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It's another edition of The Podbag on Talking Buffalo and Patrick Moran is responding to listener questions, comments and takes almost entirely focused on the Buffalo Bills, many of them contentious on how the Bills should proceed with this offseason.

It seems pretty apparent that the Bills are looking to add a major piece or two to what's clearly a championship caliber roster led by a MVP quarterback. How Brandon Beane should prioritize handlings needs is hotly debated. There's certainly a school of thought that the Bills should trade for DK Metcalf, one of the best wide receivers in the game that Seattle is reportedly willing to shop. However, Patrick explains that while having Metcalf in the fold would be amazing, it absolutely shouldn't be their top priority.
Instead, Patrick explains why adding a high impact pass rusher should be most important and makes his case for Josh Sweat of the Philadelphia Eagles, on the assumption Myles Garrett won't end up ultimately traded.

Also, Patrick responds to someone asking him for the most realistic path to the Bills getting over the hump, if he'd have interest in Joey Bosa, is Kaiir Elam's time in Buffalo toast and a potential Garrett trade scenario. That plus a Sabres rant and thanks for being around for episode number 1,000 this past week!

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren of SB Nation to react to several Buffalo Bills & NFL news and rumors in addition to Matt compiling a Bills wish list of sorts with free agency set to begin in less than a week.

As of this recording nothing significant has happened with the Bills roster this offseason other than the extension of wide receiver Khalil Shakir. The guys react to Shakir's deal now that the full contract deals are available. Shakir being the lone notable Bills transaction is surely about to change, possibly by the time you're listening to this. The guys have thoughts on how after a quiet offseason a year ago in terms of additions, nearly everything is at least potentially on the table for the Bills this time around.

Matt spends time going over what he considers his Bills wish list, running off the players he'd like to see the team re-sign as well as extend. Of course there will be additions and Matt has a few players he thinks would be a great fit for the 2025 Buffalo Bills---and a few names may surprise you.

Also, they react to Matt Stafford sticking with the Los Angeles Rams and Sam Darnold set to cash in with free agency. That plus does it make sense for Davante Adams to play with Aaron Rodgers somewhere else again and tons more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Buffalo blogger and podcaster Chris to discuss both the Buffalo Bills and Sabres, including a segment devoted to eight potential upcoming scenarios for the Bills.

As always this is an interesting time of the year for the Bills and every team in the NFL. It may not feel like it at the moment but championship teams are born or die over the next few months based on decisions made about players to re-sign, let walk, cut, trade away, trade for, sign in free agency and of course the NFL draft. Patrick points out eight potential scenarios that could happen with the Bills over the coming days and weeks and tasks Chris with playing general manager Brandon Beane for each. Chris discusses if he would make each proposed move or not and elaborates why.

On the Sabres front the team is ready to return to action Saturday after a two week league-wide break for the Four Nations Face Off. Chris has thoughts on Lindy Ruff saying the Sabres can still back into the wild card mix by approaching games a certain way. He also comments on Jordan Greenway returning to the lineup, who he's likely playing with, why Zach Benson has been skating on the fourth line, Devon Levi owning the nets in Rochester and Chris' realistic expectations for the remaining 28 games.

That plus sound issues that have plagued Talking Buffalo over the past few days, a few big show announcements and plenty more.

Be sure to follow Chris on X at @2ITB_Buffalo and check out the Two in the Box blog in addition to the Instigator Podcast.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran has a full Buffalo Bills vs Tennessee Titans preview alongside game bold predictions in addition voicing frustrating at yet another crappy Buffalo Sabres start.

The Bills return to Orchard Park this weekend after spending the past three weeks on the road. They'll face a Titans team that's 1-4 with their season already on the brink. Patrick talks about the Titans having one of the worst records in the league despite having a defense that's among the league's best, led by stud defensive tackle Jeffrey Simmons. There's also plenty of weapons on offense but unfortunately for them it's been negated by horrible quarterback play from Will Levis.

Patrick goes over a handful of keys to victory for Buffalo this week, including continuing to be relatively aggressive in the passing game even if the Titans have the top ranked pass defense in the league, containing Tony Pollard in the running game and simply not falling asleep through most the first half like they did the last time they were home against an inferior team to start the season.

Bold predictions are made as well, including a backup running back scoring a touchdown, a prominent defensive player finally making impactful plays and Josh Allen throwing his first pick of the season. From there it's time for a score prediction and spoiler alert---Patrick's not picking Buffalo to lose.

Patrick also spends some time talking about being frustrated that the Sabres are off to a pretty crappy start again and how he's ready to remove any emotional investment in the team going forward. That and much more.

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On this week’s episode of the Moran-Alytics Podcast, Patrick Moran interviews Kevin Smokler, author of “Brat Pack America: A Love Letter To 80’s Teen Movies” (8:29).  They discuss Smokler’s journey to becoming a full-time writer before ultimately penning this outstanding book.  They also talk about some of the 80’s teen movies featured in the book, what some of the reviews say and plenty more.

