5 players to watch for Bills vs Jags on MNF

Summary

Buffalo Plus: 5 Players to Watch for Bills vs Jags on MNF

Podcast: Buffalo Plus: A Buffalo Bills podcast
Hosts: Mike Catalana, Jenna Cottrell (remote), Dan Fetes
Date: September 22, 2024

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Episode Overview

This episode dives into five pivotal players to watch during the upcoming Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars. Drawing from years of deep Bills coverage, the Buffalo Plus team examines weird recent history between the franchises, highlights intriguing player matchups, and pinpoints pressure points that could decide the result.

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Main Discussion Points & Insights

The "Weirdness" of Bills-Jaguars Matchups

• Historical Oddities:
  • Both hosts and Bills DT Ed Oliver agree—games between these teams have been odd and unpredictable.
  • Quote, Ed Oliver (A):
    "It's just a weird... I don't know what it is, man. Just a weird [game]… Y’all go back and watch it. I think the first time we played them, what was the score, like nine to six or something crazy?" [01:33]
  • Hosts reminisce about bizarre scores, defensive linemen interceptions, ugly London games, and the notorious Leonard Fournette "fight game."
  • Mike Catalana (B):
    "Over and again, the Bills have been such a good team, consistent over the last five, six years… But [the Jaguars] are still... a thorn in their side." [03:36]

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1. Ed Oliver: Game-Wrecker Potential (Bills, DT)

• This is a put-up spot for Ed Oliver:
  • The Jaguars offensive line has struggled, especially in protecting Trevor Lawrence.
  • Both hosts see Oliver as “that disruptor,” a glass-eater capable of taking over games.
  • Dan Fetes (C):
    "Ed Oliver can be the type of guy that can ruin games by himself… Jags O-line is not very good. He needs to be that pressure up the middle that they've always wanted him to be, paid him to be." [04:28]
• Post-extension, Oliver’s performance has only improved, attributed partly to technical growth and patience during his NFL development.
  • Mike Catalana:
    "He got paid, and he's been even better." [05:20]
• Matchup to watch: Oliver vs. former Bill Mitch Morse, now anchoring the Jaguars' offensive line.
  • Fun fact: Mitch Morse splurged on a shopping spree at Old Navy after his extension.
    "Like, if that doesn't summarize who Mitch Morse is… his big shopping spree was at Old Navy." [07:32, C]

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2. Baylon Spector: Next-Man-Up Pressure (Bills, LB)

• With Terrell Bernard unlikely, the spotlight is on Baylon Spector.
  • Seen as a dependable, prepared backup, but has struggled to stay healthy and hasn’t started many NFL games.
  • Expect the Jags to target him with matchups—Evan Engram and Travis Etienne in particular.
  • Dan Fetes:
    "Insert every single cliche that you want for Baylon Spector. Don't try and be somebody you're not. Just do your 1/11th. Sean McDermott is incredible at coaching up backups." [09:37]
  • The Bills’ coaches invest in backup prep, watching film together and ensuring they're always ready.
• Spector has had more than a week to prepare—an improvement over being thrust in last minute.

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3. Gabe Davis: Familiar Face, New Role (Jaguars, WR; former Bill)

• Davis has been targeted most frequently among Jags WRs, but with mediocre efficiency (~50% completion).
  • Dan Fetes:
    "This could be a game where he goes off. This could be one of those games that you see once every eight weeks for Gabe Davis to go off." [12:35]
• Hosts point out that Davis is a classic “number three” receiver, not a true threat as a #2 (now paid like one).
  • Mike Catalana:
    "He's an NFL player. But he doesn't scare anybody… instead of making two point some odd million a year, he's making 13 [million]." [13:36]
• Bills CBs Benford and Douglas, in strong form, expected to keep Davis contained.
• The “reunion tour” continues, with the Bills facing multiple former teammates in recent weeks.

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4. Dalton Kincaid: Will He Break Out? (Bills, TE)

• While expectations were sky-high for Kincaid, his production is lagging.
  • The hosts anticipate renewed effort to target tight ends, exploiting Jacksonville’s vulnerability in this area.
  • Mike Catalana:
    "Dalton Kincaid has not... so far has not been that guy. Concerted effort in the last game to get him the ball. Jacksonville has a weakness against tight ends." [14:56]
• Kincaid suffered a minor in-game injury last week (accidental knee to the head), but re-entered later.
  • Hosts link Kincaid’s potential surge to the offense maturing into a balanced, multidimensional threat.
  • Dan Fetes:
    "If they want to take that next step as a complete offense, it's got to start with Kincaid." [15:41]
• With Jags’ elite pass rush, expect the Bills to focus on short, quick passes involving Kincaid, Curtis Samuel, and Shakir.

