1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: Hello again everyone. Welcome to One Bill's Life, the Hurry 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: Up Offense version of our daily show One Bills Live, 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: where we bring you fresh content drop the knowledge about 4 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:12,120 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills in the NFL at large, we dive 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: into the numbers game with a Pro Bowl focus. This 6 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: week we discussed Steve Tasker's newfound starting with Kyle Brandt 7 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 1: and our one burning question is home field advantage really 8 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: important in the playoffs when there are few to know fans. 9 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: Time to fire it up at a Steve Tasker who 10 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: has been all over the fields. Kind of unique. He 11 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: was kind of a dual role player for you, Steve, 12 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: Steve a blimp. We're not even in the stratosphere of normalcy. 13 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: Welcome to another episode of One Bill's Life. Steve Tasker, 14 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: Chris Brown here with you. Merry Christmas and happy Holidays 15 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: everybody out there. Thank you for subscribing to One Bill's Life. 16 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 1: First things first, congratulations to the Bills AFC East champs 17 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: for the first time in twenty five years. And winning 18 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: as a team gets you individual accolades, as you well know, Steve. 19 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 1: And this week the Bills see five of their players 20 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: named to the Pro Bowl. Yeah, and I'll tell you 21 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: it means something to players. It actually means more to 22 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: them than well it all pro is certainly important, but 23 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: this is really a gesture of respect from coaches and 24 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: players around the league because they vote on it, and 25 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 1: they're two thirds of the vote, and it means a lot. 26 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: It's a peer on it. It is an absolutely a 27 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: peer honor, and also coaching staffs who vote on players 28 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: as well. It really really strikes a deep chord with players. 29 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: And we had Ruben Brown on our daily show One 30 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: Bills Live during the week, and I thought he painted 31 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: the picture quite well in explaining the significance of it, because, 32 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: as Steve said, it is the guys who play the 33 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: game against you that are voting for you. Quite literally. 34 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: Offensive lineman vote for defensive lineman. Wide receivers vote for 35 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: defensive backs, etc. Etc. And you can't vote for your teammates. 36 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: So it really is a peer honor in every sense 37 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: of the word. The five Pro Bowl players for the 38 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: Bills are the most since nineteen ninety eight, when Buffalo 39 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: also had five Pro Bowl players. Steve, we begin the 40 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: numbers game with this, all right, can you name the 41 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: five Bills players who were named to the Pro Bowl 42 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 1: in nineteen ninety eight. Now, this shouldn't be too hard 43 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: for you because this is only a year removed from 44 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: your last season as a Bills player in nineteen ninety seven. 45 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: So we begin the numbers game with the five Pro 46 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: Bowl players in nineteen ninety eight. Eric Moulds. Eric Moulds 47 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: check that was his first career Pro Bowl, this breakout 48 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: season of nineteen ninety eight. Yes, Bruce, Bruce is not 49 00:02:54,080 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: on the list for nineteen ninety eight. Firm therm is 50 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: not there for nineteen ninety eight either. That's try Andre, 51 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: try all the Hall of Fame. Andre is a no 52 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: as well. Doug Fluty, Yes, also one NFL comeback. He 53 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: was also voted NFL Comeback Player of the Year that year. 54 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: All right, so it's flutey moles. Five of them. There 55 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: were five, yes, Now, one I think is going to 56 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: be particularly difficult for you. I think the other two 57 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: you should get. No problem, no problem, not Henry Jones, 58 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: I think you. I will give you a hint. Okay, okay. 59 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: There are two remaining players on the offensive side of 60 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: the ball, and there is one player on the defensive 61 00:03:50,200 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: side of the ball. It's kind of gambe An offensive line. Man. Wait, 62 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: I don't know. You do know? Do I? You do? 63 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: You'll be disappointed if you don't get these two of these, 64 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: for sure, you'll be disappointed if you don't. Yes ninety eight, dude, 65 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: is it two decades ago? It's one year after you 66 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: retire some slack? All right, Hold on, you're gonna hit 67 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 1: self in the faith. You're gonna slap your one of them, 68 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: for sure. Come on, Andre your Thurman. So it's not 69 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: gonna be you gotta turn the page on the team 70 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: here because it's not gonna be another peerless Price. Not 71 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 1: peerless price. He was not there yet. He was draft 72 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: choice UM one two one off John Feena, not John 73 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: fever forever forever. Um. I will give you another hint. 74 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: This person went to a lot of Pro Bowls. Ruben 75 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: Ruben Brown. That's right, number three. You have two left, 76 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: one on defense, one on offense. Reuben is a good one. Uh. 77 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: It's not Jeriostrowski. No, wow, they are. They love hammering 78 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 1: you with that bus now, that's uh. On defense? Defense 79 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: dominant player Ted Washington. There you go, Ted Washington. One left, 80 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: and this is the hardest one. I thought this would 81 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: be the hard Washington Ruben Brown, Doug Flutie Eric Molds, 82 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: and on defense, it will be defense, it's offense. Oh, 83 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 1: it's offense, it will be It's a guy who was 84 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: well known as one of the better players at this 85 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 1: position in the era in which he played. Um, he's 86 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: on offense. He's on offense. It is a position that 87 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: has largely been phased out of the officure. Oh it's 88 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 1: a fullback. Who was it? Who? I can't remember who 89 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: it is? I get the guys, the full two syllables, 90 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: first and last name. Come on, you can do this. 91 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: I know you can. You can picture him, can't you 92 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: picture him? Oh? God, bruiser, I can't remember I had 93 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: the neck role. I'll never get it. Damn. Gash is 94 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: number five, So you're ninety eight Pro Bowl builds of 95 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: Doug Flute, Eric Mould, Sam Gash, Reuben Brown, Ted Washington. 