you got to vote 881 00:45:01,680 --> 00:45:05,719 Speaker 1: someone off. I mean there's a whole thing list of 882 00:45:06,320 --> 00:45:09,399 Speaker 1: various events that can be done. I think the uh, 883 00:45:09,840 --> 00:45:12,000 Speaker 1: you do it all week long instead of practicing for 884 00:45:12,040 --> 00:45:15,600 Speaker 1: a football game. They're being filmed, so you cannot hit it. 885 00:45:16,640 --> 00:45:20,239 Speaker 1: Show the funny clips things like that. And I think 886 00:45:20,239 --> 00:45:23,640 Speaker 1: it would be interesting if Buffalo bill I don't know, 887 00:45:23,960 --> 00:45:25,880 Speaker 1: they won't be in this because they're gonna be in 888 00:45:25,880 --> 00:45:28,280 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. There you go. But if a Miami 889 00:45:28,360 --> 00:45:32,200 Speaker 1: Dolphin was a captain and voted a New York Jet off. 890 00:45:32,320 --> 00:45:36,560 Speaker 1: There'd be some some tension there maybe, Yeah, if all 891 00:45:36,600 --> 00:45:39,799 Speaker 1: the guy had some fun comments. Yeah, if all the 892 00:45:40,040 --> 00:45:42,839 Speaker 1: guys in the AFC East voted Tom Brady off the team, Yeah, 893 00:45:42,840 --> 00:45:44,759 Speaker 1: I get you. Um yeah, well, I don't know, what 894 00:45:44,800 --> 00:45:47,040 Speaker 1: do you think, Eric? It would kind of depend on 895 00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:52,080 Speaker 1: the interesting tasks these guys had to perform. But I 896 00:45:52,160 --> 00:45:54,319 Speaker 1: get a t PJ. Thanks for the call. That's that's 897 00:45:54,360 --> 00:45:58,120 Speaker 1: a good idea, Eric. What do you think about just 898 00:45:58,200 --> 00:46:00,480 Speaker 1: having like a Survivor where you could have them go 899 00:46:00,560 --> 00:46:04,880 Speaker 1: through these different trials and tribulations, both intellectual, teamwork oriented, 900 00:46:05,640 --> 00:46:11,280 Speaker 1: athletically oriented, all of that. That's it's kind of interesting 901 00:46:11,600 --> 00:46:13,960 Speaker 1: and it would be a bigger play. It would be 902 00:46:14,040 --> 00:46:17,640 Speaker 1: a kind of a play on the Survivor kind of theme. Yeah. 903 00:46:17,760 --> 00:46:20,279 Speaker 1: And one of my favorite things to do for like 904 00:46:20,320 --> 00:46:23,880 Speaker 1: a couple's game night, whether they're drinking games or board games, 905 00:46:24,320 --> 00:46:28,360 Speaker 1: is a Survivor aspect because of the awkwardness it causes 906 00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:31,759 Speaker 1: when you have to vote somebody off. So I absolutely 907 00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:35,160 Speaker 1: love that aspect of it. And as he was talking 908 00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:40,040 Speaker 1: until he said prerecorded, I was thinking, well, is this 909 00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:45,280 Speaker 1: something you can gamble on. And you know when you're talking, well, 910 00:46:45,480 --> 00:46:49,520 Speaker 1: when you're looking, you're right ratings. Yeahwadays for sporting events? 911 00:46:49,880 --> 00:46:52,600 Speaker 1: Can you gamble on this? Well, people can gamble on 912 00:46:52,640 --> 00:46:54,879 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl right now. But the products so bad? 913 00:46:54,960 --> 00:46:57,680 Speaker 1: You just feel like, well, I say the products so bad. 914 00:46:57,719 --> 00:47:01,800 Speaker 1: It's it's so non competitive that you're worried about. Okay, 915 00:47:02,120 --> 00:47:05,040 Speaker 1: you're basically saying, who's going to try harder in this game? 916 00:47:05,080 --> 00:47:07,200 Speaker 1: And that's who I would bet on for this game. 917 00:47:07,239 --> 00:47:10,000 Speaker 1: If you're a if you're a sports fan, and you're 918 00:47:10,040 --> 00:47:13,040 Speaker 1: a gambling sports fan, and I think if you can 919 00:47:13,120 --> 00:47:15,920 Speaker 1: make it some way that there's a gambling aspect of 920 00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:19,560 Speaker 1: that out there, especially if it can be something live 921 00:47:19,760 --> 00:47:24,759 Speaker 1: and kind of ongoing competitions, then maybe that's the case. Yeah, 922 00:47:24,760 --> 00:47:26,880 Speaker 1: it could be something as simple as a poker tournament 923 00:47:26,880 --> 00:47:28,920 Speaker 1: where these guys sit down and play for charity, you know, 924 00:47:29,040 --> 00:47:31,399 Speaker 1: try and win money for their charity, that kind of thing. 925 00:47:31,400 --> 00:47:34,480 Speaker 1: But I get it. It's a it's an interesting idea, 926 00:47:34,600 --> 00:47:36,160 Speaker 1: and it would come down to, like you said, if 927 00:47:36,160 --> 00:47:38,520 Speaker 1: you could listen, if you get these guys out of 928 00:47:38,560 --> 00:47:41,919 Speaker 1: their element, force them to be teammates doing something they're 929 00:47:42,239 --> 00:47:46,600 Speaker 1: none of them are akin to doing it does make 930 00:47:46,680 --> 00:47:53,680 Speaker 1: for an interesting television program. Yeah, it would all come 931 00:47:53,719 --> 00:47:55,680 Speaker 1: down to this. And if you can listen, if you 932 00:47:55,719 --> 00:47:58,680 Speaker 1: can gamble on it, you know somebody's gonna be watching, right, 933 00:47:58,760 --> 00:48:02,799 Speaker 1: I mean, whether it's you can gamble on poker as well. 934 00:48:02,840 --> 00:48:05,799 Speaker 1: I guess you can gamble on the gamblers, but I 935 00:48:05,840 --> 00:48:08,080 Speaker 1: think that's an interest. It's an interesting take by you. 936 00:48:08,120 --> 00:48:11,600 Speaker 1: I hadn't thought about something that people could lay money 937 00:48:11,680 --> 00:48:15,720 Speaker 1: on that that opens up a world, like a cornhole 938 00:48:15,760 --> 00:48:20,400 Speaker 1: tournament or something. Yeah, and to me, there's got to 939 00:48:20,440 --> 00:48:22,680 Speaker 1: be To me, I would assume that they want to 940 00:48:22,719 --> 00:48:25,360 Speaker 1: stay in the football realm. I'm actually starting to like 941 00:48:25,719 --> 00:48:29,400 Speaker 1: Chad Johnson and Chad Ojo Singo's idea more and more 942 00:48:29,640 --> 00:48:34,480 Speaker 1: in the sense that you put headsets on Dion Dawkins, well, 943 00:48:34,480 --> 00:48:36,400 Speaker 1: he won't be in it, similar to what the callers 944 00:48:36,400 --> 00:48:38,680 Speaker 1: just saying, he won't be in it. But you put 945 00:48:38,880 --> 00:48:41,560 Speaker 1: headsets on these entertaining offensive line and who are sitting 946 00:48:41,560 --> 00:48:44,240 Speaker 1: on the sideline cracking jokes on the guys in the field, 947 00:48:44,840 --> 00:48:49,399 Speaker 1: and there's where you get some comedy involved, some some 948 00:48:49,800 --> 00:48:53,520 Speaker 1: you know, just some organic content out there as well. Right, 949 00:48:53,560 --> 00:48:55,480 Speaker 1: and then you know, we've got some other people chiming 950 00:48:55,520 --> 00:48:57,680 Speaker 1: in as well, which is some interesting stuff. And you 951 00:48:57,719 --> 00:49:00,400 Speaker 1: could put this like do it like an old Battle 952 00:49:00,400 --> 00:49:03,040 Speaker 1: of the Network Stars where you have an obstacle course 953 00:49:03,080 --> 00:49:06,319 Speaker 1: in a swimming competition and a home run derby and 954 00:49:06,480 --> 00:49:09,360 Speaker 1: all the stuff that you can do. Um, tons of 955 00:49:09,400 --> 00:49:12,560 Speaker 1: stuff you could possibly do. A we got We're gonna 956 00:49:12,560 --> 00:49:14,080 Speaker 1: we're gonna take a break. It's right at the top 957 00:49:14,120 --> 00:49:15,840 Speaker 1: of the ear. We're gonna come back. We're gonna reap 958 00:49:15,960 --> 00:49:18,359 Speaker 1: what Josh Allen had to say during the last ten 959 00:49:18,440 --> 00:49:21,320 Speaker 1: or fifteen minutes. We'll play all of Josh Allen stuff. 960 00:49:21,520 --> 00:49:23,200 Speaker 1: We'll also try and get in a little bit of 961 00:49:23,280 --> 00:49:27,000 Speaker 1: Jordan Phillips who was at the microphone today as well. Um, 962 00:49:27,120 --> 00:49:29,400 Speaker 1: Eric Woods, Steve Tasker here, One Bills Live. This is 963 00:49:29,560 --> 00:49:32,000 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills Radio presented by Clyde Health. We'll be right 964 00:49:32,040 --> 00:49:57,520 Speaker 1: back at a Steve Tasker who has been all over 965 00:49:57,640 --> 00:49:59,279 Speaker 1: the fields. Kind of unique. He was out of a 966 00:49:59,320 --> 00:50:06,360 Speaker 1: dual role. Literally, Steve a blimp. We're not even in 967 00:50:06,440 --> 00:50:14,040 Speaker 1: the straged here of normalcy. Welcome back to One Bill's Live. 968 00:50:14,080 --> 00:50:16,080 Speaker 1: Steeve task along with Eric Wood. We're gonna send you 969 00:50:16,440 --> 00:50:20,520 Speaker 1: to Josh Allen's media day to media availability today takes 970 00:50:20,520 --> 00:50:22,400 Speaker 1: about fourteen minutes. We're gonna take you right to the 971 00:50:22,440 --> 00:50:25,239 Speaker 1: podium where just a few minutes ago Josh Allen began 972 00:50:25,360 --> 00:50:27,279 Speaker 1: speaking with the media, and we're gonna take you back 973 00:50:27,280 --> 00:50:31,120 Speaker 1: to the beginning and show you that session in its entirety. 