On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by broadcaster and Buffalo sports fan Steve Bermel to talk a variety of Buffalo sports topics, including strong debates over  how the Buffalo Sabres have handled the offseason and what the prospects are of finally ending their historic playoff drought this upcoming season.

Regardless of whether you're an optimistic or pessimistic fan of the Sabres, it's pretty universal in that it appears like the team didn't much in terms of any offseason overhaul between free agency or trades, at least not until this point. Because of that the feeling is Terry Pegula, Kevyn Adams and the Sabres are set to rely on a series of factors focused on hope internally within the team to finally get out of the rut they've been stuck in for nearly a decade and a half. Patrick's been clear on this show that he doesn't believe in the organization. Steve on the other hand is very much still a believer so the two of them play sone good cop/bad cop when it comes to several things that need to happen in Buffalo's favor.

Among them are Josh Norris staying healthy, Jack Quinn and Zach Benson significantly raising their games offensively, Jiri Kulich showing he's ready to be a full-time top six center, Owen Power starting to look a top overall pick, Mattias Samuelsson changing plenty about his game, UPL being more consistent in net and the power play doing something other than terrible.

Also, the guys have thoughts on the just released Sabres schedule. That plus some Bills training camp thoughts as it's now just days away and plenty more.

Follow Steve on Twitter @SteveBurmel.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation to discuss a handful of Buffalo Bills topics, including a look at the second-year players on the roster that will undoubtedly have a big say on if the Bills 2025 campaign is a success.

Last year's Bills rookie class was a mixed bag at best. Truthfully speaking I think the organization expected bigger contributions as a whole from their rookies. That's not to say they didn't sometimes have a positive impact on the team, it just didn't feel like it happened often enough. The guys dive into several of the players the team will count on for more consistent efforts, a list that starts with Keon Coleman and Cole Bishop and goes on down to complimentary players like Ray Davis, Dewayne Carter, Javon Solomon and Joe Andreessen.

Also, it feels like a few times per year a Tyler Dunne masterfully crafted Bills feature story is discussed on this show. Today's one of those days and the guys react to an awesome story Tyler dropped on Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid earlier this week. Dunne wrote about a Bills veteran who's poignant words got him to "own" the play he didn't make the AFC championship game and fuel his desire to have the breakout season many are hoping for if not expecting this season.  That plus is Josh Allen already the greatest Buffalo Bills of all-time and more.

You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattRichWarren and be sure to check out Buffalo Rumblingsfor your (really good) daily Bills content.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News to discuss the Buffalo Bills, Sabres and why he's now covering the Bills instead of the Sabres at The Buffalo News.

Lance originally came to The Buffalo News to cover the Sabres in the fall of 2018. Even back then he came to Buffalo making a big switch, as he covered the Pittsburgh Pirates and MLB previously. Now he's doing it again as after covering the Sabres for the past seven seasons he's switching not only teams, but sports again as he'll be a reporter covering the Bills. Lance gives us the details in what went behind the decision, what makes him happy about it and what will be some of the biggest challenges. He also discusses what it was like covering a team in the Sabres that lost and failed to make the playoffs for his entire duration there (and seven years before that as well) and how that could be frustrating, not necessarily as a sports journalist but having to deal with players constantly tired and a fan base that's become largely negative towards anything and everything Sabres for----well obvious reasons.

They also have a discussion about both the Bills and Sabres, ranging from storylines he's looking forward to seeing unfold and cover in training camp (starting next week) to if he thinks the Sabres have any realistic chance of ending their playoff drought based on what this offseason has brought for them so far. That plus how he's enjoying the summer and his time in Buffalo as a whole and plenty more.

Make sure to follow Lance @Llysowski. and check out his excellent work at The Buffalo News.

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Major props to Talking Buffalo sponsor, 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.

Special thanks to local Buffalo band, Orange Zest for allowing us to use their awesome single, “Old Friends” as the new official intro music for Talking Buffalo.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss a variety of topics, including Patrick trying to build the perfect 53-man all-time roster that includes several factors and Joe objecting to a handful of the choices.

