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- WEBVTT 00:00:11.269 --> 00:00:13.310 What's up, friends? Welcome into a very special 00:00:13.310 --> 00:00:15.949 episode of Tables, Tailgates, and Top Loaders. 00:00:15.990 --> 00:00:18.329 So happy to have you aboard for this episode. 00:00:18.429 --> 00:00:20.710 I am your host, TB. Thank you all very much for 00:00:20.710 --> 00:00:23.530 stopping in and checking out. the three T's. 00:00:23.629 --> 00:00:25.609 Now this is going to be a very different episode. 00:00:25.829 --> 00:00:28.070 We're only going to be focusing on one of the 00:00:28.070 --> 00:00:30.570 T's and that would be the tailgate portion of 00:00:30.570 --> 00:00:33.149 the program because it is week one. And what 00:00:33.149 --> 00:00:35.049 I wanted to do was do a little bit of a game 00:00:35.049 --> 00:00:37.729 preview between the Bills and the Ravens. And 00:00:37.729 --> 00:00:39.469 we're going to try something a little different. 00:00:39.530 --> 00:00:42.189 So we shall see how this goes. But I wanted to 00:00:42.189 --> 00:00:44.450 kind of give an overview of the game, check out 00:00:44.450 --> 00:00:47.289 maybe some key injuries, some X factors, what 00:00:47.289 --> 00:00:49.750 my stress level is heading into this game, and 00:00:49.750 --> 00:00:53.060 how do I see this game going. So before we break 00:00:53.060 --> 00:00:56.479 down this game against the Baltimore Ravens, 00:00:56.479 --> 00:00:59.560 I wanted to just hit a few news and notes items 00:00:59.560 --> 00:01:01.899 from the week since I recorded the last episode. 00:01:01.960 --> 00:01:04.700 Hard Knocks Episode 5 finished wrapping up. That 00:01:04.700 --> 00:01:08.219 debuted on Tuesday. It was fine. Just what I 00:01:08.219 --> 00:01:10.400 figured. They went over cuts, roster cuts. They 00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:12.299 talked about guys being brought back to the practice 00:01:12.299 --> 00:01:15.420 squad. And just as I told you, reviewing Episode 00:01:15.420 --> 00:01:18.379 4, every player, with the exception of Jimmy 00:01:18.379 --> 00:01:22.439 Charlo, ended up... just being gone. So, Charlo 00:01:22.439 --> 00:01:24.760 was brought back to the practice squad, and it 00:01:24.760 --> 00:01:26.659 was just like I said, it's hard for me to invest 00:01:26.659 --> 00:01:29.900 time and attention and care about guys that are 00:01:29.900 --> 00:01:32.040 just not going to make the team. But anyway, 00:01:32.239 --> 00:01:34.760 I thought it was a good episode. It was better 00:01:34.760 --> 00:01:38.340 than four, and it wrapped up the preseason nicely. 00:01:39.079 --> 00:01:40.959 Had some good stuff in there about Josh Allen, 00:01:41.099 --> 00:01:42.780 but all in all, it wasn't great. It wasn't terrible. 00:01:43.739 --> 00:01:46.159 I don't think if I had the choice, I don't think 00:01:46.159 --> 00:01:48.780 I'd be signing up to have Hard Knocks focus on 00:01:48.780 --> 00:01:50.280 the Bills again. It was fine. It was whatever. 00:01:50.400 --> 00:01:52.700 But as far as must -see TV, yeah, I don't know. 00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:54.719 But anyway, what else happened? Dwayne Carter 00:01:54.719 --> 00:01:57.239 tore his Achilles. That was a big blow for the 00:01:57.239 --> 00:01:59.799 young defensive player. He's obviously going 00:01:59.799 --> 00:02:01.739 to miss the whole season, so he's going to be 00:02:01.739 --> 00:02:04.040 placed on IR, which allowed them to elevate Sam 00:02:04.040 --> 00:02:06.319 Franklin Jr. to the main roster. Now he is going 00:02:06.319 --> 00:02:09.280 to be a primarily special teams player, and he's 00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:12.020 pretty good. So he does really well in this role, 00:02:12.139 --> 00:02:14.240 and hopefully he's ready to rock and roll for 00:02:14.240 --> 00:02:16.840 Sunday night. What else? The team captains were 00:02:16.840 --> 00:02:19.340 announced. Terrell Bernard, Josh Allen, no surprise. 