Talking Buffalo

It’s another edition of Fan Friday on this episode of Talking Buffalo and host Patrick Moran is joined for a second straight day by friend/recurring guest Tone Pucks and together they take some questions and comments from fans, including those pointed towards Gabe Davis, Sean McDermott, Jordan Poyer, Sabres potential trades and all-time video game favorites.

As you'd suspect the comments and questions are heavy on the Buffalo Bills side and the guys answer from show listeners wanting to know if they think Buffalo is going to re-sign Davis (a pending free agent), and/or keep Poyer for the final year of his contract. Also, the guys are asked if they'd retain or fire McDermott if it where them making the decisions as well as if they think Tyler Dunne's scathing McDermott commentary actually helped saved their season.

Beyond football, a listener wants to know if the Sabres will make trades as sellers near the deadline if they don't make a run soon and who are the most likely candidates if that happens, sending Patrick and Tone into a conversation primarily about Casey Mittelstadt. The thought, a realistic one of losing Mittlestadt soon enough in particular angers Tone Pucks.

They also answer questions revolving about where they'd most to live, favorite re-watchable TV shows, the thing they liked most about where they grew up and plenty more---a fun and causal Friday of sorts!

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by friend and recurring guest Tone Pucks to discuss several topics, including why they think Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott got it right by removing the interim tag with offensive coordinator Joe Brady and promoting linebackers coach Bobby Babich to defensive coordinator.

Babich has been with Sean McDermott throughout his tenure in Buffalo, starting out with the safeties before coaching the linebackers over the past two years. He's credited by players for helping transform Jordan Poyer, Micah Hyde and Matt Milano into All-Pro players at their respective positions, not to mention the development of Terrell Bernard over this past season. Of course, the Bills offense improved significantly when Brady took over Ken Dorsey following Buffalo's loss at Denver, becoming much more effective at running the football in the process---porn music to Sean's ears. The guys talk about why they think staying with these guys to coordinate the offense and defense is absolutely the right call, with Patrick going as far to say he's heard from a player to not be surprised if Babich is a NFL head coach within two years.

They also talk about where their level of annoyance is currently at following the season ending at the hands of Kansas City, how much blame should Ed Oliver and Stefon Diggs be getting, how locked in Tone Pucks plans on being for this Bills offseason and plenty more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran takes a little examination into the Buffalo Bills divisional round playoff loss and coupled with elimination losses of recent years past, wonders if a few of the Bills star players are escaping the proper level of criticism instead of everything seemingly falling on head coach Sean McDermott.

McDermott seems to be the low hanging fruit when it comes to assigning blame for the Bills playoff stalls over the past three years. Of course plenty of that is warranted with numerous statistical data and instances of McDermott mistakes to support it. However, one could argue (and Patrick certainly does) that the biggest reason the Chiefs were able to come in to Orchard Park and knock the Bills out of the playoffs is actually simple----their two biggest non-quarterback stars significantly outperformed the Bills two biggest non-quarterback stars, Stefon Diggs and Ed Oliver. It's not the first elimination game faceplant for the Bills talented duo either. Are they just regular dynamos?

Patrick also spends some time talking about the podcast episode yesterday with Tyler Dunne in studio and some of his biggest takeaways from that conversation. That and much more today.

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On this special episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined in studio by sports journalist Tyler Dunne to discuss several Buffalo Bills and NFL topics, including his explosive series on Bills head coach Sean McDermott and his season-ending follow up column after the Bills saw their season end in the divisional round for a third straight season and second consecutive time on their home field.

Dunne's three-part series "The McDermott Problem" garnered national attention when it was released in early December and quite literally had McDermott address an excerpt from it during his media presser the day after Dunne's content dropped. Tyler talks about the process of putting the work together and especially the aftermath, answering criticism from many Bills fans that've accused Dunne of putting out a McDermott hit piece and having a personal axe to grind against the Bills organization. Was Tyler a little surprised with the extreme level of reaction, both good and bad that his McDermott content has elicited?

The guys also spend time discussing why Dunne not only launched Go Long but continues to run it both as his passion or business when there's surely plenty of high profile media jobs out there he could take if he wanted. That plus tons of Bills/NFL talk and plenty more in this special episode presented by Imperial Pizza.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran has thoughts on several topics ranging from Joe Brady being officially named Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator, a search for a coordinator on the other side seemingly underway, Bills injuries excuses being valid, a Chiefs vs 49ers Super Bowl and a move the Buffalo Sabres need to make.

To the surprise of pretty much no one, Joe Brady was officially elevated to Bills full-time offensive coordinator. Patrick has thoughts on why it's the right decision on many levels and the one piece that Brady's surely missing that could help elevate the offense to a new level in 2024. Also of interest is now former defensive line coach leaving to come defensive coordinator in Chicago. With the Bills interviewing candidates for the position, does this mean McDermott's at least relinquishing the title and if so, should it go to Bobby Babich?

Also, the Chiefs went on the road and defensively dominated the Ravens to reach the Super Bowl for their fourth time in the past six years. Does this end any discussion of anyone other than Patrick Mahomes being the best quarterback in football? On the NFC side it's the San Francisco 49ers going to the Super Bowl but does it feel like they even won on Sunday compared to the Detroit Lions gagging the opportunity away?

That plus Juri Kulich needing to be the guy to step in for Jack Quinn with the Sabres, a prominent guest coming on the show tomorrow and much more.

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On this bonus weekend edition of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran poses the question if current (for the moment) Buffalo Bills safety Micah Hyde should ultimately land on the Bills Wall of Fame after his playing days are over, making a case for and against his inclusion.

