Hour 3 - What to expect from the Bills defense and Offensive Tackle Austin Corbett on week 1

0:00What the heck is going on with all these promotional popcorn buckets? The giant shorts that all of Gen Z is wearing now and whatever the heck high rocks is? I'm comedian and certified hater Matt Bellissai and these are the types of questions I'm demanding answers to on my podcast. What the heck with Matt Bellissai? Listen or watch every Thursday as I rant about all the internet trends, pop culture stories and personal mayhem that makes me scream, what the heck? Follow what the heck with Matt Bellissai wherever you get your podcasts. Overall, this is a new Buffalo Bill's team. It's not the team we played the past couple years or new head coach and new coordinators on all three phases. With Jim Brains, they're going to be a more multiple front so you'll see more five down front than they've had in the past so they're going to put their base defense out there. He's going to try to mix it up, try to confuse the quarterback with some disguises, bring it different pressures, drop in the outside linebackers and covers. So we have to be on it from a preparation standpoint because

1:02in a right now, for his track record, it's his first game, you know, calling it with the bill. So he has everything that he's disposal when it comes to trying to confuse the quarterback. So we just have to make sure we're playing rules ball. Jamaica Ryan's head coach of the Houston Texans. Bill's Texans Sunday, one o'clock, week one, another season in the NFL begins. Walk outside. It feels like football. It really does. By this afternoon, it might be a little hot, but it feels like football right now, 57 degrees where we are here in Amherst and high today around 80. Jeremy and Joe, Joe's off this week again. He's back on Sunday as part of our pregame coverage. One of the things I mentioned earlier when I get to once again is what we've got in terms of our weekly lineup that you can count on for Buffalo football Monday and football Fridays and all that good stuff. We've got great guests for you this year and really excited to share. So on Mondays, you'll get DJ more or Connermer Governing with us in the morning.

2:06We're going to have those guys rotating. So either DJ more or Connermer Governing in the afternoon, Deon Dawkins, four o'clock with showbiz in the bulllock. So after games, you hear them from some pretty big names here on WGR Tuesdays. We're going to welcome in Austin Corbett. It was going to join us next segment, the former Carolina Panther, former Los Angeles Ram came here to the bills is on the depth chart in the offensive line has some experience with teams that have one big in LA. And we'll talk super bowl expectations with him coming up. Mike Florio joins us on Tuesdays, Ross Tucker in the afternoon on Tuesdays and on Fridays, Vic Karuchi. He'll be on with us 830 Friday mornings and Aaron Williams, former Bill's safety Aaron Williams in the afternoon, four o'clock on football Friday. So that's like your lineup among others along the way. You know, all the best voices, all the experts out there and excited to bring all that kind of football coverage to you here this season, bills and Texans getting your preliminary thoughts on it. It's a Tuesday. We'll talk to yourself into a lot of different things between now and then, but how you're feeling about

3:08it. Let me know 803 0 550. And then the other part of it is whether or not you are, you believe Sean McDermott McDermott says he'd be rooting for the bills. A lot of people here that he still loves and the the community and the team and the area of the fan base, what they left on him, how he still would root for the bills. He was out there doing the rounds. He's been doing some media here and there. I think there are some bills fans, of course, that will always have hard feelings toward McDermott for specific games. We're not the mention of them. You know them. And then I think there's a good chunk of the fan base that appreciates what he did and would say best of luck to you. Thanks for the memories. Thanks for the good times. See you later. Good luck. And you know, turn to your team, which starts new season with Joe Brady. Brady's test in the opener is a big one. That Houston defense just from a Jimmy's and Joe standpoint. It is elite. It was amazing last year. But look

4:09at the box scores the last two seasons. This is what I hope things get different. It's start football seasons underway. It starts tomorrow, Patriots and Seahawks and then it goes Australia. But here we are. It's a game week, right? So I'm going to dip into something that I've been very passionate about the last couple of seasons. And that's the receiver core because looking back on last year and two years ago, it feels like the argument or the fight we're having about the receivers over the years is the context to how we feel about it right now. Most all of universally every single bills fan thinks that they are more well equipped that that position right now, right? We all do. It's not debatable. How could you make the case last year's group is more equipped without a youngster in Skylar Bell. And of course, the established guy in DJ Morley, we all think and expect that the group is better. We'll see about the results. We'll see if the group is good enough.