00:02:19.439 --> 00:02:21.889 Same two as last year. I like the fact that there's 00:02:21.889 --> 00:02:24.469 not 15 guys walking out to midfield for the coin 00:02:24.469 --> 00:02:27.569 toss. It's JA17. It's Terrell Bernard. These 00:02:27.569 --> 00:02:30.759 guys are your clear leaders on your team. Yeah, 00:02:30.780 --> 00:02:33.360 so no issue there at all. Gabe Davis. Everyone 00:02:33.360 --> 00:02:35.919 wants to hate on this story, but Gabe Davis was 00:02:35.919 --> 00:02:37.699 brought back to the practice squad and immediately 00:02:37.699 --> 00:02:40.500 placed on the injured list for that practice 00:02:40.500 --> 00:02:42.879 squad. So he's not allowed to practice or he's 00:02:42.879 --> 00:02:44.439 not allowed to do anything for four weeks, I 00:02:44.439 --> 00:02:46.580 believe is the time frame. And then he can come 00:02:46.580 --> 00:02:49.020 back and rejoin the team, rejoin the practice 00:02:49.020 --> 00:02:51.840 squad, and we'll see what happens. But just relax. 00:02:51.960 --> 00:02:54.240 As we talked about before, this isn't a big deal. 00:02:54.659 --> 00:02:57.099 And if you need him as your fifth or sixth wide 00:02:57.099 --> 00:02:59.139 receiver somewhere down the line because of injuries, 00:02:59.379 --> 00:03:01.400 there's one. way worse options out there, in 00:03:01.400 --> 00:03:04.819 my opinion. The top 100 NFL list was finished. 00:03:05.860 --> 00:03:08.819 Saquon came in at number one. You had Lamar at 00:03:08.819 --> 00:03:12.099 number two and J17. Josh Allen came in at number 00:03:12.099 --> 00:03:14.479 three. I'm fine with it. Whatever. You could 00:03:14.479 --> 00:03:18.139 flip -flop Lamar and Josh all day, every day. 00:03:18.569 --> 00:03:20.150 I don't really have a problem with it. It is 00:03:20.150 --> 00:03:22.729 what it is. One story I did find very amusing, 00:03:22.909 --> 00:03:25.830 ESPN did a simulation of the entire NFL season. 00:03:26.210 --> 00:03:29.069 They picked one simulation and they had the Bills 00:03:29.069 --> 00:03:31.590 win the Super Bowl over the Tampa Bay Bucks. 00:03:31.610 --> 00:03:34.069 And the score was crazy. The score was 55 to 00:03:34.069 --> 00:03:39.680 23. If we win 55 -23, that would be amazing. 00:03:40.240 --> 00:03:42.500 You could literally leave at halftime if that's 00:03:42.500 --> 00:03:44.460 really the score and go get your place in line 00:03:44.460 --> 00:03:47.479 for the parade. So 53 points in the Super Bowl, 00:03:47.560 --> 00:03:49.860 that would be amazing. What else happened? Matt 00:03:49.860 --> 00:03:53.099 Prater, the 41, I believe, 41 -year -old kicker, 00:03:53.099 --> 00:03:55.360 was signed to the practice squad. This is not 00:03:55.360 --> 00:03:58.080 good, folks. This is not good for Tyler Bass, 00:03:58.319 --> 00:04:01.330 T -Bass. I said that. The end of the third preseason 00:04:01.330 --> 00:04:03.409 game, he doesn't look right. He's been nursing 00:04:03.409 --> 00:04:06.889 a sore hip, some sort of leg -hip issue. He's 00:04:06.889 --> 00:04:10.430 been dealing with the entire preseason. And it's 00:04:10.430 --> 00:04:13.569 crazy that we are calling on a 41 -plus -year 00:04:13.569 --> 00:04:16.889 -old kicker. But Prater, like, whatever. He's 00:04:16.889 --> 00:04:21.689 pretty solid, pretty whatevs. So it would not 00:04:21.689 --> 00:04:23.610 shock me to see him elevated from the practice 00:04:23.610 --> 00:04:26.839 squad for Sunday night's game. That's all the 00:04:26.839 --> 00:04:29.339 news and notes I wanted to get into. Let's dive 00:04:29.339 --> 00:04:32.639 right in to this week one preview. Bills versus 00:04:32.639 --> 00:04:35.540 Ravens. Sunday night football. 820 Highmark Stadium. 