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- WEBVTT 00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:13.320 What's up, friends? Welcome to another episode 00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:16.379 of Tables, Tailgates, and Top Loaders. I'm your 00:00:16.379 --> 00:00:19.339 host, TB, and this is the week four game preview 00:00:19.339 --> 00:00:24.260 of Bills vs. Saints coming at you. From the 3Ts 00:00:24.260 --> 00:00:26.539 podcast, we have a lot to dive into, but thank 00:00:26.539 --> 00:00:28.780 you so much for stopping in and checking out 00:00:28.780 --> 00:00:31.000 the podcast and this game preview. Let's not 00:00:31.000 --> 00:00:33.179 waste any more time. Let's dive right into this 00:00:33.179 --> 00:00:35.420 game preview. Bill Saints, Sunday, September 00:00:35.420 --> 00:00:38.640 28th at 1 p .m., Orchard Park, New York. A few 00:00:38.640 --> 00:00:41.619 news and notes from the week. The power rankings 00:00:41.619 --> 00:00:43.780 are out after four weeks. After surviving the 00:00:43.780 --> 00:00:46.619 Dolphins, winning 31 -21, most publications, 00:00:47.100 --> 00:00:49.460 you know, USA Today, Pro Football, the same old 00:00:49.460 --> 00:00:52.380 stories, Bleacher Report, NFL, yada, yada. They 00:00:52.380 --> 00:00:54.850 have the Bill. sitting at number two behind the 00:00:54.850 --> 00:00:57.810 Philadelphia Eagles. My takeaway, I think if 00:00:57.810 --> 00:00:59.750 our defense was a little better and we had come 00:00:59.750 --> 00:01:02.869 out and destroyed the Dolphins and didn't win 00:01:02.869 --> 00:01:05.709 by just 10 points, if we had beat them, I don't 00:01:05.709 --> 00:01:09.609 know, by 30, 40 points, if they had fired Mike 00:01:09.609 --> 00:01:11.689 McDaniel, we might be sitting at number one. 00:01:11.689 --> 00:01:14.209 But as it turns out, most publications have the 00:01:14.209 --> 00:01:17.310 Bills sitting squarely at two. I'm okay with 00:01:17.310 --> 00:01:20.750 that. I think we got some work to do. We shall 00:01:20.750 --> 00:01:22.909 see what happens moving forward. Someone from 00:01:22.909 --> 00:01:25.829 Pro Football Network named the Bills as a potential 00:01:25.829 --> 00:01:29.269 suitor for none other than disgruntled Miami 00:01:29.269 --> 00:01:32.090 Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill, the 00:01:32.090 --> 00:01:34.890 former number one player on the NFL top 100 list. 00:01:35.049 --> 00:01:36.909 Everyone is expecting him to be traded by the 00:01:36.909 --> 00:01:39.170 Dolphins. They are likely to start selling off 00:01:39.170 --> 00:01:41.750 pieces as they continue or if they continue to 00:01:41.750 --> 00:01:45.599 lose games. This is going to be an absolute no 00:01:45.599 --> 00:01:47.980 thank you for me. There are obvious clickbait 00:01:47.980 --> 00:01:50.780 articles, and to me, this article fell right 00:01:50.780 --> 00:01:53.280 into that category. I don't care what Pro Football 00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:56.180 Network has to say. There is no chance Hill is 00:01:56.180 --> 00:01:58.040 ever going to be a Buffalo Bill. He has been 00:01:58.040 --> 00:02:01.099 bashing the Bills in the past on his social media 00:02:01.099 --> 00:02:04.319 accounts or in interviews or what have you. He's 00:02:04.319 --> 00:02:06.120 bashed them, and there's no way he's going to 00:02:06.120 --> 00:02:08.780 be a fit for this team. He's got an attitude. 