5:10We'll see if people say healthy. Josh Palmer, of course, got heard of a bunch. Keon Coleman has had run ins with availability, whether that's injury or a maturity as the bills might call it. The receiving court is better. The line's about the same. One change out. The tight ends are the same. The backs are the same. The quarterbacks the same. What's different for the offense? It's the receiver group and it's the existence of no one above should say the lack of existence of McDermott above Joe Brady. So the offense to the moon, the offense has a chance to prove in game one that they will be different. That they will be tougher to defend. They're always tougher, tougher to defend because of Josh Allen. They've always been tough to defend as long as James Cook's been running the balls effectively as he has and the line's been as good as it has. Against Houston, they have not been tough to defend. They have not been a pain in Houston side. Houston has held them down offensively and made them look bad. The last couple box scores tell

6:16a story here. It's not like the bill's defense has looked bad against Houston. You could bring a Sean McDermott defense to this Houston game and they'd probably feel pretty good. Even with a skeleton squad of older guys that aren't in league anymore. They went to Houston last year and the defense was generally fine. Yes, they lost the Davis Mills, but not because of what happened on defense. You go back two years ago, Colby ships, Rocky season, they get hit over the top once and an eco Collins bomb. And other than that, there just wasn't that much. But the receiving core, the target core for last season, Jackson Hawes was way too far up the depth chart in terms of how passes he caught your receivers last year. Khalil Shakir eight for one 10. I think one of those was late down the sideline. Had like some probably some hook and ladder yards for Shakir on one of those big plays. Your second leading receiver was Ty Johnson with 45 yards. Then Jackson Hawes, Davis 22,

7:16Josh Palmer 21 yards, Elijah Moore minus three. The team as a whole, Alan goes 253 on 34 attempts and is sacked eight times eight sacks and not just you're one of them. How many how many yards should you lose on eight sacks? If you have Josh Allen, you might expect that to be like 30 to 40 yards. He gets back on the scrimmage. He fights for it like not all sacks are created equal. He got sacked eight times and they lost 70 yards on sacks. That's a passing game that passed for 253 and lost 70 on sacks net passing yards in a way there of 183 on 34 attempts. So can they be better? Definitely. James Cook ran well against Houston last year, 17 for 116 yards in a touchdown. After the game was a little bit of a where was James Cook? How come you're not running

8:17more James Cook? Last year's bills, we wondered if they were built well enough to come from behind. Granted, they did against Baltimore, but another games against the Falcons against the dolphins. They'd get in games where they're behind and the blitzes would start to come and Alan would be under pressure. Alan to be under siege. And this time around, maybe it's different. Maybe it's different, not because of the offensive line, but because of the weapons available at receiver. Again, I mentioned last year's receivers in the Texans game, Shakir Gabe Davis, Josh Palmer, Elijah Moore, Shakir Gabe Davis, Josh Palmer, Elijah Moore. Those were the receivers the last time these two teams played for the Buffalo Bills. And if you go to the year before, it's maybe not as bad, but also rough. Coleman led them in receiving in that game with 49 yards.

9:17The receivers the year before. Coleman Mac Holland's MBS Curtis Samuel. Wow. Two games against Houston where your offense looked silly. And I think I can identify the main reason they looked silly. They didn't have, I mean, who's the best receiver of the bunch? It's Shakir. Yeah. Eight for one 10 last year, but other than Shakir, Coleman, Hollins, MBS Curtis Samuel, Elijah Moore, Josh Palmer. These games have been where all of the conversation became like, oh, I actually, you know what? Yeah, you might need somebody out there. Yeah. You were playing digs in that first game in the first game. Number one. That's right. And the first game digs went for 82 yards on six catches and was a part of why they lost that game. Yes. Every time we do this exercise and we go back and look at the receiver rooms, it's tough. MBS is like a gun shop. MBS. It really

10:20upsets MBS had three targets for no yards. Curtis Samuel had no targets. Sorry, had no yards on four targets. All this is to say, like, we all think it's going to be better. We all know it's going to be better. It's really important to note how bad it was. It really, really upsets me. It is unbelievable that that was the plan. Right. You have that superstar quarterback and that's the receiver room again and out there. Well, two years ago, they're missing Shakir. Right. Last year, they're missing Kincaid. The room is a hole. It's right. That was, that was the plan. Was that those rooms? And that just people wonder why we talked about it so much. Just look at it. And it's crazy. It was crazy. That happened with this quarterback. That's, that's like the dolphins defense this year. That's what it feels like. These rooms, they were, they were jokes compared to the rest of the league. It was insane. And it's just, it makes you feel like this year could be

