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Speaker 1: This this One Bill's Live, presented by Calllida Health.

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Speaker 2: All Right, welcome into a Thursday edition of One Bill's Live.

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Speaker 2: Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you, coming to you live

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Speaker 2: from One Bill's Drive. Joint practice going on today between

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Speaker 2: the Bills and Steelers down in Pittsburgh at Akroscher Stadium.

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Speaker 2: And uh, a little bit of a sucky start to

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Speaker 2: our Thursday. As the news came down last hour that

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Speaker 2: Bill's linecker Matt Mulano, who was injured in practice on Tuesday,

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Speaker 2: suffered a torn bicep and is out indefinitely, possibly for

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Speaker 2: the entire twenty twenty four season.

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Speaker 3: So happened on an.

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Speaker 2: Innocuous tackling drill where the linebackers were tackling bags, just

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Speaker 2: doing a fundamental tackling drill and tours bicep. So super, super,

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Speaker 2: super super unfortunate. Hard not to feel for him after

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Speaker 2: he worked his butt off to get back from the.

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Speaker 3: Complex leg break last year in Week five in London.

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Speaker 3: So just really a just a sucky start to our Thursday. Man,

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Speaker 3: that's stink.

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Speaker 1: And you do feel bad for him, I mean you,

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Speaker 1: I mean he has worked really hard and his McDermot

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Speaker 1: said in his remarks. Will let you listen to uh

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Speaker 1: in a little bit later in the show. Milanos was here,

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Speaker 1: I mean Brownie and I saw him all the time,

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Speaker 1: all winter had and he was here the entire offseason

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Speaker 1: getting ready and then to have this happen and just

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Speaker 1: like pull the rug out from under him. You got

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Speaker 1: a feel for the guy. It's it's a crusher. And

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Speaker 1: then uh, you know, and I was Brownie. I'm had

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Speaker 2: He's absolutely I'm just frustrated and disappointed and.

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Speaker 1: I got I get it. All. Bills fans should be

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Speaker 1: disappointed because you know the fact that this combination with

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Speaker 1: Bernard and Milano in the five games of four or

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Speaker 1: five games we saw them together, they were killing it,

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Speaker 1: tear it up. And now you know there we're not

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Speaker 1: gonna we're going to be deprived of that carrying again.

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Speaker 1: So uh sad for Matt Bummer for the team. Unfortunately,

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Speaker 1: you know, all of us, we've all been here before.

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Speaker 1: I mean we've we've seen a lot of our favorite

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Speaker 1: players get hurt over the years. We've seen guys get

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Speaker 1: lost to injury before and the most it's the most

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Speaker 1: heartless thing about it is in the big scheme. The

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Speaker 1: Bills are taking the practice field the day, let's go,

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Speaker 1: and the train rolls, and it's it's that's the sad

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Speaker 2: And that's what coach McDermott said in his remarks, which

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Speaker 2: again will play for you more in their entirety a

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Speaker 2: little bit later on in the show, but he said,

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Speaker 2: we have to be resilient as a team, just as

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Speaker 2: Matt does in his recovery, and we have to move

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Speaker 2: forward and find solutions. The number one solution is Dorian Williams,

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Speaker 2: who has had an outstanding camp and preseason in.

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Speaker 1: His own right.

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Speaker 2: So it's it's just nice to know you have Dorian

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Speaker 2: Williams on the roster to fill that void there. And

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Speaker 2: there is depth at the linebacker position. It may not

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Speaker 2: be made up of household names. The troubling thing is

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Speaker 2: we just learned today also that balin specter is dealing

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Speaker 2: Clab who is at the joint practices right now as

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Speaker 2: we speak at Akrosher Stadium.

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Speaker 3: We'll be checking in with her in just a little

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Speaker 2: Gonna be shorthanded at linebacker going into this game. Even

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Speaker 2: Eddie Ulafotio, the rookie draft choice, has been dealing with

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Speaker 2: a rib injury, just returned to practice this week on

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Speaker 2: as a non participant for this joint practice, so he

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Speaker 3: Had here due to injury thus far.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, so it'll be it's gonna be an interesting weekend

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Speaker 1: here as they you know, everybody kind of digests the

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Speaker 1: Milano news and we start to settle in on some

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Speaker 1: football again. Obviously, everybody's watching this game against Pittsburgh extremely

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Speaker 1: closely because of the disappointing performance against the Chicago Bears.

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Speaker 1: I would think for most players and most people who

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Speaker 1: watch the league closely, if you show in years past.

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Speaker 1: I'm not making it. I can't tell the future, but

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Speaker 1: in years past, you don't show up without being mentally

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Speaker 1: prepared to play the Pittsburgh Steelers and Mike Tomlin. If

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Speaker 1: you show up halfway you're gonna get beaten into the

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Speaker 1: ground like a tent steak.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, and I don't.

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Speaker 2: I'm not anticipating a problem in the Bills being able

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Speaker 2: the Bears, where the Bills did not have a sense

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Speaker 2: of urgency, did not operate function in a consistent fashion,

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Speaker 2: did not perform at the line of scrim on both

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Speaker 2: sides of the ball. So I'm fully expecting a much

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Speaker 2: more focused and intense performance from this Bill squad.

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Speaker 3: But as they go into this joint practice.

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Speaker 1: We do have a treat now right, Yes, we have a.

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Speaker 2: Bill's reporter, Maddy Glab on the scene at Akroscher Stadium

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Speaker 2: for today's joint practice. Maddie, thanks for taking the time

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Speaker 2: to join us. But holy cow, some sobering news there

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Speaker 2: at the outset of today's practice or today's press conference.

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Speaker 3: I should say with coach McDermott, hold.

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Speaker 1: On, We've got hold on, Maddie. We lost we lost

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Speaker 1: sound there for a minute. We're gonna come back to

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Speaker 1: you as soon as we get that fixed. Yeah, that's

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Speaker 1: that stinks, But that's what you could tell McDermott was

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Speaker 1: bummed too. He was obvious. Oh yeah, I mean that,

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Speaker 1: and our even our Twitter question for today, how does

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Speaker 1: this affect your hopes for the Bill's defense this season?

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Speaker 2: And you're losing an All Pro player again.

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Speaker 1: And you're losing a playmaker. He wasn't just like a great,

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Speaker 1: He was an All Pro because he was a playmaker.

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Speaker 1: Guy was intercepting passes, tackles for losses, pass breakups, fumble recoveries,

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Speaker 1: big play he was.

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Speaker 2: I know it's probably hard to remember, but those first

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Speaker 2: four weeks of the season last year, he Enterrel Bernard

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Speaker 2: looked like one of the best linebacker tandems in the league.

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Speaker 3: So that's where that's where we're at.

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Speaker 2: We're gonna try it again with Bill's reporter Maddy Gleab

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Speaker 2: down at Acrosser Stadium at the joint practice and Maddie,

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Speaker 2: as I said some sobering news to open up coach

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Speaker 2: McDermott's press conference, you could almost hear the disappointment in

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Speaker 2: his own voice.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, guys, do you have me now? Can you hear me?

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Speaker 3: Yes?

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Speaker 5: We can yes, okay, great, Yeah, I mean the head coach,

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Speaker 5: just waiting for that update, knowing that there had been

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Speaker 5: all hoping for the best case scenario, knowing what he

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Speaker 5: leg injury, starts training camp full go, which GM Brandon

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Speaker 5: right now.

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Speaker 4: He's worked all off season to get back to the.

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Speaker 5: Practice field and it's gonna take time for Matt Milano

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Speaker 5: to become Matt Milano again. And you're looking forward to

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Speaker 5: what this linebackers unit could be, which rel Bernard and

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Speaker 4: Then we get the update for McDermott.

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Speaker 5: Today that it's it's gonna be a while as Matt

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Speaker 5: on his bicep and as he begins to recover and

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Speaker 5: new big injury for Milano. So, I mean, I know

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Speaker 5: all Bills fans are feeling it right now. We're all

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Speaker 1: And without trying to sound cold, is what happens with

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Speaker 1: Matt Milano turns into an opportunity. Let's not forget there

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Speaker 1: were twelve games last year when Matt Mlana was not

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Speaker 1: on the field at all. This defense is unfortunately a

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Speaker 1: little accustomed to not having Milano on the field, and

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Speaker 1: Dorian Williams seems to be ready to slide into that.

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Speaker 1: We were worried that there wasn't going to be a

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Speaker 1: place for Dorian Williams to get enough snap so we

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Speaker 1: now it looks like we have no choice and Dorian

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Speaker 1: Williams looks to slide into Ma Milano's spot.

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Speaker 5: It's Dorian Williams's opportunity. I mean they drafted him in

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Speaker 5: the third round a couple of years ago. You never

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Speaker 5: know when a kid and a player is gonna get

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Speaker 4: You probably draft.

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Speaker 5: Somebody like that with a vision of Okay, this is

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Speaker 5: what he's going to turn into. This is when we

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Speaker 5: believe this opportunity will come. But we know injuries happen

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Speaker 5: all the time and at the most random time. So

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Speaker 5: it's time for Dorian Williams to step up in this opportunity,

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Speaker 5: and Sean McDermott said he's been doing a good job.

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Speaker 4: He will step up in Matt Milano's.

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Speaker 5: Place, but you can't fully replace a player like Milano

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Speaker 4: Influence that he has on this field and the type

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Speaker 5: This is an all pro that we're talking about, and

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Speaker 5: we're having a young player step up in his absence.

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Speaker 4: So it'll take a little bit of time for Williams

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Speaker 5: this young player and Maddie.

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Speaker 2: That's not the only place where they have an injury

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Speaker 2: at the linebacker position. We just learned today that Baile

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Speaker 3: Forgive me, I didn't get the whole list.

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Speaker 2: Is is Nicholas Morrow back from injury yet or is

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Speaker 2: he still out of the lineup?

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Speaker 5: Nope, linebackers were right behind me a couple minutes ago.

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Speaker 5: So I was watching the group warm up get ready

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Speaker 5: So you're looking at two linebackers that are not practicing

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Speaker 5: and the fact that Baile Inspector could be out a

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Speaker 5: week does not help this group at all. Eddie Yulafoscio

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Speaker 5: to be practicing today. He's somebody who wasn't practicing the

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Speaker 5: at least have one extra body there today. But guys,

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Speaker 5: this was a situation we dealt with last year, going

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Speaker 5: Hopefully the guys who are out aside from Aunt Molano

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Speaker 5: Back in the second preseason game and play more up

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Speaker 3: Maybe just bring us.

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Speaker 1: Up to speed.

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Speaker 3: He did outline what Knox is dealing with.

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Speaker 5: And he said, I have an idea of who's gonna

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Speaker 4: These players aren't gonna play.

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Speaker 5: Some guys are gonna have to step up in those players'

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Speaker 1: All right, Maggie, we can see the players, they're all

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Speaker 5: I believe they'll go about two hours? So we started

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Speaker 4: Because you're hoping this is just a practice.

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Speaker 5: Day, it's not a day full of crazy competition and injuries.

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Speaker 5: Bobby Babbage said, it's nice to be able to practice

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Speaker 2: All Right, Maddie, thanks for helping us out here. Go

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Speaker 2: watch practice, get your stuff done. We'll look for your

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Speaker 2: coverage at Buffalo Bills dot com.

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Speaker 3: Thanks very much.

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Speaker 4: All right, thanks guys, have a great rest of the show.

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Speaker 2: All right, that's Maddi glab Bill's reporter joining us live

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Speaker 2: from Acroshuer Stadium in Pittsburgh with the lowdown on what's

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Speaker 2: going on down there. They are shorthanded at linebacker. Holy cow,

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Speaker 2: I mean three guys are not in practice. Mamlano obviously

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Speaker 2: Baylen Spector, in case you're just joining us, is got

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Speaker 1: He's the fifth guy.

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Speaker 1: He's not bet he's not the second unit now after

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Speaker 2: He practiced on Tuesday in a red non contact jersey.

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Speaker 2: He does not have that today. According to Maddie, he's

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Speaker 2: this practice today, fine, he's your second team mike linebacker

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Speaker 3: They're gonna have to sign somebody.

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Speaker 1: You better study up on Shane Simon.

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Speaker 3: I mean, well, he's from Penn State.

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Speaker 3: It's a good thing they did.

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00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,920
Speaker 2: They get they're going into this game with six. They're

441
00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:17,560
Speaker 2: gonna play a ton and they gotta sign people that

442
00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:19,840
Speaker 2: probably not for this game on Saturday, but for next

443
00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:20,720
Speaker 2: week in practice.

444
00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:22,800
Speaker 1: You're not getting anybody. Now it's too late. You can't

445
00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:23,080
Speaker 1: get it.

446
00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:23,760
Speaker 3: Not for Saturday.

447
00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:24,919
Speaker 1: You can't throw them out there Saturday.

448
00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:25,879
Speaker 3: For Saturday, forget it.

449
00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:27,879
Speaker 1: But you're gonna be can't even get them in. You're

450
00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:30,600
Speaker 1: a practice against I mean once the day you can

451
00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:34,720
Speaker 1: sign them, but you know you're you're not gonna play

452
00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:36,080
Speaker 1: them on Saturday.

453
00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:38,080
Speaker 2: You gotta add people to the roster though, so you're

454
00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:39,159
Speaker 2: ready to go next week.

455
00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:41,600
Speaker 1: In practice, you can add them, but here's the problem.

456
00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,280
Speaker 1: You add him, somebody's out the door.

457
00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:47,800
Speaker 2: Well Matlo's going on ir you know that, right, So

458
00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:50,400
Speaker 2: now you got some slots, so there's a spot, there's one.

459
00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:54,480
Speaker 1: Then what are you gonna do if you start going light?

460
00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:56,080
Speaker 1: What are you gonna do? You're not gonna you know,

461
00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,000
Speaker 1: you're not gonna cut one of these safeties that you've

462
00:22:58,000 --> 00:22:59,879
Speaker 1: got to have them you know you're thin at some

463
00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:03,159
Speaker 1: of these spots, then you can start getting into this

464
00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:07,040
Speaker 1: position groups where you're fat, like the offensive line. I

465
00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:08,080
Speaker 1: don't know if you want to you don't want to

466
00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:13,240
Speaker 1: let those guys go che now, I could? You know?

467
00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:18,000
Speaker 1: I we'll see, we'll see. But yeah, this is Brandon

468
00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:19,560
Speaker 1: Bean has got to be sitting over there with his

469
00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,320
Speaker 1: with his crew going all right, what were we gonna do?

470
00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:23,879
Speaker 3: Well? No, they have a plan.

471
00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,400
Speaker 2: They always have a working list available talent. It gets

472
00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:30,119
Speaker 2: updated every single day in the pro Personnel department, and

473
00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:32,640
Speaker 2: they have a list. They have a list at every position.

474
00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:34,800
Speaker 2: So they'll be on the phones, working the phones, trying

475
00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:35,560
Speaker 2: to add somebody.

476
00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,600
Speaker 3: And you know that's kind of where it is right now.

477
00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:40,959
Speaker 1: Send your sends your security guy to the airport. He's

478
00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:41,880
Speaker 1: picking somebody up.

479
00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,640
Speaker 3: Yes, there will be new linebackers at practice on Monday.

480
00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:50,280
Speaker 3: I mean it's guaranteed. You can't be down three linebackers.

481
00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:55,080
Speaker 1: Yeah, unless Nick Morrow or Spector, which unexpectors out a

482
00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:59,280
Speaker 1: week expectedly unexpectedly get better. Yeah, I mean that that's it, and.

483
00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:03,320
Speaker 2: Unless Morrow is a day away from returning. But if

484
00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:05,280
Speaker 2: he's not practicing today, there's no way he's playing the

485
00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:09,639
Speaker 2: game on Saturday, I don't think so. They are triaging

486
00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:14,720
Speaker 2: the linebacking position right now, and I would expect they're

487
00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,719
Speaker 2: gonna add one, maybe two by the time we get

488
00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:23,440
Speaker 2: to Monday. And that's under the hope and the guys

489
00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:27,480
Speaker 2: that you get through Saturday night healthy at the linebacker position.

490
00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,840
Speaker 2: This is how quickly though an injury problem can crop up,

491
00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:35,760
Speaker 2: just unfortunate and look for the most part, with the

492
00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:38,760
Speaker 2: exception of the safety position and the wide receiver position,

493
00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:41,800
Speaker 2: the Bills have kind of gone unscathed as far as

494
00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:46,439
Speaker 2: serious long term injuries are concerned. I will say the

495
00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,399
Speaker 2: encouraging thing about the safety position was, for the first

496
00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:53,280
Speaker 2: time on Tuesday at practice, Cole Bishop was not just

497
00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:56,840
Speaker 2: on the stationary bike. He was doing conditioning work on

498
00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:00,399
Speaker 2: the field, which would tend to indicate he's closer to

499
00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:01,040
Speaker 2: a return.

500
00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:01,240
Speaker 1: Now.

501
00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:03,080
Speaker 2: By no means do I think he's gonna He's not

502
00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:06,320
Speaker 2: practicing today, He's probably not gonna play on Saturday, but

503
00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:08,760
Speaker 2: you would hope maybe there's something in the cars there

504
00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:10,639
Speaker 2: where he can get back in the practice setting in

505
00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:12,840
Speaker 2: some capacity next week.

506
00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:17,639
Speaker 1: Yeah, it's it's a little disconcerting that that's all we

507
00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:19,359
Speaker 1: have to talk about. I mean, we can't. We're not

508
00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,040
Speaker 1: talking about battles and training camp and who's having good prizes.