00:02:08.939 --> 00:02:11.300 He's got a history. I don't want to have him 00:02:11.300 --> 00:02:14.259 ever donned. the red, white, and blue of the 00:02:14.259 --> 00:02:17.300 Bills. And as we get into this game preview, 00:02:17.479 --> 00:02:19.919 there is a specific wide receiver on the other 00:02:19.919 --> 00:02:22.039 side of the field Sunday. I would love to see 00:02:22.039 --> 00:02:24.460 come over to the Bills via trade. But anyway, 00:02:24.539 --> 00:02:26.629 we'll get to that later. Buffalo Rumblings put 00:02:26.629 --> 00:02:28.949 out an article about James Cook's fast start, 00:02:29.050 --> 00:02:31.810 and they cited Cook as being the NFL's only player 00:02:31.810 --> 00:02:35.870 to total at least 100 yards from scrimmage and 00:02:35.870 --> 00:02:38.949 have a touchdown in each game. So clearly, the 00:02:38.949 --> 00:02:42.110 re -signing and the new contract for Cook thus 00:02:42.110 --> 00:02:45.530 far has been a huge success. His workload, we 00:02:45.530 --> 00:02:48.569 have seen his workload go up about 10 % to 15%, 00:02:48.569 --> 00:02:52.349 but right now he is absolutely crushing it. My 00:02:52.349 --> 00:02:55.430 concern, are we possibly pushing too hard? in 00:02:55.430 --> 00:02:57.870 the early parts of this season to get this offense 00:02:57.870 --> 00:03:00.990 on track. I'm concerned with his body type and 00:03:00.990 --> 00:03:04.449 the way he... He's not that big a guy. That's 00:03:04.449 --> 00:03:06.469 not that big a guy, let's be honest. So I'm concerned 00:03:06.469 --> 00:03:08.469 maybe he wears down when we need him most heading 00:03:08.469 --> 00:03:10.650 into the playoffs. So far in his career, his 00:03:10.650 --> 00:03:14.430 workload has been extremely light. And he has, 00:03:14.469 --> 00:03:16.689 you know, if we look back to college in the first, 00:03:16.710 --> 00:03:19.169 his rookie year, it's been pretty late. And he 00:03:19.169 --> 00:03:21.689 has a tendency also to constantly avoid the big 00:03:21.689 --> 00:03:24.289 hit. He doesn't take the big hit. He's a very 00:03:24.289 --> 00:03:27.090 smart running back. And right now I put him up 00:03:27.090 --> 00:03:29.889 there amongst the league's best. So you can argue 00:03:29.889 --> 00:03:32.479 he's playing the best. at the position in the 00:03:32.479 --> 00:03:35.699 entire league Saquon's been okay uh and Henry 00:03:35.699 --> 00:03:37.500 I don't know what his problem is but he can't 00:03:37.500 --> 00:03:39.900 seem to hold on to the ball so it's not a stretch 00:03:39.900 --> 00:03:42.680 to put Cook on top of the running back leaderboard 00:03:42.680 --> 00:03:44.919 so far I think he's been well worth the money 00:03:44.919 --> 00:03:49.020 and uh yeah so By all accounts, the contract, 00:03:49.340 --> 00:03:51.439 huge success. Let's just keep him healthy. Let's 00:03:51.439 --> 00:03:53.719 keep him ready to go so he is ready to destroy 00:03:53.719 --> 00:03:57.759 whoever we play in the playoffs. And finally, 00:03:57.840 --> 00:03:59.879 on a lighter note, to end the news and notes 00:03:59.879 --> 00:04:02.479 section, James Cook is also getting his own cookie. 00:04:02.620 --> 00:04:05.199 That's right, folks. The James cookie, to be 00:04:05.199 --> 00:04:08.639 exact, is here. This limited edition treat, quote, 00:04:08.719 --> 00:04:11.800 blends hometown pride with pro caliber flavor, 00:04:12.039 --> 00:04:14.569 end quote. So what kind of cookie is this? Well, 00:04:14.650 --> 00:04:17.610 it's got pretzels, Rice Krispie Crunch Bites 00:04:17.610 --> 00:04:20.790 in it, toffee, white chocolate, and my favorite, 00:04:20.889 --> 00:04:23.370 red, white, and blue sprinkles. So what's not 00:04:23.370 --> 00:04:25.889 to like? I think I might have to pick one of 00:04:25.889 --> 00:04:28.769 these bad boys up when I am in Western New York. 00:04:28.850 --> 00:04:31.149 There you have it. That's the news and notes 00:04:31.149 --> 00:04:35.290 section. So let's dive right in and see what 00:04:35.290 --> 00:04:38.170 we got on the injury front for the Bills. We 00:04:38.170 --> 00:04:41.670 still have Matt Milano, his pec injury. He's 00:04:41.670 --> 00:04:43.810 got that, I don't know whether this is a tear. 00:04:43.970 --> 00:04:45.990 No one's saying anything, just that he's not 00:04:45.990 --> 00:04:48.750 on the practice field. So it's not looking