11:25so different. Right. It is, it's funny because in the last two losses, there are two very different losses. Both were one score games, you know, whether it's 2320 or the year before was, sorry, 2319 and 2320. And in one game, Alan gets sacked eight times. They scored 20 points. In the other game, he gets sacked once and they scored 20 points. So a lot of ways to do it, a lot of ways to hold the team down. The way the Texans held the bills down was they didn't have anybody worth throwing to. And now it appears they're going to go into this game with who we think are there three most important pass catchers. Would anyone dispute it's going to be DJ more Dalton, Ginkade and Khalil Shakir. All three will be available. The bills have not walked into a game like this with two pass catchers of this caliber yet. And this time they get to go in with three.

12:25Say what you will about where they rank league wide. To me, that's a different conversation. Two years ago, it is nine for 30 for Alan, nine for 30 passing the ball. And you're leading receivers, Keon Coleman, who caught one pass for 49 yards on five targets. He had the one catch turn and run without that one play. Alan is eight for 29 for less than a hundred. They didn't sack him. They got him once. He couldn't go anywhere with the ball. They should be ready for that this time. And then again, the following year, Ginkade only Shakir and your next option was Gabe Davis. So I'm ready to start like feeling the bills will have an adequate group of targets. And they'll have their answers for Houston. I should hope so. What do you think? 80305 50. It's important to remember where it was to feel

13:28good about where it is. Look, they say don't look backwards. You've already been there. All these like, it's probably somewhere on some sign in your living room. Don't look back. You're not going that way. It's important in this case. Look back. Look at the progress you've made. It's taken some time, but they're better prepared. And that includes some of the same names, like a Josh Palmer and a Keon Coleman no longer in the top three options. All three of your top options should be available Sunday, one o'clock. Mike in Virginia, Mike, good morning. Hey, Jeremy. Yeah, I was on a wedding recently. Father of the bride said, don't cry because it's oversmile because it's happened. I feel like you're the opposite. You're smiling because it's over and crying because it happened with your at the airport. That's right. That's right. Question for you. What would you do with the about five million or so that we've kind of got a cap money left. We've got 10. You need some for callups throughout the season. What would be your number one move in the weeks to come? Thank you, guys. Yeah. Thanks, Mike. It's kind of like asking if you're to predict what they need at the deadline, what would it be?

14:29It's tough to know now, right? I've got to see a couple. You've got to see a couple teams that are going to fall apart or who has a player that's going to want to leave and go to a contender. But they'll probably need something on the defensive side. It would be my guess. Whether they go for a linebacker that they did just bring back, Shaq Thompson, he could get in sooner than later. Is the past rush going to be what they want it to be or could we get to October? Well, who's available? Who could be had in this spot? The last couple of seasons, it's been Jaylen Waddle or Amari Cooper. We went to the receiving court the last two years. Last years, that's been an obvious answer. If someone on this core were to get hurt and be out for the year, I think they could be hunting again, definitely. But I think it's a tough ask, what do they need? They need good players. They need somebody that would make a difference. Who would elevate their

15:32defense 10% at that individual position? 10% more at corner, linebacker, safety, defensive tackle. It could be anything. I think it's tough. They have their numbers on that side of the ball. If you were to ask somebody which bills player, I think it's going to surprise on defense this year, ask 100 bills fans. How many names did you get? 10, 11? Getting back to just how different it is this year than last year for bills Texans. That's a bills defense that did pretty well in a loss. Your new defensive players that were not on the field for them last year at Oliver's on the list, Michael Hoyt's on the list. Bradley Chubb, CJ Gardner Johnson, D Alfred Calebe, Larmzor, TJ Parker, Jaylen Kilgore, and Geno Stone, I guess I put him in their two in the practice squad. How many guys do you expect to see a lot of on Sunday? Chubb, Oliver, Hoyt, CJ Gardner Johnson, D Alfred, I'm at five. Their first round pick, or the first pick I should say,

