Rock Pile Report

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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 we can't wait to see die, from Cody Ford being cut to a failure of "The Process" with locker room division & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 with young & hungry players trying to push for a job while some old heads try & prove they've "still got it", we've got plenty of insight as to how it all lays out ahead of players reporting for practice! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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", joins us for a deep look into newcomer & potential dark horse - who should probably get more credit than that - Forrest Lamp! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 their two sports franchises diverge down very, very different paths! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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/adchoices

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 the forest for the trees, as well as (on a positive note) look at what the Bills future in WNY COULD look like if the team truly is trying to be forward thinking & revenue generating!https://unusualinvestments.com/are-permanent-seat-licenses-a-good-investment/https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/can-downtown-handle-60-000-fans/article_edc86ee1-a614-5f9b-bfc4-c4e8d5495c1a.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Josh Allen & his psyche ahead of what is one of the most important seasons not just of his career but also of the Bills franchise history! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Basham & Rosseau's production given the makeup of the roster Looking at the mountain in front of Marquez Stevenson as both a WR & KR Figuring out how our ultra-athletic OL-men slot in & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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:

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 on some of BillsMafia's favorite signing ideas and giving out a couple thoughts of our own! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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:

We've made it to our 300th podcast! In this show we celebrate the last 100 episodes of the podcast - ~1 whole year of content! We touch on the future for the WNY's fans, some of our favorite moments from the last 100 podcasts, and what might be Chris's finest achievement ever as producer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tired: Complaining About Mock Drafting Wired: Scoring Mock Drafts so We Can Make Fun of The Practice From #DraftSZN to #AccountabilitySZN, we say goodbye to this chapter of the 2021 NFL offseason with maybe the pettiest show we've ever recorded & Talking Buffalo host Pat Moran is along for the ride! We take mock drafts that Bills content creators have submitted over the last month, score them & break down the results - interesting trends, takeaways about the practice & what we can learn, shocking "Winners/Losers" and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey Naysayers & Nerds - IT'S A SCHEDULE CELEBRATION! This week we take a look at the NFL & Bills 2021 schedule on the eve of it's release, amid a half dozen drinks! We look at the layout of it from both a podcasting & season ticket holder standpoint, look at games that'll probably turn out to be busts & find storylines we're interested in following at this point in the offseason! Then we look at the competitive layout of the Bills schedule - including some rough stretches and portions that could play out in BUF's favor, break down our favorite/least favorite home games, discuss tailgating & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WARNING: This might be the smartest you'll EVER hear Drew sound on a podcast! RAS creator Kent Lee Platte joins us for an indepth look at the Bills 2021 draft class through an analytics lens! We look at the dynamic athletic profiles of our rookie crop & how RAS study tells a story about their NFL upside & development! Meanwhile, Drew has done some deep analysis of his own & we look at how his findings should have fans excited that for Brandon Beane the best may be yet to come! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices