The Rockpile Report - A Buffalo Bills Podcast

Drew isn't a fan of one of BillsMafia's "biggest supporters" or his ideas about Sean McDermott& this week, as we break down all the nonsense narratives created around the Bills lately, he delves into why! We also look at D-Hopkins, real life Revenge of the Nerds & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dr. Kyle Trimble of BangedUpBills.com joins us to discuss the only story line Drew cares about - Team Health!We look at the injury histories of note among our rookies, the recovery of arguably our biggest stars at DE/QB & more ahead of the Bills offseason program! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How much can we conflate the meaning of OTAs? Eammon Azizi joins us to debate that while also looking at recent Bills happenings including Dean Marlowe, Delaware North's firing as a vendor & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Bills News Update is back! This week, we revisit the anniversary of an embarrassing Key to the City publicity stunt, recent free agent signings and some pf the names still out there for BUF, Leslie Fraziers recent headlines & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A conversation about sports media entitlement turns into a breakdown of 2023's schedule & the nuances in terms of "difficulty" that often got overlooked by talking heads!From problem schedule stretches, & rest advantages to youth at key positions we compare BUF to some of the AFCs best and brightest! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ryan Lasal of RocSports joins us for yet another development in the Bills journey to a new stadium - ground officially being broken!We discuss imminent changes both in & out of the stadium from sightlines to tailgates, dive into the recent Tim Graham interview with Bills COO Ron Raccuia & there's even a hack Trump impression - check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our panel of podcasters from around the AFCE join us this week to look at the highs & lows of each team's 2023 Draft! We look at who got the best value, who's picks were for the future, laugh at 4th round kickers & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ryan Lasal joins us in studio as we give our knee-jerk reactions to the NFL schedule release discussing league respect, tailgate talk, the NFLs continued dominance of the American sports landscape & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We made it to the end of Draft Szn and - at least for us Buffalonians - almost to the start of that glorious 2.5 month window where we really feel alive!Eamon Azizi joins us in studio to talk about football fatigue & we discuss Grillsmafia & some big changes to Que42 BBQ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

WGR550's Nabe...uhh...Nate Geary joins us in studio to discuss the 2023 NFL Draft!We talk about Nates lukewarm outlook on the Bills 2 TE usage, the flexibility provided by Torrence, Drew turns into a mush mouth & pettiness abounds as we bring our Bills Draft coverage to a close! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Just days away from the NFL Draft, our panel of divisional guests reconvenes to look at best & worst case scenarios for every AFCE squad!Together we look at missing out on needed OL upgrades & a thinning of the "ofensive playmaker" category, a Bills trade back & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We've made it to draft week & Doug Relosky joins us in studio to count it down.We look at the unpredictability at the top of the draft, Doug's mock results & the positions that commonly fall, discuss the under examined "trade back" scenario & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Everyone wants the Bills to add more skill early in the 2023 draft - is it the TE or WR Class that best accomplishes that?Mark Schofield of SB Nation joins us to try and answer that question - the makeup of the WR Class & Buffalo's true needs, the generational & overwhelming talent of the TE Class, fits for the Bills & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Spencer Brown might bounce back from a brutal sophomore season & Ryan Bates might be the future of the Bills C position....but if not Buffalo's front office might be looking for answers here in 2023.Russ Brown joins us for a look at a relatively shallow OL class, some forecasts on players who fans have made household names & we break down how the Bills needs might align with the values present in this 2023 OL Draft Class! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

From the volume of pre-draft scouting activity at specific positions to the Bills free agency activity & Titans DT Jeffery Simmons recent contract extension, Drew takes a look at many of the "tea leaves" available to start putting together ideas as to where the Bills could be leaning in the NFL draft! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Everyone wants to know if the 2023 draft class where Buffalo might fill its hole at MLB & EJ Snyder of Bootleg Football joins us to talk about exactly who & why! From Sanders vs Campbell & what makes each a possible fit for the Bills to Day 2 & 3 options with upside & the more overrated options in the class it's a great piece of draft convo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bijan or Bust? There's a lot of Bills fans talking about adding a high level RBs in the draft....but does the team ACTUALLY need the help? Matt Waldman of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio gives us his thoughts on that dynamic, the makeup of the 2023 RB class & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Bills quietly have problems brewing at DE & DT, and if Brett Kollmann is correct those of us rooting for offensive firepower could be left (justifiably?) disappointed!Brett walks us through the ridiculous quality of this DL class, reasons Buffalo could spend premium draft capital there, his favorite prospects & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