974 00:50:31,160 --> 00:50:33,880 Speaker 1: Here's Josh. Did you guys come together in the field 975 00:50:33,880 --> 00:50:37,879 Speaker 1: for days going back to last week to just accepting here? 976 00:50:37,920 --> 00:50:41,120 Speaker 1: How much how much of an impression did that leave 977 00:50:41,200 --> 00:50:44,239 Speaker 1: and to maybe you as a group of players and 978 00:50:44,440 --> 00:50:46,600 Speaker 1: had a bit of a different perspective if you get 979 00:50:46,600 --> 00:50:50,759 Speaker 1: back with affin. I mean absolutely, Um. You know, I 980 00:50:50,800 --> 00:50:54,800 Speaker 1: think our our team and our organization you know, handled 981 00:50:54,800 --> 00:50:59,440 Speaker 1: that with the community and heart and in mind. So um, 982 00:50:59,480 --> 00:51:01,839 Speaker 1: for us to do that again, I was proud of 983 00:51:01,880 --> 00:51:05,320 Speaker 1: our turnout with guys, to find dicks who really hadn't 984 00:51:05,320 --> 00:51:07,439 Speaker 1: been here up until this point. For o Chase fly 985 00:51:07,560 --> 00:51:10,280 Speaker 1: in just for that day and then fly out because 986 00:51:10,320 --> 00:51:13,160 Speaker 1: it meant that much to him. So um, in terms 987 00:51:13,200 --> 00:51:15,799 Speaker 1: of guys showing up and doing what was right, it 988 00:51:15,920 --> 00:51:18,359 Speaker 1: was very good to see. And again, it's not just 989 00:51:18,400 --> 00:51:21,080 Speaker 1: one thing that we're gonna do and forget. We gotta 990 00:51:21,400 --> 00:51:23,480 Speaker 1: to continue to bring them up and keep them in 991 00:51:23,520 --> 00:51:26,040 Speaker 1: our thoughts and prayers, and um, understand that it's gonna 992 00:51:26,040 --> 00:51:32,360 Speaker 1: take time to get through it. Gosh, what are you? 993 00:51:34,960 --> 00:51:37,960 Speaker 1: I love Joe. He brings a lot of juice. Um, 994 00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:41,480 Speaker 1: he's been great meetings so far. Um, you know, he's 995 00:51:41,480 --> 00:51:43,279 Speaker 1: got a lot of knowledge of the game. He's been 996 00:51:43,320 --> 00:51:46,120 Speaker 1: in a lot of different places with some really good quarterbacks. 997 00:51:46,120 --> 00:51:48,759 Speaker 1: So to have somebody in the room, UM that's been 998 00:51:48,800 --> 00:51:52,320 Speaker 1: there and done that, it's it's awesome. He loves the office, 999 00:51:52,560 --> 00:51:55,320 Speaker 1: which again we're able to kind of relay some jokes 1000 00:51:55,320 --> 00:51:57,920 Speaker 1: off each other, and uh, it's just such a good vibe. 1001 00:51:57,960 --> 00:52:01,040 Speaker 1: We've got a really good quarterback room, Um, top down. 1002 00:52:01,080 --> 00:52:03,640 Speaker 1: We got Mark Lubeck in there as well, and then 1003 00:52:03,840 --> 00:52:06,400 Speaker 1: you know, bringing in Case and bringing back Matt Matt. 1004 00:52:07,120 --> 00:52:08,920 Speaker 1: It's very good vibe in there. And uh, you know 1005 00:52:08,920 --> 00:52:11,520 Speaker 1: we got our scrambled team tomorrow and in a golf tournament, 1006 00:52:12,000 --> 00:52:16,200 Speaker 1: me Matt Case, and then Tommy Sweeney he's an honorary quarterback. Um, 1007 00:52:16,400 --> 00:52:19,520 Speaker 1: you know, I think he's an honorary everything Tommy. So, uh, 1008 00:52:19,600 --> 00:52:29,240 Speaker 1: we're excited to get out there tomorrow. Yeah, it's been different, 1009 00:52:29,320 --> 00:52:33,120 Speaker 1: and UM, you know, last three years, I've had him 1010 00:52:33,120 --> 00:52:36,560 Speaker 1: in the in the meeting rooms every day, Um, you know, 1011 00:52:36,640 --> 00:52:38,640 Speaker 1: and it's gonna take time. Like even today, I was 1012 00:52:38,680 --> 00:52:40,239 Speaker 1: just like, hey, I want you talking to me in 1013 00:52:40,600 --> 00:52:42,640 Speaker 1: the headset and just let me hear in your voice 1014 00:52:42,680 --> 00:52:44,759 Speaker 1: and um, because that's gonna be a little bit of 1015 00:52:44,760 --> 00:52:47,560 Speaker 1: an adjustment in the curve. And when you when you 1016 00:52:47,680 --> 00:52:49,719 Speaker 1: talk into a microphone, it sounds a little different and 1017 00:52:49,880 --> 00:52:52,560 Speaker 1: some words become different words and you got to decipher 1018 00:52:52,600 --> 00:52:54,920 Speaker 1: what that means. And so even that we can we 1019 00:52:54,920 --> 00:52:56,960 Speaker 1: can find a way to get better and um, you know, 1020 00:52:57,000 --> 00:52:59,239 Speaker 1: but in terms of what he's doing, how he communicates 1021 00:52:59,239 --> 00:53:02,040 Speaker 1: with the guys, getting on guys and lightning some fires, 1022 00:53:02,040 --> 00:53:04,200 Speaker 1: it's been it's been good to see Um. You know, 1023 00:53:04,239 --> 00:53:07,719 Speaker 1: he's played quarterback. He understands what it's like when we're 1024 00:53:07,760 --> 00:53:10,000 Speaker 1: back there. So to have that open relationship and that 1025 00:53:10,120 --> 00:53:13,239 Speaker 1: rapport with him and then for him to understand what 1026 00:53:13,280 --> 00:53:15,480 Speaker 1: we're seeing at the same time and not just expecting 1027 00:53:15,520 --> 00:53:17,960 Speaker 1: us to do something that you know he hasn't or 1028 00:53:18,040 --> 00:53:20,480 Speaker 1: he wouldn't do, I think is the main, you know, 1029 00:53:20,480 --> 00:53:22,319 Speaker 1: the most important thing, and he's been doing a really 1030 00:53:22,320 --> 00:53:24,640 Speaker 1: good job with it. All those lines you know, in 1031 00:53:24,760 --> 00:53:27,799 Speaker 1: terms of adjustment as opposed to maybe adjusting to someone 1032 00:53:27,840 --> 00:53:30,960 Speaker 1: completely different from the outsiders, your new offensive coordinator. How 1033 00:53:31,040 --> 00:53:33,399 Speaker 1: much carry over in terms of the relationship that you've 1034 00:53:33,440 --> 00:53:37,080 Speaker 1: built with Ken lays into whatever adjustment there is with him, 1035 00:53:37,120 --> 00:53:39,160 Speaker 1: No huge amount, huge amount. And like I said, to 1036 00:53:39,200 --> 00:53:40,600 Speaker 1: have him, I've been in the room with him in 1037 00:53:40,600 --> 00:53:42,960 Speaker 1: the last three years, and you know, he knows my 1038 00:53:43,000 --> 00:53:46,080 Speaker 1: likes and my dislikes, you know, just by being in 1039 00:53:46,120 --> 00:53:49,960 Speaker 1: the room with me, and I know his And for 1040 00:53:50,080 --> 00:53:52,160 Speaker 1: him to step up, and like I said, when when 1041 00:53:52,360 --> 00:53:54,839 Speaker 1: when we first got him to be the offensive coordinator here, 1042 00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:57,840 Speaker 1: I couldn't be happier, you know, just knowing that the verbiage, 1043 00:53:57,920 --> 00:54:01,160 Speaker 1: the terminology, the competit of the spirit that he and 1044 00:54:01,200 --> 00:54:04,520 Speaker 1: I share. It's it's a very very good fit. And 1045 00:54:04,560 --> 00:54:06,880 Speaker 1: I'm excited for him to call some life place for us. 1046 00:54:07,239 --> 00:54:11,120 Speaker 1: I understanding that these are voluntary workouts in May, You've 1047 00:54:11,120 --> 00:54:12,840 Speaker 1: still got a long way to go, but are like 1048 00:54:12,880 --> 00:54:14,680 Speaker 1: some of the little things you're working a little tweaks 1049 00:54:14,719 --> 00:54:16,640 Speaker 1: that you want to make in this particular part of 1050 00:54:16,640 --> 00:54:18,839 Speaker 1: the OS. Yeah, I mean I think you know, Um, 1051 00:54:19,840 --> 00:54:23,520 Speaker 1: the main thing is still limiting turnovers, limiting bad decisions 1052 00:54:24,080 --> 00:54:26,240 Speaker 1: and then ball placement on some of the underneath routes 1053 00:54:26,280 --> 00:54:29,719 Speaker 1: allowing my guys to get more yak um. You know, 1054 00:54:29,840 --> 00:54:31,440 Speaker 1: last year, I don't think we were very good in 1055 00:54:31,480 --> 00:54:34,400 Speaker 1: that department, So it's it's kind of on me to 1056 00:54:34,719 --> 00:54:36,319 Speaker 1: put the ball where it needs to be and allow 1057 00:54:36,360 --> 00:54:39,000 Speaker 1: our guys to utilize their legs and run after catch. 1058 00:54:40,640 --> 00:54:43,040 Speaker 1: So again, I think those are the two most important things. 1059 00:54:43,719 --> 00:54:47,200 Speaker 1: And still just trying to develop that relationship with Doors 1060 00:54:47,280 --> 00:54:50,839 Speaker 1: and understand why he's calling certain things in certain situations, 1061 00:54:50,840 --> 00:54:53,000 Speaker 1: and that comes with live reps. So we'll continue to 1062 00:54:53,040 --> 00:54:55,160 Speaker 1: build on that as a as the days go. Along 1063 00:54:55,200 --> 00:54:58,640 Speaker 1: the lines of that, you talked about the continuity of 1064 00:54:58,680 --> 00:55:02,120 Speaker 1: having that relationship Ken Door c already and you know, 1065 00:55:02,360 --> 00:55:04,279 Speaker 1: building off that. But what are some of the things 1066 00:55:04,320 --> 00:55:06,960 Speaker 1: that you've noticed that are maybe different And you mentioned 1067 00:55:07,160 --> 00:55:10,160 Speaker 1: him calling plays and talking the headset, but like, what 1068 00:55:10,200 --> 00:55:13,439 Speaker 1: else have you noticed that are maybe some differences from 1069 00:55:13,600 --> 00:55:16,200 Speaker 1: from the way Daves did things? Yeah, I mean again, 1070 00:55:16,239 --> 00:55:19,040 Speaker 1: everybody's got their own style, their own flare um in 1071 00:55:19,120 --> 00:55:21,200 Speaker 1: terms of what they want to show, what they want 1072 00:55:21,239 --> 00:55:23,919 Speaker 1: to think, what they want the defense to think. They're 1073 00:55:23,920 --> 00:55:29,920 Speaker 1: trying to call. But again, Dave's in doors. The one 1074 00:55:29,960 --> 00:55:33,080 Speaker 1: thing that they do share is an extreme competitive nature, 1075 00:55:33,560 --> 00:55:35,680 Speaker 1: and they get fired up in practice and they start, 1076 00:55:36,000 --> 00:55:37,799 Speaker 1: you know, they start yapping a little bit to the 1077 00:55:37,840 --> 00:55:40,279 Speaker 1: defensive guys and they want to you know, they want 1078 00:55:40,280 --> 00:55:43,920 Speaker 1: to call their best stuff. So I'm excited for that. 1079 00:55:44,280 --> 00:55:46,719 Speaker 1: And again it's it's gonna be a learning process for 1080 00:55:46,800 --> 00:55:51,000 Speaker 1: him as well. You know, we're humans, we're not perfect. 