16:35second rounder, TJ Parker is there. I'm at six. And his Calebe, Larmzor, did he win the job? Am I at seven new defensive players? That's a different defense. That doesn't have to be better, but I've got some juice defensively where last year when they're playing Houston, I could pull up the snap count to see who's in there, but I mean, you really did see a defense that purged a lot of its older pieces, you know, respect to the guys that played here for so long that were legends, Poir, Milano, Trey White, and Joey Boas is on the field for them last year when they played. Joey Boas is not in the league. So if you want to look at the roster and say, I think the roster is stronger, I think there's an easy way to get to that spot. And what will they need? I mean, earlier was it last week, two weeks ago? I suggested, which is weighted out and trade for Nick Fulk on the time comes because he's kicking for the jets and makes all his kicks, but I can't

17:40imagine the bills would really need to do that if Matt Prater's there if things aren't working out for Tyler Bass. So thanks to the question, Mike. Thanks for the call. Apologies that my answer is, I don't, I don't know. If DJ Moore got hurt and it was a season ending injury, it would have to be a receiver. I mean, it would have to be. And I kind of was saving this for maybe tomorrow, but let's do it here in five minutes because college football starting up again means that if you follow me on Twitter, you're going to see me write a thousand times future bills receiver again to all these receivers that are putting up highlight level catches and track on the first round. And how much of it is a bit versus how much of it is real? It's fun to suggest that every one of these guys is going to be future bills receiver, but it's important. I would say like the seasons about to begin. And yes, I'm going to tell you that in the draft, we should talk receiver. And the reason is that that whole exercise is going back to see what it was the last two years that could

18:43have been prevented the entire time. And it can be prevented again. And the bills are arguably in the exact same spot. I know DJ Moore isn't the same as digs, but the whole thing started with the idea of let's make sure you have, you know, the pipeline filled in for when digs isn't here anymore. And then digs exit was accelerated and you were unprepared. So make sure you're not unprepared. When when then all started, the bills had a very healthy core, very good five deep group we like digs Davis Sanders, Beasley, Isaiah McKenzie was a role player guy, right? Like, so yeah, when they get to the next next off season, I'm not going there yet. Absolutely. It'll be about, well, now Moore will be 30 years old and Coleman's in the final year and Palmer's going to be let loose. And she keep like, absolutely, it should be a priority next year to make sure that that exercise we just went through remembering the last two times they played Houston, who they had as pass catchers never happens again. It should never happen again. 803 05 50.

19:48Can you Kyle Shanahan for me here at Joe Kelly? We'll do this real quick. Austin Corvette of the Buffalo bills coming up in about 10 minutes. We'll talk to him on Tuesdays, get to know him his first year here with the team as part of the offensive line as they go to Houston. So watching tape on, you know, the wrecking crew that it is. So eager to talk to him in about 10 minutes. But before we get that, we got a game tomorrow, Seahawkson Patriots in Seattle. And by the way, I know we're all ready for New England to fall to earth. But the Seattle secondary is not looking like it's at its best right away. Nick Mn. Worry is limited. He might not play. And they lost a couple other key pieces. So just worth worth entertaining the idea that Seattle could have some challenges in the secondary. Tariq Wullen, he went to the Eagles. They lost Kobe Bryant, not that Kobe Bryant, but a different Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant left as well. He's to the bears. So two big pieces of what they do on defense over that they leave two corners. They lost two

20:53corners and their stud young safety is limited in practice. I'm ready for everyone to say New England's catch in a break again, right? Because they catch a lot of breaks. Anyway, so that's the first game. Seahawkson Patriots. The second game is Rams Niners. Now the Rams have not yet left. And they might leave, oh boy, it's gonna be tough on me trying to figure out when they leave. Why does it feel like nobody really gives us the inside scoop? Join us on the Powers that Be, the podcast where insiders from puck break down who has influence how they use it and what it actually means for you. New episodes every weekday. Listen to the Powers that Be, wherever you get your podcasts. Today, time travel. Let's look Kyle Shanahan explain how difficult it is to understand what day it is over in Australia. We did our totally normal routine. I'm not sure because we're like I said, we're a little confused with when I look at my clock and it says the time and then I try to see my family's time and it says the time, but it says yesterday. And then we get how that's possible. So I feel like I'm in the future. And then also when we play on our Friday, which I think is the Thursday in the U.S.

