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Week 9 Preview: Bills vs Chiefs · The 3Ts: Tables, Tailgates, and Toploaders

• WEBVTT 00:00:11.120 --> 00:00:13.320 What's up, friends? Welcome into another episode 00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:15.880 of Tables, Tailgates, and Top Loaders. This is 00:00:15.880 --> 00:00:19.280 the special week nine game preview of Bills vs. 00:00:19.539 --> 00:00:22.239 Chiefs. I am your host, as always, TB. Thanks 00:00:22.239 --> 00:00:23.899 for stopping in and checking out the podcast. 00:00:24.120 --> 00:00:26.440 Let's not waste any time. Let's get right into 00:00:26.440 --> 00:00:29.059 this game preview. It's coming at you Sunday, 00:00:29.179 --> 00:00:32.880 November 2nd at 425 from none other than Orchard 00:00:32.880 --> 00:00:35.140 Park, New York. So let's start with some news. 00:00:35.240 --> 00:00:37.020 Start with some notes of the week. The power 00:00:37.020 --> 00:00:39.640 rankings are out after eight weeks. So after 00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:42.600 bouncing back again, The Panthers putting the 00:00:42.600 --> 00:00:44.799 big smack down on them, putting the herd on them, 00:00:44.820 --> 00:00:47.320 40 -9. It's just as I talked about last week. 00:00:47.700 --> 00:00:49.979 There's not much movement going on for the Bills 00:00:49.979 --> 00:00:52.219 as far as the rankings are concerned. Last week, 00:00:52.259 --> 00:00:54.899 after they came off the bye and after a two -week 00:00:54.899 --> 00:00:57.700 slide, they were anywhere from as high on the 00:00:57.700 --> 00:01:00.219 list as five, and they dropped as low as the 00:01:00.219 --> 00:01:02.479 ninth spot. Well, after the Panther whooping 00:01:02.479 --> 00:01:05.260 that they dropped on them, I found them. Only 00:01:05.260 --> 00:01:07.579 creeping up to the four spot. That's as high 00:01:07.579 --> 00:01:10.120 as I found them. And then, in fact, in some publications, 00:01:10.359 --> 00:01:14.260 they actually dropped to as low as 10. So you 00:01:14.260 --> 00:01:17.420 see quite a wide variety, four to 10. I think 00:01:17.420 --> 00:01:20.239 the NFL writers are concerned about the passing 00:01:20.239 --> 00:01:22.200 game. This has been the topic of conversation 00:01:22.200 --> 00:01:24.299 this week. And I think that this is reflected 00:01:24.299 --> 00:01:27.200 in the rankings. Now, if they go out and if they 00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:30.760 absolutely smash the Chiefs 40 to nine. I, which 00:01:30.760 --> 00:01:33.640 I'm not saying they will, I foresee them going 00:01:33.640 --> 00:01:36.379 and flying right back up to the top of the charts. 00:01:36.579 --> 00:01:38.920 What else we got? As of the recording of this 00:01:38.920 --> 00:01:41.599 game preview, the bills have yet to make a trade 00:01:41.599 --> 00:01:44.159 to help improve their roster. We talked about 00:01:44.159 --> 00:01:46.159 this last week and on the regular three tees 00:01:46.159 --> 00:01:49.420 podcast, I have said numerous times, and this 00:01:49.420 --> 00:01:52.180 seems to be the running theme of everyone talking 00:01:52.180 --> 00:01:55.239 Buffalo bills. The talk is they need to go out. 00:01:55.260 --> 00:01:56.879 They need to get a weapon for that wide receiver 00:01:56.879 --> 00:01:59.840 room. They need to get players to help Josh Allen 00:01:59.840 --> 00:02:02.359 yesterday. The Saints are rumored to be shopping. 00:02:02.480 --> 00:02:04.540 And, of course, Olavi and Shahid have been linked 00:02:04.540 --> 00:02:06.379 to the Bills. But to this point, no movement. 00:02:06.439 --> 00:02:09.419 I proposed on the podcast, hey, let's get a package 00:02:09.419 --> 00:02:11.039 deal. What is it going to take for both these 00:02:11.039 --> 00:02:13.039 guys to end up in Buffalo? But to this point, 00:02:13.139 --> 00:02:16.199 no such luck, no such movement. The trade deadline 00:02:16.199 --> 00:02:19.039 is coming up Tuesday. So we are very close. We 00:02:19.039 --> 00:02:22.000 are approaching, what, five days away? It's Tuesday, 00:02:22.099 --> 00:02:25.300 November 4th. Not much time left to waste. But 00:02:25.300 --> 00:02:27.639 to this point, it's kind of been slow. It's been 00:02:27.639 --> 00:02:30.379 a slow moving market across the entire league, 00:02:30.419 --> 00:02:33.139 across the whole NFL. What else? The Bills have 00:02:33.139 --> 00:02:35.060 made some roster moves this week. They signed 00:02:35.060 --> 00:02:37.659 Jordan Phillips, Jordan Poyer to the active roster. 00:02:38.139 --> 00:02:40.219 They brought these guys up from the practice 00:02:40.219 --> 00:02:43.099 squad. And of course, them signing to the main 00:02:43.099 --> 00:02:46.039 roster left some spots open. And this allowed 00:02:46.039 --> 00:02:48.919 them to... bring Gabe Davis off the practice 00:02:48.919 --> 00:02:52.099 squad injured list to the main practice squad. 00:02:52.219 --> 00:02:54.639 So keep an eye on him this week. He's been practicing. 00:02:55.139 --> 00:02:57.120 There's been some rumors. There's been some talks. 