509
00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:24,920
Speaker 1: It's who's healthy. And that's a real issue going to

510
00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:28,440
Speaker 1: the season that you know, it was my thought this

511
00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:31,320
Speaker 1: might be less of a storyline at this point in

512
00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:33,440
Speaker 1: training camp because of the you know, how young they

513
00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:38,000
Speaker 1: got on the roster. I don't know. Perhaps it signals

514
00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:41,440
Speaker 1: a little uptick and tempo at practice, you know, maybe

515
00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:43,760
Speaker 1: because all these guys going down with injuries. You know,

516
00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:47,359
Speaker 1: Cole Bishop got hit in practice just a day or

517
00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:49,720
Speaker 1: two into padded practices. He got hit I think in

518
00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:53,560
Speaker 1: the back and he's still out. So that strikes me

519
00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:55,320
Speaker 1: as maybe he had a busted rib or something.

520
00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:58,600
Speaker 2: Yeah, and they're short at receiver again today because even

521
00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:02,160
Speaker 2: though they added Dean Can and Demir Bird, Lawrence Keys

522
00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:05,119
Speaker 2: got injured to practice on Tuesday. He's not participating today,

523
00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:09,000
Speaker 2: and neither is Curtis Samuel, who was labeled with general sorenis,

524
00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:12,080
Speaker 2: did not practice on Tuesday and is not going today.

525
00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:14,880
Speaker 2: Maybe he's maybe he's available and up for the game

526
00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:18,280
Speaker 2: on Saturday, but not doing anything today. So you're down

527
00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:19,560
Speaker 2: two receivers again today.

528
00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,600
Speaker 1: I think Samuel's precautionary and they don't want that guy

529
00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:24,480
Speaker 1: going anywhere near an injury.

530
00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:30,479
Speaker 2: Yeah, but I mean, thank goodness, they signed Dion Caanan

531
00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:32,640
Speaker 2: Tamir Bird the other day.

532
00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:35,000
Speaker 1: Well, they were out in front of it. They could

533
00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,760
Speaker 1: see this coming. But this is a it's a real issue.

534
00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:40,840
Speaker 1: We'll see how they get through this practice. I'm really

535
00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:47,159
Speaker 1: interested in hearing the attitude of these teams at this practice.

536
00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:52,919
Speaker 1: Both teams lost their preseason opener, the Bills badly, the

537
00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:56,040
Speaker 1: Steelers not so much. They lost by what eight or

538
00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:56,680
Speaker 1: something like that?

539
00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:58,920
Speaker 3: Sold Yeah, twenty to twelve to Houston.

540
00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:02,240
Speaker 1: Yeah, so it was, you know, a little closer. But nevertheless,

541
00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:06,359
Speaker 1: I think both these teams are like, you know, looking

542
00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:08,160
Speaker 1: to rebound just a little bit.

543
00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:10,160
Speaker 3: Yeah.

544
00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:13,320
Speaker 2: As far as other Bills news is concerned, there was

545
00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:17,480
Speaker 2: a report late yesterday that the Bills worked out former

546
00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:21,320
Speaker 2: first round draft choice Corey Davis, who, if you remember,

547
00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:23,560
Speaker 2: signed in free agency with the Jets a couple of

548
00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:27,560
Speaker 2: years ago, and then last year at this time up

549
00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:30,560
Speaker 2: and retired as a young player. I think he was

550
00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:33,400
Speaker 2: only twenty eight years old at the time. Now, as

551
00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:37,879
Speaker 2: we understand it, he has unretired, having not played a

552
00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:41,359
Speaker 2: game since the twenty twenty two season and is looking

553
00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:44,640
Speaker 2: to latch on somewhere. Bills worked him out. I don't

554
00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:47,560
Speaker 2: know that it means anything unless maybe the lawn If

555
00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:50,720
Speaker 2: the Lawrence Keys injury turns out to be something long

556
00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:52,960
Speaker 2: term at the receiver position for the Bills, maybe there's

557
00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,879
Speaker 2: an opening and maybe they consider Corey Davis. But this

558
00:27:56,040 --> 00:28:01,000
Speaker 2: sounded exploratory in nature. Whether it leads to something remains

559
00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:01,440
Speaker 2: to be seen.

560
00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:03,080
Speaker 1: They just want to evaluate him so they know if

561
00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:04,359
Speaker 1: they call them, they know what they're getting.

562
00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:07,320
Speaker 3: Yep. Now, And that's the kind of leg work that

563
00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:08,200
Speaker 3: the pro personnel does.

564
00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:09,720
Speaker 1: That's what does it. They do that all the time.

565
00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:11,600
Speaker 1: And that doesn't even mean that Corey Davis had to

566
00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:15,040
Speaker 1: be here, although I don't know if he was here

567
00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:17,840
Speaker 1: or not. But they'll send scouts out to look at

568
00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:21,359
Speaker 1: guys they've got. Obviously they have a long list. I

569
00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:27,359
Speaker 1: know the NFL itself, the league office keeps track of well.

570
00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,239
Speaker 1: I think it's a couple of one hundred guys who

571
00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:32,680
Speaker 1: are fresh out of the National Football League and thirteen

572
00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:36,160
Speaker 1: twelve or thirteen hundred guys who are eligible to come

573
00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:41,160
Speaker 1: into the NFL in the coming year, and then also

574
00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:44,720
Speaker 1: all the free agents and players who don't happen to

575
00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:46,360
Speaker 1: have contracts right now, We're.

576
00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:48,680
Speaker 2: Going to quickly go around the NFL here presented by

577
00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:52,000
Speaker 2: Colida Health. Before we get to the break and Colid

578
00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:54,520
Speaker 2: Coalida Healthy official healthcare system.

579
00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:58,080
Speaker 3: Of the Buffalo Bills, we begin with a trade.

580
00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:02,640
Speaker 2: Matthew Judon, the disgruntled pass rusher of the Patriots who

581
00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:06,640
Speaker 2: has been holding in for the most part at Patriots camp,

582
00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:11,120
Speaker 2: has been traded sent to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange

583
00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:13,400
Speaker 2: for a third round draft choice.

584
00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:15,960
Speaker 3: No word on whether Judon will.

585
00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:18,160
Speaker 2: Get the new contract he was seeking from the Patriots

586
00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:23,440
Speaker 2: from the Falcons. But the Falcons are loaded for bear now.

587
00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:25,480
Speaker 2: I mean you think about the talent they have on

588
00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:31,720
Speaker 2: that roster on offense, you know, Bijon Robinson, the tight

589
00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:36,600
Speaker 2: end Tyler Pitts, and then they've got the big time

590
00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:39,160
Speaker 2: receiver who they drafted at a USC a couple of

591
00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:43,320
Speaker 2: years ago. So they're loaded on offense in terms of talent,

592
00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:46,479
Speaker 2: and now you're adding a pass rusher the caliber of Judon.

593
00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:48,840
Speaker 2: I mean, the Falcons were down near the bottom of

594
00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:50,120
Speaker 2: the league in sacks last year.

595
00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:54,040
Speaker 3: They needed a proven pass rusher. They're getting one in Judah.

596
00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:56,880
Speaker 1: Right, and it was a needed boost for them, no question.

597
00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:01,080
Speaker 1: Last year, and if you remember, I don't know if

598
00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,360
Speaker 1: you keep a lot of people don't, but the Falcons

599
00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,280
Speaker 1: were third in the division, behind Tampa Bay and New Orleans.

600
00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:08,400
Speaker 1: They were seven and ten, only two games out of

601
00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,800
Speaker 1: first place. New Orleans and Tampa Bay were both nine

602
00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:13,880
Speaker 1: and eight. Atlanta doesn't feel like they're that far away

603
00:30:15,320 --> 00:30:18,680
Speaker 1: and Kirk Cousins in their rummy division, Yes, exactly. And

604
00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:24,840
Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins will give them steady quarterback play, which they

605
00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:29,800
Speaker 1: struggled to get last year. We'll see. I think it's

606
00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:32,000
Speaker 1: I think Atlanta's doing the right for a third for

607
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:35,840
Speaker 1: Matt Judon. Yeah, okay, that's if you got the money

608
00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:39,720
Speaker 1: to give him a new deal, which with a with

609
00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:44,960
Speaker 1: a quick check of that, it is. The Atlanta Falcons

610
00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:48,080
Speaker 1: have well, they're way down here. They've only got one

611
00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:53,280
Speaker 1: hundred and thirty nine grand of cap space. I don't

612
00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:54,240
Speaker 1: know how that's gone.

613
00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:55,240
Speaker 3: I don't think it's happening.

614
00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:58,240
Speaker 1: I don't think it's happening. They are thirty second in

615
00:30:58,280 --> 00:30:59,520
Speaker 1: the league in cap space.

616
00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:02,840
Speaker 2: Yeah, because of the contract they gave to Cousins. That's

617
00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:07,200
Speaker 2: why they got nothing to play with. They probably told him, hey, man,

618
00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:09,360
Speaker 2: come down here play. We're trying to make the playoffs.

619
00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:11,520
Speaker 2: You know, at least you're gonna play for a playoff team,

620
00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:14,080
Speaker 2: hopefully rather than the Patriots who are not going to

621
00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:16,920
Speaker 2: be good this year, and you know, you hit free

622
00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:18,480
Speaker 2: agency next year and go get them.

623
00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:19,840
Speaker 3: Yeah, that kind of thing.

624
00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:24,479
Speaker 1: Who knows how, you know how it will go with him,

625
00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:28,360
Speaker 1: But he's a he's an upgrade. Yeah, he's absolutely an upgrade.

626
00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:32,920
Speaker 2: The Dallas Cowboys had some joint practices with the Rams

627
00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:35,160
Speaker 2: and clearly did not like what they saw in terms

628
00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:39,040
Speaker 2: of depth at their defensive line, because they made two acquisitions.

629
00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:43,280
Speaker 2: The Dallas Cowboys traded with the New York Giants to

630
00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:46,760
Speaker 2: acquire former Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips from the Giants

631
00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:48,840
Speaker 2: along with a seventh round pick in exchange for a

632
00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:52,040
Speaker 2: sixth round pick. So Jordan Phillips helps to plug up

633
00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:54,840
Speaker 2: the middle of their defensive interior in terms of a

634
00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:58,520
Speaker 2: depth piece. And then they also signed former Jets pass

635
00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:04,040
Speaker 2: rusher Carl Lawson, So two defensive line additions for the

636
00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:08,920
Speaker 2: Dallas Cowboys in the wake of joint practices with the Rams.

637
00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:12,040
Speaker 2: And incidentally, there's Rams news out of those joints practices

638
00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:16,280
Speaker 2: as well. Matthew Stafford left practice with a hamstring injury,

639
00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:21,000
Speaker 2: so that is not good for the Rams. And their

640
00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:26,040
Speaker 2: backup quarterback is former national champion at a University of Georgia.

641
00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:32,360
Speaker 2: No Stetson Bennett, stets and Bennett, and that's in Bennett

642
00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:34,720
Speaker 2: through a couple of picks the other day. So well,

643
00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:39,760
Speaker 2: it happens Sam Darnold did too, So that's the bar

644
00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:44,240
Speaker 2: is low. Well, right, everybody throws, but their preseason, they're

645
00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:47,720
Speaker 2: definitely panicking in Rams country that. I mean, look, he

646
00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:49,320
Speaker 2: should be able to get back from that injury in

647
00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:52,560
Speaker 2: time for the regular season, but Stafford is probably missing

648
00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:54,560
Speaker 2: the rest of the preseason. Not that the Rams play

649
00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:57,960
Speaker 2: their starters a ton in the preseason anyway, but you

650
00:32:58,040 --> 00:32:59,880
Speaker 2: just don't like seeing your quarterbacks.

651
00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:03,840
Speaker 1: You gotta know. We had this huge comment and I

652
00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:06,760
Speaker 1: went crazy yesterday. I'm kind of raised my voice to

653
00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:11,040
Speaker 1: above acceptable levels telling you that your I don't care

654
00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,880
Speaker 1: if your backup quarterback can play. If your quarter starter

655
00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:19,960
Speaker 1: goes down, you're cooked. So your backup quarterback is there

656
00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:22,000
Speaker 1: for one reason. That's to help get your number one

657
00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:25,680
Speaker 1: guy ready to play. Because if we all know what

658
00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:28,840
Speaker 1: happens when you're number one? Guy goes down and.

659
00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:31,640
Speaker 2: I'll look and going back to the Judeon trade, I'll

660
00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:34,800
Speaker 2: give the Patriots credit here. He won an extension. They

661
00:33:34,840 --> 00:33:36,320
Speaker 2: weren't going to give it to him because he's thirty

662
00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:38,240
Speaker 2: two years old. They're not going to be good and

663
00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:40,200
Speaker 2: by the time they are good again, he's going to

664
00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:43,640
Speaker 2: be retired. So why throw money at that guy? So

665
00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:46,320
Speaker 2: you got a third round pick, Good for you. You

666
00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:47,920
Speaker 2: got to rebuild your roster.

667
00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:49,760
Speaker 1: You'll get there faster if you save the money and

668
00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:52,719
Speaker 1: let him go. He might take some lumps earlier because

669
00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:57,760
Speaker 1: of it. He's now everybody thinks the Patriot defense is

670
00:33:57,800 --> 00:33:58,640
Speaker 1: going to be just fine.

671
00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:01,160
Speaker 2: The defense is decent, right. I just don't think you're

672
00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:03,240
Speaker 2: gonna be able to score any points. Did you see

673
00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:06,920
Speaker 2: Boston Globe reporter Greg Badard's assessment of the joint practice

674
00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:08,600
Speaker 2: offense from the Patriots.

675
00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:09,000
Speaker 1: I did not.

676
00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:13,839
Speaker 2: He said it was so bad he wanted to end

677
00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:18,239
Speaker 2: his life. That's how despicable it was. Anyway, that's around

678
00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:20,640
Speaker 2: the NFL. We've got to take a break here. When

679
00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:22,520
Speaker 2: we come back, we're gonna bring you the comments of

680
00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:25,240
Speaker 2: head coach Sean McDermot, who addressed the media right before

681
00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:30,680
Speaker 2: practice and confirmed the potentially season ending injury to Matt

682
00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:33,640
Speaker 2: Mulana a torn biceps, may not get back before the

683
00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:35,719
Speaker 2: end of the season. We have those comments for you

684
00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:53,520
Speaker 2: next here on One Bill's Life. All right, back here

685
00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:56,040
Speaker 2: on One Bill's Live. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker, we're gonna

686
00:34:56,480 --> 00:35:00,000
Speaker 2: pass along coach mcdermot's comments right before the joint practic

687
00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:02,759
Speaker 2: this in Pittsburgh that's taking place now, and you can

688
00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:06,600
Speaker 2: visibly hear his disappointment as he describes and confirms the

689
00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:09,520
Speaker 2: potentially season ending injury to Matt Mullona.

690
00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:13,040
Speaker 6: What what happened? Uh, As much as you can give

691
00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:14,880
Speaker 6: us about the injury and practicing.

692
00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:18,239
Speaker 7: You say, yeah, it was just a tackling drill and

693
00:35:18,239 --> 00:35:24,239
Speaker 7: and Matt was tackling a bag and hit his arm

694
00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:29,680
Speaker 7: and looked like maybe on somebody's leg just a little bit.

695
00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:32,400
Speaker 7: And and then that's what we think we think was

696
00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:33,680
Speaker 7: the was the episode.

697
00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:35,880
Speaker 8: Is there a possibility of him returning this year? Is

698
00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:38,480
Speaker 8: too early? Yeah, Jay, too early? At disappointed?

699
00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:42,640
Speaker 1: You touched on a little bit ere we stated there,

700
00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:45,000
Speaker 1: but you know, he went through it last year and

701
00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:48,560
Speaker 1: he thought real hard to get back devastating.

702
00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:51,480
Speaker 8: Is this just from a personal level for him.

703
00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:52,839
Speaker 7: Well, we're all human at the end of the day,

704
00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:55,680
Speaker 7: and uh, I mean, Matt's a heck of a football player.

705
00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:58,120
Speaker 7: But if we if we back up and and those

706
00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:01,840
Speaker 7: of us that know Matt, I mean, he's a tremendous

707
00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:04,080
Speaker 7: young man. He's got a good head on his shoulders,

708
00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:06,239
Speaker 7: He's been through it and this game means a lot

709
00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:09,359
Speaker 7: to him, This team means a lot to him. And

710
00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:12,799
Speaker 7: so that, in addition to the injury, is what makes

711
00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:17,640
Speaker 7: this makes this difficult again when you know the person,

712
00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:20,839
Speaker 7: you know that this is not gonna beat or keep

713
00:36:20,840 --> 00:36:24,560
Speaker 7: Matt Malone down. You know, obviously this period in time

714
00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:26,880
Speaker 7: right now is has been tough for him, for all

715
00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:28,920
Speaker 7: of us, but in particular for him and his family.

716
00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:30,920
Speaker 7: And he knows all the work that he put in.

717
00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:32,719
Speaker 7: No one knows the work that Matt put in to

718
00:36:32,719 --> 00:36:37,160
Speaker 7: get get himself back to where he was before before

719
00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:41,960
Speaker 7: this recent injury. So you know, that's that's probably one

720
00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:44,640
Speaker 7: of the harder things to swallow, pills to swallow right now,

721
00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:47,319
Speaker 7: is we just saw him work his his butt off.

722
00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:50,759
Speaker 7: He stayed, he stayed in Buffalo all summer to get

723
00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:53,399
Speaker 7: back off of off of the leg injury and now

724
00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:57,919
Speaker 7: and now this happens, so you know, it's unfortunate set

725
00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:00,600
Speaker 7: of circumstances. But again I know he's going to handle

726
00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:00,919
Speaker 7: it well.

727
00:37:01,080 --> 00:37:06,759
Speaker 2: Just declar it is a bicep right, Yes, prepared is

728
00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:10,000
Speaker 2: Dorian Williams to potentially slide into that role?

729
00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:12,399
Speaker 8: Yeah, Dorian's going to do a good job.