21:55for such creatures of habits. So I call today Tuesday. No wait, so I call today Wednesday, which is the first day we put in a game plan. But I think it's Monday, however though it's Sunday in the present. So like I'm gonna mess that up all week if you guys ask me, but today is just our first day of the game plan, which is a Wednesday. We'll put in some on a Thursday. Friday is the final part of the game plan. Saturday we walk through when we play on Sunday, which is a Friday and not Australia on a Thursday and on the U.S. So don't ever make me do that again. What? Huh? Ram, Rams by 60. I might pass out right now. Yeah. What? What the fall over? I have a day of the week clock in this room because I have enough time remember, enough trouble remembering what day it is. And I'm not traveling. That's why this clock is here. He's over there talking about today's Monday, but I call it our Tuesday. No way. I call it. He doesn't even, he doesn't use it. He's lost it. We've got the nexus of the actual time in San Francisco,

22:59the time in Australia, and the time that a football coach pretends it is if his game is out of Thursday, all meeting to create that. Whatever that was. Right. What? That word vomit. That was, whoo. Ram is by a million. I do, I do have a stat of the day on this game for you, which is, which is, I mean, it's pretty cool. Anyway, how do you prove this? There's actually a way to measure this. The stat is that and brought to you by Jan Smokshop too in Gasmar where everything about Jan Smokshop is smoking. This game between the Niners and the Rams court, Doug Klossen, CBS Sports, it will feature or should feature the most combined first team all pro selections in one game since 1999. That's the talent on the field. Australia did not get browns, Jags. They got the most all pro selections on one field in a single game since 1999. McCaffrey, Mike Evans. If he plays,

24:04of course, D bow, you know, late in the George Kiddell, Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, O Jim, sorry, Trent McDuffie, not O Jim McDuffie. That's why my age. Trent McDuffie, Aaron Donald, if he plays Miles Garrett, Pukinakua, Devonte Adams, Kyron Williams, and Matthew Stafford. Crazy. Most combined first team all pro selections in a game since 1999. The previous 1999, there's a Cowboys Vikings game that had Aikman, Emmett Smith, Michael Irvin, Dion Sanders, Larry Allen, Leon Lat, Darren Woodson, and Gary Anderson, Chris Dolman, Julius Randall, John Randall, sorry, John Randall, a guard named McDaniel. That's why I falter. I thought I was going to get all of them. I don't know, McDaniel. Who's McDaniel, the guard for the Vikings, Chris Carter, Randy Moss, and Robert Smith, quite a star-studded cast. They play at the cricket ground. 803 05 50, Bill's guard Austin Corbett, part of their

25:09football coverage. He joins us every Tuesday. We'll chat with him coming up next, and Howard is popping in at nine o'clock. Yeah, Howard's popping in. How about that? He's not picking the bills. He's not picking the bills. He's not picking the bills. Not going to make him. He's not doing it. Don't tell me to do it. He's not doing it. This is not a bit. He's not doing it. Austin Corbett, coming up next. Football season is upon us. It's a game week. The season in the NFL starts tomorrow with the Patriots and the Seahawks from Seattle. Then we go to Australia. Then home Sunday, 1 o'clock, bills and home in the US. It'll be in Houston. Bills and Texans will be kicking off their seasons in a game that could have a lot of reaction at the end of it because both these teams are thought to be super bowl caliber teams. I've seen the Texans get plenty of picks. The bills, of course, one of the favorites. Sunday, 1 o'clock, we get things started. Part of our football

26:11coverage this season on Tuesdays at 8.30. We're going to talk with Austin Corbett of the Buffalo Bills, offensive lineman. His appearance on WGR brought to you by North Town Hyundai, Western New York's Premier Hyundai dealership. Austin, good morning. It's Jeremy and Joe. Joe's not here. So it's just me. Good to get you on and welcome to another football season. Thank you very much. Appreciate that. Excited to be here for today and the rest of the year. Yeah, we'll be talking each and every week as people kind of get to know you. You know, you've been around the league a bit, right? You've been in Carolina. You've been in you're in Los Angeles with with the Rams for a Super Bowl. So you've had your time around the league. How is Buffalo treated you so far? Oh, it's been awesome. You know, started out, you know, drafted a Cleveland back in 18, quickly traded at a Rams and since then, the state of traffic and level of traffic I'm doing with it consistently going down. So that's been awesome. Yeah, not bad. Your time with the Rams, you know, that's a team obviously that was a great one, the whole thing. And now you're here in Buffalo for a

