It's another edition of The Podbag on Talking Buffalo and Patrick Moran is responding to listener questions, comments and takes almost entirely focused on the Buffalo Bills, many of them contentious on how the Bills should proceed with this offseason.

It seems pretty apparent that the Bills are looking to add a major piece or two to what's clearly a championship caliber roster led by a MVP quarterback. How Brandon Beane should prioritize handlings needs is hotly debated. There's certainly a school of thought that the Bills should trade for DK Metcalf, one of the best wide receivers in the game that Seattle is reportedly willing to shop. However, Patrick explains that while having Metcalf in the fold would be amazing, it absolutely shouldn't be their top priority.
Instead, Patrick explains why adding a high impact pass rusher should be most important and makes his case for Josh Sweat of the Philadelphia Eagles, on the assumption Myles Garrett won't end up ultimately traded.

Also, Patrick responds to someone asking him for the most realistic path to the Bills getting over the hump, if he'd have interest in Joey Bosa, is Kaiir Elam's time in Buffalo toast and a potential Garrett trade scenario. That plus a Sabres rant and thanks for being around for episode number 1,000 this past week!

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren of SB Nation to react to several Buffalo Bills & NFL news and rumors in addition to Matt compiling a Bills wish list of sorts with free agency set to begin in less than a week.

As of this recording nothing significant has happened with the Bills roster this offseason other than the extension of wide receiver Khalil Shakir. The guys react to Shakir's deal now that the full contract deals are available. Shakir being the lone notable Bills transaction is surely about to change, possibly by the time you're listening to this. The guys have thoughts on how after a quiet offseason a year ago in terms of additions, nearly everything is at least potentially on the table for the Bills this time around.

Matt spends time going over what he considers his Bills wish list, running off the players he'd like to see the team re-sign as well as extend. Of course there will be additions and Matt has a few players he thinks would be a great fit for the 2025 Buffalo Bills---and a few names may surprise you.

Also, they react to Matt Stafford sticking with the Los Angeles Rams and Sam Darnold set to cash in with free agency. That plus does it make sense for Davante Adams to play with Aaron Rodgers somewhere else again and tons more.

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On this very monumental edition of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by two of the best sports journalists in the business today, Joe Buscaglia (The Athletic) and Tyler Dunne (Go Long) for a conversation live from Sonny Red's to help celebrate the 1,000th episode of this podcast.

Both Tyler and Joe have been instrumental in helping Talking Buffalo grow through these first 1,000 episodes. Joe's first appearance came all the way back on episode No. 37 when he was an anchor at WKBW-TV. Tyler's show debut goes back even further, episode No. 6 when he was still at The Buffalo News. The guys talk about how much things have changed in their life both personally and professionally over the past seven years in addition to discussing how covering the Buffalo Bills and NFL has changed during this time.

They also spend plenty of time talking about the Bills as they get ready to enter the free agency period followed by the NFL draft. How important is that the Bills find a way to overhaul a defensive line that continues to fall short in playoff elimination games? How much does the team even need to add to an offense that was one of the best in the league last season and historically good by all Bills franchise metrics? That and tons more.

You can follow Joe on Twitter @JoeBuscaglia and of course check out his work at The Athletic. You can read all the content at Go Long by subscribing via Substack. You can follow Tyler on Twitter @TyDunne.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by popular Buffalo Bills content creator Bruce Nolan (The Bruce Exclusive) for a discussion on what the Bills defensive plan of attack may be in the coming days and weeks as we're less than a week away from free agency.

Originally this was slated to be the fifth annual Podcaster's Roundtable, which included Bruce in addition to Joe Marino and Greg Tompsett. However, a personal matter came up involving one of the other guests so that's being reschedule and Bruce was kind enough to come on solo and talk about a Bills unit that could see some big changes upcoming soon.

With the offense potentially close to being "run it back" territory from last year with the exception of perhaps another receiver, the defense could see one or more major shakeups very soon. Bruce has a ton of insight and opinions on what some of those may be, including his expectations for a potential Myles Garret trade that everyone's talking about and most are hoping for.

That and plenty more. Huge thanks to Bruce for coming on solo, switching up the format on the fly and helping out in a pinch!

That and plenty more. Make sure to follow/subscribe to The Bruce Exclusive and give Bruce a follow on Twitter @BruceExclusive.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to chat on many topics, including going through many of the best and worst free agent signings the Buffalo Bills have under general manager Brandon Beane since 2018.

Free agency has been a pretty mixed bag since Beane came to Buffalo over the past seven seasons. Before looking into what is going to happen over the next few weeks the guys talk about some of Beane's biggest free agent hits like Cole Beasley, Mitch Morse, John Brown and a couple of offensive lineman currently on the team. On the opposite end they discuss a handful of his lowlights, including Vernon Butler, Jamison Crowder, OJ Howard and unfortunately because of his ACL tear, Von Miller.

Also, Jason Peters is retiring after 21 seasons including the first five with Buffalo. The Bills trading rather than paying the future Hall of Famer should go down as one of the dumbest moves in franchise history, Joe argues.

Plus, Joe continues to think the NFL Combine is stupid. That plus John Cena finally turns heel in shocking fashion and tons more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Daemen University men's basketball coach Mike MacDonald for a conversation about his No. 1 ranked Wildcats taped live from Imperial Pizza in South Buffalo.

