WEBVTT 00:00:00.400 --> 00:00:03.160 All right, welcome back to Buffalo Bread podcast 00:00:03.160 --> 00:00:08.339 We are in week 15 and it is the formal battle 00:00:08.339 --> 00:00:12.380 for the AFC East Which I don't know if anybody 00:00:12.380 --> 00:00:15.500 on the outset of the season would have believed 00:00:15.500 --> 00:00:20.120 that this would be the case where the the New 00:00:20.120 --> 00:00:22.980 England Patriots are first in the entire AFC 00:00:22.980 --> 00:00:25.500 conference and the Bills are going to their house 00:00:25.500 --> 00:00:28.320 for a matchup to see if they can split the series 00:00:28.780 --> 00:00:31.320 How are you boys doing? Dan, who do we have with 00:00:31.320 --> 00:00:36.479 us? JJ, I'm very excited to welcome our resident 00:00:36.479 --> 00:00:38.759 Patriots expert, Brandon Bennett back to the 00:00:38.759 --> 00:00:41.420 pod. Brandon, it's been a few weeks since you 00:00:41.420 --> 00:00:44.600 were on talking to all this wonderful, optimistic 00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:47.759 stuff about your turnaround Patriots here. First 00:00:47.759 --> 00:00:50.880 in the AFC East, competing for first in the AFC 00:00:50.880 --> 00:00:53.060 conferences, JJ said. How have you been doing 00:00:53.060 --> 00:00:55.240 the past couple of weeks, man, other than enjoying 00:00:55.240 --> 00:00:59.369 a luxurious winning streak from your boys? I've 00:00:59.369 --> 00:01:02.829 been doing really well. Luxurious is a good... 00:01:02.829 --> 00:01:06.609 I hate the way you said that. Can you lower the 00:01:06.609 --> 00:01:09.090 smugness when you say, I'm doing really well? 00:01:09.370 --> 00:01:13.590 Oh, man. Aggressive win streak. You know, however 00:01:13.590 --> 00:01:17.250 you want to characterize it. I'm doing really 00:01:17.250 --> 00:01:20.109 well, and I appreciate you having me back in 00:01:20.109 --> 00:01:24.379 this most timely of moments. This is a very timely 00:01:24.379 --> 00:01:27.319 moment. Um, cause as JJ mentioned, I mean, this 00:01:27.319 --> 00:01:29.780 is it, man. This is like t -shirt and hat party 00:01:29.780 --> 00:01:31.739 for you guys. If you knock off the bills this 00:01:31.739 --> 00:01:35.480 Sunday. So we got a big one at a non -flexed 00:01:35.480 --> 00:01:37.760 1pm start, which I'm a little bit surprised about. 00:01:37.780 --> 00:01:39.780 And we can talk about the, we're going to talk 00:01:39.780 --> 00:01:42.219 about the magnitude of this game, but we do have 00:01:42.219 --> 00:01:44.680 1pm meaningful football here being played in 00:01:44.680 --> 00:01:47.359 week 15. I mean, here's where it's at. And it's 00:01:47.359 --> 00:01:50.060 a pretty simple scenario. The Pats will outright 00:01:50.060 --> 00:01:52.980 clinch the AFC East. With a win against the Buffalo 00:01:52.980 --> 00:01:55.819 Bills. They're coming off a bye week. They're 00:01:55.819 --> 00:01:58.060 coming off a, how many games in a row is it? 00:01:58.099 --> 00:02:00.299 Is it nine, Brandon? The win streak? Is it nine? 00:02:00.799 --> 00:02:04.640 Yeah. It's I believe 11. Is it not? It's 11 games 00:02:04.640 --> 00:02:08.840 a tier. God, man. 11 games in a row. That is 00:02:08.840 --> 00:02:12.900 wild. So there is a lot to unpack. Big implications, 00:02:13.020 --> 00:02:16.099 but also I would argue that both of these two 00:02:16.099 --> 00:02:19.699 teams, scarily for you guys, hopefully for us. 00:02:19.909 --> 00:02:22.490 are different in a better way than when they 00:02:22.490 --> 00:02:24.629 first faced each other in week five. And we can 00:02:24.629 --> 00:02:27.150 get into some of that too. But overall, Brandon, 00:02:27.550 --> 00:02:29.370 you're the guest, we're gonna let you lead in 00:02:29.370 --> 00:02:32.590 here. Real quick, from the Patriots fan point 00:02:32.590 --> 00:02:35.270 of view, what are some things you think Bill's 00:02:35.270 --> 00:02:37.810 fans should generally keep an eye out for as 00:02:37.810 --> 00:02:39.870 we watch the Patriots take on our squad this 00:02:39.870 --> 00:02:44.560 week? Yeah, so I think... Something to keep an 00:02:44.560 --> 00:02:48.259 eye on which you know, I think Bill's fans are 00:02:48.259 --> 00:02:51.479 naturally and organically gonna do anyway is 00:02:51.479 --> 00:02:55.000 What Stefan Diggs does on the field? He's been 00:02:55.000 --> 00:02:58.099 relatively quiet since the return of K Sean booty 00:02:58.099 --> 00:03:01.900 back on the field But I feel as though what we 00:03:01.900 --> 00:03:05.580 saw the last time New England played the Bills 00:03:05.580 --> 00:03:09.909 from digs specifically was you know, I think 00:03:09.909 --> 00:03:12.330 surprising for a lot of folks with digs coming 00:03:12.330 --> 00:03:16.050 off the injury. I think the other thing too is 00:03:16.050 --> 00:03:18.189 that Ramandre Stevenson is getting healthier. 00:03:19.289 --> 00:03:21.830 The bills have not been that great at stopping 00:03:21.830 --> 00:03:24.870 the run. So I think we're going to see a two 00:03:24.870 --> 00:03:27.569 -headed monster between Ramandre and Trevion 00:03:27.569 --> 00:03:31.379 Henderson. From a fantasy perspective, I have 00:03:31.379 --> 00:03:34.159 my fingers crossed for Henderson. I got my money 00:03:34.159 --> 00:03:37.919 there. So I'm hoping to see Ramondre more so 00:03:37.919 --> 00:03:40.979 in the past protection role and Trevion more 00:03:40.979 --> 00:03:44.319 in the past catching downs, getting those PPR 00:03:44.319 --> 00:03:47.979 points for me. But that is what I'm going to 00:03:47.979 --> 00:03:53.280 be looking for. So. Those are both, I think, 00:03:53.539 --> 00:03:56.300 very. very in line with what I'm looking for 00:03:56.300 --> 00:03:58.199 too, particularly on the offensive side of the 00:03:58.199 --> 00:04:01.020 ball for you guys. And also scary in the way 00:04:01.020 --> 00:04:02.800 that I don't know the Bills have a lot of answers 00:04:02.800 --> 00:04:06.580 for that. JJ Stefan Diggs has been lining up 00:04:06.580 --> 00:04:09.379 in the slot for the New England Patriots. I want 00:04:09.379 --> 00:04:12.039 to say I saw a stat today earlier on when I was 00:04:12.039 --> 00:04:15.000 prepping for this. It's like 68 % of the time, 00:04:15.060 --> 00:04:18.639 69 % is a pretty high rate. And you and I have 00:04:18.639 --> 00:04:21.879 been watching Taron Johnson, God love him, age 00:04:21.879 --> 00:04:25.660 before our eyes this season. How concerned are 00:04:25.660 --> 00:04:29.139 you that Diggs is going to be matched up frequently 00:04:29.139 --> 00:04:33.920 against Taron Johnson? terrified because I think 00:04:33.920 --> 00:04:36.500 Frankly, we know what kind of player stuff on 00:04:36.500 --> 00:04:40.100 digs can be he may have been quiet But he's he's 00:04:40.100 --> 00:04:42.379 the kind of player that as a as you know for 00:04:42.379 --> 00:04:44.759 four years with the Bills we saw he'd kind of 00:04:44.759 --> 00:04:47.040 have some lulls for a couple games during a season 00:04:47.040 --> 00:04:49.439 and then he'd pop off for eight catches and two 00:04:49.439 --> 00:04:52.259 touchdowns right and so it's the kind of thing 00:04:52.259 --> 00:04:54.220 that as a Bills fan and having watched him during 00:04:54.220 --> 00:04:56.600 you know the better part, the prime of his career. 00:04:57.920 --> 00:05:00.779 I'm worried this is one of those pop off times 00:05:00.779 --> 00:05:03.579 because Taron Johnson has struggled, as you've 00:05:03.579 --> 00:05:06.439 mentioned, and anybody that they've tried to 00:05:06.439 --> 00:05:08.439 line up in the slot has really kind of struggled. 00:05:08.649 --> 00:05:11.930 even in Tarrant Johnson's absence. So it has 00:05:11.930 --> 00:05:14.829 been a pain point for this defense. The passing 00:05:14.829 --> 00:05:16.730 defense for the Bills has actually been pretty 00:05:16.730 --> 00:05:19.790 solid overall throughout the measure of the season. 00:05:20.329 --> 00:05:22.470 And their rushing defense over the past three 00:05:22.470 --> 00:05:26.029 weeks has been top five in the league. Um, and 00:05:26.029 --> 00:05:28.410 so that is a change that hopefully will carry 00:05:28.410 --> 00:05:30.910 into this one. And that has been mostly because 00:05:30.910 --> 00:05:33.389 of the change at linebacker from, uh, Terrell 00:05:33.389 --> 00:05:36.110 Bernard to Shaq Thompson. So our Lord and savior. 00:05:36.870 --> 00:05:38.970 He's, he's really come on in a real big way. 00:05:39.129 --> 00:05:42.189 Um, but yeah, from the slot, I'm very, very worried 00:05:42.189 --> 00:05:44.620 about Stefan Diggs because I think that. you 00:05:44.620 --> 00:05:48.040 know, Christian Benford has shown up and shown 00:05:48.040 --> 00:05:49.759 that maybe early in the season, his struggles 00:05:49.759 --> 00:05:52.399 were more injury related than talent related. 00:05:53.379 --> 00:05:56.300 And on the outside, mixing in Maxwell Hairston 00:05:56.300 --> 00:05:59.160 and Trudevius White actually looking pretty solid. 00:06:00.220 --> 00:06:02.660 You know, I feel a little bit better about our 00:06:02.660 --> 00:06:05.980 outside corners and safeties, especially. But, 00:06:06.160 --> 00:06:08.660 you know, that slot is a real worry. And then 00:06:08.660 --> 00:06:11.230 again, just as you mentioned. Trayvon Henderson 00:06:11.230 --> 00:06:13.189 has looked like he's come on as an excellent 00:06:13.189 --> 00:06:16.610 rookie and the Bills run defense though it has 00:06:16.610 --> 00:06:21.329 been very good. I don't know that the overall 00:06:21.329 --> 00:06:25.009 tackling issues and we've seen a much bigger 00:06:25.009 --> 00:06:27.910 sample size in the Sean McDermott era of them 00:06:27.910 --> 00:06:31.470 being very suspect in rush defense. Oh, a hundred 00:06:31.470 --> 00:06:34.129 percent. And Henderson, he's like a missed tackle 00:06:34.129 --> 00:06:37.149 machine. I think he's got a missed tackle rate 00:06:37.149 --> 00:06:40.569 of 21 .8 % this season. And we know that the 00:06:40.569 --> 00:06:44.189 Buffalo Bills struggle just generally tackling 00:06:44.189 --> 00:06:47.250 in space, right? This is a game, JJ, where I 00:06:47.250 --> 00:06:51.230 worry that our, our beloved all pro po is going 00:06:51.230 --> 00:06:53.889 to get caught like out of his getting faked out 00:06:53.889 --> 00:06:56.290 of his cleats by someone like Henderson and open 00:06:56.290 --> 00:06:58.569 space. And it's just going to be a reminder of 00:06:58.569 --> 00:07:01.209 where some of our vulnerabilities are. Brandon, 00:07:01.209 --> 00:07:02.990 I want to kick it back to you real quick because 00:07:02.990 --> 00:07:06.069 I mentioned the term vulnerability and I am the 00:07:06.069 --> 00:07:09.050 transition King. You guys will be without will 00:07:09.050 --> 00:07:11.850 Campbell on this offensive line, but even when 00:07:11.850 --> 00:07:16.160 Campbell was in Drake may his, his kind of. suffered 00:07:16.160 --> 00:07:19.660 through like a top seven a top seven pressure 00:07:19.660 --> 00:07:22.079 rate from opposing defenses even when your offensive 00:07:22.079 --> 00:07:24.379 line was fully healthy it looks like the bills 00:07:24.379 --> 00:07:27.680 are gonna get joey bosa back gregor so who is 00:07:27.680 --> 00:07:29.939 the most invisible twenty million dollar man 00:07:29.939 --> 00:07:34.920 in the NFL has. picked moments against the Patriots 00:07:34.920 --> 00:07:37.579 where he's decided he wants to play to the full 00:07:37.579 --> 00:07:40.620 effect of a 6 -8 frame. Do you have any concerns 00:07:40.620 --> 00:07:43.779 with this offensive line being able to protect 00:07:43.779 --> 00:07:47.800 Drake