96 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: Now next in the numbers game, Steve Yes, we pick 97 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: it up with a degree of difficulty here with Pro 98 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 1: Bowl numbers Part two. Five is the is the number 99 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: that's gonna carry through this. This is the theme number five. 100 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: So five Bills players with the most career Pro Bowls. Now, 101 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: this should be a little bit easier for you. Actually, 102 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: the degree of difficulty goes down because you're familiar with 103 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: a lot of these names. Here we go, Ruben, Ruben, Yes, 104 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 1: eight Pro bowls. Bruce is the leader with eleven career 105 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: Pro Bowls. Now, I'm gonna throw this in to help Jim, right, 106 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: I mean it's not Jim Thurman. Thurman what they not 107 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: for the most Pro Bowls? No, most career Pro bowls? Now, 108 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: how many did Bruce have? You had eleven and Reuben 109 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: had eight. There is someone tied with Ruben for eight, 110 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: and I will I will tell you this is a 111 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: little bit. We're gonna We're gonna remind you that the 112 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: AFL also counts here. All Star Game appearances. Billy Shaw. 113 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: Billy Shaw, Right, he had eight along with Ruben. So 114 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: you have Bruce with eleven, Billy Shaw with eight, Ruben 115 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: Brown with eight. You had two? Left? Did I make 116 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: the list? You made the list? See with seven? Thank you? Yes, Um, 117 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: I'm glad you could name yourself. I didn't know them 118 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: said eight. There's one more who is tied with you 119 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: at seven Pro bowls? Andre Andre Reid? Very good, you 120 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: got all five clean sweep, Steve, well done. Okay, finally, Steve. 121 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: We close out the numbers game with another list of five. 122 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: There have been five Bills who have been named Pro 123 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: Bowl MVP. Can you name those five? I think so 124 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: Bruce Jim Bruce got it in nineteen eighty eight, correct, 125 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: Jim Kelly in nineteen ninety one, correct, and me Steve 126 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 1: Tasker in ninety two correct. Bledsoe no, not Drew Bledso 127 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 1: you've got two less see, and the hint I will 128 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: give is of the remaining two, one player came before 129 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: the three you just mentioned, and one came after the 130 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,719 Speaker 1: three you just mentioned. Henry Jones. Henry Jones was not 131 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl MVP. He almost got a year I did. 132 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: Oh really yeah, Oh but you sewed it up again 133 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: with the fumble forced bubble No no no, no, I got 134 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: it with the last tackling overtime on Dion m on kickoff. Um, 135 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: oh gosh, I should get this. I remember thinking, oh 136 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: that's good. Pe so on one before your guys, I guess, 137 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: oh run, so who would you guess? You had to 138 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: guess through the lineage of Juice O. J. Simpson nineteen 139 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: seventy two. Very good, right, They buzzed me and then 140 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 1: they give me the best what the hell is that? 141 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: Come on, Steve, Pro Bowl Pro Bowl numbers. You only 142 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: need to help the sam Gas last one right after us. Yes, 143 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: and it's relatively recent. Oh, hold on, as Lorenzo, it 144 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: is Lorenzo Alexander, Steve, nice job. This is your best 145 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: performance in the numbers game by far. Well done. We 146 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: have we have the I don't have a grand prize 147 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: for you, but I'm sure we've got some lovely parting 148 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 1: kicks out in maybe a breakfast sandwich or something out 149 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:13,559 Speaker 1: there from the guys that brought in the donuts today. 150 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 1: But that's great. Okay. So number five, number five, okay, five, 151 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:25,199 Speaker 1: five and five. So we had five Pro bowlers this year, 152 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: five and ninety eight, and then we had five Pro 153 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: Bowl MVPs in Bill's history. And here's the thing, last 154 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl topic to discuss Pro Bowl snubs. Okay, And 155 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: I know we mentioned this on our daily show, but 156 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:42,199 Speaker 1: I think it's proper to mention it here. Jordan Poyer Okay, 157 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,079 Speaker 1: ninth in the league at all positions in total tackles 158 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 1: one hundred and twelve. He puts numbers in just about 159 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: every defensive category. Five pass breakups, two interceptions, two force bumbles, 160 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 1: two sacks. Now, we talked about this on our daily 161 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,079 Speaker 1: show during the week. It's all it seems to be 162 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: all about the takeaways with the DBS, and that's what 163 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: gets you votes around the league. Yeah, is that right? Well, 164 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: that fare interested to see how the coaches voted. They 165 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: watched these guys in study, and certainly players have something 166 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: and players sometimes they got other things going on, and 167 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: this Pro Bowl voting is kind of a wrench into 168 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 1: into the routine of their week. They're like, what I 169 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: gotta do? All right, and they kind of cursory look 170 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,839 Speaker 1: across the you know the stat sheet, who's got the 171 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: most interceptions? Okay, he's a guy, you know that kind 172 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 1: of thing. There's a little bit of that going on 173 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: at times. But there's no question Jordan Fourier has played 174 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: extremely well for this organization. Take this year, and I 175 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: think it's his best year in a Bills Y're absolutely, 176 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: without question, one hundred and twelve tackles. Are you kidding me? Yeah? 177 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:43,559 Speaker 1: I mean he had over one hundred last year and 178 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: that first year in a Bills uniform, and him and 179 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: Mica Hide really jelled quickly, and he had a monster 180 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:50,839 Speaker 1: year in twenty seventeen. Off so force and turnovers and stuff. 181 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: I mean, he's got eighteen total takeaways in his four 182 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: years with a bill. That's pretty good for a safety. 183 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: It's trument that's pretty good. It's trumendous. Ye, so unfortunate 184 00:11:57,720 --> 00:11:59,439 Speaker 1: that he did not get the nod. He's the guy 185 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: that and there's always maybe one or two guys on 186 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: your roster thing. Wow, he had a shot at it. 187 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: But poorer was a guy who thought, Wow, this is 188 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: gonna be Even Micah Hyde was stumping for him, saying, 189 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: this guy belongs in the Pro Bowl. I don't know 190 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,559 Speaker 1: how you say he doesn't. So unfortunate for him. But 191 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: use it as fuel, man, use it as fuel. You 192 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: don't want to vote me to the Pro Bowl, take 193 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: it out on every offensive unit you face the rest 194 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: of the way, regular season and playoffs. Okay, that's our 195 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,679 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl numbers game this week. Time. Now for our 196 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: featured guest. It is the one and only Kyle Brandt 197 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: from Good Morning Football. It's fun, it's real. It's sort 198 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: of intoxicating because we've seen it. Josh Allen has gone 199 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 1: from being a talented kid to a bad mother. Like 200 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: there's no bs with this. I feel like when he 201 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: came in the league. He was like the labrador puppy 202 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,599 Speaker 1: who hadn't really grown into himself yet running around me. 203 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:50,719 Speaker 1: Now he's a killer, and I'll tell you you say 204 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: that they're not satisfied. Peter King has this quote this 205 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 1: morning about you know, Josh Allen, they win the East, 206 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 1: he gets the hat and he gets the T shirt. 