00:04:36.040 --> 00:04:38.579 This is the game of the week. And it's not particularly 00:04:38.579 --> 00:04:42.000 close. You have the last two MVPs going head 00:04:42.000 --> 00:04:44.639 to head. These are usually pretty even matched 00:04:44.639 --> 00:04:47.620 games. Now I know we got our asses kicked by 00:04:47.620 --> 00:04:50.300 the Ravens in the regular season last year. It 00:04:50.300 --> 00:04:52.519 wasn't particularly close, and then the playoff 00:04:52.519 --> 00:04:54.959 game happened. I think the Ravens outplayed us 00:04:54.959 --> 00:04:57.040 in that game, but they shot themselves in the 00:04:57.040 --> 00:04:59.060 foot time after time after time, and the Bills 00:04:59.060 --> 00:05:00.699 just didn't make any mistakes. So they kind of 00:05:00.699 --> 00:05:03.519 held on and just took advantage of the Ravens' 00:05:03.519 --> 00:05:06.319 errors and came away with a dub, and that's really 00:05:06.319 --> 00:05:08.259 all that matters. So it's going to be a crazy 00:05:08.259 --> 00:05:10.519 game. Let's go over some of the key injuries 00:05:10.519 --> 00:05:14.560 to the Bills. Obviously, we have Trey White. 00:05:14.660 --> 00:05:16.959 He has not been practicing for most of the week. 00:05:18.220 --> 00:05:20.459 If Trey White is out, who the heck is starting 00:05:20.459 --> 00:05:22.720 with Christian Bedford? They really haven't said 00:05:22.720 --> 00:05:24.839 anything. We will wait to see what the final 00:05:24.839 --> 00:05:27.319 roster for the game looks like. But it could 00:05:27.319 --> 00:05:29.860 be Jamercus Ingram. It could be Dorian Strong. 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:33.860 Who knows? But I've had my worries about... The 00:05:33.860 --> 00:05:36.120 secondary, I know Christian Benford has been 00:05:36.120 --> 00:05:38.500 nursing an injury. Thank goodness he's a full 00:05:38.500 --> 00:05:41.560 go. He's been practicing in full. And Trey White, 00:05:41.660 --> 00:05:44.220 maybe he's a game -time decision, but it's not 00:05:44.220 --> 00:05:46.660 looking too good. Not looking too good at all. 00:05:47.019 --> 00:05:49.060 As far as the rest of the defense, Cole Bishop's 00:05:49.060 --> 00:05:51.519 been out there. Everybody else looks pretty solid. 00:05:51.699 --> 00:05:53.720 I think we're ready to roll. Outside of T -Bass, 00:05:53.800 --> 00:05:55.819 I think the rest of these guys who've been kind 00:05:55.819 --> 00:05:58.100 of dealing with some little minor things here 00:05:58.100 --> 00:05:59.660 and there, the rest of these guys should be good 00:05:59.660 --> 00:06:02.300 to go. Other side of the ball, Ravens. Now the 00:06:02.300 --> 00:06:05.629 Ravens are... Dealing with some bigger injuries, 00:06:05.689 --> 00:06:08.610 in my opinion. Isaiah Likely, the tight end for 00:06:08.610 --> 00:06:10.709 the team. They like to run two tight ends just 00:06:10.709 --> 00:06:14.180 like we do. I think Likely... I think Mark Andrews 00:06:14.180 --> 00:06:16.079 is a good player, regardless of what happened 00:06:16.079 --> 00:06:17.459 in the playoff game. I think he's a really good 00:06:17.459 --> 00:06:20.220 player, but likely can take over a game, and 00:06:20.220 --> 00:06:22.899 he is one of the players that I just don't want 00:06:22.899 --> 00:06:25.439 to face. I think this guy could be a focal point 00:06:25.439 --> 00:06:28.000 of an offense. He's that good, and he hasn't 00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:30.300 been playing for quite some time, so it looks 00:06:30.300 --> 00:06:32.379 like he's going to miss the game. The other guy 00:06:32.379 --> 00:06:35.560 that they are not going to have, and don't underestimate 00:06:35.560 --> 00:06:38.220 the importance of him, Patrick Ricard, the fullback. 00:06:38.600 --> 00:06:41.939 This guy is a freaking tank. He's a beast, so 00:06:41.939 --> 00:06:44.180 if you don't get hit, by Ricard and then here 00:06:44.180 --> 00:06:46.339 comes Derrick Henry it's like oh my goodness 00:06:46.339 --> 00:06:48.279 I don't want to get in the way of either one 00:06:48.279 --> 00:06:50.740 of these two guys but he it looks like he's going 00:06:50.740 --> 00:06:52.639 to be out he's been dealing with a calf injury 00:06:52.639 --> 00:06:55.699 this guy's good like he's good I know we don't 00:06:55.699 --> 00:06:58.439 really talk about fullbacks a lot but he is a 00:06:58.439 --> 00:07:01.439 key integral part of their offense and he really 00:07:01.439 --> 00:07:04.699 helps the Henry train go so we shall see how 00:07:04.699 --> 00:07:08.519 this impacts their run game And he's also a good 00:07:08.519 --> 00:07:11.600 blocker. So he's out there. I think he's a very 00:07:11.600 --> 00:07:13.519 important piece of their offense. We shall see 00:07:13.519 --> 00:07:17.399 how they go about making up for his loss there. 