May against a depleted, maybe not so effective, 00:07:47.939 --> 00:07:50.560 but still kind of feisty and fiery Buffalo Bills 00:07:50.560 --> 00:07:54.170 pass rush? I think You're kind of hitting the 00:07:54.170 --> 00:07:57.370 nail on the head as to what are the necessary 00:07:57.370 --> 00:08:00.949 ingredients for the Bills to win this game. I 00:08:00.949 --> 00:08:05.589 think they're going to have to make May leak 00:08:05.589 --> 00:08:08.230 out of the pocket, put pressure, because if you 00:08:08.230 --> 00:08:11.009 give him any amount of time with that arm, his 00:08:11.009 --> 00:08:15.129 accuracy, he's going to find an open man. So 00:08:15.129 --> 00:08:18.629 it does concern me, because I think if the Bills 00:08:18.629 --> 00:08:22.040 are going to Walk away with a win on the road 00:08:22.040 --> 00:08:25.379 for this game. It's gonna be because Drake may 00:08:25.379 --> 00:08:30.180 can't get the ball out Yeah, and JJ we love talking 00:08:30.180 --> 00:08:33.220 about big fat dudes moving other big fat dudes 00:08:33.220 --> 00:08:35.779 when it comes to trench play on this pod for 00:08:35.779 --> 00:08:38.519 me I think it's the edges is as we were just 00:08:38.519 --> 00:08:42.200 discussing but Drake may and Listen, you're the 00:08:42.200 --> 00:08:44.720 you are the technician. So you feel free to correct 00:08:44.720 --> 00:08:47.279 anything. I'm about to tee you up with Drake 00:08:47.279 --> 00:08:50.019 may in the way he climbs in the pocket. I've 00:08:50.019 --> 00:08:52.299 never seen a second year QB with that kind of 00:08:52.299 --> 00:08:55.139 pocket discipline He loves to keep his eyes downfield 00:08:55.139 --> 00:08:58.220 and when he feels edge pressure coming He just 00:08:58.220 --> 00:09:01.000 pretty naturally steps up in the pocket What 00:09:01.000 --> 00:09:03.919 I saw since each was since he start to do though 00:09:03.919 --> 00:09:07.320 and what I saw a lot in the New York Giants game 00:09:07.320 --> 00:09:09.419 Was that they were running stunts with their 00:09:09.419 --> 00:09:12.620 edges. They were bringing in kind of like this 00:09:12.759 --> 00:09:16.279 this mushy looking blitz scenario where it looks 00:09:16.279 --> 00:09:18.259 like you had a linebacker as a spy, but then 00:09:18.259 --> 00:09:20.019 he was coming in a delayed blitz on the middle. 00:09:20.440 --> 00:09:23.200 Basically to take advantage of Drake May stepping 00:09:23.200 --> 00:09:25.379 up in the pocket in the way that he does and 00:09:25.379 --> 00:09:28.259 trying to, uh, trying to pressure him on the 00:09:28.259 --> 00:09:31.409 interior. Do you think This is a game where we 00:09:31.409 --> 00:09:34.789 see like a TJ Sanders who's been around a lot 00:09:34.789 --> 00:09:36.750 of big plays, but hasn't been able to make one 00:09:36.750 --> 00:09:39.490 yet. Do we see a TJ Sanders step up? Is this 00:09:39.490 --> 00:09:42.690 a big Dion Walker game? Does De 'Quan Jones factor 00:09:42.690 --> 00:09:44.629 in with some interior pressure? What do you think 00:09:44.629 --> 00:09:46.809 the Bills are going to do to try to bring pressure 00:09:46.809 --> 00:09:50.789 on Drake? They're going to not bring pressure. 00:09:53.080 --> 00:09:55.399 I'm going to disagree, but go ahead. Yeah, no, 00:09:55.779 --> 00:09:58.240 no, no. And I'll say this. They're going to not 00:09:58.240 --> 00:10:01.580 bring pressure if Joey Bosa is not good to play 00:10:01.580 --> 00:10:03.480 for this one. He's been battling a hamstring 00:10:03.480 --> 00:10:08.820 and a wrist thing. If he plays, then the Bills 00:10:08.820 --> 00:10:10.879 have a good chance of bringing pressure and bringing 00:10:10.879 --> 00:10:13.039 Drake May down. They got him four times in the 00:10:13.039 --> 00:10:17.059 previous meetup. And that pass rush was not kind 00:10:17.059 --> 00:10:20.799 of gangbusters. For their season average right 00:10:20.799 --> 00:10:23.259 like that that didn't have huge pressure rates 00:10:23.259 --> 00:10:26.419 in that game But Drake may has taken the most 00:10:26.419 --> 00:10:29.700 sacks in the league that are his fault of all 00:10:29.700 --> 00:10:32.299 active quarterbacks And so that doesn't mean 00:10:32.299 --> 00:10:34.480 he's taking the most sacks. It just means of 00:10:34.480 --> 00:10:37.360 the sacks He's taken more of them were his kind 00:10:37.360 --> 00:10:41.320 of misunderstanding where he needed to push and 00:10:41.759 --> 00:10:44.259 that I think is second year QB play stuff right 00:10:44.259 --> 00:10:47.480 like and he does look awesome in his his sense 00:10:47.480 --> 00:10:50.240 of the pocket it's just that he still has that's 00:10:50.240 --> 00:10:52.139 still something he needs to brush up so where 00:10:52.139 --> 00:10:54.860 he moves and where he finds space when he tries 00:10:54.860 --> 00:10:57.620 to press things later you know past the two or 00:10:57.620 --> 00:11:01.580 three second mark on a down is it either ends 00:11:01.580 --> 00:11:04.159 up being a scramble and awesome or a you know 00:11:04.159 --> 00:11:07.169 really clutch pass and awesome or he walks himself 00:11:07.169 --> 00:11:09.850 into sacks. And so the reason I say the Bills 00:11:09.850 --> 00:11:11.769 are not going to bring pressure is because their 00:11:11.769 --> 00:11:15.529 pressure rates from their front four are 32nd 00:11:15.529 --> 00:11:18.570 of 32 teams over the past five weeks. And a lot 00:11:18.570 --> 00:11:21.009 of that has to do with Joey Bosa being dinged 00:11:21.009 --> 00:11:24.450 up. The absence of Michael Hoyt, the absence 00:11:24.450 --> 00:11:28.090 of Ed Oliver, the players they had planned on 00:11:28.090 --> 00:11:31.149 providing that natural organic pass rush are 00:11:31.149 --> 00:11:34.720 not on this team right now. That was very well 00:11:34.720 --> 00:11:37.679 reasoned, but all I heard you say was Drake May 00:11:37.679 --> 00:11:39.919 is a terrible second -year QB without pocket 00:11:39.919 --> 00:11:44.879 presence Brandon defend your boy. No Pardon my 00:11:44.879 --> 00:11:50.610 take No, we're, uh, sadly we don't have their, 00:11:50.610 --> 00:11:53.429 their kind of followership or listenership. Um, 00:11:53.629 --> 00:11:56.529 Brandon from your serial killer layer, I want 00:11:56.529 --> 00:11:59.970 you to give me a couple of things, give me a 00:11:59.970 --> 00:12:02.230 couple of things to, to keep in mind here on 00:12:02.230 --> 00:12:05.120 the defensive side of the ball. So. I've got 00:12:05.120 --> 00:12:06.740 some thoughts on Drake May too that I'm going 00:12:06.740 --> 00:12:09.120 to weigh in on here in a minute, but like the 00:12:09.120 --> 00:12:10.940 advantage of having you come on the pod is that 00:12:10.940 --> 00:12:13.220 you watch the New England Patriots about as closely 00:12:13.220 --> 00:12:15.879 as I've ever seen a fan watch another team outside 00:12:15.879 --> 00:12:18.360 of maybe me and JJ. Defensively, it looks like 00:12:18.360 --> 00:12:20.059 you guys are going to get Kyra's Tango back, 00:12:20.080 --> 00:12:21.840 which is going to be huge for the middle of your 00:12:21.840 --> 00:12:25.960 defensive line, right? But your, your squad since 00:12:25.960 --> 00:12:29.320 week nine has had a hard time stopping the run. 00:12:29.779 --> 00:12:32.919 Um, they're giving up on average about 4 .5 yards 00:12:32.919 --> 00:12:35.700 per carry to opposing running backs. And even 00:12:35.700 --> 00:12:38.320 in that week five game, James Cook, while he 00:12:38.320 --> 00:12:40.759 didn't get to tote the rock a lot when he did 00:12:40.759 --> 00:12:43.700 was hitting his normal efficiency metrics. Do 00:12:43.700 --> 00:12:45.919 you think the New England Patriots with Tonga 00:12:45.919 --> 00:12:49.320 back have what it takes to stop the Buffalo Bills 00:12:49.320 --> 00:12:51.700 run game in a way that's going to make force 00:12:51.700 --> 00:12:56.250 them to go to the air? So you'll have to tell 00:12:56.250 --> 00:12:59.850 me what metrics you're referring to because James 00:12:59.850 --> 00:13:04.049 Cook on the season had his second worst yards 00:13:04.049 --> 00:13:08.289 per carry against the Patriots and that was at 00:13:08.289 --> 00:13:13.529 home. And so the Bills who have been not great 00:13:13.529 --> 00:13:16.750 on the road this season, great at home, not great 00:13:16.750 --> 00:13:21.029 on the road, going into Gillette Stadium, how 00:13:21.029 --> 00:13:24.500 does James Cook you know, right the ship, I think 00:13:24.500 --> 00:13:28.340 is a bigger question. To your question, yes, 00:13:28.419 --> 00:13:32.799 you know, I do think the Patriots will have an 00:13:32.799 --> 00:13:35.740 answer for James Cook the way that they did earlier 00:13:35.740 --> 00:13:38.419 in the season, even with, you know, the injuries 00:13:38.419 --> 00:13:43.059 that they've seen. Yeah. You know his yards per 00:13:43.059 --> 00:13:45.179 his yards per carry over expected were about 00:13:45.179 --> 00:13:48.000 his normal rate His success rate was about average 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:50.740 in that game Like it really was the turnovers 00:13:50.740 --> 00:13:53.200 that killed the overall offensive efficiency 00:13:53.200 --> 00:13:55.840 for the Bills in that first game And then there 00:13:55.840 --> 00:13:58.080 were just large stretches and JJ We've seen this 00:13:58.080 --> 00:14:00.840 before where the Bills just stopped going to 00:14:00.840 --> 00:14:03.240 James Cook for a while for whatever reason, right? 00:14:03.240 --> 00:14:06.379 I mean, I and often those are the games that 00:14:06.379 --> 00:14:09.659 the Bills lose if you look at the games where 00:14:09.659 --> 00:14:13.120 Cook, you know gets the opportunities to carry 00:14:13.120 --> 00:14:16.460 the rock. The bills are more likely to win in 00:14:16.460 --> 00:14:20.159 those scenarios. Oh, a hundred percent. And I 00:14:20.159 --> 00:14:23.659 think with Tonga back and with, um, even though, 00:14:23.659 --> 00:14:27.100 uh, Milton's out, uh, you guys still have Barmore 00:14:27.100 --> 00:14:29.399 who is on the injury report, but it looks like 00:14:29.399 --> 00:14:32.059 he's going to play. I think we're going to, I 00:14:32.059 --> 00:14:34.279 think we're going to attack your guys edge, edge 00:14:34.279 --> 00:14:36.200 rushers. They're a little bit lighter on the 00:14:36.200 --> 00:14:38.659 lighter side. And I think we're going to make 00:14:38.659 --> 00:14:41.940 Christian Gonzalez and Carlton Davis tackle in 00:14:41.940 --> 00:14:44.740 space on James Cook. I could see a lot of, JJ, 00:14:45.120 --> 00:14:47.679 crack toss, crack toss anybody in this particular 00:14:47.679 --> 00:14:50.600 game? Crack toss, pin pull, and then the ever 00:14:50.600 --> 00:14:56.500 amazing motion, tight end or regigilium motion 00:14:56.500 --> 00:14:59.919 to the center of the. center of the line gap 00:14:59.919 --> 00:15:02.740 play. Those are all of our favorite things. So, 00:15:03.100 --> 00:15:05.299 and really the reason to your point, Brandon, 00:15:05.379 --> 00:15:08.480 that you see the bills go away from running with 00:15:08.480 --> 00:15:12.100 James Cook is when a team shows that they, you 00:15:12.100 --> 00:15:16.700 know, in a 10 snap sample size have a very strong 00:15:16.700 --> 00:15:19.899 answer for those six plays. The Bills are like, 00:15:19.919 --> 00:15:22.840 well, you cooked us. I guess we got a Josh Allen. 