1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: Steve Clasper such down, touch down textownto, welcome one Bills Live. 2 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: The team is on the road, folks. That's one you 3 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,479 Speaker 1: see there the shot of rich Stadium, Rich Stadium, Wow, 4 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:32,160 Speaker 1: new hair of field on a cloudy day in Orchard Park. 5 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,919 Speaker 1: Maddie Glabin with Steve Tasker, Murph and the team are 6 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:37,319 Speaker 1: on the road to Houston. I don't know if you've 7 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: heard about it, but they're in the playoffs. I'm hosting today. 8 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: You're gonna be subjected to my inadequate skills as a 9 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: host and Friday that's ready to beat the Texans. Okay. 10 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: So uh Maddie Glab in mad Girl, Uh you know 11 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: you're you're gonna have to be in the in the 12 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: back in here tomorrow for the host game with Fred Jackson. 13 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: Fred Jackson, So are you getting used to doing that? 14 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: I mean watching the games and yeah, having some skin 15 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: in the game. Yeah, Yeah, it's been fun. I I 16 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: love watching it with a former player or a player 17 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: in general, because you get a completely different take on 18 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: the game. I would like to say I know a 19 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: little bit about football. I try to know as much 20 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: as I can, but when you watch it with a 21 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: former NFL player, you get to learn a lot more. 22 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: And fred great guy, great host, great former player. It's 23 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: a blast. I will say this, not for nothing, but 24 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: you have proven yourself to be a you know, worthy 25 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,479 Speaker 1: reporter of the NFL. You know you're you know you're 26 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: talking about it. Yeah, of course you're. I mean you 27 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: were a new person coming in, so yeah, looking sideways. 28 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: Now you're you're part of the family, so you're in 29 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Yeah, and believe me, it's I'm glad you're 30 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: watching it with Freddy because I've been You said you're 31 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: gonna you're gonna watch it watching a dark room. You 32 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: trusted trusted people around me, But yeah, I can't be 33 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: trusted with other like I can't watch it with my grandkids. 34 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: It's gonna occurs. I don't. This is not a game 35 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: that you have to watch by yourself. I'll walk out 36 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: of the room here and Bills are gonna play great. 37 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 1: They'll play good. You know, they're gonna play good. Even 38 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: if they don't win, they're gonna play well. And there'll 39 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: be some frustrating moments. But both these teams, the Texans 40 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: and the Bills, have been neck deep in close games 41 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: all year, so it's gonna be one of those games again. 42 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson has played really well in tight games this year. 43 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: He's played very well in his career. He's five and 44 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: oh against teams with top five pass defenses, this is true. 45 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:35,839 Speaker 1: And he's played really throwing the ball really well against him. 46 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: But you know what, in the playoffs, not so good. 47 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: He struggled last year against the Colts. He was twenty 48 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: nine and forty nine out a pass rating of like 49 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:51,839 Speaker 1: sixty six point six or something like that. Mdown defense. Yeah, 50 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: the Bill's defense has been great, absolutely great. Um, one 51 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: of the top two defenses, top two or three defenses 52 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: in the league in every important category, yards, points, everything. Uh. 53 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: And then the second half of the year when Josh Allen, 54 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: you know, began after that first five game where he 55 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: was you know, throwing you know, twelve interceptions and five 56 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: and five tds or whatever. Now he's fifteen tds and 57 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: two interceptions over his last whatever. It's amazing. He played 58 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: very well. A different guy and he's a different guy 59 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: than he was coming in here last year into Houston 60 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: Energy Stadium. And when the Bills got beat twenty thirteen, 61 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: he through for like eighty yards on the day remember 62 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: he got his elbow hurt and stuff. He was just 63 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: you know, he's all over the joint. Yeah, he was 64 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: asked about that. He was asked about the game in 65 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: the postgame price conference after week seventeen, and he was like, 66 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: thanks for bringing up that game. I don't I don't 67 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: really want to talk about that game. It's we have 68 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: a completely different team. Um, it's gonna be a bolstered 69 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: up defense, a better offense heading into Houston to take 70 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: on a Texans team who Yeah, they have fixed their 71 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: offensive line in many ways, but there's still a lot 72 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: of the same weapons on that team as there was 73 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: the last time they played them. Pardon me, I'm trying 74 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 1: to get my cough switch over here. Okay. Yeah, and 75 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: you think about what's going on in this game. Bills 76 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: are really healthy. Texans aren't quite as healthy as to build. 77 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: They got a little bit of a longer list, but 78 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: I think most of their guys are going to be 79 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: at least maybe available. Of course, JJ Wat's going to 80 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: be back in the lineup. We've all heard about that. 81 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: His torn pectoral muscles field up. Now that went from 82 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: we're not sure how much he's gonna play. We think 83 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 1: he's gonna play on third downs and when we really 84 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 1: need to pass rush. But now it's changed to he's 85 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: going to be a big part of this game. But 86 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: you have to believe that he is not one hundred 87 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: percent healthy. Sixty nine days after that pictorial injury, he's 88 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: playing again. There's been a big drop off in this 89 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: defense too, and we can get into the stats later 90 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: of how the Houston's how Houston's defense has dropped off 91 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: since JJ Watt has been off the field. So they 92 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: think that he's a which he is a centerpiece of 93 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 1: their defense. He's been so much better when he is 94 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,919 Speaker 1: in when it comes to playing the run in things 95 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: like that. But he's not going to be a hundred 96 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: is unhealthy, Well we'll see. I mean, all he has 97 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 1: to do is go hard for a number of plays. 98 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: And the thing about what you always worry about is 99 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: the guy's getting hurt again. Yeah, you know so, which 100 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: has happened to Will Fuller this year. A ton of 101 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 1: that happens to a ton of guys. The Bill is 102 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: also cornerback Levi Wallace with an ankle. He was limited 103 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: in practice this week, tie and Secky with an ankle. 104 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 1: He was limited in practice this week. Shack Lawson, Levi Wallace, 105 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 1: Tie and Secky Andre Roberts are all questionable again in 106 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: this game. But that's it. That's the four guys. Andre Roberts, 107 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,039 Speaker 1: Tian Secky, Levi Wallace, Shack Lawson are the only four 108 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: guys on the injury list for the Bills. The phenomenal 109 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: a phenomenal season for the Bill's medical staff and the 110 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: trainers sports science people. They kept this team really healthy 111 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:41,919 Speaker 1: and you know, hopefully for them it'll pay dividends in 112 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: this game against the Texans. And we were talking about 113 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson as the Bills go in there. He's five 114 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: and oh in his career against teams to finish the 115 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: season ranked top five and pass defense, he's got one 116 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,679 Speaker 1: hundred and three point three passer rating in those games. 117 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 1: The guy plays good. And of course DeAndre Hopkins he 118 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: scored a touchdown in each of his last three games 119 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 1: against the Buffalo Bills. But Trey White has actually stepped 120 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 1: his game up and he has yet to allow a 121 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 1: touchdown in eighty four target targets in the end zone, 122 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: nine snaps five hundred nine nine snaps of coverage, and 123 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: he's had eighty four targets they were in the end zone, 124 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: run it with a t and he hasn't allowed a 125 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: t D yet. The second, the person who's the second 126 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: on that list without allowing a touchdown, has thirty less 127 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: targets fifty four. Yeah, Tredevis he got eighty four targets 128 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: for touchdowns. The other the closest other guys fifty four. 129 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: And yeah, he hasn't. He still hasn't let up for 130 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: so talented. Yeah, he's had a great year. I think 131 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: he's going to do great against Hopkins too. And he 132 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: was asked about the matchup yesterday when when he talked 133 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: to the media, didn't have much to say because of course, 134 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:49,839 Speaker 1: Trey's not going to play into anything like that. He's 135 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,840 Speaker 1: not gonna give a team any bulletin board material, and 136 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 1: he really just wanted to talk about his defense as 137 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: a whole. He didn't want to single himself up out 138 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: going up against Gownder Hopkins. He said, I really don't 139 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: see this as a one on one matchup. I see 140 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: it as a team matchup. When he's on my side, 141 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have to play well when he's on the 142 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: other side. Kevin Johnson or Levi Wallace is going to 143 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: really have to help out. So he's thinking that this 144 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: is gonna be a team thing. I mean, you have 145 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins and Trey White could take him out of 146 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: the game, which he has been great against number one receivers. 147 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: You look back to Courtland Sutton who was targeted eight times, 148 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: had one reception. You look back to Obj who's targeted 149 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: I think twelve times, had five receptions for fifty seven 150 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: yards I believe. So he's been great when he has traveled, 151 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: and this defense is gonna need to help him out 152 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: because if Will Fuller plays, that's a deep threat right there. 153 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: And if will Fuller doesn't play, you still have Kenny 154 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: Stills who's a great receiver as well and can catch 155 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 1: the ball and can make big plays. And oh wait, 156 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: they have Carlos Hide, a one thousand yard rusher. He's 157 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: having his best season yet six years into the NFL. 158 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 1: And the run defense is going to have to be 159 00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: on their game. The defensive line is going to have 160 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: to be very diss the point where it comes to 161 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: their lanes. Yeah, I mean, welcome to the playoffs. You know, 162 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: you're eating a really good team and they're playing good 163 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: and they're at home. It's gonna be a tough game, 164 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: and a Bills fans, I know are really confident about 165 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: this because for the first time in a month and 166 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: a half, they're not playing the Patriots, of the Baltimore Ravens, 167 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: of the Pittsburgh Steelers, three of the top defenses. In fact, 168 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: the rate the defenses around the National Football League. They 169 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: can do a rtum how many drives a team gets 170 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: and what percentage of those drives goes for a touchdown? Right, Well, 171 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: the Patriots are number one, ten point three percent of 172 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: their drives result in a touchdown by their opponent. Then 173 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 1: it's the Bills, yep, and they're fourteen point eight percent 174 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: of the drives they face are touchdown. They're number two 175 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: in the league. Then it's the Steelers and the Ravens 176 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: and the Broncos. All four of those We've played those, 177 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: all four of those teams in the last six weeks, right, 178 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: the Broncos, the Steelers, the Ravens, and the Patriots. I mean, 179 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: so you would think the Bills are going to get 180 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: a breather against this Tennessee. I mean this to Houston defense. 181 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: Bills have faced a top ten defense the last six weeks. 182 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: In a row. It starts with the Broncos game and 183 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: then you go to Dallas, and at that point, Dallas 184 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: was top ten in defense. So they're getting a break 185 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 1: for the first time in seven weeks. They get to 186 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: face Houston's defense, which is ranked twenty eighth and is 187 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 1: last in quite a few categories too. They're last in 188 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: red zone touchdowns percentage. They give up touchdowns seventy one 189 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: point four three percent of the time when a team 190 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: is in the red zone. Now we say they're they 191 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: haven't faced a top ten defense at the time when 192 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 1: the Bills faced these teams, they were all Now the 193 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 1: Bronchos and the Cowboys have fallen out of the top 194 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: ten since then, But when the Bills were facing them, 195 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: they were, they were top ten and there's just hasn't 196 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: been a break. So we'll see it looks like, you know, 197 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: it's you know, strength, if you're given strength and weakness 198 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 1: of both teams. Certainly the strength of the Texans is 199 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: their offense and their weakness is their defense. Is just 200 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: the opposite of the Bills. Yeah, the Bills defense is stout, 201 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: So it's strength and its strength. Yeah, you gotta love 202 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 1: the matchups within this game. I think so many favor 203 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:59,559 Speaker 1: of the Bills. If the Bills are going to play 204 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 1: to the level that we know that they can play. 205 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: How we see them play against the Cowboys, how we've 206 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 1: seen them play against the Patriots, both games the Ravens. Yes, 207 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: those those were some losses, but dang they played well 208 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: in those games. Steve Taskar and Maddie glab One Bills Live. 209 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 1: We also got a Twitter question for you, other than 210 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, which player needs to step up for the Bills? 211 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: Other than Josh who needs to step up? You can 212 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 1: pick an offensive or defensive player. You can call us 213 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 1: at eight O three oh five fifty or one eighty 214 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: eight two fifty or one eight eight five fifty two 215 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: five fifty. You can ask us about that, or you 216 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: can also chime in on another Twitter question we have, 217 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: which was and I don't even know what it is. 218 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: It's not in my I'm pulling it up. I'm pulling 219 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: tell me what it is, mad not other than Josh Allen, 220 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: which player needs to step up? There was another question. 221 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: I can't get it anyway. You can get us. You 222 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 1: can tweet at us or call us and chime in 223 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: on the conversation. Steve Taskar Maddi glab here. We're here 224 00:10:54,440 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: until three o'clock. Also, you think about this Dermott and 225 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: being era of Buffalo football has you know, started two 226 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 1: years ago, three years ago now two full seasons plus 227 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:13,559 Speaker 1: this last season and they broke the playoff drop year one. 228 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:16,439 Speaker 1: They broke broke the playoff twenty and we're still kind 229 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: of going through that. In fact, the last time the 230 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: Bills won a playoff game was you were nineteen ninety five. 231 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: Take us back seat. Oh my god, what do you remember? 232 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: You know what I remember about that game? You had 233 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: five catches, one hundred and eight yards. We were killing it. 234 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,439 Speaker 1: It was it was Don Shula's last game as head 235 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: coach of the Miami Dolphins. He retired after that. And uh, 236 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: you know, it was here in Orchard Park and Thurman 237 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:46,319 Speaker 1: just ran lot ran wild defense, defense played great, guy 238 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 1: like four turnovers. Dan Marino was looking at the sidelines 239 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:50,839 Speaker 1: with his hands up like he didn't know what to 240 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: do at times. Derek, Uh yeah, Derek Holmes was just 241 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: awesome in that game as well. He busted lose. Timmy Tindale, 242 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: the Canadian Comet busted loose for a fifty yard plus 243 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: touchdown in that game. Um, I actually I didn't even 244 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: play in the second half of that game as I 245 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 1: got yeah, I got tweaked, I tweaked a hammy or something. 246 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: And actually had the next game in the next week 247 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh, I had to actually get shot take a 248 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: shot so I could play. But man, oh man, what 249 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: a game it was. It was a fun game. It 250 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: was back. It was a year after we had not 251 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: made the playoffs in ninety four and uh, then to 252 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: get back in the playoffs after that Super Bowl run 253 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 1: was over and then come back and get to the 254 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: playoffs and win a playoff game. And it wasn't thirty 255 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: seven twenty two. It was not that close. It really wasn't. 256 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: We we lumped him up pretty good, and it was. 257 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: It was a lot of fun, a lot of fun. 258 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: There's Timmy Tindale running for the touchdown with people on 259 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: MSG And by the way, for those of you who 260 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: are listening on the radio dot com app, we're having 261 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: some issues with the app. It's popping in and out 262 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 1: and whatever the issues are, we're aware of it and 263 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:55,679 Speaker 1: we're getting back to it. We're hoping that we can 264 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: straighten it out and right at the end of the instigators, 265 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: they were having some problems with the radio dot Com app, 266 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: and we're getting a lot of mentions. People were calling 267 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: in saying, hey, what's the deal. Well, that's the deal 268 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: that it's with the app, so don't worry. We know 269 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,719 Speaker 1: it and they're working on it, and hopefully they got 270 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 1: it fixed without us even known about it. And I'm 271 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: talking to the wind. So all right, so you're gonna 272 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: watch it here. You gonna wach the game here, right, 273 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: watch the game here in Fred Jackson and your thoughts 274 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: about this game, you've you've already told me what you 275 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 1: kind of think this game is gonna Do you think 276 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 1: it's you think the Bills are going to score what 277 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: twenty four points? Or yeah? I think so. I think 278 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: I think the Texans. The Texans defense favors the Bills offense. 279 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 1: Like I said, they've been facing tough defenses time and 280 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: time and time again for the last six weeks, and 281 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: we've actually seen their average per game when it comes 282 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 1: to point totals come down in the last six games, 283 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: and I think that, of course has to do with 284 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 1: the fact that they're playing tougher defenses. We saw them 285 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: finally break over that twenty points per game, which I 286 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 1: think is really important in the playoffs. And we've talked 287 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 1: about this before. Your teams who are averaging twenty points 288 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: are less than the playoffs do not make it far 289 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 1: by any means. But right now they rank twenty third, 290 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: averaging nineteen points six points per game. In the last 291 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: six games, they're down a seventeen point two points per game. 292 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: I see them breaking the twenty point mark in this game, definitely. 293 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: And I think it also comes down to Deshaun Watson 294 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 1: lives and dies off of big chunk plays. I think 295 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: that's one of your keys right there. If the secondary 296 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: and the defensive line and your linebackers can limit that, 297 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: because it's not just from the wide receivers. Like I said, 298 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 1: Carlos Hide can break off a twenty yard run easily. 299 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: I think if you limit that and you don't let 300 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson get out of the pocket and get on 301 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: his feet, which he's really good on his feet. He 302 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: has six rushing touchdowns I believe this season. So when 303 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 1: he's on his feet, he is a talented, talented quarterback. 304 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: So you gotta keep him in the pocket. You gotta 305 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: limit those big chunk plays and if you do that, 306 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: I don't really think they have any offense. And I 307 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: think the defense can do this because they're they're good 308 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: at limiting those those big chunk plays. They're great at 309 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: not giving up passing touchdowns. They've given up fifteen this season. 