27:12team that has Super Bowl aspirations and maybe even Super Bowl, Super Bowl expectations. Do players feel that level when you know a team is that good at even at this time of the year? Yeah, I want to say it's a, you know, feel it, right? But it's this, it's more of an e-earness, right? It's we know we're good or we know what we're capable of and the only way to get there is to start week one in Houston. Starting week one in Houston. That's, I mean, it's as big a test as possible for the for the offensive line based on what they what they have up front. Yeah, absolutely. I mean, heck my front, heck my front seven. And, you know, both edges and Daniel Hunter and Williamson right there. They're cooking off the edge. Two big, fast, strong guys. And you know, I'll show you there in the lead in the core at the linebacker group. And I mean, they're just having penetrating jet off the ball, you know, stop the run on the way to the past type front and just a violent front that, you know, clearly is the playstyle from Domingo

28:17Ryan there. And, you know, it's a testament to, you know, kind of the leadership that he brings. To get those guys to play as hard as they do, it's going to be a great test to open up with. Big test. And also on the road to like how much of a difference does it make to try and stop speed rushers like that around the edge. Again, their interior penetrators are great to home versus road. Yeah, for sure. I mean, I think, you know, if anything, we saw it in the preseason there in in that new high-mark stadium. I like that there is a capable difference when it comes to snap count. And so week one anywhere is going to be rowdy. And especially when you get a team like Houston who like you said, they got those super ball aspirations as well. It's, it's going to be rowdy. That's the excitement of week one. The seasons back. We're here. And so it's just going to be dialed in, you know, every silent count. And you got to work variations. Make sure everybody's on the same page. And the snap counts for one advantage that you get. And so doing everything you can to

29:17create that biggest advantage each and every time. Austin Corbett joining us on the Western hotline ahead of the bills and Texans game. Austin, for this offensive line, it's a group you jump into. They return a lot of starters, a lot of players that have been here for quite a long time. Looking at the group overall, what have you learned about some of these guys that maybe you maybe saw them from afar, the Undauken Spencer Brown? What have you learned about them as players and as teammates? Yeah, I think from afar, you know, just watching, you know, with my ramps ties of David Edwards's last few years and then, you know, Coach Kromer as well as always watching, you know, supporting Dave, supporting Kromer. And always just seeing what Kromer was up to and, you know, kind of like, well, he's doing the same things that he's done, you know, in our way. And that's the style of football I love. And, you know, I was, you know, hoping he didn't hit their retirement days, but all for it. And spring, Pat Meyer and the new online coaching, where it's the same stuff. He's teaching the same techniques and in Kromer. It worked together a long time. And so, that was a big part of why I wanted to come here and be a part of this group because

30:21this group understands and is also in the foundations of all that Kromer kind of really caught me in the NFL and, you know, how mid zones, how outside zones or gaps came, how those are supposed to work. And, you know, so it is so easy to step in here. And the guys have just been awesome. You know, just straight down the line with all the guys and you know, Deon out at Kromer, Cybos Spencer, just so many good dudes in that room. And it's been such an easy transition. And, you know, they made it easy and they make it fun, showing up to work every day. And that's the biggest thing for sure. You said like the way you like to play. How is that? Yeah, it's more an aggressive style of offensive line, right? It's not, you know, it's going to get your hands on. And it's being, you know, playing on the other side of wine and scrimmage instead of backing up. Like these guys are too fast and too strong now. So let's go get our hands on. Why wait? Let's start to fight. Let's take it to a woman. You know, let's create a new line of scrimmage every single but. And you also

31:22mentioned Aaron Kromer who has since retired. You know, one of the reasons you wanted to come and play here. I've heard a lot about Kromer that one thing about him that might be unique or identifies like what he, how he coaches is he, he's not trying to get you into a box. He's trying to let you do what you do well. Absolutely. And I think that's a it's hard for coaching, right? And you want to get in and it's like I'm supposed to coach. You have to do this and this and I have my certain ways. But when you get in the foul, it's like, all right. Well, you were to pretty skilled at football. What got you here? Okay, let's just make that better. And let's let you shine. What's every person is significantly different. There's, I mean, you look at just the tackles alone between D on and Spencer. Those are two completely different football players. And they are both two completely big good football players. And so it's, you know, how can we get you guys to do what you do best? And that's a credit to Krom and it's the exact same thing with Pat Meyer now of, you know, what can we do