207 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: Josh Allen says, quote that hat and shirts fine and dandy. 208 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: I want the one that says bleepin' super Bowl champion 209 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: and that is not a bleeping He actually said the 210 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 1: real word. Like he is angry. He is determined. They 211 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: don't give a damn about the East. They don't want 212 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: to win. They want to win the super Bowl, not 213 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:18,199 Speaker 1: three years from now, this year and Saturday night it 214 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 1: was shock and awe. If you weren't watching that game, 215 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: you missed out on a top three team the entire 216 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:27,079 Speaker 1: NFL with a superstar quarterback who is a badass. Well 217 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: you must recognize that voice if you listen to this 218 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: show regularly. If you don't, it is the opinings of 219 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:37,440 Speaker 1: one Kyle Brand from Good Morning Football, who is all 220 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: aboard the Josh Allen hype train, and with good reason. Kyle, welcome. 221 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: That was a heck of a soliloquy. And I don't 222 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: think you're wrong, so I will just agree with you 223 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: flat out from the beginning. How'd you like that? I'm 224 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:53,839 Speaker 1: thrilled to talk to you guys, and I'm thrilled to 225 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:58,199 Speaker 1: talk to your fans with their blue collars and their 226 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: rust belts. Oh there it is this year we're not 227 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: shown up to the playoffs with a with a guest pass. 228 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:11,960 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, steps disdain that you have in your 229 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 1: voice when you say in the hunt and then when 230 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: you say guest pass. I was moved by it. Yeah, 231 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: and you made a cameo in there too with there 232 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: was a line from you that was in there as well. 233 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: But I knowing you have acting shops, Kyle, I need 234 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: I need your best Siskel and Ebert on the task. 235 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: Your performance Okay, Well, Ciskel and Ebert would only bring 236 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: out the heavy lumber when they were really moved. I mean, 237 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: this had to be good Fellas or something. And I'm 238 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: giving it not just two, but two very enthusiastic thumbs up. 239 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: And yes, I got so many questions. All right, first question, 240 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 1: let's not bury the lead here. Um at the end. 241 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: Was the wink your choice or was that direction given 242 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: to you? Oh? I was in the script it was 243 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: it wasn't Oh yeah, she yeah. Michelle had it all 244 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: lined out. She thought, uh, the win. We tried both ways, 245 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: but we thought, no, you gotta give a wink because 246 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: it you know, it takes it to a different level 247 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: than when you take the wink into it because it's 248 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: you know. But Steve did use some acting license. Okay. 249 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: The cigar was his idea. Oh that's great, Steve, tell 250 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: me about that. You that was your creative choice for 251 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: the character, was to bring the cigar? Hey, I thought yeah, 252 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: because they had this thing going, where's a little at 253 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: the end, there's a gravelly voice, you know, it's like 254 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 1: it might be chilly. And I said, if it's cool, 255 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: you know, you got me in this, you got me 256 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: in the paperboy hat. Yeah, I gotta have a cigar, right. 257 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: Moved by the Steve that I did research on it 258 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 1: and I was googling. I was reading about how it 259 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: was made, and then the write up of the production 260 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: of this hype video, which is incredible. It's talking about 261 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 1: your wardrobe and it says specifically Steve had a quote 262 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: an array of scarves from which to choose. So you 263 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 1: showed up with your own cigar and your own array 264 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: of scars for this, you were prepared. I had five cigars. 265 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: He's now he is a cigar Aficianada during the pandemic, 266 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 1: Kyle during the panic, I have smoked more cigars in 267 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: the Cuban army. So I had back. I had, I 268 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: have a travel pack for the cigars, and I brought 269 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: and I live in Buffalo. I got like nine thousand scarves, 270 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: so I brought, you know, I didn't know muted colors, stripes, 271 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 1: solid colors, all that. So I brought those and let 272 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: let Michelle take care of you know, I said which 273 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: one she'd go with? The red and uh, and I 274 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: had There's there's a lot of certainly, so many people 275 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: in this Bills organization, past and present, they could have chosen. 276 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: The fact that they cast you, I think was perfect. 277 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 1: And what was it like for you to get that call? 278 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: They cast me because I was the next man on 279 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: the list, and I was the first guy to say yes. 280 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: How many people said no, I don't know, I'm teasing, 281 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: I don't know, ye zero, come on, well listen. It 282 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 1: was like, I think he's getting a callback though, Kyle, 283 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:04,399 Speaker 1: it was like a twenty four It was like twenty 284 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:06,199 Speaker 1: four hours notice. So I don't know how when they 285 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 1: started thinking about this month ago and when they finally 286 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 1: got to ask somebody to do it. I got the 287 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: call about twenty four hours before, like, because I'm always 288 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: here and they didn't need to you know, playing something 289 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: the special schedule it or anything. So yeah, and you're 290 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:22,479 Speaker 1: not flying any other Bills alumni in Yeah, they got 291 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 1: to the point where they waited till you know, we 292 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: were all we had to keep it very quiet because 293 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 1: you know, it's like saying the punter or the kicker 294 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: is not missed a kick in six weeks, right, right, 295 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:36,639 Speaker 1: And so they didn't want us to have this video 296 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:41,160 Speaker 1: ready and then blow the team's chances