730
00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:16,239
Speaker 7: He's been making progress and and uh, it's now not

731
00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:18,319
Speaker 7: only his time to step up, but but all the

732
00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:20,640
Speaker 7: all his teammates around him to step up. It's not

733
00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:23,920
Speaker 7: just one person's job to fill to fill the void

734
00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:26,040
Speaker 7: or try and fill the void, you know, left by Matt.

735
00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:29,200
Speaker 7: It's you're never going to replace a player like Matt

736
00:37:30,239 --> 00:37:33,120
Speaker 7: or Matt's influence. But now it's time for our team

737
00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:36,800
Speaker 7: to to uh to move forward in a resilient manner

738
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:39,160
Speaker 7: and and pick each other up and and guys like

739
00:37:39,239 --> 00:37:40,359
Speaker 7: Dorian have to step up.

740
00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:46,160
Speaker 9: Sean, what do you hope to accomplish out there today?

741
00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:46,239
Speaker 7: Like?

742
00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:48,360
Speaker 9: What's the goal from you as a head coach and

743
00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:49,480
Speaker 9: a joint practice today?

744
00:37:50,040 --> 00:37:54,080
Speaker 7: Yeah? I mean, first of all, choosing Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh

745
00:37:54,120 --> 00:37:56,719
Speaker 7: choosing us I have a lot of respect for and

746
00:37:56,760 --> 00:37:58,640
Speaker 7: we have a lot of respect for the Rooney family

747
00:37:58,640 --> 00:38:01,680
Speaker 7: in this organization. They've done things at a high level

748
00:38:01,719 --> 00:38:06,160
Speaker 7: for a long time, and.

749
00:38:04,640 --> 00:38:06,280
Speaker 8: Mike and I go back aways as well.

750
00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:10,400
Speaker 7: So that respect and that trust we're critical ingredients in

751
00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:13,160
Speaker 7: terms of us deciding to do this together. And they're

752
00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:16,480
Speaker 7: a good football team with good players, and we anticipate

753
00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:17,880
Speaker 7: getting real good work out there today.

754
00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:20,840
Speaker 2: There was a Bell coach that said that a player

755
00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:24,279
Speaker 2: fights the joint practice, that it would dictate what they

756
00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:26,799
Speaker 2: how long they play in the next preseason game. Do

757
00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:28,640
Speaker 2: you have any rules like that with your players that

758
00:38:28,680 --> 00:38:30,399
Speaker 2: you talk about. No, just that.

759
00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:34,800
Speaker 7: If they fight, they're out, So they're out of this practice.

760
00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:37,440
Speaker 7: If they fight, that's not how we do do things.

761
00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:41,799
Speaker 7: It is emotional, it is competitive, you know. So we're

762
00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:46,560
Speaker 7: hoping that one practice, one practice is a good, clean practice.

763
00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:48,200
Speaker 7: They get the work they need, We get the work

764
00:38:48,200 --> 00:38:51,960
Speaker 7: we need, and we got to keep bigger picture perspective

765
00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:53,440
Speaker 7: here in terms of what we're trying to do for

766
00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:54,680
Speaker 7: the season and what they're trying to.

767
00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:56,919
Speaker 8: Do with good Matt out. How much do you again

768
00:38:56,960 --> 00:39:00,439
Speaker 8: look to Terrell as a leader of that group. Yeah,

769
00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:01,439
Speaker 8: similar to last year.

770
00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:03,480
Speaker 7: I mean he came in as a young player, and

771
00:39:03,719 --> 00:39:06,280
Speaker 7: having not really played a whole lot himself last season

772
00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:08,759
Speaker 7: and had a good season, and and so what I've

773
00:39:08,760 --> 00:39:11,319
Speaker 7: seen over the offseason is him continue to step up

774
00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:14,480
Speaker 7: his his influence as a leader on our football team.

775
00:39:14,560 --> 00:39:19,399
Speaker 7: And he's been very intentional about that. And and so yeah,

776
00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:22,439
Speaker 7: I mean it's you know, developing that rapport. Now last

777
00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:24,360
Speaker 7: year it was and I was looking forward to watching

778
00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:26,520
Speaker 7: mattin and and TV worked together.

779
00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:29,279
Speaker 8: Now it's doing and TV at this point. And and so.

780
00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:33,040
Speaker 7: That that rapport and building that report is going to

781
00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:39,799
Speaker 7: be important for us. Dawson's growing in a little bit

782
00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:42,319
Speaker 7: of ankle as well, So we're just being smart at

783
00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:45,440
Speaker 7: this point the inspectrum, what's his timeline?

784
00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:49,880
Speaker 8: Don't really know for sure, Catherine. It will probably be

785
00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:55,040
Speaker 8: maybe a week. We'll see maybe a little bit more.

786
00:39:55,520 --> 00:39:56,839
Speaker 2: Can you enjoy them?

787
00:39:57,080 --> 00:40:01,720
Speaker 10: Kath talk to a couple days Bill about the conversation

788
00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:03,719
Speaker 10: you had prior to this practice. What is kind of

789
00:40:03,680 --> 00:40:05,960
Speaker 10: the things that a coach would go over in that

790
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:07,880
Speaker 10: conversation before I joined practice.

791
00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:12,040
Speaker 8: Yeah, it's kind of it's kind of.

792
00:40:13,719 --> 00:40:16,839
Speaker 7: You kind of come to the table even though we

793
00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:18,439
Speaker 7: were over the phone, and just kind of say, hey,

794
00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:21,239
Speaker 7: this is we're on the same page, right, and uh,

795
00:40:22,680 --> 00:40:24,920
Speaker 7: you know it's interesting because you're going through so much.

796
00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:26,399
Speaker 8: He's focused on his team.

797
00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:29,439
Speaker 7: I'm focused on our team, and you know, you're coming

798
00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:32,600
Speaker 7: off of preseason game one and then you're still practicing

799
00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:34,880
Speaker 7: trying to improve in the in the week between that,

800
00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:36,839
Speaker 7: roughly the week between that.

801
00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:39,040
Speaker 8: We had in terms of a couple of days actually, but.

802
00:40:39,880 --> 00:40:41,759
Speaker 7: You know, I mean we just talked about making sure

803
00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:44,440
Speaker 7: we're aligned on hey, how this is gonna look. And

804
00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:47,800
Speaker 7: we came yesterday, uh, myself and some of the staff,

805
00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:50,400
Speaker 7: and we made sure we understood how the field was

806
00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:52,920
Speaker 7: going to be laid out, where the drills are going

807
00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:54,560
Speaker 7: to take place. It's a little bit unique in that

808
00:40:54,600 --> 00:40:57,319
Speaker 7: there's one field and two teams, so it's gonna be

809
00:40:57,560 --> 00:41:00,719
Speaker 7: it's gonna be tight out there. But we feel like

810
00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:02,839
Speaker 7: we can get a good practice again. And and so

811
00:41:03,120 --> 00:41:06,560
Speaker 7: just coming to terms with making sure that we understood

812
00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:10,000
Speaker 7: the tempo, understood, you know, who's who's going to be where,

813
00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:12,399
Speaker 7: and and that's a lot of it, right. And then

814
00:41:12,960 --> 00:41:14,799
Speaker 7: like really for Mike and I, because we've known each

815
00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:17,440
Speaker 7: other so long, we don't even we get into it.

816
00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:19,640
Speaker 7: We touched, you know, scratch the surface a little bit,

817
00:41:19,719 --> 00:41:21,520
Speaker 7: but we don't really even need to get into hey,

818
00:41:23,560 --> 00:41:26,240
Speaker 7: you know, kind of all the other stuff that sometimes,

819
00:41:26,239 --> 00:41:30,959
Speaker 7: hopefully sometimes you're seeing around the league, you know, guy Willing,

820
00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:34,439
Speaker 7: that doesn't happen here. And that's part of the reason

821
00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:37,040
Speaker 7: why we decided to do this with Pittsburgh.

822
00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:38,279
Speaker 8: No guarantees.

823
00:41:39,560 --> 00:41:43,680
Speaker 7: But again, our players understand the consequences if they fight.

824
00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:47,440
Speaker 3: It's been a few years since Carolina. Why was this

825
00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:48,960
Speaker 3: the right time.

826
00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:52,560
Speaker 7: To do a joint practice again, Well, if you look

827
00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:54,840
Speaker 7: at where we were, and I think that was nineteen

828
00:41:55,640 --> 00:42:01,480
Speaker 7: and the youth of our roster, both again and rookie wise,

829
00:42:02,360 --> 00:42:06,520
Speaker 7: and then also new players on our team. Overall, it

830
00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:09,120
Speaker 7: gives Brandon and his staff a chance to evaluate our

831
00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:14,120
Speaker 7: guys in another environment like this as opposed to only

832
00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:16,719
Speaker 7: through three preseason games. And then it gives us a

833
00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:20,640
Speaker 7: chance to continue to develop against another team.

834
00:42:20,719 --> 00:42:22,880
Speaker 8: And you guys have watched our practices.

835
00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:25,720
Speaker 7: It's when you get to about practice eight, practice nine,

836
00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:29,000
Speaker 7: you know, the emotions start to run high, the competitiveness,

837
00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:31,800
Speaker 7: and guys get tired of one another, and it's time

838
00:42:32,239 --> 00:42:34,040
Speaker 7: as much as we can to get some other work,

839
00:42:34,080 --> 00:42:37,200
Speaker 7: and so they run different schemes. Then we run we

840
00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:39,359
Speaker 7: run different schemes than them, and so I'm sure for

841
00:42:39,400 --> 00:42:41,480
Speaker 7: them it's part of it is going against some of

842
00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:42,680
Speaker 7: what we do and vice versa.

843
00:42:43,080 --> 00:42:45,799
Speaker 5: Should that today's practice will kind of inform how the

844
00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:48,400
Speaker 5: playing time in the game goes. And there's specific teams

845
00:42:48,520 --> 00:42:50,799
Speaker 5: things you want to see like that will dictate like

846
00:42:50,840 --> 00:42:52,360
Speaker 5: they will impact that playing time, Like what are you

847
00:42:52,440 --> 00:42:52,880
Speaker 5: looking for?

848
00:42:53,040 --> 00:42:54,560
Speaker 7: Yeah, and I kind of lardy and I kind of

849
00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:55,920
Speaker 7: already have a feel for what I want to do

850
00:42:55,960 --> 00:42:56,359
Speaker 7: in the game.

851
00:42:56,400 --> 00:42:58,040
Speaker 8: It's just more I don't want to really go there.

852
00:42:58,080 --> 00:42:59,719
Speaker 7: It's not fair to the players for me to tell

853
00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:02,719
Speaker 7: them playtime when they're going out there today and it's

854
00:43:02,719 --> 00:43:04,360
Speaker 7: going to be how they competitive.

855
00:43:04,719 --> 00:43:08,400
Speaker 9: So I know you value preseason games for the energy

856
00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:11,320
Speaker 9: in the game environment, but what you can't do is

857
00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:13,600
Speaker 9: put your guys in specific situations in hand, pick it

858
00:43:13,680 --> 00:43:15,040
Speaker 9: what you might be able to do out here. How

859
00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:16,920
Speaker 9: important is that to say we need to work on

860
00:43:16,960 --> 00:43:18,960
Speaker 9: this and see this red zone period, coach, And how

861
00:43:19,040 --> 00:43:19,839
Speaker 9: valuable is that to you?

862
00:43:20,280 --> 00:43:20,440
Speaker 1: Yeah?

863
00:43:20,480 --> 00:43:23,040
Speaker 7: I mean, you know what, what I'm really we're really

864
00:43:23,080 --> 00:43:26,120
Speaker 7: going off of what what Mike laid out there. And

865
00:43:26,160 --> 00:43:29,319
Speaker 7: I think that's good because now listen, I have to

866
00:43:29,360 --> 00:43:31,960
Speaker 7: sign off on it. But other than that, this is

867
00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:34,719
Speaker 7: a chance to kind of get on their terms a

868
00:43:34,760 --> 00:43:36,800
Speaker 7: little bit and take a little bit of a different

869
00:43:36,800 --> 00:43:39,799
Speaker 7: approach to practice and see how our players and our

870
00:43:39,840 --> 00:43:40,759
Speaker 7: team response to it.

871
00:43:40,840 --> 00:43:41,839
Speaker 8: Coordinators as well.

872
00:43:41,920 --> 00:43:45,160
Speaker 7: So I think getting a little bit uncomfortable is also

873
00:43:45,360 --> 00:43:46,160
Speaker 7: is also good for.

874
00:43:46,120 --> 00:43:49,560
Speaker 4: Us Ty Johnson since he.

875
00:43:49,560 --> 00:43:51,760
Speaker 8: Got back to pact with them small sample.

876
00:43:52,800 --> 00:43:55,040
Speaker 7: You know, I think the medical stat has done a

877
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Speaker 7: good job tie as well getting back and that's all

878
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Speaker 7: we could ask for, you know. So the important now

879
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Speaker 7: is that he gets through, is that he gets through

880
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Speaker 7: practice here. So all right, thank you guys, appreciate it.

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Speaker 2: All right, that's head coach Jean McDermot to address the

882
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Speaker 2: media prior to the joint practice which is taking place

883
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Speaker 2: right now. And we have to take a break here,

884
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Speaker 2: but be back with more, including our topic of discussion today,

885
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Speaker 2: which is how does the Matt Mulano injury impact your

886
00:44:23,040 --> 00:44:26,239
Speaker 2: hopes for the Bill's defense this season? Eighth three oh

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Speaker 2: five fifty the number to get on board. We're back

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Speaker 2: in a flash here on One Bill's Live.

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Speaker 3: Stay with us. All right, welcome back to One Bill's Live.

890
00:44:45,320 --> 00:44:49,520
Speaker 2: Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you, and kind of sifting

891
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Speaker 2: through the aftermath of what was the announcement that Matt

892
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Speaker 2: Milano is out indefinitely, potentially season ending torn biceps that

893
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Speaker 2: will require a surgical repair.

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Speaker 3: Question that we posed to you today.

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Speaker 2: Is how does the Matt Mulano injury news impact your

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Speaker 2: hopes for the Bills defense this season? Eight h three

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Speaker 2: zero five fifty one eight eight eight five point fifty

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Speaker 2: two five point fifty.

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Speaker 3: We're gonna start with the tweet sheet here, which.

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Speaker 2: Is brought to you by Corrigan Moving Systems, the official

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Speaker 2: equipment moving company of the Buffalo Bills. Well begin with Connor,

902
00:45:25,480 --> 00:45:29,680
Speaker 2: who says Dodson rose to the occasion last season, and

903
00:45:29,760 --> 00:45:32,400
Speaker 2: I have no reason to believe Williams can't do the same.

904
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Speaker 2: Injuries happen. My hope is that Babbie and McDermott are

905
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Speaker 2: patient with Williams. Last season, as soon as one bad

906
00:45:38,800 --> 00:45:43,760
Speaker 2: series happened, we didn't see him again. Not panicking whatsoever.

907
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Speaker 2: I will tell you that Dorian Williams is a much

908
00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:50,160
Speaker 2: different player than he was as an inexperienced.

909
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Speaker 3: Rookie last year.

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Speaker 2: Got some major playing time in the playoffs last year

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Speaker 2: in the Pittsburgh game in the Chiefs game, and I

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Speaker 2: noticed that he was a much different player at the

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Speaker 2: end of his rookie season than he was at the

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Speaker 2: beginning when he got some playing.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I mean that's what we see, and

916
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Speaker 1: we've been talking about it that he's been so good

917
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Speaker 1: early in this part of camp. But I think it's

918
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Speaker 1: a big ask to think Dorrian Williams is going to

919
00:46:17,400 --> 00:46:20,080
Speaker 1: come in and play like Matt Milano did. Now, he

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Speaker 1: may may be good, he's a great athlete, really a

921
00:46:23,080 --> 00:46:27,520
Speaker 1: good athlete, but they did play fifteen games without Matt

922
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Speaker 1: malone last year. I get it. They're used to it, unfortunately,

923
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Speaker 1: and now you've got a guy and Dorian Williams who

924
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Speaker 1: seems one hundred percent more ready to play than he

925
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Speaker 1: was twelve months ago. So it seems less catastrophic because

926
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Speaker 1: we're kind of accustomed to it this point. It's just

927
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Speaker 1: disappointment about not getting not getting to see Matt malonald

928
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Speaker 1: play because he was playing he plays at such a

929
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Speaker 1: high level. But Dorrian Williams is going to use this opportunity,

930
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Speaker 1: He's going to play. Well. We'll see, we'll find out

931
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Speaker 1: what he's good at. But I'll say this last year,

932
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Speaker 1: at the end of the season. You know, Bernard got

933
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Speaker 1: hurt during Williams got hurt, Dodson was hurt. I mean,

934
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Speaker 1: all these guys and you're playing a J. Klein out there,

935
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Speaker 1: and you know that's it ended the season. So it's

936
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Speaker 1: you know, all of us have a little mental scar

937
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Speaker 1: tissue about what the Bill's roster is going to go

938
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Speaker 1: through this season with the injuries and stuff, and you

939
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Speaker 1: hope you can get to the end of the season

940
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Speaker 1: playing at a high level with the guys you thought

941
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Speaker 1: you were going to be playing with. It's you know,

942
00:47:36,280 --> 00:47:38,160
Speaker 1: it's months away. We don't know what's going to happen,

943
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Speaker 1: what twists and turns. It's never going to be easy.

944
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Speaker 1: It never is. But man, just you know, it'd be

945
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Speaker 1: great if you could just have the guys you thought

946
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Speaker 1: you were going to have.

947
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Speaker 2: Yeah, I think the if there is a positive here,

948
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Speaker 2: there is still probably about let me see you do

949
00:47:54,239 --> 00:47:56,759
Speaker 2: the math. It's August fifteenth, he got about three and

950
00:47:56,760 --> 00:48:00,759
Speaker 2: a half weeks before the season opener. There's enough time

951
00:48:00,840 --> 00:48:05,320
Speaker 2: between now and then to get your depth chart readjusted.

