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TMC - Thursday, September 24th 2026 · The Morning Charge

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  Speaker 1: Good morning, Mafia. It's Thursday, September 24th. This is the
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  Speaker 1: Morning Charge, your daily 10-minute or less Buffalo Bills news hit.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Aaron Quinn, here with Colin Ritchie, bringing you everything
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  Speaker 1: you need to know to start your day. Let's get
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  Speaker 1: right into it. Bills head coach Joe Brady met with
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  Speaker 1: the media to open practice this week following the minibuy.
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  Speaker 1: Brady shut down any praise regarding Buffalo's undefeated start, emphasizing
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  Speaker 1: that early wins don't mask fundamental errors. He pointed out
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  Speaker 1: that while the house isn't on fire, there are smoke
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  Speaker 1: detectors going off across the entire football team. For the defense,
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  Speaker 1: the priority is trusting techniques and finishing on third down.
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  Speaker 1: For the offense, it's avoiding the self-inflicted, long-yarded situations. Still,
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  Speaker 1: Brady praised the roster's mental toughness, saying the group simply
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  Speaker 1: cares about finding ways to win, no matter how clean
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  Speaker 1: it looks. Brady highlighted second-year defensive tackle Dwayne Carter for
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  Speaker 1: stepping up in Ed Oliver's absence during the Detroit game.
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  Speaker 1: Carter took on a heavy snap load and embraced the
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  Speaker 1: dirty work inside and showed real progress after coming off
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  Speaker 1: an Achilles injury. Brady also singled out defensive end Greg Rousseau,
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  Speaker 1: noting how effective he has been standing up on the
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  Speaker 1: edge to exploit one-on-one matchups against the opposing offensive linemen
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  Speaker 1: and tight ends. When asked, Brady dismissed the idea that
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  Speaker 1: losing D.J. Moore forced the safer passing philosophy. Stating average
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  Speaker 1: depth of target isn't something that he tracks. It's about
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  Speaker 1: taking what the defense gives. He praised wideout Josh Palmer
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  Speaker 1: for staying prepared and converting on limited downfield targets, while
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  Speaker 1: highlighting tight end Dalton Kincaid for expanding his role beyond
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  Speaker 1: last year's scope to create defensive mismatches. When asked about
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  Speaker 1: Josh Allen earning his 19th career AFC Offensive Player of
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  Speaker 1: the Week, Brady joked that he is, quote, Josh's biggest hater.
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  Speaker 1: Brady explained that he holds Allen to an elite standard,
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  Speaker 1: deliberately holding him accountable on plays where Allen's raw physical
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  Speaker 1: talent bailed out a bad read or a broken scheme.
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  Speaker 1: His goal is to eliminate those hidden mistakes without taking
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  Speaker 1: the Josh Allen out of Josh Allen. Speaking of Josh Allen,
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  Speaker 1: the AFC Offensive Player of the Week met with reporters
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  Speaker 1: after practice, immediately confirming Brady's claim that he is indeed
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  Speaker 1: his biggest hater, along with backup QB Kyle Allen. Allen
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  Speaker 1: said he prefers that aggressive style. noting that when Brady
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  Speaker 1: was promoted, the two agreed on total transparency without coddling.
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  Speaker 1: He added that their competitive dynamic bleeds into everything in
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  Speaker 1: the facility, from playing basketball to the training room to juggling.
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  Speaker 1: Allen addressed his throwing mechanics, calling it a weekly fight
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  Speaker 1: to prevent his body from falling back into bad habits.
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  Speaker 1: He emphasized that even when an off-platform throw or scramble succeeds,
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  Speaker 1: he focuses on staying on time, maintaining clean mechanics, and
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  Speaker 1: distributing the ball quickly. As a result, defenses have to
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  Speaker 1: cover the entire field. On pushing the ball downfield, Allen
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  Speaker 1: explained it isn't an overhaul of the playbook, but rather
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  Speaker 1: taking calculated shots on second and third and long. He
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  Speaker 1: credited wide receiver Josh Palmer for capitalizing on sparse targets,
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  Speaker 1: calling Palmer's work ethic and preparation a reflection of the
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  Speaker 1: team's overall culture. Allen spoke on Dalton Kincaid's offseason physical
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  Speaker 1: growth and the competitive drive, noting how Kincaid's ability to
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  Speaker 1: win against linebackers and safeties opens up the entire offense.
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  Speaker 1: Allen also joked about Kincaid's natural athletic drive off the field,
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  Speaker 1: noting that Kincaid hit a hole in one this offseason,
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  Speaker 1: despite only taking up golf just a couple years ago.