00:07:17.560 --> 00:07:19.959 Other than that, those look like the key injuries 00:07:19.959 --> 00:07:22.800 to look at. X -Factors on the team. Baltimore, 00:07:23.000 --> 00:07:26.180 no longer Justin Tucker. We know that last year. 00:07:26.569 --> 00:07:28.949 His accuracy was, he didn't have the best year. 00:07:29.069 --> 00:07:31.029 And then that led to some of the off the field 00:07:31.029 --> 00:07:34.269 stuff or vice versa. I don't know. But clearly 00:07:34.269 --> 00:07:36.629 there's a lot going on with Justin Tucker. He 00:07:36.629 --> 00:07:40.069 is no longer on the team. And they signed a rookie 00:07:40.069 --> 00:07:43.170 kicker, Tyler Loop. And from what I'm hearing, 00:07:43.209 --> 00:07:45.970 he's been having a great preseason. But rookie 00:07:45.970 --> 00:07:48.230 kicker coming into high mark. Let's welcome him 00:07:48.230 --> 00:07:50.870 with open arms, Bills Mafia. And let's give him 00:07:50.870 --> 00:07:54.079 a fine, upstanding, polite. applause when he 00:07:54.079 --> 00:07:56.639 ever whenever he comes out to kick field goals 00:07:56.639 --> 00:07:59.620 or extra points and let's let's maybe make it 00:07:59.620 --> 00:08:01.779 a little difficult for him so that's an interesting 00:08:01.779 --> 00:08:05.180 factor but if you have Tyler Loop versus Matt 00:08:05.180 --> 00:08:07.899 Prater 41 year old god I hope this game does 00:08:07.899 --> 00:08:11.240 not come down to an extra point or a field goal 00:08:11.240 --> 00:08:14.079 opportunity at the last second because yikes, 00:08:14.079 --> 00:08:16.939 I did not want to sign up for that after an incredibly 00:08:16.939 --> 00:08:19.220 long offseason. So what am I looking at as a 00:08:19.220 --> 00:08:21.939 key factors, the X factors to this game? A couple 00:08:21.939 --> 00:08:23.860 of things. It's no secret that the Ravens have 00:08:23.860 --> 00:08:26.160 an incredibly awesome offense. They're like. 00:08:26.480 --> 00:08:28.480 One of the top three offenses in the league for 00:08:28.480 --> 00:08:30.860 the last few years. Led by Derek Henry, led by 00:08:30.860 --> 00:08:33.220 Lamar. These guys are solid. It's just a freaking 00:08:33.220 --> 00:08:35.799 solid team. I don't see any weaknesses on this 00:08:35.799 --> 00:08:38.059 team, really, from top to bottom. They have a 00:08:38.059 --> 00:08:41.039 good team, a good bunch of backups. They have 00:08:41.039 --> 00:08:42.799 a lot of depth. I think their wide receivers 00:08:42.799 --> 00:08:45.179 are solid with Zay Flowers and Rashad Bateman. 00:08:45.440 --> 00:08:47.740 They even brought in DeAndre Hopkins. If he's 00:08:47.740 --> 00:08:49.960 your third or fourth wide receiver, I mean, this 00:08:49.960 --> 00:08:51.679 guy, while he's not going to be a burner, he's 00:08:51.679 --> 00:08:53.500 not going to get past you and hit you for an 00:08:53.500 --> 00:08:56.289 80 -yard TD, you know, up the seam. or down the 00:08:56.289 --> 00:08:58.649 sidelines, I think this guy's hands are amazing. 00:08:58.929 --> 00:09:02.750 And he's always been. consistent catcher of the 00:09:02.750 --> 00:09:05.450 football through his career. So to have him there 00:09:05.450 --> 00:09:07.690 almost as a security blanket with the underneath 00:09:07.690 --> 00:09:09.669 stuff, I think that's a huge addition to the 00:09:09.669 --> 00:09:12.090 Ravens. Mark Andrews, everyone's talking that 00:09:12.090 --> 00:09:14.429 this is going to be his revenge game. Well, we 00:09:14.429 --> 00:09:16.610 shall see, right? And we all know about Derrick 00:09:16.610 --> 00:09:19.450 Henry. He's amazing. He's been amazing for 50 00:09:19.450 --> 00:09:21.450 years that he's been in the league, but their 00:09:21.450 --> 00:09:23.429 backups are just as good too. So Justice Hill, 00:09:23.629 --> 00:09:27.450 Keaton Mitchell, these guys are solid on offense. 