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Buffalo Bills Presser Breakdown: Josh Allen Clears Up Injury Rumors, Joe Brady Takes Ownership & Week 5 Injury Report | The Morning Charge · The Morning Charge

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  Speaker 1: Good morning, Mafia! It's Friday, October 9th. 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 before you start your day. Let's
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  Speaker 1: get right into it.
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  Speaker 2: Bills Injury Report Three Bills did not participate in Thursday's practice.
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  Speaker 2: DJ Moore is dealing with his shoulder injury, Ed Oliver
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  Speaker 2: was out with a knee injury, and and Dee Alford
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  Speaker 2: missed with an ankle injury. Christian Benford was back at
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  Speaker 2: practice in a limited fashion, still recovering from his toe
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  Speaker 2: injury that caused him to miss last week's game. The
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  Speaker 2: only other bill that was limited was Landon Jackson with
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  Speaker 2: a knee injury. On the Rams' side, starting linebacker Nate
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  Speaker 2: Landman did not participate with a shoulder injury, while starting
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  Speaker 2: safety Quentin Lake also missed practice with a hip injury.
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  Speaker 2: Edge rusher Josiah Stewart and special teams ace Grant Stewart
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  Speaker 2: were also DNPs in yesterday's practice. Aaron Donald missed last
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  Speaker 2: week's game but practiced yesterday in a limited fashion, still
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  Speaker 2: dealing with his back injury. Starting cornerback Jalen Watson was
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  Speaker 2: a limited participant as he deals with a shoulder injury,
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  Speaker 2: and tight end Colby Parkinson was also limited with a
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  Speaker 2: knee and shoulder injury.
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  Speaker 1: Let's run through some of the key takeaways from head
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  Speaker 1: coach Joe Brady's Thursday press conference as the Bills shift
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  Speaker 1: into full preparation mode for Monday Night Football in LA.
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  Speaker 1: Starting with the Rams, Brady emphasized that slowing down Matthew Stafford, Pukunuku,
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  Speaker 1: and Devontae Adams isn't just on the defense. His offense
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  Speaker 1: has to possess the ball and control the flow of
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  Speaker 1: the game. He shut down any idea of baiting Stafford
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  Speaker 1: into mistakes, even though he's thrown nine picks this year,
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  Speaker 1: calling him one of the purest natural throwers the game
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  Speaker 1: has ever seen, with the ability to make every throw
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  Speaker 1: on the field, even sometimes without looking. On the injury front,
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  Speaker 1: Brady mentioned that having Monday Night Football gives the Bills
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  Speaker 1: an extra 24 hours for the recovery of guys like
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  Speaker 1: Ed Oliver, Christian Benford, and some of the banged up secondary,
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  Speaker 1: with game day decisions expected all the way up to kickoff.
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  Speaker 1: Regarding DJ Moore's lingering shoulder injury, Brady called DJ an
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  Speaker 1: ultimate competitor who makes the night and day difference when
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  Speaker 1: he's out there on the field. He noted that if
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  Speaker 1: Moore feels like he can go and help the team,
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  Speaker 1: they're letting him roll, especially with a bye week coming
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  Speaker 1: up two weeks after the recovery. Addressing last week's offensive performance,
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  Speaker 1: Brady took full ownership of Dalton Kincaid's low target volume,
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  Speaker 1: admitting when Kincaid gets the ball, good things happen. He
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  Speaker 1: also pointed the finger at himself for some of the
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  Speaker 1: early down issues against New England. He explained that drive
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  Speaker 1: killers aren't missed four-yard runs, they're first down sacks, pre-snap penalties,
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  Speaker 1: and turnovers that throw the playbook off schedule. Once they
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  Speaker 1: get that first down, the offense settles into a rhythm
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  Speaker 1: and starts to roll. Brady gave high praise to Maxwell
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  Speaker 1: Harrison's accountability after the rookie apologized for walking out on
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  Speaker 1: the postgame on Sunday, calling accountability the most critical trait
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  Speaker 1: in sports. He also urged the secondary to stop trying
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  Speaker 1: to do extra to cover up for injuries or plays
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  Speaker 1: that aren't being made, warning that overextending leads to busting
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  Speaker 1: coverages and missed assignments. Just execute the call. Reflecting on
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  Speaker 1: the wild 44-42 shootout against LA back in 2024, Brady
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  Speaker 1: noted that while scoring six touchdowns was great, Digging an
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  Speaker 1: early situational hole forced them to play catch-up the whole game.