good 00:04:48.750 --> 00:04:51.529 for Milano to suit up on Sunday. And Ed Oliver, 00:04:51.689 --> 00:04:54.430 he's still dealing with his ankle injury. At 00:04:54.430 --> 00:04:57.120 this point, I just say keep them out. We don't 00:04:57.120 --> 00:04:58.920 need him. Rest him up. Give him a whole nother 00:04:58.920 --> 00:05:01.279 week. Be ready to go Sunday night against the 00:05:01.279 --> 00:05:03.240 Patriots. I think we should be able to deal with 00:05:03.240 --> 00:05:05.279 this Saints team without our full complement 00:05:05.279 --> 00:05:08.120 of defensive starters. So why push it with these 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:10.459 two guys? Why push Milano and Oliver? I do hope 00:05:10.459 --> 00:05:12.879 we are able to generate more push up front on 00:05:12.879 --> 00:05:15.220 the D -line this week. It was dreadful last week. 00:05:15.319 --> 00:05:18.040 And so the replacements for Oliver, y 'all need 00:05:18.040 --> 00:05:21.399 to be ready to go. No more. Oh, this is a short 00:05:21.399 --> 00:05:24.959 week excuse to have as to why they are getting 00:05:24.959 --> 00:05:27.660 demolished off the ball. Spencer Brown, this 00:05:27.660 --> 00:05:29.720 one was a surprise. This popped up on the injured 00:05:29.720 --> 00:05:32.560 list. He's got a calf injury. Apparently he suffered 00:05:32.560 --> 00:05:34.319 this during the Dolphins game, but he played 00:05:34.319 --> 00:05:36.769 through it. And all of a sudden he hasn't been 00:05:36.769 --> 00:05:38.629 practicing. He did not practice on Thursday. 00:05:38.730 --> 00:05:41.370 As of now, it's looking like Ryan Vandermark 00:05:41.370 --> 00:05:44.230 is going to probably start this game in his absence. 00:05:44.310 --> 00:05:46.730 Again, if this is an injury that's going to linger 00:05:46.730 --> 00:05:49.410 and we can kind of, you know, nip it right here 00:05:49.410 --> 00:05:52.370 and now and get him ready to go. I say set him 00:05:52.370 --> 00:05:54.550 out, rest him up and get better. But I don't 00:05:54.550 --> 00:05:56.430 really like hearing our starting right tackle 00:05:56.430 --> 00:05:59.089 is hurt again. He obviously had some back issues 00:05:59.089 --> 00:06:02.149 in training camp, preseason, stuff like that. 00:06:02.250 --> 00:06:05.040 He's had, you know. history of back injuries, 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:07.800 and I want him ready to go. So if he's dealing 00:06:07.800 --> 00:06:10.980 with this calf, that's not good. AJ Epinesa also 00:06:10.980 --> 00:06:13.860 showed up as limited. He's dealing with a pectoral 00:06:13.860 --> 00:06:16.279 issue as well. What is it with these guys and 00:06:16.279 --> 00:06:18.939 their pec issues? Are they maybe pushing the 00:06:18.939 --> 00:06:20.740 weight too hard on the chest flies? I don't know. 00:06:20.959 --> 00:06:25.550 Chill out. Maybe a few less reps. Turned the 00:06:25.550 --> 00:06:27.029 weight down a little. I'm not sure what's going 00:06:27.029 --> 00:06:29.410 on with the pec injuries. But other than that, 00:06:29.470 --> 00:06:32.949 he should probably be good to go on Sunday. Injuries 00:06:32.949 --> 00:06:35.990 for the Saints. Dylan Rodunze, if I'm pronouncing 00:06:35.990 --> 00:06:38.230 that correctly. He's got a toe injury. He did 00:06:38.230 --> 00:06:41.449 not practice on Thursday. He most likely is going 00:06:41.449 --> 00:06:43.970 to be out of the game. Starting defensive end, 00:06:44.209 --> 00:06:46.889 their best pass rusher, Chase Young. He's dealing 00:06:46.889 --> 00:06:48.970 with a calf injury. He also did not practice 00:06:48.970 --> 00:06:51.569 and is probably going to be out as well. And 00:06:51.569 --> 00:06:53.149 those are probably the two biggest names from 00:06:53.149 --> 00:06:55.589 the Saints side of the field. So what are some 00:06:55.589 --> 00:06:57.769 themes, storylines heading into this