of actually closing 297 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 1: the d Kyle, just to give you an idea on 298 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 1: the frenzy that is existing here now after the division 299 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:51,160 Speaker 1: title this video in the first forty eight hours, one 300 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 1: million views on the team website alone. Forget about phones 301 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: and everything else. So just people, are you know what 302 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 1: Brownie like. There's a lot of hype videos on the internet, 303 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 1: and there have been for years. There's as many hype 304 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: videos as there are failed videos. It's just a thing 305 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: that's ubiquitous now every team, every season, but this one 306 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: is special. That's my point. This sticks out. I've seen 307 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 1: many of them. I have no emotional attachment to it. 308 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: I get through thirty seconds to click next. I've watched 309 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,639 Speaker 1: this thing three times and I've read about it. It 310 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: was that good and it feels that fun that they're 311 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: making a Bill's hype video, and I got a feeling 312 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,680 Speaker 1: to your point, I don't think this is the last 313 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: one of the season now, Kyle. You mentioned in you 314 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 1: know the clip that we played this morning about your 315 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: how you see a change in demeanor with Josh. Now. 316 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 1: I think this has permeated the entire team because earlier 317 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: in the year we saw a team that was kind 318 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:53,359 Speaker 1: of gaining its confidence, starting to play more confidently. Saturday 319 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 1: in Denver, it was a seek and destroy mission, Kyle. 320 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: I mean it was seek and destroy, up on their throat. 321 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 1: Nobody's hanging around. We're burying this team. I was a 322 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 1: full confession. I think we talked about this a little 323 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: last week. I was nervous about this game for the Bills, 324 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: like it's legitimately nervous because A I in my opinion 325 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: from a spectator's perspective, I think Denver is the hardest 326 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: place to play. You can talk Kansas City or Seattle, 327 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: but the elevation factor that it's just it's a tough 328 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:25,639 Speaker 1: A lot of good teams have lost there, and then 329 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: the Broncos are young, emotional, they just came off a win. 330 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: Like I just I didn't like the recipe at all. 331 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: And I'll give you a full confession. Guys, we've talked 332 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: for a while. I only drink alcohol two nights of 333 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 1: the week, only Fridays and Saturdays. I'm very strict like that, 334 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:44,360 Speaker 1: Sunday through Thursday, and never drank so Saturday night when 335 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: this game was I'd been into a few, Like Steve, 336 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,920 Speaker 1: if you drinking smoking at least Cigars is the Cuban Army, 337 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: I think I was with with the Irish Army or 338 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: whoever it was, somebody on the other side of the ocean. 339 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: I was feeling it when the game started, and I 340 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 1: didn't stop once it went and neither did the Bills. 341 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: So I've never had more fun watching a Bill's ass 342 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: kicking as I did in that one. And that's exactly 343 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 1: what it was like Denver didn't belong on the field 344 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: with them. The funniest detail of all was that there 345 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 1: was it felt like there were twenty seven touchdowns that 346 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: were brought back. Yeah, and gave myself a re Phil 347 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 1: and I was like, all right, Buffalo, this has gone 348 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: from oh yeah, I win twelve games in a playoff game. 349 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: That's a nice season. So like, we may have to 350 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: start thinking Tampa. It was that big of a shot 351 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 1: across the bout. I think the one that got me. 352 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 1: And I was sitting there, I was doing the radio 353 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,639 Speaker 1: call with Murph and it you know it. First it 354 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 1: went from first and goal on the five. Then it's 355 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: first and goal on the thirty, and I think, well, 356 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,440 Speaker 1: you know, at least they'll come out with a field goal, 357 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: right they and they actually handed off. They get a 358 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:51,400 Speaker 1: nice little run up the middle. It's second second goal 359 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 1: on the twenty two and Josh hits this sniper from 360 00:20:56,359 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two yards out and just nails Jake Kumero, 361 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: who is a special team guy. It's like it was unbelievable. 362 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: It was an absolute beatdown and the Kumarro thing was 363 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 1: the best because I think I had this right, you guys, 364 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: I think this is his first catch as a Bill. Yeah, 365 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: And I mean I talked about this this morning. There's 366 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,920 Speaker 1: this incredible record that this thing set where they just 367 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:24,119 Speaker 1: tied the most players in NFL history to have a 368 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:28,399 Speaker 1: receiving touchdown on one team, with thirteen players on the 369 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:30,679 Speaker 1: Bills have caught it. And you know all the obvious 370 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 1: ones and digs and knocks and brown but you know, 371 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 1: t J Yelden has a touchdown reception. Lee Smith has 372 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: a touchdown reception. They tied the twenty sixteen Atlanta Falcons, 373 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 1: the last Kyle Shanahan coordinated team that went on to 374 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:45,920 Speaker 1: have the twenty eight to three lead in the in 375 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. Tied them and we still got weeks 376 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 1: to play. I will not rest until they break this record. 377 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 1: I want Taiwan Jones to score one somehow, some way, 378 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: because that is an awesome record. I looked it up. 379 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: Thirteen players. The Packers have had nine players, and these crazy, vast, 380 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: incredible offense that the Chiefs run with weapons, they've only 381 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:10,920 Speaker 1: have eight, not thirteen players. That there's a special team, guys. Yeah, 382 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: And just to paint that picture a little bit further, 383 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: when it was first in gold from the thirty his 384 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: teammates said that Josh said in the huddle, Hey, everybody 385 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 1: calmed down, We're still going to score here. Oh that's 386 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 1: so cool how he is in the huddle. It's so cool. 387 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 1: I mean it could have been from their own thirty. 388 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: He's like, don't worry, I'll chuck it's seventy yards to Kumarro. 