Then Tone Pucks hops on for their weekly “Pat With Pucks” segment (39:45) to talk the Oscars, his extreme confidence Tyrod Taylor won’t see another snap for the Buffalo Bills, why he likes the Houston Rockets and more before ending things by showing shade at Patrick’s sock game.

The podcast wraps with weekly podcast MVP to a young man who stole the show at the NFL combine over the weekend and LVP to Patrick’s own family and friends for shaming him into doing something he instantly regretted.

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On this second episode of the Moran-Alytics Podcast, Patrick Moran interviews Buffalo News award-winning journalist/weekly radio sports talk host/college professor Tim Graham. They discuss the Baby Joe Mesi era—including the sometimes dirty politics of boxing, feeling downcast while writing for ESPN, returning to the Buffalo News to author life-impacting stories and add perspective to Tim’s gigs in both radio and the college classroom.

Then Tone Pucks (@tonepucks) jumps on for their “Pat With Pucks” segment to talk quarterbacks and upcoming Bills decisions with EJ Gaines and Preston Brown as well as some Buffalo Sabres talk. — much to Patrick’s dismay.

The Moran-Alytics Podcast ends with a few regular segments: MVP for one of the most successful movies to open in years, LVP to a NFL Hall of Famer who needs to ride off into the sunset and an edition of Terrible Tweets dedicated to one of the worst Bills fans.

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This debut episode of the Moran-Alytics Podcast has Patrick Moran interviewing WGR-550 radio host and Buffalo Bills beat reporter Sal Capaccio (7:40).  They discuss Sal’s upbringing in Buffalo and his obsession with sports from a young age, why he chose to go to Syracuse for college, his move to Florida in the mid-1990s, what led to his return to Buffalo and a work journey that went from WGR part time, on-air talent to ultimately one of the most respected NFL reporters in the business .  They also discuss personal relationships among the media, why “tanking” can have several negative ramifications on a franchise and that magical New Year’s Eve when the Bills finally ended a 17-year playoff drought.  

Then longtime friend Tone Pucks (@tonepucks) joins to debut their “Pat With Pucks” segment (1:09:40), as the duo talk fantasy baseball euphoria, Buffalo Bills quarterback scenarios and have differing opinions on the TV drama “This is Us.”  

Lastly, the podcast winds down with weekly hardware for MVP (Chris Rock) and LVP (Fox News’ Laura Ingraham) as well as the first edition of Terrible Tweets.

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The Moran-Alytics Podcast talks sports (especially the Buffalo Bills and New York Yankees), 80’s music, wrestling and pop culture with interview guests in the world of each. This is (very) quick introduction of what you can expect when the podcast launches on February 19th. 

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation and together they have their biggest takeaways on the heels of the Buffalo Bills 23-20 victory on Monday Night football over the New York Jets, an ugly win that looked very sexy in the standings on Tuesday morning. This subject matter was pushed back a day after the major Amari Cooper trade on Tuesday afternoon.

Monday was a game marred by penalties, missed kicks and unforced errors by both teams but in the end, the Bills prevailed and as a result now have a commanding 2.5 game lead over the Jets just six weeks into the season, something very expected. Patrick spends time going over some of the biggest reasons the Bills moved firmly into the driver's seat in the AFC east, including Josh Allen reverting back to the type of play that had him looking like a strong MVP candidate through the first three weeks of season. Also, Ray Davis got the start for an injured James Cook and boy did he ever take the ball and run with it, literally.

Also discussed is the huge (huge) returns of Taron Johnson and Taylor Rapp playing a big role in Buffalo's win, AJ Epenesa being a factor as well as Curtis Samuel having his first meaningful week as a Bill.

This all helped overcome many of Buffalo's deficiencies, including the inexcusable decision by Sean McDermott just before halftime, a defense that got away with yet again giving up too many explosive plays, a kicker who has the yips at this point and other stupid mistakes the Bills made.

They also talks about the Jets trading for Davante Adams and of course, Cooper joining the Bills after a Brandon Beane trade and an opportunity for the Bills to really run away with their division over the next month and much more.

You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattRichWarren and be sure to check out Buffalo Rumblings for your (really good) daily Bills content.

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On this special 900th episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens for a bunch of reactions to the Buffalo Bills pulling the trigger on a huge trade Tuesday, acquiring wide receiver from Amari Cooper in a move that's expected to make Buffalo's offense dramatically more dangerous.

Before jumping into the conversation, Patrick reveals that he originally taped today's show and had it set it to for Wednesday morning, but that changed as he was editing and the news broke of the Cooper trade. While not ideal to have a taped episode essentially become garbage, it's a small price to pay for the Bills to come away with a guy who instantly becomes their No. 1 receiever.

Joe, who's been incredibly vocal about the Bills lack of talent at wide receiver going all the way back to the Stefon Diggs trade in April and even before that, has a ton of takes on this move as does Patrick,, who calls this one of the biggest no-brainer trades involving the Bills he remembers in his lifetime.

The guys also debate where this leaves the Bills in terms of where they stand in the AFC. They also spend some time going over their biggest takeaways from Monday night's win on the road against the New York Jets--- a game that was pretty ugly in real time but sure looked sexy in the standings on Tuesday morning. That and plenty more.

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