Rock Pile Report

Depth? WHO NEEDS DEPTH?! That's the question we set out to answer in this installment of our Training Camp Preview Series, featuring Ryan Lasal of RocSportsNetwork. We break down our LB & TE groups & discuss the storylines surrounding each including the limited depth at each group, how Tommy Sweeny projects as a member of the team, whether the team truly has a plan at backup LB at all, darkhorses to step up & surprise us all & so much more! Follow us on Twitter @Rockpilereport Follow Ryan on Twitter @Ryanlasal_RSN Golden Goal Podcast https://golden-goal-stories-of-soccer-legends.simplecast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bills Training Camp has gotten the "Green Light"! In this weeks show we host RocSportsNetwork's Ryan Lasal for a look at the opening of NFL Training Camps & the road laid out before our Buffalo Bills. We look at what the NFL offices & players are saying, the landscape of the new Training Camp format, and then take a look at how our Bills team seems built to face the challenges that almost certainly lay ahead! Follow us on Twitter @Rockpilereport Follow Ryan on Twitter @Ryanlasal_RSN Golden Goal Podcast https://golden-goal-stories-of-soccer-legends.simplecast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do the Bills have a problem looming on the horizon?! In this podcast Paul Wanecski of Hashtag Sports joins us for an indepth look at the unprecedented way COVID19 has impacted the NFL Salary Cap & what it means for our Buffalo Bills. We discuss potential cap casualties, whether this constitutes a closing of the Bills "window" & ways Beane & company can stay ahead of the curve! Follow us on Twitter @Rockpilereport Follow Paul on Twitter @Htagsports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we're joined by a throwback guest - Erik Turner! We open with a discussion on the importance of who holds QB#2, Fromm's shaky status & how Allen can improve in year 3 in terms of mechanics. Then we turn our focus to the running back position. We break down the skillsets at our disposal, Singletary's need to assert himself & the upside of adding Moss to the RB stable. We also discuss where TJ Yeldon slots in, where he's vulnerable to guys who actually play more than 1 role & more! Follow us on Twitter @Rockpilereport Follow Erik on Twitter @Cover_1_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, WGR550's Nate Geary joins us in studio & we first celebrate an anniversary of sorts, to Nate's shame. Then we parse through the WR talent the Bills have amassed heading into the 2020 season! We talk about our hopes for Allen & Diggs, the ways his presence changes our offensive attack & why Drew believes this team needs to find it's WR#4. Nate leaves us with hot takes on our rookie WR's, his WR#4, Kirk Cousins (oddly enough) & more! Follow us on Twitter @rockpilereport Follow Nate on Twitter @nategearysports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Bills are making changes to ticket policies as COVID19 continues - what does that mean to us as ticket holders & what does that mean to the WNY area financially? This week we delve into both of those topics with the help of Paul Lane of Buffalo Business first magazine! We discuss the current impact of COVID19 on the WNY area, the ways it benefits from & is most vulnerable to the ebbs & flows of sports revenue and more! Then we discuss the surprising results of our social media polling on the topic (spoiler alert: Chris has unpopular opinions) and how we'd each handle an NFL season that required us to sign waivers to attend. Follow us on Twitter @Rockpilereport Follow Paul on Twitter @bflobizdata Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Bills secondary is arguably the most cost-effective in the NFL, and in this latest installment of our Camp Preview Series, we take a look at our crop of defensive backs heading into the 2020 preseason! We discuss the makeup of the roster & storylines that could play a factor in training camp such as McDermott's love of the "Big Nickle" & that the makeup of other position groups might change the depth we can field this year compared to '19. We also discuss the key battles we'll be keeping an eye on, including what should be a dogfight for the CB#2 job across from our resident All Pro! Follow us on Twitter @rockpilereport Follow Bruce on Twitter @BruceExclusive https://www.wiseguysbuffalo.com/menu - Wise Guys Pizza ; The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast https://peppermaster.com/product/ - Pepperfire Foods ; The Official Hot Sauce of the Rockpile Report Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 210: Cam Newton to the Patriots: A Discussion w/Pats Fan Christian Simonelli Why is everyone so scared of a QB who wears flowered rompers? That's what Drew's asking this week as we're joined by Patriots fan Christian Simonelli for a discussion about his team landing former MVP Cam Newton just months before the start of the NFL season! We talk through the national narratives & hot takes, the realistic roster situation for the 2020 Patriots & the multitude of reasons this signing may or may not move the needle for us when it comes to the Bills still being the favorite in the AFC East! Follow us on Twitter @Rockpilereport Follow Christian on Twitter @Chriswithatian https://www.wiseguysbuffalo.com/menu - Wise Guys Pizza ; The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast https://peppermaster.com/product/ - Pepperfire Foods ; The Official Hot Sauce of the Rockpile Report Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a night of firsts, BillsMafia! We start the show by celebrating our 5th anniversary, and follow it up with an announcement that will reshape the future of our podcast, and maybe even the future of humanity itself (but probably just our podcast)! Then we welcome listener-turned-content-creator Clayton Garrett of the Cold Front Report in studio for the kickoff of our 2020 Training Camp Preview Series! This week, we're focusing on the offensive line - we dive into the makeup of the OL group, places we need to see improvement as camp gets underway, key position battles & more! @rockpilereport @cfrclaytonhttps://www.facebook.com/Coldfrontreport/ - CFR's Official Facebook Page!https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloBillsPride/ - CFR Co-Creator Fred Kilmartin's FB pagehttps://www.wiseguysbuffalo.com/menu - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Bills are finally #1! This week, we take an in-depth look at the recent "Continuity Rankings" produced by ESPN, and with our knowledge of what's specifically gone on from one roster to the next this off-season review the AFC East to get a better idea as to why all of the national pundits are finally pulling for Buffalo! We also talk about what Zack Moss's signing means financially for the future of the Bills & RB, open up the floor to you as listeners to share your experiences with us & more! https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29226084/we-ranked-nfl-teams-continuity-1-32-bills-chiefs-lead-way https://www.wiseguysbuffalo.com/menu - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report https://www.wiseguysbuffalo.com/menu - The Official Hot Sauces of the Rockpile Report Twitter - @rockpilereport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew is a father, BillsMafia!   We open the show with a discussion about the changes that have taken place in both our lives since our last podcast - some of which are more enraging than others, and result in a season long Seagrams Bet! We also review our takeaways from McDermott's recent presser & are joined by Bills longsnapper & captain Reid Ferguson for a discussion about his off-season thus far - the ways COVID has impacted his personal life, his appearance in the NY Times, his brother being drafted to a division rival, summer workouts with new kicker Tyler Bass & more!     https://peppermaster.com/product/   https://www.wiseguysbuffalo.com https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/sports/football/reid-blake-ferguson-long-snapper-coronavirus.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NFL Preseason is a go - but should fans worry about the health of their teams? We host Dr. Kyle Trimble for an in-depth discussion about the effects of a truncated off-season on injuries in the NFL. We dive into Kyle's knowledge of what it takes to avoid injury as an athlete at the NFL level, how that learning curve might be fairly steep, & take a deep dive into the concept that teams that according to fans are "snakebit" with injuries might just be poorly coached. Then we take a look at the 2020 Buffalo Bills, and discuss how we see the team in terms of preparation for this shortened off-season & why we think they might be one of the NFL's most physically & mentally prepared squads to start 2020! Our soft tissue injury episode from 2016! https://rockpilereport.podbean.com/e/rock-pile-report-investigates-soft-tissue-injuries/ Articles mentioned in this episode https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/05/11/buffalo-bills-sean-mcdermott-patriots-scouts-cam-newton   https://bleacherreport.com/articles/858560-

The National Media has lost it's MIND!   This week, we're joined by NYUpstate.com's Matt Parrino! We talk about Josh Allen's off-season workouts & how that stacks up with the effort being shown by his AFC East counterparts, and then talk about recent love we've received from the national media & how realistic expectations might stack up for the Buffalo Bills in 2020.   Then, we talk about this weeks COVID19 response updates from the NYS Gov't as they pertain to football & Matt's outlook on them as a professional football writer/content producer.   Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @mattparrino   NYUP & Syracuse.com YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm3af9XtbGdk_TiQy1mYvbw   Check out the beer we tasted here:https://revisionbrewing.com/beers/all-together/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of our most researched podcasts, point blank & period.   This week we're joined by Ryan Lasal of RocSportsNetwork! We spend the early portion of the show discussing the Bills 2020 schedule & our takeaways in terms of difficulty, tailgating & more!   Then we take an in-depth & nuanced look at sports in a post-COVID19 world. We break down the NFL's dominance in US entertainment, the idea of & hurdles to executing sports seasons without fans across North America & what the future might look like for fans of the Buffalo Bills here in WNY!   Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @ryanlasal_RSN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Bills draft might be over - but where do we stack up in the AFC?   