389 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: And I don't know Kumro. He's having a moment right 390 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 1: now because he caught the touchdown. And who knows what 391 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:37,199 Speaker 1: Rolehill play moving forward, but you know, the backst on him. 392 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 1: He was with Green Bay, Wisconsin guy, one of those 393 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:45,119 Speaker 1: Wisconsin colleges, and Aaron Rodgers has always loved Kumaro. He says, like, 394 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 1: I want to keep him here. Do not let him go. 395 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:49,200 Speaker 1: He stuck his neck out to say, I want the 396 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 1: organization to keep Kumaro, and when they didn't, he was 397 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 1: not pleased, and he vocalized that he Kumar's the guy 398 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 1: he absolutely loved. And now it's just like Josh Allen 399 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: is just chucking it to him from thirty. It's out 400 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,159 Speaker 1: like it's nothing. Yeah, it's just it's just one of 401 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 1: these years where just everything is coming up bills and 402 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 1: it's you've waited a quarter century for and I'll and 403 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 1: I'll add to the Injurgue. His cousins are the bosses. 404 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, oh that's great. Yeah there his mom and 405 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 1: I guess the Boses moms are sisters. I think that's 406 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 1: the relation there. So they're cousins, these cousins, and we're 407 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: so we're sitting here on a Tuesday and Monday night. 408 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 1: Football was last night. So the Jets lose, the Jets 409 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 1: actually beat the Rams. The Jets are not gonna get 410 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence. The Dolphins fall away from the Bills, and 411 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:37,440 Speaker 1: then they beat New England. New England's out of the playoffs. 412 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 1: And then Pittsburgh loses last night, and Buffalo is the 413 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:45,959 Speaker 1: number two seat in the conference behind Kansas City this morning. Um, 414 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:48,680 Speaker 1: it was a pretty big weekend for Buffalo on a 415 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 1: lot accounts. Of course, in the beatdown. It started with 416 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: the beatdown of the Broncos on Saturday. This season it 417 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: started good. I mean, there were four o to start 418 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: of the season. But it seems to be Rishen doing 419 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:05,160 Speaker 1: for Buffalo at at the best possible time. It's amazing, 420 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 1: don't you think it's It's I just like to look 421 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 1: around in December once, once Thanksgiving is over, you can 422 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: really take stock, never mind necessarily wrecker. As you're standing, 423 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:16,879 Speaker 1: just look around and see who's playing well, who is 424 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,159 Speaker 1: coming on right now? And you know you have some 425 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:22,360 Speaker 1: front runners. Pittsburgh was one of them for sure. Who 426 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:24,400 Speaker 1: just they kind of fall off and they don't play 427 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 1: that well. I remember, you know, we're a month ago 428 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: we're saying, man, these Raiders play great football and they 429 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 1: run it and they play defense. And now it's it's nothing. 430 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:35,159 Speaker 1: Even New England had its moment in the sun if 431 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 1: you go far enough back with cam was great and 432 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 1: the deep. No. Look now, and this is why this 433 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 1: is so exciting slash terrifying as a Bills fan. There 434 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:46,920 Speaker 1: are a lot of teams they have see we're playing 435 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,119 Speaker 1: really well right now, Like this thing is nuts. And 436 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 1: I'm talking across the board. Baltimore, Cleveland, of course, I 437 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: mean it's you could keep going. Tennessee is terrifying, the Colts. 438 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,120 Speaker 1: These are all the teams you're gonna see. The strangest thing, guys, 439 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:05,360 Speaker 1: is that if you could take your pick right now 440 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:09,200 Speaker 1: of the Bill's first round opponent, I think got a heartbeat. 441 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 1: You take Pittsburgh. I think teams are lining up to 442 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:15,199 Speaker 1: play Pittsburgh right now. They look totally lost and they 443 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: just got crushed by Ryan Finley in the Bengals. So 444 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:20,880 Speaker 1: that's where it's gotten. AFC is loaded, and I think 445 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: the most susceptible team is the one the start of 446 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: eleven or no. Yeah, I don't know if Pittsburgh is 447 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:27,639 Speaker 1: gonna win another game this year. They might go any 448 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 1: either five, they might go eleven and five, and they 449 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,919 Speaker 1: might be coming here to play the two seed eleven 450 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:36,960 Speaker 1: and six. Yeah, I mean, see you later. And I 451 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 1: don't know if you feel this strongly, Kyle, but yeah, 452 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 1: looking at Roethlisberger in Pittsburgh and looking at Cam Newton 453 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:45,920 Speaker 1: in New England, I can't see either of those players 454 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: with a starting job in twenty twenty one, let alone 455 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 1: in the league. Perhaps. I mean, they have completely fallen 456 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 1: off the face of the earth as to what they 457 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: used to be. It's weird, right because you also, meanwhile, 458 00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 1: you look at them and then you look at eighty 459 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:04,439 Speaker 1: or look at Philip Rivers and they're cruising. Really, I mean, Rivers, 460 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:07,359 Speaker 1: they've turned the corner. They're a great team. Rivers is 461 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: gonna be in the playoffs this year. Braid is gonna 462 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:11,879 Speaker 1: in the playoffs this year. You know, Drew Brees is roll, 463 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 1: he's been through. He's gonna be in the playoffs. But 464 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 1: you're right. There's something about Roethlisberger where I feel, like 465 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: three weeks ago, it's like he aged thirty years and 466 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 1: I hate it because I love these old war horses. 467 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 1: But he doesn't have it. Cam obviously doesn't have it. 468 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 1: I don't think Cam will be the Patriots starting quarterback 469 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 1: next year. But the Roethlisberger one is fascinating. I mean, 470 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 1: it's it's tough to put those guys down. He battles 471 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:34,200 Speaker 1: and he's been there forever. But you're right, if there's 472 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:35,879 Speaker 1: not a pickup over the next few weeks, and never 473 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:38,719 Speaker 1: mind me or you guys. Roethlisberger said it routinely, as 474 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: recently as two weeks ago. If I don't have it, 475 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 1: it's time for me to hang him up. He's very 476 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: self deprecating like that. So he doesn't have it right now. 477 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 1: Maybe they'll turn it on, but this looks like a 478 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:50,639 Speaker 1: team that could lose. I mean, they're gonna sit there 479 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 1: and lose the AFC norths of the Browns, right, so 480 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 1: as this season winds down, he got two weeks left. 481 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 1: You're right. You can also get a sense of worth 482 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: these teams have been during the year, who which ones 483 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:02,120 Speaker 1: are imposs like like Pittsburgh has fallen off and they've 484 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:05,119 Speaker 1: got their own problems, And you can also get a 485 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:07,399 Speaker 1: chance to see what these teams may be in the future. 