Talking Buffalo

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by both Matt Parrino and Matthew Fairburn for a conversation about Buffalo sports, media and life that's recorded live at Imperial Pizza in South Buffalo. The Buffalo sports media landscape has changed a lot over the past decade, particularly on the Bills side and the Fairburn/Parrino combo have plenty to do with it. Syracuse(dot com) sta...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by broadcaster and Buffalo sports fan Steve Bermel to talk a variety of Buffalo sports topics, including strong debates over  how the Buffalo Sabres have handled the offseason and what the prospects are of finally ending their historic playoff drought this upcoming season. Regardless of whether you're an optimistic or pessimistic fan of t...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation to discuss a handful of Buffalo Bills topics, including a look at the second-year players on the roster that will undoubtedly have a big say on if the Bills 2025 campaign is a success. Last year's Bills rookie class was a mixed bag at best. Truthfully speaking I think the organization expected bigger contribu...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News to discuss the Buffalo Bills, Sabres and why he's now covering the Bills instead of the Sabres at The Buffalo News. Lance originally came to The Buffalo News to cover the Sabres in the fall of 2018. Even back then he came to Buffalo making a big switch, as he covered the Pittsburgh Pirates and MLB pre...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss a variety of topics, including Patrick trying to build the perfect 53-man all-time roster that includes several factors and Joe objecting to a handful of the choices. Based on fit and in at a handful of cases, the ability to play special teams all weighed heavily at times into some of Patrick's decision on wh...

On this bonus Saturday episode of Talking Buffalo, it's another edition of The Podbag and Patrick Moran is responding to questions, comments and takes submitted by listeners revolving around the Buffalo Bills, Sabres and this podcast. There was no podcast this past Monday as Patrick was a bit under the weather and seeing we're insistent on providing our audience five shows per week, we're making u...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Chris Ostrander from Two in the Box to discuss several topics, including what's turning out to feel like a glaring lack of urgency from the Buffalo Sabres to throw caution to the wind and operate with a sense of urgency. The Sabres have missed the playoff a historic 14 years and are tied with the New York Jets for the longest drought i...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by PK from the Buffalo Sports Collective to discuss a handful of Buffalo Bills and Sabres topics, including paying homage to a Bills offensive line that has been insanely underrated over the past two seasons. Josh Allen has become one of and arguably the best quarterback if not player in the entire NFL. The reigning NFL MVP has a skill se...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren of SB Nation to discuss several Buffalo Bills and NFL topics, including a handful of Bills that have the potential for the biggest bounce back seasons in 2025. There's a handful of Bills players that for a variety of reasons weren't at their best last season. Matt and Patrick dive into some of them that feel primed to step...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, it's the fourth annual podcaster's roundtable as Patrick Moran is joined by three of the most prominent podcasters in the Buffalo Bills sphere, Joe Marino, Bruce Nolan and Greg Tompsett for a conversation about podcasting, life and pretty much everything with the exception for the Bills. For a fourth consecutive year Patrick has rounded up Marino (Locked on Bill...

Happy Independence Day, everyone! On this holiday episode of Talking Buffalo, it's another edition of The Podbag featuring Buffalo Bills and Sabres submissions in addition to reaction to yesterday's memorable episode. On yesterday's Talking Buffalo Patrick welcomed Chris "Bulldog" Parker and his son, Owen for a conversation on many topics, including Owen's youth hockey career and sports parenting....

On this special episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by one of Buffalo's most popular sports media figures, Chris "Bulldog" Parker (WGR-550) as well as his son, Owen for a conversation about sports and life recorded live from Sonny Red's in Lackawanna. Schopp and the Bulldog has been Buffalo sports talk radio's most listened to tandem since the two got together more than 20 years ag...

On today's episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by hockey writer and sports media personality Joe Yerdon for a conversation covering everything going on with the Buffalo Sabres over the past week through the first day of free agency, including the addition of a goaltender and extension of a talented forward. Sabres fans, the ones who haven't bailed on team completely are mostly irat...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss among other things if Josh Allen becomes a Top 10 all-time quarterback in the NFL within the next year if the Buffalo Bills are to win a Super Bowl this season. Joe's in person with Patrick for the second of two episodes recorded at Imperial Pizza.  Former NFL player James Jones recently said on a Fox Sports...

Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens for a discussion on factors that will help prevent a 2025 Buffalo Bills letdown as well as the overall frustration with the Buffalo Sabres on this episode of Talking Buffalo, recorded live from Imperial Pizza in South Buffalo. Joe's in town so instead of doing the show remotely like usual, he's in person with Patrick for the first of two consecutive episo...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Chris Ostrander to discuss several Buffalo Sabres topics, including the semi-shocking Wednesday late night trade that sent JJ Peterka to the Utah Mammoth in exchange for Michael Kesselring and Josh Doan, and what craziness could be up next for the organization. It's not entirely shocking Peterka ended up getting traded and in fact, the...

It’s another edition of The Podbag on today’s Talking Buffalo as Patrick Moran is answering questions, comments and takes from listeners on a variety of subjects, including a rant on Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams that strongly suggests he's carrying a sense of unearned arrogance with him. Other than a small minority of Sabres fans who choose to remain optimistic about the team through...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren of SB Nation to go over a list of things that could be regarded as the Buffalo Bills biggest fears going into the 2025 season beyond of course just injuries. The Bills are once again significantly favored to win the AFC East for what would be a sixth straight time and poised to once again challenge for a Super Bowl. As of t...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Diegert from the Due Champions podcast to discuss a handful of topics, including a potential very big week looming for the Buffalo Sabres as well as some Bills talk. Matt's co-host of the Due Champions podcast alongside his partner Student Body Right. Together they've been banging on some really good Bills content for quite a whil...

Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss several topics, including learning about some Buffalo Bills historic team fun facts we're betting you didn't know and ranking all the Buffalo Bills 2025 home games from a visiting perspective. With just a few weeks to go before the Bills start training camp in Rochester let's be honest---there really isn't much to discuss about the 2025 team at...

It's another edition of The Podbag on today's Talking Buffalo as Patrick Moran is answering questions, comments and takes from listeners on a variety of subjects, including an explanation on why Buffalo Bills wide receiver may be the biggest mystery when it comes to this 2025 roster. Samuel was a big(ish) ticket free agent signee last year that didn't work out. He caught just 31 passes for 253 yar...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by sports broadcaster and podcaster Steve Bermel for a discussion on a few topics, including Sam Reinhart's dominating Stanley Cup clinching performance for Florida that reignited some anger in a Buffalo Sabres fan base that already had plenty of it to spare. It doesn't take much to rile up or at least significantly annoy Sabres fans thes...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation to discuss Buffalo Bills and NFL topics, including taking a look at nine of the biggest Bills post minicamp developments. The Bills held mandatory minicamp last week and it was their last group workouts before training camp begins at St. John's Fisher in Rochester in late July. There's several things stemming...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Chad DeDominicis from Expected Buffalo to discuss their Buffalo Sabres mock offseason that just dropped in addition to what the situation is with reportedly disgruntled forward JJ Peterka and other Sabres topics. There's been reports that Peterka, a restricted free agent is unhappy with the direction of the Sabres and is hoping to play...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss several topics, including an examination of the (mostly lousy) Carolina Panthers to Buffalo Bills pipeline since Sean McDermott came to Buffalo in 2017. The Bills have obviously been very good during the McDermott/Brandon Beane tenure through this point, making the playoffs all but one year (2018) and have wo...