00:02:57.539 --> 00:02:59.819 And it would not shock me if he is brought up. 00:03:00.159 --> 00:03:03.099 To be active against the Kansas City Chiefs. 00:03:03.340 --> 00:03:06.379 Also, the Bills signed a rookie, Tommy. I'm going 00:03:06.379 --> 00:03:09.599 to butcher this name. King Basoti. He's a defensive 00:03:09.599 --> 00:03:11.780 lineman. They signed him to the practice squad. 00:03:11.979 --> 00:03:14.479 I don't know anything about him. Sorry. I just 00:03:14.479 --> 00:03:16.919 know nothing of him. He's a D lineman. And we 00:03:16.919 --> 00:03:19.020 need him for depth. We shall see what happens 00:03:19.020 --> 00:03:21.120 with that. What else as far as news and notes? 00:03:21.240 --> 00:03:24.400 This is a huge week for both teams. This is going 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:27.639 to dramatically impact the standings. The playoff 00:03:27.639 --> 00:03:30.740 picture moving forward. If you look at both these 00:03:30.740 --> 00:03:33.900 teams, both Kansas City and Buffalo, both teams 00:03:33.900 --> 00:03:35.659 are sitting in second place in their divisions. 00:03:35.979 --> 00:03:38.340 They're both the game back of the top teams in 00:03:38.340 --> 00:03:40.259 their division, New England and Denver. If the 00:03:40.259 --> 00:03:42.259 Bills can find a way to hand Kansas City their 00:03:42.259 --> 00:03:44.800 fourth loss, I think it would be a monumental 00:03:44.800 --> 00:03:47.099 task for them to claw back to the front and actually 00:03:47.099 --> 00:03:49.180 take that division. There's some competition 00:03:49.180 --> 00:03:52.379 going on, and they still have some tough games 00:03:52.379 --> 00:03:55.000 ahead of them, some tough games coming up on 00:03:55.000 --> 00:03:56.819 their schedule. As far as the Bills are concerned, 00:03:57.439 --> 00:03:59.479 we lost to the Patriots. And they're currently 00:03:59.479 --> 00:04:02.620 sitting behind New England who, like I just said, 00:04:02.659 --> 00:04:05.580 they already lost to. at home. So the Patriots 00:04:05.580 --> 00:04:08.580 get the luxury after being abysmal last year, 00:04:08.639 --> 00:04:10.780 they get the luxury of playing that fourth place 00:04:10.780 --> 00:04:13.280 schedule. So they should essentially be able 00:04:13.280 --> 00:04:15.900 to just waltz right into the playoffs, at least 00:04:15.900 --> 00:04:18.240 into a playoff spot. And I think the division 00:04:18.240 --> 00:04:20.860 title is certainly up for grabs for them, but 00:04:20.860 --> 00:04:22.920 I don't want to go ahead and hand it to him yet 00:04:22.920 --> 00:04:25.120 just yet, because while Drake may has played, 00:04:25.160 --> 00:04:27.680 you know, great, great football to this point, 00:04:27.699 --> 00:04:30.000 I don't want to crown him the king of the AFC 00:04:30.000 --> 00:04:33.399 East yet. So let's just pause on that. let's 00:04:33.399 --> 00:04:35.459 turn our attention to injuries. What do we want 00:04:35.459 --> 00:04:37.519 to look out for and talk about on the bill side? 00:04:37.600 --> 00:04:39.480 Well, the biggest worst news coming out of the 00:04:39.480 --> 00:04:42.240 Carolina game is the injury to add Oliver. He 00:04:42.240 --> 00:04:44.500 tore his bicep. He, I think he's already had 00:04:44.500 --> 00:04:46.439 surgery. He will miss at least the rest of the 00:04:46.439 --> 00:04:49.199 regular season. Brutal, absolutely freaking brutal 00:04:49.199 --> 00:04:51.620 news. This just sucks. Not just for the defensive 00:04:51.620 --> 00:04:53.720 line, but for the whole defense. I mean, when 00:04:53.720 --> 00:04:57.100 he is on the field, this dude is, he's dominated. 00:04:57.459 --> 00:04:59.560 Unfortunately, he's only played what? three games, 00:04:59.660 --> 00:05:01.540 two and a half games. And I just, I feel bad 00:05:01.540 --> 00:05:03.500 for him. The timing couldn't be worse, right? 00:05:03.540 --> 00:05:05.720 We were just getting reinforcements back and 00:05:05.720 --> 00:05:07.620 then this happened. So it just, it freaking sucks. 00:05:07.819 --> 00:05:10.259 It just sucks. Josh Palmer, he's still nursing 00:05:10.259 --> 00:05:13.439 his ankle injury. Now he was practicing on a 00:05:13.439 --> 00:05:18.360 limited basis today, but I don't know. Who knows 00:05:18.360 --> 00:05:21.839 what he's actually doing? I don't foresee him 00:05:21.839 --> 00:05:25.060 being able to play or be ready to suit up, so 00:05:25.060 --> 00:05:27.600 I'm not sure. And if he can't play, I just don't 00:05:27.600 --> 00:05:29.459 think that's very good for the Bills offense. 00:05:29.639 --> 00:05:31.920 Not good at all. If I were to guess, I would 00:05:31.920 --> 00:05:34.160 say he's not going to be suiting up for this 00:05:34.160 --> 00:05:36.500 game. I forgot to mention this last week, but 00:05:36.500 --> 00:05:39.600 Taylor Rapp, he was placed on the IR before the 00:05:39.600 --> 00:05:42.100 last game, before the Panthers game, with some 00:05:42.100 --> 00:05:45.899 mysterious knee injury. And this one just screams 00:05:45.899 --> 00:05:50.540 like it's very suspect, right? So I hadn't heard 00:05:50.540 --> 00:05:53.420 a single word all season that Rapp was nursing 00:05:53.420 --> 00:05:57.519 this injury. And then after we got... by the 00:05:57.519 --> 00:06:00.399 Falcons, Coach McDermott comes out and says he's 00:06:00.399 --> 00:06:02.399 been dealing with this all season, but there 00:06:02.399 --> 00:06:04.319 hasn't been one mention, not a single mention 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:09.139 of it at any point in time up to after the Falcons 00:06:09.139 --> 00:06:11.339 lost. So I don't know. It just sounds weird. 