Talking Buffalo

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Buffalo podcaster and blogger Chris Ostrander just minutes after the Buffalo Sabres stormed back to beat the Boston Bruins, 4-3 to take game one of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoffs.

The Sabres looked like toast after falling down 2-0 in the third period and lacked energy, which trickled some into the crowd. But Tage Thompson literally changed that with two goals to tie it before Mattias Samuelsson netted the go ahead goal and Alex Tuch gave them insurance (they'd need) with an empty net goal in...

On this bonus Saturday edition of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran conducts his second Buffalo Bills full seven round mock draft and comes up with several interesting dilemmas along the way.

Going into the mock Patrick reveals that his goal is to trade down from Buffalo's 26th overall pick, with the goal of picking up a day two pick without moving too far out range to get one of a handful of players he's hoping to land. However, it takes two to tango and when he's on the block for Buffalo at 26 there's no good offers from other...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by sports journalist and Go Long TD substack creator Tyler Dunne to discuss among other things his brand new two part long form feature story on Buffalo Bills head coach Joe Brady.

One of the most accomplished and respected sports writers in the business, Dunne often writes polarizing stories and none so more than when it comes to the Bills. Whether fans loved or hated it, everyone talked about Dunne's three-part series on Sean McDermott a handful of years ago. Dunne sat down recently with Brady for...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran goes over seven edge rushing prospects who potentially could be the Buffalo Bills first-round pick when the NFL draft commences a week from today.

Other positions are certainly in play for the Bills with their first overall pick in this draft including linebacker, defensive tackle and wide receiver, but Patrick has landed on it being most likely their going to take an edge rusher early. That sent him into studying mode to learn more about the pool of top prospects and he learned plenty about the seven most likely...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation to discuss where some of the biggest question marks on the Buffalo Bills depth chart currently are as well as potential solutions.

At least in the eyes of Patrick, Bills general manager Brandon Beane has done enough with the additions of DJ Moore, Bradley Chubb and CJ Gardner Johnson among others that there isn't one specific glaring need for them at the top of the draft--which to some extent may allow the team to simply take the best player available regardless...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by PK from the Buffalo Sports Collective for live reation just minutes after the Buffalo Sabres beat the Chicago Black Hawks on the road to officially clinch the Atlantic Division.

Just imagine actually thinking this was possible in early December when the Sabres stunk and general manager Keyvn Adams was in the midst of getting fired. The guys discuss one of the great all time single season turnarounds, certainly in Buffalo sports history.

The guys also spend time talking Buffalo Bills as we're merely 10 days...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss some of the reasons for what appears to be a lack of Buffalo Bills buzz less than two weeks before the NFL draft, including of course the Sabres ending their historically long playoff drought.

Usually when the draft is this close there seems to be a bigger buzz with the Bills than what we've seen so far. In fact, at least to Patrick it's felt like a pretty low key offseason for the Bills despite making a handful of extremely notable...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran (finally) gets around to conducting his first Buffalo Bills 2026 full mock draft just two weeks before the actual NFL draft takes place. Trades were on the table but none were consummated.

As with the past several years, Patrick enjoys doing these mock drafts but not for the prediction accurate aspect.  Doing them often enough allows you to learn about more prospects, develop trends and strategies that play out in real time and speaking of----things happen one selection before Patrick's on the clock for the Bills that throws things off f...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran goes ranks the Top 10 college prospects he'd like to see the Buffalo Bills take with their first-round draft pick that are realistic options.

Going on the premise that the prospect must be realistic for the Bills, allowing no more than a three-team trade up to land him, Patrick goes over his list by counting down from No. 10 to his top choice. On the list includes two wide receivers, two linebackers, three defensive tackles, two edge rushers--and cornerback? Yes, a cornerback.

Two of the top three on Patrick's...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Chris Mazella from the Step Brothers Sports Podcast just moments after the Buffalo Sabres picked up a huge win Monday nighit over tghe Tampa Bay Lightning in addition to some Buffalo Bills talk.

The Sabres needed to a victory over Tampa in regulation to keep a strong chance of winning the Atlantic Division on the table, and that's exactly what they did. The guys talk about another strong UPL performance, critically needed offensive production from Alex Tuch, Josh Norris and Jason Zucker as well as a...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss several Buffalo Bills and Sabres topics, including what they'd still like to see the Bills do between now and the start of the 2026 season.