game? The 00:06:57.769 --> 00:07:00.110 Saints come into this game carrying a fantastic 00:07:00.110 --> 00:07:03.050 record of 0 -3. And they just got absolutely 00:07:03.050 --> 00:07:06.220 smart. Smoked by the Seattle Seahawks, 44 -13 00:07:06.220 --> 00:07:09.180 in Seattle. Now, it's week four, and already 00:07:09.180 --> 00:07:12.019 this team looks to be in complete shambles. Spencer 00:07:12.019 --> 00:07:15.220 Rattler, their starting QB. Right now, he's got 00:07:15.220 --> 00:07:18.420 a fantastic record of 0 -9 as a starting quarterback 00:07:18.420 --> 00:07:21.439 in the NFL. He is averaging 8 yards per completion, 00:07:21.579 --> 00:07:24.740 which is by far the worst mark in the league, 00:07:24.860 --> 00:07:28.959 and it's by about 2 .5 yards. That's really bad, 00:07:29.079 --> 00:07:33.610 folks. Really bad. Yikes. The team just can't 00:07:33.610 --> 00:07:36.230 seem to connect on anything slightly past the 00:07:36.230 --> 00:07:38.470 line of scrimmage. And they have one completion. 00:07:38.529 --> 00:07:41.290 That's right. One completion of 25 yards or more 00:07:41.290 --> 00:07:44.350 for the whole year. So three games, one completion, 00:07:44.529 --> 00:07:47.629 25 yards or more. Yikes. Be prepared for a dink 00:07:47.629 --> 00:07:49.550 and dunk game. He's probably going to take his 00:07:49.550 --> 00:07:52.089 shots, but they have been all over the map. So 00:07:52.089 --> 00:07:54.509 I fully expect them to, you know, if they can't 00:07:54.509 --> 00:07:55.769 hit those deep shots, which they're going to 00:07:55.769 --> 00:07:57.649 take, they're just going to dink and dunk it 00:07:57.649 --> 00:08:00.750 all over the place, especially if Milano is out. 00:08:01.019 --> 00:08:03.920 Again, before the season started, I sent out 00:08:03.920 --> 00:08:06.560 a poll asking people to rank how much they fear 00:08:06.560 --> 00:08:08.379 the quarterbacks the Bills will be facing this 00:08:08.379 --> 00:08:11.220 season. And to no one's surprise, Spencer Rattler 00:08:11.220 --> 00:08:13.439 was at the very bottom of the list. Maybe it's 00:08:13.439 --> 00:08:15.899 bad luck. Maybe the team around him is just trash. 00:08:16.120 --> 00:08:19.139 I'm not sure, but I just don't think he is very 00:08:19.139 --> 00:08:21.019 good. How about we go with that? I don't think 00:08:21.019 --> 00:08:23.379 he's very good. And in my opinion, if the Bills 00:08:23.379 --> 00:08:25.720 get a sizable lead, we may see a quarterback 00:08:25.720 --> 00:08:29.379 change at halftime. Tyler Shaw, I don't know 00:08:29.379 --> 00:08:31.850 how to pronounce his. last name maybe they bring 00:08:31.850 --> 00:08:33.769 in this kid see what he can do in Orchard Park 00:08:33.769 --> 00:08:36.789 so rookie showing up in Orchard Park against 00:08:36.789 --> 00:08:39.190 the Bills Sunday afternoon what could possibly 00:08:39.190 --> 00:08:41.330 go wrong well the Bills on the Bills side of 00:08:41.330 --> 00:08:43.850 the field the Bills come into this contest 3 00:08:43.850 --> 00:08:47.149 -0 and in first place at the AFC East after a 00:08:47.149 --> 00:08:50.309 31 -21 win over the Miami Dolphins on Thursday 00:08:50.309 --> 00:08:52.850 night football in week three through the first 00:08:52.850 --> 00:08:55.370 three games the Bills clearly have not been operating 00:08:55.370 --> 00:08:57.690 on all cylinders we have seen this despite their 00:08:57.690 --> 00:09:00.879 3 -0 record we've seen The defense getting gashed. 