00:15:23.039 --> 00:15:25.419 Josh, go do something. Play hero ball. Back to 00:15:25.419 --> 00:15:28.820 the drawing book. Yeah. Yeah. So, but to just 00:15:28.820 --> 00:15:30.620 a real quick question, because I don't know what 00:15:30.620 --> 00:15:34.159 the answer is. Is Gillette Stadium, is that a 00:15:34.159 --> 00:15:37.659 natural or artificial? Pretty sure that's an 00:15:37.659 --> 00:15:41.779 artificial turf. OK, damn it. Because I just 00:15:41.779 --> 00:15:43.379 found the stat and it's it's it's fascinating 00:15:43.379 --> 00:15:46.659 to me. James Cook is eight point six yards per 00:15:46.659 --> 00:15:50.299 carry on grass. and 4 .3 on artificial turf. 00:15:50.940 --> 00:15:55.419 Wow. Well, that's wild. That's wild. So I thought 00:15:55.419 --> 00:15:57.500 that'd be a nice tidbit for this one. But yeah, 00:15:57.600 --> 00:16:01.240 so the bills, the thing about the previous in 00:16:01.240 --> 00:16:04.019 terms of like matchups and keys to the game, 00:16:04.399 --> 00:16:07.399 the thing about the early week five game against 00:16:07.399 --> 00:16:11.940 the Pats was that bills were I mean, it was a 00:16:11.940 --> 00:16:13.960 three point victory for the Pats and the bills 00:16:13.960 --> 00:16:16.320 lost the turnover battle three to one. Right. 00:16:16.379 --> 00:16:19.519 So like it I think and they had 11 penalties 00:16:19.519 --> 00:16:21.919 for 90 yards. The Pats also had 8 penalties for 00:16:21.919 --> 00:16:24.980 93 yards. I forgot the Sean Hawkeley game. Oh 00:16:24.980 --> 00:16:28.340 yeah. So the like the shot themselves in the 00:16:28.340 --> 00:16:31.120 foot factor, it looked like vintage Patriots, 00:16:31.220 --> 00:16:33.580 right? The Patriots was like, OK, make mistake, 00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:36.379 mistake your way into failure, right? Like and 00:16:36.379 --> 00:16:39.080 that has been in the Sean McDermott era, largely 00:16:39.080 --> 00:16:41.769 the way that he's. maintain such success in the 00:16:41.769 --> 00:16:44.710 division and broadly in the league year over 00:16:44.710 --> 00:16:46.990 year in the regular season has been, we're going 00:16:46.990 --> 00:16:48.950 to play clean football and let other people make 00:16:48.950 --> 00:16:53.009 mistakes. That was the whole playbook last year. 00:16:53.250 --> 00:16:56.230 And so for them to kind of flip the script, uno 00:16:56.230 --> 00:16:59.610 reverse card on the Bills in week five, it's 00:16:59.610 --> 00:17:02.210 really a question of who's going to show up to 00:17:02.210 --> 00:17:06.640 this game for the Bills on Sunday. Is it the, 00:17:06.839 --> 00:17:08.420 are they going to shoot themselves? Which team 00:17:08.420 --> 00:17:09.859 is going to be that team, right? Who's going 00:17:09.859 --> 00:17:12.319 to make more critical errors? This past Sunday 00:17:12.319 --> 00:17:14.539 against the Bengals, it was the Bengals, right? 00:17:14.619 --> 00:17:17.240 Joe Burrow on two consecutive pass plays, intercepted 00:17:17.240 --> 00:17:19.519 one for a pick six and the other, you know, for 00:17:19.519 --> 00:17:22.519 a tip turnover that turned the whole game upside 00:17:22.519 --> 00:17:24.779 down after at one point, the Bengals were leading 00:17:24.779 --> 00:17:27.420 by three scores. So really, I think it's a question 00:17:27.420 --> 00:17:31.319 of which of these defenses is able to be, you 00:17:31.319 --> 00:17:33.380 know, is able to take advantage of mistakes. 00:17:33.960 --> 00:17:37.460 and which of these offenses is able to cash in. 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:42.200 And to the previous point, Christian Gonzalez 00:17:42.200 --> 00:17:46.200 and Carlton Davis are 100 % capable of tackling 00:17:46.200 --> 00:17:48.059 on the outside because that's what they did in 00:17:48.059 --> 00:17:50.720 week five. That's the best way that they shut 00:17:50.720 --> 00:17:52.940 down the Bill's Wide Zone running team. Because 00:17:52.940 --> 00:17:55.430 at that time, the... the bills were not really 00:17:55.430 --> 00:17:58.109 going gap too much. They were really trying that 00:17:58.109 --> 00:18:01.809 long, wide, spread it out crack toss that requires 00:18:01.809 --> 00:18:05.769 the safeties, linebackers and CBs to fill and 00:18:05.769 --> 00:18:09.470 tackle and have discipline in their lanes. And 00:18:09.470 --> 00:18:11.390 the, you know, the Patriots showed they were 00:18:11.390 --> 00:18:13.769 extremely ready for it, which means that with 00:18:13.769 --> 00:18:16.869 an extra week of preparation on the buy, I don't 00:18:16.869 --> 00:18:19.470 expect them to show up and kind of puke all over 00:18:19.470 --> 00:18:21.890 themselves with that job this time around. You 00:18:21.890 --> 00:18:25.119 know, there was another thing that, because we 00:18:25.119 --> 00:18:27.940 talk about how the Patriots seem very well prepared 00:18:27.940 --> 00:18:30.200 for the Bills run game. The other thing that 00:18:30.200 --> 00:18:32.099 absolutely pissed me off about that week five 00:18:32.099 --> 00:18:35.140 game was the fact that we let Robert Spillane, 00:18:35.319 --> 00:18:37.880 who to me is the most annoying New England Patriot, 00:18:37.960 --> 00:18:41.319 he's slow, like he's big, he's clunky, but they 00:18:41.319 --> 00:18:46.140 let Spillane run downhill into the line of scrimmage 00:18:46.140 --> 00:18:49.599 and fill his run fits without any real resistance 00:18:49.599 --> 00:18:52.630 from this Buffalo Bill squad. I would love to 00:18:52.630 --> 00:18:55.750 see JJ, the Buffalo Bills makes Blaine play a 00:18:55.750 --> 00:18:58.970 little bit more horizontal so that he's not there 00:18:58.970 --> 00:19:03.069 in support of Davis and Gonzalez in those run 00:19:03.069 --> 00:19:05.769 fits, shutting things down outside the tackles. 00:19:06.430 --> 00:19:08.930 Like the Kansas City Chiefs strategy, can we 00:19:08.930 --> 00:19:11.089 take advantage of this linebacker core on New 00:19:11.089 --> 00:19:13.630 England with a little bit of tight end play action, 00:19:13.990 --> 00:19:16.390 make them feel like they need to play more coverage 00:19:16.390 --> 00:19:19.630 against Knox and Kincaid and free some things 00:19:19.630 --> 00:19:23.589 up outside the tackles for Cook? It's all I want 00:19:23.589 --> 00:19:25.829 for Christmas. And they did it against Cincinnati. 00:19:26.230 --> 00:19:28.250 They did it against Cincinnati. Dude, I was at 00:19:28.250 --> 00:19:31.930 that game. I was in like a spiritual state when 00:19:31.930 --> 00:19:35.210 I saw early down play action to the tight ends 00:19:35.210 --> 00:19:37.549 on behalf of the Buffalo Bills. The thing we've 00:19:37.549 --> 00:19:39.970 been asking for all year. I think that's going 00:19:39.970 --> 00:19:43.690 to factor in. Should the New England Patriots 00:19:43.690 --> 00:19:45.349 be able to shut down some of this run game with 00:19:45.349 --> 00:19:49.529 James Cook again, right? I want to switch to. 00:19:49.740 --> 00:19:51.599 Couple of things are the offensive side of the 00:19:51.599 --> 00:19:55.619 ball JJ. But first let's let you run through 00:19:55.619 --> 00:19:58.480 empty the notebook Anything else about this new 00:19:58.480 --> 00:20:00.740 England Patriots offense and this Buffalo Bills 00:20:00.740 --> 00:20:02.960 defense You feel like we need to keep an eye 00:20:02.960 --> 00:20:05.380 out for here before we start talking about our 00:20:05.380 --> 00:20:08.339 Lord and Savior Josh Allen You know, I think 00:20:08.339 --> 00:20:11.259 that the the Patriots don't have what anyone 00:20:11.259 --> 00:20:13.940 would consider like a premier alpha dog wide 00:20:13.940 --> 00:20:15.640 receiver that the Bills have to really look out 00:20:15.640 --> 00:20:19.299 for and that really plays in favor of the Buffalo 00:20:19.299 --> 00:20:21.660 Bills defense because they do not have Christian 00:20:21.660 --> 00:20:23.839 Medford is very, very good. They do not have 00:20:23.839 --> 00:20:26.200 like the premier shutdown corner at this stage. 00:20:26.730 --> 00:20:30.329 uh for their team they will mirror the best receiver 00:20:30.329 --> 00:20:33.450 from from the Patriots with with Benford and 00:20:33.450 --> 00:20:35.069 he has excellent coverage stats over the past 00:20:35.069 --> 00:20:38.589 three or four games um so really what it becomes 00:20:38.589 --> 00:20:41.130 and this is like sounds sounds like such a trope 00:20:41.130 --> 00:20:44.569 but it becomes a game of fundamentals if the 00:20:44.569 --> 00:20:48.289 Buffalo Bills defense can be sound and tackling 00:20:48.289 --> 00:20:53.009 fill where they need to fill and keep Drake May 00:20:53.009 --> 00:20:55.549 kind of behind the sticks. We know he can make 00:20:55.549 --> 00:20:57.549 some magic happen on third and long. And that's 00:20:57.549 --> 00:20:59.690 where the Bills are kind of that's the Achilles 00:20:59.690 --> 00:21:02.109 heel, right? Third and 16 conversions is the 00:21:02.109 --> 00:21:04.170 thing that everybody seems to be able to get 00:21:04.170 --> 00:21:06.849 against this defense. But it's also the kind 00:21:06.849 --> 00:21:09.529 of thing that when the Bills are humming, it's 00:21:09.529 --> 00:21:11.609 because they're putting teams in those positions 00:21:11.609 --> 00:21:14.009 and then mistakes are made. Right. And so I think 00:21:14.009 --> 00:21:17.269 the big question becomes this defense is pretty 00:21:17.269 --> 00:21:21.460 well. lined up in terms of skill except for pass 00:21:21.460 --> 00:21:24.299 rush. If they can get any kind of pass rush married 00:21:24.299 --> 00:21:26.579 with coverage, I think that they have a great 00:21:26.579 --> 00:21:29.660 shot of stalling or at least frustrating the 00:21:29.660 --> 00:21:32.460 Patriots. Because all of the metrics would point 00:21:32.460 --> 00:21:35.380 to that this Patriots offense has been successful, 00:21:35.799 --> 00:21:37.599 but they've also been winning very close games 00:21:37.599 --> 00:21:40.559 and they have not, you know, they're not one 00:21:40.559 --> 00:21:43.400 of the premier top four or five offenses in the 00:21:43.400 --> 00:21:46.660 league. They need to be methodical and that's 00:21:46.650 --> 00:21:48.509 Kind of plays into the bill strength and defense. 00:21:49.309 --> 00:21:51.369 Yeah, they are there to your point JJ They are 00:21:51.369 --> 00:21:53.529 six and two right now in one score games this 00:21:53.529 --> 00:21:56.049 season So yeah, that is a that's a metric that's 00:21:56.049 --> 00:21:58.769 definitely in their favor But you know can regress 00:21:58.769 --> 00:22:00.410 to the mean very very quickly under the right 00:22:00.410 --> 00:22:02.730 circumstances And then before we move on here 00:22:02.730 --> 00:22:05.589 give you the last word anything else From your 00:22:05.589 --> 00:22:07.130 point of view that we should be keeping an eye 00:22:07.130 --> 00:22:10.619 out for as our squad square off this Sunday Yeah, 00:22:10.619 --> 00:22:12.440 I just want to go back to something that JJ just 00:22:12.440 --> 00:22:16.059 said about there really not being a number one 00:22:16.059 --> 00:22:21.500 alpha receiver in the Patriots Offense what we 00:22:21.500 --> 00:22:24.359 have seen is Drake may spreading the ball to 00:22:24.359 --> 00:22:28.259 whoever's open When it's not digs, you know hunter 00:22:28.259 --> 00:22:32.230 Henry is a very very reliable option. I can't 00:22:32.230 --> 00:22:34.009 tell you off the top of my head how the bills 00:22:34.009 --> 00:22:37.809 have been against tight ends. But he is a fairly 00:22:37.809 --> 00:22:40.609 reliable weapon that Drake may seems to go to 00:22:40.609 --> 00:22:45.230 when the going gets tough. Brandon, I can answer 00:22:45.230 --> 00:22:47.609 your question on bills against opposing tight 00:22:47.609 --> 00:22:50.970 ends. They're squarely middle of the pack. However, 00:22:50.970 --> 00:22:53.990 in the games where they have excelled. IE Kansas 00:22:53.990 --> 00:22:56.569 City and shutting down Travis Kelsey, they have 00:22:56.569 --> 00:23:00.089 deployed Cole Bishop exclusively as their tight 00:23:00.089 --> 00:23:02.069 end eraser, right? This is where you see some 00:23:02.069 --> 00:23:04.450 of those dime looks and obvious past situations 00:23:04.450 --> 00:23:06.950 where you'll get a mix of Jordan Hancock or Cam 00:23:06.950 --> 00:23:09.390 Lewis with Jordan Poirier. And then Cole Bishop 00:23:09.390 --> 00:23:12.529 is just attached at the hip of an opposing team's 00:23:12.529 --> 00:23:16.390 tight end. I think, I think we're probably going 00:23:16.390 --> 00:23:19.650 to see something similar in this game. Listen, 00:23:19.710 --> 00:23:21.509 the Bills play a lot of split safety coverage 00:23:21.509 --> 00:23:24.329 and Drake May is good against split safety coverage 00:23:24.329 --> 00:23:28.109 and the Bills are good at running that defense. 