00:09:27.669 --> 00:09:30.029 And when they put these guys as the kickoff, 00:09:30.059 --> 00:09:32.340 off returners too our special teams better be 00:09:32.340 --> 00:09:35.679 ready so sam franklin franklin jr welcome bud 00:09:35.679 --> 00:09:37.860 welcome because you are going to have your hands 00:09:37.860 --> 00:09:41.039 full on special teams sunday night i'm a little 00:09:41.039 --> 00:09:43.740 worried that we might come out flat but we shall 00:09:43.740 --> 00:09:45.720 see on the defensive side of the ball for the 00:09:45.720 --> 00:09:48.480 ravens they're solid they're solid up and down 00:09:48.480 --> 00:09:52.240 obviously roquan smith um kyle hamilton just 00:09:52.240 --> 00:09:54.340 signed the biggest safety contract in the history 00:09:54.340 --> 00:09:56.870 of the league They brought in Jair Alexander. 00:09:57.169 --> 00:09:58.850 I know he's been dealing with some injuries, 00:09:58.929 --> 00:10:02.289 but he is allegedly set to play. He's a pretty 00:10:02.289 --> 00:10:05.210 decent player. I do think we can move the ball 00:10:05.210 --> 00:10:07.769 on this team. It's going to come down to Dawson 00:10:07.769 --> 00:10:13.019 Kincaid. Dawson Kincaid, Jesus. Dalton Kincaid 00:10:13.019 --> 00:10:15.279 this is the year like coming out of the gates 00:10:15.279 --> 00:10:19.139 year three a hyped prospect we invested a lot 00:10:19.139 --> 00:10:22.519 in this guy as far as draft stock he is our guy 00:10:22.519 --> 00:10:24.799 this is the game he needs to show up for the 00:10:24.799 --> 00:10:27.580 game the Ravens usually struggle dealing with 00:10:27.580 --> 00:10:29.980 athletic pass catching tight ends and this is 00:10:29.980 --> 00:10:33.120 the game for him to really step up and push himself 00:10:33.120 --> 00:10:35.320 into the upper echelon of tight ends and say 00:10:35.320 --> 00:10:38.200 okay I'm ready year two he dealt with some injuries 00:10:38.200 --> 00:10:40.340 year one was very inconsistent even though he 00:10:40.340 --> 00:10:43.850 set the new He set the tight end record for Buffalo 00:10:43.850 --> 00:10:46.929 as far as receptions for a tight end, but this 00:10:46.929 --> 00:10:48.629 is it. This is where he's got to step up his 00:10:48.629 --> 00:10:51.110 game. This is the game right here. I hate to 00:10:51.110 --> 00:10:52.870 overstate the importance of a week one game, 00:10:53.009 --> 00:10:56.629 but the Ravens are our competition. I don't even 00:10:56.629 --> 00:10:59.029 really want to talk about the Chiefs. We'll see 00:10:59.029 --> 00:11:00.789 what happens with the Chiefs, like whatever. 00:11:00.990 --> 00:11:02.889 We'll deal with the Chiefs later in the season. 00:11:03.029 --> 00:11:05.870 The Ravens, in my opinion, are, it's us and the 00:11:05.870 --> 00:11:08.230 Ravens for that number one seed. I think these 00:11:08.230 --> 00:11:10.090 are the two best rosters from top to bottom. 00:11:10.440 --> 00:11:12.700 Two best teams all in all. They have amazing 00:11:12.700 --> 00:11:15.320 quarterbacks. They're great. So to have this 00:11:15.320 --> 00:11:17.879 heavyweight matchup between your last two MVPs 00:11:17.879 --> 00:11:20.639 right off Jump Street, right off Week 1, this 00:11:20.639 --> 00:11:22.500 is super important. And everyone's going to be 00:11:22.500 --> 00:11:25.399 like, well, it's still only one win and it doesn't 00:11:25.399 --> 00:11:27.500 really matter. Well, no. No, no, no, no. Because 00:11:27.500 --> 00:11:29.799 this could be essentially a two -game swing in 00:11:29.799 --> 00:11:31.879 the standings for home field advantage, for that 00:11:31.879 --> 00:11:34.139 number one seed. We need this game. This game 00:11:34.139 --> 00:11:37.679 is super important. And so... Going back to it, 00:11:37.720 --> 00:11:40.840 the X Factor for me personally on offense is 00:11:40.840 --> 00:11:44.240 Dalton Kincaid. He needs to get rolling right 00:11:44.240 --> 00:11:46.840 off the block, take advantage of some of the 00:11:46.840 --> 00:11:49.480 weaker spots, take advantage of the Ravens' inability 00:11:49.480 --> 00:11:52.620 to contain tight ends historically. Maybe they've 00:11:52.620 --> 00:11:54.639 changed their defensive scheme this year. and 00:11:54.639 --> 00:11:56.879 somebody else needs to step up. Maybe we see 00:11:56.879 --> 00:11:59.919 Josh Palmer right out Jump Street, really turn 00:11:59.919 --> 00:12:02.220 it on and welcome him with open arms to the mafia. 