310 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: They've given up thirty four big plays twenty plus yard completions, 311 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: which is the lowest in the NFL. They've given up 312 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 1: twenty six plays of thirty yards or more, which is 313 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: the fewest in the NFL. Allowed fifteen passing touchdowns this season, 314 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 1: second fewest in the NFL. So I think their defense 315 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: really matches up well with the way that the Texans 316 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: offense plays, and I agree with all of that. You're right, 317 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be a really really good football game, 318 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: I think, and I've always said, I thought the wildcard 319 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: weekends when you get the really best football because you 320 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: get two teams that are pretty evenly matched going against 321 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: each other, particularly in this matchup with the Bills Texans, 322 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: because you know, you're talking about the five and the 323 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: four seed in the playoffs, a division winner with actually 324 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: you know, the same kind of record that the Bills have, 325 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: and playing at home, and you get that emotional burst 326 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,400 Speaker 1: where there's nobody had a bye week, nobody's fully rested, 327 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: and everybody's kind of just keeps holding into it. It's 328 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: gonna be a really good game, both teams expecting to win, 329 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: and for good reason, I think, and I did find 330 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: out the question that I couldn't remember what it was 331 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: is that Bills went over the Texans will look like 332 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: what what do you think of? Bills went over? The 333 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 1: Texans is gonna look like call us at eight O 334 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: three five fifty or one eight eight five fifty two 335 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: five fifty. You can call us, get in onto the conversation. 336 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: You can tweet at us will read some of the 337 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: tweets on the on the sheet, Maddie Glab, Steve Tasker 338 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: in Murph is on the road. The team is traveling 339 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: to Houston, and it is It's an enormous, really big 340 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: sports weekend. Sabers made that trade for this new guy. 341 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 1: I even I'm not even gonna try and right, and 342 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 1: I hope it just gets the ball rolling. And I 343 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 1: think there's still needs a little be a little work done. 344 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: Maybe on the hockey side. I'm loving I'm think listen, 345 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 1: I'm that game last night was awesome. Yeah, and so 346 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: I'm they're keeping on, keeping on. So I'm I'm stoked 347 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 1: about what these hockey seasons could still turn into. Everybody's 348 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: kind of down on the saves because everybody thinks that 349 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: make a trade, make a trade, you know what. I'm 350 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: just enjoying the games, even game that you went to. 351 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: Quite a few games. I go to games all the time. 352 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: That game the other night, the six to five loss 353 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: when we right, You know what, though, I don't I 354 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 1: kind of like, I don't have a problem with eleven goal. 355 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,160 Speaker 1: You know, it's ten goals to watch, you know, that's fun. 356 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 1: Plus Jack had a sickie. Oh my gosh, that's such 357 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 1: a good deal. And then last night with with him, 358 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: you know, stuffing the one in and overtime, nice overtime. 359 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:24,639 Speaker 1: First time franchises. Fun hockey to watch right now, And 360 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: it doesn't feel like the Sabers are you know, like 361 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: they have been another off the map, you know that 362 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 1: it seems like they're in the conversation. So and it's 363 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: I know it's still early, got a half a season 364 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: to go in it, but we've seen this team play 365 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 1: really well. I think they're gonna do it again. I'm 366 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: kind of excited about it, and I hope so I 367 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: want to see this new guy. I guess it's visa problems. Yeah, 368 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 1: come on, man, visa problems a hockey game. Maybe maybe 369 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:52,399 Speaker 1: if you go on there, Steve and you tell him 370 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 1: the deal. What's up? I mean, he's a jump on 371 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: the table, say hey, sign that, you know, rubber stamp 372 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,920 Speaker 1: this thing. We got a hockey game, right, gotta play. Yeah, 373 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: this is visa Talk to me about international law. We 374 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: got a hockey game going. Get our boy into the lineup. 375 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: You know, when it happens, it happens to professional athletes. 376 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: My friend is dealing with it right now. She plays 377 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 1: overseason Europe and she is soccer basketball. She's a free 378 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 1: agent right now. Um, and so of course teams are 379 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: looking at her, but she has to renew her visa. 380 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 1: So she's back in Chicago waiting. Yeah, and so you 381 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 1: got that going. And my son goes through that a 382 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: little bit too. With Canada, the canadi Football League, there's 383 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 1: a little bit of that going on. Gott. You know 384 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: get that. It's kind of silly, that is Canadians make 385 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 1: it work for Americans. Why can't we reciprocate? Well, of course, 386 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:47,119 Speaker 1: he's a check playing in Okay, Yeah, anyways, but it's 387 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:48,680 Speaker 1: a big weekend in sports. So we got this thing 388 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:52,440 Speaker 1: going and this guy, I'm just counting on the bureaucracy, 389 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 1: whatever it is, to make this visa thing go away 390 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:55,920 Speaker 1: and he can get on the ice tomorrow. Then we 391 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: got the Bills game right after that. There's a thing too. 392 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 1: I retweeted it last night. Did you see this where 393 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 1: somebody came up with the idea like, hey, listen, Okay, 394 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: it's one Buffalo. So if the Saves scored a goal. 395 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 1: I don't even know who they're playing tomorrow. You know 396 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: who they're playing tomorrow, Saves are, But tell me Jay 397 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:14,959 Speaker 1: who they're playing. Nobody's they're not even listening in. They're 398 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,639 Speaker 1: not even listening to the control. They're they're like eating pizza. 399 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: Florida Panthers. It's ye, so they're playing. They're playing Florida 400 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 1: Panthers nineties night tomorrow. And so somebody came up saying, hey, listen, 401 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: one Buffalo. So when the Sabers score tomorrow, let's play 402 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:30,159 Speaker 1: the shout song because everybody's gonna go out and you 403 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 1: know they're gonna walk right over to seven to one 404 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: six from the arena and watch the game, right, I mean, 405 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: everybody's gonna be out doing doing that exact same thing. 406 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: So it's kind of an nice idea. I like it. 407 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: I retweeted it, thought, I so I endorse it, don't 408 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: you know not? Whatever song they play, I just hope 409 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: we hear a song or that. Yeah, I hope I 410 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 1: got you started off the primer for the Bills. We 411 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: get a Sabers win. Then we get a Bills win, 412 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:55,399 Speaker 1: and they think about everybody can be off work for 413 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,440 Speaker 1: the rest of the week. Wow, you know nothing. Ever, 414 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: you know, sometimes you get a little moment where things 415 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:04,359 Speaker 1: like that come together. But it'll be fun if you know, 416 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: both those teams win tomorrow we get you know, it 417 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 1: will be a nice little little weekend, a little Buffalo weekend, 418 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 1: and just kind of sleep in on Sunday and enjoy 419 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 1: the celebration. Just kind of relax, right, Me and I 420 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: won't be sleeping. Got work to do on Sunday. Sunday, 421 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:25,160 Speaker 1: I gotta help out with some writing. I'm sure who 422 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: knows you got all the rap? Yeah, we gotta do 423 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:29,119 Speaker 1: all the wrap up. We gotta look ahead to the 424 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:32,199 Speaker 1: next game. Mindset that well, we might have to do 425 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: it we have to do the McDermott Show on Sunday. 426 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 1: Huh yeah that you know what? The the Baltimore Ravens. 427 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:45,679 Speaker 1: Who will if the Bills win and the Titans lose, 428 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:51,440 Speaker 1: Bills will be in Baltimore. Ye Saturday Night, eight fifteen 429 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: next week. Who baby, I like I like Saturday games. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 430 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: I just like it. The Bills. It's nice weekend though. 431 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: This is gonna Sabers tomorrow at one o'clock, Bills at 432 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 1: four thirty. Playoffs in the NFL. Yeah, and we're in 433 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: The Bills are in the thick of it. It's been fun. 434 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:11,640 Speaker 1: It's been fun. Twelve all right? What will the Bills 435 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: win over the Texans? Look like? You can call us 436 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:14,959 Speaker 1: or tweet at us. You can call us an eight 437 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 1: o three oh five fifty. Steve Tasker and Maddie Glabmurph 438 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 1: and the team are on the road. We're here till 439 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: three o'clock. We've got a really nice lineup for the 440 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:28,439 Speaker 1: show today. We've got the Monday Night football analysts for ESPN. 441 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 1: Booger McFarland's going to come on with us at twelve thirty. 442 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: He's gonna call us right at the bottom of the 443 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: hour also one o'clock. Greg Goseell executive producer at NFL 444 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:38,440 Speaker 1: Films and also the co host of ESPN's NFL Matchup 445 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 1: on ESPN where they break down the film as a 446 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 1: really good program, and also the voice of the Houston 447 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 1: Texans radio broadcast and Vice president of Communications. Mark Vandermere 448 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:51,400 Speaker 1: is gonna come on with us in the two o'clock hour. 449 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 1: So we've got Booger McFarland, Greg Cosell, Mark Vandermere coming 450 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: on the show as well, Mattie Glab, Steve task or 451 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 1: We're Hill Show three o'clock. So yeah, this is gonna 452 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 1: be We're busy. I mean this at the time of 453 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 1: year when you know, you do a three hour radio 454 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 1: show every day, you gotta have stuff to talk about 455 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 1: it and there's always stuff kind of in the NFL 456 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,239 Speaker 1: around the but man, oh man, you get into May 457 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: in June, this is the kind of time of year 458 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 1: where you're going, wait, wait, we don't have too much. Yeah, 459 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,359 Speaker 1: you're almost stiff arming people saying we can we have 460 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 1: time for you today. You know it's you can't be 461 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 1: on the show. You can't be on the show. Everybody 462 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:22,879 Speaker 1: wants to be on the show. Just kidding. You just 463 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: gotta wait. Yeah, I want to be on the show. 464 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 1: That's right, got my wish. Yeah, there you go. Hey, 465 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 1: you know what else is today? Guess what happened on 466 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:38,120 Speaker 1: this day in nineteen ninety three. Oh, the great comeback. Yeah, 467 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: there was the twenty sixth year comeback of the anniversary 468 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:44,639 Speaker 1: to come back. Yeah, if we're doing math, but I 469 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: don't know. I'm not gonna think somebody do the math 470 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: there in the control where well let us know. Yeah. 471 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 1: January third, nineteen ninety three Wildcard playoff, Houston Oilers in 472 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 1: h in Orchard Park, jumping out to a thirty five 473 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 1: to three lead on the flow Bills early in the 474 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:04,879 Speaker 1: third quarter and then losing the game. I have a 475 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: bunch of stats losing the game twenty six years It 476 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 1: was ago today, twenty six years ago today, and that 477 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: game still lives in the history books of the NFL. 478 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:17,159 Speaker 1: People still talk about it. We had John McClean on, 479 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,199 Speaker 1: who's covered the NFL for forty three years in the 480 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 1: city of Houston, and even he has scar tissues from 481 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: that game, he still talks about that game. He couldn't 482 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: talk about anything else. And we had him on earlier 483 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 1: in the week, and he wrote a story about it. 484 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 1: It was an epic collapsed by the Houston Oilers, and 485 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: it's kind of a tale of perseverance for the Bills 486 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: in that in that moment and a couple of supernatural 487 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: things happened, well not a couple twenty, you know, a 488 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 1: bunch of supernatural things happened, and and it was a miracle. 489 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,480 Speaker 1: It was a miracle from where that game was at 490 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: one point into where it ended up with Steve Christie 491 00:23:56,080 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 1: kicking the winning field goal in overtime and and put 492 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 1: Frank Reich into the legendary status in Buffalo man. I 493 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: cannot believe that that happened. Buffalo is down twenty eight 494 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,199 Speaker 1: to three out the half. In the first half, the 495 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 1: Oilers had possession of the ball for twenty one minutes 496 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:19,439 Speaker 1: and had two hundred and eighty four yards. The Bills 497 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: had possession of the ball for eight minutes and had 498 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 1: seventy nine yards of offense. We stunk, We absolutely stunk 499 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 1: the first half. But then you outscored them by twenty 500 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 1: one points. Twenty eight points in just six minutes and 501 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 1: fifty two seconds. We scored Andre Reid touchdowns, a thirty 502 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:44,360 Speaker 1: eight yard touchdown reception from Don Biebe and a short 503 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: run into the end zone by Kenneth Davis. Boom boom 504 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: boom boom yea, and that was that was That's what 505 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:53,159 Speaker 1: did it. And after we scored the second touchdown, you 506 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 1: could see people in the stands because a lot of 507 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: people are like, you know what, I'm done, and they 508 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:00,679 Speaker 1: just left. And then there you could see though we 509 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 1: scored two quick ones and that you look at the 510 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 1: clock and he we've all done it. You start to 511 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,639 Speaker 1: scoreboard watch and you start to go, okay, two, and 512 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: he started to do how many more touchdowns you need 513 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: and how much times left? And people start doing the 514 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 1: math pretty quick and kind of hung in there, kind 515 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: of hung in there. All right, we're gonna take a 516 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: quick break here in a minute. We're gonna Booker mcfarlan's 517 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: gonna call us at twelve thirty. We're gonna talk to 518 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 1: him about what he sees in this Bill's Texans matchup. 519 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:25,879 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a great game. It's an exciting time 520 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 1: here in Buffalo. And Maddie glab was Steve Taskboard. I 521 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:30,879 Speaker 1: don't know, we got a lot to talk about and 522 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,400 Speaker 1: we're gonna get back. We'll be back with Booker McFarlane 523 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: right after the break. This is One Bills Live from 524 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: One Bill's Drive and this is Buffalo Bills Radio. Welcome 525 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: back to One Bill's Live. Steve Tasker, Maddie Glab, Murph 526 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 1: and the Buffalo Bills are on the road down to Houston, Texans. 527 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 1: We are sitting him here till three o'clock talking about 528 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 1: this wildcard matchup where please be joined. Also right now 529 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 1: by ESPN Monday Night Football analysts, who played nine NFL 530 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 1: seasons with Tampa Bay in Indianapolis, is a two time 531 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champion. Please welcome to the program, Booger McFarland, Booger, 532 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:16,439 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker, and Maddie Glab here in Buffalo. Thanks so 533 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: much for taking some time. I know you're really busy 534 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:20,479 Speaker 1: running in the run up to this playoff game, but 535 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 1: thanks for joining us. Hey man anytime. Steve really enjoyed 536 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:28,160 Speaker 1: watching you play. Man. I thought you were the epitome 537 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 1: of what just a hard worker and just maybe one 538 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,880 Speaker 1: of the best specialties guys that the league has ever seen. 539 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:35,879 Speaker 1: Deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Hope you 540 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: get there one day, but well I appreciate it and 541 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:41,359 Speaker 1: it's fun to think, as I appreciate the conversation, booger, 542 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: but you know what, I love playing and it was 543 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 1: fun while it lasted. And I'm sure you feel the 544 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 1: same way exactly. It's it's much more exciting when we're 545 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: out there playing and being in the mix. But I 546 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 1: tell you what, it's a lot less physically taxing when 547 00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: we just get to talk about it. Yeah, and this game, 548 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: it's a cool matchup because got a strong Bill's defense 549 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 1: against a strong Texans offense and a weaker Texan defense 550 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:09,479 Speaker 1: against a weaker Bills offense. I mean it seems strength 551 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,400 Speaker 1: on strength, weakness on weakness. What do you think, Well, 552 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 1: I think you hit the nail on the head, which 553 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 1: is why I think. You know, when I look at 554 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 1: this matchup between Brion day Ball in the Bills offense 555 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,400 Speaker 1: in Romeo Carneal and the Texas defense, to me, that's 556 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:26,400 Speaker 1: where the game is gonna be one. I think whichever 557 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 1: coach can kind of come up with the wrinkle or 558 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 1: two to steal some yards and first downs, especially when 559 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:36,159 Speaker 1: you get in the red zone or fringe red zone area, 560 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 1: I think it's going to go a long way toward 561 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 1: winning this game. And I'm not discounting the other side 562 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,120 Speaker 1: of the ball, but I just think when you look 563 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:46,640 Speaker 1: at Watson and the Texas offense against the stingy Buffalo 564 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:49,159 Speaker 1: Bill defense, like both of those units are gonna make 565 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: some plays and I think eventually they cancel each other out. 566 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:54,119 Speaker 1: But I think the game is gonna be one based 567 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 1: on Josh Allen and his ability in crucial situations with 568 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 1: his arm not his leg, to make a play, to 569 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 1: make an accurate pass against a Texas defense that let's 570 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:09,120 Speaker 1: face it, they haven't been the same defense without Watt 571 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 1: much of the year, without Jadevion Clowney or without tying Matthew. 572 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:16,120 Speaker 1: So I think that's worth a game ultimately is gonna 573 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:19,120 Speaker 1: be one. Hey, you got a big matchup this weekend 574 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 1: with Trey White and DeAndre Hopkins. Trey White went to LSU, 575 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 1: your alma mater as well. What are your thoughts on 576 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:28,320 Speaker 1: the season that he's having. Do you think he ranks 577 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: at the top when when you're talking about corners in 578 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:33,199 Speaker 1: the NFL this season and what do you see in 579 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 1: that matchup? Well, I think it's gonna be a really 580 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:40,440 Speaker 1: good matchup. I think Jadevis has proven he is a 581 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 1: top corner in this league. He deserves to be mentioned 582 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 1: up there with Stephan Gilmore and Jalen Ramsey and all 583 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 1: the other top corners that are in that conversation. He 584 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:52,920 Speaker 1: has been outstanding, hasn't given up a touchdown, pass tie 585 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 1: for the league league in interceptions with six, and so 586 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: I can go on on. He's gonna go against a 587 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 1: guy who I think is one of the more underappreciated 588 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 1: wide receivers in the game just because he does his 589 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:08,760 Speaker 1: business very quietly, doesn't say a lot. And I think 590 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 1: that's the intriguing part about this matchup because I know 591 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 1: he's a Louisiana guy just like myself. He likes to talk, 592 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 1: he likes to kind of get in your grill a 593 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 1: little bit. And is he gonna be able to kind 594 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:22,480 Speaker 1: of get DeAndre off his game? Is he gonna kind 595 00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 1: of get those those those emotions riled up? Because I 596 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 1: think you know, if your Davis can make a play, 597 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 1: whether the pick or or cause a fumble or something, 598 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:35,480 Speaker 1: that's the game changing play that'll go a long way 599 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: toward winning. In the same way, I think when you 600 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 1: look at DeAndre Hopkins, he's got to be thinking the 601 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 1: same way because let's not forget that Houston was in 602 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 1: the same game last year and we called the game 603 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 1: and they didn't play well. Hopkins was really a mirror afterthought, 604 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson didn't play. So I think the motivation on 605 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:56,640 Speaker 1: the Texas offensive side is gonna be there. And you 606 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,280 Speaker 1: know that battle that we speak of for Davias White 607 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 1: against Hopkins, I think it's gonna be one of those 608 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: must see TV kind of subtitles in the game. We 609 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:07,960 Speaker 1: all know it's a team game, but I can't wait 610 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:09,800 Speaker 1: to kind of take a peep at the isio cam 611 00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 1: and see what Hopkins and White are doing out there. 612 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 1: We're talking to Berger McFarland ESPN Monday Night Football analyst. 613 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 1: He's on the call tomorrow for the wildcard game between 614 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills in against the Houston Texans down in Houston. 615 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 1: And I ask you, but the way you're talking about 616 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 1: this and see if you understand my question, do you 617 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 1: think this game is gonna come down to a play 618 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 1: that is made or maybe a catastrophic mistake by one 619 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:33,280 Speaker 1: team or the other. Because both these teams, you know, 620 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 1: there's some things to look at, and these teams that 621 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 1: think that maybe one side of the football for either 622 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 1: team just might not be up to the task in 623 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 1: the pressure pack situation of the playoffs. Do you think 624 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:44,959 Speaker 1: it comes down to a great play that's made or 625 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:50,480 Speaker 1: maybe a catastrophic mistake. Well, I'm a firm believer. I 626 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:53,160 Speaker 1: think you'll realize this. You know this also steve that 627 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 1: games in this league are lost more than they are 628 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:57,760 Speaker 1: one And I think just to break that down a 629 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 1: little bit more, if you just do the right things 630 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 1: and don't commit penalties and don't turn the football over, 631 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 1: you don't have to make a ton of wild players. 