00:06:11.939 --> 00:06:14.779 Something doesn't seem right to me, but whatever. 00:06:14.920 --> 00:06:17.660 Anyway, he was put on the IR, and what is that, 00:06:17.680 --> 00:06:20.220 a minimum of four weeks? So maybe he's just going 00:06:20.220 --> 00:06:21.959 down there to clear his head, get some stuff 00:06:21.959 --> 00:06:26.000 right. Who knows? I don't know. I don't even 00:06:26.000 --> 00:06:28.240 know what to say anymore. Daquan Jones, he's 00:06:28.240 --> 00:06:30.779 listed as questionable with his calf. It's the 00:06:30.779 --> 00:06:32.879 same as last week. I would be shocked if he plays. 00:06:33.120 --> 00:06:35.040 But, you know, stranger things have happened. 00:06:35.120 --> 00:06:37.000 Some good news, some good news. Linebackers, 00:06:37.000 --> 00:06:39.839 Terrell Bernard and Matt Milano, they were both 00:06:39.839 --> 00:06:42.279 full participants in Wednesday's practice as 00:06:42.279 --> 00:06:44.680 well as Thursday. They look to be good to go 00:06:44.680 --> 00:06:47.420 for Sunday. So, hey, all hands on deck, right? 00:06:47.779 --> 00:06:51.009 Outside of Oliver, we might be. Almost close 00:06:51.009 --> 00:06:53.990 to full strength. I know with Daquan out, that's 00:06:53.990 --> 00:06:56.649 another, well, it's hard to say close to full 00:06:56.649 --> 00:06:58.790 strength, but this might be as close to full 00:06:58.790 --> 00:07:01.350 strength as we have been since, what, the opening 00:07:01.350 --> 00:07:04.329 kickoff to the season. Also, the only other good 00:07:04.329 --> 00:07:07.009 news I've seen on the injury front, it looks 00:07:07.009 --> 00:07:09.310 like Dalton Kincaid is a full go for Sunday. 00:07:09.470 --> 00:07:12.209 I haven't seen any limitations to his practice 00:07:12.209 --> 00:07:15.149 schedule. I haven't heard any setbacks. If you 00:07:15.149 --> 00:07:16.949 ask me, he was kind of on a snap count for the 00:07:16.949 --> 00:07:19.430 Panthers game, which... Makes sense, but now 00:07:19.430 --> 00:07:22.129 it's full steam ahead, full systems go. Injuries 00:07:22.129 --> 00:07:24.649 to look out for for the Chiefs on the Chiefs 00:07:24.649 --> 00:07:26.670 side of the field. The main injury they're dealing 00:07:26.670 --> 00:07:28.529 with is to their starting running back, Isaiah 00:07:28.529 --> 00:07:30.949 Pacheco. He hurt his knee. it's looking more 00:07:30.949 --> 00:07:33.129 and more likely that he is going to miss this 00:07:33.129 --> 00:07:35.730 game. That's a pretty big deal for them, but 00:07:35.730 --> 00:07:40.230 they're not a totally bell cow running back team 00:07:40.230 --> 00:07:42.649 anyway, so they mix and match a lot of their 00:07:42.649 --> 00:07:44.470 running backs. So it looks like Kareem Hunt is 00:07:44.470 --> 00:07:46.250 probably going to be the main man in the backfield 00:07:46.250 --> 00:07:49.329 Sunday. And so I'm not really sure how much that 00:07:49.329 --> 00:07:51.350 injury is going to play into the outcome of this 00:07:51.350 --> 00:07:54.480 game, but we shall see. Hollywood Brown. He missed 00:07:54.480 --> 00:07:57.240 a practice. I guess he was suffering from some 00:07:57.240 --> 00:08:00.439 sort of illness. But I don't see this being an 00:08:00.439 --> 00:08:03.579 issue at all. And I fully expect him to be ready 00:08:03.579 --> 00:08:07.839 to go and on the field lined up for the Chiefs 00:08:07.839 --> 00:08:10.620 on Sunday. And that's kind of really all that 00:08:10.620 --> 00:08:12.720 we're looking at on the injury front for the 00:08:12.720 --> 00:08:15.759 Kansas City Chiefs. Themes, storylines, heading 00:08:15.759 --> 00:08:18.560 into this game. This is the game the NFL marks 00:08:18.560 --> 00:08:21.060 and has circled on their calendar since the schedule 00:08:21.060 --> 00:08:23.399 came out. This is the clear marquee matchup. 00:08:23.439 --> 00:08:25.860 between two of the best teams in the league historically 00:08:25.860 --> 00:08:28.920 this game does like it's it's probably one of 00:08:28.920 --> 00:08:31.620 the top two games of the year as far as ratings 00:08:31.620 --> 00:08:34.720 are concerned so they mark this they circle this 00:08:34.720 --> 00:08:37.759 it's all hands on deck for for this broadcast 00:08:37.759 --> 00:08:41.059 and this This has been the key marquee matchup 00:08:41.059 --> 00:08:43.299 for the last five years. So this is the 10th 00:08:43.299 --> 00:08:46.379 total matchup between Josh Allen and the Bills 00:08:46.379 --> 00:08:48.879 versus good old Patty and the Chiefs. The Bills 00:08:48.879 --> 00:08:51.419 are 4 -1 against the Chiefs in the regular season, 00:08:51.519 --> 00:08:54.480 but we all know, sadly, that the Chiefs have 00:08:54.480 --> 00:08:57.039 won the big game when it's counted the most, 00:08:57.100 --> 00:08:59.860 and they have beaten the Bills and are 4 -0 against 00:08:59.860 --> 00:09:02.539 the Bills in the playoffs. Most recently, of 00:09:02.539 --> 00:09:05.000 course, being last season's AFC championship 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:07.639 game, which was held where? Anyone want to guess? 