00:09:01.019 --> 00:09:04.100 The third down defense last week was an absolute 00:09:04.100 --> 00:09:06.980 train wreck. The offense, while they have been 00:09:06.980 --> 00:09:09.639 explosive at times, at times, at times they've 00:09:09.639 --> 00:09:12.200 been explosive. They've also gone into what I 00:09:12.200 --> 00:09:14.279 call shutdown mode. Like there's been points 00:09:14.279 --> 00:09:16.559 where they just don't even seem to take the field 00:09:16.559 --> 00:09:18.399 when we have the ball. I don't know what's going 00:09:18.399 --> 00:09:20.519 on. It seems like at some point during each game, 00:09:20.559 --> 00:09:22.779 there's this middle stretch where they just don't 00:09:22.779 --> 00:09:24.580 show up and it's like three, four punts in a 00:09:24.580 --> 00:09:27.240 row. And they're not very consistent. Josh Allen 00:09:27.240 --> 00:09:29.669 outside of the fourth quarter. against the Ravens 00:09:29.669 --> 00:09:31.809 in the first game, he hasn't been asked to do 00:09:31.809 --> 00:09:34.590 much of anything. So this has led a lot of Bills 00:09:34.590 --> 00:09:37.049 fans to start questioning the offense. What is 00:09:37.049 --> 00:09:39.269 the long -term plan for this offense, Joe Brady? 00:09:39.429 --> 00:09:42.269 I have been asking this question every single 00:09:42.269 --> 00:09:46.129 week. And I get that they are trying to establish 00:09:46.129 --> 00:09:49.340 the run, but... If that's all they want to do 00:09:49.340 --> 00:09:51.440 is establish the run and just be this power run 00:09:51.440 --> 00:09:54.100 game, I hope that's not the plan for the whole 00:09:54.100 --> 00:09:56.440 season. I hope we don't have an awesome sports 00:09:56.440 --> 00:09:58.899 car sitting in the garage with the cover on it, 00:09:58.919 --> 00:10:01.379 as I have alluded to before. I don't want Josh 00:10:01.379 --> 00:10:03.320 Allen to be sitting in the garage for the entire 00:10:03.320 --> 00:10:05.899 season. It's time for him to take some shots. 00:10:06.200 --> 00:10:08.740 I say that because I recognize, yes, we are still 00:10:08.740 --> 00:10:11.200 putting up points. We have scored 102 points 00:10:11.200 --> 00:10:13.379 in three games, which is the fourth most in the 00:10:13.379 --> 00:10:15.200 league so far. That's pretty good. Pretty good. 00:10:15.600 --> 00:10:17.740 We are winning, but I think we are leaving so 00:10:17.740 --> 00:10:20.519 many drives and so many points on the field. 00:10:20.620 --> 00:10:24.799 I think we could be crushing cats. I think there 00:10:24.799 --> 00:10:27.820 have been points where the play calling has been 00:10:27.820 --> 00:10:30.860 extremely conservative, and we should be putting 00:10:30.860 --> 00:10:32.919 these teams away. You know how I feel about this. 00:10:32.980 --> 00:10:35.080 My goal every week, every Sunday, every time 00:10:35.080 --> 00:10:37.379 we take the field, 40 points. Each and every 00:10:37.379 --> 00:10:41.759 week, go get 40. Maxwell Hairston. He's been 00:10:41.759 --> 00:10:43.679 seen at practice this week. He's starting to 00:10:43.679 --> 00:10:45.480 work out. He's got this huge brace on his knee, 00:10:45.539 --> 00:10:48.480 but he's doing a lot more work. We shall see 00:10:48.480 --> 00:10:51.440 when his window... To return is opened up. This 00:10:51.440 --> 00:10:53.639 leaves Trey White, Christian Benford to deal 00:10:53.639 --> 00:10:55.759 with Chris Olave this week, who, in my opinion, 00:10:55.860 --> 00:10:58.059 is their absolute best player. He's a beast. 00:10:58.220 --> 00:11:01.019 He is a freaking beast. In my opinion, he's their 00:11:01.019 --> 00:11:04.419 best pass catcher, and we need to contain him 00:11:04.419 --> 00:11:06.799 and eliminate the big plays. Rattler is, I think 00:11:06.799 --> 00:11:08.899 he's going to take some shots because he tries 00:11:08.899 --> 00:11:11.679 to take shots. He's just terrible at it. So I 00:11:11.679 --> 00:11:14.639 think he's going to try to take some shots and 00:11:14.639 --> 00:11:17.059 chuck the rock down the field to Olave, but we 00:11:17.059 --> 00:11:19.519 have to be ready to go. Folks, it is not. Too 00:11:19.519 --> 00:11:21.980 early to start thinking about the one seed. I 00:11:21.980 --> 00:11:23.960 know this is only week four, but we have a chance 00:11:23.960 --> 00:11:26.639 to stomp the