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It’s the first ever “Emergipod” edition of Talking Buffalo Podcast.   The Buffalo Sabres have fired head coach Ralph Krueger and Patrick Moran has a conversation with sportswriter Joe Yerdon about it.

The winless streak reached 12 games on Tuesday night with a loss to fellow NHL doormat New Jersey and it was the last straw.  Krueger has been relieved of his head coaching duties less than two seasons into the job and with still another year and nearly $4 million remaining on his contract.

Patrick and Joe discuss much of what got the Sabres and Krueger to this point, thoughts on intern head coach Don Granato, who the next coach may be, how much this currently constructed roster is even capable of improving regardless of who is coach, and plenty more.

Patrick also tells the story of finding out the night before the firing that this was going on, which included him putting up a cryptic tweet before the New Jersey game was over.

All this and much more.  Follow Joe on Twitter @JoeYerdon.

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On this episode of the future award-winning Talking Buffalo Podcast, Patrick Moran has a conversation with Buffalo Bills beat reporter Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News on a barrage of topics heavily focused on the Buffalo Bills and the start of NFL free agency this week.

The Bills shocked a lot of people this week by re-signing Matt Milano, Darryl Williams and Jon Felciano to contracts before they even hit the open market.  Jay explains the thinking that went into the signings, how they factor into the present and future and what these deals say about the organization and Brandon Beane’s ability to get things done and keep the core nucleus of this team together.

They also spend time talking about several potential Bills free agents targets as well as plenty of other teams around the league as well as speculating on a few players the Bills may be interested in.

Patrick also checks in on Jay’s family and a discussion on how life in the Skurski household changed during Covid with both Jay and his wife, WGRZ-TV’s Melissa Holmes working in the media.

They also completely rail on the Buffalo Sabres for continuing to embarrass themselves and a fan base quickly detaching from the team.   The Sabres lost at home on Monday night to Washington, 6-0, marking the fourth time in their last five home games they've been shut out.

You can follow Jay on Twitter @JaySkurski and be sure to support local journalism by subscribing to The Buffalo News.

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On this milestone 300th episode of Talking Buffalo Podcast, Patrick Moran welcomes 26 Shirts founder and #BillsMafia co-founder Del Reid for a conversation focused on Buffalo, the Buffalo Bills and a slew of fun new segments.  This marks the first of what will be Del appearances every Friday on the podcast for the foreseeable future.

Today the guys talk about 26 Shirts and the latest campaign going on, something you can look forward to with each appearance.  They also spend plenty of time on the Bills and specifically some of the roster moves that have taken place this week as well as a look into what may happen when NFL free agency begins next week.  Patrick also gages Del’s interest in the Buffalo Sabres and angrily wonders if the franchise will ever turn around.

Also, part of the Friday episodes with Del will include regular weekly segments, including “Today’s Year’s Old”, “Fun With Polls” and “Del’s Fave Five” all debuting today.  That and much more!

You can follow Del on Twitter @DelReid and of course be sure to check out 26shirts.comfor the latest shirts for sales and campaigns it helps benefit.

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On the episode of Talking Buffalo Podcast, Patrick Moran has a chat with NFL insider and analyst Benjamin Allbright on a variety of topics ranging from the Buffalo Bills offseason to what he thinks several teams around the league should do in regards to their quarterback situation.

Patrick gets Ben’s insight and opinions on a plenty of Bills stuff from a national perspective, including the growth of Josh Allen through his first three years in the league and if his MVP caliber of play last season is sustainable going forward.  They also discuss potential options at running back for the Bills with Benjamin pointing towards the draft, his appreciation of Dawson Knox’s physical talent, why re-signing Matt Milano would be his top Bills offseason priority and the (slim) chances Von Miller can be available defensively.

Ben also discusses several teams around the NFL and the situations with their quarterbacks, including Deshaun Watson, Dak Prescott, Russell Wilson, Jalen Hurts, Drew Lock, Sam Darnold and more.

Ben also ranks the top quarterbacks from the 2018 draft class through their first three years before the guys finish with the Fun Fact Finale, where we learn a bunch of interesting things about Benjamin away from the excellent sports media work that he does. You can follow Benjamin Allbright on Twitter @AllbrightNFL.

Before wrapping up Patrick goes on tirade over the continued disgraceful play of the Buffalo Sabres. 