632 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:08,680 Speaker 1: Like if you just be in the right spot, sometimes 633 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:10,680 Speaker 1: the game will just be handed to you. And I 634 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 1: think ultimately this is a game, especially with the Bills offense, 635 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:18,720 Speaker 1: Like if I'm Josh Allen, I go into this game saying, 636 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 1: if I don't see it and know that I see it, 637 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 1: I check it down or I run the football, like, 638 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 1: don't put my defense in a situation where they have 639 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:29,640 Speaker 1: to defend a short field. And I think if you're 640 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 1: if you're the Texas defense, you gotta say, Okay, let's 641 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 1: keep the ball in front of us, Let's not get 642 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 1: up a big play down the field of John Brown 643 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 1: and allow this game to be played and allow the 644 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 1: strengths of each team to win the game. Ultimately, That's 645 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:47,080 Speaker 1: how I would try to play the game. But I 646 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 1: think that's the fun part about it. I know everybody 647 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 1: in upstate New York and is they're kind of on 648 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 1: the edge just to see. Quite frankly, guys, I think 649 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills have the better team. I think when 650 00:31:57,880 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 1: you watch the game and when you watch the team 651 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: on pay I think, to me, the Bills have the 652 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:05,480 Speaker 1: better defense. I think collectively, how they play offense and 653 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 1: run the football, you can see their style of play. 654 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 1: The one question mark is the quarterback and can he 655 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:14,440 Speaker 1: be consistent? Because I can make a strong case if 656 00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 1: josh Allen work consistent as he has been in the 657 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:20,920 Speaker 1: fourth quarter early on in the game, they could have 658 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:23,840 Speaker 1: beat Baltimore, they could have been New England twice. And 659 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:27,360 Speaker 1: so josh Yallen has to make sure early in the 660 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 1: game that he takes what the defense gives him, doesn't 661 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:33,080 Speaker 1: force it. And more than anything, if I'm Brian day Bow, 662 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 1: I try to get josh Allen some early completions, get 663 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 1: his confidence, get him settled in it's his first playoffs game. Steve, 664 00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:41,240 Speaker 1: you've been in a ton of them. I've been in 665 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 1: a ton of them. The playoffs are different because in 666 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: the back of our minds, we know that whatever mistake 667 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:49,520 Speaker 1: we make is gonna be over amplified because it's win 668 00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: or go home. And so I just want to make 669 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:55,440 Speaker 1: sure that my young quarterback and my team that doesn't 670 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 1: have a lot of playoffs experience, comes out and settles 671 00:32:58,320 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 1: down and plays fast. Early on, speaking of young quarterbacks 672 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:05,360 Speaker 1: and younger people on this Bill's offense, you look at 673 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:08,280 Speaker 1: Devin's singletary running back who's been very effective for the 674 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 1: Bills this season, and what you said with Brian day 675 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:15,480 Speaker 1: Ball maybe scripting some place for Josh that are sure 676 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:17,800 Speaker 1: completions that he knows that he can get to to 677 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 1: get in his rhythm to set up the offense. How 678 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:22,640 Speaker 1: much of that do you think is setting up the 679 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:25,600 Speaker 1: run first and letting the pass come next. They've been 680 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:29,320 Speaker 1: very successful when they've solidified their run game first and 681 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:33,640 Speaker 1: then opened up their passing game. Yeah, and it's all 682 00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 1: about kind of a cat mouse team. You know. One 683 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 1: of my favorite teams grown up was the Dallas Cowboys, 684 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,440 Speaker 1: and they were running football team. But if you ever 685 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:44,160 Speaker 1: watched the Cowboys play They usually came out in the 686 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:46,480 Speaker 1: first quarter, quarter and a half, and Aitman got most 687 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:49,600 Speaker 1: of his completions early in the game because they knew 688 00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:51,320 Speaker 1: everyone want to come out and stop in it. So 689 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:54,960 Speaker 1: guess what they came out throwing flants short completion and 690 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:56,960 Speaker 1: then when they got a league when it was fourteen 691 00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 1: to three, it was in the smith's time. Are you 692 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 1: going to get a heavy smith? So that's one way 693 00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:05,280 Speaker 1: to do it. I just think early on, I want 694 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:08,400 Speaker 1: my young quarterback to settle down. Josh has been a 695 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:11,680 Speaker 1: little erratic early in games. I've watched the tape and 696 00:34:11,719 --> 00:34:14,680 Speaker 1: it's nothing but nerves. It's not talent, it's not anything 697 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:18,280 Speaker 1: but nerves and maybe him being too hype. I'm calling 698 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:22,839 Speaker 1: something simple, maybe a screen, maybe a quick slam, maybe 699 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:25,279 Speaker 1: a little bubble, something where you can start kind of 700 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:28,680 Speaker 1: feeling good about yourself and slow it down a little bit, 701 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:32,080 Speaker 1: and then eventually we know at some point this is 702 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:35,239 Speaker 1: gonna turn into a Devin Singletary game where he's gonna 703 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:38,160 Speaker 1: get twenty to twenty five touches. You might even see 704 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:40,680 Speaker 1: a little bit of gore. But I just think if 705 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 1: you look at Sean McDermot and how they built this team. 706 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:47,839 Speaker 1: This is a physical, disciplined team that has a really 707 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:50,279 Speaker 1: good slot receiver in Cold Beasley, that has a guy 708 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:52,760 Speaker 1: in John Brown that can stretch the field. But ultimately 709 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:55,319 Speaker 1: it's gonna come back to we're gonna be physical, and 710 00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:57,880 Speaker 1: we're gonna run the football, and we're gonna conna fold 711 00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 1: Temple and we're not gonna put our defense in disadvantageous situation. 712 00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:05,239 Speaker 1: So regardless of how you start, ultimately I think we 713 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:07,160 Speaker 1: all know where the game is eventually going to get to. 714 00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:10,239 Speaker 1: Worth Burger McFarland, ESPN Monday Night Football Analyst. He's on 715 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:12,879 Speaker 1: the call with A Bill's Texans game tomorrow. I gotta 716 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:16,880 Speaker 1: ask you too, after a sixteen game season, Booger, we 717 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:19,239 Speaker 1: know who these guys are. Both these teams have a 718 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:22,680 Speaker 1: strong identity. But there is one kind of wild card 719 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:24,880 Speaker 1: in this wild card game, and that's J. J. Watt. 720 00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:27,000 Speaker 1: He's back on the field. How long can he go? 721 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 1: How effective will he be? Will he have fresh legs 722 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:31,719 Speaker 1: or will he have tired legs? Will he be in 723 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 1: game shape? Will he be in no kind of shape? 724 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 1: Is he's strong enough to finish the game. A lot 725 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:38,560 Speaker 1: of question marks surrounding a guy who's a three time 726 00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:41,640 Speaker 1: defensive MVP who could tilt the field. What do you 727 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:44,640 Speaker 1: think this is? How do you think that's gonna go? Well, 728 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:46,960 Speaker 1: I don't think anyone knows. I think that's the big 729 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:51,960 Speaker 1: unknown here. What I do know, you can do all 730 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:54,960 Speaker 1: the conditioning Grood you want. You know, you can lift 731 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:57,440 Speaker 1: all the weights you want when you haven't played football 732 00:35:57,440 --> 00:35:59,520 Speaker 1: in two months. There's nothing that could take to place 733 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:02,920 Speaker 1: for that now. On the other hand, J J. Watt 734 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:05,120 Speaker 1: is a three time Defensive Player of the Year and 735 00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:09,160 Speaker 1: he's done unworldly things in this league. So I just 736 00:36:09,160 --> 00:36:12,200 Speaker 1: think if I'm Buffalo, I don't come out double team 737 00:36:12,200 --> 00:36:14,600 Speaker 1: in water early. I'm gonna line up and see if 738 00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:17,000 Speaker 1: Cody Ford, my young kackle, can handle him early on. 739 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:21,640 Speaker 1: I wouldn't expect JJ Watch to play every down, So 740 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:24,000 Speaker 1: it's not like he's gonna be out there Sepney plays, 741 00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:26,600 Speaker 1: but when he plays, he's gonna he's gonna give it 742 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,840 Speaker 1: everything he has. And I just think it's one of 743 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:31,439 Speaker 1: those things where if I'm Brian day Bold, I gotta 744 00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:34,439 Speaker 1: have somebody in the box when watching the game, Hey, 745 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:36,640 Speaker 1: what do you see? Does he look like JJ Watt? 746 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:39,320 Speaker 1: Does he look good? Is he favoring he Is he 747 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:43,120 Speaker 1: showing me anything? Because when you dedicate to to watch, 748 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:46,000 Speaker 1: then you're singling up someone else. So I want to 749 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:49,400 Speaker 1: make sure before I double him that he looks like 750 00:36:49,480 --> 00:36:53,040 Speaker 1: he's healthy and he's doing what we've normally seen him do. 751 00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:55,680 Speaker 1: And so I just think that's gonna take a little 752 00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:57,680 Speaker 1: bit of game planning and a little bit of somebody 753 00:36:57,719 --> 00:37:00,360 Speaker 1: upstairs in the box and hey, the first five plays 754 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:02,160 Speaker 1: he's in, watch him. Does he look like, how's he 755 00:37:02,239 --> 00:37:04,799 Speaker 1: how's he moving? Is he grabbing their arm? Is he not? 756 00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:08,480 Speaker 1: How's Cody blocking him? Is it is Cody handling him 757 00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:11,560 Speaker 1: one on one? Does Cody need help? Like? All those 758 00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:13,840 Speaker 1: are things that you could really relatively figure out in 759 00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:17,680 Speaker 1: the first two to three players. Last year, Deshaun Watson 760 00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:21,760 Speaker 1: wasn't too successful when it came to playoff time, losing 761 00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:24,440 Speaker 1: to the Colts twenty one to seven. His stats that 762 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:28,680 Speaker 1: game were not that great. How much pressure is on 763 00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:33,240 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson to get out of this first round? Well, 764 00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:35,600 Speaker 1: I just think not only Deshaun Watson, but I think 765 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:39,240 Speaker 1: this entire team. They laid an egg last year almost 766 00:37:39,239 --> 00:37:40,920 Speaker 1: a year to the date against the Colts, and so 767 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:44,879 Speaker 1: you gotta think that you're gonna get the best DeShawn Watson. Right, 768 00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:48,200 Speaker 1: I remember the guy that made Nick Saban almost pull 769 00:37:48,239 --> 00:37:50,879 Speaker 1: his hair out on the sideline. I remember a guy 770 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:52,960 Speaker 1: that in the biggest moment, he's always come up with 771 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:56,160 Speaker 1: his biggest performances. So do we honestly think that we're 772 00:37:56,239 --> 00:37:59,319 Speaker 1: gonna get a repeat of last year's playoffs? I think 773 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 1: that's highly on likely. So I look for DeShawn Watson 774 00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:05,080 Speaker 1: to have a very impactful day. May not be numbers. 775 00:38:05,080 --> 00:38:06,959 Speaker 1: He may not go for four hundred or whatever, because 776 00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:09,399 Speaker 1: that's tough to do against this Bill's defense. But when 777 00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:11,000 Speaker 1: the game is on the line, he's gonna put the 778 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:14,919 Speaker 1: ball in his hands. And as Dabo Sweeney said, he's 779 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,120 Speaker 1: Michael Jordan, and so Michael Jordan always wants the ball, right, 780 00:38:18,239 --> 00:38:20,399 Speaker 1: Jordan is always gonna make the play. So I look 781 00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 1: for Deshaun Watson to be no different. All right, now, 782 00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:26,920 Speaker 1: we got to uh, we got one last question. I 783 00:38:26,920 --> 00:38:29,879 Speaker 1: gotta ask you. It's probably the most important question of all. 784 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:34,000 Speaker 1: How's Clemson gonna go against LSU. How's that game gonna 785 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:36,359 Speaker 1: turn out? The National championship game with your alma mater? 786 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:38,319 Speaker 1: What do you see? Man? I mean this is uh, 787 00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:41,279 Speaker 1: you know, this is a really really good game in 788 00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:44,640 Speaker 1: the making as well. Right well, I think we all 789 00:38:44,680 --> 00:38:48,239 Speaker 1: know which team I'm gonna pick, so I'll spare that 790 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:50,560 Speaker 1: and I it is. I just think the game is 791 00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:57,280 Speaker 1: gonna be determined by which defense can create the most 792 00:38:57,360 --> 00:39:00,880 Speaker 1: negative plays because I think when you look at Trevor Lawrence, 793 00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:03,799 Speaker 1: who's the likely number one pick in twenty twenty one, 794 00:39:04,080 --> 00:39:06,040 Speaker 1: When you look at their receivers, they got two first 795 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:09,560 Speaker 1: round receivers, they gotta Travis etn is gonna be a 796 00:39:09,560 --> 00:39:12,200 Speaker 1: top you know, two to three round running back. Then 797 00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:14,279 Speaker 1: you look at our offense with Joe Burrow and our 798 00:39:14,280 --> 00:39:16,879 Speaker 1: receivers and running back. I just think those it's gonna 799 00:39:16,880 --> 00:39:18,480 Speaker 1: be hard to score. It's gonna be hard for those 800 00:39:18,600 --> 00:39:21,520 Speaker 1: offenses to be stopped. So which defense can make a 801 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:24,440 Speaker 1: key play, a key tip ball, a turn over, a 802 00:39:24,480 --> 00:39:27,399 Speaker 1: fumble return. I think that's gonna awesome to determine who 803 00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:30,440 Speaker 1: wins this game. Berger McFarland, thanks so much for taking 804 00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:32,759 Speaker 1: some time. Good luck on the broadcast tomorrow. We'll see 805 00:39:32,760 --> 00:39:35,560 Speaker 1: you down the road. We appreciate it anytime. Man really 806 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:38,239 Speaker 1: appreciate you. Steve Man. Hope you get in buddy, the 807 00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:40,319 Speaker 1: rest of the all. Thanks for half time, right, Thanks 808 00:39:40,520 --> 00:39:42,960 Speaker 1: ESPN Monday Night Football anasts Berger McFarland. It's gonna be 809 00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:46,920 Speaker 1: on the call tomorrow for ESPN on the Bills Houston 810 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:51,120 Speaker 1: Texans game. A lot going on there and it's he 811 00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:53,160 Speaker 1: sees kind of the same things we do it. It's 812 00:39:53,160 --> 00:39:57,000 Speaker 1: gonna come down to, you know, some sea some key 813 00:39:57,040 --> 00:39:59,560 Speaker 1: matchups and some key moments. It's gonna be who wins 814 00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:01,520 Speaker 1: those It's going to decide the game. It's a lot 815 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:03,840 Speaker 1: of fun. I'm excited. I know, it's so much. We 816 00:40:03,840 --> 00:40:05,839 Speaker 1: can talk about this thing all day every day. Oh 817 00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:09,399 Speaker 1: we are, I guess yeah. Steve Tasker, Maddi Glad, We're gonna, 818 00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:11,919 Speaker 1: We're gonna be back. We've also got Greg co Sell 819 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:13,680 Speaker 1: coming up at one o'clock at the top of the hour, 820 00:40:13,719 --> 00:40:15,920 Speaker 1: Mark vandermir the voice of the Houston Texans, as well. 821 00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:17,799 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live, presented by Clyde to Health from One 822 00:40:17,840 --> 00:40:33,920 Speaker 1: Bill's Drive and this is Buffalo Bill's Radio. Welcome back 823 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:36,560 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live. Steve Tasker, Maddie Glad Murph is on 824 00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:38,920 Speaker 1: the road with the team as they are headed to Houston. 825 00:40:39,120 --> 00:40:41,480 Speaker 1: We're here till three o'clock. We had Burger McFarland on 826 00:40:41,640 --> 00:40:44,360 Speaker 1: ESPN Monday Night Football Analyst. He talked about the Bills 827 00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:47,480 Speaker 1: Texans matchup, which he's going to be in the booth 828 00:40:47,560 --> 00:40:50,680 Speaker 1: calling tomorrow. On the broadcast. We also have Greg Coseell 829 00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:53,160 Speaker 1: coming up at the top of the hour u NFL 830 00:40:53,239 --> 00:40:56,279 Speaker 1: s NFL Film Senior producer and also the host of 831 00:40:56,360 --> 00:40:58,960 Speaker 1: NFL Matchup on ESPN. We also have the play by 832 00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:02,040 Speaker 1: play voice of the Houston Texans, Mark Vandermere, coming onto 833 00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:06,080 Speaker 1: the two o'clock hour. We also uh that this uh 834 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:08,000 Speaker 1: we also have a question out there as well if 835 00:41:08,040 --> 00:41:11,359 Speaker 1: you want to chime in and uh, you know, add 836 00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:13,920 Speaker 1: your two cents to the pile Bills went over the 837 00:41:13,920 --> 00:41:15,359 Speaker 1: Texans will look like? What what do you think it's 838 00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:17,160 Speaker 1: going to look like if the Bills can beat the Texans? 839 00:41:17,320 --> 00:41:19,680 Speaker 1: Do you have an answer for that? Maddie By the way, 840 00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:25,440 Speaker 1: we haven't really your opinion look like, I mean pretty 841 00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:28,640 Speaker 1: sweet to begin with, it would look pretty sweet. I 842 00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:30,839 Speaker 1: think it looks like the Bills putting up more than 843 00:41:31,080 --> 00:41:34,839 Speaker 1: twenty points on the scoreboard in this one. I think 844 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:36,560 Speaker 1: that I think they can do it. I really think 845 00:41:36,600 --> 00:41:38,840 Speaker 1: so too. Against this defense they got a chance to Yeah, 846 00:41:38,840 --> 00:41:41,000 Speaker 1: and I also think the defense is going to hold 847 00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:45,640 Speaker 1: this team, the Houston Texans, to under twenty points. Here's 848 00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:47,920 Speaker 1: what you gotta know when when they get into a 849 00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:50,080 Speaker 1: game like this against a defense that is not top 850 00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:54,040 Speaker 1: two or top four, um, it comes down to Josh 851 00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:58,000 Speaker 1: making better decisions, making the throws. It should there should 852 00:41:58,040 --> 00:41:59,759 Speaker 1: be options for him in the back end of that 853 00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:02,279 Speaker 1: defense for him to throw the football in there. Can 854 00:42:02,320 --> 00:42:03,839 Speaker 1: he do it? Will he do it? Will he find 855 00:42:03,880 --> 00:42:05,920 Speaker 1: the right guy? That's really where it worth. And we 856 00:42:05,960 --> 00:42:08,040 Speaker 1: saw him finally connect on a couple of those deep 857 00:42:08,040 --> 00:42:13,360 Speaker 1: balls against he completely won to John Brown and Dawson 858 00:42:13,440 --> 00:42:16,200 Speaker 1: Knox and that that was really great to see because, yeah, 859 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:18,719 Speaker 1: and the Patriots game and that's a great defense. Yeah, 860 00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:21,200 Speaker 1: and that was that was a struggle all season and 861 00:42:21,320 --> 00:42:24,200 Speaker 1: to see him connect on those two gives you hopes 862 00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:27,279 Speaker 1: for the playoffs. And of course against the Jets, we 863 00:42:27,320 --> 00:42:29,600 Speaker 1: didn't see as many of the starters. So let's see 864 00:42:29,600 --> 00:42:33,200 Speaker 1: if that can happen again against the Texans. Right well, 865 00:42:33,360 --> 00:42:36,080 Speaker 1: their defense favors that what will Bills win over the 866 00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:38,600 Speaker 1: Texas will look like what and from the tweet sheet 867 00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:40,960 Speaker 1: A tweet sheet brought to you by Corgan Moving Systems, 868 00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:43,319 Speaker 1: the official movers of the Buffalo Bills. From Daniel, he says, 869 00:42:43,320 --> 00:42:46,879 Speaker 1: Alan produces three touchdown drives and the defense gets two 870 00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:50,960 Speaker 1: big turnovers, game set match, that's what he thinks is 871 00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:52,319 Speaker 1: going to look like. You're right if I think if 872 00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:54,640 Speaker 1: if Alan gets three touchdowns and the defense gets a 873 00:42:54,680 --> 00:42:57,000 Speaker 1: couple of two big turnovers, at that is you're right. 874 00:42:57,040 --> 00:42:59,040 Speaker 1: That's it. You gotta win the turnover battle. And of course, 875 00:42:59,080 --> 00:43:02,560 Speaker 1: if the Bills would score three touchdowns, that's one touchdown 876 00:43:02,560 --> 00:43:05,879 Speaker 1: more than they've scored in the last four games so 877 00:43:06,320 --> 00:43:09,640 Speaker 1: or three games. So it's been tough. It's been tough, 878 00:43:09,719 --> 00:43:12,080 Speaker 1: but a little tough. Been tough. I think it's it's time. 879 00:43:12,120 --> 00:43:14,839 Speaker 1: They're due. They've left him on the field though. They're 880 00:43:14,880 --> 00:43:16,840 Speaker 1: there to be made and it's up to Josh to 881 00:43:16,880 --> 00:43:18,719 Speaker 1: finally make that thing. And that's why, you know, if 882 00:43:18,719 --> 00:43:20,239 Speaker 1: you're the Texans, you gotta think, you know what, that 883 00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:22,480 Speaker 1: guy's just not going to find the right guy anyway, 884 00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:24,920 Speaker 1: We'll be all right. And they were. They were in 885 00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:28,280 Speaker 1: that Patriots game where time of possession was so dang 886 00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:31,640 Speaker 1: lop sided, right, Tom Brady and his offense were on 887 00:43:31,680 --> 00:43:35,200 Speaker 1: the field for almost twenty more minutes than the Bill's offense, 888 00:43:35,239 --> 00:43:37,719 Speaker 1: and they were they could have still won that game. 889 00:43:38,840 --> 00:43:41,759 Speaker 1: Let's let's take a call. We've got Ken in Watertown. 890 00:43:41,840 --> 00:43:44,680 Speaker 1: Ken's been holding for a while. Ken, thanks for hanging 891 00:43:44,719 --> 00:43:47,000 Speaker 1: in there with us. What's on your mind today? They 892 00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:49,960 Speaker 1: good afternoon, guys. Thanks for taking my call. I appreciate it. 893 00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:53,919 Speaker 1: No worries they all. First of all, as a Billos fan, 894 00:43:54,320 --> 00:43:57,840 Speaker 1: you guys need to do it. Takes to get nails 895 00:43:57,960 --> 00:44:02,160 Speaker 1: or Texas or whatever, Todas on the field. Okay, he 896 00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:06,839 Speaker 1: needs to be out there. And what's up now? Go ahead. Yeah, 897 00:44:06,840 --> 00:44:09,799 Speaker 1: I'm with you, okay, And I'm a second thing. Yes, 898 00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:14,120 Speaker 1: if the Bill's rim this game against at Texans, that's 899 00:44:14,160 --> 00:44:17,799 Speaker 1: just motivation for the next team. They say, they know 900 00:44:17,960 --> 00:44:21,360 Speaker 1: they can beat anybody, and I think it's going to 901 00:44:21,440 --> 00:44:25,239 Speaker 1: carry them a long way with this woman against the Texans. Well, yeah, 902 00:44:25,800 --> 00:44:27,480 Speaker 1: you may be right. Thanks for the call. Kin, that's nice. 903 00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:31,440 Speaker 1: And I and he's right, I mean, Duke Williams is 904 00:44:31,600 --> 00:44:33,319 Speaker 1: we had I was laughing. Murph and I were going on. 905 00:44:33,320 --> 00:44:35,920 Speaker 1: I went on yesterday said listen, there's nobody on the 906 00:44:35,960 --> 00:44:40,600 Speaker 1: team that has a louder fan base. Than Duke Williams 907 00:44:40,640 --> 00:44:43,879 Speaker 1: right now, right, and think about it. I think where 908 00:44:43,880 --> 00:44:46,600 Speaker 1: we're at here, everybody says this is it, and everybody, 909 00:44:46,640 --> 00:44:49,480 Speaker 1: even people who don't watch the Bills, will chime in 910 00:44:49,520 --> 00:44:51,480 Speaker 1: and say they need a big number one receiver. And 911 00:44:51,560 --> 00:44:54,200 Speaker 1: then you know, Bill's fans will see Duke Williams get 912 00:44:54,239 --> 00:44:56,320 Speaker 1: on the field and be a big He's a big 913 00:44:56,360 --> 00:45:01,239 Speaker 1: body and he makes these tough kids. Isn't in preseason either. 914 00:45:01,280 --> 00:45:04,080 Speaker 1: He had a good day against the Jets, Yes he did. 915 00:45:04,120 --> 00:45:08,080 Speaker 1: He had had a huge gas so and he got 916 00:45:08,120 --> 00:45:10,799 Speaker 1: all those opportunities. He has come through. And here's the thing, 917 00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:14,640 Speaker 1: Bills fans have not seen this guy not come through 918 00:45:15,320 --> 00:45:19,120 Speaker 1: when he's gotten a chance, when he's been asked to produce. 919 00:45:19,480 --> 00:45:22,040 Speaker 1: He's done it in the preseason. That's how he made 920 00:45:22,080 --> 00:45:24,360 Speaker 1: the practice squad, that's how he got onto the field. 