00:09:07.759 --> 00:09:09.759 Oh, yeah, that was in Arrowhead, Kansas City. 00:09:10.080 --> 00:09:12.559 The Chiefs kicked a field goal. We all know the 00:09:12.559 --> 00:09:15.559 script to that one. They went ahead 32 -29 with 00:09:15.559 --> 00:09:17.360 about three minutes left, and then we couldn't 00:09:17.360 --> 00:09:19.960 close it out. Allen throws a pickle, and that's 00:09:19.960 --> 00:09:23.620 it. So, yeah, it sucks. We got to right the ship 00:09:23.620 --> 00:09:27.600 really, really quickly. The Chiefs offense. If 00:09:27.600 --> 00:09:29.419 you've watched the NFL, if you watch games outside 00:09:29.419 --> 00:09:32.399 of the Bills, you know the Chiefs offense is 00:09:32.399 --> 00:09:35.399 absolutely rolling as of late. Since week four, 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:38.379 since week four now, they dropped a couple to 00:09:38.379 --> 00:09:41.019 open the season. Since week four, they have been 00:09:41.019 --> 00:09:44.240 averaging 31 .5 points per game and just around 00:09:44.240 --> 00:09:46.940 415 yards on the offensive side of the ball, 00:09:47.000 --> 00:09:49.259 which is pretty freaking good. Best in the league, 00:09:49.299 --> 00:09:52.539 actually, since week four. So this is kind of 00:09:52.539 --> 00:09:54.340 coincided with the return of their big weapons. 00:09:54.519 --> 00:09:57.600 It's not a secret. Rashi Rice, Xavier Worthy, 00:09:57.600 --> 00:09:59.980 them coming back, being full strength. This offense 00:09:59.980 --> 00:10:03.179 is rolling. And so the defense, well, the Bills 00:10:03.179 --> 00:10:05.950 defense rather. Yeah, I mean, it's kind of been 00:10:05.950 --> 00:10:08.049 all over the map. We've seen a lot of ups, lots 00:10:08.049 --> 00:10:11.190 of downs, tons of personnel changes, tons of 00:10:11.190 --> 00:10:14.070 lineup swaps. Last week was just a totally different 00:10:14.070 --> 00:10:16.490 package that they put out there for the game. 00:10:16.590 --> 00:10:18.429 So it's hard to know what version of the defense 00:10:18.429 --> 00:10:21.049 will take the field on Sunday afternoon. Do they 00:10:21.049 --> 00:10:22.850 actually have the personnel that can match up 00:10:22.850 --> 00:10:27.009 against this high -powered, well -tuned machine 00:10:27.009 --> 00:10:30.350 that is the Chiefs? We shall see. But the national 00:10:30.350 --> 00:10:32.649 narrative towards the Bills this week has been... 00:10:33.389 --> 00:10:35.629 How do I put this nicely? Extremely negative. 00:10:35.769 --> 00:10:38.769 So even after we torched the Panthers 40 to nine, 00:10:38.950 --> 00:10:41.409 it seems like every article, every story, every 00:10:41.409 --> 00:10:43.990 talk show host, every podcast, including my own, 00:10:44.009 --> 00:10:47.269 the three Ts, every single one of these has discussed 00:10:47.269 --> 00:10:49.730 what has been going on and has been questioning 00:10:49.730 --> 00:10:52.509 the passing game. And some have gone absolutely 00:10:52.509 --> 00:10:56.710 bonkers. Like Keon Coleman, he is like the scapegoat 00:10:56.710 --> 00:11:00.129 for the team. And while I think some criticism 00:11:00.129 --> 00:11:02.429 of Keon is warranted, I've actually talked about 00:11:02.429 --> 00:11:04.710 it. in my own podcast. While I do think some 00:11:04.710 --> 00:11:07.009 of it has been warranted, I think nationally 00:11:07.009 --> 00:11:10.529 the stories have gone. way too far i mean you 00:11:10.529 --> 00:11:12.809 got you got ex -players coming out and trashing 00:11:12.809 --> 00:11:15.370 him saying he's never gonna be the guy like you 00:11:15.370 --> 00:11:18.669 can't teach a dog to bark i believe is what steve 00:11:18.669 --> 00:11:20.950 smith came out and said basically saying he's 00:11:20.950 --> 00:11:23.590 got no chance of ever being a really good wide 00:11:23.590 --> 00:11:25.889 receiver in this league which i just you know 00:11:25.889 --> 00:11:28.870 how how do we know that like i said he's been 00:11:28.870 --> 00:11:31.269 hurt his rookie year he didn't play a full season 00:11:31.269 --> 00:11:34.840 and we are only what eight games into this year 00:11:34.840 --> 00:11:38.820 so I mean I just look back it's crazy how things 00:11:38.820 --> 00:11:41.639 and how fast things change in the NFL in just 00:11:41.639 --> 00:11:44.240 a matter of weeks after the Ravens game it seemed 00:11:44.240 --> 00:11:46.600 like Keon was the talk of the town and now he 00:11:46.600 --> 00:11:49.159 has become literally enemy number one in this 00:11:49.159 --> 00:11:53.980 wide receiver room so look I get it he has not 00:11:53.980 --> 00:11:56.399 played well none of the wide receivers have played 00:11:56.399 --> 00:11:59.080 well but Josh Allen hasn't played well either 00:11:59.080 --> 00:12:01.980 and a lot of this has fallen on Joe Brady so 00:12:01.980 --> 00:12:05.059 like Let's take it easy with dumping the entire 00:12:05.059 --> 00:12:09.059 offensive woes onto one young player because 00:12:09.059 --> 00:12:11.399 I just don't think that helps anybody. Yes, he 00:12:11.399 --> 00:12:13.559 has his deficiencies. Maybe he shouldn't be playing 00:12:13.559 --> 00:12:17.039 as much, but is he a, hey, we got to get this 00:12:17.039 --> 00:12:18.639 guy off the team, trade him, cut him, whatever. 