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo Podcast presented by 80s Tees, Patrick Moran hosts his first “Podcaster’s Roundtable” featuring three of the most accomplished and popular Buffalo Bills podcasters in the game today.  Joe Marino (Locked on Bills), Bruce Nolan (The Bruce Exclusive) and Greg Tompsett (Cover 1 Buffalo Podcast) join to talk all things podcasting and life.

That’s right— put a hiatus on the Bills talk today.  This episode is geared towards podcasters, aspiring podcasters, those who enjoy listening to podcast and fans of the roundtable members who want to get to know them more personally.

We learn a ton about this quartet of podcasters including the critical role their respective families play in supporting what they do.  We also discuss some of the differences and similarities of each person and show, ranging from Joe doing Locked on Bills as his profession and putting out content daily to Greg doing a large chunk of his shows live and Bruce’s meticulous preparation into his deep dive The Bruce Exclusive podcast.

They also talk about aspects of podcasting they’ve become most improved and comfortable with along with bad habits they have before a discussion on burnout and ultimately offering sage advice for current and aspiring podcasters. It’s a great chat with three of the best podcasters and guys out there.

Follow Joe Marion on Twitter @TheJoeMarino and check out his Locked on Bills podcast, new shows published every weekday.

Follow Greg Tompsett on Twitter @GregTompsett and check out Cover 1 Buffalo podcast he does alongside co-host Aaron Quinn.

Follow Bruce Nolan on Twitter @BruceExclusive and check out The Bruce Exclusive every Thursday and Friday, part of the Buffalo Rumblings podcast network.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo Podcast presented by Sonny Red’s, Patrick Moran is joined by WKBW-TV sports anchor and director Matt Bove for a chat that includes the Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Bills, a terrible tweet and fan interaction questions.

The Sabres continue to play hockey at a level  not only good for the bottom of the standings but is literally turning fans against the organization.  Matt has thoughts on how things have gotten so bad, how much blame should go to head coach Paul Krueger and if he should be fired, if Jack Eichel is a lousy captain that’s allowing  frustration to turn into disinterest, how embarrassed the Pegula’s should be and much more.

They also spend time talking Bills, including Matt’s take on J.J. Watt signing with Arizona, the offensive line potentially running last year back and the running back position as things currently stand.

Beyond the Buffalo teams the guys spend some time talking about the work challenges Matt’s had at Channel 7 over the past year being a sports director during Covid, a response to a terrible tweet about Tiger Woods and a few off-the-wall questions Matt answers that were submitted by fans, leading to discussions about pickleball and cheese pizza.

Follow Matthew on Twitter @Matt_Bove and check out his work at WKBW.com.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo Podcast presented by Sonny Reds, host Patrick Moran has a conversation with Chad DeDominicis of Expected Buffalo on a variety of topics centered on the continued struggles of the Buffalo Sabres.

The abbreviated 2020-21 NHL season being another lost cause for the Sabres already seems to be a foregone conclusion as Buffalo finds itself last in the Eastern division and among the fewest points in the entire league.  Chad discusses several of the issues, including a growingly unhappy captain in Jack Eichel, a $9-million per year forward (Jeff Skinner) who literally can’t get on the ice, their big $8 million one-year free agent acquisition (Taylor Hall) who has one goal on the season and a defenseman expected to be a franchise cornerstone (Rasmus Dahlin) that’s looked pretty ordinary in his third season.

Of course much of the Sabres woes extend off the ice and Chad has plenty of thoughts on head coach Ralph Krueger, including examining why he thinks Skinner is clearly in Kruger’s doghouse despite the coach futile attempts to deny it.

Back luck has played a role in the Sabres season thus far and Chad hits on some of that too, including the unfortunate injury to Jake McCabe as he was playing the best hockey of his career and Rasmus Ristolainen still not recovered from Covid.

It’s not all bad news though.  Chad highlights a few of the bright spots, including the play Dylan Cozens and seemingly improvement from Casey Mittelstadt, who looked like a sure-fire bust not long ago.

The guys also spend time talking the Sabres all-time draft Chad did on this podcast with Paul Hamilton, John Vogl and Kris Baker last year before getting into the rocky relationship between Sabres bloggers, podcaster and fans in general with the mainstream media. All that and plenty more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo Podcast presented by 26 Shirts, Patrick Moran is joined by recurring guest and friend Joe from Queens and they partake in a fun “fantasy world” exercise involving Josh Allen.  Prefacing everything by saying neither Pat nor Joe think the Buffalo Bills would or should trade Josh Allen they go through every starting quarterback in the league and try to figure out which, if any they’d personally trade Allen for straight-up if they became general manager of the Bills right now.