Bills general manager Brandon Beane has done plenty to change over the roster, particularly on defense and there's still plenty of opportunity to do more between free agency, trades and the NFL draft coming later this month. The guys talk about things they'd like to see including the drafting of a wide receiver early, a few notable...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation to react to plenty of noteworthy Buffalo Bills items stemming from the NFL Meetings in Phoenix, Arizona this week.

Bills general manager spoke to the media on Monday and shortly thereafter made an appearance on Pat MacAfee.  There's plenty for the guys to react from among things Beane discussed, including the Bills officially exercising the fifth-year option on Dalton Kincaid's contract, ensuring the tight end will be here for at least two more years and with a guaranteed $8.1 million salary for 2027. D...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by blogger and podcast Chris Ostrander to discuss a handful of Buffalo Sabres and Bills topics, including a few fixable but nonetheless late season issues creeping into the Sabres as they get ready to embark on a playoff run soon.

Just saying the Sabres are readying to embark on a playoff run is amazing given where this team was at in early December not to mention the previous 14 seasons. They're not exactly "struggling" either as the season winds down but in the interest of staying objective, there's...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss several Buffalo Bills topics, including evaluating each of Brandon Beane's free agent classes since becoming GM of the team in 2018.

While not a fan of Beane in general, Joe has confessed to liking what the Bills have done so far since free agent season began earlier this month. It got the guys wondering and then researching of  Beane's offseason classes and where this one stacks up.

Also, the Bills re-signed Damar Hamlin this week and a few sarcastic tweets f...

On this Saturday episode of Talking Buffalo, it's an edition of The Podbag featuring listener submitted questions and takes about the Buffalo Bills that Patrick Moran is answering, including potential trade candidates currently on the Buffalo Bills roster.

It's not likely the Bills will trade anyone who's already currently on the roster, but it's certainly a possible. Patrick explains why he thinks Keon Coleman is the obvious choice, why Sedrick Van Pran Granger is lowkey a realistic choice and why if you want go with a little shock value----O'Cyrus Torrence could be a big time dark horse...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran discusses a pair of Buffalo Bills defensive players in Max Hairston and Terrell Bernard that appear sharpied in as starters that have plenty to prove in 2026.

Terrel Bernard is a starting off ball linebacker, dictated by the contract he signed before the 2025 season and enforced by the Bills lack of additions to the room so far this offseason. The potential is certainly there, as evidenced by his breakout 2023 campaign but the past few years have been filled with injuries and pedestrian production. Can Bernard be a good fit in...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation to discuss some of the work Brandon Beane and the Buffalo Bills still have to do for the shaping of a roster they hope will be good enough to finally get them over the hump here in 2026.

Beane entered the offseason in less than ideal cap shape but the Bills have still managed to make a handful of meaningful adds to the roster, from trading for DJ Moore to signing Bradley Chubb, CJ Gardner Johnson, Dee Alford and Geno Stone, not...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by broadcaster Steve Bermel to discuss a handful of Buffalo Sabres and Bills topics, including how the Sabres have managed to avoid a complete slop of a playoff race in the Eastern conference.

While it's not mathematically locked in yet, the Sabres are going to break their historic 14-year NHL playoff drought within the next few weeks. Buffalo currently leads Tampa in the Atlantic division (though Tampa has two games in hand) and are only one point back of Carolina for most points in the conference. Regardless...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss several Buffalo Bills and Sabres topics, including an explanation of what the "Josh Allen Rub" is and means in addition to noticing Sabres fandom is as alive as it's been in 20 years.

Most wrestling fans know what the terms "getting the rub" and "go away heat" mean. Joe recently used those wrestling terms to tie into a blog post about the Bills MVP quarterback in addition to Bills general manager Brandon Beane. Joe explains exactly what he meant by it and...

On this rare Saturday edition of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is sharing his thoughts on every addition the Buffalo Bills have made so far this offseason in addition to what he thinks may lie ahead for the organization.

After yesterday's episode focused on what the Bills have lost since the end of last season, today's about what the Bills have gained and how much of an upgrade he thinks Buffalo's made at some important positions.