1081 00:55:51,320 --> 00:55:54,680 Speaker 1: We're not expecting each other to be perfect. But as 1082 00:55:54,680 --> 00:55:56,759 Speaker 1: long as we're on the same page, which I think 1083 00:55:56,840 --> 00:55:58,960 Speaker 1: we are, and again, we'll continue to grow with it. 1084 00:56:00,480 --> 00:56:02,479 Speaker 1: You know, I think we'll be We'll be just fine. 1085 00:56:03,239 --> 00:56:14,160 Speaker 1: I always art. But you come a quarterback, I mean, 1086 00:56:14,719 --> 00:56:20,680 Speaker 1: and the leaderships to stop the leadership that's involved position, 1087 00:56:21,440 --> 00:56:23,319 Speaker 1: How did you how did you how did you know 1088 00:56:23,600 --> 00:56:27,080 Speaker 1: that you have that kid to be able to do that, 1089 00:56:27,719 --> 00:56:30,560 Speaker 1: to be that qustion And what's it like to have 1090 00:56:30,719 --> 00:56:33,359 Speaker 1: guys that Bob was saying, this guy's the guy that's 1091 00:56:33,400 --> 00:56:39,439 Speaker 1: God's an time and to know that that leaders should 1092 00:56:39,440 --> 00:56:44,080 Speaker 1: all be disrespected by around. Yeah, I mean, there's there's 1093 00:56:44,120 --> 00:56:48,600 Speaker 1: definitely some some gratitude there when guys, especially if his caliber, 1094 00:56:48,680 --> 00:56:51,560 Speaker 1: start talking about you that way. But I think if 1095 00:56:51,560 --> 00:56:54,520 Speaker 1: you talk to anybody on the team, they'll tell you 1096 00:56:54,560 --> 00:56:56,680 Speaker 1: like I just I just try to be myself. That's it. 1097 00:56:56,719 --> 00:56:59,959 Speaker 1: I don't try to change who I am, um matter 1098 00:57:00,040 --> 00:57:02,920 Speaker 1: who's around me. You know, I'm I like joking, I 1099 00:57:02,960 --> 00:57:05,239 Speaker 1: like having a fun a fun time, but when the 1100 00:57:05,280 --> 00:57:07,640 Speaker 1: pads get on, I mean business and I want to 1101 00:57:07,640 --> 00:57:09,839 Speaker 1: do everything I can do to help this team win 1102 00:57:09,840 --> 00:57:12,520 Speaker 1: football games. And um, when guys can see that from 1103 00:57:12,560 --> 00:57:15,959 Speaker 1: their quarterback, I think that kind of carries over a guy. 1104 00:57:16,120 --> 00:57:19,640 Speaker 1: And again, I'm I'm as selfless as possible. You know, 1105 00:57:19,720 --> 00:57:21,320 Speaker 1: if we run it forty times a game, if we 1106 00:57:21,360 --> 00:57:23,280 Speaker 1: throw it forty times a game, if we we won 1107 00:57:23,320 --> 00:57:26,400 Speaker 1: the game, I'm still gonna be critical of myself after 1108 00:57:26,440 --> 00:57:28,080 Speaker 1: the game and try to find ways that I can 1109 00:57:28,080 --> 00:57:30,560 Speaker 1: be better. And um, again, I think that's the job 1110 00:57:30,560 --> 00:57:35,439 Speaker 1: with quarterback. You help win games no matter no matter 1111 00:57:35,600 --> 00:57:38,880 Speaker 1: which way you can. And part of it, but that's 1112 00:57:39,000 --> 00:57:41,400 Speaker 1: part of it. You have to be kind. Can you 1113 00:57:41,440 --> 00:57:44,520 Speaker 1: have to yourself a lot of times? But looseness to 1114 00:57:44,920 --> 00:57:48,400 Speaker 1: But it doesn't having been confidence to go down Jefferson's 1115 00:57:48,440 --> 00:57:53,160 Speaker 1: trees and and speak to people and and interacting, where 1116 00:57:53,200 --> 00:58:01,000 Speaker 1: does that? Where does that come from? Just what does that. UM, 1117 00:58:01,840 --> 00:58:03,520 Speaker 1: don't laugh when I say this, But my dad used 1118 00:58:03,560 --> 00:58:07,760 Speaker 1: to interview me on the way to I mean preschool, kindergarten, 1119 00:58:07,800 --> 00:58:09,959 Speaker 1: first grade. Every day he would drive us to work 1120 00:58:10,120 --> 00:58:12,600 Speaker 1: or drives to school and he would sit there and 1121 00:58:12,600 --> 00:58:14,760 Speaker 1: he'd ask questions like he was interviewing us on the 1122 00:58:14,840 --> 00:58:17,280 Speaker 1: on the side of the field and UM, postgame interviews 1123 00:58:17,280 --> 00:58:19,160 Speaker 1: and stuff like that. So I don't know, I had 1124 00:58:19,200 --> 00:58:21,600 Speaker 1: a lot of practice of that growing up. And UM 1125 00:58:21,880 --> 00:58:23,200 Speaker 1: just had a lot of good people in my life 1126 00:58:23,200 --> 00:58:25,320 Speaker 1: that have kind of shown me the ropes on how 1127 00:58:25,320 --> 00:58:26,720 Speaker 1: to be yourself and be true to you. And I 1128 00:58:26,720 --> 00:58:29,200 Speaker 1: think that's again being being a leader. I think the 1129 00:58:29,280 --> 00:58:32,880 Speaker 1: number one quality of self knowledge and knowing who you are. UM, 1130 00:58:32,920 --> 00:58:34,680 Speaker 1: if you know who you are, or if you don't 1131 00:58:34,720 --> 00:58:36,160 Speaker 1: know who you are, I don't think you can group 1132 00:58:36,320 --> 00:58:38,680 Speaker 1: lead a group of men. So, UM, knowing who you 1133 00:58:38,720 --> 00:58:43,680 Speaker 1: are first and then guys will follow. Year for three years, 1134 00:58:43,720 --> 00:58:46,200 Speaker 1: we talk so much over the years about developing that 1135 00:58:46,320 --> 00:58:48,320 Speaker 1: ropour and where that was at the end of those 1136 00:58:48,400 --> 00:58:51,920 Speaker 1: few years, I was that the slot receiving room right 1137 00:58:51,960 --> 00:58:56,160 Speaker 1: now with James. Well at that point, you know, Isaiah 1138 00:58:56,200 --> 00:59:00,960 Speaker 1: has been here for four years. UM, he's he's been 1139 00:59:00,960 --> 00:59:03,880 Speaker 1: awesome in terms of wanting to learn the little nuances 1140 00:59:03,880 --> 00:59:06,880 Speaker 1: of the game. I think adding GC is going to 1141 00:59:06,960 --> 00:59:09,360 Speaker 1: be very big for us, um you know, just seeing 1142 00:59:09,360 --> 00:59:11,840 Speaker 1: some of the things that he can do, things that 1143 00:59:11,840 --> 00:59:13,840 Speaker 1: he brings to the table, the knowledge that he has 1144 00:59:13,920 --> 00:59:18,760 Speaker 1: helping Isaiah out. So it'll be fun to see those 1145 00:59:18,800 --> 00:59:21,440 Speaker 1: guys on the field. And I'm not sure you know 1146 00:59:21,440 --> 00:59:24,120 Speaker 1: how it's gonna be packaged, who's gonna be on the 1147 00:59:24,160 --> 00:59:27,480 Speaker 1: field at all times or what case that is. And 1148 00:59:27,520 --> 00:59:29,720 Speaker 1: I guess time will tell, But you know, we've got 1149 00:59:29,720 --> 00:59:31,520 Speaker 1: a lot of guys with a lot of different abilities 1150 00:59:31,520 --> 00:59:33,640 Speaker 1: and we'll try to utilize their strengths to the best 1151 00:59:33,640 --> 00:59:36,080 Speaker 1: that we can. Keep picking up where you left off. 1152 00:59:36,400 --> 00:59:40,440 Speaker 1: What are your impressions on game Davis again? He do 1153 00:59:40,440 --> 00:59:42,400 Speaker 1: you guys have seen everything about him this offseason to 1154 00:59:42,440 --> 00:59:45,960 Speaker 1: due just works. He just works hard. He's a great dude, selfless. 1155 00:59:46,400 --> 00:59:48,320 Speaker 1: He'll run the for the love of the game routes 1156 00:59:48,520 --> 00:59:50,120 Speaker 1: you know where he knows he's not getting the ball, 1157 00:59:50,160 --> 00:59:52,880 Speaker 1: but he's attracting the safety and allowing someone else to 1158 00:59:52,920 --> 00:59:54,680 Speaker 1: get open. And you know, when the play's there to 1159 00:59:54,720 --> 00:59:57,880 Speaker 1: be made, he usually makes them. And that's in turn 1160 00:59:57,960 --> 01:00:01,040 Speaker 1: for his hard work and his resiliency of kind of 1161 01:00:01,080 --> 01:00:04,720 Speaker 1: his first two years in the league. And um, the 1162 01:00:04,880 --> 01:00:07,520 Speaker 1: dude just continues to make some plays. And I love 1163 01:00:07,520 --> 01:00:09,760 Speaker 1: the guy to death. You mentioned earlier the quarterback room 1164 01:00:09,800 --> 01:00:11,880 Speaker 1: and having Matt Barkley back. I know you guys are close. 1165 01:00:11,960 --> 01:00:14,080 Speaker 1: What's that meant for you and what is he meant 1166 01:00:14,160 --> 01:00:16,240 Speaker 1: for you in your career in terms of, you know, 1167 01:00:16,280 --> 01:00:18,600 Speaker 1: assisting you off the field. Yeah, I mean, I think 1168 01:00:18,640 --> 01:00:21,200 Speaker 1: the continuity in a quarterback room is very important to 1169 01:00:21,840 --> 01:00:24,520 Speaker 1: how guys play and guys that you can trust and 1170 01:00:24,520 --> 01:00:27,480 Speaker 1: in fee different ideas off of guys that have been 1171 01:00:27,480 --> 01:00:30,360 Speaker 1: around the league and in different systems and um, no 1172 01:00:30,480 --> 01:00:33,960 Speaker 1: different concepts. It's very helpful. It's very impactful for a 1173 01:00:34,040 --> 01:00:36,360 Speaker 1: game and then off the field, like I said, just 1174 01:00:36,400 --> 01:00:38,360 Speaker 1: being able to go play golf with the two guys 1175 01:00:38,360 --> 01:00:41,960 Speaker 1: in your room and being able to that's the ass 1176 01:00:42,080 --> 01:00:45,320 Speaker 1: you know. Um, it's fun. You know, it's a it's 1177 01:00:45,320 --> 01:00:48,040 Speaker 1: a good feeling and um, you know to two guys 1178 01:00:48,080 --> 01:00:50,280 Speaker 1: that we got in the room or are great vets 1179 01:00:50,280 --> 01:00:52,240 Speaker 1: and um, they're great people. At the end of the day, 1180 01:00:54,800 --> 01:00:56,720 Speaker 1: here from you, before the big match, what are your 1181 01:00:56,720 --> 01:00:58,720 Speaker 1: thoughts that I need to all a little fun between 1182 01:00:58,760 --> 01:01:02,760 Speaker 1: you and grade of the other. Yeah. Um, i'd be 1183 01:01:02,840 --> 01:01:05,640 Speaker 1: lying if I said I wasn't nervous. Um, you know 1184 01:01:06,400 --> 01:01:07,880 Speaker 1: who knows. I don't know if I'll be the best 1185 01:01:07,880 --> 01:01:10,720 Speaker 1: golfer there. I hope to be, but I'll be the 1186 01:01:11,160 --> 01:01:14,520 Speaker 1: best trash talker. I guarantee that when you're on the course, 1187 01:01:14,560 --> 01:01:16,320 Speaker 1: you know, there's there's some things I'll have to tone 1188 01:01:16,400 --> 01:01:18,680 Speaker 1: down and try not to cross the line between two 1189 01:01:18,680 --> 01:01:20,800 Speaker 1: of the greatest quarterbacks of all time and guys that 1190 01:01:20,800 --> 01:01:24,320 Speaker 