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  Speaker 1: Looking ahead to Sunday, Allen praised the Chargers defensive personnel,
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  Speaker 1: calling Khalil Mack one of the top pass rushers of
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  Speaker 1: the last two decades and highlighting the physicality of safety
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  Speaker 1: chick Derwin James. On his own line, Allen gave a
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  Speaker 1: strong nod to guard Alec Anderson, calling him an athletic
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  Speaker 1: sicko on the field who brings raw aggression to the
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  Speaker 1: left side next to Deion Dawkins. Let's turn to the
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  Speaker 1: initial injury report from Wednesday's practice, and there's a lot
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  Speaker 1: to unpack for Buffalo. The headliner is DJ Moore. He
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  Speaker 1: was limited with a shoulder AC joint sprain, but he
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  Speaker 1: wore a red non-contact jersey and ran through individual drills.
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  Speaker 1: When asked about the injury, he said he would be
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  Speaker 1: ready to go unless there was a setback. The real
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  Speaker 1: concern is on the defensive line and at receiver. Keon
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  Speaker 1: Coleman sat out with an ankle that he tweaked against Detroit,
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  Speaker 1: and Ed Oliver didn't practice either with a hip flexor issue.
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  Speaker 1: Add in TJ Sanders' missing practice after an appendectomy, and
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  Speaker 1: Buffalo's interior defensive line is getting tested very fast. The
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  Speaker 1: good news, Terrell Bernard and Joe Andreessen were full go.
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  Speaker 1: If you think Buffalo's banged up, take a look at
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  Speaker 1: the Chargers injury report. LA had eight guys sit out Wednesday. Now,
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  Speaker 1: Khalil Mack and Derwin James are mostly taking vet rest days,
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  Speaker 1: but the rest of the list is ugly for Jim Harbaugh.
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  Speaker 1: Starting guard, Coyote Awushika, is out with a fibula injury. Tackle,
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  Speaker 1: Trey Pipkins, sat out with a knee. And all-pro tackle,
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  Speaker 1: Rashawn Slater, was limited with a groin issue. On top
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  Speaker 1: of that, their tight end room was wiped out after
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  Speaker 1: Charlie Kohler had a forearm surgery earlier this week, and
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  Speaker 1: David Njoku was placed on IR.
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  Speaker 2: The Bills announced the signing of defensive tackle Austin Johnson
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  Speaker 2: to the practice squad. If that name sounds familiar... because
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  Speaker 2: Johnson played in 15 regular season games and three playoff
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  Speaker 2: games with the Bills back in 2024. He recorded half
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  Speaker 2: a sack and two interceptions that season. This comes after
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  Speaker 2: the Bills announced today that defensive tackle TJ Sanders had
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  Speaker 2: an appendectomy. The Bills now have two defensive linemen on
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  Speaker 2: the practice squad, but fellow defensive tackle Travis Clayton is
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  Speaker 2: ineligible to play this season while counting as the team's
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  Speaker 2: international pathway player. If the Bills need to call up
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  Speaker 2: a defensive lineman from the practice squad, it'll be Austin Johnson.
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  Speaker 2: Speaking of the practice squad, something to monitor this week
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  Speaker 2: is practice squad members Frank Gore Jr. and Greg Dortch.
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  Speaker 2: These two were Buffalo's call-ups for both of their games
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  Speaker 2: so far this season, meaning each just has one practice
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  Speaker 2: squad call-up remaining. After a player on the practice squad
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  Speaker 2: is called up three times, they must be signed to
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  Speaker 2: the active roster in order for the team to keep them.
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  Speaker 2: Add another one to his resume. Josh Allen was named
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  Speaker 2: AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his five-touchdown performance
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  Speaker 2: on Thursday night against the Lions. According to Bill's PR,
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  Speaker 2: this is the 19th time Allen has won the award,
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  Speaker 2: the most of any player since he entered the league
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  Speaker 2: in 2018. He trails only three players all time in
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  Speaker 2: Player of the Week awards. He has 19. He trails
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  Speaker 2: Drew Brees with 25, Peyton Manning with 27, and Tom
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  Speaker 2: Brady with 32. Allen was also named the MVP, that's
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  Speaker 2: the Nickelodeon MVP award, this week as part of the
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  Speaker 2: channel's partnership with the NFL. If you missed it last night,
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  Speaker 2: check out the Cover One Buffalo podcast with Greg Thompson
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  Speaker 2: and Aaron Quinn. They chatted with Stephen Haglund and Tyler
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  Speaker 2: Schoon from the Guilty as Charge podcast about the Bills vs.
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  Speaker 2: Chargers Week 3 matchup. That's going to do it for
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  Speaker 2: today's edition of The Morning Charge.
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  Speaker 1: For Colin Ritchie, I'm Aaron Quinn. Have a great day.
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  Speaker 1: Go Bills!