"Always Draft a DB" afficianado Bruce Nolan of Buffalo Rumblings joins us to kick off our 2023 Draft Series !We look at misconceptions in skillsets from "outside" to "slot" DBs, the strength of this year's secondary class, players the Bills might have interest in & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

QB movement, roster tear downs & more are already altering the landscape of the AFC for 2023...but by how much and who are the new threats to the Bills spot in the pecking order?Ty Dunne helps us break down the changes around the conference - the hilarious ascension of the Jets, the AFC South's emerging contender & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bijan Robinson, Zay Flowers, Darnell Washington...how exactly should the Bills go about fixing their offense?Ty Dunne of GoLongTD joins us to look at the Bills need to get more explosive, the moves they've made so far & where/how the draft might make the most sense! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

So Beane did what Beane does...now what?In this podcast we lay out our thoughts on the upcoming draft & all the ways the Bills could/should approach it - positions of need, interest, common sense & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

SubTweets, Trades & more steak with no sizzle - the Bills 2023 offseason folks!Doug & Alf Arteafa of 3YPC join us for a look at trade drama, the pickups we've made from Sherfield to Quessenberry & everything else inbetween! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Jets are SB Contenders?! That's the word on the street & we get reactions from each of our panelists this week as wee look at the opening week of NFL free agency.We talk Patriots continued regression, Dolphins ballsy move & remaining weaknesses, the Jets 800lb gorilla in the room & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Logic behind the Harty & the MLB decisions, flexibility with McGovern & the slowest UFA market in years? We're here for it!This week we look at the first 2 days of NFL free agency - Narratives, best case scenarios, the road ahead & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this pod we take a look at a few more names ahead of free agency that Drew has a hankering for, and the case to be made for not only the player but the philosophy surrounding players of that ilk!From former Patriot Wynn & Andre Dillard to Hayden Hurst & another batch of defensive players inbetween, the Bills in theory should have plenty of options to choose from in the coming week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our panel of divisional personalities join us for a look into enemy territory ahead of next week's Free Agency frenzy!Dolphins drama & OL needs, Jets QB quandary and the thin margin between Free Agency success & failure, Foxborough faithful getting antsy & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

WARNING: SOME OF THE AUDIO IN THIS PODCAST WAS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY TECH ISSUES OUT OF OUR CONTROL. TO QUOTE JEAN RALPHIO - "THE WOOOOOOORST"In this show, Ryan joined us for a look at the most recent developments surrounding the Bills stadium project! Price increases & the effect on the fanbase, changing zoning regulations that could reshape Orchard Park AND change the way we tailgate and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this pod we looked at 6 free agents - 3 offense & 3 defense - that we think are interesting ideas for the Buffalo Bills ahead of NFL Free Agency on March 15th!Parris Cambell, Duron Harmon, why Drew hates the idea of RB's & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Not exactly ideal timing to be looking for a DC...unless that's exactly the way the Bills want it?In this podcast we look at the departure of Leslie Frazier, McDermotts return to playcalling, the undervalued upside to AL Holcomb & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's the worst time of year - no not tax season...NFL Combine Week.In this pod, Drew looks at the actual history of the Combine & research that says the meaning of Combine events are quite a bit conflated, Wonderlic scores, Jordan Poyer comments & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As waves of players are cut ahead of Free Agency, there's lessons to be learned for fans & GMs alike!We look at Harrison Smith & Jordan Poyer, RB & WR deals gone awry & how releases will impact the current UFA market and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Maybe the most ridiculous podcast we've recorded this calendar year.With Nate Gearys help we look at where the Bills roster stands & the philosophical hurdles they'll have to confront ahead of the 2023 season. We also compare Chris to a retired QB, the show ends with a surprising cameo & impromptu bet....ANARCHY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Forrest Gump once said, "I am not a smart man..." & neither am I when it comes to the intricacies of the NFL Salary cap & the Bills cap situation. Luckily we have a guy for that!Paul Wanecski of HashtagSports joins us for an indepth look at the Bills cap situation ahead of 2023 free agency & the draft. We look at offseason cap increases both now & in the future, mechanics the team can use to gain cap space while weighing their likelyhood, why hiding his true cap space might be advantageous for Brandon Beane & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We ease in to podcasting about the Bills 2023 season & in the process discuss the positives/negatives of the Bills latest coaching staff changes, as well as look at some of the narratives to come out of SB Media week - Jordan Poyers contract situation, Diggs trade rumors & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This weeks podcast is a final breath before the Bills 2023 offseason begins - have a beer & relax; we sure did!Que42 BBQ's Eammon Azizi joins us in studio as we look at the Pro Bowl & Roger Saffold, question why Aaron Kromer isn't catching more heat, have a rambling conversation about the foibles of the Super Bowl & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In honor of the Super Bowl, author Kevin Bryant joins us for a look at Super Bowl cheating & conspiracy theories! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The 2022 season is over for the Bills & Ryan Lasal of RocSportsNetwork joins us to take a look back at the season that was!We look at (celebrate?) CINvsKC while looking at the Bills performances & 2022 season as a whole - superlatives, best & worst games/performances, reasons for optimism in 2023 and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I never thought we'd see 50 shows, yet here we are - our 500th podcast!With Ryan Lasal in studio, we reminisce about 8 years of our podcasts history - the friends made & times we've shared, Drew's longstanding record of terrible draft takes, shots taken at innocent bystanders & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