00:23:28.269 --> 00:23:30.369 It's kind of a strength on strength. I could 00:23:30.369 --> 00:23:32.170 see them so that they don't have to sacrifice 00:23:32.170 --> 00:23:34.230 that too high shell that they're likely going 00:23:34.230 --> 00:23:37.309 to put over Drake May and a lot of passing situations 00:23:37.309 --> 00:23:39.490 to guard against the deep ball. I could see that 00:23:39.490 --> 00:23:42.029 being more of a dime look where an extra linebacker 00:23:42.029 --> 00:23:44.430 comes off the field. And then you get Cole Bishop 00:23:44.430 --> 00:23:46.190 lined up at the line of scrimmage with Hunter 00:23:46.190 --> 00:23:49.250 Henry. JJ, is that off, or would you agree with 00:23:49.250 --> 00:23:51.930 that? I would agree with that, and I would say 00:23:51.930 --> 00:23:54.910 that over the last seven games, the Bills have 00:23:54.910 --> 00:23:57.009 given up one touchdown to a tight end, so it's 00:23:57.009 --> 00:23:59.950 not a position that's really killing them right 00:23:59.950 --> 00:24:03.170 now. There have been years in the past where 00:24:03.170 --> 00:24:05.730 the stats sort of have been weighed a little 00:24:05.730 --> 00:24:08.710 bit heavier because of playing against the Ravens 00:24:08.710 --> 00:24:12.819 and the Chiefs, but the Bills, you know... Their 00:24:12.819 --> 00:24:15.579 poor poor defense against tight ends has been 00:24:15.579 --> 00:24:18.640 far improved this year Yeah, it's been it's definitely 00:24:18.640 --> 00:24:21.119 been on the upswing since Jordan Poir came back 00:24:21.119 --> 00:24:24.099 since we figured out Shaq Thompson and like no 00:24:24.099 --> 00:24:26.240 shade of Terrell Bernard who we both like but 00:24:26.240 --> 00:24:28.839 since he's been injured Just the performance 00:24:28.839 --> 00:24:31.140 overall the spine of that defense in the middle 00:24:31.140 --> 00:24:32.960 of the field against opposing tight ends has 00:24:32.960 --> 00:24:36.960 been improved as well So yeah All right, or not 00:24:36.960 --> 00:24:38.720 Benford Bert. Yeah, I know I said Bernard. Yeah. 00:24:38.720 --> 00:24:42.569 All right. All right guys awesome thoughts Uh, 00:24:42.710 --> 00:24:44.269 got another question. I want to tee up for you 00:24:44.269 --> 00:24:48.150 guys. The, the bills, let's say the bills went 00:24:48.150 --> 00:24:51.890 right. Here's my question. Is it going to matter 00:24:51.890 --> 00:24:53.930 in the grand scheme of the division? I mean, 00:24:54.009 --> 00:24:56.549 the Patriots hold all the tiebreakers after this 00:24:56.549 --> 00:24:58.630 game. We only have three games left in the season. 00:24:58.730 --> 00:25:00.930 The bills will be at Cleveland and then home 00:25:00.930 --> 00:25:02.890 for Philly, home for the jets. And I could see 00:25:02.890 --> 00:25:05.470 the bills easily dropping one of those games. 00:25:06.009 --> 00:25:08.160 Uh, Hen Hen, I think it's probably Cleveland. 00:25:08.819 --> 00:25:11.339 Miles Garrett and that run defense. The Pats 00:25:11.339 --> 00:25:14.980 have the Ravens who look like a shell of themselves. 00:25:15.759 --> 00:25:18.259 Then they are at the Jets and then they are at 00:25:18.259 --> 00:25:21.059 home against the Dolphins who, yeah, I've given 00:25:21.059 --> 00:25:24.099 them some fits and starts in the past, but I 00:25:24.099 --> 00:25:25.900 mean, JJ, I feel like we're going to need a lot 00:25:25.900 --> 00:25:28.279 of help here. So Brandon, I'm going to start 00:25:28.279 --> 00:25:32.099 with you being the guest here. Let's say the 00:25:32.099 --> 00:25:36.390 Bills win, right? Give me your percentage of 00:25:36.390 --> 00:25:38.730 confidence that you feel like the Pats still 00:25:38.730 --> 00:25:43.430 walk away the division this year. Yeah, that's 00:25:43.430 --> 00:25:46.829 a good question. I think there's been a lot of 00:25:46.829 --> 00:25:49.730 skepticism and negative talk surrounding the 00:25:49.730 --> 00:25:53.869 Patriots recently because of the strength of 00:25:53.869 --> 00:25:58.769 their schedule this season. And so this game 00:25:58.769 --> 00:26:03.299 is going to I think answer a very important question 00:26:03.299 --> 00:26:06.660 of like whether there's any validity to that. 00:26:06.779 --> 00:26:10.079 Is this fool's gold or is it the real thing? 00:26:11.180 --> 00:26:15.940 So I think I'm still fairly confident and a lot 00:26:15.940 --> 00:26:19.720 of that confidence comes from Vrabel and what 00:26:19.720 --> 00:26:22.759 Vrabel has been able to do this season and absolutely 00:26:22.759 --> 00:26:26.480 turning this team around. Um, I would say I'm 00:26:26.480 --> 00:26:31.720 still, you know, 75 % confident, um, that the 00:26:31.720 --> 00:26:37.579 Patriots can get it done. Nice. JJ, what about 00:26:37.579 --> 00:26:40.180 you? Bill's assuming the, let's say the Bills 00:26:40.180 --> 00:26:43.119 win this Sunday, confidence rating and them taking 00:26:43.119 --> 00:26:46.299 the division. Um, it's funny because we were 00:26:46.299 --> 00:26:48.440 in this situation a few years ago where the Dolphins 00:26:48.440 --> 00:26:51.190 had 10 wins and the Bills were six and six. And 00:26:51.190 --> 00:26:57.789 so being, you know, that many wins down, I felt 00:26:57.789 --> 00:27:00.049 more it's weird. I felt more confident farther 00:27:00.049 --> 00:27:03.369 back from the Dolphins than I do this far back 00:27:03.369 --> 00:27:07.150 from the same because the Dolphins are absolute 00:27:07.150 --> 00:27:10.099 clown shoes. And have always been and two is 00:27:10.099 --> 00:27:12.019 not a real quarterback as far as I'm concerned. 00:27:13.099 --> 00:27:15.980 Because he's left and not. Yeah. Well, yeah. 00:27:16.019 --> 00:27:17.859 I mean, he's left handed. He's short. He's not 00:27:17.859 --> 00:27:20.579 very athletic. He doesn't have when he doesn't 00:27:20.579 --> 00:27:22.420 have Tyree kill or somebody else that he can 00:27:22.420 --> 00:27:25.759 just chuck it up to. He looks completely average 00:27:25.759 --> 00:27:29.180 or below average. Right. Like. And so their entire 00:27:29.180 --> 00:27:31.940 offense right now is just throwing quick outs 00:27:31.940 --> 00:27:35.180 to Devon H and like that's that tells me all 00:27:35.180 --> 00:27:39.869 I need to know. This Patriots team is like a 00:27:39.869 --> 00:27:41.930 real competitor, as far as I can tell, and I'm 00:27:41.930 --> 00:27:45.210 not believing all this schedule hype, because 00:27:45.210 --> 00:27:47.970 it's the NFL. The margins are incredibly tight. 00:27:48.349 --> 00:27:49.990 The worst team in the league and the best team 00:27:49.990 --> 00:27:52.589 in the league are not that far apart. They're 00:27:52.589 --> 00:27:55.170 usually just a few key pieces apart, one of them 00:27:55.170 --> 00:27:59.250 always being a quarterback, right? And so for 00:27:59.250 --> 00:28:03.509 me, it's like, OK, Bills win this one. Then they're 00:28:03.509 --> 00:28:07.269 counting on winning out. plus the Patriots dropping 00:28:07.269 --> 00:28:10.069 one to the Jets or the Dolphins, because that 00:28:10.069 --> 00:28:14.490 is the only way. So I don't have very high confidence. 00:28:14.609 --> 00:28:16.970 I think that the Bills are sort of shooting for 00:28:16.970 --> 00:28:22.750 a top seeding of fifth to take on hopefully the 00:28:22.750 --> 00:28:24.930 winner of the AFC North, because I think that's 00:28:24.930 --> 00:28:28.549 gonna be the most likely favorable outcome. Yeah, 00:28:29.210 --> 00:28:31.650 I really wanna, I've heard a lot of Buffalo Bills 00:28:31.650 --> 00:28:33.930 media be like, if the Patriots are the second 00:28:33.930 --> 00:28:37.000 seed, Bill bills would be great in the seven 00:28:37.000 --> 00:28:39.319 in the seven seed and knock New England out early. 00:28:39.319 --> 00:28:41.900 I'm like, I don't know if I want all that. Um, 00:28:42.200 --> 00:28:44.339 and I kind of want to avoid the six seed too, 00:28:44.519 --> 00:28:47.019 because I think Jacksonville, if it is them is 00:28:47.019 --> 00:28:49.420 going to be pretty good. Like that's a pretty 00:28:49.420 --> 00:28:51.200 good team that we can talk about if it comes 00:28:51.200 --> 00:28:54.960 to it. I mean, reality is I, my confidence level 00:28:54.960 --> 00:28:57.880 is at about a 12, even if the bills win bills 00:28:57.880 --> 00:29:00.200 that have to win out JJ Deere point, the pass 00:29:00.200 --> 00:29:03.140 would have to drop one to the Ravens. Drop another 00:29:03.140 --> 00:29:05.079 one to either the Jets or the Dolphins. And I 00:29:05.079 --> 00:29:07.019 just, I don't see that happening, right? I just 00:29:07.019 --> 00:29:11.339 don't see that happening. I think though. Vrabel 00:29:11.339 --> 00:29:13.539 is going to have these Patriots so fired up, 00:29:13.839 --> 00:29:15.980 they're not going to want to back in, quote unquote, 00:29:16.240 --> 00:29:18.980 to a division championship. They're going to 00:29:18.980 --> 00:29:21.640 want to knock off the defending champs on their 00:29:21.640 --> 00:29:24.519 own home turf in New England and make it a real 00:29:24.519 --> 00:29:26.880 t -shirt and hat party, I think, on Sunday. And 00:29:26.880 --> 00:29:28.599 that's the goal I think is going to have them 00:29:28.599 --> 00:29:31.859 singularly focused on. God, man. I can't wait 00:29:31.859 --> 00:29:34.640 to get to game predictions, but yeah. We have 00:29:34.640 --> 00:29:37.180 to, now we have to flip it, right? And I have 00:29:37.180 --> 00:29:41.380 to ask you guys. If the Bills lose this game, 00:29:43.619 --> 00:29:47.839 does Bean go? Does Sean McDermott go? You look 00:29:47.839 --> 00:29:50.700 at how teams have brought in a new head coach 00:29:50.700 --> 00:29:54.200 this season that's turned things around. Ben 00:29:54.200 --> 00:29:57.640 Johnson, what he's done with the Bears, right? 