The Rockpile Report - A Buffalo Bills Podcast

You KNOW you can feel it. It's palpable, like a heartbeat. Week 1 of the 2021 Bills season is here! This week we look at what the 2021 Bills home opener means to us individually, while also celebrating another year of Bills podcasting under the auspices of high praise for the first time ever. We also preview the X's & O's of PITvBUF with Joe Kuzma of Steel City Underground, looking at some of the...

In this show, our expert panel of guests helps us dig into each AFC East teams finalized roster! We look at surprise releases, moves they disagreed with & what the roster shaping process has them feeling for their HC & GM, while also looking at how Bills fans should soak up this long-elusive cohesiveness at One Bills Drive! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hoste...

ALL OF THE TALK IS FINALLY FINISHED! A preseason of projection, prognostication & bloviation mercifully came to an end this week at the Bills made the cuts necessary to decide who the 60-ish men that'll decide the fate of our 2021 season are & we couldn't be happier! We look at cuts that surprised us, the strengths & weaknesses of the roster, spend some time uncharacteristically punching down, exp...

In this show, we're once again joined by our fantastic stable of AFC East podcasters Scott Mason, Alf Arteaga & Mike D'Abate for a look at how, ahead of our final preseason game & roster cut downs, each AFCE team is coming together! We look at team identities that are starting to form, the highs & lows of each teams development thus far, surprise cut candidates & more! Learn more about your ad cho...

In this show we take a look at our favorite aspects of the Bills 41-15 trouncing of the Chicago Bears! Spencer Brown's bounce back at RT Trubisky knocking the chip off his shoulder Brian Daboll showing he's ready to be a real jerk to DC's in 2021 Plus we dive into the domination by our defensive line & why Fields shouldn't start Week 1, the pettiest storylines from around the AFC this week and mor...

This week, we recap the Bills comeback victory in Detroit looking at the good, bad & ugly from Buffalo's performance! From our young DEs showing well to Bobby Hart showing us that maybe this roster isn't as deep in some spots as we thought, there was plenty to walk away from our 1st preseason contest with! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, a...

Take a deep breath & say it with me people - Goosfraba! From the true financial state of the Pegulas many fans may not realize & why public money may indeed be necessary, to the pre & post-COVID dynamics of NYS's economy that might make retaining the Bills attractive to NY's political class, this podcast is focused on taking a deep & nuanced look at the recent leaks & reports regarding the Bills s...

We're BACK for another season of AFC East-centric podcasts! Our crack team of divisional analysts help us take a look at Jets, Patriots & Dolphins camps ahead of their first playoff games - highlights, lowlights, biggest disappointments & surprises and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inform...

We kicked off our Happy Hour Podcast Series with a BANG as Joe Miller, Pat Moran & former Bills LT John Fina joined us in front of a LIVE audience at O'Neills Stadium Inn! We talked about Josh Allen's extension as the news had broken just hours before, and then look at Bills Training Camp 2021 - players we're keeping an eye on & philosophical story lines we're each watching as we head into our 1st...

The 2021 offseason has seen QB movement & threats of change unlike any other. In this podcast, Ryan Lasal of RocSports Network joins us to look at them & see how it pertains to the Bills situation! We look at how the sins of the past - from Goff to Wentz & Deshaun to Rodgers - will shape the next wave of extensions & where the Bills rank in preparedness for a true franchise QB! Learn more about yo...

Star is out of shape, the locker room is falling apart, the sky is falling.....YAWN. Summertime stinks for NFL fans & when there's nothing going on people conflate issues simply to have something to talk about! And yet as soon as the pads go on & real football action starts, all of that seems to disappear. This week we toast to the Bills narratives that have brewed up over the last few months that...

In our final installment of our 2021 "Camp Battle Preview Series", we take a nuanced look at what's at stake for our 2021 crop of DE's at this years Bills Training Camp! There's never been this many DE's with their tickets - by nature of how they were acquired - already punched for the final 53. So you KNOW the battle for what could be just 1-2 remaining roster spots is going to be intense. And wi...