Based on fit and in at a handful of cases, the ability to play special teams all weighed heavily at times into some of Patrick's decision on what would be his perfect Bills all-time roster. Some of the players and positions leave room for debate, but there's a handful of guys Joe objects to being on in favor of others who he considered snubbed, a list that includes James Lofton, Thomas Smith and Jerry Hughes. Also, Joe doesn't think Jim Kelly should be on the roster and after giving his reasoning, it actually makes a lot of sense. A handful of Patrick's choice are based on special teams ability, including Steve Tasker, Mark Pike and Sam Rogers.

Also, the guys have a conversation based on their kids that stems from a recent episode involving Bulldog from WGR and his son Owen. That plus Joe's Mt. Flushmore of worst Highmark Stadium moments that have nothing to do with the games and tons more.

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Major props to Talking Buffalo sponsor, 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.

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On this bonus Saturday episode of Talking Buffalo, it's another edition of The Podbag and Patrick Moran is responding to questions, comments and takes submitted by listeners revolving around the Buffalo Bills, Sabres and this podcast.

There was no podcast this past Monday as Patrick was a bit under the weather and seeing we're insistent on providing our audience five shows per week, we're making up for it today with this weekend podbag edition. On the Bills side of things, Patrick elaborates on whether he thinks a recent Bill Barnwell ranking that had the Bills just 28th in skilled position players is justified or if he considers it too low. Also, is James Cook a top 10 running back in the league right now? One listener definitely thinks so.

On the Sabres front it's a continuation of what we've seen plenty of lately---and that's frustration from fans with many of them feeling this team is barely even trying anymore. Hope won't get you very far and that's what the Sabres seem to be clinging too.

There's also a few submissions regarding recent podcast episodes here and more.

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Major props to Talking Buffalo sponsor, 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.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Chris Ostrander from Two in the Box to discuss several topics, including what's turning out to feel like a glaring lack of urgency from the Buffalo Sabres to throw caution to the wind and operate with a sense of urgency.

The Sabres have missed the playoff a historic 14 years and are tied with the New York Jets for the longest drought in all of the four major professional sports. They also have a general manager and head coach both in the final year of their contracts. However, you'd never know given the way they've operated this offseason, with the exception of one trade has very much felt like the status quo.  Chris has plenty of thoughts it all and spoiler alert---most of them aren't of the positive variety. One topic examined is if this organization has legitimately sucked all the passion or even the fun out of being a Buffalo Sabres fan.

Also, Chris explains as best he can what happened to the soccer stadium that was supposed to get built in downtown Buffalo to support a professional soccer team. That plus reliving the Sabres Tim Kennedy fiasco from 15 years ago and tons more.

Be sure to follow Chris on X at @2ITB_Buffalo and check out the Two in the Box blog in addition to the Instigator Podcast.

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Major props to Talking Buffalo sponsor, 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.

Special thanks to local Buffalo band, Orange Zest for allowing us to use their awesome single, “Old Friends” as the new official intro music for Talking Buffalo.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by PK from the Buffalo Sports Collective to discuss a handful of Buffalo Bills and Sabres topics, including paying homage to a Bills offensive line that has been insanely underrated over the past two seasons.

Josh Allen has become one of and arguably the best quarterback if not player in the entire NFL. The reigning NFL MVP has a skill set and penchant for making memorable plays you don't see often. While his style of play and athletic traits make him a unicorn of sorts, there's other reasons why Allen has been able to enjoy the sustainable success he's had in recent years and one of the biggest is the play of his offensive line. The unit has been stellar, consistent and perhaps most importantly, healthy for the past few seasons. The guys discuss how Dion Dawkins, O'Cyrus Torrence, Connor McGovern, David Edwards, Spencer Brown and Alec Anderson continue to pave the way for Allen to shine.

That said, let's not take away too much from Allen, as the guys discuss some of the things that make him a special player and in at least some ways, kind of fly under the radar with Buffalo sports talk.