gas pedal to the floor and keep 00:11:26.639 --> 00:11:29.399 building on our conference lead over some of 00:11:29.399 --> 00:11:30.940 the other front runners. Clearly, I'm talking 00:11:30.940 --> 00:11:34.600 about the Chiefs and the Ravens. I know the Chargers 00:11:34.600 --> 00:11:36.919 are also 3 -0 and the Colts are playing well 00:11:36.919 --> 00:11:40.960 as well. But long -term play, maybe the Chargers 00:11:40.960 --> 00:11:43.299 hang around. I think the Colts have gotten some 00:11:43.299 --> 00:11:47.440 beginner's luck this season. We shall see. how 00:11:47.440 --> 00:11:50.740 Daniel Jones can keep the momentum going in Indy. 00:11:50.740 --> 00:11:53.159 But I'm not too concerned with them. Obviously, 00:11:53.220 --> 00:11:55.820 going into it, it's been the Chiefs and the Ravens. 00:11:55.840 --> 00:11:58.480 And I got to be honest, I haven't been overly 00:11:58.480 --> 00:12:00.960 enthusiastic about diving into this week four 00:12:00.960 --> 00:12:03.000 game because I think this game should be an easy 00:12:03.000 --> 00:12:05.220 win. The Bills need to show up, off a longer 00:12:05.220 --> 00:12:07.600 rest, take care of business, get this Saints 00:12:07.600 --> 00:12:10.259 team back down south, kick them out of town, 00:12:10.399 --> 00:12:12.240 and then just show up, handle your business, 00:12:12.379 --> 00:12:15.250 make this a typical work day. The game of the 00:12:15.250 --> 00:12:17.129 week that everyone's going to be focused on is 00:12:17.129 --> 00:12:19.210 Ravens going into Arrowhead and taking on the 00:12:19.210 --> 00:12:21.389 Kansas City Chiefs. That's going to be a crazy 00:12:21.389 --> 00:12:23.350 game because both teams are sitting at 1 -2. 00:12:23.629 --> 00:12:26.690 And with the prospect of taking that third loss 00:12:26.690 --> 00:12:28.509 in the fourth week of the season, neither one 00:12:28.509 --> 00:12:30.850 of those teams with playoff aspirations and higher 00:12:30.850 --> 00:12:34.250 was expecting that. So they need to try to right 00:12:34.250 --> 00:12:36.929 their ship early. And whoever loses that game 00:12:36.929 --> 00:12:39.610 is, in my opinion, they got no shot at the one. 00:12:39.750 --> 00:12:42.409 So here's the opportunity. Bills need to go 4 00:12:42.409 --> 00:12:45.080 -0. really plant their flag and saying, hey, 00:12:45.120 --> 00:12:46.940 we are the front runners for the one seed. We 00:12:46.940 --> 00:12:48.620 need it. This is what we've been waiting for 00:12:48.620 --> 00:12:51.580 for years. And I think it can be ours if we keep 00:12:51.580 --> 00:12:54.340 our foot on the gas. X factors for the game. 00:12:54.419 --> 00:12:56.559 For the Saints, I don't think they have much 00:12:56.559 --> 00:12:58.100 of a choice. I think they have to come out being 00:12:58.100 --> 00:13:00.960 super, super aggressive. They cannot sit back 00:13:00.960 --> 00:13:02.659 and wait for the Bills to make a mistake. They 00:13:02.659 --> 00:13:05.639 can't play a, you know, ball controlled style. 00:13:06.120 --> 00:13:08.320 We've seen this before. That doesn't work. You 00:13:08.320 --> 00:13:10.580 got to come out. You got to take chances. That's 00:13:10.580 --> 00:13:13.490 the only way I see the Saints having a Chance 00:13:13.490 --> 00:13:16.250 in hell of beating the Bills. They can't sit 00:13:16.250 --> 00:13:17.490 there and wait for the Bills to make mistakes 00:13:17.490 --> 00:13:19.570 because that just doesn't happen. We see the 00:13:19.570 --> 00:13:21.490 Bills are one of the smartest teams in the league, 00:13:21.590 --> 00:13:24.330 and they are great at not making mistakes. They 00:13:24.330 --> 00:13:26.230 just don't make them. Josh Allen doesn't turn 00:13:26.230 --> 00:13:29.629 the ball over. We play within a system. We don't 00:13:29.629 --> 00:13:31.909 go crazy. Everyone plays within themselves, and 00:13:31.909 --> 00:13:34.610 it's a total team victory