921 00:45:24,480 --> 00:45:26,359 Speaker 1: When he finally got on the field in the Tennessee game, 922 00:45:26,360 --> 00:45:29,719 Speaker 1: he caught the touchdown. I mean, he just has produced 923 00:45:29,760 --> 00:45:32,480 Speaker 1: at every opportunity. And that's why Bills fans are just 924 00:45:32,680 --> 00:45:35,520 Speaker 1: clamoring for this guy to get on the field. And 925 00:45:35,640 --> 00:45:38,320 Speaker 1: I get it. I mean everybody wants to see, you know, 926 00:45:38,320 --> 00:45:41,680 Speaker 1: a better player makes you better and they and it 927 00:45:41,719 --> 00:45:46,759 Speaker 1: has been NonStop, the constant campaigning by Bills fans and 928 00:45:46,880 --> 00:45:49,439 Speaker 1: our calls on this show anyway, Yeah, get the guy 929 00:45:49,440 --> 00:45:52,200 Speaker 1: on the field, and Ken's no different, right, who knows 930 00:45:52,239 --> 00:45:55,160 Speaker 1: what we'll see when. When Sean mcdernall was asked about 931 00:45:55,160 --> 00:45:57,759 Speaker 1: it in the postgame press conference after the Jets game, 932 00:45:57,840 --> 00:46:01,960 Speaker 1: Chris Brown asked the question about because of some of 933 00:46:01,960 --> 00:46:04,719 Speaker 1: these players performances who don't see too much playing time, 934 00:46:05,000 --> 00:46:07,560 Speaker 1: if he will reconsider that heading into the playoffs, and 935 00:46:07,600 --> 00:46:10,560 Speaker 1: he said, of course, I'm not shutting any of that down, 936 00:46:11,280 --> 00:46:14,600 Speaker 1: So we'll see what happens. But you gotta love his size, 937 00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:18,360 Speaker 1: his ability. He has that I'm a dog trait, and 938 00:46:18,480 --> 00:46:22,480 Speaker 1: that's something that you love in the playoffs because if 939 00:46:22,520 --> 00:46:24,239 Speaker 1: you have somebody that's going to go out there and fight, 940 00:46:24,480 --> 00:46:26,279 Speaker 1: just like Josh Allen and put it all on the 941 00:46:26,320 --> 00:46:29,480 Speaker 1: line to put your team in a position to win games, 942 00:46:30,080 --> 00:46:32,279 Speaker 1: that's right. Sign me up, all right. A Bill's win 943 00:46:32,320 --> 00:46:34,120 Speaker 1: over the Texas will look like what call us or 944 00:46:34,120 --> 00:46:36,040 Speaker 1: tweet at us at eight O three oh five fifty 945 00:46:36,120 --> 00:46:39,239 Speaker 1: or one eighty two five fifty, Steve Tasker, MADDI glad 946 00:46:39,239 --> 00:46:40,719 Speaker 1: we're gonna take a break, We're gonna come back with 947 00:46:40,760 --> 00:46:44,040 Speaker 1: Greg Koselli, senior producer of NFL Films and the co 948 00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:46,799 Speaker 1: host of NFL Matchup. He's coming up next to the 949 00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:49,040 Speaker 1: top of the hour, One Bills Live from One Bill's Drive, 950 00:46:49,080 --> 00:47:03,279 Speaker 1: and this is Buffalo Bill's Radio. Sudio Network Sports. The 951 00:47:03,360 --> 00:47:05,279 Speaker 1: Bills are in the playoffs for the second time in 952 00:47:05,360 --> 00:47:07,359 Speaker 1: three season. The team is headed to Houston to face 953 00:47:07,400 --> 00:47:10,920 Speaker 1: the Texans tomorrow for the wild Card weekend matchup. Kickoff 954 00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:12,919 Speaker 1: is at four thirty five pm, and you can catch 955 00:47:12,960 --> 00:47:17,480 Speaker 1: the game on ESPN and ABC. WGR five fifty will 956 00:47:17,520 --> 00:47:19,879 Speaker 1: also carry the game with John Murphy as play by play, 957 00:47:20,040 --> 00:47:23,719 Speaker 1: Eric Wood as color analyst, and Sal Capaccio on the sidelines. 958 00:47:24,040 --> 00:47:27,160 Speaker 1: According to sources, Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett's time in 959 00:47:27,280 --> 00:47:30,400 Speaker 1: Dallas may be coming to an end. Garrett's contract is 960 00:47:30,400 --> 00:47:33,279 Speaker 1: set to expire January fourteenth, and his status with the 961 00:47:33,280 --> 00:47:36,520 Speaker 1: team has been uncertain when the Cowboys opted not to 962 00:47:36,560 --> 00:47:39,520 Speaker 1: offer him an extension. Dallas missed the playoffs in twenty 963 00:47:39,600 --> 00:47:41,960 Speaker 1: nineteen and finished eight and eight for the fourth time 964 00:47:42,000 --> 00:47:46,320 Speaker 1: in Garrett's nine seasons as coach. It has been reported 965 00:47:46,360 --> 00:47:48,919 Speaker 1: that the Bears in safety Eddie Jackson agreed to terms 966 00:47:48,960 --> 00:47:52,280 Speaker 1: on a four year contract extension worth fifty eight point 967 00:47:52,320 --> 00:47:55,840 Speaker 1: four million dollars. The four point six million dollars a 968 00:47:55,960 --> 00:47:58,840 Speaker 1: year average makes Jackson the highest paid safety in the 969 00:47:58,920 --> 00:48:03,600 Speaker 1: National Football League. Jackson has compiled ten interceptions, twenty six passes, defense, 970 00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:06,680 Speaker 1: three touchdowns, two sacks, and one hundred and eighty four 971 00:48:06,719 --> 00:48:11,320 Speaker 1: tackles in three seasons with Chicago. The Associated Press revealed 972 00:48:11,320 --> 00:48:15,200 Speaker 1: its twenty nineteen All Pro team, and Bill's cornerback Tradevious 973 00:48:15,239 --> 00:48:19,920 Speaker 1: White made first team alongside Patriots cornerback Steph Gilmour. The 974 00:48:20,520 --> 00:48:23,440 Speaker 1: Sabers beat the Oilers three two in overtime last night 975 00:48:23,440 --> 00:48:26,400 Speaker 1: at Key Bank Center. Jack Eichel scored an overtime penalty 976 00:48:26,440 --> 00:48:30,320 Speaker 1: shot for the win. Curtis Lazar and Sam Reinhardt each scored, 977 00:48:30,520 --> 00:48:33,840 Speaker 1: and Linas Olmark made twenty five saves for the Sabers, 978 00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:37,040 Speaker 1: who ended a four game losing street. Riley Sheen and 979 00:48:37,160 --> 00:48:40,239 Speaker 1: Ryan Nugent Hopkins scored for Edmonton and Mike Smith made 980 00:48:40,280 --> 00:48:44,040 Speaker 1: twenty one saves. Attention for tomorrow with the Bills at 981 00:48:44,120 --> 00:48:47,520 Speaker 1: Houston kickoff at four thirty five PM for wild Card weekend, 982 00:48:47,760 --> 00:48:50,400 Speaker 1: the Sabers have moved their home game against the Florida 983 00:48:50,440 --> 00:48:53,799 Speaker 1: Panthers from seven pm to a one pm face off. 984 00:48:53,880 --> 00:48:56,960 Speaker 1: The Sabers game will air on WBAN with pregame at 985 00:48:56,960 --> 00:49:00,600 Speaker 1: twelve pm. The Sabers game night on m SG at 986 00:49:00,640 --> 00:49:03,000 Speaker 1: twelve thirty with. Sabers announced this morning that they have 987 00:49:03,040 --> 00:49:06,239 Speaker 1: recalled forward Scott Wilson from Rochester ahead of tomorrow's game, 988 00:49:06,400 --> 00:49:09,759 Speaker 1: and the Sabers also acquired forward Michael Froleik from the 989 00:49:09,800 --> 00:49:12,080 Speaker 1: Flames for a fourth round pick in the twenty twenty 990 00:49:12,160 --> 00:49:15,080 Speaker 1: NHL Draft. The pick was acquired earlier in the evening 991 00:49:15,080 --> 00:49:18,719 Speaker 1: in a trade with the Canadians for defenseman Marco Scandela. 992 00:49:18,920 --> 00:49:21,719 Speaker 1: Fro Leek has recorded five goals and five assists in 993 00:49:21,800 --> 00:49:24,680 Speaker 1: thirty eight games with Calgary this season. That is your 994 00:49:24,680 --> 00:49:26,560 Speaker 1: sports update. I ran out of music. That was such 995 00:49:26,560 --> 00:49:28,640 Speaker 1: a long update. That was a good one. Now we 996 00:49:28,680 --> 00:49:31,920 Speaker 1: are here. Please, yet's right, that's right. Please to be 997 00:49:32,000 --> 00:49:34,840 Speaker 1: joined now by our good friend the NFL film senior producer, 998 00:49:34,920 --> 00:49:37,640 Speaker 1: also the host of NFL Matchup on ESPN, Greg co Cell, 999 00:49:37,960 --> 00:49:40,359 Speaker 1: Greg Steve Tasker, Maddie glab up here in Buffalo. Thanks 1000 00:49:40,400 --> 00:49:42,520 Speaker 1: for joining us and it is a playoffs man? Are 1001 00:49:42,520 --> 00:49:46,719 Speaker 1: you excited? Oh, you guys must be going crazy, Steve Man, 1002 00:49:46,719 --> 00:49:49,640 Speaker 1: He's got to be really exciting. We are really stoked 1003 00:49:49,640 --> 00:49:52,680 Speaker 1: about it. This is and let's face it, you always 1004 00:49:52,719 --> 00:49:54,759 Speaker 1: do the math in your head. And when Bill's fans 1005 00:49:54,760 --> 00:49:56,440 Speaker 1: are sitting here in Western New York looking at the 1006 00:49:56,480 --> 00:49:59,640 Speaker 1: teams they wanted to get matched with, you gotta say 1007 00:50:00,080 --> 00:50:02,480 Speaker 1: you might regret what you ask for. But the Bills 1008 00:50:02,520 --> 00:50:04,520 Speaker 1: and Bills fans got what they asked for. They think 1009 00:50:04,520 --> 00:50:07,359 Speaker 1: they can beat the Texans. Oh, I think they can 1010 00:50:07,480 --> 00:50:10,720 Speaker 1: as well. I think this is a very good matchup. 1011 00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:12,800 Speaker 1: And you know, we can delve into some of the 1012 00:50:12,920 --> 00:50:15,640 Speaker 1: specific parts for sure, but no, I think this is 1013 00:50:15,680 --> 00:50:18,680 Speaker 1: a very good matchup against the Houston team that has 1014 00:50:18,760 --> 00:50:21,520 Speaker 1: some strengths but has some weaknesses as well that can 1015 00:50:21,520 --> 00:50:23,840 Speaker 1: be exploited. Well. When you look at the Texans that 1016 00:50:24,239 --> 00:50:27,160 Speaker 1: really quickly it has gone from being JJ Watt three 1017 00:50:27,160 --> 00:50:29,920 Speaker 1: time Defensive Player of the Year's team to really it's 1018 00:50:29,920 --> 00:50:33,120 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson's team. This is a team that's driven by 1019 00:50:33,239 --> 00:50:38,759 Speaker 1: him and that offense. Correct. Yeah, their defense has not 1020 00:50:38,880 --> 00:50:42,520 Speaker 1: been very good this year, for sure, particularly on third down. 1021 00:50:42,560 --> 00:50:44,400 Speaker 1: I think they might be the worst third down defense 1022 00:50:44,440 --> 00:50:47,360 Speaker 1: in the league. Deshaun Watson has been up and down 1023 00:50:47,920 --> 00:50:51,480 Speaker 1: because of this nature, with the style with which he plays, 1024 00:50:51,520 --> 00:50:54,799 Speaker 1: which can be very spectacular. Obviously, you know, people think 1025 00:50:54,800 --> 00:50:57,879 Speaker 1: of Deshaun as just a great, great player, and I'm 1026 00:50:57,880 --> 00:51:00,439 Speaker 1: not suggesting he's not a good player, but I think 1027 00:51:00,480 --> 00:51:03,719 Speaker 1: over the last month or so, I don't think he's 1028 00:51:03,719 --> 00:51:06,560 Speaker 1: played particularly well, and I think he's going to have 1029 00:51:06,600 --> 00:51:09,680 Speaker 1: to play better if they were to be a Buffalo defense. Guys, 1030 00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:12,359 Speaker 1: that's very very good. You know, we've talked a lot. Look, 1031 00:51:12,400 --> 00:51:15,760 Speaker 1: you're in Buffalo, so you know the players. Maybe nationally 1032 00:51:15,760 --> 00:51:17,759 Speaker 1: a lot of these players don't get much attention, but 1033 00:51:17,800 --> 00:51:20,360 Speaker 1: there are some really good players on that Buffalo defense, 1034 00:51:20,600 --> 00:51:24,160 Speaker 1: in a defense that's really well schemed, fundamentally sound, and 1035 00:51:24,200 --> 00:51:26,480 Speaker 1: does not make a lot of mistakes. When you look 1036 00:51:26,480 --> 00:51:27,880 Speaker 1: at this game, it's going to be, of course, a 1037 00:51:27,920 --> 00:51:30,920 Speaker 1: game of matchups, and we do get the Bill's offense 1038 00:51:30,960 --> 00:51:34,480 Speaker 1: and the Texans defense, which is ranked twenty eighth. How 1039 00:51:34,520 --> 00:51:36,960 Speaker 1: important do you think it is to get Devin Singletary 1040 00:51:37,080 --> 00:51:40,600 Speaker 1: involved early? Maybe set the run game up first and 1041 00:51:40,680 --> 00:51:43,680 Speaker 1: let the pass open up through that. Singletary's averaging five 1042 00:51:43,719 --> 00:51:45,960 Speaker 1: point one yards per carry, which is the most for 1043 00:51:46,200 --> 00:51:48,800 Speaker 1: running back with at least one hundred and fifty attempts. 1044 00:51:48,800 --> 00:51:51,359 Speaker 1: So where do you see him falling into the game 1045 00:51:51,400 --> 00:51:54,480 Speaker 1: plan going up against a team who gave up two 1046 00:51:54,560 --> 00:51:59,280 Speaker 1: hundred and eleven rushing yards to Derrick Henry last week. Yeah, well, Maddie, 1047 00:51:59,280 --> 00:52:01,080 Speaker 1: I think that they would like the run game to 1048 00:52:01,160 --> 00:52:04,319 Speaker 1: be the foundation every week. The big question that I 1049 00:52:04,440 --> 00:52:08,200 Speaker 1: have is how they choose to do that because we've 1050 00:52:08,200 --> 00:52:11,000 Speaker 1: seen them over the last month six weeks play games 1051 00:52:11,000 --> 00:52:14,200 Speaker 1: where they've played with three wide receivers essentially the whole game. 1052 00:52:14,520 --> 00:52:16,520 Speaker 1: We've seen them play games where they've lined up with 1053 00:52:16,520 --> 00:52:19,160 Speaker 1: two tight ends or play the full back to Marco 1054 00:52:19,480 --> 00:52:21,960 Speaker 1: for most of the game. So the question I have 1055 00:52:22,080 --> 00:52:24,800 Speaker 1: is how do they see their run game against this 1056 00:52:25,560 --> 00:52:28,719 Speaker 1: Texans defense. We know that JJ Watt will play. We 1057 00:52:28,760 --> 00:52:31,160 Speaker 1: certainly don't know how many snaps he'll play, but he 1058 00:52:31,239 --> 00:52:34,440 Speaker 1: plays different positions in their base defense, which is a 1059 00:52:34,560 --> 00:52:38,799 Speaker 1: three four, and in their subfront. So how do you 1060 00:52:38,840 --> 00:52:41,480 Speaker 1: want to attack? I think that's a big question, But 1061 00:52:41,560 --> 00:52:44,080 Speaker 1: I think they want to run the ball every week, 1062 00:52:44,120 --> 00:52:47,200 Speaker 1: and Singletary is clearly the number one back. We're talking 1063 00:52:47,239 --> 00:52:50,080 Speaker 1: with Greg Cosell, senior producer in NFL films. He's also 1064 00:52:50,160 --> 00:52:53,200 Speaker 1: hosted the NFL Matchup on ESPM, a show at four am, 1065 00:52:53,239 --> 00:52:57,040 Speaker 1: six am, and also eight thirty am on ESPN two. 1066 00:52:57,120 --> 00:53:00,239 Speaker 1: That's tomorrow three showings tomorrow morning before the wild Card 1067 00:53:00,280 --> 00:53:02,319 Speaker 1: weekend kicks off. Greg, I want to ask you, how 1068 00:53:02,360 --> 00:53:04,640 Speaker 1: did the Titans do it last week? I mean, Derrick 1069 00:53:04,680 --> 00:53:07,640 Speaker 1: Henry is a completely different back than Devin Singletary. But 1070 00:53:07,800 --> 00:53:11,359 Speaker 1: if you're talking, if you're talking stylistically or really xs 1071 00:53:11,400 --> 00:53:15,440 Speaker 1: and knows, what did the Titans do that gave the 1072 00:53:15,440 --> 00:53:17,840 Speaker 1: Texans so many problems? Of course, the Texans knew they 1073 00:53:17,840 --> 00:53:20,480 Speaker 1: didn't really need the game, so it's a little different 1074 00:53:20,520 --> 00:53:22,920 Speaker 1: than that. But you know, where, why are the Texans 1075 00:53:22,960 --> 00:53:27,920 Speaker 1: susceptible to the run? Yeah? I think I think they 1076 00:53:28,040 --> 00:53:30,200 Speaker 1: struggled against the runs. To look, Steve, you know why 1077 00:53:30,280 --> 00:53:34,000 Speaker 1: teams struggle against the run, It's it's usually not a 1078 00:53:34,080 --> 00:53:37,440 Speaker 1: difficult thing. I think that it normally happens when guys 1079 00:53:37,440 --> 00:53:40,080 Speaker 1: get blocked or guys are not in their gaps. That 1080 00:53:40,120 --> 00:53:42,480 Speaker 1: often is the case. Henry is a little different than 1081 00:53:42,520 --> 00:53:46,040 Speaker 1: Singletary and that he gets a lot of yards after contact. 1082 00:53:46,360 --> 00:53:48,319 Speaker 1: So you know, Henry's the kind of back that he 1083 00:53:48,360 --> 00:53:50,759 Speaker 1: can rush for three or four, and then there's two 1084 00:53:50,840 --> 00:53:52,520 Speaker 1: or three guys that are around him. He ends up 1085 00:53:52,560 --> 00:53:54,759 Speaker 1: with eight or nine. I don't know if Singletary's that 1086 00:53:54,840 --> 00:53:59,400 Speaker 1: back Henry is. He's a velocity, momentum runner. He's a 1087 00:53:59,440 --> 00:54:02,760 Speaker 1: big man and when he gets started, runs with great 1088 00:54:03,040 --> 00:54:06,880 Speaker 1: velocity and momentum. Singletary is a different kind of back. 1089 00:54:07,600 --> 00:54:09,520 Speaker 1: We know one thing that the Bills like to do 1090 00:54:09,600 --> 00:54:12,919 Speaker 1: with Singletary is get him on the perimeter. They pull 1091 00:54:13,040 --> 00:54:16,920 Speaker 1: players even in their zone run game, depending on the front, 1092 00:54:17,080 --> 00:54:20,480 Speaker 1: they'll still pull guys, but it's still the zone game. 1093 00:54:20,640 --> 00:54:23,680 Speaker 1: So you know, Henry's just different than most because he's 1094 00:54:23,680 --> 00:54:27,040 Speaker 1: two hundred and forty seven pounds and there's a major 1095 00:54:27,120 --> 00:54:30,359 Speaker 1: commitment that the Titans have to the run game. They 1096 00:54:30,400 --> 00:54:33,880 Speaker 1: got ahead in that game. I think in an ideal world, 1097 00:54:34,040 --> 00:54:36,279 Speaker 1: if the Bills were to get ahead, they would like 1098 00:54:36,400 --> 00:54:38,759 Speaker 1: the run game to really be the driving force of 1099 00:54:38,800 --> 00:54:41,640 Speaker 1: their offense, and that would include Josh Allen because they 1100 00:54:41,680 --> 00:54:45,200 Speaker 1: would feature him on some power runs, some gap scheme runs, 1101 00:54:45,239 --> 00:54:48,520 Speaker 1: maybe some sweeps, some you know. I think they would 1102 00:54:48,560 --> 00:54:50,319 Speaker 1: love for him to be part of the run game. 1103 00:54:50,600 --> 00:54:52,279 Speaker 1: But for that to happen, the scorer would have to 1104 00:54:52,320 --> 00:54:56,680 Speaker 1: allow that. Offensively as a whole, the Bills have struggled lately, 1105 00:54:56,760 --> 00:55:00,600 Speaker 1: with eight touchdowns in the last four games against layoff teams. 1106 00:55:00,600 --> 00:55:03,080 Speaker 1: In the last six weeks, their points per game average 1107 00:55:03,080 --> 00:55:05,920 Speaker 1: has ducked down to seventeen point two points per game. 1108 00:55:06,320 --> 00:55:08,520 Speaker 1: Is that any concern to you or do you see 1109 00:55:08,520 --> 00:55:13,800 Speaker 1: this Houston Texans defense as being not talented enough ranked 1110 00:55:13,880 --> 00:55:16,680 Speaker 1: twenty eighth, They give up a lot of big plays. 1111 00:55:16,680 --> 00:55:18,919 Speaker 1: How do you see this matchup and is there any 1112 00:55:18,960 --> 00:55:21,520 Speaker 1: concern for you for the Bills getting into the end 1113 00:55:21,560 --> 00:55:24,600 Speaker 1: zone on Saturday? Oh, Maddie, sure there is. They're not 1114 00:55:24,640 --> 00:55:27,920 Speaker 1: a high scoring team and there are several reasons for that. 1115 00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:30,840 Speaker 1: Number One, they are run based. Number two, Josh Allen 1116 00:55:30,920 --> 00:55:33,680 Speaker 1: has missed a number of deep throws this year. Obviously 1117 00:55:33,800 --> 00:55:36,400 Speaker 1: hit the big one too to John Brown against New England, 1118 00:55:36,440 --> 00:55:39,239 Speaker 1: which was a designed big play. And they're going to 1119 00:55:39,239 --> 00:55:42,319 Speaker 1: get those opportunities, Maddie, and Josh Allen's going to have 1120 00:55:42,320 --> 00:55:44,839 Speaker 1: to hit those. Now, you don't get seven or eight 1121 00:55:44,840 --> 00:55:47,040 Speaker 1: of those opportunities in a game, but when you get 1122 00:55:47,040 --> 00:55:51,000 Speaker 1: a receiver like John Brown or any receiver behind the defense, 1123 00:55:51,280 --> 00:55:53,839 Speaker 1: you have to make those throws, particularly on the road. 1124 00:55:53,840 --> 00:55:56,080 Speaker 1: In the playoffs, and I think they will try to 1125 00:55:56,120 --> 00:56:01,440 Speaker 1: scheme and orchestrate and manufacture those shot play type scenarios. 1126 00:56:01,640 --> 00:56:03,880 Speaker 1: And if they're there, Josh is going to have to 1127 00:56:03,960 --> 00:56:08,200 Speaker 1: hit them because they are not a high scoring team. Obviously, 1128 00:56:08,239 --> 00:56:10,080 Speaker 1: you'd love to be in a situation where you can 1129 00:56:10,120 --> 00:56:13,480 Speaker 1: have long drives and eat up clock and score touchdowns, 1130 00:56:13,840 --> 00:56:15,880 Speaker 1: but that's a hard thing to do in the NFL, 1131 00:56:15,880 --> 00:56:17,719 Speaker 1: and particularly when you get to the playoffs. Yeah, and 1132 00:56:17,719 --> 00:56:19,920 Speaker 1: you're talking about a Texas team who kind of thrives 1133 00:56:19,920 --> 00:56:22,200 Speaker 1: on that They've got DeAndre Hopkins on the other side. 1134 00:56:22,960 --> 00:56:26,879 Speaker 1: And let's face it, DeAndre Hopkins is an elite wide receiver. Yes, 1135 00:56:27,320 --> 00:56:28,920 Speaker 1: and you don't get to be an elite right receiver 1136 00:56:29,000 --> 00:56:31,520 Speaker 1: without people finding out about it. Every team tries to 1137 00:56:31,560 --> 00:56:34,359 Speaker 1: take DeAndre Hopkins off the field, not everybody can get 1138 00:56:34,400 --> 00:56:36,799 Speaker 1: it done. The Bills have Dredavious White, He's a first 1139 00:56:36,840 --> 00:56:40,520 Speaker 1: team All Pro corner. What does it take to wipe 1140 00:56:40,680 --> 00:56:43,520 Speaker 1: off a number one receiver the quality of DeAndre Hopkins 1141 00:56:43,520 --> 00:56:46,880 Speaker 1: And what does it look like when you do well? 1142 00:56:47,080 --> 00:56:49,840 Speaker 1: I mean, I think White will line up over Hopkins. 1143 00:56:50,280 --> 00:56:52,600 Speaker 1: You know, as you guys probably know, the Bills are 1144 00:56:52,719 --> 00:56:55,480 Speaker 1: not a high percentage man to man defense. In fact, 1145 00:56:55,680 --> 00:56:58,360 Speaker 1: they play more zone than man. So even though I 1146 00:56:58,360 --> 00:57:00,880 Speaker 1: think White will line up over him, and then of 1147 00:57:00,920 --> 00:57:02,719 Speaker 1: course it depends on the route. Steve As, you know 1148 00:57:03,080 --> 00:57:05,279 Speaker 1: how you play as a corner. But I think that 1149 00:57:05,320 --> 00:57:09,440 Speaker 1: they play a lot his own. You know, Hopkins is 1150 00:57:10,760 --> 00:57:14,560 Speaker 1: really physical, he's competitive, he has really good hands. Watson 1151 00:57:14,600 --> 00:57:17,160 Speaker 1: trusts him, so he throws him the ball even when 1152 00:57:17,200 --> 00:57:20,160 Speaker 1: he appears covered. But I think a lot of what 1153 00:57:20,280 --> 00:57:23,560 Speaker 1: happens with Hopkins will depend on Watson. And I gotta 1154 00:57:23,600 --> 00:57:27,280 Speaker 1: tell you guys, Watson has not played particularly well. His 1155 00:57:27,440 --> 00:57:31,000 Speaker 1: lower body mechanics have been bad. He's not seeing things clearly, 1156 00:57:31,040 --> 00:57:34,920 Speaker 1: he's dropping his eyes. He's not played quarterback the way 1157 00:57:34,920 --> 00:57:37,080 Speaker 1: it needs to be played. But the issue you face 1158 00:57:37,200 --> 00:57:41,960 Speaker 1: with Watson, just as like with the Josh Allen as, 1159 00:57:42,000 --> 00:57:45,480 Speaker 1: they can make those outside of structure plays, those second 1160 00:57:45,520 --> 00:57:48,880 Speaker 1: reaction improvisational plays that can sort of break the back 1161 00:57:48,920 --> 00:57:50,640 Speaker 1: of a defense. And that's what you have to be 1162 00:57:50,680 --> 00:57:54,280 Speaker 1: careful about. How much did there's this past defense for 1163 00:57:54,280 --> 00:57:57,640 Speaker 1: the Bills. You know they don't. They're tough to throw on. 1164 00:57:57,880 --> 00:58:02,600 Speaker 1: But yeah, Houston Texans Deshaun Watson particular, he's played pretty 1165 00:58:02,600 --> 00:58:05,240 Speaker 1: well against high ranked passing defenses. He's five and on 1166 00:58:05,400 --> 00:58:07,800 Speaker 1: his career against top five pass defenses in the league. 1167 00:58:07,800 --> 00:58:10,760 Speaker 1: But as you said, he's a little bit up and down. 1168 00:58:11,320 --> 00:58:14,200 Speaker 1: And this Houston team is hard to get a handle 1169 00:58:14,240 --> 00:58:16,120 Speaker 1: on because they kind of thrive on the big play, 1170 00:58:16,160 --> 00:58:17,760 Speaker 1: and a lot of those big plays come off the 1171 00:58:17,760 --> 00:58:22,480 Speaker 1: page with Deshaun Watson creating something that is absolutely correct, 1172 00:58:22,880 --> 00:58:24,440 Speaker 1: and that's the one thing you do have to be 1173 00:58:24,480 --> 00:58:28,080 Speaker 1: concerned about. They're a vertical passing team. There are a 1174 00:58:28,120 --> 00:58:31,400 Speaker 1: lot of route concepts attack the intermediate and vertical levels. 1175 00:58:31,560 --> 00:58:34,160 Speaker 1: I guess we won't know about will Fuller until tomorrow. 1176 00:58:34,360 --> 00:58:36,800 Speaker 1: He's a meaningful part of what they do because he 1177 00:58:36,840 --> 00:58:40,160 Speaker 1: has tremendous speed. So if he's not there, it'll probably 1178 00:58:40,200 --> 00:58:42,440 Speaker 1: be Carter, who's a nice player, but he doesn't have 1179 00:58:42,760 --> 00:58:46,160 Speaker 1: the vertical dimension that will Fuller has, so Fuller, if 1180 00:58:46,160 --> 00:58:48,920 Speaker 1: he does not go, kind of helps the defense because 1181 00:58:48,920 --> 00:58:51,560 Speaker 1: he can get over the top of your corners. But 1182 00:58:51,640 --> 00:58:55,600 Speaker 1: they like to push the ball down the field. They 1183 00:58:55,720 --> 00:58:58,880 Speaker 1: also run the ball reasonably well. Carlos Heide isn't talked 1184 00:58:58,920 --> 00:59:02,080 Speaker 1: about much for the simple reason that everybody focuses on Watson. 1185 00:59:02,560 --> 00:59:07,440 Speaker 1: But this pass game has not been consistent, and Watson 1186 00:59:07,520 --> 00:59:10,280 Speaker 1: does have a tendency to break down prematurely, But as 1187 00:59:10,280 --> 00:59:12,960 Speaker 1: you said, Steve, when he does break down, he can 1188 00:59:13,120 --> 00:59:16,680 Speaker 1: make plays outside of the structure of the scheme. Where 1189 00:59:16,720 --> 00:59:19,720 Speaker 1: do you see the strength of this Houston Texans defense 1190 00:59:19,800 --> 00:59:21,960 Speaker 1: being and what do you think we can expect from 1191 00:59:22,040 --> 00:59:24,960 Speaker 1: JJ watts return. When he was on the field in 1192 00:59:25,040 --> 00:59:28,360 Speaker 1: weeks one through eight, the Texans ranked sixteenth and pass 1193 00:59:28,440 --> 00:59:31,760 Speaker 1: rush win rate forty four percent of the time, winning 1194 00:59:31,760 --> 00:59:34,720 Speaker 1: that and then nine through seventeen without Watt they ranked 1195 00:59:34,800 --> 00:59:39,920 Speaker 1: thirty fourst winning just twenty five percent of the time. Well, 1196 00:59:39,960 --> 00:59:42,360 Speaker 1: I think their front seven is still the strength of 1197 00:59:42,400 --> 00:59:45,280 Speaker 1: their defense. And again, Maddy, we don't know how many 1198 00:59:45,280 --> 00:59:48,760 Speaker 1: snaps watch will play. That's the thing he will play. Obviously, 1199 00:59:48,840 --> 00:59:51,680 Speaker 1: maybe he's ready to go on and play forty snaps. 1200 00:59:51,840 --> 00:59:55,000 Speaker 1: But the front seven is the strength of this team. 1201 00:59:55,200 --> 00:59:58,880 Speaker 1: The secondary has struggled all year long. They've been banned 1202 00:59:58,880 --> 01:00:01,960 Speaker 1: on third down, give up a lot of explosive pass plays. 1203 01:00:02,600 --> 01:00:05,360 Speaker 1: I know the run numbers aren't great, but it's still 1204 01:00:05,560 --> 01:00:08,680 Speaker 1: the strength. I assume McKinney will be back this week. 1205 01:00:08,720 --> 01:00:12,600 Speaker 1: Their linebacker who plays stacked linebacker in their base three 1206 01:00:12,680 --> 01:00:15,600 Speaker 1: four with Cunningham, who's a very good player. So we're 1207 01:00:15,600 --> 01:00:17,680 Speaker 1: dealing with a team that I think the front seven 1208 01:00:17,760 --> 01:00:20,760 Speaker 1: is clearly the strength and there they've been struggling in 1209 01:00:20,760 --> 01:00:24,160 Speaker 1: the secondary and Romeo Cornell is searching and groping a 1210 01:00:24,160 --> 01:00:26,920 Speaker 1: little bit. They've become a lot more multiple with what 1211 01:00:26,960 --> 01:00:29,360 Speaker 1: they're doing, and I think he's trying to compensate for 1212 01:00:29,400 --> 01:00:31,320 Speaker 1: the fact that they just can't line up and play. 1213 01:00:31,560 --> 01:00:34,320 Speaker 1: So Josh Allen does have to be aware of that. 1214 01:00:34,720 --> 01:00:37,000 Speaker 1: Romeo Cornell has been doing this a long time and 1215 01:00:37,080 --> 01:00:40,480 Speaker 1: one thing you will see is disguise and late movement. 1216 01:00:40,640 --> 01:00:43,400 Speaker 1: He's going to show Josh Allen one thing before the 1217 01:00:43,480 --> 01:00:47,240 Speaker 1: snap and something else after the snap, particularly on third down. 1218 01:00:47,560 --> 01:00:51,560 Speaker 1: Now I believe I read that isn't Gibson their safety out. Yes, 1219 01:00:51,680 --> 01:00:54,440 Speaker 1: he's on IR he's the guy they deactivated to activate 1220 01:00:54,520 --> 01:00:58,600 Speaker 1: JJ one. Yeah, Gibson is a really good player. I 1221 01:00:58,640 --> 01:01:01,840 Speaker 1: think that's a meaningful law. He's a really good player 1222 01:01:02,000 --> 01:01:04,600 Speaker 1: who's an interchangeable kind of safety you can play on 1223 01:01:04,640 --> 01:01:06,760 Speaker 1: the back end and in the box, and he covers 1224 01:01:06,800 --> 01:01:09,760 Speaker 1: tight ends. So that that to me is a meaningful 1225 01:01:09,800 --> 01:01:13,440 Speaker 1: loss for the Texans secondary, which has struggled a lot 1226 01:01:13,480 --> 01:01:16,120 Speaker 1: all throughout the season. Yeah, and it's an interesting matchup 1227 01:01:16,160 --> 01:01:18,520 Speaker 1: because Josh Allen is one of the quarterbacks where you 1228 01:01:18,520 --> 01:01:20,480 Speaker 1: think he's got the ability to do it, and it 1229 01:01:20,520 --> 01:01:22,480 Speaker 1: comes down to the choices he makes when he's got 1230 01:01:22,480 --> 01:01:24,680 Speaker 1: the ball in his hand in the pocket, and sometimes 1231 01:01:25,120 --> 01:01:27,000 Speaker 1: he takes a long time to come off a read 1232 01:01:27,560 --> 01:01:30,320 Speaker 1: before he gets to that secondary look. And sometimes that's 1233 01:01:30,320 --> 01:01:33,480 Speaker 1: been the key to leaving plays on the field for Buffalo. Yes, 1234 01:01:33,520 --> 01:01:36,600 Speaker 1: and I've seen them. I've called them inefficient. There have 1235 01:01:36,680 --> 01:01:39,120 Speaker 1: been plays that Josh Allen has been there for him 1236 01:01:39,160 --> 01:01:41,400 Speaker 1: to make and either hasn't made it or taken a 1237 01:01:41,400 --> 01:01:45,360 Speaker 1: bad sacker for whatever reason. They leave really open plays 1238 01:01:45,360 --> 01:01:47,040 Speaker 1: in the passing game on the field. Is that the 1239 01:01:47,040 --> 01:01:50,040 Speaker 1: way you see it as well? Yes, and that has 1240 01:01:50,080 --> 01:01:52,800 Speaker 1: to be his next step as a quarterback. Look, I 1241 01:01:52,800 --> 01:01:55,920 Speaker 1: don't think many expected that he'd played the way he 1242 01:01:55,960 --> 01:01:58,120 Speaker 1: did as a second year player. Look, you guys know 1243 01:01:58,360 --> 01:02:00,480 Speaker 1: when he came out, there was not really a lot 1244 01:02:00,480 --> 01:02:02,360 Speaker 1: of love for Josh Allen. I know the Bills traded 1245 01:02:02,440 --> 01:02:03,760 Speaker 1: up to get him, but there were a lot of 1246 01:02:03,760 --> 01:02:06,200 Speaker 1: so called punditents who didn't think he'd be a good player. 1247 01:02:06,480 --> 01:02:09,120 Speaker 1: Thought that he had way too many weaknesses was inaccurate. 1248 01:02:09,240 --> 01:02:12,040 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody thought as a second year staughter 1249 01:02:12,480 --> 01:02:14,560 Speaker 1: that he'd played the way he did this year. I 1250 01:02:14,560 --> 01:02:16,760 Speaker 1: think a lot of people thought he'd be a turnover machine, 1251 01:02:16,840 --> 01:02:19,200 Speaker 1: throwing a lot of interceptions. And one thing he did 1252 01:02:19,200 --> 01:02:21,320 Speaker 1: not do was throw a lot of interceptions. But he 1253 01:02:21,360 --> 01:02:24,600 Speaker 1: does have scattershot tendencies. He does miss too many throws 1254 01:02:24,640 --> 01:02:27,560 Speaker 1: better there there are other times he doesn't see things 1255 01:02:27,400 --> 01:02:30,320 Speaker 1: as well as he probably will as he plays more. 1256 01:02:30,920 --> 01:02:34,040 Speaker 1: But the other thing he brings is his legs that 1257 01:02:34,520 --> 01:02:37,520 Speaker 1: to me, is a major factor. His legs are a 1258 01:02:37,560 --> 01:02:41,080 Speaker 1: significant part of what the Bills do and could well 1259 01:02:41,160 --> 01:02:43,160 Speaker 1: be in this game. One of the things I got 1260 01:02:43,160 --> 01:02:45,200 Speaker 1: to ask you about that Texans as well, and it 1261 01:02:45,320 --> 01:02:48,640 Speaker 1: just occurred to me. How good is the Houston Texans 1262 01:02:48,880 --> 01:02:52,439 Speaker 1: offensive line and how well have they played? Right? How 1263 01:02:52,480 --> 01:02:55,440 Speaker 1: well have they played? I think they played better than 1264 01:02:55,480 --> 01:02:57,720 Speaker 1: people think. I think a lot of the sacks and 1265 01:02:57,800 --> 01:03:00,200 Speaker 1: a lot of the movement by Watson is Watson's wall. 1266 01:03:00,280 --> 01:03:04,280 Speaker 1: To be honest with you, Watson breaks down prematurely. He 1267 01:03:04,400 --> 01:03:07,560 Speaker 1: tends to get his feet parallel, he doesn't plant his 1268 01:03:07,600 --> 01:03:10,560 Speaker 1: back foot, He creates a lot of his own pressures, 1269 01:03:10,920 --> 01:03:13,440 Speaker 1: So the question is how do you want to deal 1270 01:03:13,480 --> 01:03:15,560 Speaker 1: with that. Do you want to try to show him 1271 01:03:15,400 --> 01:03:19,200 Speaker 1: some color with the opposing jersey through blitz and get 1272 01:03:19,280 --> 01:03:21,640 Speaker 1: him to break down and become kind of a random 1273 01:03:21,640 --> 01:03:25,200 Speaker 1: improvisational player, or do you want him to sit back 1274 01:03:25,240 --> 01:03:27,720 Speaker 1: in the pocket and have to go through reads and 1275 01:03:27,800 --> 01:03:32,000 Speaker 1: play zone. I think that that becomes situational obviously, Steve, 1276 01:03:32,080 --> 01:03:34,840 Speaker 1: as you know, you don't do everything the same way 1277 01:03:34,880 --> 01:03:38,520 Speaker 1: all the time, So I'd be very curious how Sean 1278 01:03:38,640 --> 01:03:42,240 Speaker 1: and Leslie Fraser see this, particularly in third down situations. 