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5. Tyler Bass: The Heat Is On (Bills, K)

• Bass is feeling pressure after recent misses and the Bills brought in kickers for tryouts this week.
  • Dan Fetes:
    "He is in the hot seat. Is. Is turned up. Bringing in kickers this week. I think that is all you need to know about where the Bills are." [17:47]
• Discussion on league-wide kicker expectations:
  • Sub-50 yarders should be “automatic” now, especially as game outcomes hinge more on special teams.
  • The team’s loyalty tactics—avoiding kicker competition in camp to boost confidence—may have waned in the face of performance problems.
• The hosts wonder how Bass got word about the tryouts—a direct call, his agent, or reading it online?
  • Mike Catalana:
    "You know what I wonder about? They're off on Tuesday. How does he learn that they had kickers in there? His agent call him? Does he just see it online?" [19:07]
• Both agree Bass could be “one kick away from being cut,” salary cap be damned.

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Other Notable Quotes & Moments

• Ed Oliver (defensive philosophy):
  "I speak life into it. So this game won't be weird. But the past two times been weird." [01:33]
• On Sean McDermott’s coaching of backups (Dan Fetes):
  "They give them the tutelage… it means so much to Sean McDermott… when these guys get in there, they're prepared because you never know what’s going to happen." [09:51]
• Gabe Davis physical profile (Dan Fetes):
  "He still looks like a guy that is too slow for the fast guys and not physical enough for the bigger guys. He is what he… Gabe Davis is what he is." [14:12]

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Key Segment Timestamps

• 01:01 — Preview of "5 Players to Watch" segment
• 01:33 — Ed Oliver on the history and weirdness of Bills/Jags
• 04:24 — Ed Oliver analysis and the Mitch Morse connection
• 08:38 — Baylon Spector stepping in at linebacker
• 11:51 — Gabe Davis reunion & what the Bills know about him
• 14:49 — Dalton Kincaid's slow start and breakout potential
• 16:48 — Discussion of Jacksonville’s pass rush and how it impacts Bills' plans
• 17:47 — Tyler Bass’ struggles and the kicker question

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Tone & Delivery

The episode is rich in locker-room insight, banter, and the kind of back-and-forth only veteran beat reporters can deliver. There’s humor (Mitch Morse’s shopping habits), candor (“one kick away from being cut”), and a realistic read on both the emotional and tactical stakes of the matchup.

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Summary Table: Players to Watch & Why

| Player | Team | Reason to Watch | |--------------------|-------|----------------------------------------------------------| | Ed Oliver | Bills | Disruptive force, key to attacking Jags weak O-line | | Baylon Spector | Bills | Next-man-up, can he replace Bernard at LB? | | Gabe Davis | Jags | Former Bill, primary Jags WR but not a proven threat | | Dalton Kincaid | Bills | Bills' TE with breakout potential, Jags weak vs TEs | | Tyler Bass | Bills | Under pressure, Bills brought in competition at kicker |

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Transcript

[A]

Like, it's just a weird game. Like how d lineman catch a pick, but it's just a weird game. I remember that vividly. Just weird, man.

[B]

Hey, everybody, welcome Back to the Buffalo Plus YouTube channel. Presented by Connors and Faris, Mike Catalana and Dan Fates. We're getting you ready for the game on Monday night between the Bills and the Jags. Please make sure to like, comment and subscribe. Thank you very much, Jenna, for your contribution.

[C]

Well done.

[B]

We got a busy day on Monday, so Jenna getting a little bit of a break today. She needs one, doesn't she? Yeah, just she's busy.

[C]

Some people get days off. It must be nice. Wow.

[B]

Shots fired right off the bat. Don't worry, Jenna will be with us Monday night.

[C]

She's shooting the game. So if the weather is bad, I don't want to hear it. It's not my game. I hear there are it is supposed.

[B]

To chance of rain showers, the whole thing.

[C]

It. It appears like it'll be a Dan game, but it's Jen on the sidelines.

[B]

She. She's wanted to be on the side.

[C]

That's it.

[B]

So was her call? Yep, she called it. All right, here's what we're going to do. We're going to give you the five players to watch. Now, we know the ones you're always watching, but we're going to give you five to keep an eye on for the game between the Bills and the team that's always weird with them, the Jacksonville Jaguars.