00:29:57.700 --> 00:30:01.579 Just for one example. So did the Bills go that 00:30:01.579 --> 00:30:05.480 route? Given the rhetoric that this window of 00:30:05.480 --> 00:30:11.910 opportunity for a Bill's postseason run seems 00:30:11.910 --> 00:30:15.450 to be closing. And I guess, you know, the B to 00:30:15.450 --> 00:30:18.990 that question is, do you put any stock in that 00:30:18.990 --> 00:30:21.289 rhetoric that's been going around that this that 00:30:21.289 --> 00:30:23.910 this window is closing that Josh Allen's prime 00:30:23.910 --> 00:30:29.829 is going to come to an ending soon? Man, it's 00:30:29.829 --> 00:30:31.529 almost like you've got a lot of Bill's friends 00:30:31.529 --> 00:30:35.690 that talk about this stuff regularly. So, you 00:30:35.690 --> 00:30:38.250 know, it's weird. It's weird because I want to 00:30:38.250 --> 00:30:42.470 take this bait, but I will say, I think the decision 00:30:42.470 --> 00:30:47.990 to move on from any of the coaching staff is 00:30:47.990 --> 00:30:50.269 excluded for me from whatever happens in this 00:30:50.269 --> 00:30:53.630 game, right? I'm slightly more optimistic about 00:30:53.630 --> 00:30:55.930 a long view. I mean, listen, I think the Patriots 00:30:55.930 --> 00:30:58.319 have played really, really well. When I look 00:30:58.319 --> 00:31:00.240 at the underlying metrics though, and I look 00:31:00.240 --> 00:31:01.839 at some of the things they really struggle with, 00:31:02.019 --> 00:31:04.619 like the offensive line, when I look at how weak 00:31:04.619 --> 00:31:07.440 the spine of that defense is, right? And now 00:31:07.440 --> 00:31:08.880 the fact that they're not going to get a top 00:31:08.880 --> 00:31:10.420 four pick next year, they're probably going to 00:31:10.420 --> 00:31:13.019 be picking more in the late 20s or early 30s. 00:31:13.160 --> 00:31:15.960 I think it's going to be harder to address those 00:31:15.960 --> 00:31:18.759 holes in the long run. And next year, they're 00:31:18.759 --> 00:31:20.700 going to have a first place schedule. Like they're 00:31:20.700 --> 00:31:22.700 going to play the Texans, right? They're going 00:31:22.700 --> 00:31:24.140 to play the Chiefs. They're going to play the 00:31:24.140 --> 00:31:28.019 Broncos. And I think... Let's say they finished 00:31:28.019 --> 00:31:31.079 15 and two, they could very well end up making 00:31:31.079 --> 00:31:33.319 personal decisions that make them better. But 00:31:33.319 --> 00:31:35.559 I think because of the one score games and some 00:31:35.559 --> 00:31:37.420 of these underlying metrics in the long view, 00:31:37.720 --> 00:31:39.200 they regressed back to the main and they could 00:31:39.200 --> 00:31:42.539 be a 10 or 11 win team next year. And to me, 00:31:42.559 --> 00:31:45.339 that still primes the bills to be able to compete 00:31:45.339 --> 00:31:48.059 for the division. So I think Sunday, Brandon, 00:31:48.099 --> 00:31:51.279 to your original question, isn't defining for 00:31:51.279 --> 00:31:54.059 me. Is a window closing, even though I know that's 00:31:54.059 --> 00:31:56.079 what the media narrative is going to be. I'm 00:31:56.079 --> 00:31:59.119 more, I'm more high on the Bills long view because 00:31:59.119 --> 00:32:02.440 of the way Allen is playing right now. Now to 00:32:02.440 --> 00:32:04.240 your question about moving on from the coaching 00:32:04.240 --> 00:32:07.319 staff. I will tell you, there are a lot of Bills 00:32:07.319 --> 00:32:09.420 fans that think after 13 seconds, we should have 00:32:09.420 --> 00:32:12.880 done that no matter what. The, I'm going to say 00:32:12.880 --> 00:32:15.240 something that's going to be absurd. If the Bills 00:32:15.240 --> 00:32:17.920 win the Superbowl, I think we should jettison 00:32:17.920 --> 00:32:20.480 both. Brady and Babbage, no matter what, and 00:32:20.480 --> 00:32:22.720 start over at the coordinator position. Because 00:32:22.720 --> 00:32:25.299 if the Bills make a run to the Super Bowl, it's 00:32:25.299 --> 00:32:27.660 going to be because of Josh Allen doing some 00:32:27.660 --> 00:32:29.740 Superman stuff. And it's not going to be all 00:32:29.740 --> 00:32:32.079 of a sudden because Brady figured out how to 00:32:32.079 --> 00:32:34.000 creatively scheme for wide receivers and open 00:32:34.000 --> 00:32:36.700 up the passing game, or Babbage figured out how 00:32:36.700 --> 00:32:39.480 to call plays. You know what I mean? I think 00:32:39.480 --> 00:32:41.960 it is on the table, even if the Bills reach the 00:32:41.960 --> 00:32:44.839 height of their success, there are massive shakeups 00:32:44.839 --> 00:32:47.599 amongst this coaching staff to extend that window. 00:32:48.539 --> 00:32:51.099 Great question. I think the outcome on Sunday 00:32:51.099 --> 00:32:54.319 though is excluded for me from whatever decisions 00:32:54.319 --> 00:32:56.400 need to happen with the coaching staff. JJ, what 00:32:56.400 --> 00:33:00.539 about you? Are you going to take that bait? I 00:33:00.539 --> 00:33:04.539 won't take that bait because because I just don't 00:33:04.539 --> 00:33:06.460 see that as realistic knowing what I know about 00:33:06.460 --> 00:33:10.519 the ownership and I could see It's like, maybe 00:33:10.519 --> 00:33:13.440 this is pessimistic of me, but anytime this conversation 00:33:13.440 --> 00:33:15.839 comes up with any Bills fans that I have in my 00:33:15.839 --> 00:33:18.380 circle and like, Oh, everybody should go. I absolutely 00:33:18.380 --> 00:33:22.180 agree with Dan that Brady and Babbage. They do 00:33:22.180 --> 00:33:24.559 not turn. They don't move the needle for me as 00:33:24.559 --> 00:33:26.779 it was coordinated. I think they have huge flaws 00:33:26.779 --> 00:33:29.500 in their scheme and huge flaws in their game 00:33:29.500 --> 00:33:32.400 planning and their play calling. And so I would 00:33:32.400 --> 00:33:34.980 love for them to be changed. I don't see McDermott 00:33:34.980 --> 00:33:39.190 or Bean literally going anywhere in less. They 00:33:39.190 --> 00:33:43.269 turned in like five and 12 season, like two years 00:33:43.269 --> 00:33:46.269 in a row. And like, I just don't, with, with 00:33:46.269 --> 00:33:50.470 Alan, like, I just don't see the ownership team 00:33:50.470 --> 00:33:56.170 who has gotten the Sabres wrong four times. Going 00:33:56.170 --> 00:33:58.109 back to the well and trying to get a new coaching 00:33:58.109 --> 00:34:00.109 staff when they have somebody who won the division 00:34:00.109 --> 00:34:03.069 five, five years in a row has been to the playoff 00:34:03.069 --> 00:34:06.710 six of seven seasons has a generational quarterback. 00:34:08.199 --> 00:34:11.239 Always competitive in the big moments. I just 00:34:11.239 --> 00:34:13.179 don't, and I don't see it, I don't see, I think 00:34:13.179 --> 00:34:16.679 that they continue to accept whatever rationale 00:34:16.679 --> 00:34:20.280 or reasoning Bean and McDermott are giving. But 00:34:20.280 --> 00:34:22.960 I would be hopeful for a change at coordinators. 00:34:23.159 --> 00:34:24.860 And I don't think that's gonna happen in season. 00:34:25.360 --> 00:34:28.980 Yeah, no, no way. Especially not right now. I 00:34:28.980 --> 00:34:33.929 will say this. Stefan Diggs was right. He was 00:34:33.929 --> 00:34:36.590 right to force his way out of Buffalo because 00:34:36.590 --> 00:34:40.070 I don't buy into any of the stuff between him 00:34:40.070 --> 00:34:42.889 and Josh. I think the relationship probably became 00:34:42.889 --> 00:34:45.530 a little bit frayed, but I think the reason that 00:34:45.530 --> 00:34:47.570 he left was because he saw the writing on the 00:34:47.570 --> 00:34:49.489 wall with the scheme Brady was going to run. 00:34:49.960 --> 00:34:52.320 what it was going to mean for that wide receiver 00:34:52.320 --> 00:34:54.460 room and how they would be utilized and what 00:34:54.460 --> 00:34:57.300 they'd be asked to do. And I think he rightfully 00:34:57.300 --> 00:34:59.260 took a bet on himself. He's like, I still got 00:34:59.260 --> 00:35:01.639 gas in the tank. I'm not going to sit here and 00:35:01.639 --> 00:35:03.860 waste away for the remaining three years of this 00:35:03.860 --> 00:35:08.280 new contract blocking off the edge, like chipping 00:35:08.280 --> 00:35:10.480 Will Anderson off the edge. So James could get 00:35:10.480 --> 00:35:13.679 an extra three yards. You know what I mean? And 00:35:13.679 --> 00:35:16.260 Brandon, I think you guys have been the benefit 00:35:16.260 --> 00:35:18.469 of that. Because you've gotten the best you've 00:35:18.469 --> 00:35:20.949 gotten the best version of digs not just on the 00:35:20.949 --> 00:35:22.710 field but off the field I mean the past couple 00:35:22.710 --> 00:35:25.469 of games He's not been targeted a very high rate 00:35:25.469 --> 00:35:28.769 the sensei game and the Giants game Yet he has 00:35:28.769 --> 00:35:31.070 been saying all the right things motivating that 00:35:31.070 --> 00:35:33.530 team you can see him active on the sideline saying 00:35:33.530 --> 00:35:35.630 the right things in the locker room Brandon, 00:35:35.650 --> 00:35:39.530 how do you feel about? The role Stefan digs has 00:35:39.530 --> 00:35:41.869 played with this team this year overall and is 00:35:41.869 --> 00:35:44.429 this a guy? You want to see return to the squad 00:35:44.429 --> 00:35:51.099 next year? Yeah. So if you go back to when you 00:35:51.099 --> 00:35:55.340 guys had me on before the season started, I had 00:35:55.340 --> 00:35:59.039 a ton of pessimism around Stefan Diggs. Didn't 00:35:59.039 --> 00:36:01.760 want him on the team. Don't like the negativity. 00:36:02.219 --> 00:36:06.539 I didn't like, you know, what was happening during 00:36:06.539 --> 00:36:09.280 the preseason, right? All that drama. And as 00:36:09.280 --> 00:36:11.059 a Patriots fan, it's like, oh, man, like, here 00:36:11.059 --> 00:36:13.440 we go. Like, you know, we signed up for this. 00:36:13.519 --> 00:36:16.099 Like, now we got to deal with this. you know, 00:36:16.360 --> 00:36:20.519 childish behavior and a guy who thinks that he's 00:36:20.519 --> 00:36:26.219 better than everybody else around him. And he's 00:36:26.219 --> 00:36:28.599 done something very different, right? I think 00:36:28.599 --> 00:36:33.420 he's done a good job changing some of that reputation 00:36:33.420 --> 00:36:36.599 that surrounds him. Being more of a locker room 00:36:36.599 --> 00:36:41.519 guy, a more team -oriented individual and that's 00:36:41.519 --> 00:36:45.469 translated to... productivity. I like the effort 00:36:45.469 --> 00:36:49.489 that we see from him. Just to draw a comparison 00:36:49.489 --> 00:36:53.750 to some concerns around George Pickens lately 00:36:53.750 --> 00:36:57.210 and how he's been very lackadaisical on his route 00:36:57.210 --> 00:36:59.489 running and not really giving a whole lot of 00:36:59.489 --> 00:37:02.170 effort. I think it's been surprising and refreshing 00:37:02.170 --> 00:37:05.809 to see Diggs really trying to ball out and get 00:37:05.809 --> 00:37:10.190 himself open for when May is scrambling, extending 00:37:10.190 --> 00:37:14.210 the play, and finding himself in the space like 00:37:14.210 --> 00:37:17.389 he used to do when he was a Buffalo Bill. So 00:37:17.389 --> 00:37:21.809 it's been pleasantly surprising. JJ, Stefan Diggs 00:37:21.809 --> 00:37:23.710 hits the free agent market next year. Do you 00:37:23.710 --> 00:37:25.869 want the Bills to pick him back up? He wouldn't 00:37:25.869 --> 00:37:27.989 come back. He would never sign that deal. What 00:37:27.989 --> 00:37:34.530 if Brady is gone? What if Brady is gone? I don't 00:37:34.530 --> 00:37:37.570 want them to pick him up, but I also think that 00:37:37.570 --> 00:37:40.389 that's the only way he would come back He would 00:37:40.389 --> 00:37:42.690 he would be he would consider it He would never 00:37:42.690 --> 00:37:44.210 I don't think he'd ever sign back and the reason 00:37:44.210 --> 00:37:46.829 I don't think he would is Because it's just one 00:37:46.829 --> 00:37:48.750 of those things that you just sort of put that 00:37:48.750 --> 00:37:51.989 chapter behind you And then the reason the reason 00:37:51.989 --> 00:37:55.059 I definitely necessarily wouldn't want him is 00:37:55.059 --> 00:37:57.920 even with a scheme that was way, way, way, way 00:37:57.920 --> 00:37:59.880 more friendly to outside wide receivers under 00:37:59.880 --> 00:38:02.639 table. Stefan Diggs was absolutely ineffective 00:38:02.639 --> 00:38:05.340 and disappeared in major games in the playoffs 00:38:05.340 --> 00:38:08.960 repeatedly. He was too easy to erase when they 00:38:08.960 --> 00:38:11.780 needed him. So I don't think I don't think Bean 00:38:11.780 --> 00:38:13.780 would necessarily be as excited about it either. 