Patrick has thoughts on the Bills surprisingly retaining Connor McGovern to keep the offensive line mostly intact, swinging a significant...

Today on Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is back from a vacation (of sorts) in Florida and shares his thoughts on every move the Buffalo Bills have made so far this offseason, big and small in the first part of a two episode series.

Today's first part focuses primarily on what the Bills no longer have. Patrick has thoughts on the releases of Taylor Rapp, Curtis Samuel and Dane Jackson as well as a late round pick swap in the Taron Johnson trade, and while Johnson's time with Buffalo certainly looked like it was over when Sean McDermott...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Chris Ostrander to discuss several Buffalo Sabres and Bills topics, including a four-game road trip this week for the Sabres that could go a long way in determining where they finish in the Eastern conference standings.

The Sabres have been the best team in the NHL over the past three-plus months, literally. They're best in the league in points, goals scored, goal differential, save percentage and percentage of time playing with a lead. It's seriously mind blowing. The guys talk about how this team has somehow...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by PK from the Buffalo Sports Collective to discuss among other topics Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane taking a big swing by signing defensive edge Bradley Chubb and if his biggest moves over the past few years should be considered aggressive or reckless?

When healthy, Chubb is a dynamic run defending edge with plenty of pass rushing juice. That said, he's torn both his ACLs throughout his eight year career and it continues a trend of Beane signing big named defenders with significant injury histories in...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran shares thoughts on several Buffalo Bills and Sabres topics, ranging from thinking people are prematurely writing off Bills receiver Josh Palmer to giving props to Alex Tuch for how he's been able to bury contract talks and focus on playing elite hockey.

Prefacing by saying this episode is being recorded the morning before a release---typically a big no-no during a busy week like the start of NFL free agency, Patrick has plenty to say about the Bills before leaving to travel. Among the topics is starting to realize that...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss how the NFL legal tampering is coming to an end and the Buffalo Bills added very little and meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres may never lose a hockey game again.

At least as of late into Tuesday night, the Bills have only added cornerback Dee Alford and backup quarterback Kyle Allen to the roster externally with a market that's quickly drying up. Sure, they've already traded for DJ Moore, re-signed Connor McGovern and worked out a deal to keep Dawson Knox and...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is reacting to several of the biggest moves made around the NFL in day one of the legal tampering period in addition to a few Buffalo Bills  moves unlikely to move the needle much.

Prior to Monday's start of unofficial free agency the Bills had already pulled off a trade for wide receiver DJ Moore in addition to re-signing center Connor McGovern to a lucrative extension over the weekend. Therefore, it shouldn't be surprising that the Bills didn't make any kind of real splash on Monday. They did add A...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss how the time is now for Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane to pull the pin on at least a handful of moments that could determine if the Bills realistically remain in the Super Bowl hunt in addition to the Sabres winning one of their most exciting games in the history of the franchise literally right before this recording.

NFL free agency, or at least the "legal tampering period" starts here on Monday and the Bills certainly got a decent amount...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran has a bunch of reaction both good and bad to the Buffalo Bills pulling off a big trade on Thursday, acquiring wide receiver DJ Moore from the Chicago Bears along with a fifth-rounder in exchange for their second-round pick in this year's NFL Draft.

To say the immediate reaction among Bills fans, media and content creators is a mixed bag is an understatement, and Patrick thinks there's plenty to like about the move as well as a few things that certainly give him pause.

First and foremost...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Steve Bermel to talk about the Buffalo Sabres being absolutely electric on the ice that has clearly resonated with fans as well as discussing if the Buffalo Bills should take a big swing at pending free agent wide receiver Alec Pierce.

The vibes were immaculate at the Key Bank Center in Buffalo the other night before the Sabres took on Vegas as Tage Thompson was honored by the organization for helping the United States win a gold medal. The crowd gave him a thunderous applause (as...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation to discuss positional needs and potential solutions beyond wide receiver.

Understandably so, the wide receiver position attracts the most attention among fans and the media. There's certainly a need to add to the position and Buffalo will, but there's plenty of room and need to add talent to several if not most other positions.

The guys go through them, talk about needs are bigger than other and discuss a handful of potential pending free agents, trade candidates and draft...