486 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,080 Speaker 1: Bills fans are kind of terrified of what this season 487 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: could be because they know that this is an opportunity 488 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: where they they maybe have to shoot for the moon 489 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:16,159 Speaker 1: and go for the you know, start talking about the 490 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 1: super Bowl. But also they're pretty comfortable feeling that this 491 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: is a formula that they have in Buffalo that's going 492 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:25,200 Speaker 1: to be sustainable. This seems like the beginning of an era, 493 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,680 Speaker 1: much like it did in Kansas City two years ago, 494 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 1: where it's so true you're beginning an era, not just 495 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: having a nice year, great coats, great quarterback. We'll figure 496 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 1: out the rest, right, I mean, it's I wish it 497 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 1: was that simple, but yeah, it's And I don't it 498 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 1: feels a little different, like you know that the Lamar 499 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:45,680 Speaker 1: thing was very exciting last year. We'll see what he does. 500 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 1: But I would also include them innute too. I think 501 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 1: they're going to be back in the playoffs and you 502 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:53,200 Speaker 1: have the veteran head coach. So yeah, it's it's Steven's this, 503 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: it's I keep saying. Everything keeps coming up Bills. It's like, 504 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:58,120 Speaker 1: let's forget how they could win the super Bowl this year, 505 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:00,159 Speaker 1: which they could. Let's talk for the next fIF teen 506 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 1: years are gonna be awesome. Let's go, I mean super 507 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:05,359 Speaker 1: Bowl win. We might be looking at a dynasty. Like 508 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,679 Speaker 1: that's how exciting it is. And I don't even think 509 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: that's absurd yet. I will point this out and Steve, 510 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 1: you've owned this as much as anybody, including in the 511 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:16,119 Speaker 1: recent hype video. Josh Allen doesn't want to be the 512 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 1: guy who gets to the title game of the Super 513 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: Bowl several years in a row and continues to lose. 514 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 1: I mean, the Mahomes factor is very real. He's not 515 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:25,480 Speaker 1: going anywhere, and any Super Bowls that the Bills are 516 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:26,919 Speaker 1: going to get to will have to go through Kansas 517 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,280 Speaker 1: City for the next fifteen years. Right. A lot of 518 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: people are making mention of this like it's a thing like, oh, well, 519 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:36,360 Speaker 1: you know, Kansas City in their last six games, they've 520 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: won them all by six points or less. You know, 521 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: maybe they're not the same exact team as they were 522 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: a year ago. And Steve and I were just talking 523 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 1: about this on the show. We're kind of of the 524 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 1: opinion that they've just got the engine on idol right now. 525 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 1: They're they're not shifting it into fifth gear yet. I 526 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 1: feel like they've just got to sit there in idol 527 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: and then they'll just step on the gas whenever they 528 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 1: need to. I know that can be a dangerous game sometimes, 529 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 1: but how do you feel about it with some of 530 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: these close games they've been in. Any any slight that 531 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 1: launched against the Chiefs is just someone trying to get 532 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 1: bored with them and make things up. Listen, I know 533 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 1: that I know what you're talking about. That margin of 534 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: victory thing. There eight no on the road this year. 535 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 1: They didn't lose a road game. I mean, they've played 536 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:22,560 Speaker 1: in some really tough places too. They're very good. The 537 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 1: only thing that I don't like about them that is 538 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 1: not imagined, and I'm not conjuring it up, that Edwards 539 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 1: Hilaire injury. I mean that's big. And you know, the 540 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 1: last I heard was maybe for the postseason, which sounds 541 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: suspiciously like not. I heard ankle, and I heard one 542 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:40,080 Speaker 1: of my least favorite words for running backs, which is hip. 543 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 1: So that looks bad. And now you say, okay, Levion Bell, 544 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 1: he'll be the guy who's the star of the title game. 545 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: We'll see I don't know. I don't know. I've seen 546 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 1: some pretty good football from him this year. I haven't 547 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: seen anything spectacular or special. And I think Edwards Laiera 548 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 1: did a lot of things for that team a lot. 549 00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: So if that was the moment where oh my god, 550 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are cut and it's drago below the eye, 551 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:04,720 Speaker 1: I don't know. They still have my homes in Kelsey 552 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 1: and Hill and that may be all they need. They're 553 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:10,959 Speaker 1: they're they're classic juggernaut class. Yeah. And now the here 554 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 1: and now the Bills are, you know, into their preparation 555 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 1: for the New England Patriots coming up this weekend. Bill 556 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 1: Belichick's been a little bit coy. I was actually on 557 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 1: the conference call with the Western New York media and 558 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick this more to listen to what he had 559 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: to say. And he's still being coy as to whether 560 00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:27,800 Speaker 1: maybe they need to find now that they're out of 561 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:30,560 Speaker 1: the playoffs, maybe they need to find out about Jared said, 562 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 1: and maybe they need to answer some questions about some 563 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:34,840 Speaker 1: guys on their roster. He's very coy about anything that 564 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:37,600 Speaker 1: he's going to change coming into this game. What about 565 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 1: the Bills? Do they shift gears and keep pushing, you know, 566 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 1: pushing the gas pedal in a game that maybe meet 567 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 1: that because by Monday night everything else will take place. 568 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:47,239 Speaker 1: It may come to the fact that these last two 569 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: games for Buffalo are virtually meaningless. But it's still the 570 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:54,000 Speaker 1: New England Patriots. What do you do? What do you do? 571 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:55,440 Speaker 1: You think you'd keep your foot on the gas? What 572 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:57,760 Speaker 1: the how do the Patriots handle this? And how do 573 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 1: the Bills respond? It's the Patriots, Steve. I hope they 574 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 1: put sixty points on them. I think they've earned it. 575 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:06,440 Speaker 1: You know, this is the time to do it and listen. 576 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 1: It's just a strange. It's a strange topic, don't you 577 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 1: think sitting here saying like Bill Belichick trying to play 578 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:16,080 Speaker 1: spoiler and seeing what he has for next year, it's surreal. 