[C]

I thought at Alvare. I don't think we talked about it much because he talked on Thursday when we recorded one of our videos. Here's what Ed Oliver had to say about the history between these two teams when the Bills face off against the Jags on Monday night.

[A]

Like I said, just a. It's just. I'm just letting the guys know, like, it's a weird. I don't know what it is, man. It's just a weird. And I speak life into it. So this game won't be weird. But the past two times been weird. We didn't start it slow. Just very weird games. Y' all go back and watch it. I think the first time we played them, what a score was like nine or six or something like that. Something crazy. What was it? Nine, six. Come on. Like we playing the NFL game. That's nine to six. Like, I think I remember Josh Allen catching a pick on Josh Allen. I remember that like. Like it's just a weird game. Like how d lineman catch a pick. But it's Just a weird game. I remember that vividly. Just weird, man.

[C]

Yeah, we were talking about it. It's weird. It's not just us at. Oliver also thinks it's equally weird. He said we're like seven times.

[B]

It has gone from my original generation of covering this team to now starting it out in the 90s. First time they ever met was the playoff game. I just saw some highlights of that or low lights for the Bills. Jim Kelly getting knocked out. And then you had the. You know, the Jags winning was Marv's last playoff game for the Bills all the way to. I mean, we can say to London twice they lose to him in London, the EJ Manual mess. And then last year with all the.

[C]

Injuries and two years ago, we are still convinced.

[B]

Did have a conversation. I talked to a few people. Urban Meyer is going to be at the game. We're going to get him to the game. And Josh and the Bills offense going to go out there on the field. Gabe's already there. He could come over and play for the Bills. He could finish the game for them and then the Bills drive down and win it.

[C]

Because we've covered a lot of weird games.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

That game in Jacksonville is up there. Over and again, the Bills have been such a good team. Consistent over the last five, six years.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

The Jags have not. And they are still kind of. I wouldn't say necessarily thorn in their side, but they have been some ugly losses that afterwards we've gone. How did. How did that happen? How did they lose that game?

[B]

And they've had some really good teams. I mean, they. They made it to the AFC Championship. Should have made the super bowl that year.

[C]

Yeah. That was the year they beat the.

[B]

Bills in the playoff games.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

The next game they went to Pittsburgh and scored like 80 points in that game.

[C]

Even going back farther than that, you had the Leonard Fournette fight game. So. Yeah, like. Like that's another one that just gets lost in the mess that is Bills.

[B]

Versus Jags of just legend Leonard Fernet.

[C]

That's it.

[B]

Yeah. Big contributor when he was there. All right, let's pick the five players that we want to talk about for this game. In fact, I'm going to do them in this order because we just heard from him. Ed Oliver.

[C]

I loved what Chris Long had to say. We talked about it on Thursday.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

The fact that he is 100% canine. They did the DNA test.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Glass eater, all those things. It just goes on and on about the fact of Ed Oliver can be the type of guy that can ruin games like by himself. He can be that game wrecker. Jags O line is not very good. Trevor Lawrence has been pressured a ton. He needs to be that pressure up the middle that they've always wanted him to be, paid him to be all of those things. So I'm looking at Ed as the disruptor. Daquan's been average.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

The last two weeks to start the season. But I'm looking at Ed as being that game wrecker for Trevor.

[B]

Ed is an anomaly in this way. Drafted high, the hope was that he would advance and become a high end player. Was up and down a little bit.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And then he got paid.

[C]

He's been great.

[B]

And he's been even better. Yeah, he has been. And I do believe sometimes I know this word does not exist in the NFL. Sometimes you need a little patience. And especially in that kind of position, you think it is just a man whooping another man. And Daquan said that. And there are times that's what it is. I mean, Ed had that one play in the game. He's lined up. They're not lined up. Right. He never even gets in a sneak. He just shoves the tackle out of the way and goes in and gets it. But he's also learned more about positioning his hands, all the techniques.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

The swim moves, all those things you do on the inside. Yeah. And when you're a disruptor like that, boy, that's hard to game plan against.

[C]

Absolutely.

[B]

On the end they chip correct. Quarterbacks step up in the pocket. We all know this. They all hate to step up.

[C]

Absolutely.

[B]

With pressure coming at them.