00:12:02.379 --> 00:12:06.580 But DK86, this is your time to shine. I need 00:12:06.580 --> 00:12:09.649 to see you. Come back strong after dropping the 00:12:09.649 --> 00:12:11.850 last ball of the season last year. You got to 00:12:11.850 --> 00:12:15.409 come out on fire. On fire. Be ready to go. I 00:12:15.409 --> 00:12:17.450 want to see it. Let's go. As far as the defensive 00:12:17.450 --> 00:12:20.009 side of the ball, the Bills spent the offseason 00:12:20.009 --> 00:12:22.429 restocking the defense. That's what they did. 00:12:22.509 --> 00:12:25.330 That's what the goal was. And it's funny because 00:12:25.330 --> 00:12:28.350 they signed. Larry Okunjobe, well, he's suspended. 00:12:28.549 --> 00:12:30.570 They signed Michael Hoyt, well, he's suspended. 00:12:30.769 --> 00:12:32.809 So then they invested all this draft capital. 00:12:32.889 --> 00:12:35.529 Well, last year's defensive tackle, we just talked 00:12:35.529 --> 00:12:38.429 about it. Dwayne Carter, torn Achilles, so he's 00:12:38.429 --> 00:12:40.970 out. So who am I looking at as the key to the 00:12:40.970 --> 00:12:45.009 defense? Joey Bosa, you are up, my friend. This 00:12:45.009 --> 00:12:48.269 is what we pay you for. I need you to step up 00:12:48.269 --> 00:12:51.509 and show out week one. I need this defensive 00:12:51.509 --> 00:12:54.950 line to be in full freaking attack mode. This 00:12:54.950 --> 00:12:56.549 could be the key to the game. right here our 00:12:56.549 --> 00:12:58.690 defensive line against the Ravens offensive line 00:12:58.690 --> 00:13:02.700 Joey Bosa this is what You need to do. Welcome 00:13:02.700 --> 00:13:05.360 to Buffalo. Establish your dominance like you 00:13:05.360 --> 00:13:07.820 have. Step up and show out because as far as 00:13:07.820 --> 00:13:09.940 I'm concerned, you crushed this game. You make 00:13:09.940 --> 00:13:14.240 a few. Give me three game -changing plays. Give 00:13:14.240 --> 00:13:16.139 me three game -changing plays, and then we will 00:13:16.139 --> 00:13:17.899 put you in bubble wrap until what? What is it? 00:13:17.919 --> 00:13:20.159 Week nine, week 10 when the Chiefs come to town? 00:13:20.320 --> 00:13:22.480 I don't even need you to play for the next six, 00:13:22.600 --> 00:13:24.980 seven weeks after this game. Show up here. We'll 00:13:24.980 --> 00:13:27.259 put you on ice. You can rest for the next two 00:13:27.259 --> 00:13:29.919 and a half months, and we'll see you in Orchard 00:13:29.919 --> 00:13:32.000 Park. When the Chiefs come to town. Because this 00:13:32.000 --> 00:13:34.379 is the most important game. That we need you 00:13:34.379 --> 00:13:36.820 for. This is what we brought you here for. To 00:13:36.820 --> 00:13:40.919 me. Joey Bosa. The X Factor. Week 1. defensively 00:13:40.919 --> 00:13:44.440 for the Bills. Stress factor. This, every week 00:13:44.440 --> 00:13:46.159 when we're going to do this, we're going to try 00:13:46.159 --> 00:13:48.539 to do a little game preview. I'm going to give 00:13:48.539 --> 00:13:50.940 you what my stress meter of the game is. And 00:13:50.940 --> 00:13:53.919 right off jump street, my stress meter for this 00:13:53.919 --> 00:13:56.279 game is off the charts. So if we're going to 00:13:56.279 --> 00:13:59.580 do it on a scale of 10, one to 10, one being 00:13:59.580 --> 00:14:03.019 I can fall asleep and not care about losing. 00:14:03.139 --> 00:14:06.340 I wake up and it'll be 55 to 23, like a Super 00:14:06.340 --> 00:14:09.419 Bowl prediction. No stress at all. 10 being almost. 