Mafia Talk

Joe Brady is introduced as the 21st coach in franchise history, and currently the youngest head coach in the NFL. What will change under his regime? James and Adam break down Brady’s introductory press conference, and the remaining coaching vacancies. Josh Allen’s 5th metatarsal might be broken but he’s smiling again. 

Sean McDermott has been fired. Was he an admiral coach or an admirable coach?  James and Adam discuss the ineptitude of the firing, Brandon Beane and Terry Pegula’s press conference, and discuss if Terry is terrible at being an owner, or just awkward. 

Sadness and anger are widespread in the Mafia, but we’re trying to (desperately) look on the bright side. How many comeback wins is too many? Was the rebuilding year delayed? And will there be any changes coming? We break down the heartbreak and try to lift some spirits, mainly through James and Bella being caught dancing on the Sabres broadcast. 

Adam, Bella, and James recap the Bills thrilling wild card win over the Jags, we talk Allen’s mastery and calm, and the “Don’t Blink” Bills defense. And Adam gives one last rant on the Duval Jaguars and Lord Farquad, and we discuss Tony Romo’s mental health. 

Adam, Bella, and James recap the Bills throttling of the Jets 38-8. We talk about the “Highmark” sendoff, the memories of the stadium, and dig into the injuries, matchups, and teal-nightmare that are the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

Adam, Bella, and James recap the Bills unimpressive loss to the Eagles, discuss Josh's sadness, the Brady problem, and whether the Bills should just pass until we can't pass no more. The crew talks playoff seeding and whether we'd rather see the Bills travel to Jacksonville or New England for the Wild Card.

Adam and Bella recap the Bills unimpressive 23-20 victory over the Browns, talk about a the most unimpressive receiver room in NFL playoff history, and…did you know Keon’s in an NFL Shop commercial? Also, we discuss the Japanese concept of “Kaisen” and how to stay calm during the December stretch. 

Adam, Bella, and James recap the Bills 35-31 comeback over the Patriots, talk about a puking while quarterbacking, the RB room, the TE room, Matt Milano’s not dead, and Ray-Ray the Return Man. Then we dive into the weird calls, the terrible journalism phrases, and look forward to the final three games of the regular season. 

Adam interviews David Gracon, President of Bills Backers Romania, and Nicolae “Lawrence” Bucalau owner of Champions Sports Bar in Brasov, Romania. Lawrence educates us about Romania, Transylvania, and starting one of the country’s (only) sports bars. David, a Fulbright scholar and Buffalo native talks Romanians in general, and his experiences rooting for the Bills abroad and teaching young Romania...

Adam, Bella, and James recap the Bills 39-35 win over the Bengals, talk about a resilient defense, and the quite possible the greatest TE game in Bills history. We hear from Dion Dawkins, Josh Allen, Shaq Thompson and Sean McDermott; and discuss what makes Christian Benford so great. 

Adam and special guests Cousin Steve and Chantal discuss the Hallmark event of the (Bills) season. We give our quick review (in short: not bad!), discuss our leading lady and man, the locations, costumes, and we rank the Bills’ cameos.  

Adam, Bella, and James discuss the cathartic win vs. the Steelers, the 4-headed rushing attack, a revitalized defense, and we review the Three Stupidest Things We Heard This Week, and reviewing the madness within the AFC race. 

Adam, Bella, and James discuss why you should never go to Houston (for a football game). We review the live experience vs. the TV, we discuss why the CSU Rams suck, and James and Bella teach Adam the meaning of “e-girl.” 

Adam, Bella, and James discuss the incredible win over the competent Bucs, discuss Josh and teh revitalized passing offense, and give game balls to Cole Bishop, McDermott and Beane (100th win) and we discuss the best way to make Keon, well, not late.  