00:38:14.360 --> 00:38:17.699 Yeah, yeah. I think I think between the two of 00:38:17.699 --> 00:38:20.420 us, I've always been the bigger Stefan Diggs 00:38:20.420 --> 00:38:22.320 fan. And this is something I would definitely 00:38:22.320 --> 00:38:26.119 entertain. in a revamped build out of the room. 00:38:26.340 --> 00:38:28.179 He wouldn't be the only guy I'd want to bring 00:38:28.179 --> 00:38:30.780 in, but I could see him have a meaning like, 00:38:30.860 --> 00:38:32.980 listen, everyone says, you guys need an X, you 00:38:32.980 --> 00:38:35.300 need an X. We've been at our most successful 00:38:35.300 --> 00:38:38.099 and Josh has been his most successful when we've 00:38:38.099 --> 00:38:40.480 had that Z wide receiver position all filled 00:38:40.480 --> 00:38:44.500 out. I think of John Brown, right? I think of, 00:38:44.500 --> 00:38:46.920 um, Emmanuel Sanders playing that role a lot. 00:38:46.980 --> 00:38:48.940 You know, I mean, that's when Josh has been his 00:38:48.940 --> 00:38:51.059 most successful when he's got a guy that can 00:38:51.059 --> 00:38:54.539 operate on the field side, um, and in space and 00:38:54.539 --> 00:38:59.519 get separation. So, uh, yeah. Um, the ESPN 30 00:38:59.519 --> 00:39:04.909 for 30 is going to be wild if. Josh Allen ends 00:39:04.909 --> 00:39:08.269 up Dan Marino and never wins a Super Bowl. And 00:39:08.269 --> 00:39:11.050 a big reason that we historically track back 00:39:11.050 --> 00:39:13.670 as to why that happened is because the Buffalo 00:39:13.670 --> 00:39:16.750 Bills could not keep the Diggs Allen thing going 00:39:16.750 --> 00:39:20.269 because they wanted to roll with Joe Brady, who 00:39:20.269 --> 00:39:22.289 may be two years and done. It's just, it's going 00:39:22.289 --> 00:39:25.090 to be crazy. That's going to be crazy. All right. 00:39:25.429 --> 00:39:30.230 Brandon, this is where you can gloat unapologetically. 00:39:30.429 --> 00:39:32.789 I want to switch gears a little bit and I want 00:39:32.789 --> 00:39:36.510 to talk about kind of QBs. Listen, regardless 00:39:36.510 --> 00:39:38.469 of what happens on Sunday, we're going to see 00:39:38.469 --> 00:39:40.989 a really great entertaining matchup between two 00:39:40.989 --> 00:39:42.789 of the league's best QBs as they're playing right 00:39:42.789 --> 00:39:45.650 now. And with the emergence of May this season, 00:39:46.170 --> 00:39:48.170 it gives us the opportunity to kind of revisit. 00:39:48.480 --> 00:39:51.019 I think conventional wisdom around the quarterback 00:39:51.019 --> 00:39:53.800 tiers in this league. There has been a top four 00:39:53.800 --> 00:39:56.440 for what feels like forever. As far as the elite 00:39:56.440 --> 00:39:59.719 of the elite, you've got Allen, Mahomes, Jackson, 00:39:59.940 --> 00:40:02.219 and Burrow in whatever order you want to put 00:40:02.219 --> 00:40:07.079 it in. Brandon, where does Drake May currently 00:40:07.079 --> 00:40:10.719 sit in that pantheon of QBs? Would you insert 00:40:10.719 --> 00:40:13.639 him into the top four or is he somewhere still 00:40:13.639 --> 00:40:17.579 just on the outside looking in? Really really 00:40:17.579 --> 00:40:20.980 tough question and I feel like it's a tough question 00:40:20.980 --> 00:40:25.599 because Drake Mays in his sophomore season and 00:40:25.599 --> 00:40:28.380 Really only played half a season last year with 00:40:28.380 --> 00:40:32.320 a different head coach So I think there's a lot 00:40:32.320 --> 00:40:37.219 to be found out. However You know if he seems 00:40:37.219 --> 00:40:40.460 to be the real deal, you know, so I would put 00:40:40.460 --> 00:40:44.179 him top four. I think that's fair Oh, all right. 00:40:44.280 --> 00:40:46.039 So who are you moving out of that tier? You've 00:40:46.039 --> 00:40:48.940 got Alan Mahomes, Jackson and Burrow. And if 00:40:48.940 --> 00:40:52.739 you want this podcast ratioed, tell us why it's 00:40:52.739 --> 00:41:01.059 Alan. Burrow is probably the easiest one on the 00:41:01.059 --> 00:41:03.880 chopping block here when we're talking about. 00:41:04.460 --> 00:41:05.960 I didn't think you were going to go there. Yeah, 00:41:06.059 --> 00:41:08.559 who's going to sort of slip out of that elite, 00:41:08.559 --> 00:41:12.599 you know, sort of S tier category. And I don't 00:41:12.599 --> 00:41:17.139 just mean injury wise. I just think that the 00:41:17.139 --> 00:41:20.820 situation that burrows in is not. a great one 00:41:20.820 --> 00:41:23.820 when you look at some of the financial decisions 00:41:23.820 --> 00:41:27.000 that the Bengals have made, where they have most 00:41:27.000 --> 00:41:30.119 of their money clustered and the deficit that 00:41:30.119 --> 00:41:34.119 you see being very prevalent in other areas of 00:41:34.119 --> 00:41:36.980 the field. That's how he got hurt, right? Is 00:41:36.980 --> 00:41:41.199 because there was zero protection for him. OK, 00:41:41.400 --> 00:41:43.900 so what you have T Higgins and Jamar Chase, two 00:41:43.900 --> 00:41:46.519 of the best wide receivers, incredible athletes. 00:41:47.780 --> 00:41:50.639 You know if you're sacked after one and a half 00:41:50.639 --> 00:41:53.579 seconds like that's not really enough time for 00:41:53.579 --> 00:41:57.840 those guys to get open so I Yeah, I if anyone's 00:41:57.840 --> 00:41:59.880 gonna fall off. It's gonna be Joe burrow in my 00:41:59.880 --> 00:42:04.599 opinion Nice JJ. What about you? What were you 00:42:04.599 --> 00:42:06.860 putting Drake may here in the current pantheon 00:42:06.860 --> 00:42:10.940 of cubies? Now hang on young wik whippersnapper 00:42:10.940 --> 00:42:14.000 is kind of what I that's where I that's the colon 00:42:14.000 --> 00:42:17.480 Subtitle I'd put under Drake because like I I 00:42:17.480 --> 00:42:19.400 think that, you know, if you've listened to the 00:42:19.400 --> 00:42:21.679 pod, I have a lot of respect for him. I think 00:42:21.679 --> 00:42:25.840 he's an excellent talent. I think that, you know, 00:42:26.019 --> 00:42:27.960 early in the season, all of the tongue in cheek, 00:42:28.039 --> 00:42:30.579 like baby Josh Allen stuff when he would like 00:42:30.579 --> 00:42:33.159 break out of an absolute sure sack and run for 00:42:33.159 --> 00:42:37.690 30 or 40 yards. was, was fun. Uh, and I think 00:42:37.690 --> 00:42:39.670 he has those skills. He's, he's got a great, 00:42:39.710 --> 00:42:42.289 he's great arm talent. He's a better anticipatory 00:42:42.289 --> 00:42:44.309 thrower than Josh Allen was in his second year 00:42:44.309 --> 00:42:47.130 for sure. He's got a better deep ball right now 00:42:47.130 --> 00:42:50.309 than Josh Allen has right now. Um, and so there's 00:42:50.309 --> 00:42:53.210 a lot of a really, really good skills there that 00:42:53.210 --> 00:42:56.769 I see. Um, but, and I've said this with so many 00:42:56.769 --> 00:43:00.119 different players. consistency is what makes 00:43:00.119 --> 00:43:03.659 superstars right like he has to show that this 00:43:03.659 --> 00:43:06.480 isn't just a flash in the pan that he can build 00:43:06.480 --> 00:43:09.320 a season on season even if he just has another 00:43:09.320 --> 00:43:12.360 season where he's considered an MVP level talent 00:43:12.360 --> 00:43:16.280 I think then then I'm happy to square him right 00:43:16.280 --> 00:43:19.500 away in the top four I think his legacy is gonna 00:43:19.500 --> 00:43:23.179 be defined by how well this team drafts moving 00:43:23.179 --> 00:43:25.940 forward because the Patriots have been notoriously 00:43:25.940 --> 00:43:30.239 bad at drafting except for this past year, where 00:43:30.239 --> 00:43:33.320 I think they did an exceptional job picking up 00:43:33.320 --> 00:43:35.579 Campbell, Henderson, Kyle Williams in the first 00:43:35.579 --> 00:43:41.219 three rounds. And we have not yet seen the Kyle 00:43:41.219 --> 00:43:46.739 Williams breakout, but I, as a fan, have a lot 00:43:46.739 --> 00:43:50.559 of hope in the two of them building chemistry 00:43:50.559 --> 00:43:53.559 together over time. and what that's going to 00:43:53.559 --> 00:43:58.139 look like. But yeah, how how variable drafts 00:43:58.139 --> 00:44:00.059 in the next couple of years I think is going 00:44:00.059 --> 00:44:05.960 to tell a big part of Drake May's story. My advice 00:44:05.960 --> 00:44:08.360 would be, especially if you guys are picking 00:44:08.360 --> 00:44:12.559 in the low 20s, high 30s, trade that first round 00:44:12.559 --> 00:44:14.719 pick and a little bit of future draft capital 00:44:14.719 --> 00:44:16.539 for Justin Jefferson and then you just won't 00:44:16.539 --> 00:44:18.659 have to worry about it. And Drake May will be 00:44:18.659 --> 00:44:23.519 immediately top five. I. No, you mentioned the 00:44:23.519 --> 00:44:27.340 deep ball accuracy JJ. I mean his completion 00:44:27.340 --> 00:44:31.000 percentage on throws of 28 plus yards is like 00:44:31.000 --> 00:44:35.340 51 .6 % stops in the league. And not just that 00:44:35.340 --> 00:44:37.980 it's statistically pretty, but like when you 00:44:37.980 --> 00:44:40.559 watch him on film that deep ball it sure is pretty. 00:44:41.159 --> 00:44:44.019 Here is the most wild stat about Drake May and 00:44:44.019 --> 00:44:45.500 I can't believe we're saying this about a second 00:44:45.500 --> 00:44:51.340 year QB. Tight window throws. He's only squeezing 00:44:51.340 --> 00:44:54.800 in to tight windows on about like 16 % of his 00:44:54.800 --> 00:44:58.280 throws. It's like 15th in the league. His completion 00:44:58.280 --> 00:45:03.340 percentage on tight window throws is 52%. The 00:45:03.340 --> 00:45:06.880 next closest guy is 10 points lower than him. 00:45:07.179 --> 00:45:09.860 There's a reason tight window throws are so difficult 00:45:09.860 --> 00:45:13.110 to complete. And his completion percentage on 00:45:13.110 --> 00:45:15.289 tight window throws get better the further down 00:45:15.289 --> 00:45:18.510 the field he is throwing the ball. I mean, listen, 00:45:18.530 --> 00:45:20.730 I think that's a bit of a vulnerability for him 00:45:20.730 --> 00:45:24.170 too. Um, and we saw since he start to squeeze 00:45:24.170 --> 00:45:26.289 some of those passing windows for him and that's 00:45:26.289 --> 00:45:28.289 how they ultimately ended up generating a pick 00:45:28.289 --> 00:45:31.389 with him. Right. But I think there's some vulnerability 00:45:31.389 --> 00:45:34.650 there, but until opposing DBs start changing 00:45:34.650 --> 00:45:36.750 their footwork discipline to start playing the 00:45:36.750 --> 00:45:40.929 ball and the ball path. more and the man less. 00:45:41.730 --> 00:45:44.829 It's just it's really, really difficult for me 00:45:44.829 --> 00:45:48.889 not to put May and at least the top, like six 00:45:48.889 --> 00:45:54.230 right now, like the top 15 QBs by QBR deck prestigot, 00:45:54.469 --> 00:45:57.289 who honor off depending on his injury rate, but 00:45:57.289 --> 00:45:59.590 he's having a magnificent year this year. Jordan 00:45:59.590 --> 00:46:02.710 love who goes unconscious for seven games a year, 00:46:02.710 --> 00:46:05.619 but then the other like the other 10, you kind 00:46:05.619 --> 00:46:08.420 of wonder if he should be a pro QB, then you've 00:46:08.420 --> 00:46:12.119 got Drake May. We've got my homes I'm not writing 00:46:12.119 --> 00:46:14.679 off my homes in the decline, but that deep ball 00:46:14.679 --> 00:46:16.219 stuff that tight window stuff We just talked 00:46:16.219 --> 00:46:18.639 about May has been absent from a home's game 00:46:18.639 --> 00:46:21.059 for three years And this was the year was supposed 00:46:21.059 --> 00:46:22.960 to come back because they've got all their weapons 00:46:22.960 --> 00:46:25.320 and it just hasn't happened Then you've got Matt 00:46:25.320 --> 00:46:28.500 Stafford who is going to play for as long as 00:46:28.500 --> 00:46:31.559 Philip Rivers will continue to play in this league 00:46:31.559 --> 00:46:33.960 Stafford's probably gonna play to like he's 57 00:46:33.960 --> 00:46:37.679 then you've got Alan then Jackson Dart Sam Darnold 00:46:37.679 --> 00:46:45.969 I'm not Taking, I'm not taking Drake May. I'm 00:46:45.969 --> 00:46:49.010 not taking anyone other than Drake May. It may 00:46:49.010 --> 00:46:51.630 be number like five or six, right? I just think 00:46:51.630 --> 00:46:54.329 he's there. Like Stafford, it's the age thing. 