[C]

And a lot of times they're eating just double teams and a lot of their stats aren't seen. But again, back to back plays. Add in that Miami game. Blows up the play on third down, gets the sack on fourth down. Like that's. He was kind of quiet throughout. Joke around with salmon. He's like, where's that Oliver been this season? And then. And the classic sale jinx right after he tweets it. Right. And he just blows up two back to back plays. That's the type because you're right on the outside. If you're dominant in the middle, it sets up more single question, single blocks on the outside. So Ed needs to continue to be that guy for Von, for at or for Greg and things like that.

[B]

And he's going up against Mitch Morris. Now. When you think of personalities, I think they're very, very similar.

[C]

Totally. Dad.

[B]

Dad Mitch.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Like we went. He was a year behind Me in high school, Mitch.

[C]

I, I, that is just looks like it.

[B]

He is just a good dude, but he is. Now, kids, we're gonna have a family meeting. I can hear that out of Mitch.

[C]

My favorite story ever about Mitch and I don't think we've ever talked about in here, but when he got paid be like the highest paid center.

[B]

Right.

[C]

Do you know how he spent his money?

[B]

No, I don't remember this.

[C]

He went to Old Navy. He had a shopping spree at Old Navy. Not Kirk Cousins Kohl's level. Yeah, but he went to Old Navy and balled out where you can get.

[B]

Like four pairs of jeans for like nine bucks.

[C]

Yeah. It's awesome. Like, like if that doesn't symbolize like, like summarize who Mitch Morris is. His big shopping spree.

[B]

Now we will be looking before the game because Mitch is big with the fits coming into the game. Yes. Now good dude. He's the we talked about. He's a guy that I initially would have liked to have seen them keep. We know they had this plan, but that's a guy who did a lot for this franchise.

[C]

And Mitch also told the Buffalo News this week that he thought he was going to retire as a Bill.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Like, he thought he was going to end his career with the Bills. So they've got to figure out some things in the offensive line. Mitch is going to. It has to be a massive part of keeping Trevor upright and giving him time.

[B]

Does Ed talk trash to Mitch? No, I don't think he does.

[C]

No.

[B]

Because sometimes Ed gets going and maybe.

[C]

It'S too much respect for dad.

[B]

Exactly. Right.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Maybe he gets away with like one little one and then Mitch gives him the look like. Enough Ed.

[C]

Sir. Yeah, son. Don't, don't be doing that. Yeah, that, that's what it'll be.

[B]

All right. The second guy we want to talk about is Bale Inspector. He's coming in as the starter. Played well.

[C]

Yep.

[B]

You know, it's not easy. You know, Terrell Bernard, we've talked about it here is right up there with Ed Taron Johnson as the best players on that defense and all the levels. And boom, he's out. And now you're on the field and he is. His issue has been not being able to stay on the field.

[C]

Correct.

[B]

And then he hasn't had that many reps on the defense.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Now we'll get all the reps this week, but they're also game planning for him and I think they're going to now, you know the Evan Ingram thing is big, but they're going to try to get at Balen Specter, I would think with Travis Atn in that second level, I think it's a. It's a big week for him. Hold down the fort because I feel like Bernard's trending towards being back in another week.

[C]

Yeah. I think insert every single cliche that you want for Balen Specter. Don't try and be somebody you're not. Just do your 1 11th, all those things. And Sean McDermott is incredible at coaching up backups.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

And getting them ready. We also talked to. I was talking to somebody about it, but the fact of the backups watch so much film, usually by themselves. For most teams, the Bills coaches, the position coaches watch a lot of film with the backups. Like, they give them the tutelage of like, hey, you may be this guy. So we. They spend the time and invest it. So you know how much it means to Sean McDermott for when these guys get in there. Yeah, they are prepared because you never know what's going to happen. And, you know, you always got to prepare to be the starter. This is the actual time when it really pays off for guys like Balin Spector, guys like Dorian Williams, guys across the board. Even going back to Jamar Hamlin. Like, they have had guys ready to go. Jamarcus Ingram, like, be prepared to. For when your number is called because you never know what's going to be. It's nice to see, though, that Balin has 10 days to pretty much know he's going to be the guy.

[B]

Yeah. As opposed to 10 seconds. And I even asked him in the locker room down in Miami about that because I do believe he was saying that, you know, when you're bail inspector, he is thinking of the plays being called. He is in his mind while he's watching.

[C]

Right.

[B]

Terrell Bernard, the play call, what we're doing. So he's, you know, he's trying to, you know, it's like a baseball player sitting on the bench watching the pitchers. You got to be ready.

[C]

But it's easier said than done, no question.