1: I've grown up watching. Um, but I gotta get in 1191 01:01:24,360 --> 01:01:27,360 Speaker 1: their heads somehow. So we'll see, we'll see what we 1192 01:01:27,400 --> 01:01:30,040 Speaker 1: can do. That's that's a big talking point. Is the 1193 01:01:30,080 --> 01:01:33,800 Speaker 1: outfit have that fixed out? Yeah? Oh yeah, I got 1194 01:01:33,840 --> 01:01:36,120 Speaker 1: I got some good Nike gear. Um, they've hooked me 1195 01:01:36,200 --> 01:01:39,920 Speaker 1: up pretty good. We've got some custom cleats. Um. I 1196 01:01:40,000 --> 01:01:42,440 Speaker 1: think I think Bill's Mafia is gonna like the bag 1197 01:01:42,640 --> 01:01:44,720 Speaker 1: that I'm throwing on my cart. So it'll be fun. 1198 01:01:45,600 --> 01:01:54,080 Speaker 1: It's as opposed to by so absolutely, it's a whole 1199 01:01:54,080 --> 01:01:57,840 Speaker 1: different racket. Like when you're on the first scene. I've 1200 01:01:57,840 --> 01:01:59,520 Speaker 1: put in a couple of these tournaments now where there's 1201 01:01:59,520 --> 01:02:03,520 Speaker 1: people and you get up and you're shaking uncontrollably and 1202 01:02:03,560 --> 01:02:06,000 Speaker 1: you got to figure out and usually start swinging a 1203 01:02:06,000 --> 01:02:08,160 Speaker 1: little faster when there's people involved, and that's when the 1204 01:02:08,200 --> 01:02:12,880 Speaker 1: slices come. But you know, hopefully my experience and playing 1205 01:02:12,880 --> 01:02:16,560 Speaker 1: and some of those can help. But again, I haven't 1206 01:02:16,560 --> 01:02:18,720 Speaker 1: played in something where it's gonna be nationally televised with 1207 01:02:18,720 --> 01:02:20,760 Speaker 1: an earpiece in my ear and hearing those guys talk 1208 01:02:20,840 --> 01:02:23,200 Speaker 1: and understand that there's gonna be a lot of people watching. 1209 01:02:23,320 --> 01:02:26,280 Speaker 1: So it'll be a learning adjustment. Those guys are are 1210 01:02:26,320 --> 01:02:27,800 Speaker 1: older and they've been in a couple of these, so 1211 01:02:27,840 --> 01:02:30,760 Speaker 1: they they've got the experience in that and the hand 1212 01:02:30,840 --> 01:02:33,360 Speaker 1: up in that. But um, you know, me and Pat 1213 01:02:33,360 --> 01:02:37,720 Speaker 1: we got the youth on our side. Uh yeah. I 1214 01:02:38,080 --> 01:02:39,640 Speaker 1: talked to him quite a bit actually, and I don't 1215 01:02:39,640 --> 01:02:42,000 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be weird at all. Um, you know, 1216 01:02:42,240 --> 01:02:45,680 Speaker 1: we get along extremely well outside of football. Um, we 1217 01:02:45,720 --> 01:02:47,680 Speaker 1: got a lot of respect for each other inside of 1218 01:02:47,720 --> 01:02:50,920 Speaker 1: football and on the field. But I think that me 1219 01:02:50,960 --> 01:02:53,520 Speaker 1: and Pad will have a better rapport than those other 1220 01:02:53,560 --> 01:02:56,600 Speaker 1: two guys that have been you know, fighting and clawn 1221 01:02:56,640 --> 01:02:59,200 Speaker 1: against each other for the last you know, eighteen years, 1222 01:02:59,280 --> 01:03:00,960 Speaker 1: where me and pat are just starting to go at it. 1223 01:03:01,000 --> 01:03:04,320 Speaker 1: So um, I think the relationship isn't a better spot 1224 01:03:04,320 --> 01:03:06,160 Speaker 1: than their's is. And we'll be happy to see each 1225 01:03:06,160 --> 01:03:08,120 Speaker 1: other's puts go in where I don't think the other 1226 01:03:08,160 --> 01:03:10,080 Speaker 1: guys are gonna be happy when the other guy makes 1227 01:03:10,080 --> 01:03:11,560 Speaker 1: it put You know they they're gonna be the one 1228 01:03:11,600 --> 01:03:14,800 Speaker 1: that wants to make it so um, you know it'll 1229 01:03:14,800 --> 01:03:18,080 Speaker 1: be it'll be very fun. Again, I'm I'm extremely excited 1230 01:03:18,480 --> 01:03:25,880 Speaker 1: for for the opportunity for that. Yeah, it's weird to 1231 01:03:25,880 --> 01:03:27,880 Speaker 1: see that that big of a dude on the inside, 1232 01:03:27,960 --> 01:03:31,000 Speaker 1: but um, guys step up. And again, Tommy was great 1233 01:03:31,040 --> 01:03:33,920 Speaker 1: for us last year just in terms of the rookie 1234 01:03:33,960 --> 01:03:36,000 Speaker 1: presence and knowing what are you supposed to know? You know, 1235 01:03:36,080 --> 01:03:38,680 Speaker 1: him catching a touchdown in the uh the was the 1236 01:03:38,760 --> 01:03:43,280 Speaker 1: divisional round? Um or was it the wild card round 1237 01:03:43,400 --> 01:03:45,919 Speaker 1: against the Patriots? He's got the touchdown and uh, he's 1238 01:03:46,000 --> 01:03:49,280 Speaker 1: he's a he's a great presence, and um, again, the 1239 01:03:49,320 --> 01:03:51,280 Speaker 1: dude's smart. He does his job and when guys go down, 1240 01:03:51,360 --> 01:03:57,200 Speaker 1: people step up, and he's been stepping up. You can 1241 01:03:57,200 --> 01:04:00,800 Speaker 1: only prepare so much. I think there's certain situations that 1242 01:04:00,840 --> 01:04:02,320 Speaker 1: arise where you I think you gotta be quick on 1243 01:04:02,360 --> 01:04:04,400 Speaker 1: your feet in a little witty and I think I've 1244 01:04:04,400 --> 01:04:08,160 Speaker 1: had a lot of experience with that, so um yeah, 1245 01:04:08,200 --> 01:04:10,320 Speaker 1: I just gotta be careful. I gotta be careful what 1246 01:04:10,480 --> 01:04:25,080 Speaker 1: I say. Guys who's that Well, I'm gonna love it 1247 01:04:25,360 --> 01:04:27,400 Speaker 1: when the season starts. I'm gonna hate it right now 1248 01:04:27,600 --> 01:04:31,160 Speaker 1: and in training camp because again, he's a he's a 1249 01:04:31,200 --> 01:04:33,200 Speaker 1: big old dudes over there laying down around listening and 1250 01:04:33,280 --> 01:04:35,960 Speaker 1: hoping I say something nice about him, acting like he 1251 01:04:36,000 --> 01:04:40,280 Speaker 1: doesn't care. He cares. Yeah, No, again, I'm gonna hate 1252 01:04:40,360 --> 01:04:42,320 Speaker 1: him for this. Uh, these next couple of weeks, I'm 1253 01:04:42,320 --> 01:04:44,280 Speaker 1: gonna hate him in training camp, But when we start 1254 01:04:44,320 --> 01:04:46,520 Speaker 1: going against some other guys, I'm gonna be sure glad 1255 01:04:46,520 --> 01:04:49,160 Speaker 1: that he's on our gam That was Josh Hallen a 1256 01:04:49,200 --> 01:04:52,600 Speaker 1: little earlier with the media here. Uh with as OTAs 1257 01:04:52,640 --> 01:04:55,800 Speaker 1: get under way, Eric, what you a lot it's going on? 1258 01:04:57,680 --> 01:05:01,600 Speaker 1: Just a full disclosure. I spent all afternoon most of 1259 01:05:01,600 --> 01:05:05,120 Speaker 1: the day yesterday with Josh shooting commercials and I was 1260 01:05:05,200 --> 01:05:09,840 Speaker 1: asking him and you get a sense of how stinking 1261 01:05:10,360 --> 01:05:13,920 Speaker 1: busy these guys are. They're pulling a million different directions 1262 01:05:14,200 --> 01:05:17,720 Speaker 1: everywhere he goes it's an event for whoever's there, and 1263 01:05:18,080 --> 01:05:21,280 Speaker 1: he's handling it really well. And I think, like you know, 1264 01:05:22,960 --> 01:05:24,880 Speaker 1: all the stuff that goes on the offseason, with the 1265 01:05:24,960 --> 01:05:27,040 Speaker 1: draft and with all this other stuff, and particularly for 1266 01:05:27,080 --> 01:05:30,840 Speaker 1: these superstar quarterbacks like Josh is, it's a relief to 1267 01:05:30,880 --> 01:05:34,600 Speaker 1: get on the field and start playing football. You're right, 1268 01:05:34,640 --> 01:05:36,439 Speaker 1: and that's part of the reason that these guys don't 1269 01:05:36,440 --> 01:05:39,160 Speaker 1: want to go play in the Pro Bowl. To our 1270 01:05:39,160 --> 01:05:42,080 Speaker 1: previous point, they were getting pulled in so many different directions. 1271 01:05:42,520 --> 01:05:45,920 Speaker 1: These marketing deals are so huge for these guys nowadays 1272 01:05:46,000 --> 01:05:49,560 Speaker 1: that I gotta like Josh alca be doing something every 1273 01:05:49,600 --> 01:05:52,560 Speaker 1: single weekend of the year. He was actually potentially gonna 1274 01:05:52,600 --> 01:05:55,320 Speaker 1: come down with Jim for the Kentucky Derby, and then 1275 01:05:55,360 --> 01:05:57,760 Speaker 1: it was an F one appearance that weekend, and it's 1276 01:05:57,800 --> 01:06:01,000 Speaker 1: just every single weekend. Plus he's at the age now 1277 01:06:01,320 --> 01:06:04,240 Speaker 1: where his friends are starting to get married, there's bachelor parties, 1278 01:06:04,400 --> 01:06:06,080 Speaker 1: and all of that are going to hit in the offseason. 1279 01:06:06,320 --> 01:06:08,760 Speaker 1: I can't imagine how a guy like him has to 1280 01:06:08,800 --> 01:06:11,560 Speaker 1: manage a schedule. I knew how hard it was for me, 1281 01:06:11,800 --> 01:06:14,680 Speaker 1: and I was not getting pulled in one tenth of 1282 01:06:14,720 --> 01:06:16,960 Speaker 1: the direction that a guy like Josh is, and that's 1283 01:06:16,960 --> 01:06:19,400 Speaker 1: where you gotta be truly selfish with your time. I 1284 01:06:19,480 --> 01:06:22,280 Speaker 1: follow him and his girlfriend on social media, and you know, 1285 01:06:22,320 --> 01:06:24,920 Speaker 1: you see them take trips where it's just them, the 1286 01:06:25,000 --> 01:06:26,840 Speaker 1: two of them, or maybe a couple other couples or 1287 01:06:26,840 --> 01:06:30,200 Speaker 1: maybe just family. You've got to be selfish with your 1288 01:06:30,240 --> 01:06:33,080 Speaker 1: time if you're Josh Allen, because otherwise it'll get away 1289 01:06:33,080 --> 01:06:35,280 Speaker 1: from you really quick. Yeah, and you really have to, 1290 01:06:35,360 --> 01:06:36,680 Speaker 1: you know, you kind of gotta keep a lid on 1291 01:06:36,720 --> 01:06:40,560 Speaker 1: it because as busy as you get, you also got 1292 01:06:40,560 --> 01:06:42,960 Speaker 1: to know your priority one is the Buffalo Bills and 1293 01:06:43,000 --> 01:06:44,480 Speaker 1: the team, the guys in the locker room, and you 1294 01:06:44,480 --> 01:06:46,320 Speaker 1: got to you gotta keep producing on the field so 1295 01:06:46,360 --> 01:06:48,240 Speaker 1: that all that stuff takes place in the off season. 