00:12:18.840 --> 00:12:20.639 He'll never be worth anything. I don't think 00:12:20.639 --> 00:12:22.740 that's the narrative that we need to be taking 00:12:22.740 --> 00:12:25.019 right now. I get it. This is the world we live 00:12:25.019 --> 00:12:27.399 in. Every time the game is over, it's instant 00:12:27.399 --> 00:12:30.200 reaction theater. It's how do we get as many 00:12:30.200 --> 00:12:33.450 clicks and views and likes. comments on our story 00:12:33.450 --> 00:12:36.710 so whatever it's just kind of nonsense and I 00:12:36.710 --> 00:12:38.789 kind of feel bad for him I want to see him ball 00:12:38.789 --> 00:12:40.529 out because I really like him and I think he 00:12:40.529 --> 00:12:42.190 can be productive I just think his role needs 00:12:42.190 --> 00:12:45.250 to change a little bit so we shall see and Finally, 00:12:45.309 --> 00:12:47.710 I just think after such a negative week kind 00:12:47.710 --> 00:12:49.789 of nationally, I just think it'd be very interesting 00:12:49.789 --> 00:12:53.889 to see what the stories nationally would say 00:12:53.889 --> 00:12:56.090 if the Bills managed to pull off this victory. 00:12:56.129 --> 00:12:58.509 I would love to see the spins and whether it's 00:12:58.509 --> 00:13:00.149 the Bills actually won or whether they're going 00:13:00.149 --> 00:13:03.789 to say, well, the Chiefs lost because those are 00:13:03.789 --> 00:13:07.120 two totally different narratives. I can't wait 00:13:07.120 --> 00:13:09.460 to see what happens, and let's get into some 00:13:09.460 --> 00:13:11.600 X factors of the game. Let's start on the defensive 00:13:11.600 --> 00:13:13.519 side of the ball for the Bills. The D -line looked 00:13:13.519 --> 00:13:15.720 great last week, but unfortunately, like I talked 00:13:15.720 --> 00:13:18.480 about earlier, Ed Oliver knew it was a huge freaking 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:21.950 blow to the defense. It just sucks. Listen, this 00:13:21.950 --> 00:13:24.269 D line, they need to get after Patty. They need 00:13:24.269 --> 00:13:26.370 to get after Patty, affect his throwing lanes, 00:13:26.529 --> 00:13:29.230 and they have to stay disciplined. We saw this 00:13:29.230 --> 00:13:31.470 kind of in week one against the Ravens while 00:13:31.470 --> 00:13:33.870 they were kind of over pursue Lamar and they 00:13:33.870 --> 00:13:37.110 would push too far up the field and allow Lamar 00:13:37.110 --> 00:13:40.210 to just step right up and get out of danger and 00:13:40.210 --> 00:13:42.409 kind of escape the pocket. And that's what we 00:13:42.409 --> 00:13:44.830 can't do. We can't over pursue because Patty 00:13:44.830 --> 00:13:47.889 has been running like a beast this year. He's 00:13:47.889 --> 00:13:49.889 been on the move a lot more so far this season. 00:13:50.730 --> 00:13:53.809 Or D -line, rather, needs to stay disciplined 00:13:53.809 --> 00:13:56.990 and just collapse the pocket and make him kind 00:13:56.990 --> 00:14:00.990 of try to stay where he is and just get after 00:14:00.990 --> 00:14:03.450 him that way. But, you know, it's going to be 00:14:03.450 --> 00:14:06.330 a tough task. I'm not going to lie to you. Another 00:14:06.330 --> 00:14:08.870 X factor, speed. I just put speed. And this is 00:14:08.870 --> 00:14:11.070 what scares the hell out of me. It was great 00:14:11.070 --> 00:14:13.690 to see last week Maxwell Hairston get on the 00:14:13.690 --> 00:14:16.409 field. Even if it was for a low snap count, I 00:14:16.409 --> 00:14:20.110 just think his speed is such an important addition 00:14:20.110 --> 00:14:22.429 to the defensive side of the ball. I mean, this 00:14:22.429 --> 00:14:24.649 dude can run like a freaking gazelle. And it 00:14:24.649 --> 00:14:27.649 appears, well, it doesn't appear. The Chiefs 00:14:27.649 --> 00:14:30.269 absolutely have burners on the offensive side. 00:14:30.389 --> 00:14:32.629 So, yeah, this is going to be huge. Like, are 00:14:32.629 --> 00:14:34.649 they going to let him go? Are they going to let 00:14:34.649 --> 00:14:37.289 him play 50 % of the snaps, 60 % of the snaps? 