[B]

And that was when Ed. I think we talked about it when I asked Ed about it and it was like, I look like they said that's not TB in the huddle, though he definitely does. Balin's got. He's, you know, he and Ed could have a nice. Running a business means checking a lot of boxes. Let's see, payroll, check. Inventory. Check. Insurance. Good thing. Simply business makes getting small business insurance fast and easy. Check insurance. Off your [e-mail] this little conversation. Go ride horses. So big night for him against the Jags. Let's flip to the Jags offense. Gabriel Davis, go ahead.

[C]

Is that all I. He's. Do you know he's been targeted the most wide for Jags wide receivers and.

[B]

He'S at about 50 some odd percent of completion.

[C]

He's right on his number 10 targets. I think he's got five or six catches. Yeah. I loved what Cam Lewis had to say that, you know, they kind of know what he does and the physicality.

[B]

And Cam said he talked a little trash. Yeah.

[C]

I don't know what else to say about Gabe. I'm trying to keep this nice. It's another one of the things of credit to me. I can take the credit to me. Now, granted, it's two weeks.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Maybe he turns it around and plays like a guy that got paid.

[B]

He got a lot of money.

[C]

So I just. This could be a game where he goes off. This could be one of those games that you see once every eight weeks for Gabe Davis to go off.

[B]

I always think about players and when you want to give an honest opinion of what that player, what you feel about that player is, is you think about him on a team you dislike.

[C]

Correct. Right.

[B]

So if you're a Bills fan, it was Tyreek Hill going to the Dolphins because they're like, we see this guy now, we got to see him twice a year. Xavier Worthy and the Bills have done a great job against Tyreek. And we'll see when they do play against Worthy. But you go, you know, for example, Giants fans understanding how disappointing it was with Saquon, but then they're like, saquon can't play. Saquon can play. Now you're going to play against him twice. I think about Gabe as a. A good football player in his role. Like he's an NFL player. But he doesn't scare anybody.

[C]

Nope.

[B]

And I don't think he has. I think this is who he is.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Except instead of making two point some odd million a year, he's making 13 million.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And you're counting on him to be that guy. They have not gotten the production in the first few games out of Christian Kirk.

[C]

Right.

[B]

Josh's golf buddy. I would expect them to try to get Kirk going in this game.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Because he's a. He's a good wide receiver.

[C]

Especially with no Ingram. But the Bill secondary. I mean, this is also feeling confident that Gabe doesn't have a big game just because of how good Benford and Douglas have been.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

So I would be. You know, it's not a Gabe jersey.

[B]

Stevie Johnson.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

But it's. It is weird. Again, the reunion tour continues. Poyer last week, Mitch this week as well as Gabe. I don't know. Yeah, I've said all of my parts about Gabe Davis. I watched some of the film against him against the Browns. He still looks like a guy that is too slow for the fast guys and not physical enough for the bigger guys. He is what he. Gabe Davis is what he is. And I think it's a really good number three. I think it's below average number two wide receiver. That's my point.

[B]

Well, the Bills know him pretty well. Let's go to the Bill side. And a guy that I think we universally thought was going to put up numbers.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

I know someone who drafted him relatively early in his fantasy league and, you know, I think the numbers are coming.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

But Dalton Kincaid has not been.

[C]

No.

[B]

So far has not been that guy. Concerted effort in the last game to get him the ball. Jacksonville has a weakness against tight ends. Their numbers are not good against tight ends. And I would think the Bills would. Again, he got nicked up in the last game, but I would think they would be saying, let's get Kincaid going.

[C]

Yeah, he was. He got hit in the face or.

[B]

Something like that was an odd play. He was on the ground. The defender was sort of running by him and he sort of kneed him in the head. Unintentional.

[C]

Right.

[B]

But he got kneed in the head and then he came out for a while and then went back in.

[C]

Yeah, we. We've talked so much about the running game and how it's been effective and all of those things. The passing game hasn't really got it gotten going.

[B]

Right.

[C]

I think if they want to take that next step as a complete offense, it's got to start with Kincaid and I think it's got to start. If not against Jacksonville, they're going to need it against Baltimore, they're going to need it against Houston. Like defenses that fly around and can stop the run.

[B]

Fly around.