1296 01:06:48,880 --> 01:06:52,960 Speaker 1: And you're right too, your personal life takes a huge 1297 01:06:53,880 --> 01:06:56,160 Speaker 1: sometimes it takes a huge backseat, even and you and 1298 01:06:56,200 --> 01:06:59,080 Speaker 1: your support staff. As Josh, you got his family and 1299 01:06:59,080 --> 01:07:01,800 Speaker 1: as a girlfriend, and I met his dog yesterday, so 1300 01:07:01,840 --> 01:07:04,880 Speaker 1: he's kind of got this stabilized environment away. But those 1301 01:07:05,080 --> 01:07:11,440 Speaker 1: they got, even they his girlfriend, his mom's dad, his siblings, 1302 01:07:12,600 --> 01:07:15,920 Speaker 1: they have to be there knowing that Josh, you's got 1303 01:07:15,960 --> 01:07:17,680 Speaker 1: this thing. He's got to do. Everything has to be 1304 01:07:17,680 --> 01:07:18,920 Speaker 1: set aside for it, and they got to kind of 1305 01:07:18,960 --> 01:07:22,080 Speaker 1: pick up the slack for him. Right, he's got a publicist, 1306 01:07:22,080 --> 01:07:24,560 Speaker 1: they gotta they gotta kind of wrangle all the appearances 1307 01:07:24,560 --> 01:07:27,760 Speaker 1: and schedule and keep it up to date on it. 1308 01:07:27,760 --> 01:07:33,000 Speaker 1: It's a it's rough, not rough, that's the wrong word 1309 01:07:33,040 --> 01:07:35,680 Speaker 1: for it, but it's a it's a handful to do 1310 01:07:35,800 --> 01:07:37,800 Speaker 1: and to keep everything in perspective and make sure that 1311 01:07:37,840 --> 01:07:41,120 Speaker 1: the main thing stays the main thing, right. So I 1312 01:07:41,200 --> 01:07:43,520 Speaker 1: used to talk about in the NFL, or in pro sports, 1313 01:07:43,600 --> 01:07:45,760 Speaker 1: or just being a celebrity in general. There's an access 1314 01:07:45,800 --> 01:07:49,200 Speaker 1: of fame and money that comes with it. And as 1315 01:07:49,240 --> 01:07:51,880 Speaker 1: long as you're making really good money like Josh is, 1316 01:07:52,320 --> 01:07:54,600 Speaker 1: the fame that comes with it, not being able to 1317 01:07:54,600 --> 01:07:57,680 Speaker 1: go anywhere in public without it turning into an appearance, 1318 01:07:58,120 --> 01:08:01,200 Speaker 1: it's justified. That's why you get to be that way. 1319 01:08:01,400 --> 01:08:04,040 Speaker 1: The problem is well, and I will say, you know 1320 01:08:04,320 --> 01:08:07,400 Speaker 1: left tackles that make twenty million dollars a year nowadays, 1321 01:08:07,800 --> 01:08:10,520 Speaker 1: they can generally walk through an airport and besides being 1322 01:08:10,560 --> 01:08:13,439 Speaker 1: bigger than most people, most people don't know who those 1323 01:08:13,440 --> 01:08:16,120 Speaker 1: guys are. If Josh Allen walks through a commercial airport, 1324 01:08:16,360 --> 01:08:19,439 Speaker 1: he's going to be stopped by people at every single gate, 1325 01:08:19,520 --> 01:08:24,559 Speaker 1: not just the gates from Buffalo or Clovis, California, Fresno, California, 1326 01:08:24,600 --> 01:08:27,559 Speaker 1: where he's from. I can walk around an airport and 1327 01:08:27,640 --> 01:08:30,040 Speaker 1: unless I'm flying in and out of Buffalo or Louisville, 1328 01:08:30,280 --> 01:08:32,960 Speaker 1: there might be a bills fan or two. And that's great, 1329 01:08:33,000 --> 01:08:36,880 Speaker 1: it's pleasant. It's not pleasant when it's every single interaction 1330 01:08:37,000 --> 01:08:38,920 Speaker 1: and you can't move anywhere. So as long as you're 1331 01:08:38,960 --> 01:08:41,680 Speaker 1: on the proper end of that access, what Josh is 1332 01:08:42,640 --> 01:08:46,040 Speaker 1: that access, then it's okay. But we used to joke 1333 01:08:46,120 --> 01:08:49,760 Speaker 1: like Tim Tubo. Now he's monetized his name, image and 1334 01:08:49,800 --> 01:08:52,280 Speaker 1: likeness very well now, but at the time when he 1335 01:08:52,320 --> 01:08:55,240 Speaker 1: was making very low money in the NFL, but was 1336 01:08:55,320 --> 01:08:57,800 Speaker 1: one of the top superstars in the NFL, as far 1337 01:08:57,880 --> 01:09:01,200 Speaker 1: as people recognizing him, that's on the wrong end of 1338 01:09:01,240 --> 01:09:03,960 Speaker 1: the axis, right, Yeah, And but that's you know, it's 1339 01:09:04,000 --> 01:09:05,920 Speaker 1: kind of the way the marketplace works, though it's more 1340 01:09:05,960 --> 01:09:08,840 Speaker 1: about it's your celebriting amount of it. I'm with you. 1341 01:09:10,439 --> 01:09:12,400 Speaker 1: I'm kind of here in Buffalo, I'm kind of part 1342 01:09:12,400 --> 01:09:14,240 Speaker 1: of the furniture. Right. People are like, they call me 1343 01:09:14,400 --> 01:09:16,599 Speaker 1: my first name. I love it. It's it's perfect. It's 1344 01:09:17,040 --> 01:09:18,880 Speaker 1: you know, that's why I love Buffalo so much. I 1345 01:09:18,920 --> 01:09:21,120 Speaker 1: feel like I've got you know, the city of the 1346 01:09:21,120 --> 01:09:22,920 Speaker 1: whole city of Buffalo is kind of my family, right, 1347 01:09:22,960 --> 01:09:25,320 Speaker 1: and they treat me like that, which is awesome. It's 1348 01:09:25,320 --> 01:09:29,639 Speaker 1: a gift. It's not when you know, it's different when 1349 01:09:29,640 --> 01:09:32,719 Speaker 1: you're a rock star. It's it's a different kind of celebrity, right. 1350 01:09:32,920 --> 01:09:35,439 Speaker 1: Being part of the family is different than being the 1351 01:09:35,560 --> 01:09:38,120 Speaker 1: rock star. So for you and I, it's a little 1352 01:09:38,120 --> 01:09:40,120 Speaker 1: bit more on the on the end where it's manageable 1353 01:09:40,120 --> 01:09:43,599 Speaker 1: and it's absolutely pleasant to yeah, somebody wants, yeah, can 1354 01:09:43,600 --> 01:09:45,439 Speaker 1: you sign my hat? Yeah? Sure, you know, because it 1355 01:09:45,479 --> 01:09:49,840 Speaker 1: happens like twice a week. For Josh, it happened. He 1356 01:09:49,880 --> 01:09:54,599 Speaker 1: can't even get gas, you know, he can't even go 1357 01:09:54,640 --> 01:09:57,360 Speaker 1: to the store and buy a loaf of bread, right, 1358 01:09:57,479 --> 01:10:00,800 Speaker 1: because it turns into a two hour or deal. So 1359 01:10:01,479 --> 01:10:04,080 Speaker 1: you know, it's something he has to manage. And you 1360 01:10:04,080 --> 01:10:06,000 Speaker 1: get a little bit of an idea of it when 1361 01:10:06,000 --> 01:10:09,559 Speaker 1: you hear him in the in these offseason interviews, particularly 1362 01:10:09,600 --> 01:10:13,040 Speaker 1: with this thing the match coming up with Mahomes, Brady 1363 01:10:13,600 --> 01:10:16,800 Speaker 1: Rogers and Josh Um it's gonna be really interesting to 1364 01:10:16,840 --> 01:10:20,320 Speaker 1: see how that all flies and how he handles it. 1365 01:10:21,360 --> 01:10:25,040 Speaker 1: But he seems even now, he's been at it now 1366 01:10:25,080 --> 01:10:29,160 Speaker 1: for well over what two years, he's probably been at 1367 01:10:29,160 --> 01:10:31,559 Speaker 1: this level something like that, and he seems to be 1368 01:10:31,600 --> 01:10:33,760 Speaker 1: flying along just fine. I think that that's kind of 1369 01:10:33,760 --> 01:10:37,080 Speaker 1: the plus that I see from it. It's becoming second 1370 01:10:37,160 --> 01:10:40,479 Speaker 1: nature to him and he still handles it extremely well. Yeah, 1371 01:10:40,520 --> 01:10:43,519 Speaker 1: and talking about the match briefly, So we've gotten to 1372 01:10:43,600 --> 01:10:48,840 Speaker 1: witness Mahomes and Josh Allen both play in them. They'll 1373 01:10:48,840 --> 01:10:52,280 Speaker 1: play in the Tahoe Tournament every year. Brady and Rogers 1374 01:10:52,280 --> 01:10:55,400 Speaker 1: have experienced in this match format now, so I've seen 1375 01:10:55,439 --> 01:10:59,720 Speaker 1: them all play. I have played once with Josh personally, 1376 01:11:00,120 --> 01:11:02,280 Speaker 1: but the other guys, I've just seen them play in 1377 01:11:02,280 --> 01:11:07,360 Speaker 1: these nationally televised tournaments. Is this a handicapped event Tom 1378 01:11:07,400 --> 01:11:11,519 Speaker 1: Brady and Aaron Rodgers versus Mahomes and Josh, because I 1379 01:11:11,560 --> 01:11:16,439 Speaker 1: think it's I think it's scratched. Yeah. Well, okay, Well, 1380 01:11:16,520 --> 01:11:19,439 Speaker 1: the betting odds have to be way in favor of 1381 01:11:19,880 --> 01:11:23,400 Speaker 1: Brady and Rogers. One, they have more experience than these tournaments. 