579 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 1: It's really strange. I mean, even the year that Brady 580 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: got hurt twelve years ago, they were still winning double 581 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:24,520 Speaker 1: digit We've never seen this, at least not since I 582 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 1: was maybe in a high school. Where what should Belichick do? 583 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: Should they play this guy. That guy unbelievably strange, and 584 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 1: I think the Bills had a hand on that. And 585 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 1: I say, yeah, I think they should put out Jaredstondham 586 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 1: a to see what he has and b because Cam 587 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 1: doesn't have it. We know that, so listen. I hope 588 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 1: the Bills fans enjoy this game against the Patriots because 589 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 1: I think they're a so far superior team, and I 590 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 1: hope they keep it going. I don't believe in pulling 591 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 1: back the reins a lot, and especially still when you 592 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 1: have some some things at stake, I would still play 593 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:54,640 Speaker 1: just roll them over there. Let me ask you this, then, yeah, 594 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:58,000 Speaker 1: Cam Newton doesn't sit down. If Cam Newton is the starter, 595 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:06,120 Speaker 1: how mad is Jared Stidham. Yeah, I mean it's it's 596 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 1: a great question, and actually it's it's an easy question 597 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:12,160 Speaker 1: because it answers itself. If you're still putting Cam Newton 598 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:13,959 Speaker 1: out there, not only do you not want to win 599 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 1: this game with Stidham, you have no future with them. 600 00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:17,239 Speaker 1: I don't even know why Stidham's on the team if 601 00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:20,080 Speaker 1: they dislike him that much, and he must be he 602 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 1: my opinion, and this is a conversation for the offseason. 603 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:26,400 Speaker 1: I think that what the Patriots will not do in 604 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:28,240 Speaker 1: the off season is nothing. I think they will do 605 00:32:28,360 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: something unbelievably bold at the quarterback position, whether it is 606 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:33,880 Speaker 1: one of these old guys who changes teams, or whether 607 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:36,479 Speaker 1: it is something radical at the draft. Look what they 608 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 1: did this year. That was a crazy thing that they 609 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:41,280 Speaker 1: signed Cam Newton. I mean, no one saw that come. 610 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:43,520 Speaker 1: We know what he predicted that. So it's a nice 611 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:45,960 Speaker 1: thing for Bill's fans to have the Patriots just dying 612 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:48,480 Speaker 1: on a vine. I think they'll do something radical in 613 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 1: the off season. Last one for me, Kyle, is, you know, 614 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:55,400 Speaker 1: dealing with home playoff games. The Bills obviously haven't had 615 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:58,040 Speaker 1: any since nineteen ninety six. That was the last home 616 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:00,680 Speaker 1: playoff game, Jim Kelly's last game, by the way, and 617 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 1: coach McDermott was asked yesterday, you know, what are you 618 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:08,120 Speaker 1: gonna do? You're gonna wrest starters play guys. He gave 619 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:12,440 Speaker 1: the indication they're gonna keep playing a win, so it 620 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:15,960 Speaker 1: looks like it's, you know, business as usual for him. 621 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:19,640 Speaker 1: But my question to you is does home field advantage 622 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 1: in the playoff lose its luster this year because there 623 00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:26,120 Speaker 1: are no fans there won't be the atmosphere that you 624 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:29,720 Speaker 1: can really take advantage of in the postseason. It's I 625 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 1: mean you mentioned how the Chiefs are eight no in 626 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:34,600 Speaker 1: their last eight road games. I mean the Bills if 627 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:37,040 Speaker 1: they win on Monday Night six and two the last 628 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:39,880 Speaker 1: two years on the road, it may not matter who 629 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 1: they play or where is the advantage of home field 630 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:47,000 Speaker 1: in the playoffs less of an advantage that worth it? 631 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 1: Is it worth? Yeah? First of all, I hate that 632 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:52,959 Speaker 1: the Bills fans can't be there. I mean everybody can 633 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 1: share in that. It's absolutely drives me crazy that that 634 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:56,920 Speaker 1: can't be a thing that they attend, and that some 635 00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 1: of these people have waited most of their adult lives 636 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 1: to go to this game. But I would just say, 637 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 1: you know, we've played the clip at the beginning of 638 00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:06,480 Speaker 1: this about how Josh Allen has become a bad mother 639 00:34:06,600 --> 00:34:09,400 Speaker 1: and he has the badest mother of all time, his 640 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 1: mother Nature. And I would be very pleased taking Philip 641 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:16,279 Speaker 1: Rivers or Baker Mayfield, the Ryan Tannella and plucking them 642 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:21,920 Speaker 1: down inside Buffalo out of cold January with horizontal, wintry 643 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 1: mixed precipitation. I don't care if there's nobody in the 644 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:27,960 Speaker 1: stands mother nature attends every game and she gets pissed 645 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 1: off around January. And I see some quarterbacks in the 646 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:32,759 Speaker 1: FC that I don't think you're ready for it, right, Yeah, 647 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:36,919 Speaker 1: And it's you're right. We've it's a rough place in January. Yeah, 648 00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:40,080 Speaker 1: it is. Kyle's great talking to you, man, Appreciate it, 649 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:41,880 Speaker 1: listen joy it while we can. We'll talk to you 650 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,400 Speaker 1: next week for sure, and hopefully we got even more 651 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:47,440 Speaker 1: to speak about. I always love doing it. My advice 652 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:51,320 Speaker 1: to other AFC quarterbacks be ready, it might be chilly. 653 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: Have a great Christmas, Kyle guy, See you all right, 654 00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:59,600 Speaker 1: Steve we mull over the balance that Bill's head coach 655 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,400 Speaker 1: On McDermott must strike here the rest of the way 656 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:05,319 Speaker 1: in the regular season. Buffalo currently holds the number two 657 00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 1: seed in the AFC playoff race, thanks in part to 658 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:10,880 Speaker 1: the Steeler's loss to Cincinnati on Monday Night Football. That 659 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:15,040 Speaker 1: means two home playoff games if they can hold onto 660 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:17,920 Speaker 1: the number two seed. In a normal year, I think 661 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:20,279 Speaker 1: it's a no brainer to battle to the end of 662 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:22,719 Speaker 1: the regular season to hold on to that number two seed. 663 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:25,240 Speaker 1: But this year, there are no fans in the stands, 664 00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:29,279 Speaker 1: thereby reducing the benefits of home field advantage in terms 665 00:35:29,320 --> 00:35:32,920 Speaker 1: of atmosphere or crowd noise, you know, energy in the building, 666 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:35,920 Speaker 1: that stuff. So our one burning question this week, Steve, 667 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:38,719 Speaker 1: do you play your best players right to the end 668 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:41,200 Speaker 1: of the season to secure the number two seed to 669 00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:46,239 Speaker 1: get at least two home playoff games. I would say yes, yes, 670 00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:50,319 Speaker 1: why it's worth it. Any edge you get is going 671 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,279 Speaker 1: to help you. You're talking about a singular opportunity here 672 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:58,319 Speaker 1: to get home. As long as you keep winning until 673 00:35:58,360 --> 