1279 01:03:42,520 --> 01:03:44,720 Speaker 1: Do they want to try to go after Watson a 1280 01:03:44,720 --> 01:03:47,240 Speaker 1: little bit or do they feel that they want him 1281 01:03:47,240 --> 01:03:49,040 Speaker 1: to sit in the pocket and have to read it 1282 01:03:49,120 --> 01:03:53,600 Speaker 1: out through some zone coverages. We're talking with Greg Cosell, 1283 01:03:53,720 --> 01:03:56,080 Speaker 1: the NFL Film Senior producer, a host of NFL Matchup 1284 01:03:56,080 --> 01:03:58,840 Speaker 1: on ESPN. It's on three times in the morning tomorrow morning, 1285 01:03:58,840 --> 01:04:01,840 Speaker 1: four am, six am and eight thirty am eight thirty am. 1286 01:04:01,960 --> 01:04:04,640 Speaker 1: Showing is on ESPN two. Greg, We're gonna ask you 1287 01:04:04,760 --> 01:04:07,240 Speaker 1: about some other matchups around Wildcard weekend. What are you 1288 01:04:07,240 --> 01:04:09,640 Speaker 1: guys talking about on NFL Matchup this week? Which one 1289 01:04:09,680 --> 01:04:13,800 Speaker 1: do you find, besides this Bill's Texans matchup, which matchups 1290 01:04:13,800 --> 01:04:16,720 Speaker 1: got you most intrigued. Well, we spent a lot of 1291 01:04:16,720 --> 01:04:19,680 Speaker 1: time in the show on Tennessee, New England and on 1292 01:04:19,880 --> 01:04:22,720 Speaker 1: Philly and Seattle, and Tennessee in New England is a 1293 01:04:22,760 --> 01:04:26,160 Speaker 1: really fascinating matchup because in really going through New England, 1294 01:04:26,280 --> 01:04:29,280 Speaker 1: they're really not very good offensively. I mean, they had 1295 01:04:29,320 --> 01:04:31,800 Speaker 1: the second most targets this year to running backs of 1296 01:04:31,840 --> 01:04:34,680 Speaker 1: any team in the league, and I'm not sure that's 1297 01:04:34,680 --> 01:04:37,160 Speaker 1: a real good thing in today's NFL. I think they've 1298 01:04:37,160 --> 01:04:39,600 Speaker 1: really evolved into more of a defensive team than an 1299 01:04:39,600 --> 01:04:42,840 Speaker 1: offensive team. I was struck watching their tape last week. 1300 01:04:42,840 --> 01:04:44,640 Speaker 1: I thoughts to find Gilmore had his worst game of 1301 01:04:44,640 --> 01:04:47,560 Speaker 1: the year against DeVante Parker. And that's not to suggest 1302 01:04:47,560 --> 01:04:49,520 Speaker 1: he won't play well this week, but he did not 1303 01:04:49,560 --> 01:04:52,959 Speaker 1: play well last week. And I think that Tennessee would 1304 01:04:53,000 --> 01:04:55,520 Speaker 1: like to make this four quarters of Derrick Henry. They'd 1305 01:04:55,520 --> 01:04:59,120 Speaker 1: like to keep the game the way they would want 1306 01:04:59,120 --> 01:05:02,400 Speaker 1: to play it, run the ball, Tannehill, play action. He's 1307 01:05:02,440 --> 01:05:04,960 Speaker 1: been really good on play action this year, and one 1308 01:05:05,000 --> 01:05:06,760 Speaker 1: of the things they've scored when they've gotten in the 1309 01:05:06,800 --> 01:05:10,240 Speaker 1: red zone since Tannehill has been the staughter, so that 1310 01:05:10,280 --> 01:05:12,400 Speaker 1: game is intriguing in a lot of ways. I think 1311 01:05:12,400 --> 01:05:15,920 Speaker 1: the Philly Seattle game is also intriguing. These teams played 1312 01:05:15,960 --> 01:05:18,960 Speaker 1: Week twelve and Seattle one and probably should have won 1313 01:05:19,040 --> 01:05:23,400 Speaker 1: by more than they did score wise. That offense for Philly, 1314 01:05:23,440 --> 01:05:25,320 Speaker 1: you just never know. They don't have a lot of talents, 1315 01:05:25,360 --> 01:05:28,560 Speaker 1: so it's tough for them to score. Do you think 1316 01:05:28,600 --> 01:05:31,960 Speaker 1: the Patriots can limit Tannehill and A. J. Brown and 1317 01:05:32,080 --> 01:05:35,920 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry, especially with them playing in the wild card weekend? 1318 01:05:35,920 --> 01:05:38,960 Speaker 1: The Patriots haven't played in Wildcard weekend in quite some time, 1319 01:05:38,960 --> 01:05:41,800 Speaker 1: and the last time they did they lost to the Ravens. 1320 01:05:44,440 --> 01:05:47,160 Speaker 1: You know, Maddie, I think that Bill Belichick will look 1321 01:05:47,160 --> 01:05:50,080 Speaker 1: at this offense and think that the driving force is 1322 01:05:50,120 --> 01:05:52,880 Speaker 1: not Tannehill but Henry because what they do is from 1323 01:05:52,880 --> 01:05:57,640 Speaker 1: a personnel standpoint, from a formation standpoint, they're really structured 1324 01:05:57,680 --> 01:06:01,200 Speaker 1: around Derrick Henry. Tannehill works off of that. If you 1325 01:06:01,280 --> 01:06:05,760 Speaker 1: look at Tannehill's drop backs over the much of his starts, 1326 01:06:06,200 --> 01:06:09,160 Speaker 1: he doesn't drop back a lot. He has a lot 1327 01:06:09,200 --> 01:06:11,120 Speaker 1: of games where he doesn't have thirty drop backs, and 1328 01:06:11,160 --> 01:06:13,440 Speaker 1: in this league that's not a lot I know it's 1329 01:06:13,440 --> 01:06:15,760 Speaker 1: the same in Buffalo at times, but that's not a 1330 01:06:15,760 --> 01:06:18,680 Speaker 1: lot of dropbacks. So I think Bill Belichick will look 1331 01:06:18,680 --> 01:06:22,000 Speaker 1: at Derrick Henry in the run game as the foundation 1332 01:06:22,160 --> 01:06:25,360 Speaker 1: piece that he needs to stop. Yeah, how good does 1333 01:06:25,400 --> 01:06:27,919 Speaker 1: Tannehill really have to be if they can get into 1334 01:06:27,960 --> 01:06:30,600 Speaker 1: a game where they do have the luxury of handing 1335 01:06:30,640 --> 01:06:33,240 Speaker 1: it off thirty times instead of throwing at thirty five 1336 01:06:33,320 --> 01:06:36,360 Speaker 1: or forty times. How good does Tannehill have to be? Now? 1337 01:06:36,360 --> 01:06:39,400 Speaker 1: This Patriot defense, well, it's the best one in the league. 1338 01:06:40,200 --> 01:06:42,560 Speaker 1: It's they've got to think they can do rail Tennessee's 1339 01:06:42,560 --> 01:06:45,200 Speaker 1: offense in some way, shape or form. But I will 1340 01:06:45,240 --> 01:06:47,280 Speaker 1: say this, over the last month or so, they've not 1341 01:06:47,320 --> 01:06:49,080 Speaker 1: been as good as they were early in the season. 1342 01:06:49,320 --> 01:06:51,600 Speaker 1: And maybe that's a function of the opponents. They faced 1343 01:06:51,600 --> 01:06:57,000 Speaker 1: better opponents. But you know, in a sense, you're right. 1344 01:06:57,080 --> 01:06:59,480 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously they would love it to be a 1345 01:06:59,560 --> 01:07:02,440 Speaker 1: game situation where the Titans feel like they have to 1346 01:07:02,520 --> 01:07:06,120 Speaker 1: drop Tannehill back a lot. But you mentioned thirty times 1347 01:07:06,200 --> 01:07:07,959 Speaker 1: running the ball. I gotta tell you, I think they'd 1348 01:07:07,960 --> 01:07:09,880 Speaker 1: like to run it forty or forty five times, right. 1349 01:07:09,960 --> 01:07:11,600 Speaker 1: I think if they can do that, they're going to 1350 01:07:11,680 --> 01:07:14,160 Speaker 1: feel that they're in control of the pace and tempo 1351 01:07:14,240 --> 01:07:16,160 Speaker 1: of the game. And I think they would love to 1352 01:07:16,200 --> 01:07:18,800 Speaker 1: do that and just then take some shots here and there, 1353 01:07:19,040 --> 01:07:21,680 Speaker 1: the shot play stuff where your max protect. Maybe it's 1354 01:07:21,680 --> 01:07:24,800 Speaker 1: a two receiver route and you try to, you know, 1355 01:07:24,880 --> 01:07:27,439 Speaker 1: hit a big one. And Tannehill has thrown the ball 1356 01:07:27,560 --> 01:07:32,000 Speaker 1: extremely well. He's been very, very accurate. You know, last 1357 01:07:32,040 --> 01:07:35,760 Speaker 1: year these two teams played and Tennessee beat the crap 1358 01:07:35,800 --> 01:07:38,200 Speaker 1: out of New England, and they did it a number 1359 01:07:38,240 --> 01:07:41,560 Speaker 1: of ways. But Gilmore last year matched up on Corey Davis. 1360 01:07:41,760 --> 01:07:43,479 Speaker 1: I wonder if I'll match up on A J. Brown 1361 01:07:43,560 --> 01:07:46,200 Speaker 1: this year. When you look at the Vikings and Saints 1362 01:07:46,240 --> 01:07:48,960 Speaker 1: game and just the pressure on the Vikings in this game, 1363 01:07:49,000 --> 01:07:53,640 Speaker 1: specifically talking to Kirk Cousins, where do you see him 1364 01:07:53,680 --> 01:07:56,600 Speaker 1: having success in this game? Would you say this game? 1365 01:07:56,800 --> 01:08:01,560 Speaker 1: It's the pressure on him that's the biggest. Well, it's funny, Mannie, 1366 01:08:01,600 --> 01:08:03,360 Speaker 1: because I think everybody wants to look at the quarterback, 1367 01:08:03,400 --> 01:08:05,480 Speaker 1: but to me, he's part of an offense. He can 1368 01:08:05,520 --> 01:08:08,120 Speaker 1: only function well if other things happen. They have to 1369 01:08:08,120 --> 01:08:10,400 Speaker 1: get their outside zone game running, they have to get 1370 01:08:10,440 --> 01:08:12,960 Speaker 1: the play action boot game going. They're the best screen 1371 01:08:13,000 --> 01:08:15,360 Speaker 1: team in the league in terms of yards. Their old 1372 01:08:15,440 --> 01:08:18,000 Speaker 1: line is not a very good pass protecting old line 1373 01:08:18,200 --> 01:08:20,639 Speaker 1: unless it's play action. They're not very good with straight 1374 01:08:20,720 --> 01:08:23,600 Speaker 1: drop back. So Cousins is really a piece, and I 1375 01:08:23,640 --> 01:08:26,680 Speaker 1: think everybody knows that. No one has ever suggested. They 1376 01:08:26,720 --> 01:08:29,360 Speaker 1: see the contract he signed and they think he's a 1377 01:08:29,400 --> 01:08:32,200 Speaker 1: top three quarterback and should play that way. But everybody 1378 01:08:32,200 --> 01:08:35,439 Speaker 1: knows what Kirk Cousins is. He's a supplementary piece. He's 1379 01:08:35,439 --> 01:08:38,200 Speaker 1: a complimentary piece in an offense that has to have 1380 01:08:38,520 --> 01:08:42,360 Speaker 1: these other pieces working effectively. If they, by chance get behind, 1381 01:08:42,640 --> 01:08:45,880 Speaker 1: you know, seventeen three late second quarter and it has 1382 01:08:45,920 --> 01:08:48,360 Speaker 1: to become a drop back pass game. That's a tough 1383 01:08:48,439 --> 01:08:51,280 Speaker 1: goal for Kirk Cousins, and it's a particularly tough go 1384 01:08:51,400 --> 01:08:54,800 Speaker 1: for their offensive line, who's not that good in pass protection. Well, 1385 01:08:54,840 --> 01:08:57,560 Speaker 1: I know it sounds silly to say it, but Minnesota's 1386 01:08:57,600 --> 01:09:00,080 Speaker 1: biggest problem is the fact that they're playing New Orleans 1387 01:09:00,120 --> 01:09:03,360 Speaker 1: and New Orleans is they're hitting on all cylinders. Am 1388 01:09:03,360 --> 01:09:06,120 Speaker 1: I right? They are really really humming coming into the playoffs. 1389 01:09:06,840 --> 01:09:09,840 Speaker 1: They certainly are offensively, and I think their defense under 1390 01:09:10,200 --> 01:09:13,760 Speaker 1: decoordinator Dennis Allen Steve gets overlooked a lot because of 1391 01:09:13,800 --> 01:09:18,240 Speaker 1: the focus on Sean Peyton, Drew Brees, Michael Thomas, Alvin Kamara. 1392 01:09:18,320 --> 01:09:20,640 Speaker 1: But I think this defense is very good. You know, 1393 01:09:20,680 --> 01:09:23,439 Speaker 1: I've said throughout this week, and you know, everybody says, oh, 1394 01:09:23,439 --> 01:09:25,160 Speaker 1: it's a big hot take, But to me, it's not 1395 01:09:25,200 --> 01:09:27,720 Speaker 1: a hot take because I'm watching the tape. I think 1396 01:09:27,760 --> 01:09:30,800 Speaker 1: to Mario Davis this season has been the best three 1397 01:09:30,800 --> 01:09:33,840 Speaker 1: down linebacker in the NFL. And their defense to me, 1398 01:09:34,000 --> 01:09:37,320 Speaker 1: is way better than it's talked about. They've got really 1399 01:09:37,360 --> 01:09:40,720 Speaker 1: good players at all three levels of their defense. When 1400 01:09:40,720 --> 01:09:43,360 Speaker 1: you look at the Seahawks and Eagles game, is Carson 1401 01:09:43,400 --> 01:09:46,800 Speaker 1: Wentz ready for his first playoff action? Especially with the 1402 01:09:46,840 --> 01:09:49,759 Speaker 1: injuries that you have on the Eagles and the fact 1403 01:09:49,760 --> 01:09:54,720 Speaker 1: that can they overcome it in the playoffs? And that's 1404 01:09:54,760 --> 01:09:59,280 Speaker 1: an unanswerable But they still lack weapons, and who knows 1405 01:09:59,320 --> 01:10:02,519 Speaker 1: about zachar But even with Artz, he just makes them 1406 01:10:02,560 --> 01:10:05,080 Speaker 1: better within the way they have to play. He doesn't 1407 01:10:05,160 --> 01:10:07,800 Speaker 1: change the way they play because they don't really have 1408 01:10:07,840 --> 01:10:10,600 Speaker 1: any vertical dimension to their offense. They don't really have 1409 01:10:10,640 --> 01:10:13,720 Speaker 1: any explosive play kind of player, so they try to 1410 01:10:13,760 --> 01:10:16,360 Speaker 1: manufacture that here and there. They hit a few last 1411 01:10:16,360 --> 01:10:18,760 Speaker 1: week against the Giants, but even in the four game 1412 01:10:18,800 --> 01:10:21,080 Speaker 1: winning streak, they've been few and far between. That's not 1413 01:10:21,160 --> 01:10:23,960 Speaker 1: really the way they play. They're kind of a sustaining 1414 01:10:24,280 --> 01:10:27,240 Speaker 1: let's gain five, six, seven, eight yards. That's where Artz 1415 01:10:27,320 --> 01:10:30,760 Speaker 1: comes in. He's really really good in that area. But 1416 01:10:31,439 --> 01:10:34,519 Speaker 1: it's an offense. To me, that's tough to figure on 1417 01:10:34,960 --> 01:10:37,080 Speaker 1: what they're going to do because there's just not a 1418 01:10:37,120 --> 01:10:40,120 Speaker 1: lot of explosiveness to them. There's no margin for errors, 1419 01:10:40,120 --> 01:10:42,880 Speaker 1: probably the best way to say it. Greg, Thanks for this. 1420 01:10:42,920 --> 01:10:45,080 Speaker 1: It's great talking to you. We'll see you again next week, 1421 01:10:45,120 --> 01:10:48,160 Speaker 1: hopefully to talk about a Bill's win and another matchup 1422 01:10:48,600 --> 01:10:52,040 Speaker 1: next week in the divisional round. Thanks so much, appreciate it, hope, 1423 01:10:52,040 --> 01:10:55,120 Speaker 1: so thanks guys. Greg go Sell, NFL Film Senior producer, 1424 01:10:55,120 --> 01:10:58,040 Speaker 1: also the host of NFL Matchup on ESPN three showings 1425 01:10:58,040 --> 01:11:00,720 Speaker 1: tomorrow morning two on ESPN in at four am and 1426 01:11:00,800 --> 01:11:03,960 Speaker 1: six am and also eight thirty am on ESPN tow. 1427 01:11:04,160 --> 01:11:06,000 Speaker 1: Greg always comes on and he is an X and 1428 01:11:06,120 --> 01:11:10,800 Speaker 1: no guy. He's right this Bill. It seems to me 1429 01:11:10,880 --> 01:11:14,320 Speaker 1: the Bills Texans matchup is really really a quality matchup 1430 01:11:14,320 --> 01:11:16,040 Speaker 1: in a football game. It's it's everything you want in 1431 01:11:16,040 --> 01:11:18,360 Speaker 1: a playoff game, two really good teams and the road 1432 01:11:18,400 --> 01:11:20,280 Speaker 1: team being a good road team, you know, and having 1433 01:11:20,320 --> 01:11:22,839 Speaker 1: every reason to think they can walk in and win it. Yeah, 1434 01:11:22,880 --> 01:11:26,400 Speaker 1: this defense travels. It's the five seat against the four seed. 1435 01:11:26,920 --> 01:11:28,760 Speaker 1: I think they match up really well. And I think 1436 01:11:28,800 --> 01:11:32,200 Speaker 1: this weekend there's just a bunch of great playoff games 1437 01:11:32,240 --> 01:11:35,040 Speaker 1: on TV. We're gonna take a break. We're gonna get back. 1438 01:11:35,040 --> 01:11:37,080 Speaker 1: We've got some calls, DA, David Lancaster. I'll get to 1439 01:11:37,120 --> 01:11:39,160 Speaker 1: you after the break. We're gonna take a break. What's 1440 01:11:39,160 --> 01:11:41,080 Speaker 1: the Bill's win over the Texans gonna look like? You 1441 01:11:41,120 --> 01:11:42,840 Speaker 1: can call us at eight h three oh five fifty 1442 01:11:43,000 --> 01:11:44,880 Speaker 1: one eighty eight five fifty two, five fifty. You can 1443 01:11:44,880 --> 01:11:47,280 Speaker 1: tweet at us, tell us what your thoughts are. This 1444 01:11:47,320 --> 01:11:49,880 Speaker 1: is Steve Tasker and Mattie Glab. We're here till three. 1445 01:11:50,280 --> 01:11:54,360 Speaker 1: Greg Vandermere, the head the voice of the Houston Texans, 1446 01:11:54,400 --> 01:11:55,840 Speaker 1: are going to come on in the two o'clock hour 1447 01:11:55,880 --> 01:11:57,760 Speaker 1: as well. We'll be back from One Bill's Drive. And 1448 01:11:57,760 --> 01:12:13,120 Speaker 1: this is Buffalo Bills Radio, One Bill's Lives, Steve Tasker, 1449 01:12:13,120 --> 01:12:16,960 Speaker 1: Maddi Glab, the team is on the road. Murph salth Capacio. 1450 01:12:17,080 --> 01:12:19,320 Speaker 1: Eric would all going to meet down there to broadcast 1451 01:12:19,360 --> 01:12:21,800 Speaker 1: the game from NRG Stadium, the wild Card round of 1452 01:12:21,840 --> 01:12:24,800 Speaker 1: the Playoffs Bills at Texans tomorrow four thirty five, one 1453 01:12:24,800 --> 01:12:27,920 Speaker 1: o'clock in the afternoon. Is these Sabers Land? Who did 1454 01:12:27,920 --> 01:12:29,400 Speaker 1: we think? Who do we decide that they were playing 1455 01:12:29,600 --> 01:12:32,360 Speaker 1: the Florida pant Remember that for the way, it doesn't 1456 01:12:32,360 --> 01:12:34,400 Speaker 1: really matter who the Sabers play. For me, I'm not watching. 1457 01:12:35,040 --> 01:12:37,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna watch anyway and I don't, so it doesn't 1458 01:12:37,760 --> 01:12:40,599 Speaker 1: even really matter to be playing. So that's that's how 1459 01:12:40,640 --> 01:12:43,880 Speaker 1: far down the rabbit happens, How far down the rabbit hole. 1460 01:12:43,920 --> 01:12:46,920 Speaker 1: I am so looking forward to this game, and we're 1461 01:12:46,920 --> 01:12:48,840 Speaker 1: talking about all the stuff that goes into it. We 1462 01:12:50,280 --> 01:12:53,040 Speaker 1: and we're asking for your input. Those of you who 1463 01:12:53,080 --> 01:12:54,599 Speaker 1: are listening, you can call us at eight or three 1464 01:12:54,600 --> 01:12:56,599 Speaker 1: oh five fifty or one eight eight five fifty two 1465 01:12:56,600 --> 01:12:59,200 Speaker 1: five fifty. What do you think of Bills win over 1466 01:12:59,240 --> 01:13:03,160 Speaker 1: the Texans? Look like we've got Dave from Landcast. You've 1467 01:13:03,160 --> 01:13:05,240 Speaker 1: been holding for quite a while. Dave, thanks for holding on. 1468 01:13:05,280 --> 01:13:08,320 Speaker 1: You're with Steve and Maddie. What's on your mind? Steve, 1469 01:13:08,560 --> 01:13:12,479 Speaker 1: thanks for taking my call. Happy to do it? What 1470 01:13:12,520 --> 01:13:15,360 Speaker 1: do you got, David. It's been a pleasure listening to 1471 01:13:15,439 --> 01:13:17,720 Speaker 1: Gee And I'm one of those stands that went through 1472 01:13:17,760 --> 01:13:22,240 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl runs and I it hurt. And I've 1473 01:13:22,439 --> 01:13:25,559 Speaker 1: been kind of watching from a distance ever since, not 1474 01:13:25,600 --> 01:13:29,840 Speaker 1: trying to get too close. But here we are with 1475 01:13:29,880 --> 01:13:33,120 Speaker 1: the team that we got and we're back in the playoffs. Hallelujah. 1476 01:13:33,200 --> 01:13:36,840 Speaker 1: There you go. There's one thing that I gotta say 1477 01:13:36,880 --> 01:13:39,400 Speaker 1: that bothered me that I heard Josh Allen say that 1478 01:13:39,400 --> 01:13:42,639 Speaker 1: it doesn't want to score six or seven touchdowns. He's 1479 01:13:42,640 --> 01:13:45,439 Speaker 1: not trying to do that. And you know they're gonna 1480 01:13:45,439 --> 01:13:48,479 Speaker 1: win any way they can. And I didn't pay it 1481 01:13:48,520 --> 01:13:51,519 Speaker 1: too much attention until I heard about our What I 1482 01:13:51,600 --> 01:13:56,240 Speaker 1: think is overwhelmingly the consensus is that we're going to 1483 01:13:56,320 --> 01:13:58,479 Speaker 1: just be able to hang in there, and at the 1484 01:13:58,560 --> 01:14:00,960 Speaker 1: end of the game, I think we'll be there and 1485 01:14:00,960 --> 01:14:04,360 Speaker 1: we'll have a chance to win. The only problem with 1486 01:14:04,400 --> 01:14:08,040 Speaker 1: that is is you're allowing the referees to take the 1487 01:14:08,080 --> 01:14:10,320 Speaker 1: game on a bad call, and I've seen that happen. 1488 01:14:11,160 --> 01:14:17,320 Speaker 1: And then with the possibility of this team, everybody is 1489 01:14:17,360 --> 01:14:21,000 Speaker 1: saying they're a big play team. You know, if you 1490 01:14:21,120 --> 01:14:23,360 Speaker 1: go in with a mindset. Hey, we're just gonna hang 1491 01:14:23,400 --> 01:14:25,240 Speaker 1: around and see what happens. We might have a chance 1492 01:14:25,280 --> 01:14:29,120 Speaker 1: to win. You're opening the door for a shock or 1493 01:14:29,160 --> 01:14:32,120 Speaker 1: at the end, a big play or a bad call. 1494 01:14:32,800 --> 01:14:34,960 Speaker 1: All right, weld on, Dave, Now, don't get carried away 1495 01:14:34,960 --> 01:14:38,639 Speaker 1: with what everybody's Here's the thing, now, you're right. Everybody 1496 01:14:38,680 --> 01:14:41,160 Speaker 1: does has said that this is probably gonna be a 1497 01:14:41,200 --> 01:14:43,479 Speaker 1: one score game and the Bills are gonna play good defense, 1498 01:14:43,520 --> 01:14:45,599 Speaker 1: and it's kind of the way that season has gone 1499 01:14:45,600 --> 01:14:47,719 Speaker 1: because that's kind of the identity of this Bills team. 1500 01:14:47,760 --> 01:14:50,599 Speaker 1: Don't think though, that that's the way they think. They're 1501 01:14:50,640 --> 01:14:52,960 Speaker 1: planning on having it go. Like that's the number one 1502 01:14:53,000 --> 01:14:55,320 Speaker 1: thing that they want to do. They want to score 1503 01:14:55,439 --> 01:14:58,360 Speaker 1: nine thousand touchdowns. They want to beat them to a pulp. 1504 01:14:58,439 --> 01:15:00,120 Speaker 1: They want to play. They want to beat the x 1505 01:15:00,200 --> 01:15:03,200 Speaker 1: and so bad that they sell the franchise. I mean, 1506 01:15:03,240 --> 01:15:05,000 Speaker 1: that's the thing they want. They want him to like 1507 01:15:05,360 --> 01:15:07,519 Speaker 1: kick the franchise out of the tent town. They beat 1508 01:15:07,560 --> 01:15:10,519 Speaker 1: him so badly. Don't kid you. What we're saying is 1509 01:15:10,680 --> 01:15:13,200 Speaker 1: we anticipate a game like this because the way these 1510 01:15:13,200 --> 01:15:17,080 Speaker 1: two teams look, We've got sixteen games under our belts, 1511 01:15:17,120 --> 01:15:19,920 Speaker 1: watching both of these teams play and we're trying to 1512 01:15:19,920 --> 01:15:22,000 Speaker 1: get a handle on what the game is probably gonna 1513 01:15:22,040 --> 01:15:24,120 Speaker 1: look like and all those things you talked about. Like 1514 01:15:24,200 --> 01:15:26,240 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, and one of the reasons Josh Allen doesn't 1515 01:15:26,240 --> 01:15:28,599 Speaker 1: want to go out and score nine touchdowns is because 1516 01:15:28,600 --> 01:15:31,160 Speaker 1: he knows when he goes out there trying to score 1517 01:15:31,240 --> 01:15:35,400 Speaker 1: nine touchdowns, he throws three interceptions and one TV. You know, 1518 01:15:35,479 --> 01:15:37,519 Speaker 1: that's kind He doesn't want to play hero ball when 1519 01:15:37,560 --> 01:15:38,920 Speaker 1: you go out there trying to think you're gonna have 1520 01:15:38,920 --> 01:15:41,240 Speaker 1: to win the game with fifteen touchdowns and throw the 1521 01:15:41,280 --> 01:15:44,400 Speaker 1: ball over. He has struggled in games where he's thought 1522 01:15:44,760 --> 01:15:46,840 Speaker 1: where he's had to carry the offense or he's had 1523 01:15:46,840 --> 01:15:49,800 Speaker 1: to play hero ball. That's why he says stuff like 1524 01:15:49,840 --> 01:15:52,000 Speaker 1: I don't want to have to throw nine touchdowns. He 1525 01:15:52,080 --> 01:15:54,280 Speaker 1: just wants to play within himself, take what's there. If 1526 01:15:54,280 --> 01:15:57,160 Speaker 1: the Bills play efficient and take every play that's coming 1527 01:15:57,200 --> 01:15:59,519 Speaker 1: to them, they're gonna win this. They're gonna score they 1528 01:15:59,560 --> 01:16:02,840 Speaker 1: will score or thirty points and win going away. But 1529 01:16:02,960 --> 01:16:04,960 Speaker 1: they have not shown the ability to do that yet 1530 01:16:05,000 --> 01:16:07,600 Speaker 1: this year. So they're gonna, you know, they're gonna be 1531 01:16:07,640 --> 01:16:10,080 Speaker 1: in a tight game and it's gonna be down to 1532 01:16:10,120 --> 01:16:12,200 Speaker 1: the wire. It is going to be a close game. 1533 01:16:12,520 --> 01:16:15,639 Speaker 1: It is gonna be very very fragile at times where 1534 01:16:15,640 --> 01:16:18,440 Speaker 1: the officials could make a play that swings the momentum 1535 01:16:18,680 --> 01:16:21,400 Speaker 1: or cost you some points or this or that, and 1536 01:16:21,439 --> 01:16:23,320 Speaker 1: it could come down to a point where the Houston 1537 01:16:23,320 --> 01:16:25,920 Speaker 1: Texans just need one big play and they can win 1538 01:16:26,000 --> 01:16:28,080 Speaker 1: the game. That may be all of that, and that's 1539 01:16:28,160 --> 01:16:32,879 Speaker 1: kind of what everybody anticipates, but that is not the plan. Okay, 1540 01:16:33,040 --> 01:16:35,439 Speaker 1: So don't get caught up in the rhetoric going around 1541 01:16:35,479 --> 01:16:37,880 Speaker 1: the game about how the Bills are planning on just 1542 01:16:38,000 --> 01:16:40,280 Speaker 1: keeping it close. They're just want to hang in there. No, 1543 01:16:41,479 --> 01:16:45,440 Speaker 1: that's worst case scenario. They want they want to play efficiently, 1544 01:16:45,600 --> 01:16:47,280 Speaker 1: and they know they've got the talent on both sides 1545 01:16:47,280 --> 01:16:50,880 Speaker 1: of the football to win on defense and get turnovers 1546 01:16:50,880 --> 01:16:52,960 Speaker 1: and all of that, and also to score points on offense. 1547 01:16:53,160 --> 01:16:54,760 Speaker 1: But they haven't been able to do that consistently. And 1548 01:16:54,800 --> 01:16:56,559 Speaker 1: that's why people are into this thinking, you know, it 1549 01:16:56,640 --> 01:16:58,200 Speaker 1: is going to be a close game. They are going 1550 01:16:58,240 --> 01:17:00,000 Speaker 1: to keep it close. They are going to run the football, 1551 01:17:00,320 --> 01:17:01,680 Speaker 1: and they just want to keep the lynn on the 1552 01:17:01,680 --> 01:17:05,200 Speaker 1: Houston offense. Oh look, this team isn't gonna go into 1553 01:17:05,560 --> 01:17:08,160 Speaker 1: media availability, and Josh Allen isn't going to stand in 1554 01:17:08,200 --> 01:17:11,360 Speaker 1: front of media and say, I'm gonna light up to scoreboard. 1555 01:17:11,439 --> 01:17:14,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna torch this defense because they're not good. That's 1556 01:17:14,280 --> 01:17:16,519 Speaker 1: bulletin board material. That is stuff you don't want to 1557 01:17:16,560 --> 01:17:19,240 Speaker 1: give an opposing team in the playoffs. You don't want 1558 01:17:19,240 --> 01:17:21,760 Speaker 1: to give them any extra ammo to get even more 1559 01:17:21,840 --> 01:17:24,640 Speaker 1: fired up for this game. The team within inside the 1560 01:17:24,680 --> 01:17:28,400 Speaker 1: locker room, this team thinks very highly of themselves and 1561 01:17:28,439 --> 01:17:31,320 Speaker 1: they are very confident in themselves in this game. They're 1562 01:17:31,360 --> 01:17:33,960 Speaker 1: not going to publicly go out there and completely torch 1563 01:17:34,400 --> 01:17:37,000 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans as a whole, because that's not what 1564 01:17:37,040 --> 01:17:39,240 Speaker 1: they do under Sean McDermot and Brandon Bean. We'll take 1565 01:17:39,240 --> 01:17:43,400 Speaker 1: another called Deborah from Williamsville. Thanks for callingbr Steven Maddie. 1566 01:17:44,040 --> 01:17:49,280 Speaker 1: What's on your mind? Hello, Hi Deborah? Go ahead? Oh yeah, 1567 01:17:49,280 --> 01:17:52,479 Speaker 1: So I was wondering we have t J. Yelden on 1568 01:17:52,520 --> 01:17:54,640 Speaker 1: the roster. We never play him, and I see t J. 1569 01:17:54,800 --> 01:17:57,759 Speaker 1: Yelden kind of like a James White kind of running 1570 01:17:57,760 --> 01:18:01,080 Speaker 1: back in New England plays for or running back sometimes 1571 01:18:01,080 --> 01:18:07,439 Speaker 1: between Bolden and Burke heard and right. So I'm just wondering, like, 1572 01:18:08,040 --> 01:18:09,400 Speaker 1: do you think TJ. Yell doing wing to be like 1573 01:18:09,439 --> 01:18:12,160 Speaker 1: a new weapon for the playoff? Yeah? You know what, 1574 01:18:12,240 --> 01:18:14,400 Speaker 1: It's interesting because a lot of people have been saying, 1575 01:18:16,000 --> 01:18:17,840 Speaker 1: you do want to get creative in the playoffs, you 1576 01:18:17,880 --> 01:18:19,679 Speaker 1: do want to do some things you maybe haven't done before. 1577 01:18:19,720 --> 01:18:21,280 Speaker 1: T J. Yelden would certainly fall into that. And a 1578 01:18:21,320 --> 01:18:23,280 Speaker 1: lot of people are pointing to Duke Williams. We've gotten 1579 01:18:23,320 --> 01:18:26,479 Speaker 1: call after call thinking they want Duke Williams on the field. Yeah. 1580 01:18:27,120 --> 01:18:28,840 Speaker 1: Here's the thing, Debra, And let me ask you this, 1581 01:18:28,920 --> 01:18:31,639 Speaker 1: if you're still there, who do you think they should 1582 01:18:31,680 --> 01:18:34,040 Speaker 1: sit down? Because you can only play eleven guys. So 1583 01:18:34,080 --> 01:18:36,040 Speaker 1: if you're gonna put t J. Yelden on the field, 1584 01:18:36,040 --> 01:18:38,720 Speaker 1: who do you take off the field? I hate to 1585 01:18:38,720 --> 01:18:41,000 Speaker 1: take out Gore, but I don't know. I don't he 1586 01:18:41,000 --> 01:18:42,920 Speaker 1: hasn't been doing that much lately. I think TJ. Yelden 1587 01:18:42,920 --> 01:18:44,720 Speaker 1: is just a different weapon and no one's really seen him. 1588 01:18:45,400 --> 01:18:47,439 Speaker 1: That'd be different for the playoffs. Yeah, but they don't 1589 01:18:47,479 --> 01:18:49,760 Speaker 1: put Gore and Devin's singletary on the field at the 1590 01:18:49,800 --> 01:18:52,080 Speaker 1: same time, you know what I mean. So somebody's got 1591 01:18:52,080 --> 01:18:54,120 Speaker 1: to sit down would it be like a tight end? 1592 01:18:54,160 --> 01:18:56,439 Speaker 1: Would it be would you exchange t J Yelden for 1593 01:18:56,880 --> 01:18:59,720 Speaker 1: Devin's Tingletary? Maybe like a Lee Smith, but I know 1594 01:18:59,720 --> 01:19:02,400 Speaker 1: we need him in to help blocking. Yeah that's good. Yeah, 1595 01:19:02,439 --> 01:19:04,559 Speaker 1: put put in another put in so play like two 1596 01:19:04,640 --> 01:19:08,679 Speaker 1: running backs and one two running backs, maybe three wides 1597 01:19:08,760 --> 01:19:10,639 Speaker 1: or something like that. I got you. So you think 1598 01:19:10,640 --> 01:19:13,000 Speaker 1: it'd be great to have t J Yelden and Devin 1599 01:19:13,080 --> 01:19:15,000 Speaker 1: Singletary in the backfield at the same time and to 1600 01:19:15,040 --> 01:19:17,840 Speaker 1: be a more dynamic passing game. I think so. And 1601 01:19:17,920 --> 01:19:20,000 Speaker 1: I think it gives a different look, different style. You know, 1602 01:19:20,000 --> 01:19:21,920 Speaker 1: you don't know if you're gonna run Devin Singletary or 1603 01:19:21,920 --> 01:19:24,800 Speaker 1: then do a quick screen to t J Yelden. Yeah, 1604 01:19:24,800 --> 01:19:27,439 Speaker 1: I agree, and I agree. Thank Debra, thanks for the coin. 1605 01:19:27,560 --> 01:19:29,400 Speaker 1: I like where your head's at because I do think 1606 01:19:29,439 --> 01:19:32,200 Speaker 1: you got to get creative. Yeah, definitely in the playoffs, 1607 01:19:32,200 --> 01:19:35,800 Speaker 1: of course, Debra, are some good ideas there. But yeah, 1608 01:19:35,800 --> 01:19:38,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm sure we're going to see different formations 1609 01:19:38,160 --> 01:19:40,519 Speaker 1: in the playoffs to throw teams off because they have 1610 01:19:40,640 --> 01:19:44,720 Speaker 1: an entire season's worth of film to prep with, you know, 1611 01:19:45,600 --> 01:19:48,840 Speaker 1: and so day Ball is a smart or offensive coordinator. 1612 01:19:48,920 --> 01:19:51,559 Speaker 1: So I see them mixing in different formations that we 1613 01:19:51,640 --> 01:19:54,160 Speaker 1: might not have seen as much out of this team. 1614 01:19:54,160 --> 01:19:56,600 Speaker 1: And we saw them start the season out in a 1615 01:19:56,640 --> 01:19:59,880 Speaker 1: lot of like twelve personnel sometimes going to thirteen person 1616 01:20:00,320 --> 01:20:02,559 Speaker 1: and then we saw them get away from that a 1617 01:20:02,600 --> 01:20:05,439 Speaker 1: little bit, and now they've gone towards it. So I 1618 01:20:05,479 --> 01:20:07,919 Speaker 1: think this team is willing to kind of do anything 1619 01:20:08,760 --> 01:20:11,600 Speaker 1: to win those matchups, because that's what you're trying to 1620 01:20:11,600 --> 01:20:14,040 Speaker 1: do in this game as you're trying to get mismatches 1621 01:20:14,080 --> 01:20:17,800 Speaker 1: on people in order to get those plays, get those 1622 01:20:17,840 --> 01:20:20,800 Speaker 1: first downs to move down the field. Yeah, Bills went 1623 01:20:20,800 --> 01:20:22,360 Speaker 1: over the Texas is gonna look like, what what do 1624 01:20:22,400 --> 01:20:23,599 Speaker 1: you think? You can give us a call at eighty 1625 01:20:23,720 --> 01:20:26,080 Speaker 1: three oh five fifty or eight to eight five fifty 1626 01:20:26,120 --> 01:20:28,160 Speaker 1: two five fifty The tweet sheet brought to you by 1627 01:20:28,200 --> 01:20:31,639 Speaker 1: Corgan Moving Systems, the official movers of the Buffalo Bills. 1628 01:20:31,640 --> 01:20:33,719 Speaker 1: From the tweet sheet, Joe has this to say. Devin 1629 01:20:33,800 --> 01:20:36,320 Speaker 1: Singletary gaining eighty to one hundred yards on the ground, 1630 01:20:36,760 --> 01:20:39,720 Speaker 1: which slows down the Texans pass rush opens up the 1631 01:20:39,720 --> 01:20:42,360 Speaker 1: play action pass for Josh. The end result twenty three 1632 01:20:42,880 --> 01:20:49,240 Speaker 1: seventeen victory and onto the divisional round. Maybe maybe. I 1633 01:20:49,560 --> 01:20:51,719 Speaker 1: do think Devin Singletary is going to be the workhorse 1634 01:20:51,760 --> 01:20:53,720 Speaker 1: for the offense. I mean, we've seen it happen over 1635 01:20:53,800 --> 01:20:57,599 Speaker 1: the last ten games. Yeah, ever since he came back 1636 01:20:57,600 --> 01:21:00,200 Speaker 1: from the hamstring in the Giant game in a week two, 1637 01:21:00,280 --> 01:21:02,639 Speaker 1: He's been in there since Week six or or so 1638 01:21:02,680 --> 01:21:04,920 Speaker 1: after the bye week. Yeah, he's going to be an 1639 01:21:05,040 --> 01:21:08,840 Speaker 1: enormous part of this and he has become I hate 1640 01:21:08,880 --> 01:21:10,840 Speaker 1: to say that for a guy who's played like like 1641 01:21:11,040 --> 01:21:15,439 Speaker 1: less than a well a full season, he's dependable. Oh yeah. 1642 01:21:15,479 --> 01:21:18,439 Speaker 1: I love his vision. He makes guys miss, even in 1643 01:21:18,520 --> 01:21:22,799 Speaker 1: tight spaces. He gets extra yards, like an extra four yards, 1644 01:21:23,400 --> 01:21:26,280 Speaker 1: and on plays where it looks like he's not gonna 1645 01:21:26,320 --> 01:21:30,800 Speaker 1: get it, he sidesteps, he misses, makes guys miss. It's 1646 01:21:30,800 --> 01:21:33,120 Speaker 1: just been a lot of fun to watch him come 1647 01:21:33,160 --> 01:21:35,439 Speaker 1: of age in the NFL and to get to know him. 1648 01:21:35,479 --> 01:21:38,080 Speaker 1: He's just been a great asset to the team and 1649 01:21:38,720 --> 01:21:40,400 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to see the way they're use him. 1650 01:21:40,400 --> 01:21:44,040 Speaker 1: But I'm kind of with Debra. I think, as Brian 1651 01:21:44,280 --> 01:21:47,080 Speaker 1: Brian day Ball, I think this is the time when 1652 01:21:47,120 --> 01:21:49,480 Speaker 1: you really really got to get a little bit creative 1653 01:21:49,520 --> 01:21:52,519 Speaker 1: with formations, personnel groupings and the plays that you're running. 