1382 01:11:23,640 --> 01:11:27,439 Speaker 1: And two third handicaps gotta be six or seven shots 1383 01:11:27,560 --> 01:11:31,639 Speaker 1: lower than each of them. Right, Yeah, it's interesting, Yeah, 1384 01:11:31,680 --> 01:11:34,599 Speaker 1: the golf aspect of it. And let's face it, Eric, 1385 01:11:34,680 --> 01:11:37,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I know people will always gamble on him it, 1386 01:11:37,080 --> 01:11:41,120 Speaker 1: but nobody cares about the golf that I want to 1387 01:11:41,160 --> 01:11:43,680 Speaker 1: hear these guys talk to each other. I want to 1388 01:11:43,680 --> 01:11:47,720 Speaker 1: hear these guys compete face to face, voice of when 1389 01:11:47,760 --> 01:11:49,280 Speaker 1: they're on the field, because they never get a chance 1390 01:11:49,280 --> 01:11:51,320 Speaker 1: to be on the field together, right, You never get 1391 01:11:51,320 --> 01:11:54,680 Speaker 1: to see him lean on each other or throw the 1392 01:11:54,680 --> 01:11:56,800 Speaker 1: football to one another or any of that stuff. But 1393 01:11:57,200 --> 01:11:59,640 Speaker 1: you get a chance to watch him compete face to 1394 01:11:59,680 --> 01:12:02,240 Speaker 1: face with guys who do the exact same thing they 1395 01:12:02,320 --> 01:12:07,240 Speaker 1: do and plus or minus with a different skill set. 1396 01:12:07,320 --> 01:12:11,719 Speaker 1: So the golf to me is irrelevant except that who 1397 01:12:11,760 --> 01:12:14,960 Speaker 1: has at the moment more ammunition to talk smack to 1398 01:12:15,000 --> 01:12:18,400 Speaker 1: the other two guys, the guys on the other team, right, yep. 1399 01:12:18,880 --> 01:12:20,880 Speaker 1: And one thing I really like about these and if 1400 01:12:20,960 --> 01:12:23,280 Speaker 1: flirt between a five and a seven index, so you're 1401 01:12:23,560 --> 01:12:25,840 Speaker 1: considerably better than me, Steve. But when you watch a 1402 01:12:25,880 --> 01:12:29,840 Speaker 1: tournament on the weekends, you're not gonna see many bad shots. Now, 1403 01:12:30,000 --> 01:12:33,280 Speaker 1: justin Thomas Colthart shanked one last weekend. He still ends 1404 01:12:33,360 --> 01:12:35,680 Speaker 1: up winning the PGA Championship, but you're not going to 1405 01:12:35,720 --> 01:12:37,679 Speaker 1: see a lot of bad shots. I like watching these 1406 01:12:37,880 --> 01:12:41,280 Speaker 1: celebrity tournaments and watching guys hit some bad shots. And then, 1407 01:12:41,320 --> 01:12:45,759 Speaker 1: of course in the match when it was when Brady 1408 01:12:45,840 --> 01:12:48,439 Speaker 1: was playing and it was raining down at Metalist, Yeah, 1409 01:12:48,439 --> 01:12:56,639 Speaker 1: with Tiger Tiger phil And and Peyton Pete Manner. Yeah, 1410 01:12:56,640 --> 01:12:59,479 Speaker 1: of course Brady Duff's one. So now he's hitting his 1411 01:12:59,600 --> 01:13:02,760 Speaker 1: third shot from the fairway and he drains it. I'm like, 1412 01:13:02,800 --> 01:13:05,679 Speaker 1: of course, but it was fun to watch him duff 1413 01:13:05,680 --> 01:13:07,640 Speaker 1: a shot. You can put yourself in his shoes, and 1414 01:13:07,640 --> 01:13:09,160 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be a ton of fun. I 1415 01:13:09,160 --> 01:13:11,840 Speaker 1: think it's great exposure for Josh. I love how he 1416 01:13:11,920 --> 01:13:15,479 Speaker 1: talked about the city of Buffalo, will like what it's 1417 01:13:15,560 --> 01:13:18,840 Speaker 1: on his golf bag. Like. I'm not saying that Josh 1418 01:13:18,880 --> 01:13:22,360 Speaker 1: has embraced this town more than any other quarterback around 1419 01:13:22,400 --> 01:13:24,680 Speaker 1: the league, but when Tom Brady's played in these in 1420 01:13:24,720 --> 01:13:29,480 Speaker 1: the past, his bags aren't around the Buccaneers or the Patriots. 1421 01:13:29,560 --> 01:13:33,799 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers same way. Josh Allen like is so Buffalo 1422 01:13:33,920 --> 01:13:36,200 Speaker 1: and maybe that's what has made him such a you know, 1423 01:13:36,240 --> 01:13:38,240 Speaker 1: we talk about how busy a schedule is part of 1424 01:13:38,280 --> 01:13:42,960 Speaker 1: that is embracing the culture of Buffalo and really feeling 1425 01:13:42,960 --> 01:13:45,200 Speaker 1: at home in the community. I know they're building a 1426 01:13:45,240 --> 01:13:50,000 Speaker 1: house there. It's special what Josh has become in that community. 1427 01:13:50,000 --> 01:13:53,080 Speaker 1: And when you look at that twenty eighteen draft class 1428 01:13:53,479 --> 01:13:56,960 Speaker 1: and you look at the five first round quarterbacks and 1429 01:13:57,040 --> 01:14:00,320 Speaker 1: you look at them now, I mean, holy smoke, Oakes, 1430 01:14:01,240 --> 01:14:04,040 Speaker 1: thank god we got Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson's won 1431 01:14:04,080 --> 01:14:07,880 Speaker 1: a league MVP. He's my Guy's from Louisville. But what 1432 01:14:08,120 --> 01:14:11,559 Speaker 1: Josh is as a player on the field and what 1433 01:14:11,600 --> 01:14:15,600 Speaker 1: he is in the community, I mean, the name of 1434 01:14:15,680 --> 01:14:19,439 Speaker 1: quarterback over the last ten years drafted that you'd rather have, right, 1435 01:14:20,360 --> 01:14:23,160 Speaker 1: Eric would, Steve Tasker. We're here till three o'clock. After 1436 01:14:23,160 --> 01:14:24,760 Speaker 1: the break, we're gonna get to take a call from 1437 01:14:24,760 --> 01:14:27,639 Speaker 1: Brian in Samborne. He's got another idea for the Pro Bowl. 1438 01:14:27,640 --> 01:14:31,200 Speaker 1: We're also going to hear from Bill's defensive tackle Jordan Phillips, 1439 01:14:31,240 --> 01:14:33,120 Speaker 1: who spoke to the media just a few minutes ago. 1440 01:14:33,200 --> 01:14:36,320 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker Eric Wood one Bills Live from One Bill's Drive. 1441 01:14:36,360 --> 01:14:57,400 Speaker 1: This is Buffalo Bill's Radio, one of those lives. Steve Tasker, 1442 01:14:57,520 --> 01:14:59,920 Speaker 1: Eric Wood here with you until three, we've been talking 1443 01:15:00,160 --> 01:15:02,360 Speaker 1: a lot about you know, we've had some live sound 1444 01:15:02,400 --> 01:15:04,720 Speaker 1: from Sean McDermott and Josh Allen. We're gonna hear from 1445 01:15:04,760 --> 01:15:07,839 Speaker 1: Jordan Phillips in a moment. We've also had this ongoing 1446 01:15:07,880 --> 01:15:10,560 Speaker 1: conversation about how they should change the Pro Bowl and 1447 01:15:10,680 --> 01:15:12,479 Speaker 1: why it needs to be changed. We've got an idea 1448 01:15:12,520 --> 01:15:16,040 Speaker 1: from one of our listeners. This is Brian in Sandborn. Brian, 1449 01:15:16,160 --> 01:15:18,840 Speaker 1: thanks so much for hanging on. We've really appreciate it. 1450 01:15:19,000 --> 01:15:20,560 Speaker 1: What's on your mind and what's your idea for the 1451 01:15:20,680 --> 01:15:24,559 Speaker 1: NFL Pro Bowl A? Hi, guys, I really appreciate you. 1452 01:15:24,600 --> 01:15:29,000 Speaker 1: Guys been thandiers for a long time. Well, I was 1453 01:15:29,080 --> 01:15:32,160 Speaker 1: thinking that we could something like an NFL Con, much 1454 01:15:32,200 --> 01:15:35,240 Speaker 1: like a Comic Con or something like that. There's there'd 1455 01:15:35,240 --> 01:15:39,599 Speaker 1: be a great lot of opportunities for fan interactions. There 1456 01:15:39,640 --> 01:15:44,479 Speaker 1: could be panels, meet and greets, you could do. You 1457 01:15:44,479 --> 01:15:50,400 Speaker 1: could still incorporate skills competition or seven on sevens or 1458 01:15:50,640 --> 01:15:52,880 Speaker 1: even though it was like a prom golf tournament, there'd 1459 01:15:52,880 --> 01:15:55,400 Speaker 1: just to be an opportunity like a long weekend or 1460 01:15:55,400 --> 01:15:59,040 Speaker 1: something for fans and players to get together and look 1461 01:15:59,120 --> 01:16:01,760 Speaker 1: if we're chance to see some of their heroes, you know, 1462 01:16:02,680 --> 01:16:05,040 Speaker 1: from the field. Yeah, and I get that too, and 1463 01:16:05,080 --> 01:16:06,920 Speaker 1: I've thought a little bit about that. We've thought about 1464 01:16:06,960 --> 01:16:10,720 Speaker 1: like like the Mica Hide Charity softball game, a pro 1465 01:16:10,800 --> 01:16:12,880 Speaker 1: am golf tournament and it's called the Pro Bowl. You 1466 01:16:12,880 --> 01:16:14,800 Speaker 1: have these guys go in for a bowling tournament too. 1467 01:16:14,840 --> 01:16:17,439 Speaker 1: I mean, who cares, right, everybody can roll a ball 1468 01:16:17,640 --> 01:16:19,880 Speaker 1: and if they stink, it doesn't matter anyway, you know. 1469 01:16:19,960 --> 01:16:22,720 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of things they can do, cornhole tournaments, 1470 01:16:24,120 --> 01:16:25,960 Speaker 1: There's a lot of stuff they could do that wouldn't 1471 01:16:26,000 --> 01:16:28,320 Speaker 1: tax these guys or risk these guys to go out 1472 01:16:28,320 --> 01:16:31,840 Speaker 1: on the field and playing a football game. You gotta 1473 01:16:32,040 --> 01:16:34,240 Speaker 1: But Eric and I have made the point and noted that. 1474 01:16:34,479 --> 01:16:38,200 Speaker 1: Then thank you, Brian, appreciate your call. We've noted that 1475 01:16:39,840 --> 01:16:42,320 Speaker 1: it's got to be interesting for people to watch because 1476 01:16:42,520 --> 01:16:44,560 Speaker 1: right now, and let me just put this in perspective. 1477 01:16:44,960 --> 01:16:48,240 Speaker 1: Last year, the Pro Bowl got its lowest television rating 1478 01:16:49,200 --> 01:16:53,000 Speaker 1: maybe ever, and it had exactly the same amount of 1479 01:16:53,160 --> 01:16:57,639 Speaker 1: viewers as Game two of the Western Conference semifinals between 1480 01:16:57,680 --> 01:17:00,880 Speaker 1: the Mavericks and the Warriors and play off NBA game. 1481 01:17:01,040 --> 01:17:04,240 Speaker 1: There were six six point seven million people watch this 1482 01:17:04,520 --> 01:17:08,720 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl that stunk, and that's the same amount that 1483 01:17:08,720 --> 01:17:11,479 Speaker 1: watched an NBA playoff game. I mean, if the NFL 1484 01:17:11,520 --> 01:17:13,720 Speaker 1: is not gonna say goodbye to that revenue, they're gonna 1485 01:17:13,760 --> 01:17:16,839 Speaker 1: put something on that people want to watch, and whatever 1486 01:17:16,840 --> 01:17:19,759 Speaker 1: that may be, nobody really cares what it is because 1487 01:17:19,760 --> 01:17:22,040 Speaker 1: people are gonna want to watch it, and it's more interesting. 