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Buffalo Bills Pressers, Tre White's Return and NFL News | The Morning Charge · The Morning Charge

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  Speaker 1: Good morning, Mafia! It's Tuesday, October 20th. 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: He has returned! The Bills signed cornerback Tredavious White to
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  Speaker 2: the team's practice squad. releasing cornerback A.J. Woods in a
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  Speaker 2: corresponding move. Per Adam Schefter, White will acclimate on the
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  Speaker 2: practice squad before joining the active roster. The reporter also
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  Speaker 2: mentioned that White turned down several other offers to rejoin
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  Speaker 2: the Bills.
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  Speaker 1: Joe Brady took the podium Monday and addressed safety C.J.
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  Speaker 1: Gardner-Johnson's league suspension head-on, making it clear that accountability and
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  Speaker 1: situational awareness are non-negotiable standards for his football team. He
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  Speaker 1: reiterated that CJ was, quote, here for a reason and
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  Speaker 1: said that he addressed it with the team. On how
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  Speaker 1: to approach the bye week, Brady said there's an opportunity
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  Speaker 1: with six games on tape to get better in all phases.
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  Speaker 1: He talked about how you have to split time between
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  Speaker 1: yourself scouting and looking ahead at the upcoming schedule and
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  Speaker 1: how to finish the rest of the season. When asked,
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  Speaker 1: are you happy with how the defense is playing right now?
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  Speaker 1: Brady said, I'm not happy with how the team is
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  Speaker 1: playing right now. and added that you can't be content
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  Speaker 1: with any part of your team and should always be
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  Speaker 1: striving to improve. He later mentioned that the defense has
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  Speaker 1: shown some signs of improvement week over week, even if
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  Speaker 1: they didn't feel that way last week. On navigating the
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  Speaker 1: absence of DJ Moore recently, Brady talked about how it's
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  Speaker 1: a challenge when managing the game plan and him being
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  Speaker 1: on the fence of being ready for game day throughout
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  Speaker 1: practice weeks, but he talked about how well Keon Coleman
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  Speaker 1: has fit into that role and making it easier on
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  Speaker 1: everyone in DJ's absence. Brady was asked about the value
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  Speaker 1: of his special teams unit so far this year, and
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  Speaker 1: he excitedly praised the unit from top to bottom and
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  Speaker 1: how they've performed lately, including highlighting the kickoff coverage last week.
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  Speaker 2: Stat of the day. According to Mina Kimes, when Josh
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  Speaker 2: Allen throws to a running back, it results in a
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  Speaker 2: first down 47% of the time. The league average is
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  Speaker 2: just 23%.
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  Speaker 1: Jim Leonard met with the media on Monday to break
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  Speaker 1: down the defensive performance out in Vegas and outline the
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  Speaker 1: unit's priorities heading into the bye week. When asked about
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  Speaker 1: the defense stepping up in key moments to secure a
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  Speaker 1: 33-30 win, Leonard acknowledged that while they made plays when
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  Speaker 1: it mattered the most, highlighted by Dorian Williams' third quarter interception,
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  Speaker 1: the overall consistency of the unit for a full 60
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  Speaker 1: minutes still needs a massive overhaul. Addressing the back-end communication
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  Speaker 1: issues that have plagued the secondary over the first six weeks,
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  Speaker 1: Leonard emphasized that simplifying the scheme and improving situational awareness
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  Speaker 1: are the primary goals during the bye week. He pointed
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  Speaker 1: out that guys need to stop pressing, trust their technique,
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  Speaker 1: and stop trying to do too much individually. Leonard also
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  Speaker 1: touched on the growth of young players like quarterback Davidson Igbenosin,
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  Speaker 1: praising his aggressive playstyle and how he has earned snaps
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  Speaker 1: on the perimeter. He highlighted the communication and leadership of
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  Speaker 1: safety Cole Bishop and the critical stability of Damar Hamlin
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  Speaker 1: provides on the back end, while the secondary continues to
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  Speaker 1: weather suspensions and injuries. With the team sitting at 5-1,
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  Speaker 1: Leonard made it clear that the bye week gives the
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  Speaker 1: defensive staff a vital window into self-scouting, evaluate every alignment
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  Speaker 1: and every package, and fix the leaky past events before
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  Speaker 1: they head to Baltimore. Offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael met with
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  Speaker 1: reporters on Monday to break down the offensive execution from
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  Speaker 1: the 33-30 victory in Las Vegas and look at the
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  Speaker 1: self-scouting goals for the bye week. Carmichael praised wide receiver
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  Speaker 1: Keon Coleman for stepping up over the last couple of weeks,
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  Speaker 1: highlighting how seamless his integration into the game has been
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  Speaker 1: and how he's been a reliable target for Josh Allen
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  Speaker 1: in high leverage situations. He also spoke on Josh Allen's
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  Speaker 1: command against the Raiders defense, noting how well he settled
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  Speaker 1: into a rhythm, trusted his checkdowns, and let the playmakers
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  Speaker 1: make things happen. On the offense's red zone growth, Carmichael
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  Speaker 1: expressed confidence in how efficiently the unit has operated inside
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  Speaker 1: the 20s. But noted then, the bye week provides some
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  Speaker 1: critical window to audit their situational execution and iron out
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  Speaker 1: second half details. He also gave a special nod to
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  Speaker 1: backup quarterbacks Kyle Allen and Shane Boucher for essentially their
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  Speaker 1: work they do behind the scenes, week in and week out,
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  Speaker 1: to help Josh prepare for game day.
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  Speaker 2: Around the NFL, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is out for
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  Speaker 2: the season after doctors discovered multiple blood clots in his lungs.
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  Speaker 2: Tanner McKee is in line to start for the rest
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  Speaker 2: of the year and help the Eagles out of their
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  Speaker 2: 2-4 start. Lamar Jackson is still day-to-day, according to head
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  Speaker 2: coach Jesse Minter. The Indianapolis Colts fired longtime GM Chris Ballard.
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  Speaker 2: The Patriots placed wide receiver Romeo Dobbs on injured reserve
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  Speaker 2: with a shoulder injury. This comes just after the Patriots
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  Speaker 2: got A.J. Brown back from injured reserve. The Rams are
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  Speaker 2: back in the market for a new kicker after placing
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  Speaker 2: Blake Groupie on IR with a torn ACL. Groupie was
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  Speaker 2: the replacement for Harrison Mevis, who was cut after the
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  Speaker 2: Rams fell to the Bills on Monday Night Football. They're
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  Speaker 2: bringing in former Bill Matt Prater for a visit tomorrow.
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  Speaker 2: The injury woes continue for the Rams as Devontae Adams
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  Speaker 2: ruptured his hamstring and is expected to miss 6-10 weeks.
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  Speaker 2: Defensive tackle Kobe Turner will miss four to six weeks
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  Speaker 2: with a groin injury. And defensive tackle and former Bill,
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  Speaker 2: Puna Ford, is out for the season after he ruptured
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  Speaker 2: his triceps.
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