1654 01:21:52,520 --> 01:21:55,240 Speaker 1: You know, I'm not saying a triple reverse pass, flea 1655 01:21:55,280 --> 01:22:01,600 Speaker 1: flicker kind of thing, but certainly personnel nations and formations 1656 01:22:01,680 --> 01:22:04,719 Speaker 1: that are something that the Texans have not seen. Yeah, 1657 01:22:04,720 --> 01:22:07,160 Speaker 1: and you've got a thing. I mean in playoffs, you've 1658 01:22:07,200 --> 01:22:09,280 Speaker 1: got to think there's gonna be some more trick plays 1659 01:22:09,360 --> 01:22:12,160 Speaker 1: up their sleeves that they have in in different types 1660 01:22:12,160 --> 01:22:14,800 Speaker 1: of situations. And Dave Alls talked about trick plays with 1661 01:22:14,840 --> 01:22:20,360 Speaker 1: this team in media availabilities and he said, look, we've 1662 01:22:20,439 --> 01:22:23,320 Speaker 1: had trick plays in in some different games and haven't 1663 01:22:23,360 --> 01:22:26,559 Speaker 1: got to them because we don't need to. But we'll 1664 01:22:26,600 --> 01:22:29,960 Speaker 1: practice trick plays throughout the week if we think that 1665 01:22:30,000 --> 01:22:32,160 Speaker 1: we need to dial one up in a game. So 1666 01:22:32,320 --> 01:22:35,439 Speaker 1: they're gonna have stuff ready to go. And yeah, you 1667 01:22:35,560 --> 01:22:38,320 Speaker 1: gotta love what Devin Singletary has been able to provide 1668 01:22:38,360 --> 01:22:42,320 Speaker 1: and add to this offense a third round pick, what 1669 01:22:42,400 --> 01:22:45,360 Speaker 1: he's been able to do as a rookie, being injured 1670 01:22:45,400 --> 01:22:47,880 Speaker 1: for a few weeks there and coming back in his 1671 01:22:49,200 --> 01:22:52,200 Speaker 1: carries have just increased and increased more and more. And 1672 01:22:52,240 --> 01:22:55,000 Speaker 1: he does a great job staying vertical, staying on his 1673 01:22:55,160 --> 01:22:57,920 Speaker 1: feet to get those extra yards. He's not like a 1674 01:22:58,000 --> 01:23:00,800 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry as guard. Cosell was saying, he's not your 1675 01:23:00,960 --> 01:23:04,240 Speaker 1: huge running back who who is monster when it comes 1676 01:23:04,240 --> 01:23:07,600 Speaker 1: to yack yards, But he's a slippery running back. He 1677 01:23:07,640 --> 01:23:12,360 Speaker 1: can get those extra yards. He ranks number one out 1678 01:23:12,400 --> 01:23:15,280 Speaker 1: of running backs when it comes to yards per attempt 1679 01:23:15,479 --> 01:23:17,960 Speaker 1: with someone who has had at least one hundred and 1680 01:23:17,960 --> 01:23:20,519 Speaker 1: fifty attempts with five point one, that's a that's a 1681 01:23:20,600 --> 01:23:24,920 Speaker 1: really good number after the regular season. Yeah, that's yeah, 1682 01:23:24,960 --> 01:23:27,120 Speaker 1: that's a full season. It's just shy at ten attempts 1683 01:23:27,120 --> 01:23:29,320 Speaker 1: a game, Yeah, on average, and it's you know you're 1684 01:23:29,360 --> 01:23:33,439 Speaker 1: gonna He played very well and has been consistent all year. 1685 01:23:33,479 --> 01:23:34,920 Speaker 1: I think one of the things that's interesting about this, 1686 01:23:34,920 --> 01:23:37,200 Speaker 1: and we're talking about creativity, I hadn't really thought about this. 1687 01:23:37,640 --> 01:23:40,960 Speaker 1: Our guest last hour, Greg Cosel from NFL from NFL 1688 01:23:41,000 --> 01:23:45,320 Speaker 1: Matchup on ESPN, said this, He goes, he thinks the 1689 01:23:45,360 --> 01:23:48,639 Speaker 1: fact that the Texans put to Sean Gibson on IR 1690 01:23:48,720 --> 01:23:50,320 Speaker 1: for those of you don't know, to Sean Gibson is 1691 01:23:50,360 --> 01:23:53,800 Speaker 1: a safety for the Texans. He thinks that is a 1692 01:23:53,920 --> 01:23:57,400 Speaker 1: significant or it was he said meaningful laws. He's a 1693 01:23:57,520 --> 01:24:00,720 Speaker 1: veteran safety and Bills fans know this. The safeties for 1694 01:24:00,720 --> 01:24:04,960 Speaker 1: the Bill's defense are incredibly important in making sure guys 1695 01:24:04,560 --> 01:24:07,559 Speaker 1: get It's. What they do is they get the guys 1696 01:24:07,600 --> 01:24:10,520 Speaker 1: lined up to make sure that if the offense shifts 1697 01:24:10,560 --> 01:24:12,400 Speaker 1: that the number one and number two and number three 1698 01:24:12,439 --> 01:24:14,280 Speaker 1: receiver to a side are all covered up. They've got 1699 01:24:14,360 --> 01:24:17,439 Speaker 1: guys covering those guys. You'd think a guy like Deshaun 1700 01:24:17,479 --> 01:24:19,960 Speaker 1: Gibson would have been very responsible for that. Now now 1701 01:24:20,280 --> 01:24:23,360 Speaker 1: you've got somebody else doing that in a secondary that 1702 01:24:23,400 --> 01:24:25,960 Speaker 1: has struggled to do that, So you can bet then 1703 01:24:25,960 --> 01:24:27,880 Speaker 1: maybe Brian Dables thinking, you know what, if we give 1704 01:24:27,920 --> 01:24:30,200 Speaker 1: him a shift and then another shift and then a 1705 01:24:30,320 --> 01:24:33,160 Speaker 1: motion and change the three to a one over here, 1706 01:24:33,200 --> 01:24:36,240 Speaker 1: and the receiver's sides and the strengths and who's the 1707 01:24:36,320 --> 01:24:38,880 Speaker 1: number one receiver, who's the number three receiver, they may 1708 01:24:38,920 --> 01:24:41,160 Speaker 1: get crossed up and we leave some guys wide open. 1709 01:24:41,360 --> 01:24:43,519 Speaker 1: You might see some of that. Knowing that to Shaun Gibson, 1710 01:24:43,560 --> 01:24:45,760 Speaker 1: the guy who actually did that for the Texans isn't 1711 01:24:45,800 --> 01:24:48,000 Speaker 1: lined up, you know, isn't in the game. So you 1712 01:24:48,080 --> 01:24:50,880 Speaker 1: might be able to test a guy who's not used 1713 01:24:50,880 --> 01:24:54,360 Speaker 1: to having that responsibility in that manner and get some 1714 01:24:54,920 --> 01:24:57,600 Speaker 1: success out of that. You know, talking about creativity, that 1715 01:24:57,680 --> 01:24:59,519 Speaker 1: may be where you think, yeah, that's exactly where you 1716 01:24:59,520 --> 01:25:02,800 Speaker 1: would use it. Yeah, this secondary has struggled. When you're 1717 01:25:02,800 --> 01:25:05,360 Speaker 1: looking at Texas and take a guy out like Gibson 1718 01:25:05,600 --> 01:25:08,320 Speaker 1: who has had some success back in the secondary for them, 1719 01:25:09,479 --> 01:25:13,439 Speaker 1: I think it could play up play into this matchup 1720 01:25:14,040 --> 01:25:17,599 Speaker 1: a lot. This defense hasn't been great against the run either, 1721 01:25:17,720 --> 01:25:22,400 Speaker 1: especially with JJ Watt off the field, with what they've 1722 01:25:22,479 --> 01:25:25,599 Speaker 1: allowed only eighty five point four rush yards per game, 1723 01:25:25,920 --> 01:25:28,760 Speaker 1: and without Watt on the field, they are allowing one 1724 01:25:28,840 --> 01:25:31,400 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty six point eight rush yards per game. 1725 01:25:32,080 --> 01:25:34,960 Speaker 1: So we'll see if what can have that much as 1726 01:25:35,120 --> 01:25:37,360 Speaker 1: of an impact. And maybe they really do think that 1727 01:25:37,400 --> 01:25:39,800 Speaker 1: what is really going to impact this game so they 1728 01:25:39,800 --> 01:25:41,920 Speaker 1: feel like they can take Gibson out of the game 1729 01:25:42,000 --> 01:25:44,680 Speaker 1: for that reason. I know it's two very different positions, 1730 01:25:44,840 --> 01:25:46,960 Speaker 1: but if they feel like what can do enough against 1731 01:25:46,960 --> 01:25:48,880 Speaker 1: the front end that you don't have to have as 1732 01:25:49,000 --> 01:25:51,840 Speaker 1: much on the back end, which they haven't been too 1733 01:25:51,880 --> 01:25:54,680 Speaker 1: successful in the secondary this season. They've they've given up 1734 01:25:54,720 --> 01:25:58,360 Speaker 1: a lot of big plays. They're not great on third down, 1735 01:25:58,400 --> 01:26:02,120 Speaker 1: they're not great in the red zone. We'll see It'll 1736 01:26:02,160 --> 01:26:05,880 Speaker 1: be very interesting to see how this defense plays. Josh 1737 01:26:05,920 --> 01:26:08,599 Speaker 1: Allen and his squad. Top of the hour, Mark Vandermer, 1738 01:26:08,680 --> 01:26:10,519 Speaker 1: played by play voice of the Houston Texans is gonna 1739 01:26:10,560 --> 01:26:12,400 Speaker 1: join us. You can call us and say what do 1740 01:26:12,400 --> 01:26:14,599 Speaker 1: you think of Bills win against the Texans will look 1741 01:26:14,640 --> 01:26:16,680 Speaker 1: like eight or three oh five fifty one eighty eight, 1742 01:26:16,760 --> 01:26:19,320 Speaker 1: five fifty two, five fifty Steve Tasker Mattie Glab Here 1743 01:26:19,439 --> 01:26:22,400 Speaker 1: till three o'clock. This is One Bills Live, presented from 1744 01:26:22,640 --> 01:26:24,680 Speaker 1: by Kalidah Health from One Bill's Drive. And this is 1745 01:26:24,680 --> 01:26:38,320 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills Radio. Welcome back and One Bill's Live. Steve 1746 01:26:38,320 --> 01:26:40,960 Speaker 1: Tasker Mattie Glab in the studio today the Buffalo Bills 1747 01:26:40,960 --> 01:26:42,760 Speaker 1: on the road down to Houston. Murph is on the 1748 01:26:42,840 --> 01:26:46,200 Speaker 1: road there as well. He'll be on the call tomorrow 1749 01:26:46,640 --> 01:26:52,360 Speaker 1: four thirty five pm kickoff. A lot of stuff going 1750 01:26:52,400 --> 01:26:54,120 Speaker 1: on at this time of years. You'd imagine at the 1751 01:26:54,160 --> 01:26:56,200 Speaker 1: end of the regular season a lot of accolades coming out. 1752 01:26:56,600 --> 01:26:59,840 Speaker 1: The All Pro Team was announced Tredavious White, first Team 1753 01:27:00,000 --> 01:27:02,360 Speaker 1: All Pro. Let me tell you something you want to 1754 01:27:02,360 --> 01:27:05,880 Speaker 1: talk about, an elite spot. There are not too many 1755 01:27:05,920 --> 01:27:08,840 Speaker 1: guys who have made that list as a first team 1756 01:27:08,880 --> 01:27:11,920 Speaker 1: All Pro at cornerback in the NFL. Turdevious White did 1757 01:27:11,920 --> 01:27:14,880 Speaker 1: it his third year in the league. He's been good 1758 01:27:14,920 --> 01:27:17,080 Speaker 1: since he stepped on the field and said this year 1759 01:27:17,120 --> 01:27:19,760 Speaker 1: he has been phenomenal, really turned the corner. I think 1760 01:27:19,800 --> 01:27:22,320 Speaker 1: the key, and it's easy to say this, but the 1761 01:27:22,400 --> 01:27:26,479 Speaker 1: key for Tredevius is two things. One the interceptions he leads, 1762 01:27:26,560 --> 01:27:30,320 Speaker 1: He's tied for the league league in interceptions, and two 1763 01:27:30,960 --> 01:27:34,800 Speaker 1: the guy just doesn't give up touchdowns. Those two attributes 1764 01:27:34,920 --> 01:27:38,640 Speaker 1: have really put him in an elite status. And congratulations 1765 01:27:38,640 --> 01:27:41,880 Speaker 1: to Tardevius at is an enormous honor. I know, of 1766 01:27:41,920 --> 01:27:44,280 Speaker 1: all the things that ever happened to me, all the 1767 01:27:44,320 --> 01:27:48,400 Speaker 1: things that you know, the awards I get, All Pros 1768 01:27:48,800 --> 01:27:50,960 Speaker 1: was the for me was the big one. It was. 1769 01:27:51,520 --> 01:27:53,479 Speaker 1: It was a huge one because that was voted on 1770 01:27:53,600 --> 01:27:58,000 Speaker 1: by writers. There's no fan vote, no popularity contest. It 1771 01:27:58,120 --> 01:28:00,880 Speaker 1: was who had the best year at that spot. It 1772 01:28:00,920 --> 01:28:03,560 Speaker 1: means a lot to the players, and I think congratulations 1773 01:28:03,600 --> 01:28:05,840 Speaker 1: are in order Richard Davis, because man, oldman, he was 1774 01:28:06,560 --> 01:28:08,960 Speaker 1: deserving of it, definitely, and I think one thing that 1775 01:28:09,120 --> 01:28:11,639 Speaker 1: is behind these stats that he's put up this season 1776 01:28:11,680 --> 01:28:15,080 Speaker 1: and Leslie Frasier, the defensive coordinator, has talked about it 1777 01:28:15,160 --> 01:28:19,719 Speaker 1: is Trey White's work ethic in the off season, during camp, 1778 01:28:19,880 --> 01:28:24,479 Speaker 1: and continuously throughout this season. He told Leslie Fraser that 1779 01:28:24,560 --> 01:28:27,360 Speaker 1: he wanted to get better at taking the ball away 1780 01:28:27,360 --> 01:28:29,640 Speaker 1: this season and that is definitely what he's done with 1781 01:28:29,640 --> 01:28:31,880 Speaker 1: the career year he's had. And I spoke to him 1782 01:28:31,880 --> 01:28:35,120 Speaker 1: and he said, there's so many sacrifices that I have 1783 01:28:35,360 --> 01:28:37,880 Speaker 1: in my life. When when you're in a football season. 1784 01:28:37,960 --> 01:28:41,800 Speaker 1: You know the Steve just he has kids at home. 1785 01:28:43,280 --> 01:28:46,840 Speaker 1: You sacrifice being with your family, being with your loved 1786 01:28:46,840 --> 01:28:49,639 Speaker 1: ones to be able to get better at your craft 1787 01:28:49,680 --> 01:28:52,519 Speaker 1: and to perfect your craft, and to stay after practice 1788 01:28:52,600 --> 01:28:55,280 Speaker 1: and to watch more film and to do everything that 1789 01:28:55,360 --> 01:28:57,640 Speaker 1: you can in the building outside of the building to 1790 01:28:57,680 --> 01:29:01,240 Speaker 1: make sure you're ready for that game on Saturday, Sunday, 1791 01:29:01,320 --> 01:29:03,880 Speaker 1: whatever day it is. And he has done that is 1792 01:29:04,080 --> 01:29:07,120 Speaker 1: he is mister reliable. You can count on him anytime. 1793 01:29:07,200 --> 01:29:09,840 Speaker 1: He makes big plays when it matters, big plays on 1794 01:29:09,920 --> 01:29:12,720 Speaker 1: third down. Uh. He is a great player, He's a 1795 01:29:12,760 --> 01:29:15,240 Speaker 1: great human. He's going to be a great leader for 1796 01:29:15,280 --> 01:29:18,200 Speaker 1: this team in years to come. And I want him 1797 01:29:18,200 --> 01:29:20,680 Speaker 1: to be a Buffalo Bill for as long as possible. Well, 1798 01:29:20,680 --> 01:29:23,120 Speaker 1: and the thing too about him saying, listen, I need 1799 01:29:23,160 --> 01:29:25,599 Speaker 1: to turn the football. Do you get turnovers? It means 1800 01:29:25,760 --> 01:29:29,280 Speaker 1: a lot of times he's gonna rasp to risk some things. 1801 01:29:29,720 --> 01:29:31,200 Speaker 1: You know, he's gonna have to go for the pick. 1802 01:29:31,400 --> 01:29:33,120 Speaker 1: You know he's gonna have to step in front when 1803 01:29:33,160 --> 01:29:35,320 Speaker 1: there actually could be a double move coming, you know. 1804 01:29:35,720 --> 01:29:38,000 Speaker 1: And what it means is more of the sacrifices you 1805 01:29:38,040 --> 01:29:40,439 Speaker 1: talked about. This is you know these guys, you know, 1806 01:29:40,600 --> 01:29:42,200 Speaker 1: they're free to go after they work out and do 1807 01:29:42,240 --> 01:29:44,240 Speaker 1: all the things they're supposed to do. Well, he's got 1808 01:29:44,400 --> 01:29:46,040 Speaker 1: they hang around here. They go up and they find 1809 01:29:46,080 --> 01:29:48,720 Speaker 1: a little dark room and they start watching film. They 1810 01:29:48,800 --> 01:29:51,880 Speaker 1: start watching the route tendencies, the guys that they're gonna face, 1811 01:29:51,960 --> 01:29:55,679 Speaker 1: the guys that they're gonna go against on a play 1812 01:29:55,720 --> 01:29:58,960 Speaker 1: to play basis, the whole roster of wide receivers that 1813 01:29:59,000 --> 01:30:01,559 Speaker 1: they're gonna face, the combinations that they're going to see. 1814 01:30:03,439 --> 01:30:05,160 Speaker 1: What the guy does when he breaks out, what the 1815 01:30:05,160 --> 01:30:07,040 Speaker 1: guy looks like when he breaks in, what he's gonna 1816 01:30:07,040 --> 01:30:08,559 Speaker 1: do when he on a button hook, what's he gonna 1817 01:30:08,560 --> 01:30:10,880 Speaker 1: do when he's giving you the move or the stump 1818 01:30:10,920 --> 01:30:14,320 Speaker 1: move to go deep. All these little details that they 1819 01:30:14,360 --> 01:30:16,560 Speaker 1: look at, where a guy's foot comes down, where his 1820 01:30:16,600 --> 01:30:19,880 Speaker 1: shoulders are, how high shoulders are, which which direction his 1821 01:30:19,920 --> 01:30:22,320 Speaker 1: head is pointed on the break, all of this stuff. 1822 01:30:22,360 --> 01:30:24,320 Speaker 1: They start to get a feel for what these guys do. 1823 01:30:24,360 --> 01:30:29,200 Speaker 1: And it takes a lot of just tedious study of 1824 01:30:29,280 --> 01:30:32,479 Speaker 1: everything they do on the football field against other teams. 1825 01:30:32,960 --> 01:30:34,560 Speaker 1: And you know, you just got to sit there and 1826 01:30:34,600 --> 01:30:36,800 Speaker 1: put the time in and Tredavius has done that this 1827 01:30:36,880 --> 01:30:39,680 Speaker 1: year and I think it has paid dividends. Six interceptions. 1828 01:30:40,080 --> 01:30:43,040 Speaker 1: The guy is absolutely as good a cornerback as there 1829 01:30:43,080 --> 01:30:44,960 Speaker 1: is in the National Football League right now. He's a 1830 01:30:44,960 --> 01:30:48,720 Speaker 1: phenomenal athlete, and he is a real test. He's gonna 1831 01:30:48,720 --> 01:30:53,080 Speaker 1: be a test for DeAndre Hopkins as as will DeAndre 1832 01:30:53,160 --> 01:30:54,920 Speaker 1: be a test for him. Both these guys, so it's 1833 01:30:55,120 --> 01:30:58,120 Speaker 1: it's fun to think about. Congratulations to Tredavius. He is 1834 01:30:58,160 --> 01:31:01,400 Speaker 1: the only first team Pro All Pro the Bills have 1835 01:31:01,479 --> 01:31:03,880 Speaker 1: on their defense. A little surprising to me that Jordan 1836 01:31:03,920 --> 01:31:06,960 Speaker 1: Phillips didn't get a mention. Yeah, defensive tackle that has 1837 01:31:07,600 --> 01:31:10,320 Speaker 1: nine and a half sacks tacks. That's a big number 1838 01:31:10,320 --> 01:31:13,360 Speaker 1: for a guy from down inside. I think there's probably 1839 01:31:13,439 --> 01:31:15,640 Speaker 1: some guys who are disappointed they didn't get, you know, 1840 01:31:16,200 --> 01:31:19,160 Speaker 1: more of a mention. But this, this defense of the 1841 01:31:19,160 --> 01:31:22,960 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills is so good at all. There's so many 1842 01:31:23,000 --> 01:31:25,759 Speaker 1: guys that are so worthy of this award and worthy 1843 01:31:25,800 --> 01:31:30,080 Speaker 1: of being Pro Bowlers, and they've been overlooked. And it 1844 01:31:30,200 --> 01:31:33,680 Speaker 1: sucks because, I mean, we're the biggest fans of the 1845 01:31:33,720 --> 01:31:36,680 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills here. But to see what these guys have 1846 01:31:36,800 --> 01:31:38,680 Speaker 1: done this season and the work that they put in 1847 01:31:38,920 --> 01:31:41,720 Speaker 1: outside of practice time and everything, I mean, a lot 1848 01:31:41,760 --> 01:31:44,240 Speaker 1: of them are so deserving and hopefully in the years 1849 01:31:44,280 --> 01:31:47,400 Speaker 1: to come, more people start start to see what we're 1850 01:31:47,479 --> 01:31:50,200 Speaker 1: feeling right now, that's right, all right. One Bills Live 1851 01:31:50,240 --> 01:31:52,080 Speaker 1: presented by Clyde Health from One Bill's Drive. This is 1852 01:31:52,120 --> 01:31:55,559 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills Radio. Mark Vandermere coming up at two o'clock 1853 01:31:55,560 --> 01:31:57,719 Speaker 1: play by play voice of the Houston Texans. After the break, 1854 01:31:57,760 --> 01:32:13,120 Speaker 1: This is Buffalo Bills Radio, Hills Radio Network Sports. The 1855 01:32:13,200 --> 01:32:15,000 Speaker 1: Bills are in the playoffs for the second time in 1856 01:32:15,040 --> 01:32:17,200 Speaker 1: three season. The team is headed to Houston face the 1857 01:32:17,200 --> 01:32:20,519 Speaker 1: Texans tomorrow for the Wildcard weekend matchup. Kickoffs at four 1858 01:32:20,680 --> 01:32:22,879 Speaker 1: thirty five and you can catch the game on ESPN 1859 01:32:22,960 --> 01:32:26,400 Speaker 1: and ABC WGR five fifty will also carry the game 1860 01:32:26,439 --> 01:32:28,680 Speaker 1: with John Murphy's play by play. Eric Wood is the 1861 01:32:28,680 --> 01:32:32,320 Speaker 1: color analyst and Sal Capaccio on the sidelines. According to sources, 1862 01:32:32,360 --> 01:32:34,760 Speaker 1: Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett's time in Dallas may be 1863 01:32:34,920 --> 01:32:37,759 Speaker 1: coming to an end. Garrett's contract is set to expire 1864 01:32:37,840 --> 01:32:40,040 Speaker 1: January fourteenth, and his status with the team has been 1865 01:32:40,120 --> 01:32:43,639 Speaker 1: uncertain when the Cowboys opted not to offer him an extension. 1866 01:32:43,720 --> 01:32:46,720 Speaker 1: Dallas missed the playoffs in twenty nineteen and finished eight 1867 01:32:46,760 --> 01:32:49,360 Speaker 1: and eight for the fourth time in Garrett's nine seasons 1868 01:32:49,640 --> 01:32:52,080 Speaker 1: as coach. It has been reported that the Bears in 1869 01:32:52,120 --> 01:32:55,120 Speaker 1: safety Eddie Jackson agreed to terms on a four year 1870 01:32:55,160 --> 01:32:59,479 Speaker 1: contract extension worth fifty eight point four million dollars. The 1871 01:32:59,560 --> 01:33:02,719 Speaker 1: four point six million dollars a year average makes Jackson 1872 01:33:02,920 --> 01:33:06,720 Speaker 1: the highest paid safety in the National Football League. The 1873 01:33:06,720 --> 01:33:10,320 Speaker 1: Associated Press revealed its twenty nineteen All Pro team, and 1874 01:33:10,439 --> 01:33:14,839 Speaker 1: Bill's cornerback Tradevious White made first team alongside Patriots cornerback 1875 01:33:14,920 --> 01:33:17,840 Speaker 1: Steph Gilmore. The Sabers beat the Oilers three two in 1876 01:33:17,960 --> 01:33:20,920 Speaker 1: overtime last night at Key Bank Center. Jack Eichel scored 1877 01:33:20,960 --> 01:33:24,360 Speaker 1: an overtime penalty shot for the win. Curtis Lazar and 1878 01:33:24,400 --> 01:33:28,479 Speaker 1: Sam Widheart each scored, and Linas Olmark made twenty five 1879 01:33:28,520 --> 01:33:31,439 Speaker 1: saves for the Sabers, who ended a four game losing streak. 1880 01:33:31,880 --> 01:33:35,080 Speaker 1: Riley Sheen and Ryan Nugent Hopkins scored for Edmonton and 1881 01:33:35,160 --> 01:33:38,759 Speaker 1: Mike Smith made twenty one saves. Attention also for tomorrow, 1882 01:33:38,760 --> 01:33:41,960 Speaker 1: with the Bill's game at Houston kickoff at four thirty five, 1883 01:33:42,800 --> 01:33:46,000 Speaker 1: The Sabers have moved their home game against the Florida 1884 01:33:46,040 --> 01:33:49,240 Speaker 1: Panthers from seven pm to a one pm face off. 1885 01:33:49,360 --> 01:33:52,160 Speaker 1: The Sabers game will air on wbe N with pregame 1886 01:33:52,360 --> 01:33:55,280 Speaker 1: at at twelve pm and the Sabers game night on 1887 01:33:55,400 --> 01:33:58,080 Speaker 1: MSG at twelve thirty. The Sabers announced this morning they 1888 01:33:58,080 --> 01:34:01,240 Speaker 1: have recalled forward Scott Wilson from Rochester ahead of tomorrow's game, 1889 01:34:01,400 --> 01:34:04,760 Speaker 1: and announced an injury update that Victor Olafsson will be 1890 01:34:04,800 --> 01:34:07,840 Speaker 1: out five to six weeks with a lower body injury. 1891 01:34:07,880 --> 01:34:11,200 Speaker 1: The Sabers acquired forward Michael Freleik from the Flames for 1892 01:34:11,240 --> 01:34:13,920 Speaker 1: a fourth round pick in the twenty twenty draft yesterday, 1893 01:34:13,920 --> 01:34:16,240 Speaker 1: and that pick was acquired earlier in the same evening 1894 01:34:16,320 --> 01:34:19,960 Speaker 1: yesterday in a trade with the Canadians for defenseman Marcos 1895 01:34:19,960 --> 01:34:23,280 Speaker 1: Scandela Freleek has recorded five goals and five assists in 1896 01:34:23,320 --> 01:34:25,720 Speaker 1: thirty eight games with Calgary this season. That is your 1897 01:34:25,760 --> 01:34:29,559 Speaker 1: sports update, Steve Tasker, along with Maddie Glab, we are 1898 01:34:29,600 --> 01:34:32,320 Speaker 1: pleased to welcome right now the play play by play 1899 01:34:32,400 --> 01:34:35,639 Speaker 1: voice of the Houston Texans, Mark Vandermere. He's also Houston 1900 01:34:35,640 --> 01:34:39,719 Speaker 1: Texans Vice President of Broadcasting, Mark, Steve Tasker, Mattie Glab 1901 01:34:39,800 --> 01:34:41,479 Speaker 1: up here in Houston. Thanks so much for taking some 1902 01:34:41,560 --> 01:34:43,680 Speaker 1: time to join us. How are you well. Great to 1903 01:34:43,680 --> 01:34:45,760 Speaker 1: be on the show, and I was catching up on 1904 01:34:45,800 --> 01:34:48,360 Speaker 1: my NHL news, so now I feel very up to date. 1905 01:34:48,520 --> 01:34:50,840 Speaker 1: It's great. Yeah, that's one thing you guys need down there. 1906 01:34:50,920 --> 01:34:52,400 Speaker 1: Let me tell you, it's nice to have a hockey 1907 01:34:52,400 --> 01:34:55,080 Speaker 1: team at certain times of the year. Well, I'd love 1908 01:34:55,120 --> 01:34:57,440 Speaker 1: to have it. I mean, I went to Boston University, 1909 01:34:57,520 --> 01:35:01,559 Speaker 1: Sava hockey guy, kind of by nature. I always have 1910 01:35:01,680 --> 01:35:03,680 Speaker 1: my doubts whether it would work great here. I know 1911 01:35:03,760 --> 01:35:07,200 Speaker 1: it works in Dallas, but it's tough, as you guys know. 1912 01:35:07,240 --> 01:35:08,840 Speaker 1: There are a lot of games and I think the 1913 01:35:08,960 --> 01:35:12,240 Speaker 1: Rockets do very well here obviously, but the NHL, the 1914 01:35:12,240 --> 01:35:13,760 Speaker 1: whole of their animals, they used to have a good 1915 01:35:13,800 --> 01:35:16,519 Speaker 1: a shell team here, the Houston Arrows, but no more. Yeah, 1916 01:35:16,520 --> 01:35:18,360 Speaker 1: well there you go, Mark, thanks for joining us. We're 1917 01:35:18,479 --> 01:35:20,640 Speaker 1: going to ask you too. And you know, while we 1918 01:35:20,720 --> 01:35:23,600 Speaker 1: all secretly maybe hockey people this time of year, we 1919 01:35:23,640 --> 01:35:26,840 Speaker 1: are all football people. What are your thoughts on the 1920 01:35:26,840 --> 01:35:28,960 Speaker 1: fan base in Houston? How are they? What are the 1921 01:35:29,000 --> 01:35:32,519 Speaker 1: expectations for the Texans and their fan base about this 1922 01:35:32,560 --> 01:35:34,599 Speaker 1: trip to the playoffs? They seem to go just about 1923 01:35:34,640 --> 01:35:37,720 Speaker 1: every year. Well, it feels like that, and I think 1924 01:35:37,720 --> 01:35:40,320 Speaker 1: that's a great thing. That they've won the division four 1925 01:35:40,360 --> 01:35:44,040 Speaker 1: times out of the last five prize, so that's wonderful. 1926 01:35:44,040 --> 01:35:46,280 Speaker 1: But they've only been able to advance once out of 1927 01:35:46,280 --> 01:35:48,639 Speaker 1: those attempts so far. And they can make a two 1928 01:35:48,760 --> 01:35:51,320 Speaker 1: for four if they win tomorrow against the Buffalo Bills. 1929 01:35:51,439 --> 01:35:53,080 Speaker 1: And I think with the fans here there's a lot 1930 01:35:53,120 --> 01:35:55,960 Speaker 1: of wait and see. Still they're excited. We never always 1931 01:35:56,000 --> 01:35:58,840 Speaker 1: pomped every games a sellout, but they want to see 1932 01:35:58,840 --> 01:36:00,920 Speaker 1: it go the next step at the very least and 1933 01:36:00,960 --> 01:36:04,559 Speaker 1: take it from there. And I think last year left 1934 01:36:04,560 --> 01:36:08,400 Speaker 1: a taste of well, let's wait and see. And I'm 1935 01:36:08,439 --> 01:36:11,080 Speaker 1: not saying doubt as much as they just want to 1936 01:36:11,160 --> 01:36:14,200 Speaker 1: see you prove it first, because they lost to Indianapolis 1937 01:36:14,439 --> 01:36:17,120 Speaker 1: in the wildcard round last year at home. This is 1938 01:36:17,160 --> 01:36:21,880 Speaker 1: a divisional team. Obviously, it's the Texans nemesis, the cults 1939 01:36:21,920 --> 01:36:23,960 Speaker 1: are and now you have the Bills coming in and 1940 01:36:24,000 --> 01:36:26,679 Speaker 1: everybody knows how difficult they are to deal with ten wins, 1941 01:36:26,720 --> 01:36:28,680 Speaker 1: and last year the Bills were here and it was 1942 01:36:28,720 --> 01:36:31,040 Speaker 1: a very close game. Texans had to pull it out late. 1943 01:36:31,120 --> 01:36:33,960 Speaker 1: So everybody wants to see it get done. There's a 1944 01:36:33,960 --> 01:36:35,960 Speaker 1: little bit of nervousness year, but it's certainly a lot 1945 01:36:35,960 --> 01:36:41,960 Speaker 1: of excitement. There are several matchups within this game. Of course, 1946 01:36:41,960 --> 01:36:45,040 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins Trey White. You have Deshaun Watson and the 1947 01:36:45,080 --> 01:36:49,080 Speaker 1: wide receivers against Buffalo's fourth ranked pass defense. You have 1948 01:36:49,520 --> 01:36:52,920 Speaker 1: Josh Allen and his offense against the Texans defense. What 1949 01:36:53,000 --> 01:36:55,960 Speaker 1: are some of the biggest matchups that pop off of 1950 01:36:56,200 --> 01:36:58,640 Speaker 1: the stat sheet for you when you're looking at this 1951 01:36:58,760 --> 01:37:01,599 Speaker 1: game and preparing for Satura. Well, I think it's Josh 1952 01:37:01,640 --> 01:37:04,479 Speaker 1: Allen's ability to run the football, and I think that 1953 01:37:04,520 --> 01:37:06,240 Speaker 1: if you can keep them in the pocket, make them 1954 01:37:06,280 --> 01:37:09,680 Speaker 1: throw at fifty eight percent passer, you know, especially if 1955 01:37:09,680 --> 01:37:12,040 Speaker 1: you're slowing down the run game, your chances are a 1956 01:37:12,080 --> 01:37:15,160 Speaker 1: whole lot better. But Alan can do things off schedule. 1957 01:37:15,240 --> 01:37:18,360 Speaker 1: Alan could do things with his legs odd schedule design, 1958 01:37:18,520 --> 01:37:22,160 Speaker 1: things that can really infuriate a defense. And that makes 1959 01:37:22,160 --> 01:37:24,439 Speaker 1: me a little nervous. If it's a fourth quarter game 1960 01:37:24,479 --> 01:37:27,000 Speaker 1: and you're dealing with somebody's going to make a crunch 1961 01:37:27,040 --> 01:37:29,759 Speaker 1: time play here or there, whatever side of the football, 1962 01:37:29,800 --> 01:37:32,280 Speaker 1: whatever phase of the game, and Allan's able to extend 1963 01:37:32,360 --> 01:37:36,880 Speaker 1: drives with his legs. That does concern me about this game. Now, 1964 01:37:36,920 --> 01:37:39,240 Speaker 1: when you look at the Bills defense, obviously they're great, 1965 01:37:39,400 --> 01:37:41,439 Speaker 1: and you look at six losses and five of them 1966 01:37:41,439 --> 01:37:43,720 Speaker 1: by a touchdown or less, and it really is a 1967 01:37:43,760 --> 01:37:45,720 Speaker 1: tough shot to move the football against them. And I 1968 01:37:45,800 --> 01:37:49,320 Speaker 1: think for the Texans it's been a little inconsistent at 1969 01:37:49,320 --> 01:37:51,840 Speaker 1: times this year, but they certainly had the weapons to 1970 01:37:51,880 --> 01:37:53,559 Speaker 1: get the job done. They just have to put it 1971 01:37:53,560 --> 01:37:56,200 Speaker 1: all together at the right time. A couple of weeks ago, 1972 01:37:56,240 --> 01:37:58,519 Speaker 1: they played at Tampa Bay in a Saturday game. They 1973 01:37:58,520 --> 01:38:02,280 Speaker 1: clinched the division. In that game. They did played great offense, necessarily, 1974 01:38:02,479 --> 01:38:05,240 Speaker 1: they played really good defense, took away the football, didn't 1975 01:38:05,280 --> 01:38:07,320 Speaker 1: score as many as you thought based on the fact 1976 01:38:07,320 --> 01:38:10,160 Speaker 1: that they had five takeaways in that game. But look, 1977 01:38:10,200 --> 01:38:13,040 Speaker 1: it's a completely different season. I think the Bills would 1978 01:38:13,080 --> 01:38:16,880 Speaker 1: say this too. It's everybody's oh and O. Past performance 1979 01:38:16,960 --> 01:38:18,840 Speaker 1: doesn't matter. You just got to go out there and 1980 01:38:18,880 --> 01:38:20,599 Speaker 1: play your best game. And the Texans and know if 1981 01:38:20,600 --> 01:38:23,400 Speaker 1: they played clean, obviously they've got a good chance to advance. 1982 01:38:23,400 --> 01:38:25,400 Speaker 1: But that's easier said than done against the Bills. We're 1983 01:38:25,400 --> 01:38:28,080 Speaker 1: talking with Mark VanderMeer, the voice of the Houston Texans, 1984 01:38:28,120 --> 01:38:31,280 Speaker 1: on the eve of the wildcard round Bills at Texans 1985 01:38:31,320 --> 01:38:34,360 Speaker 1: tomorrow in RG Stadium. I gotta ask you talk about 1986 01:38:34,360 --> 01:38:37,240 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien, how good a job has he done? I mean, 1987 01:38:37,520 --> 01:38:39,760 Speaker 1: he had a little bit more dumped on his plate 1988 01:38:39,800 --> 01:38:42,719 Speaker 1: to begin the season, no GM for the Houston Texans, 1989 01:38:42,720 --> 01:38:45,080 Speaker 1: And we were talking with you know, you're you know him, 1990 01:38:45,160 --> 01:38:48,880 Speaker 1: John McClean. He's been as much impressed with Bill O'Brien 1991 01:38:49,040 --> 01:38:51,439 Speaker 1: the general manager as he has been with Bill O'Brien 1992 01:38:51,479 --> 01:38:54,160 Speaker 1: the head coach, because they really did do some things 1993 01:38:54,200 --> 01:38:57,240 Speaker 1: with personnel this year that shored them up in just 1994 01:38:57,280 --> 01:38:59,720 Speaker 1: the right spots. It seems like, yeah, let's go over. 1995 01:38:59,760 --> 01:39:01,720 Speaker 1: I mean, I think the biggest moves were in the 1996 01:39:01,720 --> 01:39:04,120 Speaker 1: backfield with the running backs, I mean, Laramie Tutchell is 1997 01:39:04,160 --> 01:39:06,080 Speaker 1: a huge move and he's a second team All Pro 1998 01:39:06,400 --> 01:39:09,439 Speaker 1: tackle that they traded two ones for. And it was 1999 01:39:09,720 --> 01:39:12,080 Speaker 1: a complicated deal with Miami with a two going there, 2000 01:39:12,120 --> 01:39:13,640 Speaker 1: and you got Kiddy Stills in the deal and that 2001 01:39:13,720 --> 01:39:16,719 Speaker 1: was great as well, but basically two ones for Laramie 2002 01:39:16,720 --> 01:39:19,400 Speaker 1: was the bulk of that deal. And he's been really good. 2003 01:39:19,439 --> 01:39:22,160 Speaker 1: But the backs, because they lost Lamar Miller in the 2004 01:39:22,200 --> 01:39:25,920 Speaker 1: preseason and Deante Foreman, who they had high hopes for, 2005 01:39:26,160 --> 01:39:28,519 Speaker 1: really wasn't working out of the ultimately released TIMPs. So 2006 01:39:28,760 --> 01:39:31,200 Speaker 1: you have two backs that weren't on the team entering 2007 01:39:31,200 --> 01:39:34,120 Speaker 1: training camp, and Duke Johnson and Carlos Hide and High 2008 01:39:34,120 --> 01:39:36,880 Speaker 1: has been a revelation thousand yard rusher. You traded a 2009 01:39:36,880 --> 01:39:39,479 Speaker 1: player you might have cut anyway for him to Kansas City. 2010 01:39:39,680 --> 01:39:41,880 Speaker 1: And Duke Johnson's been really good running the ball and 2011 01:39:42,280 --> 01:39:44,400 Speaker 1: singing out of the backfield or wherever you line them up. 2012 01:39:44,439 --> 01:39:46,360 Speaker 1: So those two have been really good. And I think 2013 01:39:46,400 --> 01:39:49,400 Speaker 1: O'Brien has done a tremendous job because it's year six. 2014 01:39:49,479 --> 01:39:52,720 Speaker 1: He's had five winning seasons, he's had four playoff appearances. 