BBQ chef & copywriter extraordinaire Eammon Azizi joins us in studio as we look back at CINvsBUF.We discuss disappointments, ways the tailgates may have defined our 2022 season, have a laugh at some other people's expense & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With yet another season of divisional trash talk in the bag, our slate of AFC East podcasters joins us for a look back over the 2022 season!We discuss MVP's, LVP's, the highs & lows that made us drink, biggest offseason storylines ahead of each franchise & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sunday's matchup could be the final AFC Divisional Round game played within the confines of Ralph Wilson Stadium - how exactly will the Bills match up?In this podcast we look at the damage done to the Bengals OL & the litany of problems it presents for them, Burrow's problematic athleticism, keys to a Buffalo victory & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Is your pulse finally back to normal?!We recap our Wild Card victory over the Dolphins, looking at the developments at slot WR, fan frustration over the aggressive nature of the Bills offense, a rookie CB climbing his way back & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The regular season has come to a close, and in our penultimate AFC East RoundUp podcast of the 2022 season our panel of guests joins us for a look at Week 18 action & the subsequent fallout!We talk OC firings in NJ & shifts in organizational philosophy ahead, another rare playoff miss for the Patriots, the crassest Dolphins fan ( you've been warned! ) ever joins us to celebrate his team breaking its post season drought & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With the largest spread in Wild Card game history, the Bills look poised to dominate the injury riddled Dolphins. Does MIA have any tricks up its sleeve? How will their beleaguered offense attack the Bills? Will their DC abandon his blitz-heavy schemes & take a more conservative approach to help slow down the game?Alf Arteaga of 3 Yards Per Carry joins us to look at our WC matchup from a multitude of angles, give us the matchups & players that will dictate the outcome & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We named our best "Zero of the Week" of the 2022 season in this one!In this show we look at the Bills win over the Patriots to end the regular season - the KR heard round the world, the new faces who flourished, McDermotts steadying presence & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ryan Lasal & Tyler Dunne joined us for what might be the most emotional podcast we've ever recorded.Together we discuss Damar Hamlin as a man & family member, the humanity that often goes ignored in football, how we've all navigated this tragedy & more in hopes that the conversation brings us as a fanbase & as people closer together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Jets QB situation continues to unravel & Miami continues it's slow descent into hell as we recap Week 16 in the AFC East!We look at your Week 17 Bills rooting interests while our panel of podcasters helps us dissect the worst TNF game ever & where the Jets go at QB from here, how making the playoffs might be the worst things for the Patriots future, the Dolphins mind numbing loss & similarly blurry post season hopes & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It all comes down to this, BillsMafia - a trip to LOVELY CINCINATTI with the AFC's top seed on the line!This week we look at how the Bills & Bengals are cut from similar cloth philosophically, and the ways Bills DC Frazier is going to have to rely on unorthodox pressure & secondary games to keep pace with the Bengals monster WR's! We also break down their vulnerabilities, things we just LOVE about the city they play in, BUF's keys to victory & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Bills clinched the AFC East in Chicago I'm a game that was anything but perfect!We take a look at the teams many struggles, how Drew found perspective watching the Bears OC & how BUFs rushing attack saved the day. We also discuss the phenomenal job cultivating DL depth the Bills have done, throw shade at Nathan Peterman & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.