00:14:09.480 --> 00:14:11.580 My God, I don't think I could sleep for a week 00:14:11.580 --> 00:14:13.639 leading up to this game. This game is like an 00:14:13.639 --> 00:14:16.860 8 .59 for me. I'm super stressed about this game. 00:14:17.100 --> 00:14:18.799 I know it's going to be a great game. This is 00:14:18.799 --> 00:14:20.740 what it's all about, folks. This is what you 00:14:20.740 --> 00:14:22.940 want to see. Last year, we had kind of a soft 00:14:22.940 --> 00:14:25.440 opener against the Cardinals. And historically, 00:14:25.639 --> 00:14:27.960 if you look back in the last, I don't know, seven 00:14:27.960 --> 00:14:30.919 years or so, our record is so -and -so. It's 00:14:30.919 --> 00:14:33.059 okay. I think we're four and three in the last 00:14:33.059 --> 00:14:36.299 seven games, seven openers. We've had some absolute 00:14:36.299 --> 00:14:39.820 dumpster fires, some absolute. piles of crap 00:14:39.820 --> 00:14:42.960 that we've dropped in week one and i really really 00:14:42.960 --> 00:14:45.080 don't want to see this everyone remembers the 00:14:45.080 --> 00:14:48.039 jet fiasco where aaron rogers blows his achilles 00:14:48.039 --> 00:14:52.360 but yet oh the savior mike white who's no longer 00:14:52.360 --> 00:14:55.299 on the bills he comes in and manages to was it 00:14:55.299 --> 00:14:58.620 mike white or was it uh It doesn't freaking matter. 00:14:58.720 --> 00:15:01.019 Whoever the backup was at the time manages to 00:15:01.019 --> 00:15:04.139 come in and beat the Bills because Josh Allen 00:15:04.139 --> 00:15:06.480 had probably the worst game of his eight -year 00:15:06.480 --> 00:15:08.600 career at that point and crapped all over the 00:15:08.600 --> 00:15:11.500 place and threw pickles all over and fumbles, 00:15:11.519 --> 00:15:13.820 and it was a disaster. So I don't want to see 00:15:13.820 --> 00:15:16.700 that. We lost to the Steelers a few years back. 00:15:16.740 --> 00:15:19.600 That was a... ridiculous game. So I want to come 00:15:19.600 --> 00:15:22.740 out guns blazing. Let's show the world Sunday 00:15:22.740 --> 00:15:24.740 night where we're at, but it's going to be a 00:15:24.740 --> 00:15:27.299 stressful game. So yeah, I'm at the 8 .5, nine, 00:15:27.399 --> 00:15:30.039 nine out of 10 scale. As far as my stress meter, 00:15:30.159 --> 00:15:32.440 it's going to be crazy. The spread, the spread 00:15:32.440 --> 00:15:34.500 of this game has changed the whole offseason. 00:15:34.639 --> 00:15:36.720 Ever since the schedule came out, the Bills were 00:15:36.720 --> 00:15:39.279 a 1 .5, one and a half point favorite in this 00:15:39.279 --> 00:15:41.899 game up until what, a day ago? And the line suddenly 00:15:41.899 --> 00:15:44.220 shifted. So people are betting the Ravens and 00:15:44.220 --> 00:15:46.759 now the Ravens are a two point favorite. Going 00:15:46.759 --> 00:15:49.320 into Orchard Park, that's like five points. So 00:15:49.320 --> 00:15:53.659 almost, almost a touchdown. I mean, if you consider 00:15:53.659 --> 00:15:55.259 home field advantage normally gives you three 00:15:55.259 --> 00:15:57.700 points and the Ravens are favored by two, that's 00:15:57.700 --> 00:15:59.679 like a five point swing. So that's kind of crazy. 00:16:00.360 --> 00:16:03.179 But yeah, I can see it. Everyone is raving about 00:16:03.179 --> 00:16:05.679 the Ravens, you know, no pun intended, but they 00:16:05.679 --> 00:16:07.559 say their roster is probably one of the best 00:16:07.559 --> 00:16:11.080 two, three rosters in the league. I can't really 00:16:11.080 --> 00:16:13.779 dispute that, but we shall see what happens week 00:16:13.779 --> 00:16:16.120 one. And then finally, folks, we're going to 00:16:16.120 --> 00:16:18.980 get to my prediction. Now I have gone back and 00:16:18.980 --> 00:16:22.409 forth on this. So many times at first it's hard 00:16:22.409 --> 00:16:24.730 doing predictions, like objective predictions 00:16:24.730 --> 00:16:28.509 as a huge member of the mafia is a huge lifelong 00:16:28.509 --> 00:16:31.389 bills fan. It's hard to not let your, your heart 00:16:31.389 --> 00:16:33.970 get in the way I've gone back and forth with, 00:16:33.990 --> 00:16:35.929 or we're going to blow them out. And you know, 00:16:35.950 --> 00:16:38.309 it's like. Really? What are the chances that 00:16:38.309 --> 00:16:40.610 we actually blow out the Ravens in week one? 00:16:40.710 --> 00:16:44.389 I mean, 5 % chance? I don't see this game being 00:16:44.389 --> 00:16:47.330 a blowout either direction. If one team wins 00:16:47.330 --> 00:16:50.049 by more than 10 points, I will be shocked. I 00:16:50.049 --> 00:16:51.690 will be shocked. So I've kind of gone back and 00:16:51.690 --> 00:16:53.289 forth on this, but I think this is going to be 00:16:53.289 --> 00:16:57.059 an extremely close, tough game. For both teams. 