Talking Buffalo

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is going over his biggest Buffalo Bills takeaways after watching back the film from their 44-32 victory over Tampa on Sunday, including why the Bills would be best served to leave Keon Coleman on the inactive list beyond just this game.

Coleman was a healthy scratch for the Bills following him reportedly being late to a team meeting on Friday, the third publicly known instance that's led to discipline from Sean McDermott. From what Patrick and surely most of you saw from the receivers and offense in general on Sunday, they may legitimately be better off without him. Snap counts where shared nearly equally by five different receivers and all had a hand in Buffalo's offensive explosion. Patrick explains why Josh Palmer, Khalil Shakir and Tyrell Shavers should be the first three three receivers going forward, with Gabe Davis back in the No. 4 role he had early in his career and Curtis Samuel as the inside/outside No. 5 with versatility. Hell, Keon shouldn't even be the next guy up at this point, a distinction Patrick thinks should fall on Elijah Moore.

Patrick also goes over some of the reasons he felt this was a Joe Brady redemption game and why he's not dwelling on any Josh Allen mistakes when he puts up the kind of numbers he did on Sunday.

It was a mixed bag on defense and Patrick goes over a lot of it, from the good (Terrel Bernard, Christian Benford, Cole Bishop, Jordan Poyer) to the bad (Joey Bosa, Greg Rousseau, Matt Milano) and if some changes could be on the way for the defense.  That plus special teams deserves some love, a quick turnaround in getting ready for Houston and much more.

The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

We encourage everyone to get out and support those that help support Talking Buffalo., Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town. Lastly, if you’re looking for some great vintage vinyl records you’ll want to check out the Shop For Vinyl group on Facebook.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens for a ton of live reaction not long after the Buffalo Bills earned a badly needed victory over the Tampa Bay Bucs, 44-32 in one of the wilder games of the season.

If superb offense, borderline pathetic defense and 10 lead changes are your thing, you're in luck with this one. The guys talk about the good, bad and ugly of everything from Buffalo's perspective in this one.

Offensively it was a bit of a head scratcher for the Bills. Josh Allen threw two interceptions and a handful of other mistakes that definitely left points on the board. Yet it didn't matter as he accounted for more than 350 total yards and six touchdowns. "Everybody Eats" was back too as several guys enjoyed meals in the Buffalo passing game, including a big day from Tyrell Shavers and over 120 receiving yards from the Bills running backs.

Defensively was kind of disastrous and the guys discuss how this unit is little more than a reputation defense at this point---a dog that's far more bark than bite.

They also discuss of the biggest plays and players that shaped this game, where they think Buffalo is headed following this, the controversial Keon Coleman benching and tons more.

The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

We encourage everyone to get out and support those that help support Talking Buffalo., Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town. Lastly, if you’re looking for some great vintage vinyl records you’ll want to check out the Shop For Vinyl group on Facebook.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran provides a Buffalo Bills vs Tampa Bay Bucs preview, including keys to a Buffalo victory, five bold predictions for this game and why this is must-win for the Bills in some ways.

The Bills are 6-3 and sitting in very decent shape, record-wise. However, if they want to realistically have a shot at the No. 1 seed in the AFC or even more importantly, stay right in the race for a sixth straight divisional title, they absolutely can't afford to drop this game to the Bucs or any home game remaining for that matter. Patrick highlights four players where the pressure to win this game and start playing better is turned up the most.

He also takes a look at a very talented and battle tested Tampa team that comes to Highmark Stadium with a lot of confidence, fueled by quarterback Baker Mayfield, who right now is very much in the mix for 2025 NFL MVP.

From there Patrick lays out three keys to a Buffalo win on Sunday, including pressuring Baker Mayfield, finding a way to stop the deep ball he loves throwing and making the Buffalo offense more of a threat in the passing game themselves. That plus five bold predictions for the game, will Patrick actually pick against the Bills and much more.

The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

We encourage everyone to get out and support those that help support Talking Buffalo., Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town. Lastly, if you’re looking for some great vintage vinyl records you’ll want to check out the Shop For Vinyl group on Facebook.

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On today's Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by both Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic and Kris Baker of Sabres Prospects to discuss how the Buffalo Sabres can weather the storm of injuries and illnesses that are already threatening their season as well as their popular hockey show and other topics.

The Sabres have been competitive so far this season but both on ice injuries and significant illnesses off it already have the season in peril. From injuries on face offs, face laceration infections, blood clots and life threating health scares to significant others, Buffalo has been anything but healthy. It's a big reason why they're currently sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. The guys go over everything beyond their control what's went wrong and if this team is incapable of not falling off to a point contending for the playoffs later in the season becomes insurmountable.

Patrick also asks them about Alex Tuch and if the guys think it's only going to get harder to see sign him to an extension as the season goes on. If they can't, what can they get for him in a trade and how demoralizing would being unable to lock him up be to the organization?

They also spend a little time talking a few other topics, including the Buffalo Bills, a team both guys obviously follow pretty closely as well. That plus how's life with the Baker Fairburn Hockey Show and much more.

You can follow Matt on Twitter at @MatthewFairburnand of course check out his coverage of the Sabres at The Athletic,Follow Kris Baker @SabresProspects and be sure to check out the Baker Fairburn Hockey Show wherever you get your podcasts.

The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

We encourage everyone to get out and support those that help support Talking Buffalo., Sonny Red’sa t 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town. Lastly, if you’re looking for some great vintage vinyl records you’ll want to check out the Shop For Vinyl group on Facebook.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by SB Nation's Matt Warren for some Buffalo Bills positional analysis, including a discussion on a few positions that could potentially see changes going forward as early as this coming week.

As they've done every week throughout the season, Patrick and Matt get together mid-week to go over the Bills most recent performance position-by-position to discuss the good and bad before Matt ultimately hands out a grade for each. Unfortunately for Bills Mafia this past week was a failing one as the Bills absolutely stunk up Hard Rock Stadium in their three score loss to the lowly 2-7 Dolphins.

Could this lead to some changes internally? The guys discuss is Gabe Davis could be just about ready to join the active roster and if so, does that come at the expense of an underwhelming Keon Coleman? Also should Shaq Thompson start at linebacker if his calf if good to go this week over either Matt Milano or Terrell Bernard and also should Max Hairston go back to a platoon with Tre White if Christian Benford's back on Sunday or has Hairston done enough the wrestle the job away.

That plus a discussion about an interesting new book, frustration towards Brandon Beane if a NFL Network report is accurate and much more.

The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

We encourage everyone to get out and support those that help support Talking Buffalo., Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town. Lastly, if you’re looking for some great vintage vinyl records you’ll want to check out the Shop For Vinyl group on Facebook.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran offers his biggest takeaways from the Buffalo Bills colossal disaster loss in Miami on Sunday after spending time going over all of the statistics as well as watching back the game take, including a plea for the reigning MVP quarterback to stop taking all the bullets at the podium after these type of losses.

Josh Allen did not play well enough to give Buffalo their best chance to win on Sunday, let's be very clear about that. He had two turnovers in this game in the second half, both in Miami territory that were on no one but himself. Essentially that took Buffalo out of the running to come back late. That said, Allen stood at the podium yet again and burdened all the accountability to what was an ugly loss to a team that's been very bad all season. While it's been admirable and unselfish for the Bills leader to be the most accountable player on the team, Patrick would like to see, to use a wrestling term, a bit of a "heel turn" from Allen and start calling out some of his teammates, his coaching, the game plan and specific play calls. Guys like Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers may be considered jerks in a lot of ways but they were never afraid to point the fingers at others and it often helped spark their team.

Of course, the passing game often looked in shambles despite Allen going over 100 yards and at the root of it is once again Keon Coleman. He had a 35 yard touchdown against a third string cornerback but some of the routes he ran on film look less than 100%. Is there true discourse between quarterback and receiver? Sure seems like it at this point, how long does Buffalo continue to try and force Keon to be a big part of the offense because where he was drafted?

The defense had its struggles too and the linebackers were often a big part of it. What in the world has happened to Terrel Bernard and Matt Milano? It's ugly out there for them.  That plus why ego could be keeping the Bills back from unlocking their best potential and much more.

The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

We encourage everyone to get out and support those that help support Talking Buffalo., Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town. Lastly, if you’re looking for some great vintage vinyl records you’ll want to check out the Shop For Vinyl group on Facebook.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens for a ton of heated live reaction on the Buffalo Bills going down to Miami and and putting forth an absolutely disgraceful performance against the Dolphins, losing 30-13 to put their AFC east division title hopes in extreme jeopardy.

There's a myriad of factors that contributed to the Bills stunning loss at Hard Rock Stadium and despite doing a lot of good things and trying to carry the offense on his back by himself, Josh Allen was guilty of two horrific turnovers in the second half that were on no one but himself, both in Miami territory too.

The fault hardly ends there and the guys have a ton to say about it. From a defense that's actually reliant on guys like Jordan Phillips and Jordan Poyer to be meaningful contributors to an offense featuring receivers that flat out can't get open, to an offensive coordinator calling passing plays on fourth and a yard and a team that didn't look ready to overcome any adversity at all, it was just ugly and perhaps humbling.

They also talk about what to expect going forward, including Dalton Kincaid having a hamstring injury that makes this roster even thinner, Joe's Mt. Flushmore and plenty of fire for Brandon Beane. That plus did this kill any Super Bowl vibes and much more.

The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

We encourage everyone to get out and support those that help support Talking Buffalo., Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town. Lastly, if you’re looking for some great vintage vinyl records you’ll want to check out the Shop For Vinyl group on Facebook.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran has a full preview of the Buffalo Bills traveling to Miami to face the Dolphins, including the lowdown on both teams, three keys to a Bills victory, five bold predictions and a final score pick with explanation.

The Bills are back on track after a road win at Carolina and beating the three-time defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs in Orchard Park this past Sunday. Meanwhile Miami is 2-7 and just fired their general manager over the past week. It's a mismatch on paper and Patrick explains why there's good reason for that. For a lack of a better wording, the Dolphins stink---on both sides of the ball.

That said, this is the NFL and we just watched Carolina go on the road and knock off the Green Bay Packers last Sunday. Patrick goes over three keys for the Bills that will guard against them being upset at Hard Rock Stadium. From there it's five bold predictions----is Keon Coleman finally going to put together a big game? Patrick seems to think so. That plus a final score guess, will the Bills cover the 9.5 spread? That and much more

The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

We encourage everyone to get out and support those that help support Talking Buffalo., Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town. If you’re looking for activities like putt putt, video games and tons more to enjoy with your drinks and sandwich we encourage you to try the Cheektowaga County Club at 4917 Genesee Street. Lastly, if you’re looking for some great vintage vinyl records you’ll want to check out the Shop For Vinyl group on Facebook.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by broadcaster and recurring guest Steve Bermel to talk Buffalo Bills, when/if the Bills will admit to having a Keon Coleman problem and discuss if Brandon Beane could at least be flirting with approaching hot seat territory.

Quite frankly it feels unnecessary negative to discuss anything with the Bills in anything but a positive light since they came back from their bye to smack Carolina on the road and then handle the three-time defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs this past Sunday as home underdogs. The Bills are back to sitting pretty at 6-2 and very much alive in the race for the best record in the AFC.

Only it doesn't quite feel so great about this team because of the injuries, because there's a few players that just can't get it going and mostly because the trade deadline just came and went without the Bills making a move. The guys discuss Buffalo not making a trade and Patrick doesn't really buy Beane's comments to the media on Wednesday. While both guys acknowledge there's almost no change Beane's getting fired anytime soon regardless of how this plays out, Patrick thinks it's fair to ask if Beane at least deserves to have the heat cranked up on him should this roster fall short yet again in January in its goal to reach the Super Bowl.

They also talk about Keon Coleman and his role with this team. How much you should expect from Keon is up for debate but one thing's for sure---the stats are ugly and if you're expecting anything more besides a willing blocker who catches a few passes per game for a few dozen yards, you're likely disappointed.

They also talk about the latest injuries the team is dealing with heading to Miami. That plus the Sabres have become OT merchants and much more. Follow Steve on Twitter @SteveBurmel.

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The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

We encourage everyone to get out and support those that help support Talking Buffalo., Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town. If you’re looking for activities like putt putt, video games and tons more to enjoy with your drinks and sandwich we encourage you to try the Cheektowaga County Club at 4917 Genesee Street. Lastly, if you’re looking for some great vintage vinyl records you’ll want to check out the Shop For Vinyl group on Facebook.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren of SB Nation to go over the Buffalo Bills positionally with analysis and grades stemming from their win last weekend against Kansas City in addition to a NFL trade deadline that featured some final day fireworks but no trades by Brandon Beane.

There were a few whopper blockbuster trades on deadline day, including the Jets sending Sauce Gardner to the Colts for two firsts plus AD Mitchell and then Quinen Williams to Dallas for a first, second and Mazi Smith. A handful of other deals were done but none by Buffalo. The guys have plenty of takes on Beane standing pat and a riveting rumor that broke over the final hours that Buffalo may be in on a Von Miller return and/or Deebo Samuel.

Then it's back to their weekly feature where the guys go over the last game from a positional standpoint and talk about what went right and wrong for each with ultimately an assigned grade. Could the tight end room receive a rare A-plus from Matt, who gave out two of them the week prior from the Carolina game. Which positional group graded out the lowest? Who were a few under the radar studs and duds from the Chiefs game? That plus a look at Sunday's matchup in Miami and much more.

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The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

We encourage everyone to get out and support those that help support Talking Buffalo., Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town. If you’re looking for activities like putt putt, video games and tons more to enjoy with your drinks and sandwich we encourage you to try the Cheektowaga County Club at 4917 Genesee Street. Lastly, if you’re looking for some great vintage vinyl records you’ll want to check out the Shop For Vinyl group on Facebook.

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