Hyde, 33 hasn't retired or given any public indication that he's on the verge of doing so. Regardless of whether he does or not, his contract with the Bills is up and will soon become a free agent if he decides to continue playing. With the Bills in a pretty significant messy salary cap situation this offseason, the chances of Hyde returning while not impossible are extremely unlucky. Micah's wife Amanda put out a beautiful statement on social media this week talking about how much Buffalo has mean to Micah and his family over his seven years with the team, giving a sense to many that it's the end of the road for his time in Buffalo and quite possibly professional football all together. Got us thinking---should Micah someday be immortalized by the team with a spot on their Wall of Fame?

Patrick makes a case for that answer being yes, talking about Hyde being largely responsible as a core player for the team's turnaround following the drought era as well as pointing a few guys already on the Bills Wall he feels Hyde's more deserving of, some of Micah's best individual accolades and special moments and the leadership role he was so very good at.

Also playing Devil's advocate there's a few reasons why this may never happen, including some former players perhaps more deserving that haven't had their name called, the team's unwillingness to put any one on the Wall at all in recent years and wondering if five good years from Hyde's enough for this high of a honor.

Also included are several comments from fans. That and more today.

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It’s another edition of Fan Friday on this episode of Talking Buffalo and host Patrick Moran takes some questions and comments from fans, primarily focused on (but not limited to) takes from the Buffalo Bills having their season end against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC divisional round for a third straight year and variance of how fans feel about the team moving forward.

As you'd expect with the Bills (or any ) fan base, there's a mixture of optimism and pessimism about Buffalo going forward after losing to Kansas City for the third time in three times in the playoffs under this current regime. Questions and comments range from feeling good about the team and using injuries as a legitimate excuse to thinking it may be time to make some significant changes. One fans uses a Green Bay example as a reason for the Bills to stay the course while another points out how the Bills are still in way better shape than Miami beyond just Josh Allen.

Also discussed are the Sabres, the Royal Rumble coming up this weekend, podcast stuff and much more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by friend and recurring guest Anthony Marino from Buffalo Rumblings to discuss some of the biggest things that went wrong for the Buffalo Bills as they were eliminated last week by the Kansas City Chiefs, 27-24 in the AFC divisional round.

After spending some time discussing their feelings before the game and emotions both during and after it, the guys jump into a handful of topics focused on why Buffalo failed to get past what was perceived as a vulnerable Kansas City team and advance to the conference championship. Among them is the disappearing act for a second consecutive season by Bills star defensive tackle Ed Oliver, head coach Sean McDermott sticking with A.J. Klein even though it was glaringly apparent he wasn't athletically up to the task, other injuries, costly drops from wide receivers including their star, a shaken kicker, persistence on continuing to run the ball even after the Chiefs were selling out defensively and on the other side, McDermott's ugly defensive history in elimination losses continuing.

The guys also take a quick little sneak peek into what's sure to be an eventful offseason with changes. tough salary cap decisions and topics that'll be discussed in future episodes.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran has a series of Buffalo Bills season-endings on the heels of their three point loss on Sunday to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC divisional round. Unlike yesterday's show where Patrick was reacting in real time just minutes after the conclusion of the game, this time his thoughts are a bit more measured and calculated and after having the (dreadful) opportunity to watch the game tape back.

In the moments that followed Sunday's loss Patrick said he had very little problem with the way Sean McDermott coached the game. That's changed after reviewing the tape, and Patrick points out the big issue he has with McDermott choosing to start and stick with unathletic middle linebacker AJ Klein as the injury replacement for Terrell Bernard instead of the mistake prone but far more athletic rookie Dorian Williams. Klein's lack of speed and overall athleticism stunted the Buffalo defense on several occasions, none so more than when he was forced to cover Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Patrick also points out McDermott not being aggressive enough with blitzing, even if it's the human blitz beater Patrick Mahomes back there when it became apparent the Bills couldn't get to him with four.

Patrick also doubles down on the absolute woeful play of the Bills defensive line and in particular, the disappearing act of Ed Oliver for a second straight season in a Bills elimination loss. The film also shows what Patrick suggested immediately after the game---that Von Miller was actually Buffalo's most effective defensive lineman.

He also spends some time talking about how in some odd way the season ending is actually a relief to him. That plus Josh Allen, a crazy offseason ahead, content plans for this show, wrath coming for the Buffalo Sabres and much more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran records live to react in real time just minutes after the Buffalo Bills failed to put the Kansas City Chiefs away at home in the divisional round of the playoffs, falling 27-24 to see their Super Bowl dreams come to a crashing end.

The Bills, led by Josh Allen did a tremendous job of sustaining drives with both the run and the pass, putting up 24 points but on this night it was defense and special teams that ultimately let the team down. Patrick has thoughts on the disappearing act of Ed Oliver (as well as DaQuan Jones) for a second consecutive Bills elimination loss, the back seven of the defense being powerless (and also unhealthy) to stop Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense until late in the game, and special teams doing what they've done most the season---contributing negative plays to a Buffalo loss.

Patrick also goes against early opinions that Sean McDermott did a lousy job coaching the game. Instead he points the finger at the Bills being unable to hit on any of their potential explosive plays, including a huge drop late by Stefon Diggs in addition to Tyler Bass hopefully making his last kick as a Buffalo Bill. You simply can't perform that badly in cold weather like he did for Buffalo down the stretch.

Patrick also has thoughts on Josh Allen and a (very) quick peak into what is shaping up to be a very difficult offseason for Brandon Beane. That and much more today. Ugh.

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