Dr. Trimble of Banged Up Bills joins us for a look around the division at the health & injury forecast of each team ahead of 2021 training camp! 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 week, we look at what should be a ferocious competition to fill out the backend of the WR depth chart! We dissect how many spots are available, the skillsets not just coveted but REQUIRED (KR & "motion man" plays a bigger role than most fans give it credit for) and we look at the most compelling matchups & players the position has to offer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

Our Camp Battle Preview Series continues as we look at what will be a tough fight for starting reps in the offensive trenches at the guard positions! We break down how each of the contenders stack up, including contract & financial dynamics that might make some players locks & identifying players who have questions to answer, while Chargers podcaster Garret Sisti, host of "The Lightning Round", jo...

Sabres fans & Bills fans often have very different perspectives on the Pegulas & their ownership of each of our favorite teams - in this show "Expected Buffalo" host Anthony Sciandra joins us to look at how & why! We look at the successes & failures of each franchise & the roles the Pegulas have played in each, in an effort to determine how much blame & how much credit they may truly deserve as th...

WE'RE BACK & READY TO TALK BILLS FOOTBALL! We return to the microphones after a week off to recharge our batteries with the kickoff of our Camp Battle Preview Series! We open with a look at the impending battle for the "starting" (yes, that's in quotes) CB2 job & how Dane Jackson & Levi Wallace match up against each other in their bid for the 2021 Bills lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Power rankings stink...yet were steering into it anyway! Avid ranker Ryan Sullivan, host of "The 585 Report" joins us for a look at the practice & a dissection of the AFC in an attempt to see how the Bills stack up. From rushing attacks & pass rushes to QB hierarchies, we take a hard look at what the conference has to bear this season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

EVERYONE NEEDS TO CALM DOWN! In this show, we take an in-depth look at the multifaceted nature of last Friday's announcements regarding the future of the Bills stadium & fan attendance. We dig into how certain local politicians need to slow their roll, and how out of town fans or those that simply aren't aware of the broader economic & logistical scope of stadium construction might not be seeing t...

MiniCamps in the AFC East closed this week & while it was uneventful here in BUF compared to our neighbors, Greg Tompsett of Cover 1 joins us because there's still plenty to talk about! We look at the rookies & young players than reminded people that they're here & ready to play, and how that could factors into upcoming camp battles, and also at the QB2 battle that...wasn't. Then we talk about Jos...

NFL MiniCamps are kicking off around the NFL & every fanbase feels good about their team. But without reasonable expectations, many of them will be left disappointed. That's the theme of this show as we take a deep look at the Bills 2021 Rookie Class & try to establish "reasonable" expectations as we enter the 2021 Camp & Presason: Reading the "tea leaves" of recent rookie pass rushers to forecast...

Godfather of BillsMafia & owner of 26Shirts Del Reid stops by to talk shop (literally), we look at our favorite 2021 games & 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.

What's the 1st thing the NFLs highest paid Long Snapper buys? We answer that question & more as we catch up with Bills Captain Reid Ferguson! Together we look at a number of topics as Reid heads into the teams OTAs and MiniCamp: 🔸️His newfound podcasting career 🔸️His extension & BUF experience thus far 🔸️Team mindset heading into MiniCamp in the wake of their 2020 seasons finish & more! Learn m...

We finally bring in a subject matter expert to settle the debate of Chris saying he's a better athlete than Drew! GameOn Sports owner & OnCore Podcast host Brandon Siclari joins us in studio for a debate over which Rockpile personality plays the better game & is more athletic - then we take a look at the Bills newfound cap space & the players the Bills have been linked to while throwing cold water...

Alice Cooper said it best: School (and the AFC East RoundUp) is out for summer! In this podcast we're joined by both old & new faces from around the AFC East as we all get ready to hit the summer doldrums of football! With our guests help we look at: 🔸 How each fanbase feels they've addressed it's needs this offseason 🔸 Current roster vs their 2020 precamp roster 🔸What makes them feel like...