week after week, year 00:13:34.610 --> 00:13:37.139 after year. We just don't give up. big, huge 00:13:37.139 --> 00:13:39.720 plays. We don't give up big, huge mistakes. So 00:13:39.720 --> 00:13:42.779 I think Spencer Rattler, if given the time, he's 00:13:42.779 --> 00:13:44.840 going to try to force some deep shots to Olave 00:13:44.840 --> 00:13:47.700 and our secondary. As I've said before, Trey 00:13:47.700 --> 00:13:49.879 White, Benford, they need to be ready to go. 00:13:49.980 --> 00:13:52.620 Our defensive line, after the absolute terrible 00:13:52.620 --> 00:13:54.799 week three showing, it's time for them to step 00:13:54.799 --> 00:13:57.940 up and get after it. I want to see them not get 00:13:57.940 --> 00:14:00.950 blown off the line of scrimmage. It was embarrassing 00:14:00.950 --> 00:14:03.970 last week. Sanders, TJ Sanders, Daquan Jones, 00:14:04.389 --> 00:14:07.450 you need to have better showings. Defensive ends, 00:14:07.570 --> 00:14:09.649 Rousseau, Greg Rousseau, it's time for your name 00:14:09.649 --> 00:14:12.009 to be called at some point during a broadcast. 00:14:12.070 --> 00:14:15.190 I want to hear the announcers recognize that 00:14:15.190 --> 00:14:17.389 you are actually on the field. I want to know 00:14:17.389 --> 00:14:20.340 that you are ready to go. Also... Landon Jackson, 00:14:20.600 --> 00:14:23.200 this should be his time to shine. I want to see 00:14:23.200 --> 00:14:25.440 him activated. I want to see him get some reps. 00:14:25.580 --> 00:14:28.139 I want to see them turn him loose. Let's see 00:14:28.139 --> 00:14:31.419 what this kid can do. Let's get after it. Dorian 00:14:31.419 --> 00:14:33.399 Strong, I think he needs to play well whatever 00:14:33.399 --> 00:14:36.279 time he gets. If Milano's out, I don't know if 00:14:36.279 --> 00:14:38.159 they're going to try to attack the cornerbacks. 00:14:38.240 --> 00:14:41.379 And maybe they go to a bigger cornerback rotation 00:14:41.379 --> 00:14:44.360 with Benford and White. But if he gets time on 00:14:44.360 --> 00:14:50.000 the field, he needs to make the most of it. Maxwell 00:14:50.000 --> 00:14:52.179 Hairston's return, it might not be long before 00:14:52.179 --> 00:14:54.960 there is a cornerback on the chopping block and 00:14:54.960 --> 00:14:57.019 Strong needs to keep his name on the right side 00:14:57.019 --> 00:14:59.539 of that list. So whatever opportunities he's 00:14:59.539 --> 00:15:02.259 given, he needs to step up and show out on the 00:15:02.259 --> 00:15:04.559 defensive side of the ball. And then just the 00:15:04.559 --> 00:15:07.440 defense as a whole. I want to see them have a 00:15:07.440 --> 00:15:10.240 huge bounce back game on third down. They made 00:15:10.240 --> 00:15:12.399 the Dolphins look like absolute world beaters. 00:15:12.480 --> 00:15:15.399 They were getting third down after third down. 00:15:15.519 --> 00:15:17.720 It was crazy the amount of conversions that they 00:15:17.720 --> 00:15:20.299 were picking up on third and longs. We need to 00:15:20.299 --> 00:15:22.519 stop them early and then get the hell off the 00:15:22.519 --> 00:15:24.899 field. Give the ball back to your offense. If 00:15:24.899 --> 00:15:28.200 we're going to do this power run game, which 00:15:28.200 --> 00:15:29.940 is probably what's going to happen, let's just 00:15:29.940 --> 00:15:32.940 control the clock for 40 minutes of this game 00:15:32.940 --> 00:15:36.049 and have them. get to their plane early to get 00:15:36.049 --> 00:15:38.090 back to New Orleans. If we can limit their long 00:15:38.090 --> 00:15:40.669 drives, it should be much easier and a much shorter 00:15:40.669 --> 00:15:43.970 afternoon for our defense. Which brings me to 00:15:43.970 --> 00:15:47.399 the stress meter. Now... Honestly, maybe I'm 00:15:47.399 --> 00:15:49.779 too sure of this Bills team. Maybe I'm too sure 00:15:49.779 --> 00:15:52.679 of their ability and