952
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Speaker 2: Knowing you're going without Milano for the majority of the season,

953
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Speaker 2: and as Steve said earlier in the show this team

954
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Speaker 2: already has twelve games of regular season experience in two

955
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Speaker 2: playoff games of what playing without Milano is like. And

956
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Speaker 2: you have a second year player in Dorian Williams who

957
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Speaker 2: is every bit the athlete of Matt Mulano and got

958
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Speaker 2: some valuable experience in some important games last year.

959
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Speaker 3: So you have a viable.

960
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Speaker 2: Replacement in Dorian Williams, and now you work on the

961
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Speaker 2: depth behind him and Bernard. That is job one, in

962
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Speaker 2: addition to getting Dorian Williams ready for the starting role

963
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Speaker 2: at the will linebacker position. Got to take a break here.

964
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Speaker 2: When we return, we're going to be joined by Steelers

965
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Speaker 2: radio broadcaster Arthur Motes. He's going to be joining us

966
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Speaker 2: to give us the four to one one on the

967
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Speaker 2: Steelers and what we can expect in preseason game number

968
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Speaker 2: two for a Bills linebacker. Current Steelers radio broadcaster Arthur

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Speaker 2: Most joining us next here on One Bill's Live presented

970
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Speaker 2: by Colida Health.

971
00:49:08,600 --> 00:49:40,640
Speaker 11: It's Buffalo Bill's Radio.

972
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Speaker 1: This is One Bill's Live presented by Kaleida Health.

973
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Speaker 2: All Right, hour number two here on a Thursday, Chris Brown,

974
00:50:02,640 --> 00:50:06,280
Speaker 2: Steve Tasker with you as we get set for Bill

975
00:50:06,320 --> 00:50:10,240
Speaker 2: Steelers on Saturday, preseason game number two joint practice taking

976
00:50:10,239 --> 00:50:13,160
Speaker 2: place right now. Joining us on the line to talk

977
00:50:13,239 --> 00:50:16,480
Speaker 2: some Steelers with us former Bills and Steelers linebacker and

978
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Speaker 2: host of the Arthur Motes Experience podcast.

979
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Speaker 3: It's who Else Arthur Motes? What's up man?

980
00:50:22,920 --> 00:50:25,799
Speaker 1: How you doing? Man? Life's good.

981
00:50:25,960 --> 00:50:27,640
Speaker 6: Always good to see both of you guys.

982
00:50:27,680 --> 00:50:29,280
Speaker 3: Have y'all been We're doing okay.

983
00:50:30,520 --> 00:50:32,520
Speaker 2: You know, the big news that came out as far

984
00:50:32,520 --> 00:50:35,239
Speaker 2: as the Bills are concerned is the potentially season ending

985
00:50:35,280 --> 00:50:39,160
Speaker 2: injury to Matt Mulano. Being a former linebacker yourself, I

986
00:50:39,200 --> 00:50:41,319
Speaker 2: want you to try to lend some perspective if you can,

987
00:50:41,400 --> 00:50:43,400
Speaker 2: because I know this has happened at different points in

988
00:50:43,480 --> 00:50:48,040
Speaker 2: your career where maybe the frontline guy goes down and

989
00:50:48,080 --> 00:50:50,879
Speaker 2: then the depth of the position is challenged. How does

990
00:50:50,920 --> 00:50:55,040
Speaker 2: a linebacking corps usually handle something like that when a

991
00:50:55,080 --> 00:50:58,759
Speaker 2: frontline player is going to be out for an indefinite

992
00:50:58,840 --> 00:50:59,680
Speaker 2: period of time.

993
00:51:01,200 --> 00:51:03,759
Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean that's a big issue. Right when you're

994
00:51:03,760 --> 00:51:07,480
Speaker 6: talking about Matt Milano. This isn't just a couple of weeks.

995
00:51:07,680 --> 00:51:09,600
Speaker 6: This is potential, like you said, for the duration of

996
00:51:09,640 --> 00:51:12,480
Speaker 6: the season. And when that happens, a couple of things

997
00:51:12,520 --> 00:51:14,920
Speaker 6: go you know through your mind. First it's that initial

998
00:51:14,960 --> 00:51:17,600
Speaker 6: shock of men that was a guy that we were

999
00:51:17,600 --> 00:51:19,359
Speaker 6: going to be depending on, a guy that we had

1000
00:51:19,440 --> 00:51:22,359
Speaker 6: high expectations for. I mean, this is all pro we're

1001
00:51:22,360 --> 00:51:25,480
Speaker 6: talking about, So that's the first shock. The next thing

1002
00:51:25,640 --> 00:51:28,239
Speaker 6: is you start looking in your room and you ask yourselves,

1003
00:51:28,560 --> 00:51:31,160
Speaker 6: do we feel like we have enough talent in here

1004
00:51:31,560 --> 00:51:33,040
Speaker 6: to still go out here and be able to get

1005
00:51:33,080 --> 00:51:35,799
Speaker 6: the job done, or is this a scenario where we

1006
00:51:35,840 --> 00:51:39,480
Speaker 6: need to potentially look around for alternative answers. Now, the

1007
00:51:39,480 --> 00:51:41,399
Speaker 6: one thing that I will say in terms of why

1008
00:51:41,400 --> 00:51:44,600
Speaker 6: we should feel confident and comfortable is we went through

1009
00:51:44,600 --> 00:51:47,239
Speaker 6: this situation last year. We know Matt went down week

1010
00:51:47,280 --> 00:51:50,000
Speaker 6: five I believe it was, and from there we had

1011
00:51:50,040 --> 00:51:52,799
Speaker 6: to see Terrell step up and really, you know, come

1012
00:51:52,800 --> 00:51:55,120
Speaker 6: into his own and show that he could actually be

1013
00:51:55,160 --> 00:51:57,320
Speaker 6: more of a batman than instead of just a Robin.

1014
00:51:57,560 --> 00:51:59,759
Speaker 6: We saw the young guy, Dory and Williams last year

1015
00:51:59,760 --> 00:52:02,120
Speaker 6: all step in and make some plays, and then it

1016
00:52:02,160 --> 00:52:04,440
Speaker 6: got to the point where those guys even got a

1017
00:52:04,440 --> 00:52:06,120
Speaker 6: little bit banged up. So we really got a chance

1018
00:52:06,120 --> 00:52:08,880
Speaker 6: to see the depth also in the position. So I

1019
00:52:08,920 --> 00:52:12,000
Speaker 6: think early on, you trust the guys that were here

1020
00:52:12,080 --> 00:52:14,360
Speaker 6: last year. You trust the guys that did the majority

1021
00:52:14,400 --> 00:52:17,080
Speaker 6: of the starting last year, and you see where that goes.

1022
00:52:17,120 --> 00:52:19,880
Speaker 6: First off, But trust me, in that room, everybody is

1023
00:52:19,920 --> 00:52:21,440
Speaker 6: looking around saying, we're gonna have to pick it up

1024
00:52:21,440 --> 00:52:24,359
Speaker 6: a little bit more now because Batman is no longer

1025
00:52:24,400 --> 00:52:26,600
Speaker 6: going to be available for at least you know, the

1026
00:52:26,680 --> 00:52:27,640
Speaker 6: duration of the season.

1027
00:52:27,880 --> 00:52:30,040
Speaker 1: Give us an idea what you expect coming out of

1028
00:52:30,040 --> 00:52:33,440
Speaker 1: this joint practice this afternoon with the Bills Steelers were

1029
00:52:33,719 --> 00:52:37,200
Speaker 1: gives both these teams lost their preseason opener. I know

1030
00:52:38,080 --> 00:52:40,680
Speaker 1: nobody's going to care in three weeks, but you know,

1031
00:52:40,719 --> 00:52:42,480
Speaker 1: what's the vibe coming out of the Steelers? How are

1032
00:52:42,480 --> 00:52:45,600
Speaker 1: they viewing this Bills team and that kind of thing.

1033
00:52:47,040 --> 00:52:49,080
Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean, when you think about both Buffalo and

1034
00:52:49,120 --> 00:52:52,440
Speaker 6: Pittsburgh very in very similar spots, being that they faced

1035
00:52:52,560 --> 00:52:55,480
Speaker 6: opponents last week that had already been in the stadium

1036
00:52:55,480 --> 00:52:58,400
Speaker 6: before in terms of the Bears and the Texans, and

1037
00:52:58,480 --> 00:53:01,920
Speaker 6: in both preseason games, make a case that both teams

1038
00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:04,280
Speaker 6: kind of looked a little bit sluggish and at times

1039
00:53:04,600 --> 00:53:08,399
Speaker 6: had the self inflicted wounds pre snap penalties, turnovers, etc.

1040
00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:10,880
Speaker 6: But I think when you're talking about this matchup from

1041
00:53:10,880 --> 00:53:13,520
Speaker 6: a Stiller's perspective, they're looking at getting a chance to

1042
00:53:13,600 --> 00:53:17,240
Speaker 6: finally get potentially the starting quarterback out there, and Russell

1043
00:53:17,280 --> 00:53:19,240
Speaker 6: Wilson now that he's been a little bit more healthy.

1044
00:53:19,520 --> 00:53:22,360
Speaker 6: I think also when you're talking about trying to identify

1045
00:53:22,480 --> 00:53:25,239
Speaker 6: the wide receiver room, George Pickens is a guy that

1046
00:53:25,280 --> 00:53:27,279
Speaker 6: there are a lot of high expectations for. But at

1047
00:53:27,280 --> 00:53:29,680
Speaker 6: the same time, they're still trying to get some clarity

1048
00:53:29,760 --> 00:53:31,800
Speaker 6: on who wide receiver two is and if that is

1049
00:53:31,920 --> 00:53:35,680
Speaker 6: Van Jefferson, Calvin Austen, or if it's coming by a

1050
00:53:35,719 --> 00:53:38,960
Speaker 6: trade with Brandon Ayuku. Anybody that's been in Pittsburgh the

1051
00:53:39,000 --> 00:53:40,880
Speaker 6: past week have been just on the edge of their

1052
00:53:40,920 --> 00:53:43,680
Speaker 6: seats trying to see you when that whole thing is

1053
00:53:43,719 --> 00:53:45,799
Speaker 6: going to come to a conclusion. But I think for

1054
00:53:45,880 --> 00:53:48,120
Speaker 6: Pittsburgh that's got to be their perspective. They need to

1055
00:53:48,160 --> 00:53:49,840
Speaker 6: come out here and have some good work, and I

1056
00:53:49,840 --> 00:53:52,520
Speaker 6: think they're going to get that today with the joint practice,

1057
00:53:52,680 --> 00:53:55,040
Speaker 6: but more importantly getting in the stadium and trying to

1058
00:53:55,080 --> 00:53:57,319
Speaker 6: cut down on some of the self inflicted issues that

1059
00:53:57,400 --> 00:53:59,440
Speaker 6: we saw pop up from their perspective last week.

1060
00:54:00,040 --> 00:54:05,440
Speaker 2: Ye should anything be read into their willingness and you

1061
00:54:05,480 --> 00:54:09,239
Speaker 2: know efforts to acquire a player of Ayuk's caliber. I mean,

1062
00:54:09,280 --> 00:54:12,640
Speaker 2: should that be a reflection on maybe the front office

1063
00:54:12,680 --> 00:54:16,239
Speaker 2: is a little concerned about what sits behind Pickens on

1064
00:54:16,320 --> 00:54:17,840
Speaker 2: the roster at the receiver position.

1065
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Speaker 6: Yeah, I think that that is true, And at the

1066
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Speaker 6: same time, I think that there is a sense of

1067
00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:26,760
Speaker 6: optimism surrounding the receivers that are currently in the building.

1068
00:54:27,000 --> 00:54:29,960
Speaker 6: In terms of Van Jefferson, a proven veteran, Calvin Austen

1069
00:54:30,040 --> 00:54:32,880
Speaker 6: a young guy who's really fast, Roman Wilson a pretty

1070
00:54:32,920 --> 00:54:36,120
Speaker 6: high draft pick. But at the same time, we would

1071
00:54:36,160 --> 00:54:39,320
Speaker 6: all agree there is nothing like proven production at the

1072
00:54:39,440 --> 00:54:42,520
Speaker 6: NFL level. And when you're talking Brandon Ayuk, he has

1073
00:54:42,719 --> 00:54:45,960
Speaker 6: proven an ability to not just be good, but to

1074
00:54:46,120 --> 00:54:48,319
Speaker 6: flash some greatness as well. And I think that that's

1075
00:54:48,360 --> 00:54:51,280
Speaker 6: the thing that when you're talking about from the Steelers' perspective,

1076
00:54:51,600 --> 00:54:53,840
Speaker 6: outside of George Pickins, who is the guy that you

1077
00:54:54,000 --> 00:54:56,799
Speaker 6: looked and you feel confident that, hey, we could turn

1078
00:54:56,840 --> 00:54:59,040
Speaker 6: to this guy and he can consistently win one on ones.

1079
00:54:59,280 --> 00:55:01,600
Speaker 6: I think that's the big reason why Ayuk is so

1080
00:55:02,520 --> 00:55:04,680
Speaker 6: intriguing to them. And like I said, then, from a

1081
00:55:04,719 --> 00:55:07,359
Speaker 6: Steelers perspective, they're all just trying to wait to see

1082
00:55:07,360 --> 00:55:08,560
Speaker 6: how this day plays out.

1083
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Speaker 1: Yeah, and certainly, you know, everybody's wondering what we even

1084
00:55:13,120 --> 00:55:15,680
Speaker 1: got to report yesterday on what Ayuk war to practice,

1085
00:55:15,719 --> 00:55:17,520
Speaker 1: as if it was going to mean something, right, because

1086
00:55:17,719 --> 00:55:21,840
Speaker 1: he's not practicing. What what about? You know, the Roman Wilson,

1087
00:55:21,880 --> 00:55:23,440
Speaker 1: the draft pick that came out this year out of

1088
00:55:23,440 --> 00:55:26,239
Speaker 1: pick is third round draft pick. You think maybe you'd

1089
00:55:26,239 --> 00:55:28,160
Speaker 1: get a contribution out of him. Maybe. How does the

1090
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Speaker 1: rest of the receivers looked behind Pickens.

1091
00:55:31,200 --> 00:55:33,799
Speaker 6: Yeah, so this is the issue with Roman Wilson. He

1092
00:55:33,840 --> 00:55:36,880
Speaker 6: got injured early on in training camp, so they haven't

1093
00:55:36,920 --> 00:55:39,160
Speaker 6: had a chance to see him in a practice setting,

1094
00:55:39,239 --> 00:55:40,799
Speaker 6: nor have they had a chance to see him in

1095
00:55:40,920 --> 00:55:43,400
Speaker 6: stadium in a game just yet, So there's still some

1096
00:55:43,520 --> 00:55:46,359
Speaker 6: question marks around him. Van Jefferson I think has put

1097
00:55:46,440 --> 00:55:50,000
Speaker 6: together a really productive training camp. He looked good against

1098
00:55:50,040 --> 00:55:52,719
Speaker 6: the Texas in the preseason game also. But at the

1099
00:55:52,760 --> 00:55:55,920
Speaker 6: same time, you're just asking, so the production that the

1100
00:55:55,960 --> 00:55:58,840
Speaker 6: Steelers got last year with Deontay Johnson and George Pickens,

1101
00:55:58,880 --> 00:56:00,919
Speaker 6: both of those guys were hovering around one thousand yards.

1102
00:56:00,920 --> 00:56:03,600
Speaker 6: I think George Pickens actually surpassed a thousand yard mark.

1103
00:56:04,200 --> 00:56:08,400
Speaker 6: You have to ask yourself, can Van Jefferson still provide

1104
00:56:08,440 --> 00:56:10,600
Speaker 6: the same type of production that either was coming from

1105
00:56:10,600 --> 00:56:13,279
Speaker 6: George Pickens a year ago or from Deonta. And I

1106
00:56:13,320 --> 00:56:17,360
Speaker 6: think that's the whole uneasiness about the scenario. But you

1107
00:56:17,440 --> 00:56:19,839
Speaker 6: still do see those guys putting their best foot forward,

1108
00:56:19,920 --> 00:56:22,600
Speaker 6: impractices and still making plays. But I think that's the

1109
00:56:22,760 --> 00:56:25,680
Speaker 6: underlying uncertainty and just that uneasy feeling about it.

1110
00:56:26,680 --> 00:56:26,919
Speaker 1: Arthur.

1111
00:56:27,080 --> 00:56:31,320
Speaker 2: Three of the Steelers' first five draft choices were offensive linemen.

1112
00:56:31,400 --> 00:56:33,640
Speaker 2: I mean it really got back to doing what we're

1113
00:56:33,760 --> 00:56:36,160
Speaker 2: used to seeing the Steelers doing, which is investing in

1114
00:56:36,200 --> 00:56:39,280
Speaker 2: the men up front. You know, first round pick Troy Fatanu,

1115
00:56:39,760 --> 00:56:42,399
Speaker 2: second round pick Zach Frasier, you know, a big time

1116
00:56:42,480 --> 00:56:46,279
Speaker 2: center from West Virginia. Do those two guys have a

1117
00:56:46,400 --> 00:56:49,240
Speaker 2: chance to challenge for a starting role in your estimation

1118
00:56:49,280 --> 00:56:53,200
Speaker 2: because there's some established guys that are in front of them.