On the episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by hockey writer and media personality Joe Yerdon to discuss among other topics if it's time to move the goalposts when it comes to managing the Buffalo Sabres' expectations.

It's not a done yet but the Sabres find themselves in incredibly well position to end their historic 14-year playoff drought. Their 24-5-2 record over their past 31 games has them and us as consumers thinking that just ending the drought isn't the end of their story for this season. Joe gives insight on why Buffalo's primed not...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss several Buffalo Bills topics, including examining if Brandon Beane is as aggressive as he thinks he is when it comes to roster construction and the draft.

During the NFL Combine this week, Beane when speaking to the media described himself as being aggressive, sometimes even needing coworkers on the Bills staff to reel him back a little bit. Is that actually true? Is Beane really that aggressive? The guys dig into that and other than three instances since 2018 don't really agree...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran examines if the Buffalo Bills should attempt to re-sign pending free agent wide receiver Brandin Cooks and explains why that answer is no, regardless of how cheap he'd be and what his role on paper would be.

There's definitely reasons we can see a Cooks reunion with the club in 2026 and Patrick admits the reasons to feel like it works are more than why it wouldn't. From the inexpensive cap hit to his track record, skill set in particular his ability to get open plenty for Buffalo last year...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Steve Bermel just moments after the Buffalo Sabres returned to action with a win over New Jersey following the Olympic break for instant reaction in addition to some Buffalo Bills talk from the NFL Combine.

With 25 games to go and a five point lead in the Eastern Conference wild card race, the Sabres are trying to take advantage of the opportunity to end their historic 14-year NHL playoff drought. How did that final stretch begin in New Jersey? The guys break it down.

Also...

On today's Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation to discuss among other topics five Buffalo Bills players who could become diamonds in the rough for the organization.

For various reasons Dorian Williams, Jordan Hancock, Alec Anderson, Seth Van Pran Granger and Jackson Hawes could all have an opportunity to go from supporting type players to contributing far more than they did this past season. The guys discuss what the situation looks like for each player and why this group could be primed to take a significant step in their careers during...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Chris Ostrander to discuss several Buffalo Sabres and Bills topics, including the Sabres being ready for a push to end their historic NHL playoff drought.

The Sabres haven't made the NHL playoffs in 14 years. They're desperately trying to make that not reach 15 years. Buffalo returns to action on Wednesday night in New Jersey following the Olympic break and they do so with a five point advantage in the Eastern conference wild card race, with just two points between them and Montreal and Detroit in the Atlantic...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens and together they go over a long list of predictions for the Buffalo Bills offseason among other topics discussed.

Last week the Bills re-signed offensive lineman Alec Anderson but outside of that, offseason personnel moves haven't really started yet. That's expected to change literally any day now, so Patrick and Joe go over a lengthy list of things they predict will happen, including each going over their boldest Bills offseason prediction.

Patrick also asked fans to chime in with their biggest...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran goes over his entire Buffalo Bills mock offseason, ranging from cuts to restructures, an extension, re-signing free agents, adding free agents and the draft. It all results in the Bills going back to an older philosophy on offense and adding plenty of Denver flavor on defense.

In this mock Patrick explains while not happy about it, goodbyes need to happen to David Edwards and Dawson Knox. In terms of the receiving room Patrick thinks it's time for the bigger possession type of receivers need to end and bring back...

On this eighth anniversary milestone episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by both Matt Parrino and Matthew Fairburn for a wide ranging Buffalo sports and life conversation recorded live from Sonny Red's in Lackawanna.

Eight years and more than 1,250 episodes later Talking Buffalo is still going strong, and that's in large part due to the fantastic guys that've come on and helped grow the show through the years. No one's better better when it comes to that than Parrino and Fairburn, and Patrick expresses great gratitude to them and everyone who's helped this podcast continue...

Today on Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren of SB Nation and they're devoting the entire episode to talking wide receiver as it pertains to the Buffalo Bills, both their current crop and a whole bunch of potential fits available via free agency, trades and the draft.

The Bills wide receiver outside of Khalil Shakir stinks. That's not particularly a nice thing to say nor is fun to think about, but those are the facts. Curtis Samuel could get cut by the time you read this and the rest of the room is filled...