00:46:54.570 --> 00:46:57.269 And then with Jordan Love, I just, the consistency 00:46:57.269 --> 00:46:59.570 is not there for me. I would easily put Drake 00:46:59.570 --> 00:47:02.929 May right now above those two guys. Yeah, no, 00:47:03.289 --> 00:47:05.909 the talent is there. You've, you've backed up 00:47:05.909 --> 00:47:09.429 your, your argument with validity. I just. consistency 00:47:09.429 --> 00:47:11.849 is what matters to me in these types of rankings 00:47:11.849 --> 00:47:14.710 and conversations. Right. And next year, I think, 00:47:14.750 --> 00:47:17.250 again, will be key as we revisit this conversation 00:47:17.250 --> 00:47:19.210 because regression to the mean, it just happens 00:47:19.210 --> 00:47:21.829 for everybody, right? Be it a one score game, 00:47:21.949 --> 00:47:24.050 be a deep ball percentage, tight window throws. 00:47:24.590 --> 00:47:27.230 We'll see. But I mean, dude, you watch it on 00:47:27.230 --> 00:47:31.869 film and and the layers of throws that that only 00:47:31.869 --> 00:47:34.050 Josh really had for a long time. Drake Mays got 00:47:34.050 --> 00:47:36.829 for sure passes the eyeball test for sure. My 00:47:36.829 --> 00:47:38.789 god, it's crazy. It's crazy. It's crazy. All 00:47:38.789 --> 00:47:41.210 right Prediction sure to go wrong guys as we 00:47:41.210 --> 00:47:44.650 wrap this thing up the bills for whatever reason 00:47:44.650 --> 00:47:48.070 are favored by one and a half This line shrunk 00:47:48.070 --> 00:47:50.510 to one and then went back to one and a half. 00:47:50.510 --> 00:47:54.269 I just I don't understand this at all And then 00:47:54.269 --> 00:47:57.130 the overrun around this game is 49 and a half 00:47:57.130 --> 00:47:59.670 Brandon you first give us your score prediction 00:47:59.670 --> 00:48:04.920 for this game Okay, so Like I said earlier, the 00:48:04.920 --> 00:48:08.860 bills have not been great on the road. I think 00:48:08.860 --> 00:48:13.440 the Patriots are going to, like you said, make 00:48:13.440 --> 00:48:18.960 this a t -shirt and hat party early. So I'm going 00:48:18.960 --> 00:48:22.800 to give this one to my team, the Patriots, with 00:48:22.800 --> 00:48:30.579 a final score. I'm going to say 29 to 27. Brandon, 00:48:30.760 --> 00:48:34.079 I didn't expect that. Yeah, that's a pretty good 00:48:34.079 --> 00:48:37.940 pick. Oh, 29 -27. So you've got the Patriots 00:48:37.940 --> 00:48:41.000 winning outright and you have the over on the 00:48:41.000 --> 00:48:42.760 score, which I think is interesting too. I still 00:48:42.760 --> 00:48:44.739 like that. This is going to be a close game. 00:48:44.880 --> 00:48:49.340 And I think the NFL made a huge mistake not flexing 00:48:49.340 --> 00:48:54.199 this into a prime time slot. I agree. Huge mistake. 00:48:55.019 --> 00:48:57.880 And I think seeing you know, two of the best 00:48:57.880 --> 00:49:01.639 quarterbacks in the NFL going at it that that 00:49:01.639 --> 00:49:05.519 absolutely should be a prime time game. So and 00:49:05.519 --> 00:49:10.000 I think potentially the dawn, the birthing of 00:49:10.000 --> 00:49:14.179 a renewed rivalry between our two teams as we 00:49:14.179 --> 00:49:19.349 watch the very entertaining. dissolution of the 00:49:19.349 --> 00:49:22.650 Kansas City Chiefs and just relish in their pain 00:49:22.650 --> 00:49:26.309 and their suffering. I think that is the table 00:49:26.309 --> 00:49:29.010 that the three of us come together and share 00:49:29.010 --> 00:49:32.610 a meal on, right? Is watching what is happening 00:49:32.610 --> 00:49:37.050 to the Chiefs. It's chef's kiss. I will always 00:49:37.050 --> 00:49:39.409 break bread over the Kansas City Chiefs being 00:49:39.409 --> 00:49:40.610 terrible without a doubt. Yeah, I was just going 00:49:40.610 --> 00:49:42.809 to say, if you guys want to jump on one of these 00:49:42.809 --> 00:49:45.449 calls with a beverage the day that the Chiefs 00:49:45.449 --> 00:49:48.269 are eliminated from playoffs contention, I'm 00:49:48.269 --> 00:49:51.969 there 100%. It could be Sunday, right? If the 00:49:51.969 --> 00:49:55.769 Bills win, the Jags win, Houston wins, and Kansas 00:49:55.769 --> 00:49:58.869 City loses to the Chargers, then they're out. 00:49:59.309 --> 00:50:02.730 They're out. And there, I think, I think the 00:50:02.730 --> 00:50:04.190 charges and the chiefs are in the one o 'clock 00:50:04.190 --> 00:50:07.409 window too. So, and then Arizona Houston's in 00:50:07.409 --> 00:50:10.989 the one o 'clock window. When do the, when did 00:50:10.989 --> 00:50:13.489 the Jags play? The Jags are in the one o 'clock 00:50:13.489 --> 00:50:16.309 window too. It could all be happening at the 00:50:16.309 --> 00:50:19.650 same time. So Brandon, this is the reason why 00:50:19.650 --> 00:50:22.449 you shouldn't want the Patriots to clinch the 00:50:22.449 --> 00:50:25.230 division yet, because if all of those things 00:50:25.230 --> 00:50:27.780 happen. we'd be celebrating something I think 00:50:27.780 --> 00:50:30.340 far greater than t -shirts and hats. And that 00:50:30.340 --> 00:50:33.880 would be the downfall of the Kansas city chiefs. 00:50:34.159 --> 00:50:35.719 Brandon, do you want to change your prediction? 00:50:35.980 --> 00:50:40.219 You have that opportunity. No, no, no. It's just 00:50:40.219 --> 00:50:43.599 what I feel in my heart. Nice. All right, cool. 00:50:43.820 --> 00:50:46.800 All right, JJ, what about you? You know, I think 00:50:46.800 --> 00:50:50.519 that what we saw, what we saw from the bills 00:50:50.519 --> 00:50:53.769 in the in the Cincinnati game this past weekend 00:50:53.769 --> 00:50:56.909 and granted Snow Globe game at home. Those are 00:50:56.909 --> 00:50:59.170 components that always make for a better Josh 00:50:59.170 --> 00:51:01.489 Allen performance and a better defensive performance 00:51:01.489 --> 00:51:05.409 for the Bills. I think was a team that was a 00:51:05.409 --> 00:51:09.570 little bit more. Consistent and aligned with 00:51:09.570 --> 00:51:12.349 playing four quarters of football hard doing 00:51:12.349 --> 00:51:15.210 their their 111th as it were, and they were they 00:51:15.210 --> 00:51:18.070 were in that game with some injury issues there 00:51:18.070 --> 00:51:19.630 and they look to be getting a little bit healthier 00:51:19.630 --> 00:51:22.780 for this one. I actually see the Bills winning 00:51:22.780 --> 00:51:25.880 on the road. They're 3 -3 on the road, as Brandon 00:51:25.880 --> 00:51:27.539 mentioned. It hasn't been the best thing for 00:51:27.539 --> 00:51:32.760 them. But in the games that they did win on the 00:51:32.760 --> 00:51:36.920 road this season, they had 26, 30, and 40 points. 00:51:37.340 --> 00:51:40.420 And so they can kind of turn it on in some of 00:51:40.420 --> 00:51:42.360 those opportunities. I think that the Bills, 00:51:42.420 --> 00:51:45.119 it's going to be close. It's going to be a cardiac 00:51:45.119 --> 00:51:49.139 affair in the fourth quarter. And I like to see... 00:51:50.000 --> 00:51:53.699 Josh Allen, when the chips are down, over Drake 00:51:53.699 --> 00:51:56.300 May just because he's a much younger quarterback. 00:51:57.079 --> 00:52:00.320 Bill's 34, Pat's 31, and I do think it hits the 00:52:00.320 --> 00:52:05.639 over. I'm going to go, man, I really went back 00:52:05.639 --> 00:52:09.559 and forth about this too. Vrabel is 6 -0 coming 00:52:09.559 --> 00:52:12.099 out of the bye as a head coach, and he has had 00:52:12.099 --> 00:52:14.579 some really good moments against Sean McDermott 00:52:14.579 --> 00:52:22.110 when Vrabel was in Tennessee. I believe in Josh. 00:52:22.329 --> 00:52:24.170 I don't necessarily believe in a whole lot of 00:52:24.170 --> 00:52:26.170 other things on this Bill squad right now, but 00:52:26.170 --> 00:52:29.030 I believe in Josh in December. And just on that 00:52:29.030 --> 00:52:32.150 alone, non -analytical, purely emotional, purely 00:52:32.150 --> 00:52:36.409 vibe driven thing. I'm going to say Bill's 24, 00:52:36.789 --> 00:52:39.230 Patriot's 21. I am going to take the under. Division 00:52:39.230 --> 00:52:42.619 games are weird. They're always weird. They're 00:52:42.619 --> 00:52:44.880 rarely high scoring affairs unless it's a blowout 00:52:44.880 --> 00:52:48.039 on one side. So I am going to take that. I think 00:52:48.039 --> 00:52:50.599 both of these teams play with an edge. I think 00:52:50.599 --> 00:52:53.460 the lack of daisical energy that the Bills came 00:52:53.460 --> 00:52:56.619 out with in week five will not be a problem this 00:52:56.619 --> 00:52:58.420 time around. But I think the Patriots are going 00:52:58.420 --> 00:53:00.599 to be up and equal to meeting that. I could see 00:53:00.599 --> 00:53:02.519 this going either way, but I'm going to lean 00:53:02.519 --> 00:53:05.219 Bills just because, you know, I want to keep 00:53:05.219 --> 00:53:07.340 the podcast and keep people happy. So there you 00:53:07.340 --> 00:53:11.360 go. Any prop bets from you gentlemen? JJ will 00:53:11.360 --> 00:53:17.699 start with you. Uh, yeah. So I'm going to say 00:53:17.699 --> 00:53:25.059 over under half interception by Drake May. He's 00:53:25.059 --> 00:53:27.000 been very good at protecting the ball, but he 00:53:27.000 --> 00:53:29.500 does, he has been occasionally, you know, when 00:53:29.500 --> 00:53:31.139 they come, they come in bunches. He's thrown 00:53:31.139 --> 00:53:33.300 six, like he's thrown six this year. And again, 00:53:33.320 --> 00:53:35.039 we talked about the one he threw with Cincinnati. 00:53:35.619 --> 00:53:39.170 I. Is Benford gonna play Benford was in a boot 00:53:39.170 --> 00:53:43.369 today at practice? It's that's not good. He had 00:53:43.369 --> 00:53:48.230 some practice -related injury I'm gonna say over 00:53:48.230 --> 00:53:50.329 and here's the reason why I mentioned those tight 00:53:50.329 --> 00:53:53.510 window throws I was at that since it I was at 00:53:53.510 --> 00:53:56.650 that Cincinnati game Spectacular game to be at 00:53:56.650 --> 00:54:00.679 by the way, just absolutely incredible. So And 00:54:00.679 --> 00:54:02.960 I got an up up close and personal look at one 00:54:02.960 --> 00:54:05.900 Maxwell Hairston who was baptized by T Higgins 00:54:05.900 --> 00:54:08.800 in this game. All right, Matt Max did not have 00:54:08.800 --> 00:54:11.800 his best moments in this game. But what I saw 00:54:11.800 --> 00:54:15.559 to him was a kid who is sticky and coverage just 00:54:15.559 --> 00:54:17.679 needs to change up his footwork a little bit 00:54:17.679 --> 00:54:21.320 and needs to play passing lanes against some 00:54:21.320 --> 00:54:23.539 of these bigger wide receivers like a Matt Collins 00:54:23.539 --> 00:54:26.559 like a K Sean booty and Listen, there were a 00:54:26.559 --> 00:54:28.880 couple of picks that Mad Max could have had had 00:54:28.880 --> 00:54:31.219 he chosen to play the ball and not the man. I 00:54:31.219 --> 00:54:33.980 think Drake may loves to thread into tight windows. 