1119
00:56:53,560 --> 00:56:56,480
Speaker 6: Yeah, that definitely is. I think that for the Steelers'

1120
00:56:56,520 --> 00:56:59,759
Speaker 6: perspective these past two seasons, they've kind of realized that

1121
00:56:59,840 --> 00:57:02,840
Speaker 6: inside the trenches they weren't as productive as they were

1122
00:57:02,840 --> 00:57:05,680
Speaker 6: accustomed to being, and with that they did decide to

1123
00:57:05,719 --> 00:57:07,480
Speaker 6: invest a little bit more and I feel like for

1124
00:57:07,600 --> 00:57:11,520
Speaker 6: Zach Fraser, I think he probably has the most likely

1125
00:57:11,719 --> 00:57:14,600
Speaker 6: ability to get out there soon just because of who's

1126
00:57:14,600 --> 00:57:16,439
Speaker 6: in front of him. In terms of Nate Herbig still

1127
00:57:16,440 --> 00:57:19,760
Speaker 6: a good player, but hasn't proven just yet that he

1128
00:57:19,800 --> 00:57:22,439
Speaker 6: can be, you know, a multi year starter, per se.

1129
00:57:22,520 --> 00:57:25,640
Speaker 6: Whereas at the tackle position, you have Broderick Jones who

1130
00:57:25,640 --> 00:57:28,080
Speaker 6: a year ago ended up taking over midway through the

1131
00:57:28,080 --> 00:57:30,880
Speaker 6: season and was really productive at right tackle, but you

1132
00:57:30,960 --> 00:57:33,000
Speaker 6: drafted him to play left. And you still have a

1133
00:57:33,080 --> 00:57:35,000
Speaker 6: Dad Moore here who's been starting for the past three

1134
00:57:35,080 --> 00:57:37,800
Speaker 6: years at left tackle and it's been good, but you

1135
00:57:37,960 --> 00:57:40,440
Speaker 6: still feel like you want to upgrade that if possible.

1136
00:57:40,640 --> 00:57:43,280
Speaker 6: I just feel like for Troy, those two guys are

1137
00:57:43,320 --> 00:57:45,920
Speaker 6: a little bit more established at their positions, Whereas for

1138
00:57:46,160 --> 00:57:49,600
Speaker 6: Zach Frasier him following up and challenging a Nate Herbig,

1139
00:57:49,640 --> 00:57:53,800
Speaker 6: I think for him it's a little bit more advantageous

1140
00:57:53,800 --> 00:57:55,960
Speaker 6: scenario for him. And I think that that's you know,

1141
00:57:55,960 --> 00:57:58,000
Speaker 6: how it kind of plays all early on. But I

1142
00:57:58,000 --> 00:57:59,720
Speaker 6: think for the still is that was their big thing,

1143
00:58:00,120 --> 00:58:02,919
Speaker 6: get just better players in the trenches. And I think

1144
00:58:02,920 --> 00:58:05,320
Speaker 6: from a Buffalo Bill's perspective, you can see even with

1145
00:58:05,560 --> 00:58:07,840
Speaker 6: the draft pick last year in terms of in terms

1146
00:58:07,880 --> 00:58:10,840
Speaker 6: of Osyrus, you know, that was kind of the thought process.

1147
00:58:10,840 --> 00:58:12,600
Speaker 6: It's like, man, we want to make sure that we're

1148
00:58:12,640 --> 00:58:14,800
Speaker 6: protecting Josh. We want to make sure that we're getting

1149
00:58:14,800 --> 00:58:16,360
Speaker 6: this trenches set up. So if you want to have

1150
00:58:16,520 --> 00:58:19,200
Speaker 6: James Cook and we played through him, you have that ability.

1151
00:58:19,200 --> 00:58:21,080
Speaker 6: But at the same time, if you want to be

1152
00:58:21,160 --> 00:58:22,680
Speaker 6: able to sit back and throw the ball, you can

1153
00:58:22,720 --> 00:58:24,680
Speaker 6: do that as well. And I think that that's kind

1154
00:58:24,680 --> 00:58:27,520
Speaker 6: of the mindset with both of these teams. And I'm

1155
00:58:27,520 --> 00:58:29,600
Speaker 6: not really surprised when you think about coach tom Land

1156
00:58:29,640 --> 00:58:32,760
Speaker 6: Sean McDermott very similar in the sense of how they

1157
00:58:32,800 --> 00:58:35,160
Speaker 6: approach the game, that physicality and things like that.

1158
00:58:35,440 --> 00:58:38,040
Speaker 1: I know that Mike Tomlin said, you know, Russ Wilson's

1159
00:58:38,080 --> 00:58:39,480
Speaker 1: going to be the starter, is not going to be

1160
00:58:39,560 --> 00:58:42,240
Speaker 1: you know, that kind of thing. But how has that gone?

1161
00:58:42,280 --> 00:58:44,600
Speaker 1: I mean, all of us we want to see a

1162
00:58:44,640 --> 00:58:47,000
Speaker 1: competition between justin field. We don't have to see justin

1163
00:58:47,040 --> 00:58:49,240
Speaker 1: get a shot at it. Russ has been a little

1164
00:58:49,240 --> 00:58:50,880
Speaker 1: bit nicked up. I mean, you know, he's a mid

1165
00:58:50,960 --> 00:58:53,280
Speaker 1: thirties that kind of thing. What are your what's your

1166
00:58:53,280 --> 00:58:55,520
Speaker 1: assessment about that situation. How that's going to put what's

1167
00:58:55,560 --> 00:58:57,720
Speaker 1: your gut tell you about the quarterback situation?

1168
00:58:59,200 --> 00:59:01,640
Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean, for me, my gut says is going

1169
00:59:01,680 --> 00:59:04,880
Speaker 6: to be Russell Wilson week one. And the big reason

1170
00:59:05,000 --> 00:59:08,400
Speaker 6: is when we talk about coach Toimelin, he loves the

1171
00:59:08,480 --> 00:59:11,160
Speaker 6: proven guy. He loves the guy that has shown that

1172
00:59:11,200 --> 00:59:13,400
Speaker 6: they can do it and does it over and over

1173
00:59:13,480 --> 00:59:16,600
Speaker 6: and over. And when you look at Russell Wilson outside

1174
00:59:16,600 --> 00:59:20,960
Speaker 6: of Denver, he still had high end numbers throughout his

1175
00:59:21,080 --> 00:59:23,640
Speaker 6: time as a starting quarterback. And when you're talking about

1176
00:59:23,680 --> 00:59:26,920
Speaker 6: his time in Denver last season, just compare that to

1177
00:59:27,040 --> 00:59:29,520
Speaker 6: the quarterback situation that Steelers have dealt with the past

1178
00:59:29,520 --> 00:59:32,760
Speaker 6: two years, and you will see even more so why

1179
00:59:32,880 --> 00:59:36,080
Speaker 6: coach Toimlin is leaning towards him and feels very confident

1180
00:59:36,080 --> 00:59:36,439
Speaker 6: in him.

1181
00:59:36,640 --> 00:59:37,280
Speaker 1: Now, what I.

1182
00:59:37,200 --> 00:59:40,680
Speaker 6: Will say is this, Justin Fills has done every single

1183
00:59:40,840 --> 00:59:44,040
Speaker 6: thing right while Russ has been on the shelf dealing

1184
00:59:44,080 --> 00:59:46,760
Speaker 6: with the calf injury. Up until this week, Justin Phills

1185
00:59:46,760 --> 00:59:48,920
Speaker 6: had came out there and led that offense and looked

1186
00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:51,360
Speaker 6: good through every training camp practice and even looked good

1187
00:59:51,360 --> 00:59:54,320
Speaker 6: in the preseason opener. But there's still certain things with

1188
00:59:54,520 --> 00:59:57,280
Speaker 6: justin that you want to see more consistency from and

1189
00:59:57,360 --> 00:59:59,680
Speaker 6: I feel like he's in the right direction. This earl's

1190
00:59:59,680 --> 01:00:02,840
Speaker 6: continu pointing the right way. But with Russ, it's just

1191
01:00:02,840 --> 01:00:05,680
Speaker 6: a certain you know, floor that comes with him. And

1192
01:00:05,720 --> 01:00:08,200
Speaker 6: I think in that situation for this team right here

1193
01:00:08,240 --> 01:00:11,360
Speaker 6: in Pittsburgh, you just feel a lot more comfortable going

1194
01:00:11,400 --> 01:00:13,800
Speaker 6: with the higher floor to start this thing out. And

1195
01:00:13,920 --> 01:00:17,600
Speaker 6: if you know, Russ starts to look old or it

1196
01:00:17,680 --> 01:00:19,680
Speaker 6: doesn't play up to the full potential that we think

1197
01:00:19,680 --> 01:00:22,480
Speaker 6: he's capable of, well that's when you turn to Justin

1198
01:00:22,480 --> 01:00:25,040
Speaker 6: Phills and you say, hey, young guy, here's your chance.

1199
01:00:25,080 --> 01:00:27,640
Speaker 6: But I think for the Steelers perspective, it's a lot

1200
01:00:27,720 --> 01:00:31,440
Speaker 6: easier to start Russ in transition to Phills then it

1201
01:00:31,440 --> 01:00:33,640
Speaker 6: would be to start Justin Phills early on and try

1202
01:00:33,680 --> 01:00:35,040
Speaker 6: to transition back to Russ.

1203
01:00:36,200 --> 01:00:39,080
Speaker 2: What can you tell us, Arthur about you know this

1204
01:00:39,440 --> 01:00:42,480
Speaker 2: rookie beanie Bishop, I mean, undrafted kid, play at three

1205
01:00:42,520 --> 01:00:46,080
Speaker 2: different schools, finished at West Virginia. Mike Tomlin doesn't just

1206
01:00:46,120 --> 01:00:48,920
Speaker 2: throw rookies out there on the field unless they're highly

1207
01:00:48,960 --> 01:00:52,400
Speaker 2: tuted draft choices. This guy's undrafted and he's running first

1208
01:00:52,400 --> 01:00:54,960
Speaker 2: team nickel right now, what can you tell us about him?

1209
01:00:56,160 --> 01:00:56,400
Speaker 1: Man?

1210
01:00:56,560 --> 01:01:00,280
Speaker 6: A very smart player, tough as nails also, But when

1211
01:01:00,320 --> 01:01:01,960
Speaker 6: you just look at his tape, Man, he's a guy

1212
01:01:02,000 --> 01:01:04,280
Speaker 6: that is not afraid to tackle, He's not afraid to cover.

1213
01:01:04,440 --> 01:01:07,680
Speaker 6: He played more outside corner at West Virginia, whereas here

1214
01:01:07,680 --> 01:01:09,600
Speaker 6: at the NFL level, we bumped Hi more into that

1215
01:01:09,640 --> 01:01:12,000
Speaker 6: slot role. But I think for him, Man, he's a

1216
01:01:12,040 --> 01:01:14,720
Speaker 6: guy that isn't afraid of the moment. And when you're

1217
01:01:14,760 --> 01:01:17,760
Speaker 6: talking about young players, especially undrafted guys, you never know

1218
01:01:18,400 --> 01:01:20,360
Speaker 6: how they're going to react when they line up across

1219
01:01:20,400 --> 01:01:23,800
Speaker 6: another NFL player. But for Beanie, he's consistently put on

1220
01:01:23,880 --> 01:01:25,880
Speaker 6: tape that the moment is not too big and that

1221
01:01:25,920 --> 01:01:28,680
Speaker 6: he trusts fundamentals. And in all honestly, he reminds me

1222
01:01:28,720 --> 01:01:31,080
Speaker 6: of one of my former Bills teammates, and Nick kel Roby,

1223
01:01:31,120 --> 01:01:34,160
Speaker 6: who also came in young guy, not a lot of

1224
01:01:34,200 --> 01:01:36,600
Speaker 6: hype around him, but was out there early on in

1225
01:01:36,640 --> 01:01:39,040
Speaker 6: that slot making plays. When I look at Beanie, I

1226
01:01:39,040 --> 01:01:40,600
Speaker 6: see a lot of that in him, and I think

1227
01:01:40,640 --> 01:01:43,040
Speaker 6: that that's a big reason why he's been able to

1228
01:01:43,080 --> 01:01:46,120
Speaker 6: kind of win over coach Tomlin early on. And for him,

1229
01:01:46,200 --> 01:01:49,720
Speaker 6: he just has to keep producing every opportunity gets in

1230
01:01:49,760 --> 01:01:52,400
Speaker 6: the stadium, keep putting together good tape, and that's going

1231
01:01:52,480 --> 01:01:55,640
Speaker 6: to help him, especially being an undrafted guy, because we

1232
01:01:55,680 --> 01:01:57,640
Speaker 6: know that the lady you are in the draft, or

1233
01:01:57,680 --> 01:02:00,320
Speaker 6: if you're undrafted, you don't always get that bit of

1234
01:02:00,320 --> 01:02:03,240
Speaker 6: the doubt that the first or second rounder gets. So

1235
01:02:03,320 --> 01:02:05,880
Speaker 6: in that case, Bennie has to continue to put good

1236
01:02:06,080 --> 01:02:08,720
Speaker 6: tape out there, and I think for him there's nothing

1237
01:02:08,760 --> 01:02:10,040
Speaker 6: holding him back in that case.

1238
01:02:10,760 --> 01:02:13,040
Speaker 1: Give us a name or two, maybe one or two

1239
01:02:13,720 --> 01:02:16,360
Speaker 1: young players in the Steels training camp that have been

1240
01:02:16,440 --> 01:02:19,919
Speaker 1: surprising in their development. Maybe Beanie is one of them.

1241
01:02:20,040 --> 01:02:22,160
Speaker 1: Is there been guys who people didn't know about and

1242
01:02:22,240 --> 01:02:24,040
Speaker 1: all of a sudden burst turn of the fields like

1243
01:02:24,040 --> 01:02:25,960
Speaker 1: Beanie has Well.

1244
01:02:25,960 --> 01:02:27,720
Speaker 6: I would say the two guys that have really stood

1245
01:02:27,760 --> 01:02:29,720
Speaker 6: out to me as I go out to the training

1246
01:02:29,720 --> 01:02:32,040
Speaker 6: camp and I watched the team. On offense, it would

1247
01:02:32,080 --> 01:02:35,040
Speaker 6: be Connor Hayward. He's going into his third year more

1248
01:02:35,080 --> 01:02:38,439
Speaker 6: of a h back, tight end move guy, but under

1249
01:02:38,600 --> 01:02:42,160
Speaker 6: Arthur Smith's new system, he's been able to really flourish

1250
01:02:42,320 --> 01:02:45,040
Speaker 6: both running the ball but also as the move guy,

1251
01:02:45,080 --> 01:02:47,360
Speaker 6: catching the ball down the grass and stuff like that.

1252
01:02:47,400 --> 01:02:50,480
Speaker 6: And then on defense, Demarvin Lee out. This is a

1253
01:02:50,480 --> 01:02:52,600
Speaker 6: guy going into his third year, came off of a

1254
01:02:52,640 --> 01:02:56,840
Speaker 6: sophomore slump, but the expectations were hot. The thoughts were, man,

1255
01:02:56,920 --> 01:03:00,000
Speaker 6: this is a guy that's very athletic, could replace something

1256
01:03:00,240 --> 01:03:02,880
Speaker 6: a Cam Hayward type, a step on to it type.

1257
01:03:02,960 --> 01:03:05,479
Speaker 6: But unfortunately that second year he kind of took a seat,

1258
01:03:05,760 --> 01:03:07,920
Speaker 6: took a step back. But I felt like this training

1259
01:03:07,960 --> 01:03:10,400
Speaker 6: camp he's putting together a lot of good days back

1260
01:03:10,400 --> 01:03:12,600
Speaker 6: to back, and then even in the preseason game against

1261
01:03:12,600 --> 01:03:15,400
Speaker 6: the Texans, he really stood out, not just as a

1262
01:03:15,440 --> 01:03:18,320
Speaker 6: productive pass rush and getting a sack, but also filling

1263
01:03:18,360 --> 01:03:20,320
Speaker 6: it up in terms of playing against the run really well.

1264
01:03:21,000 --> 01:03:24,680
Speaker 2: Last one for me, Arthur Cordrell Patterson was an interesting

1265
01:03:24,720 --> 01:03:28,800
Speaker 2: pickup for them in the offseason with this new dynamic kickoff.

1266
01:03:29,440 --> 01:03:31,760
Speaker 2: He might be a perfect fit for something like that.

1267
01:03:32,160 --> 01:03:35,520
Speaker 2: What has been his usage thus far on special teams.

1268
01:03:36,880 --> 01:03:39,720
Speaker 6: Yeah, So Cordell Man is another guy that is very

1269
01:03:39,720 --> 01:03:41,960
Speaker 6: exciting to have here. I mean, we were kind of

1270
01:03:42,000 --> 01:03:45,200
Speaker 6: joking about this special teams unit that the Steels have

1271
01:03:45,240 --> 01:03:48,800
Speaker 6: put together with Miles killer Brew pro bowler, Cordell Patterson

1272
01:03:48,840 --> 01:03:52,600
Speaker 6: pro bowler, and even Tyler Mattecavich former pro bowler, So

1273
01:03:52,920 --> 01:03:55,840
Speaker 6: with that, you feel good about the situation. But with Cordell,

1274
01:03:56,320 --> 01:03:58,800
Speaker 6: it's kind of been the similar situation as Russell Wilson.

1275
01:03:59,160 --> 01:04:01,160
Speaker 6: Up until this week, he had been on the show

1276
01:04:01,320 --> 01:04:03,760
Speaker 6: dealing with a little bit of an injury. So now

1277
01:04:03,880 --> 01:04:06,200
Speaker 6: we're starting to see him get a little bit more implemented,

1278
01:04:06,280 --> 01:04:09,160
Speaker 6: and I think for him, he is going to thrive

1279
01:04:09,200 --> 01:04:13,200
Speaker 6: in this scenario because it's putting an incentive on putting

1280
01:04:13,200 --> 01:04:15,760
Speaker 6: the ball in play on kickoff. We saw what this

1281
01:04:15,760 --> 01:04:18,840
Speaker 6: guy was capable of under the old rules, and that's

1282
01:04:18,880 --> 01:04:21,439
Speaker 6: part of why teams stopped kicking the guys like him.