[C]

Fly around. Josh Allen. That's where I see needing to find Kincaid to. To also alleviate some of those heavier boxes that teams may start to say, hey, we're gonna make. We're gonna stop the run first. Now necessarily with the Bills. And then, I mean, that's crazy to say, but Josh Allen has been good, but he hasn't been asked to do all of that much. Yeah, he went Superman style in against Arizona. But they just ran the ball down Miami's throat. If you can't run the ball down down a team's throat, you gotta find somebody else. Khalil, Shakir has been great. I know some people are tagging me today about you. He's caught every single target. It's. That's great. You need more.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

We could have talked about Keon Coleman needing to do stuff. I think this is a big game where the rate the Jags have a really good pass rush. Josh talks about it. They probably have three elite pass rushers on the edge.

[B]

Walker.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And obviously.

[C]

Right.

[B]

Josh Allen.

[C]

Hines Allen. And so I think this is a quick game passing game to. To maybe this will be the best pass rush the Bills offensive line will face. So I think it's quick bubble screen. See your guy Curtis Samuel this week. I think it's Shakir and I think it's. I think it's got to be Kincaid.

[B]

We should talk about Josh Hines Allen. Did he really say I'm the real Josh Allen? I don't know the guy. When we were talking to JP Chadrick he was saying. Really said that after the game. I don't remember. Unless he was. I don't know if he said I'm the real Josh Allen. But some.

[C]

Well, but after the 20, 21 game he had a sack that was.

[B]

Yeah. Not. Not the London game.

[C]

Interception.

[B]

He destroyed the Bills in that game. He's a heck of a player.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And he can make some big plays and he knows everybody's going to be talking about Josh in the game.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

We're going to close it out with a guy who is under pressure. Depends on what level you want to say. Tyler Bass.

[C]

Yeah. I think this is. He is in the hot seat. Is. Is turned up.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Bringing in kickers this week. I think that is all you need to know about where the Bills are. Although Sean McDermott says he has all the confidence of the world entirely.

[B]

You have to say that. What are you going to say?

[C]

Right.

[B]

But he also said even in the preseason you got to make that kick.

[C]

Yep.

[B]

Like. And we see it around the league. The guy for the Cowboys kicked what.

[C]

A six, 65 yarder just now.

[B]

65. I. You want him. You should be able to.

[C]

You should be automatic. Inside of. Yeah. I. Inside of 50. You should be automatic.

[B]

Oh, yes. I'd say for this league. 55 and below is now become. I mean they're kicking at a high. High level.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Around the league.

[C]

I mean the Bills have been good in the red zone. So he hasn't really had to. They haven't really had to settle for three.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

But again, I think they've said all the right things all off season of we still believe in him and all these things. And they didn't bring anybody in in training camp, and they didn't really put any extra added pressure. And I was a fan of that. I didn't think there was a point of wasting a practice squad player on bringing in a kicker. But now, credit to me, I said.

[B]

I thought they should have brought in a kicker in camp.

[C]

Yes, you did.

[B]

And your point was a good one. They want this guy to have confidence.

[C]

Right.

[B]

And let him get all the kicks. You talk about pressure. You know what I wonder about? They're off on Tuesday. How does he learn that they had kickers in there? His agent column. Does he just see it online? I don't think. I don't think Smiley's walking up to him and going, hey, bud, they're bringing in kickers.

[C]

That's a really good question.

[B]

Because it's. They.

[C]

Sean, call him and say, hey, just want to let you know. Like, I don't want you to hear it from somebody else.

[B]

Maybe they bring in players all the time.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

And, you know, corners. And it's public.

[C]

It's public knowledge.

[B]

It comes out. But a lot of times you. Just because of injury.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

I think when you think of kickers, you think of replacing him because he's ineffective. I think when you think of most players around the league, you're just scared to death. You lose two wide receivers or an offensive lineman, so you always have speed dial. Old phrase on players that you've gotten a look at. But when you bring a kicker in, you're thinking about replacing your kicker.

[C]

I agree.

[B]

There's no question. So we'll see what happens.

[C]

I think he's one kick away from being cut. And don't tell me about the salary cap. The Bills can make it work. They're not going to go late in the season. Salary cap. Aside of not having faith that Tyler Bass can make a kick when they.

[B]

Absolutely need it, it impacts too much of your team, your decision making, everything. The games are close and you need a kicker who's going to deliver for it. All right, we're going to be at the game. We'll have you covered there. Post game. Remember, our podcast comes out Tuesday, late game, first thing Tuesday morning. Also available wherever you get your audio pod, so make sure you're ready for that. Yes. Jenna, well rested?

[C]

Yes.

[B]

Day off. She will be at the game. Shooting the game in the rain.

[C]

That's it.

[B]

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