what they've shown so far, 00:15:52.899 --> 00:15:55.379 and I don't really think too much of the Saints, 00:15:55.519 --> 00:15:58.120 but the stress meter is barely functioning this 00:15:58.120 --> 00:16:00.679 week, folks. I have no stress going into this 00:16:00.679 --> 00:16:03.279 game, absolutely none, because in my opinion, 00:16:03.379 --> 00:16:06.659 the Saints are a dumpster fire. Outside of Olave, 00:16:06.740 --> 00:16:09.519 who, getting back to my earlier point, if the 00:16:09.519 --> 00:16:11.500 Bills can make a trade, if they can go after 00:16:11.500 --> 00:16:13.809 a wide receiver, if they're... seriously considering 00:16:13.809 --> 00:16:16.490 wide receiver help this is the guy I want I want 00:16:16.490 --> 00:16:18.809 Chris Olave I think he would be a great fit for 00:16:18.809 --> 00:16:20.769 Buffalo if we can make a trade before the deadline 00:16:20.769 --> 00:16:23.309 I would love to see him but outside of him on 00:16:23.309 --> 00:16:25.190 this offense for the Saints there is nothing 00:16:25.190 --> 00:16:27.509 on that side of the ball that scares me whatsoever 00:16:27.509 --> 00:16:30.169 the Saints in my opinion have to play an absolute 00:16:30.169 --> 00:16:33.110 perfect game and I think they would need some 00:16:33.110 --> 00:16:35.570 sort of special teams miracles some sort of turnover 00:16:35.570 --> 00:16:38.980 some sort of score in order to even have a chance 00:16:38.980 --> 00:16:41.820 to win this game so my stress meter is at a one 00:16:41.820 --> 00:16:44.720 i'm not even sure if the machine is plugged in 00:16:44.720 --> 00:16:46.799 this week but prediction here we go the bills 00:16:46.799 --> 00:16:49.360 are favored by 16 and a half points this game 00:16:49.360 --> 00:16:52.059 is at home in orchard park at one o 'clock that's 00:16:52.059 --> 00:16:54.919 right the lovely one o 'clock kickoff that you 00:16:54.919 --> 00:16:57.600 bills fans have been clamoring for so very long 00:16:57.600 --> 00:17:00.139 the bills will be rocking blue jerseys up top 00:17:00.139 --> 00:17:03.279 white white pants below and a white helmet the 00:17:03.279 --> 00:17:05.680 weather should be great forecast looks pretty 00:17:05.680 --> 00:17:07.660 good people can get in have a great time at the 00:17:07.660 --> 00:17:10.779 stadium and get home to probably catch the second 00:17:10.779 --> 00:17:13.400 half of the Ravens Chiefs game it should be a 00:17:13.400 --> 00:17:15.660 glorious afternoon out there to go check out 00:17:15.660 --> 00:17:18.279 the stadium be with fellow mafia members yeah 00:17:18.279 --> 00:17:20.359 that point spread 16 and a half I've seen it 00:17:20.359 --> 00:17:22.779 as high as 17 but it's back down to about 16 00:17:22.779 --> 00:17:25.319 16 and a half it's crazy for a week four spread 00:17:25.319 --> 00:17:27.599 and this may be the biggest points margin we 00:17:27.599 --> 00:17:30.730 see in the entire league this year but A lot 00:17:30.730 --> 00:17:33.190 of season bettors are avoiding the points. I 00:17:33.190 --> 00:17:35.369 will take the Bills and the points. I think we 00:17:35.369 --> 00:17:38.509 blow this game open, and by the fourth quarter, 00:17:38.549 --> 00:17:41.190 we see backups take the field. So I got the Bills 00:17:41.190 --> 00:17:45.250 winning 35 -17 to go to 4 -0, and we come home, 00:17:45.329 --> 00:17:47.490 or we stay home, rather, and we start preparing 00:17:47.490 --> 00:17:50.950 for the Patriots on Sunday night football in 00:17:50.950 --> 00:17:56.079 Week 5. So that will wrap up the Week 4. Bills 00:17:56.079 --> 00:17:59.079 and Saints preview. If you have enjoyed this 00:17:59.079 --> 00:18:01.640 episode or any other episode of the Three Tees 00:18:01.640 --> 00:18:03.759 podcast, do me a favor and share it with someone 00:18:03.759 --> 00:18:06.240 you know. A quick bit of housekeeping. 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