Again, it’s worth prefacing by saying this is an exercise for fun designed to highlight how far Josh Allen has come in his development and to compare him to other quarterbacks around the league.  That said, the rules for the exercise is that everything about the quarterback would factor into a potential trade, including the player’s talent, age, what he’s done in the present, possibly in the future and of course the player’s contract.

The majority of the list makes for debates shorter than the time it will take the Pro Football Hall of Fame committee to discuss the merits of a Drew Brees induction roughly five years from now. However, there’s three guys Patrick identifies as at least being on the fringe of a discussion and eight others that deserve full-on consideration.

Spoiler alerts— Patrick Mahomes is an easy decision but how many of the others end up getting the nod?

The guys also spend a few minutes remembering this week being the 10-year anniversary of Terry Pegula’s introductory press conference after purchasing the Buffalo Sabres, an event Patrick was in attendance for.

Follow Patrick Moran on Twitter @PatMoranTweets and follow Joe on Twitter @Buffalowins.

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On this milestone three-year anniversary episode of Talking Buffalo Podcast, Patrick Moran has a conversation with popular sportswriter and podcaster Tyler Dunne about some of the many personal and professional changes in Dunne’s life since previously appearing on the podcast in March of 2018.

Tyler discusses some of those personal changes in his life over the past few years, including getting married, having a daughter with a son on the way and moving from Orchard Park to Boston (New York).  Professionally, Tyler saw his positional eliminated by Bleacher Report shortly before the start of the 2020 NFL regular season after spending over four years there.  Rather than take his talent to another national publication Tyler decided to “bet on himself” and start his own venture, something he’s had in the back of his mind since college.  He started a “Go Long with Tyler Dunne” which contains plenty of free content and a lot of bonus content and perks for paid subscribers.  Tyler discuses what went into his decision and some of the advantages of now being his own boss.

They also spend time talking about Tyler’s podcast alongside Jim Monos sharing the same name, Go Long with Tyler Dunne.  In a short amount of time Tyler and Jim have had some riveting topics and guests including a handful of former Buffalo Bills that aren’t heard from often: Lee Evans, Eric Moulds and Donte Whitner.  Discussing Whitner leads Moran to remember his beef with Whitner right around a decade ago and he goes over it in animated detail.

Before wrapping up Patrick asks Tyler for some insight on the Bills, including if he thinks the team will retain Matt Milano and/or Darryl Williams as well as talking about a pair of Green Bay running backs Patrick thinks would be good fits for Buffalo.

It’s a great conversation with one of the most likable and talented national sports writers in the country.

You can follow Tyler on Twitter @TyDunne.  Be sure to check out and subscribe to his NFL newsletter Go Long With Tyler Dunne for just $7 per month or $70 annually. It’s packed with premiere content several times per week and some of the best long-form journalism you’ll find anywhere.  Also, be sure to check out Tyler’s Go Long Podcast, available on all podcasting platforms.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo Podcast, it’s Ten Topic Tuesday as Patrick Moran is joined by recurring guest Aaron Quinn from Cover-1 Buffalo to discuss 10 topics focused primarily on the Buffalo Bills and the rest of the NFL.

It’s an offseason of uncertainty for the AFC runner-up Bills, with lots of possibilities on the table and plenty of salary cap related moves to be made.  One of them may be deciding which of Matt Milano or Darryl Williams is a bigger priority to re-sign, assuming the team can only sign one of the two at most.  The guys discuss who they feel is more important to the present and future of the organization and also go over some current Buffalo veterans that could find themselves released or have their contracts restricted to give general manager Brandon Beane more flexibility.

They also have thoughts on how realistic recently released Houston Texans star J.J. Watt ending up with the Bills is and if they’d like to see him land in Buffalo. Each of the guys select a pending unrestricted free agent they’d most like to see Buffalo target come March 15.

They also spend a lot of time talking about quarterbacks around the league, including examining if Tom Brady is getting too much credit for Tampa Bay’s Super Bowl win, where Deshaun Watson will end up, if Sam Darnold ends up getting traded and trying to forecast a landing spot for several others in what’s shaping up to be the wildest offseason quarterbacking carousel in recent memory.

All this plus Jesse Pegula becoming a mainstream women’s tennis star and much more on today’s episode!

You can follow Aaron on Twitter @AaronQuinn716 and be sure to check out the Cover 1 Buffalo Podcast with Aaron and Greg Tompsett, twice weekly including a live Bills show following games.

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