1488 01:17:22,040 --> 01:17:23,640 Speaker 1: You make it the bigger than number is going to 1489 01:17:23,720 --> 01:17:29,560 Speaker 1: be right, and guys, fans of the teams want to 1490 01:17:29,560 --> 01:17:33,040 Speaker 1: tune in and watch their guys, so you're gonna get naturally, 1491 01:17:33,080 --> 01:17:35,800 Speaker 1: those diehard fans of the teams. And then it's how 1492 01:17:35,840 --> 01:17:39,960 Speaker 1: do you capture the casual NFL fan and then also 1493 01:17:40,560 --> 01:17:44,120 Speaker 1: the betting crowd as we talked earlier. Yeah, I mean 1494 01:17:44,120 --> 01:17:47,839 Speaker 1: that's a gambling now that it's legalized in so many places, 1495 01:17:49,680 --> 01:17:52,280 Speaker 1: has opened a door of revenue obviously for the league 1496 01:17:52,280 --> 01:17:58,160 Speaker 1: to partner with, you know, reputable gambling institutions and the 1497 01:17:58,160 --> 01:18:00,280 Speaker 1: way the way it all works, and it's it's readily 1498 01:18:00,280 --> 01:18:03,080 Speaker 1: available for everybody, and it's a great way for people 1499 01:18:03,120 --> 01:18:05,160 Speaker 1: to pique their own interest. You don't have to bet 1500 01:18:05,200 --> 01:18:08,040 Speaker 1: a lot of money, but if you bet even a 1501 01:18:08,200 --> 01:18:11,880 Speaker 1: quarter of you know, a twenty five cents you're gonna 1502 01:18:11,920 --> 01:18:13,400 Speaker 1: be more interested in the game, right, I mean, if 1503 01:18:13,400 --> 01:18:15,120 Speaker 1: you're gonna watch it because hey they am I gonna win? 1504 01:18:15,120 --> 01:18:17,240 Speaker 1: Am I gonna win a dollar from my quarter? That 1505 01:18:17,320 --> 01:18:20,559 Speaker 1: kind of thing. I mean, that's it's that simple. So 1506 01:18:21,800 --> 01:18:25,719 Speaker 1: you know, and it's and it's literally at this point arrogant. 1507 01:18:26,200 --> 01:18:27,800 Speaker 1: They say it a lot, but it really is true. 1508 01:18:27,880 --> 01:18:29,760 Speaker 1: I think the league is almost at the point where 1509 01:18:29,760 --> 01:18:33,280 Speaker 1: it's a blank slate. They'll listen to any idea and 1510 01:18:33,400 --> 01:18:42,360 Speaker 1: they listen. They're killing it by broadcasting the combine, the combine. 1511 01:18:42,800 --> 01:18:49,400 Speaker 1: There's no competition there. It's it's it's pe class and 1512 01:18:49,520 --> 01:18:53,960 Speaker 1: they're pulling down a huge number. Um, so they just 1513 01:18:54,040 --> 01:18:58,559 Speaker 1: need something to give it a pulse, and hey, they'll 1514 01:18:58,600 --> 01:19:00,519 Speaker 1: put it on television, right, And I mean that's the 1515 01:19:00,560 --> 01:19:02,559 Speaker 1: way I see it. Whatever it is, they don't care 1516 01:19:02,560 --> 01:19:04,839 Speaker 1: what it is, but it's going to pull a number. 1517 01:19:04,880 --> 01:19:08,120 Speaker 1: And the better it is, the bigger the number. Right. 1518 01:19:08,240 --> 01:19:13,320 Speaker 1: And the combine is structured to be, you know, just 1519 01:19:13,439 --> 01:19:16,040 Speaker 1: another stepping stone through the offseason where you can draw 1520 01:19:16,040 --> 01:19:18,920 Speaker 1: a bunch of eyes into the TV. Similar to the draft, 1521 01:19:19,240 --> 01:19:23,040 Speaker 1: the schedule lease. It's all strategically placed now so that 1522 01:19:23,120 --> 01:19:26,840 Speaker 1: you capture those eyes. Well, the Pro Bowl strategically placed too. 1523 01:19:27,080 --> 01:19:29,640 Speaker 1: It's a week before the Super Bowl. It's during that 1524 01:19:29,720 --> 01:19:33,240 Speaker 1: off week, so you have that Sunday. There's nothing else 1525 01:19:33,360 --> 01:19:37,080 Speaker 1: that's going to rival it on that Sunday. Put something 1526 01:19:37,080 --> 01:19:42,160 Speaker 1: out there what it is exactly. Obviously there's enough conversation 1527 01:19:42,200 --> 01:19:46,000 Speaker 1: around it that they're saying, what we're doing now, although 1528 01:19:46,000 --> 01:19:49,400 Speaker 1: it's capturing six point seven million eyes, we can improve 1529 01:19:49,479 --> 01:19:53,439 Speaker 1: upon that and make it more interesting. To me, the 1530 01:19:53,479 --> 01:19:56,160 Speaker 1: best one so far. And maybe it's because I grew 1531 01:19:56,240 --> 01:19:58,800 Speaker 1: up a Bengals fan that I loved Chad Johnson when 1532 01:19:58,920 --> 01:20:01,759 Speaker 1: he was wearing number eighty five for the Bengals. Maybe 1533 01:20:01,800 --> 01:20:06,120 Speaker 1: that's why. But I'd like his idea probably the best. Yeah, 1534 01:20:06,439 --> 01:20:09,719 Speaker 1: having the old timers come in play a flag football 1535 01:20:09,800 --> 01:20:12,560 Speaker 1: came against the new guys. It might be that you 1536 01:20:12,640 --> 01:20:16,000 Speaker 1: make it a window, you know what I mean, Eric, 1537 01:20:16,640 --> 01:20:20,160 Speaker 1: the guys who are waiting for their five year window 1538 01:20:20,240 --> 01:20:22,400 Speaker 1: for the Hall of Fame to open up. Guys within 1539 01:20:22,479 --> 01:20:25,040 Speaker 1: that window can come back and play, and you know, 1540 01:20:25,120 --> 01:20:26,679 Speaker 1: they can do it for five years and then they're 1541 01:20:26,680 --> 01:20:28,320 Speaker 1: out and then new five guys come, you know what 1542 01:20:28,320 --> 01:20:33,720 Speaker 1: I mean? New five years keeps rotating through and any well, Heck, 1543 01:20:33,760 --> 01:20:35,519 Speaker 1: if you extended it further than that, there's a lot 1544 01:20:35,520 --> 01:20:37,680 Speaker 1: of guys that didn't make the type of money these 1545 01:20:37,720 --> 01:20:40,320 Speaker 1: guys make nowadays. They would be excited for the opportunity 1546 01:20:40,520 --> 01:20:42,679 Speaker 1: to collect another paycheck and go out for the game, 1547 01:20:43,080 --> 01:20:45,599 Speaker 1: bring it be able to bring their family back around 1548 01:20:45,640 --> 01:20:47,840 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl. That would be a lot of fun 1549 01:20:47,920 --> 01:20:50,839 Speaker 1: for guys. If you take that full Pro Bowl roster. 1550 01:20:51,160 --> 01:20:52,800 Speaker 1: Now you don't even have to play in as much 1551 01:20:52,800 --> 01:20:55,040 Speaker 1: of the game, so you probably get better effort because 1552 01:20:55,080 --> 01:20:57,200 Speaker 1: you have both the AFC and the NFC on the 1553 01:20:57,280 --> 01:21:00,040 Speaker 1: same seven on seven squad or whatever you call it. 1554 01:21:00,400 --> 01:21:03,559 Speaker 1: And so to me, that seems like the best idea. 1555 01:21:03,600 --> 01:21:05,880 Speaker 1: I will say this, For as big of a joke 1556 01:21:05,960 --> 01:21:08,760 Speaker 1: as the Pro Bowl has become, to be able to 1557 01:21:08,800 --> 01:21:11,080 Speaker 1: say that you're a five, six, seven, eight time Pro 1558 01:21:11,120 --> 01:21:13,599 Speaker 1: Bowler still means a lot to players in the NFL 1559 01:21:13,880 --> 01:21:17,280 Speaker 1: and for Tom Brady and Josh Allen that has skipped 1560 01:21:17,280 --> 01:21:20,840 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl. There's guys like myself who only made one, 1561 01:21:20,920 --> 01:21:22,880 Speaker 1: and I was an alternate at other times, but I 1562 01:21:22,960 --> 01:21:25,880 Speaker 1: only make one Pro Bowl, And to me, I'll never 1563 01:21:25,920 --> 01:21:29,360 Speaker 1: forget it. Yeah, I'll never forget sitting around and yes, 1564 01:21:29,479 --> 01:21:32,280 Speaker 1: we're abreast of the situation. We know if we made 1565 01:21:32,280 --> 01:21:35,640 Speaker 1: it before the NFL Network does the big release of 1566 01:21:35,640 --> 01:21:38,120 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl rosters. But I'll tell you this, it 1567 01:21:38,240 --> 01:21:41,120 Speaker 1: still means a lot to many players in the NFL. 1568 01:21:41,360 --> 01:21:43,680 Speaker 1: It meant a lot to me. It really doesn't. You're right, 1569 01:21:43,720 --> 01:21:47,439 Speaker 1: it's it's part of it's part of your bio as 1570 01:21:47,439 --> 01:21:49,439 Speaker 1: an NFL football player. How many of those you've got? 1571 01:21:49,479 --> 01:21:52,200 Speaker 1: You got to Eric woodstep tsk. We're here just till 1572 01:21:52,200 --> 01:21:53,479 Speaker 1: the top of the hour. We're gonna take a minute 1573 01:21:53,520 --> 01:21:55,200 Speaker 1: right now to listen to Jordan Phillips. He had some 1574 01:21:55,200 --> 01:21:59,080 Speaker 1: words with the media today. Sean McDermott referred to Jordan 1575 01:21:59,080 --> 01:22:01,839 Speaker 1: Phillips and Shack Laws and is making sure the practice 1576 01:22:01,880 --> 01:22:03,960 Speaker 1: is never quiet. These guys talk a lot, and Jordan 1577 01:22:04,000 --> 01:22:05,960 Speaker 1: Phillis spoke to the media just a few minutes ago. 1578 01:22:06,000 --> 01:22:09,040 Speaker 1: Here's Jordan. It's like I never loved it's a good time. 1579 01:22:09,040 --> 01:22:14,200 Speaker 1: I'm enjoying myself. So how important is it going into 1580 01:22:14,240 --> 01:22:16,040 Speaker 1: your second stand How important is it for you to 1581 01:22:16,080 --> 01:22:20,479 Speaker 1: be more vocal, you know with this new defensive language. Uh. 1582 01:22:20,479 --> 01:22:22,400 Speaker 1: From the first time I was here, I was kind 1583 01:22:22,439 --> 01:22:24,640 Speaker 1: of the young guy. And that's where now because now 1584 01:22:24,640 --> 01:22:29,800 Speaker 1: I'm kind of the old guy, so we gotta just 1585 01:22:29,920 --> 01:22:32,560 Speaker 1: trying to kind of trying to spread the knowledge of 1586 01:22:33,160 --> 01:22:35,599 Speaker 1: what I do have. But our guys in our room, 1587 01:22:35,640 --> 01:22:41,639 Speaker 1: they're the ability that we have is just unreal between aj, Ed, Greg, Boogie, 1588 01:22:42,000 --> 01:22:45,040 Speaker 1: you know, just the guys and it's just Vaughan. It's 1589 01:22:45,040 --> 01:22:47,760 Speaker 1: crazy Dq how much talent we have. So it's really 1590 01:22:47,800 --> 01:22:50,679 Speaker 1: just we just need to come together fast and get 1591 01:22:50,680 --> 01:22:52,679 Speaker 1: it going. I'm going to do that at this point 1592 01:22:52,840 --> 01:22:55,479 Speaker 1: without pads on about the contact. It's a little different 1593 01:22:55,479 --> 01:22:57,240 Speaker 1: for guys in the interior. How do you develop that 1594 01:22:57,360 --> 01:23:01,160 Speaker 1: chemistry and speed of that process. Well, luckily, I've been 1595 01:23:01,200 --> 01:23:03,680 Speaker 1: rushing with Ed and it's just like we you know, 1596 01:23:03,800 --> 01:23:05,679 Speaker 1: we've still been doing what we've been doing, so it's 1597 01:23:06,040 --> 01:23:09,040 Speaker 1: it's been easy for us to h and then we 1598 01:23:09,120 --> 01:23:11,519 Speaker 1: just incorporate the rest of the guys. Von got here today, 1599 01:23:11,720 --> 01:23:15,040 Speaker 1: so we see how he rushes, and we start working 1600 01:23:15,080 --> 01:23:17,760 Speaker 1: into how what he