00:14:37.389 --> 00:14:40.529 Like, Trey White, oh, my God, I'm going to lose 00:14:40.529 --> 00:14:44.340 sleep over. the next two nights envisioning Trey 00:14:44.340 --> 00:14:46.419 White just get torched by these guys. And what 00:14:46.419 --> 00:14:48.580 I don't want to see is a 15, 20 -yard cushion 00:14:48.580 --> 00:14:51.019 allowing them to just get 10, 12 yards a pop 00:14:51.019 --> 00:14:54.240 and just march down the field in six plays and 00:14:54.240 --> 00:14:57.200 tutty. That's just awful. I want Jordan Hancock 00:14:57.200 --> 00:14:59.820 to be out there flying all over the field. Give 00:14:59.820 --> 00:15:02.559 me the guys who are fast. I need to see these 00:15:02.559 --> 00:15:06.039 guys take some chances, be aggressive. try to 00:15:06.039 --> 00:15:08.940 limit what these offensive burners can do. I 00:15:08.940 --> 00:15:10.960 think if Coach McDermott, which we heard last 00:15:10.960 --> 00:15:13.240 week, he was kind of sharing the play call duty, 00:15:13.419 --> 00:15:15.379 which we never really talked about, but that's 00:15:15.379 --> 00:15:18.580 just kind of weird. I don't know how two people 00:15:18.580 --> 00:15:21.220 actually share play calling duty. So if he's 00:15:21.220 --> 00:15:23.279 really in charge of calling the defense, I think 00:15:23.279 --> 00:15:26.220 that should be a good thing because he is a defensive 00:15:26.220 --> 00:15:28.460 -minded coach and he should be able to come up 00:15:28.460 --> 00:15:30.940 with some good plans to counter the speed. What 00:15:30.940 --> 00:15:33.220 else we got? X -Factors, I got Dalton Kincaid. 00:15:33.340 --> 00:15:35.019 I feel like I talk about him every week. But 00:15:35.019 --> 00:15:37.279 I truly believe that Dalton Kincaid is the key 00:15:37.279 --> 00:15:39.500 to the offense this Sunday. He needs to be ready 00:15:39.500 --> 00:15:42.500 for a full workload. No more of this 40 % of 00:15:42.500 --> 00:15:45.100 the snaps. He needs to be out there 60 % to 70 00:15:45.100 --> 00:15:47.759 % of the snaps. He needs to open. And I think 00:15:47.759 --> 00:15:50.259 he is the key to open up the middle of the field. 00:15:50.440 --> 00:15:53.500 And if we can start carving up some yards in 00:15:53.500 --> 00:15:55.259 the middle of the field, maybe this opens up 00:15:55.259 --> 00:15:57.779 some stuff for our outside receivers. I don't 00:15:57.779 --> 00:16:00.039 know. Maybe it's all wishful thinking. But I 00:16:00.039 --> 00:16:02.620 think we've got to go to Kincaid early and often. 00:16:04.220 --> 00:16:06.220 This is what I think is going to happen. I think 00:16:06.220 --> 00:16:07.659 Kansas City is going to come out and they're 00:16:07.659 --> 00:16:09.460 going to try to stack the box to stop James Cook 00:16:09.460 --> 00:16:12.059 because they have zero fear of anyone, anyone 00:16:12.059 --> 00:16:15.480 in that Buffalo wide receiver room. So get Kincaid 00:16:15.480 --> 00:16:17.759 the ball, get the linebackers to kind of back 00:16:17.759 --> 00:16:21.179 off the line of scrimmage and allow Cook to have 00:16:21.179 --> 00:16:23.080 some more breathing room and just pound the rock. 00:16:23.179 --> 00:16:25.279 And we need to establish and carry out long, 00:16:25.340 --> 00:16:29.090 sustained drives. This is key. Okay, we can't 00:16:29.090 --> 00:16:31.169 go three and outs. We can't get a penalty on 00:16:31.169 --> 00:16:33.350 first or second down and get into third and longs. 00:16:33.350 --> 00:16:37.330 It's just we have to sustain long drives that 00:16:37.330 --> 00:16:40.409 lead to touchdowns. So this seems like a simple 00:16:40.409 --> 00:16:43.750 key to most games, but it's extremely important 00:16:43.750 --> 00:16:46.389 to keep good old Patty off the field. What else? 00:16:46.860 --> 00:16:49.539 i put down team discipline because this is huge 00:16:49.539 --> 00:16:52.320 we need to avoid losing the penalty game which 00:16:52.320 --> 00:16:54.779 is practically impossible when you play the chiefs 00:16:54.779 --> 00:16:56.340 because they always seem to have the refs on 00:16:56.340 --> 00:16:58.740 their side but everyone knows going in this is 00:16:58.740 --> 00:17:00.899 going to be a one -sided affair so just y 'all 00:17:00.899 --> 00:17:03.240 got to be prepared like this is what makes it 00:17:03.240 --> 00:17:05.299 so frustrating watching kansas city games it's 00:17:05.299 --> 00:17:07.319 you know the refs are going to throw a ton of 00:17:07.319 --> 00:17:10.059 flags against whomever they're playing and you're 00:17:10.059 --> 00:17:12.440 going to get some nonsense calls at some point 00:17:12.440 --> 00:17:14.700 during these games so just be prepared for an 00:17:14.700 --> 00:17:17.460 uphill fight but the bill they cannot add to 00:17:17.460 --> 00:17:19.819 the nonsense with stupid penalties, specifically 00:17:19.819 --> 00:17:23.190 on offense. And yes, I am speaking to the wide 00:17:23.190 --> 00:17:25.490 receiver room here. Whoever suits up for this 00:17:25.490 --> 00:17:27.210 game, whoever's called up from the practice squad, 00:17:27.390 --> 00:17:30.309 whoever is on the starting lineup and in the 00:17:30.309 --> 00:17:33.190 game, for the love of God, no illegal formation 00:17:33.190 --> 00:17:36.190 penalties, no stupid nonsense. We can't afford 00:17:36.190 --> 00:17:38.849 to get into long down and distance situations 00:17:38.849 --> 00:17:42.089 because that's where Spagnola, good old Spags, 00:17:42.170 --> 00:17:44.690 he just pins everyone's ears back and he unleashes 00:17:44.690 --> 00:17:47.109 the hounds and it seems like he sends 50 blitzers 00:17:47.109 --> 00:17:49.910 on a play at one time