Talking Buffalo

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, first-round rookie Max Hairston's knee injury is rightfully dominating the headlines from Buffalo Bills training camp practice from Tuesday, but Patrick Moran has a first-hand account of several other things he saw during the team's fifth overall session of camp and second consecutive day with the pads on. As of this recording we don't the extent of Hairston's i...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran has several observations after taking in Buffalo Bills training camp practice again on Monday, including feel confident enough that it's OK to raise back up the expectations of linebacker Matt Milano to the level they were a few years ago. To say it was hot and steamy at St. John Fisher on Tuesday for practice was an understatement. In fact, Patric...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran was at Buffalo Bills training camp on Sunday and has a ton of observations to discuss, some solo and also a segment with Bills reporter Alex Brasky. Alex joined Patrick live from right outside the field just minutes after practice answered and they discussed a handful of topics, including injuries to Curtis Samuel and Terrel Bernard opening up some...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, it's a combination of Patrick Moran's biggest takeaways through the first few days of Buffalo Bills training camp as well as a handful of submissions from The Podbag --- listener submitted questions and takes. The top players from Buffalo's 2024 draft class, Keon Coleman and Cole Bishop have unsurprisingly been in the spotlight. After a pretty rough first day of...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo the NFL offseason is now over, Buffalo Bills training camp is officially back and Patrick Moran goes over a handful of interesting things we've learned about the Bills after just day one of training camp. For a football fan and specifically a Bills fan there isn't many things that feel better than training camp being underway at St. John's Fisher in Rochester. Wh...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation to discuss a handful of Buffalo Bills topics as training camp begins, including some under the radar players that fans should be intrigued to watch at camp in Rochester. The Bills don't lack for star power and everyone's eyes as always will be on guys like Josh Allen, Dion Dawkins, Matt Milano, Khalil Shakir...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Alex Brasky, creator of Buffalo Pregame for Substack to talk several topics revolving around the start of Buffalo Bills training camp this week in Rochester. There's not a ton of prominent battles expected for roster sports or depth chart positioning with Bills camp but that doesn't mean there's a lack of interesting storylines, includ...

On today's milestone 1,1ooth episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by sports journalist Tim Graham for a conversation ranging a handful of Buffalo sports topics recorded live from Mafia Con 2 this past weekend at Seneca One in downtown Buffalo. The second edition of Mafia Con was far bigger than the first last year and Graham, who joined Patrick for the event last year to discuss the...

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...