1283
01:04:21,760 --> 01:04:23,960
Speaker 6: So now you're giving him a chance to not just

1284
01:04:24,760 --> 01:04:26,800
Speaker 6: know that he's going to get returns, but also have

1285
01:04:26,880 --> 01:04:29,720
Speaker 6: it in a setup where you're not dealing with these

1286
01:04:29,720 --> 01:04:32,720
Speaker 6: big collisions anymore either, just by the way of the

1287
01:04:32,760 --> 01:04:35,240
Speaker 6: new setup, which is still taking some getting used to.

1288
01:04:35,800 --> 01:04:38,320
Speaker 6: But I think in that s in that sense for

1289
01:04:38,440 --> 01:04:40,240
Speaker 6: cadell Man, I think he has to be very excited

1290
01:04:40,280 --> 01:04:41,840
Speaker 6: about it, and I think that's a big reason why

1291
01:04:41,920 --> 01:04:43,920
Speaker 6: here in Pittsburgh they're excited to see what he can

1292
01:04:43,920 --> 01:04:44,920
Speaker 6: do once the season starts.

1293
01:04:45,040 --> 01:04:47,120
Speaker 1: What's been the early feedback from guys you've talked to

1294
01:04:47,120 --> 01:04:53,960
Speaker 1: about the new dynamic kickoff. Yeah right, Yeah, they know

1295
01:04:54,000 --> 01:04:54,560
Speaker 1: what to think.

1296
01:04:55,560 --> 01:04:58,360
Speaker 6: When you watch it, you're still I mean watching it

1297
01:04:58,360 --> 01:05:01,760
Speaker 6: on TV. The referees are and even comfortable with this day. Yeah,

1298
01:05:01,840 --> 01:05:03,800
Speaker 6: you see the players, they're looking at it and it's

1299
01:05:03,880 --> 01:05:07,160
Speaker 6: just awkward. And I feel like whenever there is change,

1300
01:05:07,320 --> 01:05:09,480
Speaker 6: you know you're going to go through this phase. I'm

1301
01:05:09,520 --> 01:05:12,240
Speaker 6: just trying to give it time to potentially grow on

1302
01:05:12,400 --> 01:05:15,960
Speaker 6: me because I call myself a football like snob and

1303
01:05:16,000 --> 01:05:18,280
Speaker 6: a purist, and I'm just so accustomed to what it

1304
01:05:18,320 --> 01:05:20,680
Speaker 6: looked like growing up, even back when you were playing

1305
01:05:20,680 --> 01:05:23,640
Speaker 6: out there, Steve, So for me, that's one of the

1306
01:05:23,640 --> 01:05:27,240
Speaker 6: parts where I'm just kind of like, we'll see, hopefully

1307
01:05:27,320 --> 01:05:28,880
Speaker 6: it gets better sooner rather than later.

1308
01:05:28,920 --> 01:05:32,880
Speaker 2: Though, Arthur, appreciate the time, Enjoy the game on Saturday.

1309
01:05:32,920 --> 01:05:34,680
Speaker 2: I'm sure we'll catch up with you down the line here.

1310
01:05:34,800 --> 01:05:35,520
Speaker 3: Enjoy the season.

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01:05:36,840 --> 01:05:38,880
Speaker 6: No, without a doubt, man, I appreciate you as always.

1312
01:05:38,920 --> 01:05:39,240
Speaker 3: All Right.

1313
01:05:39,280 --> 01:05:43,040
Speaker 2: That's Arthur Motes, former Bills and Steelers linebacker and host

1314
01:05:43,120 --> 01:05:45,880
Speaker 2: of the Arthur Motes podcast Experience.

1315
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Speaker 3: Yeah, it's interesting.

1316
01:05:48,520 --> 01:05:50,840
Speaker 2: I wanted to kind of get a feel for some

1317
01:05:50,880 --> 01:05:53,760
Speaker 2: of the young talent on the Steelers' roster and really

1318
01:05:53,800 --> 01:05:56,280
Speaker 2: beinging Bishop has been a tremendous story for them. You know,

1319
01:05:56,320 --> 01:05:58,880
Speaker 2: you go from undrafted to starting nickel right now. I mean,

1320
01:05:58,880 --> 01:06:02,120
Speaker 2: that's that's not easy to do in a in a

1321
01:06:02,760 --> 01:06:05,040
Speaker 2: in an environment where it's all about earning it, and

1322
01:06:05,080 --> 01:06:07,640
Speaker 2: that's how Tomlin runs stuff there. And yeah, he's definitely

1323
01:06:07,680 --> 01:06:11,760
Speaker 2: made a fantastic impression to be ahead, you know of

1324
01:06:12,240 --> 01:06:15,440
Speaker 2: you know a veteran player like a Cameron Sutton for example,

1325
01:06:15,640 --> 01:06:18,200
Speaker 2: you know, guys like that, he's doing really well.

1326
01:06:18,600 --> 01:06:20,480
Speaker 1: We've seen it happen here in Buffalo with you know,

1327
01:06:20,560 --> 01:06:24,520
Speaker 1: Christian Benford to be for one of them and others,

1328
01:06:24,640 --> 01:06:29,600
Speaker 1: and heck Levi Wallace came in and earned that spot

1329
01:06:29,640 --> 01:06:31,760
Speaker 1: like that. It's difficult to do, but I think that

1330
01:06:32,120 --> 01:06:35,600
Speaker 1: we've seen it more often in that position group than

1331
01:06:35,640 --> 01:06:39,919
Speaker 1: any other because well, I've said, you know, because there's

1332
01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:42,520
Speaker 1: athletes everywhere, and if you get an athlete and all

1333
01:06:42,560 --> 01:06:44,440
Speaker 1: of a sudden he gets into the right environment and

1334
01:06:44,440 --> 01:06:47,960
Speaker 1: starts to thrive, he can thrive quickly and can build

1335
01:06:47,960 --> 01:06:50,040
Speaker 1: on what he's learned in the past and and have

1336
01:06:50,160 --> 01:06:53,440
Speaker 1: it stack up really well. For a guy lines up,

1337
01:06:54,440 --> 01:06:56,400
Speaker 1: they take pretty good reps, and all of a sudden,

1338
01:06:56,400 --> 01:06:59,080
Speaker 1: they find themselves starting on Week one of the NFL

1339
01:06:59,160 --> 01:07:01,600
Speaker 1: as a as a guy nobody knew about six six

1340
01:07:01,600 --> 01:07:02,200
Speaker 1: months before.

1341
01:07:02,360 --> 01:07:06,320
Speaker 2: Yeah, he has been able to take advantage in part

1342
01:07:06,400 --> 01:07:09,200
Speaker 2: because some of the Steelers dbs.

1343
01:07:08,800 --> 01:07:09,520
Speaker 3: Are on IR.

1344
01:07:10,760 --> 01:07:13,160
Speaker 2: But hey, someone's got to fill in. He did it,

1345
01:07:13,200 --> 01:07:16,560
Speaker 2: and he's done a pretty good job. So I read

1346
01:07:16,600 --> 01:07:19,600
Speaker 2: a story about him last week, and you know, we

1347
01:07:19,680 --> 01:07:22,720
Speaker 2: hear coach McDermott talk all the time about Bill's DNA.

1348
01:07:23,640 --> 01:07:26,120
Speaker 3: They talk about Beanie Bishop.

1349
01:07:25,840 --> 01:07:31,600
Speaker 2: Like, yeah, he's a fit on a Steelers defense, just

1350
01:07:31,680 --> 01:07:34,440
Speaker 2: like what Steelers defenses are traditionally known for. He plays

1351
01:07:34,440 --> 01:07:37,720
Speaker 2: that way, blue collar mentality, tough, you know, sticks his

1352
01:07:37,760 --> 01:07:41,640
Speaker 2: nose in tough spaces, even though he's not the biggest guy.

1353
01:07:42,360 --> 01:07:44,760
Speaker 2: Didn't hear anything about Peyton Wilson if you remember him

1354
01:07:44,800 --> 01:07:48,240
Speaker 2: in the draft, the linebacker at NC State, I mean,

1355
01:07:48,480 --> 01:07:49,840
Speaker 2: super duper athlete.

1356
01:07:49,840 --> 01:07:51,720
Speaker 3: He killed it at the combine. I think he ran

1357
01:07:51,800 --> 01:07:53,320
Speaker 3: like a four to three eighty.

1358
01:07:53,320 --> 01:07:56,240
Speaker 1: He's a six four guy, and yeah, he's like super.

1359
01:07:56,080 --> 01:07:58,320
Speaker 2: Runs like a deer, huge, but he's buried on the

1360
01:07:58,320 --> 01:08:00,800
Speaker 2: depth jar behind Patrick Queen. They're free agent pickup from

1361
01:08:00,840 --> 01:08:05,560
Speaker 2: Baltimore h and A land And Roberts. So I'm curious

1362
01:08:05,600 --> 01:08:07,880
Speaker 2: to see because he's gonna get run on Saturday. I

1363
01:08:07,880 --> 01:08:11,240
Speaker 2: want to see if the speed he displayed in college.

1364
01:08:11,200 --> 01:08:12,440
Speaker 3: Translates to the NFL.

1365
01:08:12,480 --> 01:08:14,400
Speaker 2: I don't know if there's any reason I think it wouldn't,

1366
01:08:15,240 --> 01:08:16,880
Speaker 2: but I liked him a lot coming out in the draft.

1367
01:08:16,960 --> 01:08:20,439
Speaker 2: He had a bad injury history at shoulder surgeries, knee surgeries,

1368
01:08:20,479 --> 01:08:23,599
Speaker 2: and that's what dropped him to the third round. But

1369
01:08:23,720 --> 01:08:25,280
Speaker 2: you know, I think some people failed him.

1370
01:08:25,400 --> 01:08:28,200
Speaker 1: It's not the physics not catastrophic that Patrick Queen and

1371
01:08:28,320 --> 01:08:30,160
Speaker 1: Landon Roberts are ahead of him. I mean, you think

1372
01:08:30,439 --> 01:08:32,720
Speaker 1: that's where it's be hard to unless one of those

1373
01:08:32,720 --> 01:08:35,400
Speaker 1: guys stumbles or takes it heart to days off hard

1374
01:08:35,439 --> 01:08:38,479
Speaker 1: to unseat them. So he's got to feel the steep.

1375
01:08:38,479 --> 01:08:42,240
Speaker 1: Team's got to feel okay about that right now. I

1376
01:08:42,280 --> 01:08:45,960
Speaker 1: think for them, you said it, some of these guys,

1377
01:08:46,280 --> 01:08:48,800
Speaker 1: they scour these guys injury history and they and they

1378
01:08:49,120 --> 01:08:52,160
Speaker 1: if the guy can stay healthy, they feel good about it.

1379
01:08:52,200 --> 01:08:54,759
Speaker 1: But they're not. They're watching them like a hawk. And

1380
01:08:54,880 --> 01:08:57,679
Speaker 1: you can see that the Bills have you know, they've

1381
01:08:57,680 --> 01:09:00,360
Speaker 1: been hit by that this preseason and the Steeler same

1382
01:09:00,360 --> 01:09:06,000
Speaker 1: way in certain spots. But we'll see it's hard to

1383
01:09:06,120 --> 01:09:09,280
Speaker 1: unseat guys who have done it, particularly a guy like

1384
01:09:09,360 --> 01:09:15,400
Speaker 1: Patrick Queen who comes over from Baltimore. I mean that guy.

1385
01:09:15,439 --> 01:09:20,320
Speaker 1: They've been around it. Like you said, like this, the

1386
01:09:20,360 --> 01:09:25,400
Speaker 1: guy de Marvin Leal, this is coming into his third year.

1387
01:09:25,479 --> 01:09:27,360
Speaker 1: Last year he took a step back. We've talked a

1388
01:09:27,360 --> 01:09:29,479
Speaker 1: ton about how hard it is for guys come in

1389
01:09:29,479 --> 01:09:32,200
Speaker 1: as rookies. They're just they're just trying to tread water.

1390
01:09:32,720 --> 01:09:35,960
Speaker 1: And then the second year they come back and they

1391
01:09:35,960 --> 01:09:38,439
Speaker 1: still they didn't quite get their off season set up right.

1392
01:09:38,479 --> 01:09:40,360
Speaker 1: There is their their brand new and then and they

1393
01:09:40,400 --> 01:09:42,160
Speaker 1: take a step back on the field as a pro

1394
01:09:42,360 --> 01:09:44,479
Speaker 1: because they couldn't get it together in the off season.

1395
01:09:44,560 --> 01:09:48,240
Speaker 1: They're still kind of struggling with their personal life getting

1396
01:09:48,280 --> 01:09:50,760
Speaker 1: it to fit with their pro life. Then finally in

1397
01:09:50,800 --> 01:09:53,599
Speaker 1: their third year, like this Leal, we'll see, let's see

1398
01:09:53,640 --> 01:09:56,400
Speaker 1: if le Leal comes out. You know, like some of

1399
01:09:56,439 --> 01:09:58,120
Speaker 1: the bills we've seen in their third year, all of

1400
01:09:58,120 --> 01:10:00,000
Speaker 1: a sudden, it's like, okay, they got this, now here

1401
01:10:00,080 --> 01:10:04,240
Speaker 1: we go. We'll see. But that's still worth the cusp

1402
01:10:04,280 --> 01:10:06,040
Speaker 1: of some of these third year guys on both the

1403
01:10:06,040 --> 01:10:09,880
Speaker 1: Steelers and the Bills saying, Okay, here we go. Now

1404
01:10:09,880 --> 01:10:11,720
Speaker 1: they're going to play as a pro instead of a

1405
01:10:11,760 --> 01:10:14,000
Speaker 1: college guy trying to make it as a pro. And

1406
01:10:14,000 --> 01:10:16,640
Speaker 1: it's a big It sounds like a subtle difference, but

1407
01:10:16,680 --> 01:10:20,120
Speaker 1: it really is a big difference, and it shows more

1408
01:10:20,160 --> 01:10:24,479
Speaker 1: so in the everyday prep and practice and workouts, and

1409
01:10:24,520 --> 01:10:27,360
Speaker 1: then of course because of that, it shows on the field.

1410
01:10:27,400 --> 01:10:29,599
Speaker 1: On Sundays, there.

1411
01:10:29,640 --> 01:10:34,439
Speaker 2: Was a Steelers transaction. One of their backup defensive backs,

1412
01:10:34,520 --> 01:10:38,120
Speaker 2: grayln Arnold, went to ir today with a calf injury

1413
01:10:38,720 --> 01:10:42,639
Speaker 2: and they signed he Andre Thomas to replace him on

1414
01:10:42,680 --> 01:10:46,320
Speaker 2: the roster. I doubt he's practicing today as he just

1415
01:10:46,360 --> 01:10:50,799
Speaker 2: got there. Whether or not he'll even play on Saturday

1416
01:10:50,840 --> 01:10:55,000
Speaker 2: against the Bills remains to be seen. But the Steelers

1417
01:10:55,040 --> 01:10:57,800
Speaker 2: dealing with their own injuries. You know, people, I think

1418
01:10:57,800 --> 01:11:00,800
Speaker 2: a lot of times Bills fail when they see a

1419
01:11:00,840 --> 01:11:03,280
Speaker 2: serious injury. They're like, oh my gosh, it's always injuries

1420
01:11:03,280 --> 01:11:05,680
Speaker 2: with us. It's it's always injuries with everybody.

1421
01:11:06,120 --> 01:11:08,639
Speaker 3: Football is a one hundred percent injuries four percent.

1422
01:11:09,160 --> 01:11:13,120
Speaker 2: So don't think that just because you've got your ear

1423
01:11:13,200 --> 01:11:14,759
Speaker 2: to the ground on the Bills, because you're a Bills

1424
01:11:14,760 --> 01:11:16,799
Speaker 2: fan that the Bills are the only team dealing with injuries.

1425
01:11:16,880 --> 01:11:17,920
Speaker 3: Everybody's dealing with them.

1426
01:11:17,920 --> 01:11:21,040
Speaker 2: The Steelers have about six guys on IR right now,

1427
01:11:21,600 --> 01:11:26,320
Speaker 2: so it happens everywhere. It's unfortunate, you know what's happened

1428
01:11:26,360 --> 01:11:29,680
Speaker 2: to Milano here. But hopefully, some way, somehow he can

1429
01:11:29,720 --> 01:11:31,799
Speaker 2: get back towards the end of the season and provide

1430
01:11:31,800 --> 01:11:34,080
Speaker 2: this team with what could be a much needed boost

1431
01:11:34,080 --> 01:11:34,880
Speaker 2: at that time of the year.

1432
01:11:34,960 --> 01:11:39,040
Speaker 1: Yeah, and maybe maybe we'll see.

1433
01:11:39,200 --> 01:11:43,760
Speaker 3: Yeah it's a hard maybe, I get it. Yeah, but

1434
01:11:43,800 --> 01:11:45,000
Speaker 3: you let us know what you think.

1435
01:11:45,640 --> 01:11:49,200
Speaker 2: How does the Matt Mulano injury impact your hopes for

1436
01:11:49,280 --> 01:11:52,840
Speaker 2: the Bills defense this season? Eight oh three, five point

1437
01:11:52,840 --> 01:11:56,240
Speaker 2: fifty one, eighty eight, five fifty two, five fifty those.

1438
01:11:56,080 --> 01:11:57,479
Speaker 3: Are the numbers to get on board. We do have

1439
01:11:57,520 --> 01:11:58,400
Speaker 3: open lines for you.

