Talking Buffalo

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by friend and recurring guest Anthony Marino to discuss several topics, including the team's head scratching signing of former decorated wrestler Gabe Steveson and speculating if running back James Cook is capable of rushing for 1,500 yards.

Cook ran for 1,122 for Buffalo last year despite seemingly having a quick leash for a lot of the early part of the season. No Buffalo Bills running back has rushed for at least 1,500 yards since OJ Simpson all the way back in 1976. That said, maybe the accomplishment isn't as far fetched as it seems. Cook pretty much established himself as one of the best backs in the league last year, finishing fourth in the NFL and rushing and running for 1,500 yards isn't unprecedented in recent years. Five active backs have done a total of seven times over the past five years. The guys spend some time considering if Cook has the ability and opportunity to join that club in this 2024 Bills offense.

Also, the Bills signed former Olympic wrestler and WWE "superstar" Gabe Steveson last week. It's interesting on several levels considering Stevenson has literally never played organized football in his life. There's also former legal issues with Stevenson that makes the move a head scratcher if not straight-up controversial. The guys discuss.

That plus Emanuel Acho is on TV seeking attention at the expense of the Bills, Justin Jefferson is now incredibly rich, a new "Medal Stand" segment and much more. Be sure to follow Anthony on Twitter @AnthMarino 

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by frenemy and recurring guest Joe From Queens and today they're running down and discussing some of the worst contracts given out in franchise history.

Every team around the NFL has given out its fair share of awful contracts and Buffalo certainly is no exception. The Bills have seen many lucrative deals go astray and Joe put in the time to list together some of the absolute worst, leading to discussions that include the infamous guard/tackle big plash free acquisitions of Derrick Dockey and Langston Walker as well as quarterbacks Rob Johnson and Ryan Fitzpatrick that quickly fizzled out after receiving significant contracts.

Defensive line has seen plenty of bad deals and a handful of them are discussed as well, including Marcel Dareus, Star Lotulelei, Dwan Edwards and Larry Tripplett.

Additionally, Charles Clay was a big signing at the time but never elevated the Bills offense. That plus a few recent players being on the list, recollections of the Mario Williams chase, other nostalgia and much more. Follow Joe on Twitter @BuffaloWins.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by WKBW-TV Buffalo sports anchor and reporter Briana Aldridge for a conversation about her life and career so far that's recorded live from Imperial Pizza from South Buffalo.

Briana has been crushing it since coming to Buffalo in 2022 to join the Channel 7 sports team. They have a conversation about what led her to coming to Western New York and if it was a difficult decision for her at the time. Despite being young and relatively new(ish) to sports broadcasting professionally, Briana's incredibly traveled and has lived in many parts of the country. She talks about being born and raised in California and also spend time in several other places either professionally or educationally---including Georgia, West Virgina, Louisiana, Nebraska and Colorado.

Among other topics discussed is some of Briana's biggest influences, cultivating personal and professional relationships amongst her peers in the Buffalo market, her views on social media, thoughts on her time so far in Buffalo and of course, a "Fun Fact Finale" to learn even more about one of the sports broadcasting media's true rising stars.

You can follow Briana on Twitter @BreeAldridge and be sure to check out the amazing works she'd doing at WKBW-TV. Big shout-out and thank you once again to Imperial Pizza for being an awesome host and of course their ridiculously good wings and pizza!

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, the Buffalo Bills will have at least a little more spending money freed up to potentially spend come June 1st in a few days, and Patrick Moran has a list of several potential roster addition candidates to discuss.

The Bills still don't have a lot of cap room even once they they get the money saved by cutting Tre White with a post-June 1st designation earlier this offseason, but it does at least open up the door to be a little more flexible and add an able player or two to the mix. Buffalo signed defensive end Leonard Floyd on June 6 last year and he paid huge dividend and while that expectation is definitely not there this time around, there's a few holes on the depth of this roster that could use some polishing.

Patrick focuses on three of them: offensive guard, edge rusher and cornerback and makes a case why Brandon Beane should consider adding to at least one of these position groups if not more before training camp begins. From there Patrick has a list of candidates he can make reasonable arguments as worthy roster adds, including a couple of former Buffalo Bills most fans will surely be familiar with.

That plus a discussion on a few current Bills veterans including Kaair Elam, David Edwards and Casey Toohill.

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It’s another edition of The Podbag today on Talking Buffalo as Patrick Moran is responding to several takes and questions submitted by consumers of the show, including answering a question about what Bills player is most likely to take a big leap in 2024 and potential juicy training camp battles.

Each year not just on the Bills but almost every team a young player finds his groove and totally elevates his game. Patrick's asked who that player might be this season and goes with a skilled position player he'll likely spend the next several months pounding the table for.

Among other Bills topics covered on the podbag is naming an offseason acquisition that may not stick with the team wrong, if there'll be any worthwhile training camp battles, Spencer Brown possibly in line for a big pay day sooner rather than later and the never ending talk about Stefon Diggs, even nearly two months after being traded.

That plus a request to come up with a far too early Super Bowl prediction that might surprise some, a Mt. Rushmore of Buffalo pizza and much more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by friend and recurring guest Anthony Marino to discuss several topics, including a handful of Buffalo Bills players that the guys think have the most to prove in this 2024 season.

Despite the huge personnel turnover there's plenty of reason to be excited once again about the Bills this season. That said, it'd be naive to think this roster doesn't have it's fair share of question marks as well as some players being doubted that got plenty to prove. Among them discussed by Patrick and Anthony is Von Miller, who needs to prove if he has any chance of staying with the Bills beyond 2024 that he's not washed up and over the hill at 35 years old. Also, Taylor Rapp needs to prove that he's the player we saw at the end of last season, particularly in Miami if he's going to hold off second-round pick Cole Bishop and the starting strong safety job for a sustained among of time. Meanwhile, Kaiir Elam is highly unlikely to be a starter but will surely get an opportunity at some point--he needs to prove he's not officially a first-round bust.

Also, Connor McGovern needs to prove he's capable of successfully moving over from guard to center if h doesn't want a fifth-round rookie center staring over his shoulder and despite being fourth in the NFL in rushing and seventh in the league in total yards from scrimmage last year, James Cook needs to prove he can be trusted to hold on to the football in the passing game and keep the reps Ty Johnson and fourth-round rookie Ray Davis could end up taking from him.

That plus the guys talk a little Matt Milano concern, what sport they'd pick to be a star athlete in if they had their choice, the weekly "Finish the Sentence" segment and much more. Be sure to follow Anthony on Twitter @AnthMarino 

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by WGRZ-TV sports anchor and reporter Lindsey Moppert to discuss her life and career to this point with a heavy focus on getting to know Lindsey and how she feels about working and living in Buffalo.

Moppert is just approaching her mid-20's but is already beginning to carve out a nice sports broadcasting career for herself. Lindsey talks about growing up near Philly and always loving sports, with cheerleading becoming a big part of her life before she even turned five and would ultimately take her to becoming a captain on the college cheerleading team at Temple.

She also talks about how the opportunity came about to join WRGZ-TV and move to Buffalo just a handful of months upon graduating college---a rarity for a young adult essentially fresh out of college to get a job in a market the size of Buffalo.

Also discussed is the positive impact now former WGRZ sports director Adam Benignin had on her as well as the newest sports director there, Jon Scott. That plus the process of gaining confidence in front of the camera, views on social media, the "Fun Fact Finale" and a ton more with one of Buffalo's rising media stars. Make sure to follow Lindsey on Twitter at @LindseyMoppTV and check out the great work she's doing at WGRZ-TV.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by frenemy and recurring guest Joe From Queens and each are power ranking the Buffalo Bills 2024 road games in order from the least to the most they'd like to be able to make it a road trip.

The Bills are on the road nine times this year, three of course consisting of trips to Foxboro, Miami and New York/New Jersey like every year. They're also at (in order of schedule) Baltimore (Sunday night), Houston, Seattle, Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Detroit. Patrick asked Joe to rank all the games in order he'd like take a road trip to watch them in person based on some criteria, including the opponent, desire to see the city/region for either the first time or again, potential weather and time of year with Joe adding in cost as a factor.

There were a few surprises in each person's countdown, including Miami being surprisingly low among both but a huge difference between the two when it came to going to Foxboro and Baltimore. Each guy has a different game ranked at the top of their list and here's a spoiler alert---Patrick asks Joe if he's planning on buying a Stefon Diggs Houston Texans jersey.

What are your preferred destinations among the Bills road trips this year? Follow Joe on Twitter @BuffaloWins.

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On this milestone 800th episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by writer and sports media personality Joe Yerdon for the first time in nearly seven months to talk about the Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Bills and plenty more.

After spending some time catching up with fun conversation, they dive into the Sabres and Patrick gets the lowdown on how it was for Joe covering a team full-time this season that underachieved both on the ice and organizationally. Shockwaves were recently sent throughout Buffalo if not the league when Terry Pegula appointed Lindy Ruff the head coach again, several years after firing him. Joe has many thoughts on Ruff once again becoming head coach and that process, if he's the right guy for the job and if he felt the current crop of players threw now former head coach Don Granato under the bus a little bit in the aftermath of being fired.

They also spend some time talking Bills and Patrick's always liked talking about the team with Joe because he's a self noted "Bills follower" not a fan. Joe's go thoughts on the large volume of big named turnover, if he thinks the offense should be better balanced as opposed to having that true alpha number one receiver, the Super Bowl window for Buffalo still being pretty wide open and a clash this year late in the season between Buffalo and Joe's favorite team, the Detroit Lions.

That plus elite summertime is coming and tons more. Good to have Joe back for this milestone occasion episode. Follow Joe on Twitter @JoeYerdon, subscribe to his Noted Hockey site on Substack and be sure to listen to Joe and Lance Lysowski’s “Maintenance Day podcast wherever you get your podcasts from.

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It's another edition of The Podbag today on Talking Buffalo as Patrick Moran is responding to several takes and questions submitted by consumers of the show, including an opportunity for Buffalo Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir to become a star on this team in year three.

Shakir stepped up big in the second half of the Bills 2023 and with both Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis gone, the chance for Shakir to become a primary part of the Buffalo passing game is there for the taking. Patrick talks about why he thinks Shakir is up to the task and with plenty of other weapons on the offense, could do so in sneaky fashion without a fan fare around the league.

Patrick also responds to podcast submissions centered around Marquez Valdes-Scandling having a good first year with Buffalo, the Bills being a team the nationally media doesn't really know anymore, someone who thinks the Bills kinda got screwed with their schedule, sleeping on Dawson Knox and some Culture Club slander.

Patrick also has wing reviews for two places he visited for the first time last week---Riverfield 865 and Moor Room. That, plus some prayers for a college player in critical condition Patrick knows and more.

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