likes to do. I mean, he's 1601 01:23:17,800 --> 01:23:20,280 Speaker 1: he's a premier pastier in the rusher in the league, 1602 01:23:20,320 --> 01:23:23,000 Speaker 1: so you kind of gotta, you know, not taking second 1603 01:23:23,040 --> 01:23:24,559 Speaker 1: hand to him, but you know what I mean, just 1604 01:23:25,600 --> 01:23:27,080 Speaker 1: do what you do and I'm gonna work off you, 1605 01:23:27,080 --> 01:23:28,720 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So just one of those 1606 01:23:28,720 --> 01:23:33,479 Speaker 1: things with a guy like n uh. You know, he's 1607 01:23:33,520 --> 01:23:38,120 Speaker 1: two times super Bowl Champion, super Bowl MVP. Whatever he says, 1608 01:23:38,160 --> 01:23:41,320 Speaker 1: you listen to it. Um. He has a lot of 1609 01:23:41,439 --> 01:23:44,000 Speaker 1: leadership and he also works hard, so it's easy to do. 1610 01:23:44,120 --> 01:23:46,080 Speaker 1: You know. It's not like you got any thing and 1611 01:23:46,120 --> 01:23:48,360 Speaker 1: you can't say anything bad about him whatever he says. 1612 01:23:48,400 --> 01:23:50,400 Speaker 1: You know, he's been there, he's done it, and he's 1613 01:23:50,439 --> 01:23:52,680 Speaker 1: the best of the best. You said it was like 1614 01:23:52,720 --> 01:23:54,960 Speaker 1: he never left and you specifically mentioned in at Oliver 1615 01:23:55,000 --> 01:23:56,920 Speaker 1: or I'm kind of rushing alongside of him from the 1616 01:23:56,960 --> 01:23:59,640 Speaker 1: time that you left back in twenty nineteen. How have 1617 01:23:59,680 --> 01:24:02,519 Speaker 1: you seen eds game grow and are there any particular 1618 01:24:02,560 --> 01:24:05,000 Speaker 1: areas where he has made strides that you notice out 1619 01:24:05,000 --> 01:24:10,200 Speaker 1: of here? I wouldn't say our leman changed that. Um. 1620 01:24:10,240 --> 01:24:12,760 Speaker 1: First off, I think Ed's matured a lot, and I 1621 01:24:12,760 --> 01:24:15,160 Speaker 1: think that's what's helped his game the most. He's everybody's 1622 01:24:15,160 --> 01:24:18,519 Speaker 1: already always known that he's gonna be a top guy 1623 01:24:18,520 --> 01:24:21,320 Speaker 1: who's picked number nine overall for a reason. And now 1624 01:24:21,320 --> 01:24:23,960 Speaker 1: his maturity with the way he plays and the way 1625 01:24:23,960 --> 01:24:26,320 Speaker 1: he's under the standing the game is what's helping him. 1626 01:24:26,320 --> 01:24:28,720 Speaker 1: He's always talent has never been an issue, and now 1627 01:24:28,720 --> 01:24:30,360 Speaker 1: he has not only does he have the work ethic, 1628 01:24:30,479 --> 01:24:41,560 Speaker 1: he has a mind to go with him from a 1629 01:24:41,640 --> 01:24:53,800 Speaker 1: far disabilities as Uh, just like he just said, Josh 1630 01:24:53,880 --> 01:24:55,559 Speaker 1: is a Josh is just a guy. And I think 1631 01:24:55,600 --> 01:24:58,920 Speaker 1: that's the biggest thing in the locker room. Uh. You know, 1632 01:24:59,479 --> 01:25:01,200 Speaker 1: people aren't scared to talk to him. He's one of 1633 01:25:01,200 --> 01:25:03,000 Speaker 1: the highest paid players in the league and he just 1634 01:25:03,160 --> 01:25:05,240 Speaker 1: you know, you would never he doesn't act like that, 1635 01:25:05,280 --> 01:25:08,479 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. And that's just that goes 1636 01:25:08,520 --> 01:25:11,679 Speaker 1: a long way with everybody in the locker room. And 1637 01:25:12,880 --> 01:25:15,360 Speaker 1: when people do get to that saddest that he is, 1638 01:25:15,600 --> 01:25:17,800 Speaker 1: they change. And like he said, he hasn't changed. He 1639 01:25:17,840 --> 01:25:24,360 Speaker 1: does what he does and he's great at it. Challenge 1640 01:25:24,479 --> 01:25:27,200 Speaker 1: new pieces coming together at this time of the year. 1641 01:25:27,560 --> 01:25:30,240 Speaker 1: But having gone through what you all did as a 1642 01:25:30,280 --> 01:25:33,320 Speaker 1: team last week. Is supporting the community. And the answer 1643 01:25:33,360 --> 01:25:37,080 Speaker 1: to this probably goes far beyond football. But how does 1644 01:25:37,120 --> 01:25:43,640 Speaker 1: that um ring a roof together? Maybe? Uh, for the 1645 01:25:43,680 --> 01:25:48,040 Speaker 1: most part, you know, tragedies happen and in the weirdest 1646 01:25:48,080 --> 01:25:50,360 Speaker 1: way possible. And I don't even know if I can 1647 01:25:50,360 --> 01:25:52,880 Speaker 1: say this, but it just brings people together, and it 1648 01:25:52,920 --> 01:25:58,960 Speaker 1: brought the community together. It uh. It It lets people 1649 01:25:59,000 --> 01:26:01,840 Speaker 1: be be themsel elves and be raw with each other, 1650 01:26:02,080 --> 01:26:05,680 Speaker 1: especially as men. You get to see a side of emotions. 1651 01:26:05,680 --> 01:26:10,120 Speaker 1: And I don't know even know how to say that. 1652 01:26:10,160 --> 01:26:13,519 Speaker 1: I just like just bring everybody together. I guess that's 1653 01:26:13,520 --> 01:26:16,240 Speaker 1: the best way to say it. Like you see, you 1654 01:26:16,240 --> 01:26:19,519 Speaker 1: see everybody's true self. That was Jordan Phillips just a 1655 01:26:19,520 --> 01:26:21,599 Speaker 1: few minutes ago. We had a chance to talk to him. Tomorrow. 1656 01:26:21,640 --> 01:26:23,080 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna have a little bit of Greg 1657 01:26:23,160 --> 01:26:25,160 Speaker 1: Rousseau and what he had to say. Today. We're gonna 1658 01:26:25,160 --> 01:26:27,439 Speaker 1: take a break, Eric would Steve Tasker, One Bill's Live 1659 01:26:27,520 --> 01:26:46,479 Speaker 1: from One Bill's Drive. This is Buffalo Bill's raking Steve Tasker, 1660 01:26:46,600 --> 01:26:48,679 Speaker 1: Eric Wood here in One Bills Live. Just to wrap 1661 01:26:48,800 --> 01:26:51,439 Speaker 1: up our Pro Bowl conversation just before we hit hit 1662 01:26:51,479 --> 01:26:53,360 Speaker 1: the end of the show. Here, let's take one last 1663 01:26:53,439 --> 01:26:56,320 Speaker 1: call from Eddie in cheek to waga. Eddie, you're on 1664 01:26:56,360 --> 01:26:58,479 Speaker 1: with Eric would Steve Tasker on One Bills Live. You 1665 01:26:58,520 --> 01:27:04,040 Speaker 1: got an idea about the Pro Bowl. Let's hear it. Eda, 1666 01:27:04,320 --> 01:27:10,439 Speaker 1: turn your radio down. Eddie's out. I'm not gonna wait on, Eddie, 1667 01:27:10,439 --> 01:27:12,320 Speaker 1: we got we got no time, Eric, what I guess 1668 01:27:12,360 --> 01:27:16,160 Speaker 1: the last thing we're going to talk about is UM 1669 01:27:16,720 --> 01:27:20,000 Speaker 1: the stuff we're hitting with OTA's. UM. The Pro Bowl. 1670 01:27:20,000 --> 01:27:22,280 Speaker 1: We've talked about on all the good ideas, but OTAs 1671 01:27:22,439 --> 01:27:24,920 Speaker 1: I've said this a ton, these guys come out and 1672 01:27:24,960 --> 01:27:26,240 Speaker 1: the young guys are here, and I got a chance 1673 01:27:26,240 --> 01:27:27,840 Speaker 1: to watch them. There's some guys out there that got 1674 01:27:27,840 --> 01:27:31,960 Speaker 1: some ability, some young players. Uh, they're not gonna make 1675 01:27:32,240 --> 01:27:36,960 Speaker 1: the team this week and OTA's, but I was reminded myself, 1676 01:27:37,000 --> 01:27:40,479 Speaker 1: you can still get cut at OTA's. So the guys 1677 01:27:40,479 --> 01:27:41,920 Speaker 1: really do have to show up and give them their 1678 01:27:41,920 --> 01:27:45,200 Speaker 1: best effort, even though, um, there no decisions are gonna 1679 01:27:45,200 --> 01:27:47,439 Speaker 1: be made this week about who's gonna be here who's not. 1680 01:27:48,680 --> 01:27:51,639 Speaker 1: You're exactly right, and especially for the guys up front, 1681 01:27:51,760 --> 01:27:54,679 Speaker 1: there's not a ton of contact during this time. There's 1682 01:27:54,680 --> 01:27:57,519 Speaker 1: probably more than you think, and it's a little bit 1683 01:27:57,560 --> 01:28:00,799 Speaker 1: more physical upfront than you'd probably think without wearing pats, 1684 01:28:00,800 --> 01:28:03,240 Speaker 1: because you still got helmets on. And they're still guys 1685 01:28:03,280 --> 01:28:05,240 Speaker 1: that assume they can make the team during this time, 1686 01:28:05,240 --> 01:28:07,519 Speaker 1: and they certainly don't want to get cut, to your point, 1687 01:28:08,080 --> 01:28:11,720 Speaker 1: But for the guys upfront, maybe not as applicable, but 1688 01:28:11,760 --> 01:28:14,040 Speaker 1: for the guys on the outside, the timing with the 1689 01:28:14,120 --> 01:28:19,479 Speaker 1: receivers getting on the same page defensively, because everything you know, 1690 01:28:19,520 --> 01:28:22,679 Speaker 1: we hear from Sean McDermott all the time. It's generally 1691 01:28:22,680 --> 01:28:25,920 Speaker 1: a one man breakdown that someone's got to cover for them. 1692 01:28:25,960 --> 01:28:28,320 Speaker 1: And as long as it all works in sinc on defense, 1693 01:28:28,640 --> 01:28:31,679 Speaker 1: then no one really notices. But when they're out of sync, 1694 01:28:31,960 --> 01:28:35,160 Speaker 1: which you can which you can really get to during 1695 01:28:35,200 --> 01:28:38,080 Speaker 1: this time, then you can have that number one defense 1696 01:28:38,240 --> 01:28:40,040 Speaker 1: in the league like the Bills did last year. Eric, 1697 01:28:40,080 --> 01:28:41,920 Speaker 1: thanks so much for being on this show. Appreciate you 1698 01:28:41,960 --> 01:28:44,320 Speaker 1: taking time out to be with us. Tomorrow, Mattie Glabs 1699 01:28:44,320 --> 01:28:45,880 Speaker 1: is gonna be on with me. We're gonna have some 1700 01:28:45,920 --> 01:28:49,240 Speaker 1: sound from Greg Russo's. Dion Dawkins is also gonna talk. 1701 01:28:49,560 --> 01:28:52,120 Speaker 1: Eric Woods, Thanks for coming in. We'll appreciate, we appreciate 1702 01:28:52,240 --> 01:28:54,400 Speaker 1: look forward to this season. We'll be back one Bills 1703 01:28:54,439 --> 01:29:02,920 Speaker 1: Live tomorrow. 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