Adam, Bella, and James relive the horrendous loss to the Dolphins. Dolphins! We discuss whether Brain Daboll should return, who can give Josh a motivational speech, and finally, what the heck happened at the trade deadline?   (00:00) Intro  (00:25) Recapping the Dolphins Nightmare (27:00) Brandon Beane/Jaylen Waddle Weirdness  (39:40) James met Spencer Brown and Friends

Adam, Bella, and James cheers to a hell of a win by our suddenly great, deep Defense. Josh Allen threads every needle, and we pay our respects to the former (Michael Hoecht) and the current (Maxwell Hairston) juice-makers of the new-look (still WR-needy) Bills. Chapters (00:00) Intro  (00:40) We Beat the Chiefs, Asterisk (16:40) Curse of Pat Mahomes  (35:00) Bills Backers Tokyo Final Throughs

Adam, Bella, and James begin a post-bye catharsis as the Bills beat the Panthers 40-9. We discuss if the new-look, young-man defense, play 2 Truths and a Lie, and then we go full radio drama as James pretends to be Brandon Beane and makes some calls to the Saints, and gasp Bears? Chapters (00:00) Intro & Win vs Panthers  (17:10) New Look Defense?  (21:21) Two Truths & A Lie (29:25) Brandon...

Adam interviews John Zendano, President of Bills Backers Tokyo. John takes us inside Japan, the “Rising Sun” bar, watching games at 2:00am, and the local samurais, Shinto priests, and professional wrestlers who are part of the Mafia. We answer all the tough questions like: can you get bleu cheese in Japan? Yes. Celery? No. Chapters (00:00) Intro (1:22) The Bar: The Rising Sun (10:48) Japan 101 (17...

Adam, Bella, and James begin a second miserable Tuesday taking stock of a depressed Josh Allen and the Bills 24-14 loss to the Falcons. We rate heat levels (simmer, hote, nuclear) for wide receivers, safeties, Joe Brady, and yes, Sean McDermott. We discuss recent Bills seasons six games in, and Bella and James teach Adam “unc.” Chapters (00:00) Intro & Loss at Falcons  (20:25) Simmer, Hot, or...

Adam, Bella, and James begin a miserable Monday taking stock of a Bills loss. Yes, Drake Maye looked awesome. And yes, he needed 3 Bills turnovers to win by 3. Who’s more cooked? Joe Brady, Milano, Taron Johnson, or Tre White? We recap my conversation with the President of Italy (Bills Backers) and a get-right game Monday night at the Falcons.    (00:00) Intro (03:35) Blaming the “Cold Front” unif...

Adam and Bella begin by telling Bills fans how to “calm yer farm” and not worry about their 4-0 squad. We recap the victory over the Saints, the difference special teams makes (or doesn’t) and what worries are actually legitimate. Not Legit: Josh Allen tossing one INT. Legit: Punters, kickers, and Tyler Bass, MIA. Chapters    (00:00) Intro (01:11) Not Worried: 4-0 (13:16) Actual Worries: Run D, Sp...

Co-hosts Bella and James lay down the facts on victories over bad teams (Dolphins) and previewing worse teams (Saints) with Adam away getting married. They discuss our lovely 3-man tight end setup, the 3rd down D, and how not to worry. Josh Allen take the wheel. (00:00) Intro (01:11) James Cook’s Brilliance (11:44) Tight End Beauties (20:11) 3rd Down D? Don’t worry Me.

Adam gives a brief post-wedding recap of the Jets game, the new K-ball kicking conundrum, and gives his thoughts on Thursday's matchup than Dolphins. Then, he interviews Lino Gabbiano, President of Bills Backers Italy. His love affair with the Bills started with a workbook from 1984, struggling to watch games in the 80's and 90's, and using the word "mafia" in Italy. Chapters (00:00) Intro (01:00)...

Adam, Bella, and James recap the Bills historic comeback over the Ravens, discuss why James LEFT THE GAME, and detail all the good behavoir from Josh Allen, and the not so good fan behavior. It's as big as a Week 1 victory can be, and Adam learns a new Gen Z term "T Break". Chapters: (00:44) James Left the Game and Asks for Forgiveness  (15:40) Top 6 Losers, Drunk Fans, Drake the Gam...

Adam, Bella, and James recap a Hard Knocks with no news, and some cringe Gen-Z content. We discuss Josh Allen's Lombardi visualization, and Kyle Brandt forgets Hailee Steinfeld. Plus, do the Ravens have the best roster in the league? And whose kicker is worse? (00:40) Hard Knocks, Nice. Nothing Happened.  (17:12) Kyle Brandt loves “your wife” (28:00) Song of the Summer: Techno Marv? (29:51) Ra...