Unfortunately things don't seem to be looking up on the Sabres side and the guys talk about that too, including what certainly appears to be a lack or urgency from the organization to put an end fo a miserable and historic 14-year playoff drought. That and much more.

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

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Major props to Talking Buffalo sponsor, 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.

Special thanks to local Buffalo band, Orange Zest for allowing us to use their awesome single, “Old Friends” as the new official intro music for Talking Buffalo.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren of SB Nation to discuss several Buffalo Bills and NFL topics, including a handful of Bills that have the potential for the biggest bounce back seasons in 2025.

There's a handful of Bills players that for a variety of reasons weren't at their best last season. Matt and Patrick dive into some of them that feel primed to step their back up this coming season, a list that includes Dalton Kincaid, Taron Johnson, Ed Oliver, Matt Milano and Curtis Samuel.

They also go over the same topic with players and teams around the league that include the Cincinnati Bengals, Aaron Rodgers, Dak Prescott and Caleb Williams.  That plus a conversation about where Jim Kelly ranks on the SB Nation all-time quarterbacks list, trying to balance wanting football back versus enjoying summer and plenty more.

You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattRichWarren and be sure to check out Buffalo Rumblings for your (really good) daily Bills content.

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Major props to Talking Buffalo sponsor, 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.

Special thanks to local Buffalo band, Orange Zest for allowing us to use their awesome single, “Old Friends” as the new official intro music for Talking Buffalo.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, it's the fourth annual podcaster's roundtable as Patrick Moran is joined by three of the most prominent podcasters in the Buffalo Bills sphere, Joe Marino, Bruce Nolan and Greg Tompsett for a conversation about podcasting, life and pretty much everything with the exception for the Bills.

For a fourth consecutive year Patrick has rounded up Marino (Locked on Bills), Nolan (Bruce Exclusive) and Tompsett (Cover 1) to offer insight to other podcasters, aspiring podcasters and fans of the work they do. Among the topic discussed are people in sports and the media that have most influenced them and their work, being able remaining objective in their coverage despite openly being a fan of the team they cover and balancing friendships vs competition in a saturated content creator market.

They also talk about often refraining talking political issues on social media, avoiding being hot take machines and dream guests they'd love to have on their respective shows. That plus a different type of podcast they'd love to start and much more.

Follow Joe Marino 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 as part of the full menu that Cover 1 offers. Follow Bruce Nolan on Twitter @BruceExclusive and check out The Bruce Exclusive every Thursday

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Major props to Talking Buffalo sponsor, 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.

Special thanks to local Buffalo band, Orange Zest for allowing us to use their awesome single, “Old Friends” as the new official intro music for Talking Buffalo.

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Happy Independence Day, everyone! On this holiday episode of Talking Buffalo, it's another edition of The Podbag featuring Buffalo Bills and Sabres submissions in addition to reaction to yesterday's memorable episode.

On yesterday's Talking Buffalo Patrick welcomed Chris "Bulldog" Parker and his son, Owen for a conversation on many topics, including Owen's youth hockey career and sports parenting. It was a fascination that turned emotional a few times, drawing incredibly positive reactions from listeners and in fact, became the most downloaded episode of Talking Buffalo in the first 24 hours of any episode ever. Patrick spends some time at the top reacting to some of the things the three of them touched on and offers some further insight of his own, again with the purpose of hopefully bringing some value to anyone out there who's a parent that has a children playing sports. There's a lot to learn from, both the good and from some of the mistakes that get made.

The second half of the show is about the Podbag, where listeners submit their questions, comments and takes for Patrick to read off on the air and react to. Today's batch includes the never ending frustration of Sabres fans, someone who thinks Kevyn Adams is literally the  worst GM in franchise history, Josh Allen's burning desire that'll last until he wins a Super Bowl and if the Bills are kind of "stuck" with DaQuan Jones for another season.  That, plus Matt Warren is really tall and much more.  Enjoy the Holiday weekend!

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Major props to Talking Buffalo sponsor, 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.

Special thanks to local Buffalo band, Orange Zestfor allowing us to use their awesome single, “Old Friends” as the new official intro music for Talking Buffalo.

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