32:23to make you better? How does your body work? How do you move best? Let's make it as efficient as we can. And let's go control flying scrimmage. Austin Corbett joining us on the western hotline. Austin, how about head coach Joe Brady? We're all kind of waiting to see what it's like for him as a first time head coach. He's been here for a couple of years. So Bill Span's do know him. But how about the the tenor of camp and the preseason? And you know, you've played for a number of coaches. What are your impressions of Joe Brady running the show right now? Yeah, he's been incredible. He's actually another big reason of, you know, coming here in free agency. He was in Carolina for a few years before I got there. You know, he left grinders. I got in. And then all the guys that were still there, they just absolutely loved Joe. And I'm just so many higher March forum than he was like, right, this is no brainer going to join that. And I mean, the way he's able to command and lead and this is not a every every day. First year head coach by any means he's got this. He's got a dial then. He's

33:24got his schedule worked out. He's efficient with what he does and then play calling wise. And he saw it in the preseason too. He's not just titled in with this off into skim and being able to throw out these weapons and bring B day more. He has so much relationship into our line of listen. And you know, arm like Josh will put it where DJ is going to end up like it's a force for sure. Are you as a guy that's been around the league like you've been a veteran, whatever, you are a veteran. You've been around. You mentioned a couple of different teams stepping into to an offense like this. I mean, I was saying it was almost kind of ready made, right? There's a spot open here there and injuries will pop up. Like, do you feel like you are, I guess you feel like a leader among the group that you want to be there. We're waiting to find out the captains of the team are and all that and like learning who's who. Do you feel like that's a role you've taken in your career to this point? Yeah, for sure. I think it is kind of nice. You know, I've had some incredible veterans along my stops of, you know, and Cleveland, my rookie here, you know,

34:27is Doba Tonyo, Jason Tredder, Kevin Daetler, three and two, you guys are just absolutely incredible played a long time in this league. Then I go to L.A. and I go play with Andrew Wootworth in Rod Haven's time, you know, Tacos who are, you know, that my last year in L.A. If Rod, you know, Andrew Wootworth turned 40 and he's still playing out there. So everything in those first four years of my career was just absolutely to be a sponge, you know, learn, you know, taking what I can and, you know, fortunate to win a Super Bowl that early in a career too. And so then, you know, when I hit free and see the first time, you know, all right, where can I go to then share all this knowledge I've gained? And so, you know, I got so many hundred guards. I knew a few buddies out in Carolina. I was like, all right, this place, this is where, you know, I can spread this knowledge and, you know, that's what it was last four years. And that's how it was. And there's no different now of, you know, I've played so much football. I've been around so much football, been around so many amazing people just let me share. Let me grow this game. And especially on the offensive line,

35:30there's absolutely no secrets out there. That's five guys you got to be on the same page. So it's wherever you can talk, where we can help. Just using those past experiences to help guys. And that's, you know, it's just what I tried to do in life for sure. Austin, last thing for today, like, I'm sure you know, like this, this team, this fan base starved for a Super Bowl. The major coaching change is made to try and get over the hump. So it's, you know, there's, whether it's Super Bowl or Boston or expectations or whatever, it's all about, you know, getting to the final, beating the final boss, getting all the way there. And you're someone that's been on a team that did it. Has any teammate come to you and said, so like, what have we got to do? Just get a little lucky along the way. You know, you've, you've, you've been to that mountain top. And a lot of guys in this room have been very close and believe that this team has what it takes. So what's your words of wisdom for teammates, for fans, whatever it might be, as someone that's been there? Right. I think it's, uh, it's truly this week by week thing. And you have that goal, but you've

36:35got to break it down of you can't get there unless you win your divisions. So you got to start small and you can't win your division without winning week one, right? And it's, you know, as cliche, it's boring, you're, but that's, you have to create that simple focus of, you know, you think, like Olympic archery, airlers should have now, you know, 60 yards at these targets. You got to fall miss small. And that's what it has to be. It's just narrowed control centered focus. And it's, I mean, when we went, we, we, we went, we went, we went to Super Bowl back in 21. Like, we didn't win a game in November. I think that's so easy to overlook that you have to bring in your whole patrol fee. But we didn't win in November. It was like, you know, everybody was writing us off at that point. And it's just what I think the story is staying steady. And that was a discredit to that time of like, yeah, we know we're good. Take a breath. We said, let's get going. And, you know, off we went, but it's just this steady mindset can't get too high. Can't get too low. You know, all the boring stuff that's already been said, but at its simplest form, it is the