00:54:34.320 --> 00:54:37.760 And I think McDaniel's scheme gives me a lot 00:54:37.760 --> 00:54:39.639 of quick answers to what the bills are going 00:54:39.639 --> 00:54:43.000 to do. So it's going to come down to winning 00:54:43.000 --> 00:54:45.260 your man -to -man mashups. And I'm confident 00:54:45.260 --> 00:54:47.699 that Mad Max can, I'm going to say he, Drake 00:54:47.699 --> 00:54:49.239 may throws one pick. I'm going to say it goes 00:54:49.239 --> 00:54:51.699 to Mad Max who did not play in week five. And 00:54:51.699 --> 00:54:53.739 I think we'll be a factor in this game. Brandon, 00:54:53.760 --> 00:54:57.750 what about you over under that pack? Coming off 00:54:57.750 --> 00:55:01.730 the bye against Buffalo, I think May is going 00:55:01.730 --> 00:55:05.210 to be hyper fixated on protecting the ball. I 00:55:05.210 --> 00:55:07.409 think if there's tight coverage, he's going to 00:55:07.409 --> 00:55:13.550 look to Henderson for the check down plays. He 00:55:13.550 --> 00:55:15.389 hasn't thrown a lot of interceptions this season, 00:55:15.829 --> 00:55:19.320 so I'm going to take the under. Nice so zero. 00:55:19.340 --> 00:55:23.159 It's a clean game out of me May had no touchdowns, 00:55:23.179 --> 00:55:25.599 but no interceptions in that first game against 00:55:25.599 --> 00:55:29.659 the Bills And it was somehow still the most impressive 00:55:29.659 --> 00:55:31.960 zero touchdown game. I've ever seen in my life 00:55:31.960 --> 00:55:34.800 in week five It was really incredible Brandon 00:55:34.800 --> 00:55:39.199 what about you prop bets? Oh Okay, this is one. 00:55:39.199 --> 00:55:43.539 I always like to do with you guys Josh Allen 00:55:43.539 --> 00:55:50.760 over or under 20 I'm going to say 28 rushing 00:55:50.760 --> 00:55:57.280 yards. Over. Over. He might get that in one run 00:55:57.280 --> 00:56:01.239 in this game. Yeah, but don't the the Patriots 00:56:01.239 --> 00:56:04.400 play a lot more zone and mixed coverage, which 00:56:04.400 --> 00:56:08.579 means that their their defensive backs are looking 00:56:08.579 --> 00:56:11.400 at the quarterback. I don't I don't know, Dan. 00:56:11.639 --> 00:56:13.940 I mean, OK, but it is Josh Allen in December. 00:56:15.389 --> 00:56:18.389 So they play they are playing so the Patriots 00:56:18.389 --> 00:56:21.650 are playing man only at a 27 % clip right now 00:56:21.650 --> 00:56:24.030 Which is just above the leave average. So they're 00:56:24.030 --> 00:56:28.730 playing way more zone for sure I will say the 00:56:28.730 --> 00:56:31.250 way that teams have been and the way that the 00:56:31.250 --> 00:56:33.710 Patriots limited Josh's Josh's rushing lanes 00:56:33.710 --> 00:56:37.010 in that first game is to have like a linebacker 00:56:37.010 --> 00:56:40.010 spy But Spillane appears on the injury report. 00:56:40.010 --> 00:56:41.769 And again, I've already told you how I feel about 00:56:41.769 --> 00:56:46.369 his sideline to sideline speed. I I think 30 00:56:46.369 --> 00:56:52.030 yards would be a very attainable goal for Josh 00:56:52.030 --> 00:56:53.949 in this particular game. And the designed run 00:56:53.949 --> 00:56:56.769 game, which never features in October and November, 00:56:56.969 --> 00:56:58.750 is going to feature in this game, I would imagine. 00:56:59.030 --> 00:57:02.190 So on the season, sorry, he has five games with 00:57:02.190 --> 00:57:08.400 30 or less, so far. So I'm I'm gonna stay I'm 00:57:08.400 --> 00:57:10.639 sticking with under because I think that the 00:57:10.639 --> 00:57:12.820 the focus for the bills is going to be Getting 00:57:12.820 --> 00:57:16.639 the ball out of his hands to other players More 00:57:16.639 --> 00:57:19.460 than kind of the I don't know if we see a lot 00:57:19.460 --> 00:57:21.960 of design runs by Josh it must it's short yardage 00:57:21.960 --> 00:57:26.059 tush push stuff Yeah, I'm feeling pretty confident 00:57:26.059 --> 00:57:29.260 about my over I'll text you both in them with 00:57:29.260 --> 00:57:31.400 the most in the most obnoxious way should I be 00:57:31.400 --> 00:57:33.920 correct about that? Perfect. Sorry. Here's here's 00:57:33.920 --> 00:57:38.760 my prop bet And it starts with a fun stat. Did 00:57:38.760 --> 00:57:42.320 you know the Buffalo Bills have scored over 61 00:57:42.320 --> 00:57:46.039 points in their last two games? And in that stretch, 00:57:46.420 --> 00:57:49.179 wide receivers have accounted for only 11 catches 00:57:49.179 --> 00:57:52.780 between those two games and 102 yards. Yeah, 00:57:52.900 --> 00:57:54.840 I mean, wide receivers are purely optional in 00:57:54.840 --> 00:57:59.400 this offense. It really just are there's just 00:57:59.400 --> 00:58:01.820 extensions of the offensive line in this absurd 00:58:01.820 --> 00:58:05.360 scheme this ridiculous scheme All right, but 00:58:05.360 --> 00:58:07.820 here's what I'm gonna do wide receiver catches 00:58:07.820 --> 00:58:13.780 in this game over under five and a half Hmm all 00:58:13.780 --> 00:58:17.800 all the wide receivers all of them All the wide 00:58:17.800 --> 00:58:19.840 receivers in the past two games have only caught 00:58:19.840 --> 00:58:23.860 the ball 11 times such a low bar Yeah, I have 00:58:23.860 --> 00:58:25.880 to take but they've only caught the ball 11 times 00:58:25.880 --> 00:58:29.139 in two games I have to take the over on that. 00:58:29.619 --> 00:58:32.159 That's a sucker's bet. I'm going under. Joe Brady 00:58:32.159 --> 00:58:38.260 hates wide receivers. That's so funny. Brandon 00:58:38.260 --> 00:58:42.199 over. I'm taking the over beat just because that's 00:58:42.199 --> 00:58:46.320 such a tiny number. And on top of that, I can 00:58:46.320 --> 00:58:49.820 see, and here's why you're wrong there. Okay. 00:58:50.090 --> 00:58:51.949 Because Keon Coleman is going to have a good 00:58:51.949 --> 00:58:54.829 game. No, he's going to. No, but no, absolutely 00:58:54.829 --> 00:58:57.110 not. We know what I think about Keon Coleman. 00:58:57.329 --> 00:58:59.130 I know I'm just baiting you. He's the window 00:58:59.130 --> 00:59:01.469 dressing of all window dressings. He just looks 00:59:01.469 --> 00:59:04.869 the part. He can't do the part. No, but I can 00:59:04.869 --> 00:59:08.730 see Khalil Shakir getting a lot more scrubby, 00:59:08.849 --> 00:59:11.510 like middle of the field or swing, you know, 00:59:11.690 --> 00:59:14.369 swing screens in this game, even though we thought 00:59:14.369 --> 00:59:18.210 that they'd abolished it last game. I can see. 00:59:18.759 --> 00:59:20.679 Yeah, I can see Khalil Shaqir getting more of 00:59:20.679 --> 00:59:23.039 those, even though I have seen Ty Johnson, or 00:59:23.039 --> 00:59:26.039 not Ty Johnson. Yeah, Ty Johnson has been getting 00:59:26.039 --> 00:59:29.940 those whips a lot more, which I think is a good 00:59:29.940 --> 00:59:33.360 change. Just another thing to a running back. 00:59:34.000 --> 00:59:35.980 But yeah, no, I think it's over five catches 00:59:35.980 --> 00:59:38.480 total across, because I think that the Patriots 00:59:38.480 --> 00:59:40.480 are gonna try to focus on shutting down tight 00:59:40.480 --> 00:59:43.559 ends and running backs. Here and here's the thing 00:59:43.559 --> 00:59:46.360 with the Patriots I think that is a real demonstrable 00:59:46.360 --> 00:59:48.940 weakness that I don't know they've got a schematic 00:59:48.940 --> 00:59:51.400 answer for because for them the safety personnel 00:59:51.400 --> 00:59:53.739 is what it is the linebacker personnel is what 00:59:53.739 --> 00:59:56.019 it is right like the spine of that defense in 00:59:56.019 --> 01:00:00.099 the middle of that field is absolutely open even 01:00:00.099 --> 01:00:04.139 Marcus Jones who is Wildly successful slot corner. 01:00:04.139 --> 01:00:07.300 He's like five eight I mean you're telling me 01:00:07.300 --> 01:00:08.940 you don't like Dawson Knox or Dalton Kincaid 01:00:08.940 --> 01:00:12.719 on that guy it but but that is the So this is 01:00:12.719 --> 01:00:15.099 the, I'm not just talking crazy. I'm not just 01:00:15.099 --> 01:00:18.139 throwing Brady shade out there. Like the leader 01:00:18.139 --> 01:00:20.599 in targets, the last time these guys played was 01:00:20.599 --> 01:00:23.360 Dalton Kincaid and everyone should argue that 01:00:23.360 --> 01:00:25.800 he should have gotten more. What we saw happen 01:00:25.800 --> 01:00:29.800 against the Bengals where the Bills went play 01:00:29.800 --> 01:00:33.340 action on 57 % of Josh's drop backs and they 01:00:33.340 --> 01:00:38.019 targeted tight ends on 96 % of those. That is 01:00:38.019 --> 01:00:40.559 the passing offense. That Joe Brady has been 01:00:40.559 --> 01:00:43.780 waiting to run and to great effect. That's why 01:00:43.780 --> 01:00:46.840 he's been building up 13 personnel, these 12 01:00:46.840 --> 01:00:49.840 personnel packages so that when Kincaid got healthy, 01:00:49.880 --> 01:00:52.199 he could roll out Knox and Kincaid and some of 01:00:52.199 --> 01:00:54.059 those patterns and to a lesser extent, Jackson 01:00:54.059 --> 01:00:56.360 Hawes. And I don't think it's a coincidence that 01:00:56.360 --> 01:00:59.300 we've seen Ty Johnson and James Cook both more 01:00:59.300 --> 01:01:01.920 active in the past game too. I think the pecking 01:01:01.920 --> 01:01:06.860 order for targets is going to be Kincaid, Knox, 01:01:07.440 --> 01:01:11.300 Cook, Ty Johnson. Then Kahlil Shakir and Kahlil 01:01:11.300 --> 01:01:13.159 Shakir is not getting five catches in this game. 01:01:13.280 --> 01:01:15.000 I can't remember the last time he had a five 01:01:15.000 --> 01:01:19.500 catch game So that's that's it and that's also 01:01:19.500 --> 01:01:21.320 it just happens to be the way that you can best 01:01:21.320 --> 01:01:24.539 attack this particular defensive unit as well 01:01:24.539 --> 01:01:27.380 because I don't want to go up against Davis or 01:01:27.380 --> 01:01:29.900 Ergon Zala's with any of our wide receivers to 01:01:29.900 --> 01:01:35.420 you No, especially not with Grape Davis or Keon 01:01:35.420 --> 01:01:38.420 Coleman not able to attack the ball when it's 01:01:38.420 --> 01:01:40.360 in the air, right? Like they both just watch 01:01:40.360 --> 01:01:43.000 as people pick it off. My God, it's terrible. 01:01:43.099 --> 01:01:45.860 So yeah. So I get where you're both at, but I'm 01:01:45.860 --> 01:01:48.480 taking the under. I'm taking the under. Yeah, 01:01:48.639 --> 01:01:51.880 absolutely. All right. That was fun. That was 01:01:51.880 --> 01:01:54.670 fun. Mean really good stuff really good stuff 01:01:54.670 --> 01:01:56.070 there particularly at the end way to bring it 01:01:56.070 --> 01:01:58.309 home guys. All right, Brandon Thank you for joining 01:01:58.309 --> 01:02:00.349 us. We always appreciate you having you on the 01:02:00.349 --> 01:02:04.130 pod. Thanks Yeah, JJ. Nice to welcome you back 01:02:04.130 --> 01:02:05.570 as well. It's good to be doing this again with 01:02:05.570 --> 01:02:08.309 you, sir For all of you listening at home like 01:02:08.309 --> 01:02:10.309 share and subscribe wherever you get your podcast 01:02:10.309 --> 01:02:13.489 See our faces and Brandon's kill room on YouTube 01:02:13.489 --> 01:02:16.449 listen to us on Apple and Spotify and as always 01:02:16.449 --> 01:02:17.190 go bills