This week we host draft analyst & host of "The Scho Show" Mark Schofield for an indepth look at the AFC & AFC East Draft classes & how the Bills stack up!   We dissect how each AFC East team outside Buffalo fared, including the Patriots & their confusingly defensive draft, the Jets decision to trust Gase to do something he's never done - develop an OL - and the Dolphins multitude of picks, some of whom might have gotten their asses handed to them by people currently wearing a Bills uniform! We also handicap the AFCE race & discuss the future of the podcast! Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @markschofield Ken McCusick's Film Study Baltimore podcast https://filmstudybaltimore.com/draft-recap-2020/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's all over but the crying BillsMafia! We have Nate Geary in studio, as is now tradition, to recap the 2020 NFL Draft! And it starts with some smack-talking about the leagues broadcast & shade-throwing at some of the GM's that graced the screen, because Drew is a petty man. Then, we take an in-depth look at the Bills 2020 Draft Class - We touch on Drew's initial frustration over the Epenesa pick & how he's come around to the idea, our love of Moss & his potential to change the composure of our rushing attack, a QB that surprised everyone & more! It's an insightful - for some Bills fans perhaps even a cathartic - conversation, that underscores how different things are now & how hopefully THIS becomes Buffalo's "new normal"! Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @nategearywgr   AJ Epenesa vs Austin Jackson breakdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0vP3CbuQVg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After of months of waiting, IT'S FINALLY HERE - the 2020 NFL Draft! This week we host veteran draft/film analyst & virgin podcaster Brett Kollmann to break down the '20 WR Draft Class! We talk about the makeup of the class, the players he's high on & why, and his take on how the Bills should approach the position as we approach Josh Allen's inevitable contract year! Then we talk about what a shitshow the 2020 NFL Draft itself might become, talk about how the media, draft analysts & GM's are handling the disruption,make our annual Draft Seagrams Bets & more!   Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @Brettkollmann Youtube.com/Brett Kollmann Subscribe to the "Bootleg Football Podcast" here or anywhere you download shows! Find us on both Thursday & Friday nights of the draft streaming LIVE here: https://www.youtube.com/user/HashtagSportsRadio https://www.facebook.com/ROCSportsNet/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

200 PODCASTS!   We hit a milestone Bills fans & DAMMIT if we don't feel like celebrating it! We open the show by waxing poetic on the last 5 years of our podcast, the experiences that it's afforded us and what we remember most in the process.   Then, in a show of growth, Drew opens up to the idea of GASP analytics, as we host Pride Of Detroit blogger/podcaster & creator of the "R.A.S System" Kent Lee Platte as we preview the DE's in the 2020 draft! We talk about how his system tends to identify players who succeed in the later rounds (where the Bills might be drafting DE's) by athletic profile & his takes on the class as they project as a whole!   Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @mathbomb (Kent's Twitter)    https://www.facebook.com/ROCSportsNet/   https://relativeathleticscores.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brandon Beane thinks TJ Yeldon is...WHAT?! This week, we kick off the podcast with Drew's takeaways from Brandon Beane's technologically groundbreaking press conference! We discuss his comments on topics like the acquisition of Stefon Diggs, the culture of the team, his draft aggressiveness in the face of looming technological hurdles & more!Then we're joined by draft analyst & Rockpile Report veteran Matt Waldman for a preview of the 2020 Running Back draft class! He gives us his somewhat surprising pick for RB#1, dissects the field & depth of talent compared to recent seasons & gives us his insight as to how he'd approach the draft at the position if he were the Buffalo Bills GM! @rockpilereport - Twitter @mattwaldman - Twitterhttps://mattwaldmanrsp.com/ - Matt Waldman's Rookie Scouting Portfolio ; Subscribe Here! Matt's breakdown of Utah Running Back Zack Moss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF6oLITB-h8   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Rodak, OL-men & bears - OH MY! This weeks show starts off with a discussion about quarantine-era social media & Drew finally telling the story about the time former ESPN writer Mike Rodak snubbed him inside the Bills press box. Then we host Cover1.net's National Scout Russ Brown for a dissection of the 2020 OL class. We break down the tackle talent that rules the roost, the depth that may be available to Buffalo despite them lacking a 1st round pick & what his take on the Cody Ford OT or OG situation!@RussNFLDraft - Russ's Twitter@RockpileReport @MidwesternFins - The place to go bid on the painting to help support the Center for Disaster Philanthropy  Here's their link if you want to know more or donate directly:https://disasterphilanthropy.org/ Brett Kollmann's Filmroom on Wirfs vs Wills: https://youtu.be/6K-OL21I2xE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices