Talking Buffalo

It’s another edition of The Podbag today on Talking Buffalo, the weekly episode where the audience controls the narrative and topics. Today's highlighted by several Buffalo Bills topics, including Patrick being asked to name the development he's been most pleasantly surprised by with the Bills this summer.

It's been a largely uneventful summer for the Bills at training camp and preseason with the exception of the Matt Milano injuries. We never got exciting safety and wide receiver position battles like we anticipated but that doesn't mean there weren't some positive developments. Patrick's asked to discuss what he considers the most prominent development from the start camp or through now and comes up with cornerback showing to have talented depth, led by Kaiir Elam and JaMarcus Ingram.

The Bills initial 53-man roster was revealed on Tuesday and Patrick has a handful of thoughts, highlighted of course by the Cinderella story coming true as "Buffalo" Joe Andreesson defied the odds and made the team. While it'll be talked about and celebrated to death if not already, it doesn't take away from it being an incredible underdog story for the Buffalo born and raised kid.

Also, there's a handful of questions and comments targeting Bills GM Brandon Beane and the Kansas City Chiefs, more specifically a KC fan thanking Beane for "gift wrapping" them so many great players and another fan who considers Beane's track record with Buffalo as mediocre, which puts Patrick into Beane defender mode.

That plus thoughts on recurring guest Joe From Queens, a little follow up from Patrick's big family reunion and much more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by frenemy and recurring guest Joe From Queens to discuss several Buffalo Bills topics, including what players could be in line to potentially receive big paydays.

Training camp and the preseason are over for the Bills and we'll be getting a good idea of what their final roster looks like over the next 24 hours. There's also a chance that a player or two may end getting an extension before the regular season starts. The guys discuss a few of those candidates as well as a few others who haven't shown enough to warrant a huge pay day quite yet but could quickly find themselves near the front of the line if they play well this year.

They also debut a couple of new segments for when Joe is on, including the "Mt. Flushmore" where Joe lists the four worst or something---this time Buffalo Bills head coaches in addition to a "start, sit and cut" exercise, this week featuring supporting characters from The Sopranos.

Patrick also has a few stories from his family reunion in New Jersey last weekend that was long overdue plus a little Yankees talk, traffic is insane in NYC/NJ and more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Chad DeDominicis of Expected Buffalo to discuss his top 10 Buffalo Sabres right now in addition to Buffalo Bills and New York Yankee talk.

Of course the focus everywhere is primarily on the Buffalo Bills as the regular season is now less than two weeks away, but the Sabres getting ready to ramp up as well soon and Chad covers the Sabres as good as anyone. Patrick tasks him to come up with his top 10 players on the team as things stand and while there's no surprise with the first two, a few surprises start with this third selection. He elaborates on why and also talks about his favorite and least favorite Sabres moves this summer.

They also talk some Bills and Chad has a pretty bold take for the season, saying the team is equally likely to either miss the playoffs all together or win the Super Bowl.

They also talk about the tear Aaron Judge is on yet again in baseball and how it would be a travesty if he doesn't get to play in a World Series soon. That plus Chad answers some questions sent in from fans and plenty more. You can follow Chad on Twitter @CMDeDominicis and be sure to check out Expected Buffalo.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran takes a look at what current Buffalo Bills players have helped and hurt themselves the most over the past month at training camp and the preseason as we're not just days away from the start of the 2024 NFL regular season.

The Bills still have a preseason finale this Saturday at home versus Carolina to get through but by in large the 53-man roster is mostly set. Patrick spends a few minutes talking about who he thinks is making the team before turning his attention to what players have elevated and devalued their stock the most since training camp began late in July.

On the positive side of course is linebacker Joe Andreesson, who may be on the cusp of going from a rookie minicamp tryout invitee to making the final cut. It's also been a good summer in Patrick's estimation for some of the late round draft picks, including Javon Solomon and Tylan Grable.

Conversely, Mitch Trubisky has been hard to watch and that's before he injured his knee during the Pittsburgh game last week. Also, La'el Collins is a veteran the team was looking for with offensive line depth but hasn't delivered and Marquez Scaldes-Vantling has been quite the enigma. What does his future hold?

That plus Patrick talks about a road trip he's taking this weekend means a lot to him and much more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Spectrum News Buffalo reporter and anchor Andy Young for a conversation about his life and career in addition to plenty of Buffalo Bills talk. recorded live from Imperial Pizza in South Buffalo.

Andy talks about growing up in nearby Jamestown and what initially got him interested in wanting to do media for a living. He also talks about why he went to college at Bowling Green, joining Spectrum back in 2011, doing both sports and news reporting and stepping up following the recent departures of Jon Scott and Rachel Hopmayer.

Of course they talk about the Bills and Andy highlights some of the things he's seen that he's liked most--and least about the team as they near the start of the regular season. He also has thoughts on what he'd like to see from Buffalo with their final preseason game coming Saturday at home against Carolina and how some of the final roster battles may play out.

They also talk about late summer weather, a "Fun Fact Finale" with Andy and tons more. Make sure to follow Andy on Twitter X @AndyYoungTV, check out the Buffalo End Zone podcast and the great work he's doing over at Spectrum News.

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 1665 Main Street

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It’s another edition of The Podbag today on Talking Buffalo, the weekly episode where the audience controls the narrative and topics. Patrick Moran is responding to several takes and questions, including a fan annoyed with the all the negative talk about the Buffalo Bills who asks for---and receives a completely optimistic outlook for the team in 2024.

The Bills have been in the playoffs every year since 2019 and have won the AFC east the past four seasons, yet there's a national perception that this team is in big trouble in 2024, a school of thought that seems to be growing on a local and fan base level as well. There's several key departures from last year's team and significant-to-nagging injuries this summer piling up that has many worried. Patrick is among them but for the purpose of this exercise tells everyone why it's incredibly realistic for Buffalo to still keep their divisional reign intact and remain a legitimate Super Bowl contender.

That said, there's reasons to pump the brakes on Buffalo's 2024 expectation and several submissions refer to that, including takes on a less than desirable early impression during the preseason from rookie wide receiver Keon Coleman and an overall failure to adequately replace what departed from last year.

There's also thoughts on "Buffalo Joe" making the Bills and what may happen if he doesn't, Dawson Knox bouncing back, criticism at a Talking Buffalo regular guest and plenty more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by good friend Joe Miller from Overreaction Buffalo to discuss 10 players Patrick firmly believes are on the Buffalo Bills roster bubble just roughly a week before the initial 53-man roster is set.

Truthfully speaking, there's not really a lot of true competition for roster spots at most position when it comes to the Bills right now. The vast majority of who'll be wearing a Buffalo uniform come Week one of the regular season feels mostly set. However, there's a handful of guys at a couple of positions, notably wide receiver, interior offensive line, linebacker and perhaps safety where things are very much up in the air. Patrick and Joe discuss these spots and the players vying to fill them and attempt to sort out who has the best chance of sticking, how much injuries have played a role and if they can release certain players and still expect them available to join the practice squad. Highlighted among them is linebacker Joe Andreesson, which is remarkable that the undrafted and unsigned immediately following the draft local kid has even played himself into the mix to be a consideration. Other players may find themselves on or off the roster bubble directly due to recent injuries.

The guys also talk about Joe forming the Overreaction Buffalo network alongside former Bills players John Fina and Jerry Ostroski following the termination of the Buffalo Rumblings podcast network, what their plans and goals are with their coverage, what's unique about it and plenty more. Be sure to follow Joe on Twitter X @JoeMillerWired and check out the Overreaction Buffalo show wherever podcasts are found.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to talk about the Joe Andreesson Cinderella seemingly coming to life in front of our eyes and several other Buffalo Bills significant takeaways as the regular season draws near.

With Terrell Bernard being held out for precautionary reasons and Baylon Spector injured, Andrreesson drew the start on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Steelers and holy hell, did the undrafted linebacker answer the bell, recording 12 tackles including a pair for losses. Over the past few weeks the kid from Lancaster high school and the University at Buffalo went from being a roster add on following a try out to a guy who now seems to have a (very) legitimate chance of making the Bills 53-man roster or at the very least, the practice squad. The guys have plenty of takes.

They also talk about the poop show that has been backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky, Keon Coleman not making much a preseason impact and more questions than ever with the wide receiver position. On the flipside, rookies DaQuan Hardy and Javon Solomon are starting to make a name for themselves for the right reasons, and the Bills running backs looked good in Pittsburgh.

That plus reaction to a critical comment made by someone from The Buffalo News, thoughts on what was a horribly produced local Bills broadcast, props to a woman celebrating her 101st birthday and much more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by PK from the Buffalo Sports Collective and the guys take all 11 of the Buffalo Bills positional groups and rank them from first to worst, with a discussion on each.

Bills general manager has referred to his team as one in transition several times already this year while Patrick considers this year's edition an aura of uncertainty. Regardless of how you feel about the roster it's certainly one that's changed a lot over the past season. Patrick and PK go through all the groups positionally, rank them and talk about what they like and don't like about each as things currently stand.

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

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined for a second time this week by frenemy and recurring guest Joe From Queens for a conversation about some under-the-radar players on the Bills that may end up needing to step up big in addition to the wide receiver room continuing to have more questions than answers.

There's still time before the regular the season and ultimately what we see during training camp and the preseason may prove to be pointless, but at least the back half of the Bills receiving room has left something to be desired. Injuries and possibly underwhelming play led Brandon Beane to sign two veterans this week (Damiere Byrd and Deon Cain) in addition to reportedly working out Corey Davis, a former fifth overall pick in 2017. The guys discuss what they're currently thinking at the position, and end up revisiting the Stefon Diggs trade for the 10,000 time.

Also, Injuries happen to key players on teams every season and as a result depth guys need to be prepared to step up. Of course, every player on the 53-man roster could potentially see their role increase due to injuries or other circumstances at any given time, but we're locking on six players that Patrick can see becoming important role players on the Bills this year if not more. Among them discussed as Joe vaguely pretends to be interested are Alec Anderson, Kaiir Elam, Mack Hollins, Dorian Williams, Cam Lewis and Austin Johnson.

That plus a Browns vs Vikings scrimmaged has Patrick extremely worried, a Patriots trade of Matthew Judon that's tied to something personal to Patrick and much more.

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