2015 01:39:52,840 --> 01:39:54,600 Speaker 1: I mean, how many teams do this, you know, not 2016 01:39:54,800 --> 01:39:57,280 Speaker 1: very many teams have that kind of success. Now. They 2017 01:39:57,280 --> 01:39:59,120 Speaker 1: haven't gone in a big game, they haven't gone to 2018 01:39:59,160 --> 01:40:02,400 Speaker 1: the d champion game. So that is definitely something that 2019 01:40:02,439 --> 01:40:04,000 Speaker 1: he's got to get done. And he'll be the first 2020 01:40:04,000 --> 01:40:05,720 Speaker 1: to tell you that. But I think you have to 2021 01:40:05,720 --> 01:40:07,759 Speaker 1: sit back every once in a while and say, look, 2022 01:40:07,800 --> 01:40:10,680 Speaker 1: you're here in the postseason right now, and you have 2023 01:40:10,680 --> 01:40:14,000 Speaker 1: a franchise quarterback who's only making a second playoffs start. 2024 01:40:14,200 --> 01:40:16,320 Speaker 1: Let's get here a lot and see if you can 2025 01:40:16,560 --> 01:40:19,120 Speaker 1: break through. And I think sooner or later they're going 2026 01:40:19,200 --> 01:40:20,920 Speaker 1: to do it. I hope it's sooner, and we'll see 2027 01:40:20,920 --> 01:40:23,960 Speaker 1: if they can get it done. For this Houston Texans team, 2028 01:40:24,000 --> 01:40:28,280 Speaker 1: their offense to find success against the Bill's defense, a 2029 01:40:28,360 --> 01:40:31,000 Speaker 1: defense that doesn't give up too many big plays. They've 2030 01:40:31,040 --> 01:40:35,439 Speaker 1: given up the least twenty plus yard completions in the NFL, 2031 01:40:35,520 --> 01:40:38,879 Speaker 1: with thirty four they've only allowed. They've allowed only fifteen 2032 01:40:38,920 --> 01:40:41,760 Speaker 1: passing touchdowns this season, which is the second fewest in 2033 01:40:41,800 --> 01:40:45,200 Speaker 1: the NFL. Deshaun Watson and his receivers an offense that 2034 01:40:45,439 --> 01:40:47,720 Speaker 1: kind of lives off the big play at times. Do 2035 01:40:47,760 --> 01:40:50,240 Speaker 1: you think it comes down to the key being the 2036 01:40:50,320 --> 01:40:54,000 Speaker 1: run game for the Texans and Carlos Hide having success. Yeah, 2037 01:40:54,000 --> 01:40:56,800 Speaker 1: I think Carlos and Duke can maybe watching himself every 2038 01:40:56,840 --> 01:40:58,080 Speaker 1: once in a while. You don't want to see him 2039 01:40:58,120 --> 01:41:00,920 Speaker 1: run too much because the hard hitting Bill defense can 2040 01:41:01,040 --> 01:41:04,479 Speaker 1: really make things difficult on a quarterback. But I do 2041 01:41:04,600 --> 01:41:06,559 Speaker 1: think the big play. They're going to have to make 2042 01:41:06,600 --> 01:41:08,599 Speaker 1: one or two big plays. Find a way to get 2043 01:41:08,600 --> 01:41:11,040 Speaker 1: it done. And Watson's not afraid to throw the ball deep. 2044 01:41:11,080 --> 01:41:12,880 Speaker 1: You know he's going to try some things where other 2045 01:41:12,960 --> 01:41:15,719 Speaker 1: quarterbacks might not even attempt to pass. He'll go ahead 2046 01:41:15,720 --> 01:41:18,280 Speaker 1: and heave it down the field. DeAndre Hopkins, i'd think 2047 01:41:18,360 --> 01:41:20,120 Speaker 1: is the best receiver in the game, and if he's not, 2048 01:41:20,240 --> 01:41:22,439 Speaker 1: he's definitely one of the top two or three and 2049 01:41:22,600 --> 01:41:25,080 Speaker 1: he can really do some damage. But I know Trey 2050 01:41:25,080 --> 01:41:27,680 Speaker 1: White's excellent. I mean, look, the Bills get after the quarterback, 2051 01:41:27,880 --> 01:41:29,360 Speaker 1: so you have to get rid of the ball quickly. 2052 01:41:29,520 --> 01:41:31,800 Speaker 1: The Texans do have some weapons, though we mentioned dupe 2053 01:41:31,880 --> 01:41:33,920 Speaker 1: jobs and you look at the tight ends. They're having 2054 01:41:33,920 --> 01:41:36,320 Speaker 1: a nice season for the Texans. Darren Fells has been 2055 01:41:36,360 --> 01:41:38,639 Speaker 1: a bit of a revelation as well, because they signed 2056 01:41:38,680 --> 01:41:41,280 Speaker 1: him as a free agent last offseason and then he 2057 01:41:41,320 --> 01:41:44,760 Speaker 1: has a seven touchdown performance regular season at an all 2058 01:41:44,800 --> 01:41:47,479 Speaker 1: time team record for a tight end. So they have 2059 01:41:47,520 --> 01:41:50,280 Speaker 1: a lot of things working on offense. The question is 2060 01:41:50,560 --> 01:41:53,559 Speaker 1: can you protect well enough to give Watson the time? 2061 01:41:54,120 --> 01:41:55,880 Speaker 1: And if he doesn't have the time, can he extend 2062 01:41:56,040 --> 01:41:58,839 Speaker 1: to play well enough and get everybody open or everybody 2063 01:41:58,960 --> 01:42:01,280 Speaker 1: have an opportunity to get open and makes some plays 2064 01:42:01,320 --> 01:42:03,360 Speaker 1: that way. I think it's going to be really interesting 2065 01:42:03,400 --> 01:42:06,120 Speaker 1: to watch both the quarterbacks and their ability to improvise 2066 01:42:06,400 --> 01:42:08,240 Speaker 1: to make plays for their team. Yeah. One of the 2067 01:42:08,240 --> 01:42:10,680 Speaker 1: other things about this and and for we got were 2068 01:42:10,680 --> 01:42:12,760 Speaker 1: you know, you're talking to a Bill's fan base here 2069 01:42:12,760 --> 01:42:17,080 Speaker 1: on one Bill's Live. Tell Bills fans how will Fuller 2070 01:42:17,320 --> 01:42:19,479 Speaker 1: the wide receiver, whether he's good to go or whether 2071 01:42:19,520 --> 01:42:22,640 Speaker 1: he's out. Tell them about the amount that he changes 2072 01:42:22,720 --> 01:42:25,040 Speaker 1: things that the Texans do offensively. He is a really 2073 01:42:25,040 --> 01:42:28,639 Speaker 1: good player and his availability is still in question. Yeah, 2074 01:42:28,720 --> 01:42:30,519 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, he's worth at least a touchdown 2075 01:42:30,520 --> 01:42:32,920 Speaker 1: a game in that it's not just him, it's what 2076 01:42:33,040 --> 01:42:34,800 Speaker 1: he does to a defense because they got to watch 2077 01:42:34,920 --> 01:42:38,160 Speaker 1: him with the safeties and he definitely draws a lot 2078 01:42:38,160 --> 01:42:40,920 Speaker 1: of attention. And the thing about will Fuller is he's 2079 01:42:40,960 --> 01:42:44,080 Speaker 1: not just a burner downfield. I mean he's a tremendous 2080 01:42:44,160 --> 01:42:47,320 Speaker 1: short route runner as well who commands a lot of 2081 01:42:47,360 --> 01:42:50,400 Speaker 1: respect from a defense. And I think it's been great 2082 01:42:50,400 --> 01:42:53,679 Speaker 1: for him to have DeAndre Hopkins as an influence because 2083 01:42:53,720 --> 01:42:55,879 Speaker 1: he's watched one of the best in the business operating. 2084 01:42:55,880 --> 01:42:58,040 Speaker 1: And one thing about the Texans franchise is, you know 2085 01:42:58,080 --> 01:43:00,719 Speaker 1: they haven't always been blessed with great quarterbacks about their history, 2086 01:43:00,760 --> 01:43:03,040 Speaker 1: but since year two, they've been blessed with one of 2087 01:43:03,040 --> 01:43:04,720 Speaker 1: the best wide receivers in the league. When you look 2088 01:43:04,720 --> 01:43:07,360 Speaker 1: at Audrey Johnson passing the baton, as I like to 2089 01:43:07,400 --> 01:43:11,120 Speaker 1: say to Diandrey Hopkins, so I think, you know, winz Fuller, 2090 01:43:11,200 --> 01:43:15,200 Speaker 1: you're definitely a better offense. But they know, unfortunately, and 2091 01:43:15,360 --> 01:43:17,840 Speaker 1: fortunately you've had a lot of experience working without will 2092 01:43:17,920 --> 01:43:20,599 Speaker 1: so they know how to do business without him, and 2093 01:43:20,640 --> 01:43:23,080 Speaker 1: they might have to get that done. So they better 2094 01:43:23,120 --> 01:43:25,439 Speaker 1: be ready for the way the Bills will play them 2095 01:43:25,439 --> 01:43:27,640 Speaker 1: without will Fuller. And I think you know they've been 2096 01:43:27,680 --> 01:43:31,679 Speaker 1: practicing against that for either scenario. And what about JJ Watt. 2097 01:43:31,720 --> 01:43:34,200 Speaker 1: This is the guy who's back from that pectoral injury 2098 01:43:34,240 --> 01:43:37,479 Speaker 1: just sixty nine days later. We heard first that he 2099 01:43:37,560 --> 01:43:41,679 Speaker 1: may just really be using third down situations pass rush 2100 01:43:41,760 --> 01:43:44,080 Speaker 1: situations when they really need him, But now that's changed too. 2101 01:43:44,160 --> 01:43:46,360 Speaker 1: He's going to have a big role in this game. 2102 01:43:46,760 --> 01:43:49,320 Speaker 1: What do you see the plan for him being and 2103 01:43:49,439 --> 01:43:51,760 Speaker 1: how effective do you think JJ Watt can be? You've 2104 01:43:51,760 --> 01:43:54,200 Speaker 1: seen him in practice all week. I think a lot 2105 01:43:54,280 --> 01:43:56,439 Speaker 1: of it is common sense. You know that they're gonna 2106 01:43:56,600 --> 01:43:58,240 Speaker 1: put him out there and see what he can do, 2107 01:43:58,360 --> 01:43:59,840 Speaker 1: you know, and if he holds up, great, If he 2108 01:44:00,360 --> 01:44:02,080 Speaker 1: then they got to deal with that. But you know 2109 01:44:02,160 --> 01:44:05,360 Speaker 1: what as a third dawn pass rusher excellent? What as 2110 01:44:05,400 --> 01:44:09,680 Speaker 1: a run stopper excellent? What as a TfL machine, quarterback 2111 01:44:09,760 --> 01:44:12,840 Speaker 1: hit machine? He does it all. So I think that 2112 01:44:13,200 --> 01:44:16,680 Speaker 1: you know, look, they'll probably give him some plays and 2113 01:44:16,720 --> 01:44:19,559 Speaker 1: see how it goes, and then they'll assess it from there. 2114 01:44:19,640 --> 01:44:22,080 Speaker 1: And again they'll be ready for any scenario. What if 2115 01:44:22,080 --> 01:44:24,360 Speaker 1: what plays a few plays and then has to go 2116 01:44:24,400 --> 01:44:26,719 Speaker 1: out because it's just not holding up for him. They've 2117 01:44:26,760 --> 01:44:28,120 Speaker 1: got to be ready for all that, and I think 2118 01:44:28,120 --> 01:44:31,479 Speaker 1: that's where it really puts a tough task on the 2119 01:44:31,520 --> 01:44:34,080 Speaker 1: coaches to come up with the game day forty six. 2120 01:44:34,400 --> 01:44:36,240 Speaker 1: You know, I wish in a plast they expand the 2121 01:44:36,320 --> 01:44:39,320 Speaker 1: roster or the availability roster for game day because you 2122 01:44:39,360 --> 01:44:41,479 Speaker 1: know you're in the postseason now, so let's just go. 2123 01:44:41,640 --> 01:44:43,599 Speaker 1: Let's just allow you to play your whole fifty three. 2124 01:44:43,600 --> 01:44:46,040 Speaker 1: I'd say give him two extra spots, go to fifty five. 2125 01:44:46,080 --> 01:44:48,240 Speaker 1: It's the postseason. You want the best product on the field. 2126 01:44:48,280 --> 01:44:50,320 Speaker 1: But look that being said, you have to find a 2127 01:44:50,320 --> 01:44:52,040 Speaker 1: way to get your best forty six out in the 2128 01:44:52,040 --> 01:44:55,880 Speaker 1: field and make sure that you can adapt to any situation. 2129 01:44:55,960 --> 01:44:58,080 Speaker 1: What going out, fuller going out, and then who knows 2130 01:44:58,080 --> 01:44:59,840 Speaker 1: who else goes out? Obviously have to deal with that 2131 01:45:00,040 --> 01:45:04,960 Speaker 1: weak Well you talk about this Texans pass rush. Obviously, 2132 01:45:05,040 --> 01:45:07,280 Speaker 1: if JJ wats one hundred percent, he's a three time 2133 01:45:07,320 --> 01:45:09,920 Speaker 1: defensive MVP. I mean that guy makes a difference. How 2134 01:45:09,960 --> 01:45:12,120 Speaker 1: have they been able to do it without him in 2135 01:45:12,120 --> 01:45:14,040 Speaker 1: the lineup for the last aid games? And how good 2136 01:45:14,080 --> 01:45:16,880 Speaker 1: have they been? Well, they've got Romeo Cornell as one 2137 01:45:16,880 --> 01:45:19,479 Speaker 1: of the best coordinators ever, and they've got good players. 2138 01:45:19,520 --> 01:45:22,120 Speaker 1: I mean, Whitney Merciless is a good player, Brennan Scarlett's 2139 01:45:22,120 --> 01:45:24,560 Speaker 1: really come on strong, and you know DJ Reader is 2140 01:45:24,560 --> 01:45:27,599 Speaker 1: an excellent nose tackle who really doesn't get the ink 2141 01:45:27,640 --> 01:45:29,679 Speaker 1: he's a Pro Bowl alternate, and I think he should 2142 01:45:29,680 --> 01:45:31,800 Speaker 1: have gotten the bit out right, But I think it's 2143 01:45:31,840 --> 01:45:34,160 Speaker 1: one of those situations where this is his year of 2144 01:45:34,200 --> 01:45:36,960 Speaker 1: getting people to notice him, and next year maybe he 2145 01:45:37,000 --> 01:45:40,559 Speaker 1: gets the nod. But anyway, they've got good players up front, 2146 01:45:40,600 --> 01:45:43,559 Speaker 1: and look, they've been down this road before without what 2147 01:45:43,920 --> 01:45:47,160 Speaker 1: unfortunately now back in twenty sixteen still let clowney then, 2148 01:45:47,160 --> 01:45:48,880 Speaker 1: but they were the number one defense in the league 2149 01:45:48,880 --> 01:45:51,680 Speaker 1: and what without Week three, So they've been able to 2150 01:45:51,720 --> 01:45:54,880 Speaker 1: do some things without JJ. Jonathan Joseph can still play 2151 01:45:54,960 --> 01:45:58,200 Speaker 1: football and he's a great leader. And they've got Justin Reid, 2152 01:45:58,240 --> 01:46:00,680 Speaker 1: a second year safety who can really make a lot 2153 01:46:00,680 --> 01:46:03,280 Speaker 1: of plays in the backfield, in the defensive backfield, and 2154 01:46:03,320 --> 01:46:05,800 Speaker 1: he's not afraid to get his uniform dirty and make 2155 01:46:05,960 --> 01:46:08,640 Speaker 1: big run stopping plays. So I just think they have 2156 01:46:08,680 --> 01:46:11,320 Speaker 1: a lot of good players. What or no, what, But 2157 01:46:11,400 --> 01:46:13,880 Speaker 1: with what obviously you're better. We're talking to Mark Vandermer, 2158 01:46:13,960 --> 01:46:15,640 Speaker 1: the play by play voice of the Houston Texans. I 2159 01:46:15,680 --> 01:46:19,599 Speaker 1: gotta ask you, Mark, why did Deshaun Watson struggle last 2160 01:46:19,680 --> 01:46:22,719 Speaker 1: year against the Colts when in their loss in the playoffs. Yeah, 2161 01:46:22,760 --> 01:46:24,640 Speaker 1: it's a great question. I think that A lot of 2162 01:46:24,720 --> 01:46:26,760 Speaker 1: it had to do with Hopkins play and really banged up. 2163 01:46:26,800 --> 01:46:29,160 Speaker 1: I think if that was a regular season game, Hopkins 2164 01:46:29,200 --> 01:46:32,320 Speaker 1: doesn't play, but he had to go because it's the postseason. 2165 01:46:32,720 --> 01:46:34,880 Speaker 1: And I just think they got to the finish line 2166 01:46:35,240 --> 01:46:38,840 Speaker 1: really banged up. And they changed more things in their 2167 01:46:38,880 --> 01:46:42,000 Speaker 1: strength and conditioning and nutritional program in the offseason hoping 2168 01:46:42,000 --> 01:46:45,240 Speaker 1: that they could get here to the postseason healthier than 2169 01:46:45,280 --> 01:46:47,080 Speaker 1: they did last year. And I just think the Colts 2170 01:46:47,320 --> 01:46:50,760 Speaker 1: were just in better physical health. Maybe that's part of it. 2171 01:46:50,760 --> 01:46:52,519 Speaker 1: Though I'm not going to take anything away from Andrew 2172 01:46:52,560 --> 01:46:55,080 Speaker 1: Lux's performance, but it was really a running game that 2173 01:46:55,160 --> 01:46:57,640 Speaker 1: did a lot of damage. I mean, Marlon Mack, the 2174 01:46:57,680 --> 01:47:00,080 Speaker 1: Texans hadn't given up a hundred yard rusher in a 2175 01:47:00,120 --> 01:47:01,800 Speaker 1: long time. I mean, he was able to get that 2176 01:47:01,840 --> 01:47:03,960 Speaker 1: in a whole lot more. They were running the ball 2177 01:47:04,120 --> 01:47:06,080 Speaker 1: very well early going it was through the air. Then 2178 01:47:06,120 --> 01:47:09,640 Speaker 1: they ran the ball well and against you. I mean 2179 01:47:09,680 --> 01:47:12,600 Speaker 1: you asked a question about Watson. He just he struggled 2180 01:47:12,640 --> 01:47:15,040 Speaker 1: a little bit against this Colts defense that they first 2181 01:47:15,040 --> 01:47:17,559 Speaker 1: aded last year. And I don't think it was just him. 2182 01:47:17,600 --> 01:47:19,720 Speaker 1: I think it was an ensemble effort. Everybody had a 2183 01:47:19,760 --> 01:47:21,640 Speaker 1: tough time that day, and I think injuries had a 2184 01:47:21,640 --> 01:47:23,280 Speaker 1: lot to do with it. But again, give the Colts 2185 01:47:23,320 --> 01:47:25,960 Speaker 1: some credit. We were talking to Greg co Sell earlier 2186 01:47:25,960 --> 01:47:28,320 Speaker 1: and Steve brought this up. He thinks the game may 2187 01:47:28,360 --> 01:47:31,880 Speaker 1: come down to a big play or a big breakdown 2188 01:47:31,960 --> 01:47:34,280 Speaker 1: in a play, a big mistake or something like that. 2189 01:47:34,520 --> 01:47:36,760 Speaker 1: What do you think this game comes down to at 2190 01:47:36,800 --> 01:47:39,160 Speaker 1: the end of the day. You know, the Texas play 2191 01:47:39,200 --> 01:47:40,679 Speaker 1: a lot of these games and I think the Bills 2192 01:47:40,720 --> 01:47:44,280 Speaker 1: do too, where it's fourth quarter slugfest. It's you know, 2193 01:47:44,320 --> 01:47:47,439 Speaker 1: the score is somewhere in the teams and yeah, somebody 2194 01:47:47,520 --> 01:47:49,439 Speaker 1: has to make a big play here or they're a 2195 01:47:49,479 --> 01:47:53,840 Speaker 1: big stop, and you're just stressed out watching it because 2196 01:47:53,840 --> 01:47:56,479 Speaker 1: you know that the game is kind of teetering right 2197 01:47:56,560 --> 01:47:58,840 Speaker 1: for either team. And I think that it's gonna be 2198 01:47:58,840 --> 01:48:00,400 Speaker 1: that kind of game. I think it's gonna be twenty 2199 01:48:00,439 --> 01:48:04,400 Speaker 1: to seventeen type of game, and you better play mistake 2200 01:48:04,520 --> 01:48:06,920 Speaker 1: free in frunch time. The Texans have been able to 2201 01:48:06,920 --> 01:48:08,599 Speaker 1: do that a lot this year. That's why they've won 2202 01:48:08,680 --> 01:48:11,080 Speaker 1: ten games. They've played a lot of games where me 2203 01:48:11,160 --> 01:48:13,800 Speaker 1: as the announcer, look, it's great drama. So I love 2204 01:48:13,880 --> 01:48:15,840 Speaker 1: that part of it. I haven't had too many of these, 2205 01:48:15,880 --> 01:48:17,840 Speaker 1: like you're up by two three touchdowns in the fourth 2206 01:48:17,920 --> 01:48:19,960 Speaker 1: quarter and let's just have a big party. They just 2207 01:48:19,960 --> 01:48:22,920 Speaker 1: don't do that much. So I don't expect that tomorrow. 2208 01:48:22,960 --> 01:48:24,600 Speaker 1: I think you have to be wise and expect that 2209 01:48:24,920 --> 01:48:27,200 Speaker 1: with the Bills, the way they play football, all those 2210 01:48:27,240 --> 01:48:29,439 Speaker 1: games they've won where they score less than twenty, you 2211 01:48:29,600 --> 01:48:32,439 Speaker 1: better be ready for a low scoring, physical game. I 2212 01:48:32,479 --> 01:48:34,280 Speaker 1: just think that's what we should all expect. What do 2213 01:48:34,320 --> 01:48:36,680 Speaker 1: you expect that maybe one of the players for the 2214 01:48:36,720 --> 01:48:40,040 Speaker 1: Houston Texas and maybe under the radar who's been underappreciated 2215 01:48:40,040 --> 01:48:43,559 Speaker 1: on the Texans roster this year that perhaps you know, 2216 01:48:43,600 --> 01:48:45,000 Speaker 1: I know Will Fuller has been in and out of 2217 01:48:45,000 --> 01:48:46,559 Speaker 1: the lineup, and I think a lot of people really 2218 01:48:46,560 --> 01:48:48,479 Speaker 1: realize the difference he has made, as we talked about 2219 01:48:48,520 --> 01:48:51,519 Speaker 1: earlier in this segment. But what's the guy for the 2220 01:48:51,520 --> 01:48:53,840 Speaker 1: Texans that Bills fans could look at and say, well, 2221 01:48:54,240 --> 01:48:56,280 Speaker 1: under the radar, this guy's really been good this year 2222 01:48:56,320 --> 01:48:59,439 Speaker 1: for that team. I mentioned that Darren Fells a tight end, 2223 01:48:59,560 --> 01:49:02,679 Speaker 1: and I'll stan by him. But we'll also go here 2224 01:49:02,680 --> 01:49:04,880 Speaker 1: with special teams because and I know that's something you 2225 01:49:04,880 --> 01:49:08,720 Speaker 1: can appreciate Steve is that this team has really put 2226 01:49:08,760 --> 01:49:11,120 Speaker 1: a ton of emphasis on special teams, and I know 2227 01:49:11,240 --> 01:49:13,599 Speaker 1: people like to say that, but I've been around here 2228 01:49:13,640 --> 01:49:16,160 Speaker 1: since they started the franchise and I've never seen them 2229 01:49:16,160 --> 01:49:18,240 Speaker 1: spend so much time on it. With Brad Seeley, their 2230 01:49:18,320 --> 01:49:21,320 Speaker 1: special teams coordinator, last year, they made a dramatic improvement. 2231 01:49:21,520 --> 01:49:23,920 Speaker 1: This year. They're even better. Number one in the league 2232 01:49:24,360 --> 01:49:27,719 Speaker 1: in defensive an offensive drive or a defensive drive start, 2233 01:49:28,200 --> 01:49:31,200 Speaker 1: and I think that's really huge. They have been kicking 2234 01:49:31,240 --> 01:49:35,120 Speaker 1: off short more often lately, and I'm sure the Bills 2235 01:49:35,120 --> 01:49:38,519 Speaker 1: have noticed this, tempting to return because they feel like 2236 01:49:38,560 --> 01:49:41,360 Speaker 1: they can pinue inside the twenty five yard line. And 2237 01:49:41,760 --> 01:49:43,880 Speaker 1: I know the kickoff rule the twenty five yard line 2238 01:49:43,960 --> 01:49:47,160 Speaker 1: spot was designed to reduce kickoff returns, but I think 2239 01:49:47,200 --> 01:49:49,160 Speaker 1: a lot of teams are getting creative saying, hey, our 2240 01:49:49,280 --> 01:49:51,840 Speaker 1: kicker can get you inside the five and we can 2241 01:49:51,920 --> 01:49:54,639 Speaker 1: stop you from getting too far past the fifteen. So 2242 01:49:54,960 --> 01:49:57,479 Speaker 1: that's a lot of yards right there over time, and 2243 01:49:57,640 --> 01:50:00,280 Speaker 1: I think that's an element of the game, especially in 2244 01:50:00,280 --> 01:50:02,240 Speaker 1: this game, where you know you want to pin the 2245 01:50:02,240 --> 01:50:04,479 Speaker 1: Bills back to make a play on the long field. 2246 01:50:04,680 --> 01:50:06,360 Speaker 1: And I hope they don't burn you with the big play, 2247 01:50:06,400 --> 01:50:08,240 Speaker 1: but make them earn every yard. And I think the 2248 01:50:08,240 --> 01:50:10,519 Speaker 1: Bills are gonna try to do something similar. Mark vander 2249 01:50:10,560 --> 01:50:13,040 Speaker 1: Meer played by play voice of the Houston Texans. Tomorrow, 2250 01:50:13,160 --> 01:50:16,439 Speaker 1: he'll be on the on the call at NRG Stadium 2251 01:50:16,439 --> 01:50:18,320 Speaker 1: for the fan base down and Huston. Thanks for being 2252 01:50:18,360 --> 01:50:19,960 Speaker 1: on with us, Mark, We appreciate it. We'll see it 2253 01:50:19,960 --> 01:50:22,120 Speaker 1: down the road. Thanks so much for having me up. 2254 01:50:22,680 --> 01:50:25,840 Speaker 1: Good luck And that's it's interesting to talk to him. 2255 01:50:26,320 --> 01:50:28,240 Speaker 1: There's a guy that spends a lot of time watching 2256 01:50:28,280 --> 01:50:31,519 Speaker 1: and he's right. Special teams you get into these games. 2257 01:50:31,600 --> 01:50:33,519 Speaker 1: We've talked about it at length with Murph here and 2258 01:50:33,560 --> 01:50:36,479 Speaker 1: I know we've talked about as well, where guys, you know, 2259 01:50:36,600 --> 01:50:38,760 Speaker 1: these one score games, they come down to one play. 2260 01:50:38,920 --> 01:50:42,360 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, special and special taken from me. Special 2261 01:50:42,400 --> 01:50:45,559 Speaker 1: teams count, yeah, and those plays count. And what he's 2262 01:50:45,600 --> 01:50:48,760 Speaker 1: talking about. I when they had two or three years 2263 01:50:48,760 --> 01:50:51,040 Speaker 1: ago in the kickoff summit that they had in New York, 2264 01:50:51,040 --> 01:50:52,879 Speaker 1: I was I was in the room. I was privileged 2265 01:50:52,880 --> 01:50:54,400 Speaker 1: to be in the room and watch these guys hash 2266 01:50:54,479 --> 01:50:55,920 Speaker 1: through what they were gonna do and what they're gonna 2267 01:50:55,960 --> 01:50:58,800 Speaker 1: try and do. And the concerns they had. One of 2268 01:50:58,840 --> 01:51:02,000 Speaker 1: the things is anytime make a rule to take away something, 2269 01:51:02,400 --> 01:51:07,000 Speaker 1: it sometimes gives unintended consequences. If you start spotting the 2270 01:51:07,040 --> 01:51:10,639 Speaker 1: ball to the twenty five because you think, hey, teams 2271 01:51:10,640 --> 01:51:12,439 Speaker 1: will take it at the twenty five, it's pretty good field. 2272 01:51:12,439 --> 01:51:14,120 Speaker 1: It's better than the twenty it used to be. Now 2273 01:51:14,160 --> 01:51:16,320 Speaker 1: they're giving it to him at the twenty five, they'll start, 2274 01:51:16,600 --> 01:51:19,840 Speaker 1: you know, wanting to take touchbacks. Well, now it's the 2275 01:51:19,960 --> 01:51:22,640 Speaker 1: kicking team who wants you to return it because they 2276 01:51:22,680 --> 01:51:25,160 Speaker 1: can tackle you inside the twenty five. So if they'll 2277 01:51:25,160 --> 01:51:27,280 Speaker 1: get their kicker to kick it outside the numbers and 2278 01:51:27,400 --> 01:51:30,360 Speaker 1: inside the five yard line, knowing that they've got coverage 2279 01:51:30,360 --> 01:51:32,560 Speaker 1: guys down there, they're gonna tackle you inside the twenty. 2280 01:51:32,600 --> 01:51:35,040 Speaker 1: That's if they get inside the fifteen or the fifteen, 2281 01:51:35,080 --> 01:51:37,680 Speaker 1: that's a first down that you've got to get to 2282 01:51:37,720 --> 01:51:40,040 Speaker 1: get to your ultimate golden touchdown. And it's just that 2283 01:51:40,120 --> 01:51:43,680 Speaker 1: bigger percentage away from the offensive success that you can 2284 01:51:44,280 --> 01:51:49,840 Speaker 1: expect on a season long, season long trial. So he's right, 2285 01:51:50,920 --> 01:51:54,000 Speaker 1: special teams could be a difference. Andre Roberts, You're gonna 2286 01:51:54,000 --> 01:51:55,439 Speaker 1: be back in the lineup for the Buffalo Bills. He 2287 01:51:55,439 --> 01:51:57,960 Speaker 1: took last week off with a foot injury. He's questionable 2288 01:51:57,960 --> 01:52:00,760 Speaker 1: for the game. He's been a big different maker he is. 2289 01:52:01,160 --> 01:52:04,040 Speaker 1: The Bills are very good in kickoff return. And we'll 2290 01:52:04,080 --> 01:52:06,000 Speaker 1: see if all you need man all he needs one 2291 01:52:06,000 --> 01:52:08,599 Speaker 1: block too sometimes. Oh yeah, well he needs one block. 2292 01:52:08,960 --> 01:52:11,559 Speaker 1: Kid is quick. Yeah, he's got great hands too. I 2293 01:52:11,600 --> 01:52:12,960 Speaker 1: love the way he snatches the ball out of there. 2294 01:52:13,000 --> 01:52:14,960 Speaker 1: Have you ever seen him warm up? Andrey Roberts, Oh yeah, 2295 01:52:14,960 --> 01:52:17,080 Speaker 1: he catches the ball up above his head with his 2296 01:52:17,160 --> 01:52:22,479 Speaker 1: hands on a kickoff. Not me, Bro, that was dangerous 2297 01:52:22,479 --> 01:52:24,720 Speaker 1: for anyway. All Right, We're mighty glad Steve task We're 2298 01:52:24,720 --> 01:52:27,360 Speaker 1: here till five. We could take some calls here. We 2299 01:52:27,479 --> 01:52:31,320 Speaker 1: had Bob from Corfu on the line. Bob's been holding 2300 01:52:31,320 --> 01:52:33,000 Speaker 1: on for a long time. He kind of held through 2301 01:52:33,040 --> 01:52:35,200 Speaker 1: that last break and we went a long time. We'll 2302 01:52:35,200 --> 01:52:37,839 Speaker 1: take this call from Bob and Corfuo Bob, Steve and Maddie, 2303 01:52:37,920 --> 01:52:39,840 Speaker 1: thanks for hanging on. Sorry to keep your waiting. What's 2304 01:52:39,880 --> 01:52:43,400 Speaker 1: on your mind? Hi Steve, Hi, Maddie. Happy New York 2305 01:52:43,400 --> 01:52:47,439 Speaker 1: guys love the show. Thank you, Steve. I was at 2306 01:52:47,479 --> 01:52:53,120 Speaker 1: the third Super Bowl Dallas, Ascidena Rolls ball brother he 2307 01:52:53,240 --> 01:52:55,599 Speaker 1: tho't getting no better than that. Man. You guys made 2308 01:52:55,600 --> 01:52:58,799 Speaker 1: this pound proud and we love you. And this team 2309 01:52:58,840 --> 01:53:01,680 Speaker 1: is a new team. It's a new year, and our 2310 01:53:01,760 --> 01:53:04,400 Speaker 1: stadium says at all buddy, Well, Bob, I'll tell you what. 2311 01:53:04,760 --> 01:53:07,000 Speaker 1: You remember the Pasadena Super Bowl a lot better, a 2312 01:53:07,040 --> 01:53:09,640 Speaker 1: lot more fondly than I do. I think. Yeah, I 2313 01:53:09,680 --> 01:53:12,280 Speaker 1: think I left at halftime of that game. I'm pretty sure. No, 2314 01:53:12,400 --> 01:53:14,759 Speaker 1: I'm teasing. I didn't leave, But yeah, do you remember 2315 01:53:14,760 --> 01:53:16,840 Speaker 1: it with much more fond memories than I do. Certainly 2316 01:53:16,880 --> 01:53:19,160 Speaker 1: it was a beautiful evening, and I'm sure the game 2317 01:53:19,160 --> 01:53:21,960 Speaker 1: looked good if you're a Dallas fan. But anyway, what 2318 01:53:22,040 --> 01:53:23,679 Speaker 1: else is on your mind? What do you think about 2319 01:53:23,680 --> 01:53:25,360 Speaker 1: this team this year and their chances to get the 2320 01:53:25,360 --> 01:53:29,840 Speaker 1: Super Bowl? It starts with the ownership, and then it 2321 01:53:29,880 --> 01:53:33,760 Speaker 1: goes to the GM, and then it goes to Sean McDermott, 2322 01:53:33,760 --> 01:53:37,639 Speaker 1: head coach, assistant coaches, putting the right people on the 2323 01:53:37,680 --> 01:53:41,320 Speaker 1: field that are coached properly. This team has been so 2324 01:53:41,400 --> 01:53:43,120 Speaker 1: fun to watch this year. I know you guys say 2325 01:53:43,160 --> 01:53:45,960 Speaker 1: this all the time. It's gonna be sad when it's over, 2326 01:53:46,080 --> 01:53:48,559 Speaker 1: But I don't think it's over this week and please 2327 01:53:48,640 --> 01:53:52,320 Speaker 1: let me put my prediction in. I'll double win win 2328 01:53:52,520 --> 01:53:57,160 Speaker 1: before I hang up. Go ahead. Well, I'm gonna say this, 2329 01:53:57,280 --> 01:54:00,240 Speaker 1: and I mean it's going to bottom my heart. I 2330 01:54:00,320 --> 01:54:04,040 Speaker 1: think Josh Allen should ask Maddie out to dinner after 2331 01:54:04,120 --> 01:54:08,320 Speaker 1: he wins Saturday. Yeah, okay, there you go. What and 2332 01:54:08,360 --> 01:54:12,880 Speaker 1: then what? And then we are going to continue. This 2333 01:54:12,920 --> 01:54:15,200 Speaker 1: team is not going anywhere. This is this is like 2334 01:54:15,240 --> 01:54:18,599 Speaker 1: watching you guys, Steve, you know, like you're gonna this 2335 01:54:18,680 --> 01:54:21,080 Speaker 1: is gonna get better and better and better. We're the 2336 01:54:21,200 --> 01:54:23,760 Speaker 1: next New England. I mean, let's face it, I believe it. 2337 01:54:24,200 --> 01:54:27,280 Speaker 1: I really do. In our division. Well, I appreciate Bob, 2338 01:54:27,320 --> 01:54:29,559 Speaker 1: thanks for the call. I'm your optimism and hopefully will 2339 01:54:29,600 --> 01:54:33,600 Speaker 1: be infectious and the team will will follow along. But yeah, yeah, 2340 01:54:33,640 --> 01:54:35,560 Speaker 1: it does seem we said this right at the end 2341 01:54:35,560 --> 01:54:38,080 Speaker 1: of the show last yesterday, Murph and I you know 2342 01:54:38,280 --> 01:54:40,600 Speaker 1: where you get all giddy about how good things can be. 2343 01:54:41,040 --> 01:54:42,920 Speaker 1: The team is set up financially to having plenty of 2344 01:54:42,920 --> 01:54:44,640 Speaker 1: money in the free agency to spend and get all 2345 01:54:44,680 --> 01:54:47,400 Speaker 1: the players they're gonna need to make themselves better. They 2346 01:54:47,400 --> 01:54:50,160 Speaker 1: are set up with draft picks. They've got nine picks. 2347 01:54:50,160 --> 01:54:53,160 Speaker 1: I believe in the draft coming up, they got extra picks. 2348 01:54:54,360 --> 01:54:56,600 Speaker 1: They are structured in such a way as that, you know, 2349 01:54:56,640 --> 01:54:59,040 Speaker 1: I mean maybe this next year, but probably for sure 2350 01:54:59,080 --> 01:55:01,520 Speaker 1: the year after, but this next year not even so 2351 01:55:02,240 --> 01:55:03,960 Speaker 1: they don't even have to start paying these guys that 2352 01:55:04,000 --> 01:55:06,000 Speaker 1: are lined up, you know, the Tredavious Whites of the world, 2353 01:55:06,000 --> 01:55:09,160 Speaker 1: that Tremaine Edmunds and Josh Allen's and even so even 2354 01:55:10,160 --> 01:55:12,920 Speaker 1: Micah Hyde Jordan Poyer are on a third year of 2355 01:55:13,000 --> 01:55:14,760 Speaker 1: their deals one I think four year and a five 2356 01:55:14,840 --> 01:55:18,880 Speaker 1: year deal perspectively, So everybody's tied up, you know, to 2357 01:55:18,960 --> 01:55:21,840 Speaker 1: keep going for the next little window of years. And 2358 01:55:21,880 --> 01:55:26,640 Speaker 1: you've also got really nice young players in Dawson Knox, 2359 01:55:26,760 --> 01:55:29,880 Speaker 1: Devin Singletary and Ed Oliver who have come in and 2360 01:55:29,920 --> 01:55:34,560 Speaker 1: played extremely well. This really seems to be a program 2361 01:55:35,400 --> 01:55:38,800 Speaker 1: that is going to be sustainable and kind of ongoing 2362 01:55:40,240 --> 01:55:45,360 Speaker 1: successful for the foreseeable future. And it's it really makes 2363 01:55:45,360 --> 01:55:46,960 Speaker 1: you feel good because we've all you know, we all 2364 01:55:47,000 --> 01:55:49,920 Speaker 1: lived through the seventeen you didn't, but all of us here. 2365 01:55:49,920 --> 01:55:52,040 Speaker 1: It was, you know, a long time before this team 2366 01:55:52,080 --> 01:55:54,400 Speaker 1: saw any any success that you could say, yeah, we're 2367 01:55:54,400 --> 01:55:58,000 Speaker 1: gonna keep on going. There were small windows of fun, 2368 01:55:58,600 --> 01:56:02,000 Speaker 1: but no playoffs and no real sustained success. And it 2369 01:56:02,160 --> 01:56:04,320 Speaker 1: seems different now and it's and you can tell by 2370 01:56:04,440 --> 01:56:08,360 Speaker 1: calls like Bob from Corfu Corfu, that it seems like 2371 01:56:08,360 --> 01:56:10,160 Speaker 1: it's going to be different. I was talking to Chris 2372 01:56:10,240 --> 01:56:12,840 Speaker 1: Brown yesterday. He brought up a really good point. He said, 2373 01:56:13,400 --> 01:56:16,040 Speaker 1: this team is playing great this year, but I think 2374 01:56:16,120 --> 01:56:19,920 Speaker 1: they're a year ahead of schedule of what he said, 2375 01:56:20,360 --> 01:56:23,600 Speaker 1: Chris Brown, of how they're playing this season and how 2376 01:56:23,800 --> 01:56:26,320 Speaker 1: how great they they've been, how successful they've been with 2377 01:56:26,360 --> 01:56:30,200 Speaker 1: ten wins, getting to the postseason and having a life 2378 01:56:30,200 --> 01:56:32,560 Speaker 1: in the postseason, I believe he said. I think they're 2379 01:56:32,600 --> 01:56:34,960 Speaker 1: a year ahead of what people thought they would be 2380 01:56:34,960 --> 01:56:38,400 Speaker 1: able to do this year. And I completely agree this. 2381 01:56:38,400 --> 01:56:41,080 Speaker 1: This team has performed so well and I only see 2382 01:56:41,080 --> 01:56:43,800 Speaker 1: it getting better next year if they can stay healthy, 2383 01:56:43,840 --> 01:56:46,280 Speaker 1: which they've been able to do all of this season. 