1440
01:11:58,920 --> 01:12:01,559
Speaker 2: We started on the two and we'll continue there for

1441
01:12:01,680 --> 01:12:06,760
Speaker 2: now where Shack says this sucks. Hoping Dorian Williams hits

1442
01:12:06,800 --> 01:12:09,840
Speaker 2: that second year stride. Bills tend to develop their picks,

1443
01:12:09,880 --> 01:12:12,160
Speaker 2: so hopefully he has what it takes. I think he

1444
01:12:12,240 --> 01:12:15,320
Speaker 2: has the requisite physical skill set. I don't even think

1445
01:12:15,320 --> 01:12:18,799
Speaker 2: that's a question. Some might even argue He's even faster

1446
01:12:18,920 --> 01:12:21,280
Speaker 2: on the field than Matt Milano, which is pretty dang fast.

1447
01:12:23,080 --> 01:12:25,880
Speaker 2: I'm not sure his instincts are there yet in terms

1448
01:12:25,880 --> 01:12:27,080
Speaker 2: of Milano's level.

1449
01:12:27,320 --> 01:12:29,559
Speaker 1: But he's gonna make plays.

1450
01:12:30,000 --> 01:12:30,920
Speaker 3: He runs and hits.

1451
01:12:30,960 --> 01:12:33,719
Speaker 2: Man, you're gonna notice Dorian Williams when he's on the field,

1452
01:12:33,960 --> 01:12:34,840
Speaker 2: like it's hard not to.

1453
01:12:36,280 --> 01:12:38,800
Speaker 1: Yes, he is. He's really and he's kind of like

1454
01:12:38,880 --> 01:12:41,080
Speaker 1: particularly in the run game and when they try to

1455
01:12:41,080 --> 01:12:43,519
Speaker 1: get why certainly Chicago had a chance and they did

1456
01:12:43,520 --> 01:12:45,800
Speaker 1: that a little bit against the Bills this last weekend.

1457
01:12:46,800 --> 01:12:49,760
Speaker 1: But Williams can go sideline to sideline and get there

1458
01:12:49,800 --> 01:12:51,439
Speaker 1: at the line of scrimmage and set of five or

1459
01:12:51,479 --> 01:12:53,800
Speaker 1: six yards down the field that he is, he goes

1460
01:12:53,840 --> 01:12:57,360
Speaker 1: and gets it, and I think a little bit of

1461
01:12:57,439 --> 01:12:59,200
Speaker 1: him and the things you see it are a little

1462
01:12:59,200 --> 01:13:01,320
Speaker 1: bit like you did with Kai when they go zone.

1463
01:13:01,439 --> 01:13:04,960
Speaker 1: Kyer's not as comfortable when they go when you drop

1464
01:13:05,920 --> 01:13:08,719
Speaker 1: Dorian into coverage in space and z, he's not quite

1465
01:13:08,720 --> 01:13:11,720
Speaker 1: as comfortable. But man, when somebody's got the ball in

1466
01:13:11,760 --> 01:13:14,240
Speaker 1: their hands and it's his job to tackle him, he's

1467
01:13:14,240 --> 01:13:18,040
Speaker 1: on them and it's fun to watch when it when

1468
01:13:18,040 --> 01:13:22,439
Speaker 1: it goes his way. But hopefully over lost off season.

1469
01:13:22,439 --> 01:13:24,240
Speaker 1: In this training camp, they've talked to him about it

1470
01:13:24,280 --> 01:13:25,600
Speaker 1: that he sees it as well as they do, and

1471
01:13:25,640 --> 01:13:27,679
Speaker 1: they work on it and he gets a different mindset

1472
01:13:27,720 --> 01:13:31,680
Speaker 1: in those positions where he can just play better and

1473
01:13:31,720 --> 01:13:34,479
Speaker 1: be more comfortable doing it. Really, basically is what it means.

1474
01:13:34,720 --> 01:13:39,160
Speaker 1: He's got the physical set, school physical skill set to

1475
01:13:39,240 --> 01:13:43,120
Speaker 1: play and play extremely well. Most of what you're talking

1476
01:13:43,120 --> 01:13:46,439
Speaker 1: about at this level is the guy just feeling comfortable

1477
01:13:46,439 --> 01:13:49,439
Speaker 1: and turning it loose and going. He does that in

1478
01:13:49,479 --> 01:13:52,280
Speaker 1: the run game, not so much in the in the

1479
01:13:52,360 --> 01:13:53,280
Speaker 1: zone passing game.

1480
01:13:53,640 --> 01:13:57,120
Speaker 2: Yeah, we are going to take a break here when

1481
01:13:57,120 --> 01:13:58,759
Speaker 2: we come back, more of your thoughts on the tweet

1482
01:13:58,800 --> 01:14:01,240
Speaker 2: sheet and your phone calls Ato three oh five fifty.

1483
01:14:01,280 --> 01:14:01,760
Speaker 3: How does the.

1484
01:14:01,680 --> 01:14:04,920
Speaker 2: Matt Milano injury news impact your hopes.

1485
01:14:04,600 --> 01:14:06,040
Speaker 3: For the Bills defense this season?

1486
01:14:06,080 --> 01:14:08,280
Speaker 2: Ato three oh five fifty one eight eight eight five

1487
01:14:08,400 --> 01:14:10,880
Speaker 2: fifty two five point fifty your phone calls and tweets.

1488
01:14:10,920 --> 01:14:13,200
Speaker 2: Next here on One Bill's Live presented by Kalida Health,

1489
01:14:13,200 --> 01:14:30,000
Speaker 2: It's Buffalo Bill's RADI All right back here on One

1490
01:14:30,080 --> 01:14:33,000
Speaker 2: Bill's Live, Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you on a Thursday.

1491
01:14:33,680 --> 01:14:35,880
Speaker 3: Steve and I after the show will be headed down.

1492
01:14:35,840 --> 01:14:40,080
Speaker 2: To Pittsburgh ourselves and as we begin preparations for Saturday's

1493
01:14:40,080 --> 01:14:43,800
Speaker 2: preseason game. Steve on the television side, which will be

1494
01:14:43,840 --> 01:14:47,160
Speaker 2: airing on WIVB TV, ME on the radio side, which

1495
01:14:47,240 --> 01:14:50,320
Speaker 2: locally here will be heard on the Bill's flagship station,

1496
01:14:50,920 --> 01:14:55,559
Speaker 2: WGR five fifty. So we're kind of going through some

1497
01:14:55,840 --> 01:14:58,240
Speaker 2: comments on the tweet sheet, but we are gonna go

1498
01:14:58,320 --> 01:15:00,720
Speaker 2: check over on the phone lines at A three five

1499
01:15:00,880 --> 01:15:03,719
Speaker 2: fifty one eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty

1500
01:15:03,720 --> 01:15:05,200
Speaker 2: where we do have some open lines for you, and

1501
01:15:05,280 --> 01:15:06,920
Speaker 2: we check in with Ken on a sale.

1502
01:15:06,920 --> 01:15:07,960
Speaker 3: What do you got for his Ken?

1503
01:15:08,680 --> 01:15:08,880
Speaker 1: Oh?

1504
01:15:09,000 --> 01:15:13,840
Speaker 12: Yes, uh, let von Miller cook and the Bills will

1505
01:15:13,840 --> 01:15:16,960
Speaker 12: do the rest of the next man will do the rest.

1506
01:15:18,040 --> 01:15:20,080
Speaker 2: Oh, so you're not worried, You're not terribly worried about

1507
01:15:20,120 --> 01:15:20,960
Speaker 2: the Milano injury.

1508
01:15:21,520 --> 01:15:25,280
Speaker 12: Oh hope hopefully, you know, I'm hoping he's back. You know,

1509
01:15:25,720 --> 01:15:28,040
Speaker 12: when he's back, they get you know who, he comes back,

1510
01:15:28,080 --> 01:15:31,920
Speaker 12: and we'll be uh, you know, we'll have still the

1511
01:15:32,360 --> 01:15:35,280
Speaker 12: you know who could get him back and go hope

1512
01:15:35,320 --> 01:15:36,800
Speaker 12: for that playoff push.

1513
01:15:36,920 --> 01:15:39,880
Speaker 2: Okay, fair enough, Ken, thanks for the call, and I

1514
01:15:39,880 --> 01:15:43,240
Speaker 2: think people hopefully have seen enough of Dorian Williams to

1515
01:15:43,320 --> 01:15:47,600
Speaker 2: at least give him an opportunity to quell their concerns.

1516
01:15:48,280 --> 01:15:52,640
Speaker 1: Yeah, well they The good part of it, and the

1517
01:15:52,640 --> 01:15:54,080
Speaker 1: bad part of it too, is the fact that they

1518
01:15:54,080 --> 01:15:56,640
Speaker 1: had to play twelve games last year without Milano at

1519
01:15:56,680 --> 01:15:59,120
Speaker 1: all and they still got the playoffs. One of the

1520
01:15:59,120 --> 01:16:02,120
Speaker 1: playoff game, and then it was more injuries after that

1521
01:16:02,120 --> 01:16:04,519
Speaker 1: that really derailed him in the In the game against

1522
01:16:04,600 --> 01:16:08,519
Speaker 1: Kansas City, they had four starters out, you know, so

1523
01:16:09,640 --> 01:16:12,719
Speaker 1: you know, they were really crippled last year by injuries,

1524
01:16:12,760 --> 01:16:14,760
Speaker 1: and then now you see Malona come back and now

1525
01:16:14,800 --> 01:16:18,400
Speaker 1: he's out again. It's it's pretty frustrating. But this is

1526
01:16:18,400 --> 01:16:20,960
Speaker 1: a roster that should be, particularly at this point of

1527
01:16:21,000 --> 01:16:23,840
Speaker 1: the season, should be able to mend to you know,

1528
01:16:24,160 --> 01:16:28,160
Speaker 1: to smooth over that gap that left by Matt Malona's

1529
01:16:28,200 --> 01:16:32,880
Speaker 1: absence like it did last year. We'll see, it's not

1530
01:16:32,920 --> 01:16:35,599
Speaker 1: gonna be It's not gonna be easier without Matt Milono,

1531
01:16:35,720 --> 01:16:38,960
Speaker 1: that's for sure, but certainly now with a ninety man

1532
01:16:39,160 --> 01:16:42,960
Speaker 1: roster and enough tools in the toolbox, they should be

1533
01:16:43,000 --> 01:16:45,519
Speaker 1: able to smooth it over somewhat easier than they did

1534
01:16:45,560 --> 01:16:48,160
Speaker 1: even last year. In Week five when he had they

1535
01:16:48,160 --> 01:16:49,759
Speaker 1: had to start going without him. Yeah.

1536
01:16:50,520 --> 01:16:50,680
Speaker 7: Uh.

1537
01:16:50,760 --> 01:16:54,559
Speaker 2: Let's check back on the tweetsheet here where we have

1538
01:16:56,720 --> 01:17:00,600
Speaker 2: Eric Next, who on the Milano injuries says he's not

1539
01:17:00,680 --> 01:17:03,639
Speaker 2: a replaceable player, but at least we have more time

1540
01:17:03,680 --> 01:17:05,960
Speaker 2: to prepare for it as opposed to replacing him mid

1541
01:17:06,000 --> 01:17:08,639
Speaker 2: season last year. More than anything, though, I just feel

1542
01:17:08,680 --> 01:17:12,040
Speaker 2: sad for Milano. Dude, eat sleeps and breeze football. It's

1543
01:17:12,040 --> 01:17:13,040
Speaker 2: flat out unfair.

1544
01:17:13,960 --> 01:17:14,360
Speaker 1: Yeah.

1545
01:17:14,520 --> 01:17:16,960
Speaker 3: I mean, it's a stark reminder that.

1546
01:17:16,960 --> 01:17:21,840
Speaker 2: There are no guarantees in pro football, and it does

1547
01:17:22,160 --> 01:17:25,719
Speaker 2: suck for Milano, for the team, for Bills fans.

1548
01:17:26,400 --> 01:17:27,880
Speaker 1: But you are right about this.

1549
01:17:29,080 --> 01:17:32,680
Speaker 2: There is runway here before the regular season to make

1550
01:17:32,720 --> 01:17:36,559
Speaker 2: the required adjustments and to feel good that you have

1551
01:17:36,760 --> 01:17:40,040
Speaker 2: enough time to get Dorian Williams ready for a starting

1552
01:17:40,120 --> 01:17:45,000
Speaker 2: role now as opposed to a third linebacker base defense role.

1553
01:17:45,640 --> 01:17:50,719
Speaker 1: They've got a chance to get used to a new normal,

1554
01:17:51,400 --> 01:17:53,120
Speaker 1: which is what you know a new player would be.

1555
01:17:53,200 --> 01:17:54,920
Speaker 1: You know, they got to get a chance to get

1556
01:17:54,960 --> 01:17:57,400
Speaker 1: ready for Dorian Williams to be the guy they are

1557
01:17:57,520 --> 01:18:00,479
Speaker 1: used to playing with, and that'll make it difference.

1558
01:18:02,200 --> 01:18:07,880
Speaker 2: Yeah, And I think Dorian feels miles ahead of where

1559
01:18:07,920 --> 01:18:08,880
Speaker 2: he was last year.

1560
01:18:08,720 --> 01:18:10,080
Speaker 3: In this system.

1561
01:18:10,960 --> 01:18:12,880
Speaker 2: I don't know about you, but what I saw at

1562
01:18:12,960 --> 01:18:16,200
Speaker 2: training camp from Dorian Williams was a far more confident player.

1563
01:18:18,320 --> 01:18:21,000
Speaker 2: And when he's playing confident and he is more well

1564
01:18:21,080 --> 01:18:25,559
Speaker 2: versed in the system, I think that allows his physical

1565
01:18:25,600 --> 01:18:29,320
Speaker 2: gifts to really shine because now he's playing faster because

1566
01:18:29,360 --> 01:18:31,000
Speaker 2: he's not thinking, he's.

1567
01:18:30,880 --> 01:18:37,120
Speaker 1: Just going Yeah. The problem is you need him to

1568
01:18:37,200 --> 01:18:40,120
Speaker 1: play faster in more and more defenses, and more and

1569
01:18:40,160 --> 01:18:43,360
Speaker 1: more adjustment packages, and more and more complex situations and

1570
01:18:43,400 --> 01:18:46,600
Speaker 1: more and more completely different situations than he has in

1571
01:18:46,640 --> 01:18:49,320
Speaker 1: the past. You know, we'll see, and I'm sure he is.

1572
01:18:49,400 --> 01:18:51,519
Speaker 1: I mean, he doesn't have the kind of training camp

1573
01:18:51,560 --> 01:18:56,440
Speaker 1: he has had so far without playing better in every situation.

1574
01:18:56,760 --> 01:19:00,360
Speaker 1: He has played markedly better this training camp, and that's

1575
01:19:00,400 --> 01:19:02,960
Speaker 1: because he's more comfortable in all these other situations. So

1576
01:19:03,000 --> 01:19:08,360
Speaker 1: we'll see. Certainly, nobody looked great against Chicago last week,

1577
01:19:10,120 --> 01:19:12,120
Speaker 1: but plenty more football to be played, in a lot

1578
01:19:12,160 --> 01:19:13,920
Speaker 1: of lessons to be learned. We'll see if if he

1579
01:19:13,960 --> 01:19:14,559
Speaker 1: can show up.

1580
01:19:15,080 --> 01:19:19,160
Speaker 2: Team AC on the tweets sheet says devastating this team's done.

1581
01:19:19,240 --> 01:19:22,559
Speaker 2: He's Josh Allen of our defense, game wrecker, game changer,

1582
01:19:22,640 --> 01:19:24,920
Speaker 2: and we're done without him. Terrible news. The only thing

1583
01:19:24,920 --> 01:19:28,040
Speaker 2: gets worse is losing Josh. Oh boy, that's come back,

1584
01:19:28,160 --> 01:19:29,960
Speaker 2: come back from the Ledge team at.

1585
01:19:29,800 --> 01:19:32,080
Speaker 1: Yeah, but that was you, like two hours ago. Was

1586
01:19:32,120 --> 01:19:33,680
Speaker 1: not that you were pretty bad?

1587
01:19:34,200 --> 01:19:36,519
Speaker 3: I was I wasn't that bad.

1588
01:19:36,600 --> 01:19:38,639
Speaker 1: Brownie was slapping the desk and he.

1589
01:19:38,640 --> 01:19:42,400
Speaker 3: Was so disappointed, Oh so frustrated.

1590
01:19:42,960 --> 01:19:45,519
Speaker 1: Yeah, I get it, man, And I'll say this too,

1591
01:19:47,479 --> 01:19:49,280
Speaker 1: not not for nothing. I mean, this is a This

1592
01:19:49,320 --> 01:19:51,360
Speaker 1: is one of the smaller aspects of this man. Fans

1593
01:19:51,400 --> 01:19:52,720
Speaker 1: love seeing the guy, but you want to see your

1594
01:19:52,720 --> 01:19:55,200
Speaker 1: guy play for your team. Yeah, you know, the guy's

1595
01:19:55,240 --> 01:19:56,920
Speaker 1: a great player. He's one of the you know, and

1596
01:19:56,920 --> 01:19:59,800
Speaker 1: in this era, he has been a bigger name and

1597
01:19:59,840 --> 01:20:02,320
Speaker 1: a as big a part of the success of this

1598
01:20:02,360 --> 01:20:05,280
Speaker 1: Team's any other name out there, maybe ectid of Josh.

1599
01:20:05,520 --> 01:20:08,479
Speaker 1: I mean, Milano has been in the mix. I mean,

1600
01:20:09,280 --> 01:20:11,760
Speaker 1: think of how excited we were when he's fifth round

1601
01:20:11,840 --> 01:20:14,160
Speaker 1: draft pick Boston College. All of a sudden he's starting

1602
01:20:14,320 --> 01:20:16,719
Speaker 1: and he's like, Wow, he's really good, and then wow

1603
01:20:16,960 --> 01:20:19,719
Speaker 1: he's an All Pro, not a pro bowler and all Pro.