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  Speaker 1: His message? Prove that you can fight out of a
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  Speaker 1: hole if needed, but don't put yourself in one. When
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  Speaker 1: asked about the linebacker group, he gave a lot of
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  Speaker 1: credit to this unit, highlighting Terrell Bernard's communication and Dorian
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  Speaker 1: Williams' downhill run fits, while defending defensive coordinator Jim Leonard
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  Speaker 1: as he faces early season scrutiny. Brady praised Leonard for
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  Speaker 1: bringing a steady approach and continuously evolving his scheme based
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  Speaker 1: on the personnel available. Speaking on his own transition to
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  Speaker 1: calling plays from the sideline, Brady shared that he's genuinely
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  Speaker 1: loving the role. He mentioned that while he takes full
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  Speaker 1: accountability when play calling falls short, being on the sideline
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  Speaker 1: allows him to walk over the defense between series, look
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  Speaker 1: the guys in the eye, and gauge the flow of
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  Speaker 1: the game firsthand. On the human side, Brady gave a
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  Speaker 1: thoughtful answer on player mental health, saying his players are
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  Speaker 1: always the top priority. He recalled sitting with Ed Oliver
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  Speaker 1: inside the facility when Ed got hurt pregame in Detroit.
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  Speaker 1: stressing that caring about the person matters way more than
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  Speaker 1: caring about the player. Finally, Brady wrapped up by breaking
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  Speaker 1: down how the NFL's kickoff changes from last year impact
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  Speaker 1: two-minute drill strategy. He explained that win conditions, return decisions,
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  Speaker 1: and starting field position at the 35 versus the 25
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  Speaker 1: force split-second adjustments from a play caller, where a single
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  Speaker 1: second left on the clock changes your entire playbook. Now
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  Speaker 1: for Josh Allen's press conference from Thursday. Allen shut down
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  Speaker 1: all injury chatter immediately. He laughed off a reporter's question
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  Speaker 1: about a video showing him shaking his throwing hand from practice,
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  Speaker 1: saying that he feels great and didn't even know what
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  Speaker 1: video they were referring to. He also shut down internet
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  Speaker 1: rumors about a lingering knee issue from two weeks ago,
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  Speaker 1: stating plainly that there is zero truth to it and
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  Speaker 1: that his knee feels fine. Shifting to the matchup, Allen
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  Speaker 1: praised LA's defense, noting how well they complement Sean McVay's offense.
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  Speaker 1: He highlighted their talent additions to the secondary, specifically bringing
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  Speaker 1: in Trent McDuffie, and also talked about Aaron Donald and
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  Speaker 1: his impact on the game. When asked about McVay, Allen
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  Speaker 1: called him as good as a play caller as anyone
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  Speaker 1: in football, noting that coaches across the league constantly copy
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  Speaker 1: concepts from his playbook. Addressing risk management, Josh Allen gave
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  Speaker 1: great perspective on balancing big plays with ball security, saying,
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  Speaker 1: there's a fine line between being courageous and being reckless.
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  Speaker 1: He explained that game flow dictates when you tow that line.
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  Speaker 1: but sitting at 3-1, the focus is entirely on putting
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  Speaker 1: their best foot forward for Monday night. Allen mirrored Joe
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  Speaker 1: Brady's focus on first down execution. He took personal ownership
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  Speaker 1: of getting the offense into the right pre-snap checks and
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  Speaker 1: run looks to stay ahead of the chains. He pointed
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  Speaker 1: out that the 2nd and 7-plus situations make life exceptionally harder,
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  Speaker 1: and while the goal is to always skip third downs entirely,
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  Speaker 1: staying in third and manageable keeps the offense on schedule. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: when asked about handling disguised coverages on the road, Allen
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  Speaker 1: broke down his process of heavy film study, using pre-stat
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  Speaker 1: motion to force defenses to show their hand early, cadence control,
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  Speaker 1: and taking quick checkdowns post-snap if the deep shot isn't there.
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  Speaker 2: Stat of the Day Entering Week 5, DeWayne Carter leads
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  Speaker 2: all defensive tackles in ESPN's Run Stop Win Rate rankings.
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  Speaker 2: His 28 wins on 58 plays gives him a 48%
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  Speaker 2: win rate. Missed last night's episode of the Cover One
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  Speaker 2: Buffalo podcast? Greg Thompson and Aaron Quinn previewed the Bills'
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  Speaker 2: Week 5 matchup against the Rams. Watch on YouTube or
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