Obviously being in a like Buffalo dominated by Bills and Sabres talk, many college and high school sports accomplishments fly under the radar. Perhaps none so more than the Daemen men's college basketball team, which is undefeated at 24-0 and literally the No. 1 ranked D2 college team in the country. Patrick speaks with Mike about what's went into this magical season and a roster largely built around homegrown talent. Not only have they dominated opposition, they've obliterated most of it---evidenced by just two of their wins being by less than double digits.

They spend plenty of time talking Mike's college coaching career, a resume that's seen him as a head coach over the past 27 years at Canisius, Medaille and Daemen. As someone who's coached on every level of college Mike has thoughts on the biggest differences and similarities.

They also talk about Mike's basketball journey, some of his biggest influences, other sports he's a fan of and much more.

Big shout-out and thank you once again to Imperial Pizzafor being a gracious host and for their excellent wings. They now have two locations, 1035 Abbott Road and also 1665 Main Street

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Daemen University men's basketball coach Mike MacDonald for a conversation about his No. 1 ranked Wildcats taped live from Imperial Pizza in South Buffalo.

Obviously being in a like Buffalo dominated by Bills and Sabres talk, many college and high school sports accomplishments fly under the radar. Perhaps none so more than the Daemen men's college basketball team, which is undefeated at 24-0 and literally the No. 1 ranked D2 college team in the country. Patrick speaks with Mike about what's went into this magical season and a roster largely built around homegrown talent. Not only have they dominated opposition, they've obliterated most of it---evidenced by just two of their wins being by less than double digits.

They spend plenty of time talking Mike's college coaching career, a resume that's seen him as a head coach over the past 27 years at Canisius, Medaille and Daemen. As someone who's coached on every level of college Mike has thoughts on the biggest differences and similarities.

They also talk about Mike's basketball journey, some of his biggest influences, other sports he's a fan of and much more.

Big shout-out and thank you once again to Imperial Pizza for being a gracious host and for their excellent wings. They now have two locations, 1035 Abbott Road and also 1665 Main Street

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It's another edition of The Podbag today on Talking Buffalo and Patrick Moran is responding to your questions, comments and takes primarily about the Buffalo Bills, including Patrick hammering home that everything should be on the table for the Bills defense, not just a prominent edge rusher.

It's certainly understandable why the Bills adding a game changing type of edge defender is the central point of almost any Bills conversation. Their inability to get after the quarterback has hurt them greatly over the course of several recent playoff elimination losses. Improving there absolutely should and has to be at the forefront for general manager Brandon Beane. However, Patrick outlines why having just one guy isn't enough and the Bills should be targeting at least two prime time level defenders that will cost plenty and explains why everything should be on the table for the unit, including adding a second outstanding corner to pair alongside Christian Benford and/or a top end safety like a Javon Holland.

Also, Khalil Shakir signed a four-year extension with Buffalo this week and Patrick has plenty of thoughts on that. Was he their top priority because he re-signed first? Patrick doesn't think so.

That plus continued talk about the 2024 draft class needing to be better, Dorian Williams being considered a "miss" after his first season, the Buffalo Sabres showing some fight in them and plenty more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren of SB Nation for their weekly chat and the focus today is on 10 very big questions Brandon Beane and the Buffalo Bills are pondering as they get ready to attack free agency beginning on March 10.

Last year's strategy due primarily to economics was very straightforward. The Bills shed a lot of salary by jettison several players who were leaders and part of their core, a list that included names like Jordan Poyer, Tre White, Mitch Morse and Stefon Diggs. It was a very low-key free agency spearheaded by the additions of Mack Hollins and Curtis Samuel. Things turned out wonderfully for Buffalo despite the mostly "uneventful" offseason from Beane and company.

The expectation around league circles is different this time around. The Bills are expected to put some serious resources into a few positions, very likely on the defensive line above all else. Prior to there's several questions in need of discussing which the guys do, among them being what to do with Von Miller, is Daquan Jones addition by subtraction at this point of his career, what's their plan for attack at cornerback and what's their level of faith in safety Cole Bishop going into year two?

Also, Matt has thoughts on what the price should be that Beane's willing to pay to acquire a Myles Garrett or Max Crosby if either player is actually available. That plus a few other Bills questions, where Rams quarterback Matt Stafford may end up this season and tons more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by PK (Buffalo Sports Collective ) to discuss annoying things about the Bills AFC title game loss that still linger several weeks later in addition to reaction to Sean McDermott's presser at the NFL Combine and some Buffalo Sabres talk.

It's been nearly a month since the Bills blew an opportunity to go to the Super Bowl in a three point loss at Arrowhead Stadium but Patrick remembers things from that game that are still bothering him to to this day. He talks to PK about some of them, including Joe Brady not adjusting or moving off the tush push, the lack of touches for James Cook, defensive stalwarts Greg Rousseau & Terrel Bernard being complete no shows and veteran safety Micah Hyde not getting a look at some action.

Also, Sean McDermott spoke to the media on Monday at day one of the NFL Combine and the guys react to that. That plus the Green Bay Packers want to ban the tush push, talk of other potential rule changes, are the Sabres actually looking like a team ready to go on a nice run and much more.

You can follow PK on Twitter @PK_BSC and check out the Buffalo Sports Collective podcast.

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