1604
01:20:20,479 --> 01:20:25,040
Speaker 1: It's like, dude, we got a guy, and now we're

1605
01:20:25,120 --> 01:20:26,519
Speaker 1: gonna be two years in a row where we're not

1606
01:20:26,520 --> 01:20:28,679
Speaker 1: even going to see him play Joseph.

1607
01:20:28,720 --> 01:20:30,920
Speaker 2: On the tweet, he says, it's frustrating, but at the

1608
01:20:30,920 --> 01:20:32,679
Speaker 2: same time, never knew what he was going to look

1609
01:20:32,720 --> 01:20:34,439
Speaker 2: like coming off that bad lank injury.

1610
01:20:34,479 --> 01:20:35,920
Speaker 3: We didn't have him most of last year.

1611
01:20:35,960 --> 01:20:37,439
Speaker 2: But now I have much better depth with a lot

1612
01:20:37,479 --> 01:20:41,519
Speaker 2: of starting experience, so I think we will be fine.

1613
01:20:42,240 --> 01:20:46,439
Speaker 2: Beach Bump says, significantly impacts my hopes for the defense.

1614
01:20:46,600 --> 01:20:48,679
Speaker 2: Might be time to think about his replacement in twenty

1615
01:20:48,720 --> 01:20:51,800
Speaker 2: twenty five. He's missing almost two full seasons and he

1616
01:20:51,840 --> 01:20:54,559
Speaker 2: can't stay on the field. The lack of linebackers in

1617
01:20:54,600 --> 01:20:59,040
Speaker 2: the playoffs killed us last year. It's not wrong about that. Yeah,

1618
01:20:59,120 --> 01:21:02,600
Speaker 2: it was detrimental to their ability to just play defense.

1619
01:21:02,240 --> 01:21:05,720
Speaker 1: That's right. I mean they I don't know Sean McDermott

1620
01:21:05,720 --> 01:21:07,320
Speaker 1: never alluded to this, but you got to think the

1621
01:21:07,360 --> 01:21:10,920
Speaker 1: menu of defenses they were happy, you know, willing to run,

1622
01:21:11,080 --> 01:21:13,519
Speaker 1: was a little bit hampered by the fact that anybody with.

1623
01:21:13,400 --> 01:21:15,960
Speaker 2: Some reps well, I mean, I will say this though, Steve,

1624
01:21:16,120 --> 01:21:20,639
Speaker 2: when Milano went out, McDermott employed a dime defense. Bernard's

1625
01:21:20,680 --> 01:21:22,800
Speaker 2: the only linebacker on the field. Taylor Rapp was the

1626
01:21:22,840 --> 01:21:27,080
Speaker 2: third safety and Poyer was used closer to the line

1627
01:21:27,080 --> 01:21:30,360
Speaker 2: of scrimmage. Now I realized the makeup of the roster

1628
01:21:30,400 --> 01:21:33,000
Speaker 2: has changed dramatically here, But part of the reason they

1629
01:21:33,040 --> 01:21:36,960
Speaker 2: played that was because they didn't trust Dorian Williams yet

1630
01:21:37,000 --> 01:21:40,680
Speaker 2: as a rookie to come in and be, for all

1631
01:21:40,680 --> 01:21:45,960
Speaker 2: intents and purposes in Milano's role. From a coverage perspective, especially.

1632
01:21:45,800 --> 01:21:46,920
Speaker 3: I think that's different now.

1633
01:21:47,920 --> 01:21:50,840
Speaker 2: I don't know that they'll necessarily have to resort to

1634
01:21:50,920 --> 01:21:55,200
Speaker 2: that three safety dime package in obvious passing situations because

1635
01:21:55,200 --> 01:21:57,320
Speaker 2: I think Dorian Williams has the athletic skill.

1636
01:21:57,080 --> 01:21:59,480
Speaker 3: Set to play.

1637
01:21:58,560 --> 01:22:01,280
Speaker 2: A coverage role, and I think he's you got enough

1638
01:22:01,280 --> 01:22:03,519
Speaker 2: experience last year and is well versed enough in the

1639
01:22:03,600 --> 01:22:06,360
Speaker 2: system to play a coverage role and stay on the

1640
01:22:06,400 --> 01:22:08,120
Speaker 2: field and be a three down player.

1641
01:22:08,360 --> 01:22:10,479
Speaker 1: Right. And I'll say this too, I mean, you've got

1642
01:22:10,479 --> 01:22:15,000
Speaker 1: some guys like Dion Jones and Nick Morrow are not

1643
01:22:15,720 --> 01:22:18,799
Speaker 1: chopped Liver. They've got some experience, and they they they're

1644
01:22:19,280 --> 01:22:22,280
Speaker 1: they're the aj Klein of this season. But I think

1645
01:22:22,280 --> 01:22:25,120
Speaker 1: they're in a better place in their career. Yes, obviously,

1646
01:22:25,680 --> 01:22:28,400
Speaker 1: so they do have better depth than they did a

1647
01:22:28,479 --> 01:22:30,439
Speaker 1: year ago. But man o, man, it's a short list.

1648
01:22:30,800 --> 01:22:33,200
Speaker 1: I mean, I like the quality of guys they've got.

1649
01:22:35,120 --> 01:22:39,080
Speaker 1: But man o, man, you and I seeing Lao show

1650
01:22:39,120 --> 01:22:43,160
Speaker 1: back out there, Eddie Utafox show, we'll see that gives

1651
01:22:43,160 --> 01:22:45,479
Speaker 1: me some hope. He's exactly the kind of player Milana

1652
01:22:45,560 --> 01:22:49,080
Speaker 1: was when he came out fifth round draft pick. Let's

1653
01:22:49,120 --> 01:22:51,559
Speaker 1: see what you got. Yeah, and they watch him develop,

1654
01:22:51,760 --> 01:22:52,160
Speaker 1: We'll see.

1655
01:22:52,240 --> 01:22:53,880
Speaker 3: He doesn't play the will as much. He plays a

1656
01:22:53,880 --> 01:22:55,960
Speaker 3: little bit more of than Mike wher Packer. But that Yeah,

1657
01:22:56,000 --> 01:22:56,400
Speaker 3: you're right.

1658
01:22:58,200 --> 01:23:00,640
Speaker 2: Jason on the tweets sheet says mass blow to the

1659
01:23:00,640 --> 01:23:03,200
Speaker 2: Bills d missed his playmaking ability and leadership on the

1660
01:23:03,200 --> 01:23:06,200
Speaker 2: field last year. This is devastating to hear, not just

1661
01:23:06,240 --> 01:23:08,839
Speaker 2: for the Bills, but for Matt, who worked his tailoff

1662
01:23:08,920 --> 01:23:10,759
Speaker 2: to be one of the best linebackers in the NFL.

1663
01:23:11,080 --> 01:23:13,840
Speaker 2: I think there's I don't know, you tell me. I

1664
01:23:13,920 --> 01:23:16,760
Speaker 2: just get this sense that there is such an appreciation

1665
01:23:17,040 --> 01:23:21,120
Speaker 2: for what Matt Mulano made of his NFL career. I

1666
01:23:21,200 --> 01:23:23,920
Speaker 2: think when you have guys that are at the back

1667
01:23:24,000 --> 01:23:27,559
Speaker 2: end of the draft that maximize their potential and get

1668
01:23:27,640 --> 01:23:29,960
Speaker 2: to the top of the league at their respective position,

1669
01:23:30,000 --> 01:23:33,200
Speaker 2: which he did in twenty twenty two and was continuing

1670
01:23:33,200 --> 01:23:34,960
Speaker 2: in twenty twenty three before the injury.

1671
01:23:36,200 --> 01:23:38,439
Speaker 1: I think there's there's.

1672
01:23:38,320 --> 01:23:41,840
Speaker 2: Genuine they hurt for the guy, yeah, because of what

1673
01:23:41,960 --> 01:23:45,960
Speaker 2: he made of his career and to see it all

1674
01:23:46,000 --> 01:23:48,320
Speaker 2: go up and smoke with another injury for the second

1675
01:23:48,360 --> 01:23:51,040
Speaker 2: straight season, I think I think they feel for the guy,

1676
01:23:51,640 --> 01:23:52,920
Speaker 2: Bills fans feel for the guy.

1677
01:23:53,120 --> 01:23:58,519
Speaker 1: Plus, I mean, that's a trajectory that turns a guy

1678
01:23:58,600 --> 01:24:02,760
Speaker 1: into an all time great, an all time great, Yeah,

1679
01:24:04,240 --> 01:24:06,160
Speaker 1: coming out as a fifth rounder and all of a sudden,

1680
01:24:06,160 --> 01:24:08,320
Speaker 1: he's an All Pro and he's making plays all over

1681
01:24:08,320 --> 01:24:09,920
Speaker 1: the field, and all of a sudden, it's like, how

1682
01:24:09,920 --> 01:24:12,400
Speaker 1: did this guy? Where was you know? A fifth round

1683
01:24:12,439 --> 01:24:16,000
Speaker 1: draft pick? Are you kidding me? When Milano has been

1684
01:24:16,040 --> 01:24:21,200
Speaker 1: on the field and healthy, that guy's a monster, and

1685
01:24:21,240 --> 01:24:23,599
Speaker 1: he's now he's gone. He's been gone now going on

1686
01:24:23,680 --> 01:24:25,240
Speaker 1: and it's going to be a bulk of two full

1687
01:24:25,280 --> 01:24:29,400
Speaker 1: seasons and that just stinks. It absolutely stinks.

1688
01:24:30,640 --> 01:24:32,960
Speaker 2: Dave on the tweets, he says this season is all

1689
01:24:32,960 --> 01:24:36,639
Speaker 2: on the offense outscoring everyone, but it's still a huge

1690
01:24:36,680 --> 01:24:39,599
Speaker 2: loss and just sucks. Yeah. I mean, Steve was saying it.

1691
01:24:40,320 --> 01:24:43,240
Speaker 2: He said it on the show before. The offense may

1692
01:24:43,280 --> 01:24:45,120
Speaker 2: have to carry this team through the first month of

1693
01:24:45,160 --> 01:24:48,880
Speaker 2: the season. That was before the Milatto injury because of

1694
01:24:48,920 --> 01:24:50,920
Speaker 2: all the change on that side of the ball, which

1695
01:24:51,000 --> 01:24:55,040
Speaker 2: is more far reaching than it is on the offensive side.

1696
01:24:55,760 --> 01:25:00,320
Speaker 2: And I think it's even more accentuated now. You're gonna

1697
01:25:00,360 --> 01:25:03,080
Speaker 2: need this offense to put up points early in this

1698
01:25:03,160 --> 01:25:06,080
Speaker 2: season because the defense is gonna be fined in itself

1699
01:25:06,400 --> 01:25:10,000
Speaker 2: and trying to put all the pieces together and fit seamlessly.

1700
01:25:10,280 --> 01:25:14,439
Speaker 2: Because now you've you've added what amounts to another new

1701
01:25:14,520 --> 01:25:17,880
Speaker 2: starter in your lineup for all intents and purposes, Dorian

1702
01:25:17,880 --> 01:25:20,360
Speaker 2: Williams is gonna be your starter at the linebacker level,

1703
01:25:20,840 --> 01:25:24,160
Speaker 2: alongside to Rel Bernard. You're gonna have two new starters

1704
01:25:24,240 --> 01:25:27,800
Speaker 2: at safety, and you're gonna have potentially a new starter

1705
01:25:27,880 --> 01:25:30,760
Speaker 2: at defensive end, and knowing Von Miller's probably a pass

1706
01:25:30,840 --> 01:25:32,120
Speaker 2: rush specialist.

1707
01:25:31,640 --> 01:25:35,280
Speaker 1: And a potentially new defensive first time play caller, right,

1708
01:25:35,960 --> 01:25:37,000
Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's a lot.

1709
01:25:37,520 --> 01:25:39,840
Speaker 2: They're gonna be growing pains. No matter how much you

1710
01:25:40,000 --> 01:25:43,080
Speaker 2: prepare for the regular season. It's not all gonna be perfect.

1711
01:25:43,360 --> 01:25:46,240
Speaker 1: It's and I get it too. Mcdermot's gonna be standing

1712
01:25:46,320 --> 01:25:47,720
Speaker 1: right there, and if it starts to go bad with

1713
01:25:47,760 --> 01:25:49,920
Speaker 1: the defensive play calling all that, he can just step in,

1714
01:25:50,280 --> 01:25:52,240
Speaker 1: slide over him do it. Yeah, he did it last

1715
01:25:52,320 --> 01:25:55,880
Speaker 1: year and didn't and was masterful at it. But it's

1716
01:25:55,920 --> 01:25:58,920
Speaker 1: something he I'm I think he hasn't said this or

1717
01:25:59,320 --> 01:26:01,920
Speaker 1: but I think he like to set that aside and let.

1718
01:26:02,040 --> 01:26:04,240
Speaker 3: I think in the grands he really I think he

1719
01:26:04,360 --> 01:26:05,440
Speaker 3: really wants.

1720
01:26:06,800 --> 01:26:10,840
Speaker 1: Babbage to be good at it. Yeah, that would be

1721
01:26:10,880 --> 01:26:13,120
Speaker 1: the ideal, even if even if it means Babbage gets

1722
01:26:13,160 --> 01:26:14,840
Speaker 1: a head coaching job because of it, you know what

1723
01:26:14,920 --> 01:26:18,240
Speaker 1: I mean, he really wants that off his plate. We'll

1724
01:26:18,280 --> 01:26:19,439
Speaker 1: see if it happens.

1725
01:26:19,960 --> 01:26:23,880
Speaker 2: Let's squeeze Jim and Rochester in here before the break. Jim,

1726
01:26:23,920 --> 01:26:25,360
Speaker 2: what do you got first? Here on One Bill's Live.

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Speaker 12: Hi, guys, I'm not convinced that season ending.

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Speaker 7: Yeah, wasn't Aliciano uh three or four years ago, right

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Speaker 7: in July, right when they started practice.

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Speaker 12: Didn't he have a tour bicep?

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Speaker 3: Return he to his.

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Speaker 1: Not a bicep? But yeah, I mean you've already you've

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Speaker 1: already got internet doctors coming on saying it's not really catastrophic.

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Speaker 1: He may come back and and maybe he maybe, but

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Speaker 1: it's yeah, it's gonna be three months.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, with.

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Speaker 12: Tour bicept.

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Speaker 3: Also he had a peck.

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Speaker 2: Oh okay, Yeah, those two guys had torn pectoral muscles.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, no problem.

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Speaker 2: They had torn pectoral muscles which required long rehabilitations. Also,

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Speaker 2: biceps is not necessarily season ending. But we're talking December

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Speaker 2: at the earliest. Yeah, so he's missing fifteen games at minimum.

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Speaker 2: So yeah, it's it's the bulk of the season, and

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Speaker 2: it's it's tough one, There's no.

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Speaker 3: Doubt about it. I got to take a break here.

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Speaker 3: Some final thoughts on the tweet sheet.

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Speaker 2: When we return here on One Bill's Live, presented by

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Speaker 2: Colida Health, It's Buffalo Bills Radio. All right, back here

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Speaker 2: on one Bill's Live. Some final thoughts on the tweet sheet.

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Speaker 2: As we've been asking you, what does milano injury do

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Speaker 2: for your hopes for the Bills defense this season? Joshua

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Speaker 2: on the tweet he says, it's a big blow. Is

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Speaker 2: Milano's talent and play will be difficult to replace. I

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Speaker 2: remain optimistic, but I would feel better if the Bill's

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Speaker 2: brought in a veteran replacement like Kwan Alexander or Shaq

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Speaker 2: Leonard to help shoulder some of the load along with

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Speaker 2: Dorian Williams. Look, I think this is a team that

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Speaker 2: made the decision at the end of the year last

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Speaker 2: year to go with a youth movement, and I don't

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Speaker 2: know that they're going to deviate from that. And this

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Speaker 2: is this is a valuable veteran that you're losing. But

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Speaker 2: I think they're going youth.

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Speaker 1: There's no question. Milano shakes your confidence in the defense

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Speaker 1: ability to just incorporate all the new faces and make

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Speaker 1: it work. Because Milano was a little bit of a

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Speaker 1: Josh Allen on defense because he was an racer man.

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Speaker 1: Guy was a playmaker, right, so we knew that about him.

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Speaker 1: So that takes that away, or at least Milano away.

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Speaker 1: Maybe Dorian Williams will come in, maybe he and Bernard

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Speaker 1: are gonna click even better or just as well. Well,

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Speaker 1: who knows, but that see, now you're talking hope. Hope

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Speaker 1: is not a plan. No, Hope is not a plan.

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Speaker 1: Milana is a plan. You know that guy's on it.

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Speaker 1: He's an all pro for a reason. So that in

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Speaker 1: and of itself shakes your confidence in the defensive ability.

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Speaker 1: And we have always said on this show, at least

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Speaker 1: I have on this show. You think the offense is

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Speaker 1: gonna have to carry him for a minute. That bolsters

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Speaker 1: that assertion.

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Speaker 3: Right, I think.

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Speaker 2: At the same time, to his point, they are gonna

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Speaker 2: have to add at the position because it's not just

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Speaker 2: Milana who's down indefinitely. You've got Specter who's out for

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Speaker 2: probably a week maybe more with a calf injury, and

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Speaker 2: Nicholas Moro isn't back yet. How far away is he

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Speaker 2: could prompt another move. You're gonna get a roster opening

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Speaker 2: with Milano presumably going to IR designated to return, to

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Speaker 2: give him the hope of returning in December. But you

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Speaker 2: got to add somebody, so right, that's it for us today,

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Speaker 2: Steve and I will be out in Pittsburgh broadcasting remotely.

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Speaker 2: We'll see you tomorrow at one sh