37:39fundamental in technique. And you cannot let it slip from one moment. You dropped the aim small miss small, which I'm sure applies to many sports, but are you a golfer? If you call it that. All right. We're not fair enough. I can hit it away, but so you're good on your good on a scramble team, then. Get you for a scramble. Oh, absolutely. Off the team. We're good. All right. Very good. I'll keep it in mind. Austin Corbett here joining us as part of our football season coverage all year long. Austin, thanks very much. We'll talk again next week. Yes, sir. Appreciate you. All right. Austin Corbett, his appearance on WGR brought to you by North Town Hyundai, western New York's premiere Hyundai dealership. Who says aim small miss small golfers, shooters, archers, any sort of target based quarterbacks? Ooh, you know, name small miss small. I feel like I've heard Josh say that. Yeah. Yeah. But Josh is a golfer. So like, that's true. You know, you apply your golf isms to the rest of your sports life if you play golf and do other things. It's definitely right.

38:42Does it actually work or do we only think it works? I feel like it works. I think it's got to a little bit. Psychologically, there's got to be some, you know, are you looking for a football podcast that doesn't put you to sleep with a fog of analytics or insult your fandom with phony hot takes? I'm Dan Hanses and I'm Mark Sessler. And we're the host of He the Call, the NFL podcast you've been waiting for. He the call covers the entire NFL, not just the same five or six teams your sick of delivery news, weekly power rankings plus previews and recaps of every matchup. Yes, we cover your team and we do it with a touch of birth because football is fun. Why shouldn't your football podcasts be the same? Follow and listen to He the Call NFL podcasts wherever you get your podcasts. It has ability and talent in there. Like if you're a golfer, you can, you can not very good. You aim small. I'm not gonna do much. Right. But you got to be able to at least be somewhat on target. And it works. Yeah. 80305 50 the phone number thanks to Austin Corbett will get to him every Tuesday. Jeremy and Joe, what do we got when we get back? I've got still to get to

39:49at some point I want to update the Connor Heller book thing because some insiders did some updating and there is a zoom call of all 32 NHL GMs today. Something to consider. They're going to be talking little side text afterwards. Howard Simon's walking in. He's gonna, I think he's gonna sit down me at nine o'clock. What? What do you got to do? We're on camera. We're not going to break. You're here. I get to blame it on you. Howard's gonna sit down for a minute. I don't know what we'll talk about because he's not going to pick the bills. So not going to pick the bills. It's fine. Jeremy and Joe and WGR. Hey, everybody. Jeremy and Joe Joe's out today very quick minute on something. Maybe you saw Lightning McQueen was one of the official cars, honorary pace cars at the Italian Grand Prix. Very cool. Nice to see Lightning out there. The 20 year anniversary of cars,

40:50the movie, the original cars movie. Ask me my hot take on cars. Go ahead. Somebody ask me my hot take on cars. What's your hot take on cars? No movie has nailed an ending better than cars ever. Ever. It's the best movie ending ever. I don't know if that's hot. I don't have an alternate. You feel like you hear people saying that all the time? I feel like it's a good ending. No movie sticks the landing better than the original cars. How about the usual suspects? Not as good. Not as good. When he's pushing the king over that and he turns down the dynaco sponsorship. Yeah, and then they go back to radiator springs. He's opening his thing. Michael Schumacher drives it. It's fun from start to finish nailed it. Credits post credit pushing the king across the line. My kids watched cars and they're younger. They watched it again recently and they officially got to the age where they flat out said what the lesson was by pushing the king across the line. Nice. Oh my god. Nice cars. That's big. Cars is goaded. Amazing movie. It holds up.

41:52Beautiful start to finish. Best ending of all time. Not even just because it's a good happy ending. It's the right ending. Good opening of the movie too. Very fun. Great opening. Yes, great. It's a great movie. All right. Did it win best picture? It should have. It's back in theaters. And you notice what is against? Let's find out 2006. We have to let's get the big 10 officials to go back and check the replay. Get a new best picture. Howard's in studio next just chatting about stuff. See how he's doing. It won't bring up Major League Baseball. All right. I just said Major League Baseball. All right. Yeah, see you in a minute. What if the thing you're listening to right now never got interrupted? What if it could play uninterrupted from room to room on Sonos? What if you start with two Sonos speakers just to see how it

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