2384 01:56:46,360 --> 01:56:48,840 Speaker 1: I mean, shoot, next year is going to be great. 2385 01:56:50,360 --> 01:56:52,880 Speaker 1: I want to get a long, a long season this 2386 01:56:52,960 --> 01:56:55,440 Speaker 1: year because it is not over yet. I don't want 2387 01:56:55,480 --> 01:56:58,800 Speaker 1: this open. It's not over for a long time. It 2388 01:56:58,840 --> 01:57:03,240 Speaker 1: has been my Montra that why not this year? Yeah, 2389 01:57:03,280 --> 01:57:05,800 Speaker 1: you know, why not this year? Don't take it for 2390 01:57:05,840 --> 01:57:08,640 Speaker 1: granted that everybody's gonna beat you, or that you just 2391 01:57:08,720 --> 01:57:12,360 Speaker 1: got in or whatever. You go this year, you do 2392 01:57:12,400 --> 01:57:14,160 Speaker 1: it this year. You take this year and you win 2393 01:57:14,240 --> 01:57:16,480 Speaker 1: this game, and you see how far you can go. 2394 01:57:16,640 --> 01:57:18,680 Speaker 1: And you've got enough under the hood, you've got enough 2395 01:57:18,680 --> 01:57:20,440 Speaker 1: talent in the building right now. You've got to put 2396 01:57:20,480 --> 01:57:23,200 Speaker 1: it together, no question about it. And certainly this team 2397 01:57:23,280 --> 01:57:25,440 Speaker 1: to go deep into this playoff run, they're going to 2398 01:57:25,520 --> 01:57:28,200 Speaker 1: have to do some things at least once or twice 2399 01:57:28,200 --> 01:57:29,400 Speaker 1: at the end of the year that they haven't been 2400 01:57:29,400 --> 01:57:32,640 Speaker 1: able to do consistently throughout the season. Mostly we're thinking 2401 01:57:32,640 --> 01:57:35,520 Speaker 1: of talking about scoring points. But even so, even so, 2402 01:57:35,760 --> 01:57:38,120 Speaker 1: they don't have to score thirty five to win throughout 2403 01:57:38,160 --> 01:57:42,360 Speaker 1: these playoffs. If they scored twenty five twenty seven, they're 2404 01:57:42,400 --> 01:57:44,600 Speaker 1: gonna be almost impossible to beat with the way the 2405 01:57:44,640 --> 01:57:46,600 Speaker 1: defense is played. And that's going to be the fun points. 2406 01:57:46,720 --> 01:57:49,480 Speaker 1: Defense allows them to score less points and have success. 2407 01:57:49,920 --> 01:57:51,800 Speaker 1: All Right, we're gonna be back. We got a little 2408 01:57:51,800 --> 01:57:53,360 Speaker 1: bit more to do before they get to the three 2409 01:57:53,360 --> 01:57:56,040 Speaker 1: o'clock hour. Mattie Glab Steve Tasker one Builds Live presented 2410 01:57:56,080 --> 01:58:00,800 Speaker 1: by Kalidah Health from Seneca Studios Senecas Resorts and Resorts 2411 01:58:00,800 --> 01:58:18,200 Speaker 1: in Casino. Nothing else comes close. Steve Tasker, Mattie glab 2412 01:58:18,240 --> 01:58:20,960 Speaker 1: On One Bills Live, Murph, and the football team, the 2413 01:58:21,040 --> 01:58:23,480 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills are off to Houston for their game tomorrow 2414 01:58:23,440 --> 01:58:27,480 Speaker 1: four thirty five, kickoff on ESPN ABC. It'll also be 2415 01:58:27,560 --> 01:58:32,400 Speaker 1: on h w GR five fifty. Before the show, we 2416 01:58:32,440 --> 01:58:34,880 Speaker 1: were out pooling around because the Instigators were on, and 2417 01:58:34,880 --> 01:58:37,280 Speaker 1: it's kind of Friday kind of thing. We're a casual Friday, 2418 01:58:37,640 --> 01:58:41,880 Speaker 1: casual Friday. And we were walking through and there's always 2419 01:58:41,920 --> 01:58:44,280 Speaker 1: somebody messing around in the field house outside and there 2420 01:58:44,320 --> 01:58:47,320 Speaker 1: was a football. I found a football and I asked, 2421 01:58:47,360 --> 01:58:49,560 Speaker 1: how you know how long a field goal do you 2422 01:58:49,640 --> 01:58:52,120 Speaker 1: think I can kick? And they said twenty five yards? 2423 01:58:53,240 --> 01:58:56,040 Speaker 1: And tell him. Tell me I didn't doing that. People 2424 01:58:56,040 --> 01:59:00,440 Speaker 1: on Musty are watching. I crushed at twenty five yard goal. 2425 01:59:01,120 --> 01:59:03,160 Speaker 1: There's a little bit left of center, which is you know, 2426 01:59:03,200 --> 01:59:05,200 Speaker 1: you gotta live with it. But it was it was 2427 01:59:05,280 --> 01:59:07,320 Speaker 1: still going up on a way through. Let me just 2428 01:59:07,440 --> 01:59:10,520 Speaker 1: what I was. Never have been thirty yards? Right? Why not? 2429 01:59:10,520 --> 01:59:13,000 Speaker 1: I've been good from thirty five? Mate? Yeah, I think 2430 01:59:13,080 --> 01:59:15,480 Speaker 1: so when you get back into it. I was an 2431 01:59:15,480 --> 01:59:17,880 Speaker 1: All Conference on retirement. You know that I was an 2432 01:59:17,880 --> 01:59:20,080 Speaker 1: all conference kicker in high school. My scene, I was 2433 01:59:20,080 --> 01:59:24,800 Speaker 1: an all conference I think in like just fooling around, 2434 01:59:24,800 --> 01:59:27,400 Speaker 1: it's like fifty two yards fifty two, But that was 2435 01:59:27,440 --> 01:59:30,000 Speaker 1: not in a game or anything. I was. I was 2436 01:59:30,040 --> 01:59:34,480 Speaker 1: all conference kicker. I was also an all conference kick returner. 2437 01:59:35,360 --> 01:59:38,160 Speaker 1: It was an all conference safety. And I was also 2438 01:59:38,200 --> 01:59:40,760 Speaker 1: an all conference running back in my senior year. What yeah, 2439 01:59:41,200 --> 01:59:42,720 Speaker 1: so you just you just played it all. You just 2440 01:59:42,760 --> 01:59:47,520 Speaker 1: did it all. It was a small town. Come on, 2441 01:59:47,600 --> 01:59:50,640 Speaker 1: you're pretty you pretty good. Yeah. I had my moments, 2442 01:59:51,000 --> 01:59:55,120 Speaker 1: but as Jay Harris there calling the football, he was panic. 2443 01:59:56,160 --> 01:59:59,560 Speaker 1: Come on, man, I'm a professor, former professional. That was 2444 01:59:59,600 --> 02:00:01,280 Speaker 1: my second an attempt. My first attempt was just to 2445 02:00:01,360 --> 02:00:02,760 Speaker 1: run through because I didn't know if I was gonna 2446 02:00:02,800 --> 02:00:04,920 Speaker 1: hurt myself because being the advanced age that I am, 2447 02:00:04,960 --> 02:00:07,000 Speaker 1: I took a nice little half swing and then I 2448 02:00:07,000 --> 02:00:09,480 Speaker 1: went and got it. And then yeah, okay, so I'm 2449 02:00:09,520 --> 02:00:12,200 Speaker 1: trying next one. You'll get We'll give it a shot 2450 02:00:12,240 --> 02:00:15,000 Speaker 1: next week, all right, from your softball player, though you're 2451 02:00:15,160 --> 02:00:18,400 Speaker 1: softball player, you're forty yards out, you're gonna try one. No, 2452 02:00:18,480 --> 02:00:21,000 Speaker 1: I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding. You want to try, 2453 02:00:21,040 --> 02:00:22,960 Speaker 1: Maddie Glave, Steve Task. We're here till three o'clock. You 2454 02:00:22,960 --> 02:00:24,600 Speaker 1: want to do true false now? Or do you want 2455 02:00:24,600 --> 02:00:27,240 Speaker 1: to yeah? Or we also have a question too, what's 2456 02:00:27,240 --> 02:00:29,080 Speaker 1: a win from the Buffalo bill is gonna look like 2457 02:00:29,120 --> 02:00:30,760 Speaker 1: a win in Houston? What's it gonna look like? Or 2458 02:00:31,160 --> 02:00:33,800 Speaker 1: another question is which player needs to step up outside 2459 02:00:33,800 --> 02:00:36,080 Speaker 1: of Josh Allen. I mean, Josh obviously got to be 2460 02:00:36,160 --> 02:00:37,880 Speaker 1: the key to the offense. But who else needs to 2461 02:00:37,920 --> 02:00:40,720 Speaker 1: step up for this Bills team to win the game? 2462 02:00:41,120 --> 02:00:44,240 Speaker 1: It could be anybody, because the simple fact of the 2463 02:00:44,280 --> 02:00:45,800 Speaker 1: matter is, you know this is gonna be a one 2464 02:00:45,800 --> 02:00:49,520 Speaker 1: score game. It's gonna be close, and one player can 2465 02:00:49,520 --> 02:00:52,760 Speaker 1: make a difference. Ye right, one kick return, one batted pass, 2466 02:00:52,840 --> 02:00:57,360 Speaker 1: one tipped interception, one sack, strip fumble, whatever you can 2467 02:00:57,480 --> 02:01:00,480 Speaker 1: conjure up any scenario you want. Who do you think 2468 02:01:00,480 --> 02:01:02,920 Speaker 1: it's gonna be? Or who does it really have to be? 2469 02:01:03,400 --> 02:01:06,240 Speaker 1: You you go first, Who do you think it's gonna be? 2470 02:01:06,400 --> 02:01:08,080 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be one of the defensive lineman, 2471 02:01:08,080 --> 02:01:10,880 Speaker 1: probably Jordan Phillips. I think Jordan Phillips is gonna rise up. 2472 02:01:11,160 --> 02:01:13,120 Speaker 1: Here's a guy that got nine and a half sacks, 2473 02:01:13,000 --> 02:01:16,040 Speaker 1: has got more sacks than Khalil Mack and Aaron Aaron 2474 02:01:16,080 --> 02:01:18,840 Speaker 1: Donald and all these guys. He's got more sacks on 2475 02:01:18,880 --> 02:01:21,600 Speaker 1: this season and didn't has got nothing like nobody's even 2476 02:01:21,600 --> 02:01:24,160 Speaker 1: batted an eye. Yeah, what the heck? And he's gonna 2477 02:01:24,160 --> 02:01:26,680 Speaker 1: be big in the playoffs on a big stage. He 2478 02:01:26,720 --> 02:01:29,040 Speaker 1: wants to show up. He's ready to do and I 2479 02:01:29,080 --> 02:01:32,120 Speaker 1: think he feels disrespected by it, and for that reason, 2480 02:01:32,680 --> 02:01:36,480 Speaker 1: I think he is gonna crush I like that. I agree. 2481 02:01:36,520 --> 02:01:38,800 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna crush it tomorrow. Mine is on 2482 02:01:38,880 --> 02:01:42,839 Speaker 1: defense as well. We are not sure if Levi Wallace 2483 02:01:42,960 --> 02:01:45,560 Speaker 1: is gonna play. He is questionable for this game. So 2484 02:01:45,640 --> 02:01:48,839 Speaker 1: regardless of if he does play or not, Kevin Johnson 2485 02:01:48,960 --> 02:01:51,920 Speaker 1: is going to get some some snaps and some reps 2486 02:01:52,400 --> 02:01:56,720 Speaker 1: at corner. I think Kevin Johnson and Taron Johnson are 2487 02:01:56,800 --> 02:01:59,160 Speaker 1: going to be huge in this game. For the fact 2488 02:01:59,240 --> 02:02:02,720 Speaker 1: that Deshaun Watson as receivers like to go deep. They're 2489 02:02:02,760 --> 02:02:05,720 Speaker 1: a big play team, but this defense likes to take 2490 02:02:05,720 --> 02:02:09,160 Speaker 1: away those big plays. And I also look at their 2491 02:02:09,240 --> 02:02:12,960 Speaker 1: run defense. I think tarn Johnson has been huge in 2492 02:02:13,040 --> 02:02:15,760 Speaker 1: secondary run support and I think that's a big difference 2493 02:02:15,800 --> 02:02:18,800 Speaker 1: of why this team has been able to fix those 2494 02:02:19,160 --> 02:02:22,080 Speaker 1: run problems early on in the season is because they've 2495 02:02:22,080 --> 02:02:26,120 Speaker 1: gotten that secondary support when it comes to run defense, 2496 02:02:26,280 --> 02:02:30,160 Speaker 1: your corners, your safety, your nickel coming in and helping. 2497 02:02:30,760 --> 02:02:32,520 Speaker 1: And so I think these two guys are going to 2498 02:02:32,600 --> 02:02:36,800 Speaker 1: have to be on those receivers, helping out when when 2499 02:02:36,840 --> 02:02:39,720 Speaker 1: Carlos Hide has the ball, when Duke Johnson has the ball, 2500 02:02:40,240 --> 02:02:42,800 Speaker 1: when Deshaun Watson maybe breaks one off and gets a 2501 02:02:42,800 --> 02:02:45,280 Speaker 1: little farther than he should. I think these are two 2502 02:02:45,320 --> 02:02:49,080 Speaker 1: guys who can be big factors in the game and 2503 02:02:49,400 --> 02:02:52,760 Speaker 1: make a good, good and big impact. Yeah, all right, 2504 02:02:52,800 --> 02:02:54,640 Speaker 1: that's good. What are we gonna We may as well 2505 02:02:54,640 --> 02:02:56,600 Speaker 1: do this now? What do you think doing it? Give 2506 02:02:56,600 --> 02:02:58,320 Speaker 1: me the final score? What do you think it's gonna be? 2507 02:03:01,400 --> 02:03:03,600 Speaker 1: Don't have thought that. We've been talking about it all 2508 02:03:03,680 --> 02:03:05,640 Speaker 1: day in the bridge. I think the Bills are gonna 2509 02:03:05,680 --> 02:03:09,480 Speaker 1: win du twenty four to fourteen. That's with me. I 2510 02:03:09,520 --> 02:03:10,800 Speaker 1: thought it was gonna be ten too. I thought it 2511 02:03:10,840 --> 02:03:12,360 Speaker 1: was gonna be twenty seven and seventeen. I think the 2512 02:03:12,360 --> 02:03:15,160 Speaker 1: Bills are gonna get a boost in this game. I 2513 02:03:15,200 --> 02:03:20,040 Speaker 1: think the coaching staff, the players, the offense the defense, 2514 02:03:20,120 --> 02:03:21,480 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna have a little bit of an 2515 02:03:21,520 --> 02:03:24,800 Speaker 1: adrenaline pump. Not like, not that the Texans won't, but 2516 02:03:24,880 --> 02:03:26,320 Speaker 1: I think this is a team that's going to take 2517 02:03:26,320 --> 02:03:28,880 Speaker 1: advantage of it. I think the Bills are too well 2518 02:03:28,920 --> 02:03:32,640 Speaker 1: coached not to take advantage of a matchup they can win. 2519 02:03:32,680 --> 02:03:35,280 Speaker 1: And I think this is a matchup where this offense 2520 02:03:35,360 --> 02:03:36,720 Speaker 1: is going to be able to do a little more 2521 02:03:36,760 --> 02:03:39,080 Speaker 1: than they have, which means more points. And for me, 2522 02:03:39,120 --> 02:03:41,600 Speaker 1: I think that that mounts to twenty seven points. I 2523 02:03:41,640 --> 02:03:43,920 Speaker 1: think the Texans um I think the Bills know what 2524 02:03:43,960 --> 02:03:46,040 Speaker 1: they are. I know who they are. They certainly have 2525 02:03:46,080 --> 02:03:48,400 Speaker 1: a lot of respect for these guys on the Texans 2526 02:03:48,400 --> 02:03:50,360 Speaker 1: side of the ball offensively, but I think this defense 2527 02:03:50,440 --> 02:03:52,840 Speaker 1: is too disciplined and too well coached during them off 2528 02:03:52,840 --> 02:03:54,040 Speaker 1: the hook, I think that they're going to hold them 2529 02:03:54,080 --> 02:03:56,760 Speaker 1: to under twenty points. So I'm thinking twenty seven seventeen. 2530 02:03:56,800 --> 02:04:00,200 Speaker 1: I think it's a ten point the league. Yeah, if 2531 02:04:00,200 --> 02:04:02,840 Speaker 1: they can break that thirty mark, heck yeah, and break 2532 02:04:02,880 --> 02:04:05,600 Speaker 1: the thirty. If the Bills score thirty, they will not lose. 2533 02:04:05,720 --> 02:04:08,960 Speaker 1: There's no way there's And I think I can see 2534 02:04:09,280 --> 02:04:12,200 Speaker 1: I can see the Bills winning by that. I have 2535 02:04:12,240 --> 02:04:15,520 Speaker 1: a hard time seeing you can conjure up a double 2536 02:04:15,520 --> 02:04:17,520 Speaker 1: digit win for the Texans easily. They're a team that 2537 02:04:17,800 --> 02:04:19,560 Speaker 1: can hit a couple of big plays, and the Bills, 2538 02:04:19,840 --> 02:04:21,520 Speaker 1: you know, would try to respond to that and then 2539 02:04:21,560 --> 02:04:25,440 Speaker 1: maybe get caught, you know, turn it into over trying 2540 02:04:25,480 --> 02:04:27,640 Speaker 1: to come back. You can conjure that this is a 2541 02:04:27,680 --> 02:04:30,440 Speaker 1: really even game. But I still see the Bills are winning. 2542 02:04:30,440 --> 02:04:32,680 Speaker 1: I think they've been too well coached, shown too much discipline, 2543 02:04:32,680 --> 02:04:34,720 Speaker 1: and too much consistency on the defensive side of the 2544 02:04:34,720 --> 02:04:36,840 Speaker 1: ball and even on the offensive side of the ball. 2545 02:04:37,560 --> 02:04:39,680 Speaker 1: In the last ten games, they're really consistent. They don't 2546 02:04:39,680 --> 02:04:41,760 Speaker 1: turn it over. You're gonna have to go the long 2547 02:04:41,800 --> 02:04:43,720 Speaker 1: way against this team, and I don't think. I don't 2548 02:04:43,720 --> 02:04:45,040 Speaker 1: know if the Texans are up to it, even in 2549 02:04:45,080 --> 02:04:47,160 Speaker 1: their own building. Yeah, we'll see. There's been a lot 2550 02:04:47,200 --> 02:04:51,840 Speaker 1: of talk also about Deshaun Watson being mindset wise more 2551 02:04:51,880 --> 02:04:54,080 Speaker 1: ready for this game. He's had more years in the 2552 02:04:54,120 --> 02:04:56,360 Speaker 1: league than Josh Allen. Josh Allen hasn't played in a 2553 02:04:56,400 --> 02:04:59,560 Speaker 1: playoff game yet, his mind won't be ready. He's been 2554 02:04:59,600 --> 02:05:03,120 Speaker 1: nervous in big games. No, he's played great in big games. Okay, 2555 02:05:03,120 --> 02:05:06,440 Speaker 1: this offense, this defense, they're gonna rise up to the challenge. 2556 02:05:06,760 --> 02:05:09,800 Speaker 1: Josh Allen is gonna be ready, He's not gonna be nervous. 2557 02:05:10,000 --> 02:05:13,640 Speaker 1: He's gonna get those completions early on, and this offense 2558 02:05:13,760 --> 02:05:18,200 Speaker 1: is just gonna ride. We've talked about this. We there's 2559 02:05:18,200 --> 02:05:19,960 Speaker 1: a little bit of a thing out there that maybe 2560 02:05:19,960 --> 02:05:21,600 Speaker 1: I'm the guy who puts out, but I noticed it, 2561 02:05:21,600 --> 02:05:24,840 Speaker 1: and I think it's true. Josh has a little bit 2562 02:05:24,880 --> 02:05:27,440 Speaker 1: of big moment in him. Yeah, I think he's got 2563 02:05:27,520 --> 02:05:31,040 Speaker 1: a little yeah, and the big the big game in 2564 02:05:31,080 --> 02:05:34,040 Speaker 1: diet Dallas is one you point to. The his coming 2565 02:05:34,040 --> 02:05:36,560 Speaker 1: out party really in the whole league was last year 2566 02:05:36,600 --> 02:05:42,080 Speaker 1: Week three in Minnesota. Yep, you know when he's hurtling 2567 02:05:42,160 --> 02:05:45,200 Speaker 1: guys and he didn't know, he didn't know anything back then, 2568 02:05:45,320 --> 02:05:47,520 Speaker 1: Remember how bad he was back then. We loved him. 2569 02:05:47,960 --> 02:05:49,720 Speaker 1: He was just running around, he did all this big avenue. 2570 02:05:49,840 --> 02:05:51,320 Speaker 1: He didn't you know, he couldn't even throw the BA. 2571 02:05:51,440 --> 02:05:53,000 Speaker 1: He didn't know what he was doing. Now, look how 2572 02:05:53,040 --> 02:05:56,080 Speaker 1: far he's coming. And I think that's the thing that 2573 02:05:56,120 --> 02:05:58,240 Speaker 1: you have to fight against with Josh. In my opinion, 2574 02:05:58,280 --> 02:06:01,560 Speaker 1: this game, just like that first snap, just take back, 2575 02:06:01,600 --> 02:06:06,120 Speaker 1: take a deep breath. Yeah, those out through the mouth, 2576 02:06:06,320 --> 02:06:07,920 Speaker 1: and just take a deep breath and just take the 2577 02:06:07,960 --> 02:06:11,120 Speaker 1: easy play. Just throw it, make the easy completion and 2578 02:06:11,200 --> 02:06:12,880 Speaker 1: get it at it. It It didn't do it again. The 2579 02:06:12,960 --> 02:06:17,520 Speaker 1: defense is going to give you something. Just relax. You 2580 02:06:17,520 --> 02:06:19,240 Speaker 1: don't have to You don't have to throw it through 2581 02:06:19,280 --> 02:06:21,440 Speaker 1: the brick wall on the opening day of the opening 2582 02:06:21,480 --> 02:06:24,760 Speaker 1: play the game. You know, um, now, maybe two maybe 2583 02:06:24,760 --> 02:06:26,480 Speaker 1: they've talked about this a ton and all that, and 2584 02:06:26,520 --> 02:06:28,000 Speaker 1: maybe on the first play of the game day Ball 2585 02:06:28,120 --> 02:06:31,360 Speaker 1: dials it up and says, we're going deep, you know, 2586 02:06:31,680 --> 02:06:34,960 Speaker 1: and you know, fires the cannon down. I don't know, 2587 02:06:35,520 --> 02:06:38,320 Speaker 1: but I just think Josh does have a little bit 2588 02:06:38,360 --> 02:06:41,560 Speaker 1: of big moment in him, and I think that's what 2589 02:06:41,600 --> 02:06:43,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs are all about. He's a gamer. That's what 2590 02:06:44,000 --> 02:06:46,360 Speaker 1: his team says, That's what his coaching staff says about him. 2591 02:06:46,440 --> 02:06:48,360 Speaker 1: This guy is a gamer. All right, let's do a 2592 02:06:48,400 --> 02:06:51,520 Speaker 1: little true false you read true false? Why not? All right? 2593 02:06:51,600 --> 02:06:53,480 Speaker 1: Got we got three of them. I want to see, 2594 02:06:53,520 --> 02:06:56,640 Speaker 1: and we'll just go down the list here NFL true false. 2595 02:06:57,640 --> 02:07:01,600 Speaker 1: Here we go. First one, we don't have Yeah, I 2596 02:07:01,600 --> 02:07:04,600 Speaker 1: don't have a read or anything. No, I don't Okay, truthful, 2597 02:07:04,680 --> 02:07:06,879 Speaker 1: NFL true falls. Here we Go, brought to you by Yancey's, 2598 02:07:06,880 --> 02:07:08,880 Speaker 1: Fancy New York's artists and cheese. I should have known 2599 02:07:08,880 --> 02:07:12,120 Speaker 1: that Here we go. Win Jamis Winston's pick six was 2600 02:07:12,200 --> 02:07:17,200 Speaker 1: his last for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Thiry touchdowns, thirty interceptions. 2601 02:07:17,760 --> 02:07:20,880 Speaker 1: The pick six is last pass of the season, last 2602 02:07:20,880 --> 02:07:23,400 Speaker 1: past of his career. Ude's gonna be back. He's coming 2603 02:07:23,400 --> 02:07:26,080 Speaker 1: back for the Bucks. I'm saying it. They like him. 2604 02:07:26,280 --> 02:07:28,040 Speaker 1: I think they give him another year to see what 2605 02:07:28,080 --> 02:07:31,040 Speaker 1: he can do, because according to him, if you look 2606 02:07:31,040 --> 02:07:35,600 Speaker 1: at his stats, he's bawling. Well, listen, he might. They 2607 02:07:35,640 --> 02:07:37,280 Speaker 1: might bring him back. They have thought, they thought they 2608 02:07:37,360 --> 02:07:41,640 Speaker 1: bring him back. But listen to this. Yeah, it's a 2609 02:07:41,680 --> 02:07:43,920 Speaker 1: big number. The turnovers is a big number. But to 2610 02:07:44,040 --> 02:07:46,400 Speaker 1: bring him back, they're gonna have to pay him a 2611 02:07:46,440 --> 02:07:50,200 Speaker 1: big number. He is contracted, is this. They're gonna have 2612 02:07:50,200 --> 02:07:53,600 Speaker 1: to franchise him, transition him. They're gonna do something. They're 2613 02:07:53,600 --> 02:07:55,160 Speaker 1: gonna pay him a lot of money to come in 2614 02:07:55,240 --> 02:08:00,520 Speaker 1: and not throw thirty interceptions. I think they're gonna move on. Yeah, 2615 02:08:00,560 --> 02:08:03,160 Speaker 1: I think it's false. Okay, I know, I'm sorry. I 2616 02:08:03,520 --> 02:08:06,160 Speaker 1: think it's true. True. I think his last pick six 2617 02:08:06,280 --> 02:08:08,400 Speaker 1: was the last pass he's gonna throw as a Tampa 2618 02:08:08,440 --> 02:08:11,360 Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers has been fun. It's been a roller coaster 2619 02:08:11,440 --> 02:08:14,760 Speaker 1: for Jamis Winston and this year is the absolute epitome 2620 02:08:14,880 --> 02:08:19,720 Speaker 1: of that. Um So I'm saying, oh, he'll I don't 2621 02:08:19,720 --> 02:08:22,360 Speaker 1: think he'll start for anybody, but he may want to compete, 2622 02:08:22,400 --> 02:08:24,680 Speaker 1: but he'll land somewhere. He's too good a thrower. And 2623 02:08:24,880 --> 02:08:27,720 Speaker 1: we've heard Greg Cosell talk about him. The guy's got 2624 02:08:27,720 --> 02:08:29,560 Speaker 1: a live arm and he loves to push it down 2625 02:08:29,600 --> 02:08:33,880 Speaker 1: the field and he is obviously fearless. Yeah, and so 2626 02:08:34,200 --> 02:08:36,360 Speaker 1: there's there's a market for guys like that in the league, 2627 02:08:36,400 --> 02:08:39,200 Speaker 1: and there's always a coach who will say I can 2628 02:08:39,280 --> 02:08:42,000 Speaker 1: cure him. And as long as there's that, and he's 2629 02:08:42,000 --> 02:08:44,880 Speaker 1: got a chance to place to play, okay, NFL true false. 2630 02:08:45,000 --> 02:08:48,200 Speaker 1: Number two, Philip Rivers will be a starting quarterback in 2631 02:08:48,240 --> 02:08:50,080 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. This doesn't mean he's going to play for 2632 02:08:50,080 --> 02:08:54,680 Speaker 1: the Chargers, but if he'll be a starting quarterback, I 2633 02:08:54,920 --> 02:08:58,640 Speaker 1: say true. I think he's going to be a starting quarterback. 2634 02:08:58,760 --> 02:09:02,120 Speaker 1: Where a good question. You know what I've heard. The 2635 02:09:02,200 --> 02:09:06,600 Speaker 1: rumor is that Frank Reich it may try and lure 2636 02:09:06,720 --> 02:09:11,000 Speaker 1: him to the Midwest to the Indianapolis Colts. He coached 2637 02:09:11,080 --> 02:09:13,320 Speaker 1: him in thirteen and fourteen with the San Diego Chargers. 2638 02:09:13,720 --> 02:09:18,520 Speaker 1: When with Ken Wizzen Hunters. There's the offensive coordinator. It 2639 02:09:18,760 --> 02:09:24,480 Speaker 1: is Philip Rivers. And I've heard Frank talk about him. 2640 02:09:24,520 --> 02:09:30,520 Speaker 1: There's nobody who is as well versed in protection scheme, 2641 02:09:30,560 --> 02:09:32,960 Speaker 1: getting rid of the football. He understands the passing game. 2642 02:09:33,000 --> 02:09:34,920 Speaker 1: I mean, Phillip's just got it going on. He's still 2643 02:09:34,920 --> 02:09:38,120 Speaker 1: a very talented quarterback, fame quarterback. Yeah, still got a 2644 02:09:38,120 --> 02:09:39,600 Speaker 1: little bit on the tank. Yeah, And they don't need 2645 02:09:39,680 --> 02:09:41,560 Speaker 1: him for a five year deal. You can sign him 2646 02:09:41,640 --> 02:09:44,080 Speaker 1: up for a one year, two year deal and go. Now, 2647 02:09:44,440 --> 02:09:47,320 Speaker 1: the Colts just signed Jacoby Brissette to a two year 2648 02:09:47,360 --> 02:09:51,120 Speaker 1: extension for thirty million year. But yeah, I kind of 2649 02:09:51,120 --> 02:09:52,960 Speaker 1: agree with you. I think Philip Rivers is gonna play 2650 02:09:53,000 --> 02:09:55,560 Speaker 1: next year. So we're both say true true, all right, 2651 02:09:55,560 --> 02:09:58,920 Speaker 1: all right, here we go, NFL true false Number three, 2652 02:09:59,000 --> 02:10:02,680 Speaker 1: last one, last one. Christian McCaffrey is a better offensive 2653 02:10:02,720 --> 02:10:05,240 Speaker 1: weapon than Michael Thomas. The guy who lit it up 2654 02:10:05,280 --> 02:10:08,040 Speaker 1: is the wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints. I'll 2655 02:10:08,080 --> 02:10:13,920 Speaker 1: tell you, I'm gonna say. I'm gonna say true. I agree. 2656 02:10:13,960 --> 02:10:15,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say true because he's more versatile. He can 2657 02:10:16,000 --> 02:10:18,360 Speaker 1: run the football. Michael Thomas has to catch the football 2658 02:10:18,360 --> 02:10:20,880 Speaker 1: in passing. What Christian McCaffrey has been able to do 2659 02:10:20,960 --> 02:10:24,680 Speaker 1: on the ground and in the air this season is incredible. 2660 02:10:25,160 --> 02:10:27,680 Speaker 1: H He's a great player and he is still so young. 2661 02:10:28,680 --> 02:10:31,600 Speaker 1: This this kid is going to have a great life, 2662 02:10:31,480 --> 02:10:34,080 Speaker 1: yea in the NFL. Yeah, I think he's a better 2663 02:10:34,080 --> 02:10:37,680 Speaker 1: offensive weapon than Michael Thomas. And also, I mean the 2664 02:10:37,720 --> 02:10:41,720 Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers. They didn't have the greatest season. The Saints 2665 02:10:41,760 --> 02:10:44,040 Speaker 1: are having a great season, but Christian's been able to 2666 02:10:44,440 --> 02:10:47,600 Speaker 1: help on a team that hasn't had too much success. 2667 02:10:47,680 --> 02:10:50,400 Speaker 1: This here, all right, that's what I agree. I agree, 2668 02:10:50,440 --> 02:10:52,040 Speaker 1: I say we both say true. He is a better 2669 02:10:52,080 --> 02:10:54,960 Speaker 1: offensive weapon than Michael Thomas. That is New York's That 2670 02:10:55,120 --> 02:10:58,200 Speaker 1: is NFL true false. Brought to you by Yancy's Fancy 2671 02:10:58,240 --> 02:11:00,720 Speaker 1: New York's artist and Che's Steve Tasker. Glad'm gonna take 2672 02:11:00,760 --> 02:11:02,760 Speaker 1: a break, We'll be back. We're here till three o'clock, 2673 02:11:02,800 --> 02:11:04,400 Speaker 1: just to come back and finish up. We've got what 2674 02:11:04,440 --> 02:11:07,600 Speaker 1: do we learn and maybe some final thoughts about the 2675 02:11:07,640 --> 02:11:10,040 Speaker 1: Bills Texas tomorrow at four thirty. This is One Bills 2676 02:11:10,080 --> 02:11:12,720 Speaker 1: Live from One Bill's Drive and this is Buffalo Bill's Radio. 2677 02:11:25,320 --> 02:11:27,600 Speaker 1: What are we learned? Brought to you by Skyworks. Skyworks, 2678 02:11:27,600 --> 02:11:30,280 Speaker 1: the official construction equipment rental company of the Buffalo Bills. 2679 02:11:30,320 --> 02:11:33,400 Speaker 1: We had ESPN Monday Night football analysts Booger McFarland on 2680 02:11:33,480 --> 02:11:36,000 Speaker 1: played nine season the National Football League. He's on the 2681 02:11:36,040 --> 02:11:39,200 Speaker 1: call tomorrow an NRG stadium for the Bills Texans game. 2682 02:11:39,720 --> 02:11:42,640 Speaker 1: This is what he thought about how this game would 2683 02:11:42,640 --> 02:11:46,200 Speaker 1: come down to the wire. I just think when you 2684 02:11:46,240 --> 02:11:49,440 Speaker 1: look at Watson and the Texas offense against this stage 2685 02:11:49,520 --> 02:11:52,280 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill defense, like both of those units are gonna 2686 02:11:52,320 --> 02:11:54,640 Speaker 1: make some plays and I think eventually they cancel each 2687 02:11:54,640 --> 02:11:56,680 Speaker 1: other out. But I think the game is gonna be 2688 02:11:56,720 --> 02:11:59,760 Speaker 1: one based on Josh Allen and his look good at 2689 02:11:59,760 --> 02:12:03,760 Speaker 1: the crucial situations with his arm, not his legs, to 2690 02:12:03,920 --> 02:12:07,840 Speaker 1: make a play, to make an accurate pass against a 2691 02:12:07,960 --> 02:12:11,040 Speaker 1: Texas defense that, let's face it, they haven't been the 2692 02:12:11,040 --> 02:12:15,360 Speaker 1: same defense without Watt much of the year, without Jadebion Clowney, 2693 02:12:15,440 --> 02:12:17,800 Speaker 1: or without Tyer Matthews. So I think that's worth the 2694 02:12:17,920 --> 02:12:21,400 Speaker 1: game ultimately is going to be one. We also had 2695 02:12:21,440 --> 02:12:24,040 Speaker 1: Greg Cosell on NFL Film, senior producer and the host 2696 02:12:24,080 --> 02:12:28,120 Speaker 1: of NFL Matchup. He's talked about, you know how this 2697 02:12:28,160 --> 02:12:31,320 Speaker 1: team in Texas with the Houston Texans, has become Deshaun 2698 02:12:31,400 --> 02:12:34,560 Speaker 1: Watson's club, moving away from the defensive minded side with 2699 02:12:34,680 --> 02:12:38,040 Speaker 1: JJ Watt three time defensive MVP. Here's what Greg Cosell 2700 02:12:38,120 --> 02:12:42,840 Speaker 1: said about Deshaun Watson the Texan offense. Their defense has 2701 02:12:42,880 --> 02:12:46,120 Speaker 1: not been very good this year, for sure, particularly on 2702 02:12:46,200 --> 02:12:48,000 Speaker 1: third down. I think they might be the worst third 2703 02:12:48,000 --> 02:12:51,120 Speaker 1: down defense in the league. DeShawn Watson has been up 2704 02:12:51,120 --> 02:12:54,960 Speaker 1: and down because of this nature with the style with 2705 02:12:55,000 --> 02:12:58,400 Speaker 1: which he plays, which can be very spectacular. Obviously, you know, 2706 02:12:58,480 --> 02:13:01,200 Speaker 1: people think of DeShawn as just a great, great player, 2707 02:13:01,280 --> 02:13:03,800 Speaker 1: and I'm not suggesting he's not a good player, but 2708 02:13:04,240 --> 02:13:07,520 Speaker 1: I think over the last month or so, I don't 2709 02:13:07,520 --> 02:13:10,480 Speaker 1: think he's played particularly well and I think he's going 2710 02:13:10,480 --> 02:13:12,320 Speaker 1: to have to play better if they're to be the 2711 02:13:12,360 --> 02:13:15,560 Speaker 1: Buffalo defense. Guys, that's that's very very good in a 2712 02:13:15,640 --> 02:13:19,200 Speaker 1: defense that's really well schemed, fundamentally sound, and does not 2713 02:13:19,280 --> 02:13:21,800 Speaker 1: make a lot of mistakes. That is what we learned. 2714 02:13:21,800 --> 02:13:25,080 Speaker 1: Brought to you by the official construction equipment Rental Company 2715 02:13:25,120 --> 02:13:27,840 Speaker 1: of the Buffalo Bills, that is Skyworks. Maddie, thanks for 2716 02:13:27,880 --> 02:13:33,120 Speaker 1: coming in year. Where else would you rather be the 2717 02:13:33,240 --> 02:13:35,480 Speaker 1: right back in the playoffs? Buffalo? We are there and 2718 02:13:35,520 --> 02:13:37,839 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a fun week and enjoy the Sabers 2719 02:13:37,840 --> 02:13:41,320 Speaker 1: tomorrow against the Carolina or the Caroline the Florida Panthers, 2720 02:13:41,880 --> 02:13:43,680 Speaker 1: and after that, right after that the Bills in a 2721 02:13:43,720 --> 02:13:46,440 Speaker 1: wild card match against the Texans. Awesome, gonna be great. 2722 02:13:46,520 --> 02:13:49,880 Speaker 1: Production Assistant George Bloss, Jeff Colton, act, Thomas Hollander, Kelly Rude, 2723 02:13:49,920 --> 02:13:53,160 Speaker 1: JJ Trito, Kevin car Just James Robino, of course Jay Harris, 2724 02:13:53,160 --> 02:13:57,240 Speaker 1: our producer. Thanks everybody, have a great weekend. Go Bills, 2725 02:13:57,480 --> 02:14:07,400 Speaker 1: Go Bills. Let's get the dubs on the pap.