00:16:57.539 --> 00:16:59.039 I think it's going to be high scoring. Because 00:16:59.039 --> 00:17:00.759 I think the defenses are going to have some work 00:17:00.759 --> 00:17:02.399 to do. To get some of the kinks out. But like 00:17:02.399 --> 00:17:03.799 I said. This is going to come down to our defensive 00:17:03.799 --> 00:17:05.859 line. If our defensive line can kind of contain 00:17:05.859 --> 00:17:08.420 Lamar. Keep him in check. Put some pressure on 00:17:08.420 --> 00:17:10.960 him. Force him into some bad decisions. Maybe 00:17:10.960 --> 00:17:13.640 we can get a turnover or two. And I think that 00:17:13.640 --> 00:17:15.519 will be the difference. But I see Orchard Park. 00:17:15.700 --> 00:17:18.500 Bills Mafia. It's your time to shine. We have 00:17:18.500 --> 00:17:22.119 to be ready to roll on national TV at 820. Whatever 00:17:22.119 --> 00:17:25.650 you got to do. Make it hurt. Make them not want 00:17:25.650 --> 00:17:28.730 to be there. And I think we can maybe squeak 00:17:28.730 --> 00:17:30.549 out a dub because that's the important thing 00:17:30.549 --> 00:17:34.089 here. Just survive in advance. So I see this 00:17:34.089 --> 00:17:38.250 going, I don't know, 31 -28 Bills. We win with 00:17:38.250 --> 00:17:42.329 a Matt Brader 47 -yard field goal to win the 00:17:42.329 --> 00:17:45.950 game at the wire. There you go. That is my prediction. 00:17:46.130 --> 00:17:49.589 31 -28 Bills win. We start 1 -0. And then we 00:17:49.589 --> 00:17:53.029 can kind of kick it into low gear. and wait for 00:17:53.029 --> 00:17:55.190 some of our reinforcements to get back after 00:17:55.190 --> 00:17:58.230 their suspensions, after their trips on the IR. 00:17:58.490 --> 00:18:00.970 And I think this team is going to look completely 00:18:00.970 --> 00:18:02.950 different in the second half of the year. I really 00:18:02.950 --> 00:18:04.890 do. Once we get Trey White back and running, 00:18:04.990 --> 00:18:07.490 once we get Hairston back and going, Michael 00:18:07.490 --> 00:18:10.710 Hoyt, Okunjobi, I think this team is going to 00:18:10.710 --> 00:18:13.349 look extremely different. That's why I'm so worried 00:18:13.349 --> 00:18:16.299 about week one, because I think... This game 00:18:16.299 --> 00:18:17.940 versus the Ravens is going to look very different 00:18:17.940 --> 00:18:19.559 than the game we play against the Chiefs. I think 00:18:19.559 --> 00:18:21.079 it's going to be almost like a completely different 00:18:21.079 --> 00:18:24.019 team. So we shall see what happens. But there 00:18:24.019 --> 00:18:26.180 you go. I wanted to do a little quick game preview. 00:18:26.359 --> 00:18:28.480 I hope you all enjoyed this overview of this 00:18:28.480 --> 00:18:30.839 podcast. Hit the like, hit the subscribe, leave 00:18:30.839 --> 00:18:33.640 me a review wherever you can. I hope you enjoy 00:18:33.640 --> 00:18:36.200 the game Sunday night. I will be there. We are 00:18:36.200 --> 00:18:39.220 leaving early Sunday. take the six hour drive 00:18:39.220 --> 00:18:42.000 and we will start tailgating and hopefully it'll 00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:44.160 be a good time up in orchard park the weather 00:18:44.160 --> 00:18:46.980 looks a little bit on the chilly side but hey 00:18:46.980 --> 00:18:49.359 where else would you rather be than right here 00:18:49.359 --> 00:18:52.299 right now thanks for listening i appreciate you 00:18:52.299 --> 00:18:58.660 all very very much so until next time whether 00:18:58.660 --> 00:19:01.299 it's ripping packs breaking tables or dropping 00:19:01.299 --> 00:19:04.019 elbows keep doing what you love and as always 00:19:04.019 --> 00:19:05.119 go bills