00:36:00,759 Speaker 1: the AFC Championship Game or LEASA wit stands now you 674 00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:03,799 Speaker 1: get a play at home in the playoffs. It's something 675 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:05,719 Speaker 1: I think the players need to get used to that. 676 00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:08,600 Speaker 1: They need to see the relevance of it and work 677 00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:10,760 Speaker 1: toward it. And let's face it, this is a choice 678 00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:13,200 Speaker 1: you only get to make because of the way the 679 00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:16,000 Speaker 1: chips have fallen for other teams. In a normal year, 680 00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:18,600 Speaker 1: this is not even a consideration if you're vying for 681 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:20,439 Speaker 1: a playoff spot, if you're trying to get you play 682 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:24,120 Speaker 1: these guys. It's cursory, so it's not an added risk, 683 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:26,520 Speaker 1: it's not anything like that. You're not risking anything you 684 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,759 Speaker 1: wouldn't be risking if you were in a tighter race. 685 00:36:29,160 --> 00:36:31,560 Speaker 1: So yes, keep your foot on the gas. Play these 686 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:37,319 Speaker 1: guys and try and guarantee and ensure that every game 687 00:36:37,360 --> 00:36:39,400 Speaker 1: you play after the regular season, or as many as possible, 688 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:41,120 Speaker 1: you get to play in your building. I think it's 689 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:43,319 Speaker 1: worth it, even in a year where the fans aren't 690 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:46,040 Speaker 1: the factor they usually are. Now, the Bills are in 691 00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:48,919 Speaker 1: a position to clinge the number two seed as early 692 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:53,239 Speaker 1: as their Monday night game against the Patriots, provided the 693 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:57,520 Speaker 1: Steelers lose to Indianapolis this week. Totally possible with the 694 00:36:57,600 --> 00:36:59,720 Speaker 1: way Indie's playing right now. They're hot and the Steelers 695 00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:02,960 Speaker 1: are cold. And a Titans loss at green Bay, which 696 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:05,920 Speaker 1: doesn't sound probable, but it's certainly possible. It's a road 697 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:07,560 Speaker 1: game at green Bay. We know how green Bay can 698 00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:10,120 Speaker 1: run up the points. The Titans defense doesn't stop a 699 00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 1: lot of people. Green Bay's the number one seed in 700 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:14,840 Speaker 1: the NFC. They're a tough team to yes, because of 701 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:17,080 Speaker 1: their scoring. Their defense isn't great, but neither is the 702 00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:20,279 Speaker 1: Titans defense. The Titans defense gives up points two, So 703 00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:23,200 Speaker 1: that's a possible loss that you could see happening. And 704 00:37:23,239 --> 00:37:26,240 Speaker 1: then if the Bills take care of business on Monday 705 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:28,800 Speaker 1: Night and beat the Patriots. They clinch the number two seeds, 706 00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:31,799 Speaker 1: So then the next question becomes number two seed, locked up? 707 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:37,640 Speaker 1: Rest everybody. Week seventeen. Yeah right, Yeah, give guys forfeit 708 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:40,879 Speaker 1: the game, that's your buy. Rest him up, get him ready. 709 00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:43,239 Speaker 1: I mean, I know coach McDermott was saying this week 710 00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:45,120 Speaker 1: he doesn't like taking his foot off the gas. He's 711 00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:47,640 Speaker 1: got competitive people who want to win football games. I 712 00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:50,480 Speaker 1: think you carry that into Week sixteen. But you lock 713 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:53,600 Speaker 1: up that number two seed. It's not about taking your 714 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:55,640 Speaker 1: foot off the gas. It's about being smart and resting 715 00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:58,799 Speaker 1: your players. I think think about last conversation change. Yeah, 716 00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:00,719 Speaker 1: the Bills finished one and three last year in their 717 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:02,960 Speaker 1: last four games kind of, and then they just got 718 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:04,920 Speaker 1: off to a fast start in the Houston game as well. 719 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 1: But I don't know that that was optimal for them 720 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:10,160 Speaker 1: in their preparation or whatever, and they probably learned some 721 00:38:10,239 --> 00:38:12,120 Speaker 1: things about themselves. Either it was a good thing to do, 722 00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:15,520 Speaker 1: or it was like maybe you know, fifty fifty one 723 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:16,879 Speaker 1: way or the other, or it was a really bad 724 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:19,200 Speaker 1: thing to do. But they learned some things over last 725 00:38:19,239 --> 00:38:22,320 Speaker 1: year going to the playoffs and on in Week seventeen, 726 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:24,800 Speaker 1: remember Matt Barkley and nobody played. I mean it was 727 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:29,080 Speaker 1: it was thirteen seven. They lost to a Jets team. Yeah, 728 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:31,800 Speaker 1: they lost to a Jets team that was floundering with 729 00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:36,880 Speaker 1: backup players. They learned some things, no question, But you 730 00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:39,560 Speaker 1: can bet they'll try and fix those problems if they 731 00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:42,200 Speaker 1: see them happening again. But if you've got the number 732 00:38:42,239 --> 00:38:44,920 Speaker 1: two seed locked up and you can't get number one, 733 00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:46,600 Speaker 1: and you and you cannot, we don't. We don't know 734 00:38:46,719 --> 00:38:49,680 Speaker 1: that yet obviously, because who knows what's what the Chiefs 735 00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:51,439 Speaker 1: are going to do. Well. Even if the Chiefs lose 736 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:53,759 Speaker 1: two games back of the Chiefs now they're two games 737 00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:55,480 Speaker 1: back of the Chiefs now, and even if they if 738 00:38:55,520 --> 00:38:57,200 Speaker 1: they end up tied, the Chiefs have the head to head, 739 00:38:57,200 --> 00:38:59,680 Speaker 1: so the Bills can't get it. The Bills can't get once. Yeah, 740 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:02,600 Speaker 1: so you get number two. Yeah, rest everybody in rest eventeen. 741 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:04,880 Speaker 1: But yeah, I think a lot of what coach McDermott 742 00:39:04,920 --> 00:39:08,239 Speaker 1: said this week about we want to keep winning, I 743 00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:10,920 Speaker 1: think that's in response to how last season ended. I 744 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:12,560 Speaker 1: think that's a very good point by you, Steve. I 745 00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:16,080 Speaker 1: think they did learn from that last year. Let's keep pushing, pushing, pushing, pushing, 746 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:18,120 Speaker 1: and then if it makes sense to rest people in 747 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:21,480 Speaker 1: week seventeen because we can't advance our playoff positioning, then 748 00:39:21,520 --> 00:39:24,520 Speaker 1: I think, yeah, that common sense kind of takes over 749 00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:26,759 Speaker 1: at that point and you say, let's rest these guys up, 750 00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 1: have them fresh for the playoffs. They've been playing and 751 00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:32,160 Speaker 1: playing well since they've come off the by and maybe 752 00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:34,040 Speaker 1: some of their best football all season. And even if 753 00:39:34,040 --> 00:39:36,000 Speaker 1: it's not push push push, let's keep going, get going. 754 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:38,120 Speaker 1: They will handle it a little bit differently than they 755 00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:40,719 Speaker 1: did a year ago. Yeah, they'll start game planning, they'll 756 00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:42,920 Speaker 1: start doing some things with their ones and getting them 757 00:39:42,920 --> 00:39:45,919 Speaker 1: and keeping them sharp, maybe as far as going giving 758 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:49,440 Speaker 1: them some serious series in the game in the Miami 759 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:52,600 Speaker 1: if it's that kind of thing. But they'll handle it 760 00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:55,320 Speaker 1: differently and better than they did a year ago because 761 00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:57,920 Speaker 1: they will have gone through it once. Yeah. That's all 762 00:39:57,960 --> 00:40:00,400 Speaker 1: the time we have this week. 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