to Josh Allen. And while 00:17:49.910 --> 00:17:51.869 our ability to pick... up the blitz this year 00:17:51.869 --> 00:17:54.289 has been atrocious if you don't believe me go 00:17:54.289 --> 00:17:56.230 look at the falcons game where they blitzed probably 00:17:56.230 --> 00:17:59.369 every other play at least if not what was it 00:17:59.369 --> 00:18:02.910 like 60 some ridiculous amount 65 of their defensive 00:18:02.910 --> 00:18:05.529 plays there it was a blitz package and we couldn't 00:18:05.529 --> 00:18:08.210 stop them and josh was getting crushed and running 00:18:08.210 --> 00:18:10.869 for his life so if we don't have an answer to 00:18:10.869 --> 00:18:14.410 spag's blitz packages, we are screwed. I'm just 00:18:14.410 --> 00:18:16.690 telling you right now. So for the love of God, 00:18:16.849 --> 00:18:20.390 please, please, please stay disciplined. Do not 00:18:20.390 --> 00:18:24.349 add to the ref's fiasco that you know is coming 00:18:24.349 --> 00:18:27.329 on Sunday afternoon and stay out of long third 00:18:27.329 --> 00:18:30.309 down situations. And what else do I got? I put 00:18:30.309 --> 00:18:32.730 down, don't play scared. Don't play scared. What 00:18:32.730 --> 00:18:34.809 do we have to lose at this point? Go out, show 00:18:34.809 --> 00:18:37.170 the world after such a negative week that you 00:18:37.170 --> 00:18:39.650 are still a powerhouse in the NFL. You have to 00:18:39.650 --> 00:18:42.130 change the narrative of the team this week. That's 00:18:42.130 --> 00:18:44.049 what I put down. Change the freaking narrative 00:18:44.049 --> 00:18:46.710 because I want to see some aggression. I want 00:18:46.710 --> 00:18:48.569 to see players get after it. I want to see players 00:18:48.569 --> 00:18:51.230 being nasty. And Coach McDermott, don't you dare 00:18:51.230 --> 00:18:53.509 play to lose this game because I can't freaking 00:18:53.509 --> 00:18:56.589 stand that. I want to play to win. Don't play 00:18:56.589 --> 00:18:59.650 to lose. And that's a huge difference. Aggressive 00:18:59.650 --> 00:19:02.430 fourth down decisions and go take this game from 00:19:02.430 --> 00:19:04.950 the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs. I'm being 00:19:04.950 --> 00:19:07.509 honest. There's no one picking the Bills this 00:19:07.509 --> 00:19:10.250 week. No one. It's super frustrating, but I get 00:19:10.250 --> 00:19:12.190 it because the narrative's out there and the 00:19:12.190 --> 00:19:13.670 last couple weeks they haven't looked that great. 00:19:13.769 --> 00:19:16.190 I know we put up 40, but the passing offense 00:19:16.190 --> 00:19:19.359 looks like... trash so and then on the the chief 00:19:19.359 --> 00:19:21.240 side of the field Andy Reid he's been like a 00:19:21.240 --> 00:19:23.359 rabid dog this year with how aggressive he's 00:19:23.359 --> 00:19:26.240 been calling forth down offensive plays and they're 00:19:26.240 --> 00:19:28.259 they're getting after it so we have to counter 00:19:28.259 --> 00:19:31.259 punch and take advantage of each and every each 00:19:31.259 --> 00:19:34.440 and every opportunity go be aggressive all right 00:19:34.440 --> 00:19:39.059 stress meter oh stress meter here we go I I hate 00:19:39.059 --> 00:19:41.890 this game I hate this game Let me explain. After 00:19:41.890 --> 00:19:44.730 20 years of the freaking New England Patriots 00:19:44.730 --> 00:19:48.410 and boo -boo and all this nonsense with Belichick, 00:19:48.529 --> 00:19:51.309 well, as soon as that reign of terror is over, 00:19:51.390 --> 00:19:53.650 here come the Chiefs. And they have officially 00:19:53.650 --> 00:19:56.230 taken over the mantle as the team I hate the 00:19:56.230 --> 00:19:58.990 most. I hate everything about this team. I hate 00:19:58.990 --> 00:20:01.009 Patty Mahomes. I hate his stupid commercials. 00:20:01.769 --> 00:20:04.869 I hate Angie Reed and Bundle Ruski. I hate Travis 00:20:04.869 --> 00:20:06.750 Kelsey and the Swifties who suddenly are the 00:20:06.750 --> 00:20:09.589 world's biggest Chiefs fans. I hate the NFL who 00:20:09.589 --> 00:20:12.269 puts them on national television 25 times a year. 00:20:12.450 --> 00:20:15.670 I hate the media who, what, after the first two 00:20:15.670 --> 00:20:17.210 weeks of the season, they're like, oh, Kansas 00:20:17.210 --> 00:20:19.569 City's done. And we're all like, no, they're 00:20:19.569 --> 00:20:21.049 not. And then all of a sudden, now they're the 00:20:21.049 --> 00:20:22.589 best team on the planet again, and they're going 00:20:22.589 --> 00:20:25.150 to win another Super Bowl. So I just, I hate, 00:20:25.210 --> 00:20:28.549 oh, I hate their, who's it? Taylor Luan or whoever 00:20:28.549 --> 00:20:31.809 his name is, the tackle who. seems to false start 00:20:31.809 --> 00:20:34.009 on every single offensive snap and never gets 00:20:34.009 --> 00:20:37.230 called. I hate that. So yeah, I hate the refs 00:20:37.230 --> 00:20:39.769 who seem to always give the Chiefs every call 00:20:39.769 --> 00:20:42.170 they want. And when they all beg for it, oh, 00:20:42.250 --> 00:20:44.809 did you ask for a penalty, sir? Yes, right away. 00:20:44.849 --> 00:20:47.150 And they throw a flag. So I just, I hate everything 00:20:47.150 --> 00:20:49.750 about this game. Yeah, that's a lot of hate. 00:20:49.809 --> 00:20:51.569 Honestly, when the schedule came out at the beginning 00:20:51.569 --> 00:20:53.069 of the year, my buddy and I, we always go over 00:20:53.069 --> 00:20:54.549 the schedule. We always talk about how we're 00:20:54.549 --> 00:20:56.650 going to split the games up. And I immediately 00:20:56.650 --> 00:20:59.579 said. Hey, bro, you got the Chiefs. I don't want 00:20:59.579 --> 00:21:01.000 to have anything to do with that game. Well, 00:21:01.079 --> 00:21:04.180 then life happens. A lot of crap went down, and 00:21:04.180 --> 00:21:06.819 the schedules got all mixed up. And so I missed 00:21:06.819 --> 00:21:08.940 some of the other earlier home games. And now 00:21:08.940 --> 00:21:11.220 both of us will be there in attendance on Sunday. 00:21:11.299 --> 00:21:13.740 So I will be in Orchard Park for this showdown. 00:21:13.799 --> 00:21:15.400 But, yeah, getting back to the old stress meter, 00:21:15.559 --> 00:21:18.579 I got to tell you, folks, it is flying at an 00:21:18.579 --> 00:21:21.779 all -time high. It's at 810, and there's no place 00:21:21.779 --> 00:21:25.509 to go. It's not going down. It can only maintain 00:21:25.509 --> 00:21:29.289 a high level of stress for me. So it all comes 00:21:29.289 --> 00:21:31.230 down to this prediction. So, okay, okay, here 00:21:31.230 --> 00:21:32.650 you go. You're not going to like me too much. 00:21:32.750 --> 00:21:35.170 The Chiefs are favored by two points, two points 00:21:35.170 --> 00:21:36.829 coming into Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park 00:21:36.829 --> 00:21:39.230 this Sunday afternoon. The Bills, what are they 00:21:39.230 --> 00:21:40.869 rocking? They're rocking the blue jersey up top, 00:21:40.970 --> 00:21:43.630 white pants, and white helmet. The weather, it's 00:21:43.630 --> 00:21:45.369 looking better and better the closer we get to 00:21:45.369 --> 00:21:47.869 Sunday. It was predicted to rain a couple days 00:21:47.869 --> 00:21:49.650 ago, and now it looks like that's all going to 00:21:49.650 --> 00:21:52.549 clear out by the early morning. We're looking 00:21:52.549 --> 00:21:55.910 like 50 degrees, cloudy. So we're talking a perfect 00:21:55.910 --> 00:21:58.809 freaking day in the fall for a great football 00:21:58.809 --> 00:22:01.730 game. As I was putting this preview together, 00:22:01.930 --> 00:22:03.930 my heart, it's just like, it's trying to push 00:22:03.930 --> 00:22:06.289 me that the Bills are going to have a big upset 00:22:06.289 --> 00:22:09.089 and the Bills are going to win this game. But 00:22:09.089 --> 00:22:11.609 unfortunately, I got to be honest, my brain is 00:22:11.609 --> 00:22:14.490 telling me that I have to believe what I've seen 00:22:14.490 --> 00:22:16.690 so far out of this team, what I've seen so far 00:22:16.690 --> 00:22:19.230 from the season. And I just don't think our passing 00:22:19.230 --> 00:22:21.410 game is going to be able to come through consistently 00:22:21.410 --> 00:22:23.789 enough to win this game. I hate to say it. It 00:22:23.789 --> 00:22:25.750 pains me to say it. I just don't see how the 00:22:25.750 --> 00:22:28.049 Bills are going to win this game with the way 00:22:28.049 --> 00:22:30.759 they've played on. offense so far if this game 00:22:30.759 --> 00:22:32.660 were in like another two to three weeks and we 00:22:32.660 --> 00:22:34.559 actually went out and made a trade and some of 00:22:34.559 --> 00:22:37.019 the pieces on offense if josh palmer is is back 00:22:37.019 --> 00:22:39.259 in the mix maybe i'm singing a different tune 00:22:39.259 --> 00:22:42.019 but because of all that because of what i've 00:22:42.019 --> 00:22:44.779 seen recently i see the bills falling to the 00:22:44.779 --> 00:22:48.720 chiefs ah i i know i know i freaking hate to 00:22:48.720 --> 00:22:51.019 say it but i think i think the bills fall to 00:22:51.019 --> 00:22:53.339 the chiefs 30 to 24 i think they slide to five 00:22:53.339 --> 00:22:55.799 and three And then they head down to Miami to 00:22:55.799 --> 00:22:58.140 take on the Dolphins. I really hope I'm wrong 00:22:58.140 --> 00:23:00.000 on this one, Mafia. Don't hate me. Don't come 00:23:00.000 --> 00:23:02.640 at me. But there you have it. There you have 00:23:02.640 --> 00:23:04.700 it, folks. Thanks for tuning into the game preview. 00:23:05.079 --> 00:23:07.519 Thanks for checking out the 3Ts podcast. If you 00:23:07.519 --> 00:23:09.220 could do me a favor and share it with another 00:23:09.220 --> 00:23:11.539 member of the Mafia, help a brother out. Help 00:23:11.539 --> 00:23:14.160 me grow this thing one episode at a time. Hit 00:23:14.160 --> 00:23:16.119 that follow. Leave me a review. Do whatever you 00:23:16.119 --> 00:23:19.779 can. I would appreciate you all very, very much. 00:23:22.700 --> 00:23:25.220 So until next time, Whether it's ripping packs, 00:23:25.440 --> 00:23:28.440 breaking tables, or dropping elbows, keep doing 00:23:28.440 --> 00:23:31.140 what you love. And as always, Go Bills!