Rock Pile Report

This week, Drew got a real life taste of the movie "Joker". We open the show with a discussion about Drew finding the edge of madness, despite a Bills win. Then WGR550's Nate Geary joins us to recap BUFvsTEN & have the argument with Drew about Josh Allen, how he's perceived by the media & fans, and his progression to this point in his career.   We go on to recap action in the AFC East, including an example of how the NY media is the perfect place for their newest HC, and then close the show with a conversation about what we've learned through the first 5 weeks & what we're willing to forecast for the next 12!   Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @nategearywgrhttps://wgr550.radio.com/articles/opinion/lets-have-discussion - Nate's Latest @ WGR550.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Contrary to popular belief the season isn't over. But dammit if Drew isn't feeling the effects of the Bills first loss of the season.In order to cope, we bring back "Guest of The Year" candidate Matt Parrino of NYUp.com to discuss what was ultimately a hard fought loss to the New England Patriots @ New Era Field. We touch on the state of the offense & our concern over the OL, the otherworldly performance of the D & Tremaine Edmunds, as well as touch on stats showing that the Patriots are constantly given a cushion by the officiating - the helmet hit was just a microcosm of the bigger picture in that aspect. We also provide this seasons first installment of "People Who Have it Worse then Bills Fans" & go on to preview what is ultimately a pivotal matchup against the Tennessee Titans in terms of where this team wants to be in the hierarchy of the AFC standings. This one isn't going to be easy, but after last week we have to believe it's there for the taking if they truly want to be a playoff contend

IT'S FINALLY HERE! BILLS vs PATRIOTS IS FINALLY HERE!   This week, we open with a discussion about superstition in terms of sports & why Drew thinks you all owe him a thank you.   Then, with limited prep, we recap BUFvsCIN with a focus on the experience from the stands since that's what we're all about. We break down our day at the stadium, what Drew thinks about our overall attack after a rewatch & why he's drinking an unexpected wine cooler after falling in love with a certain players performance.   We finish the show by hosting Mark Schofield of SBNation's Pats Pulpit, Mark Waldmans Filmroom & ITP's draft lore for a conversation about NEvsBUF. We talk about Brady in 2019, the effect of their recent wave of injuries & more!   Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @markschofield   youtube.com/therockpilereport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Bills are 2-0, and Drew is trying not to freak out....We open the show with a discussion of the finer points of New Jersey, which the Bills now own. Then we recap Sundays return to the Meadowlands, dissecting what was a fantastic gameplan by our staff & some excellent execution by our defense & QB. Then, we recap the action around the AFCE this weekend & preview our matchup with the Bengals on Sunday. We break down their defensive vulnerabilities, the reasons to be believe they'll be 0-3 come Monday, and Drew gets a little misty-eyed talking about why he loves this week so much! Stop by the tailgate - 5330 Big Tree Rd, Orchard Park NY @RockpileReport - Twitter RockpileReport716@Gmail.com Subscribe to the YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCCLKdFFzt4DQ1TBg7lwEzw   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

THE BILLS SOMEHOW ARE 1-0!!!!   We open this weeks show with a recap of our Week 1 viewing experience @ Batavia Downs, getting to interview Thurman Thomas & taking in a wild Bills victory to start the season.   Then, NYUpstate's beat reporter Matt Parrino join us in studio - he helps us dissect Sundays improbable victory, discussing the defense keying the offense, Josh Allens growth as a QB & more!   We finish with a preview of BUFvsNYG - folks who thinks this game is a foregone conclusion isn't paying attention to the metrics & on field action. This is a MUST LISTEN for anyone who thinks taking BUF -1.5 is a slam dunk of a bet in Week 2!   Watch Drew's Post Game Press Conference from Week 1 Here: https://youtu.be/0fAe09sQXZ0  You can find these each & every week as the 2019 season rolls on - Subrscribe for these, our tailgate grub tutorials & more! @rockpilereport on Twitter @mattparrino on TwitterFind all Matt's work here at NYUp Sports : https://www.newyorkupstate.com/sports/www.WiseGuy

In the immortal words of Rick James, "It's a celebration B****!" We kick off this weeks show with our takeaways from the Bills roster cut down process, including a surprise goodbye, a lost wine cooler bet by each of us, depth on depth on depth & the 2 overarching takeaways we're left with when reviewing the makeup of the roster. Then, we host Joe Caporoso of TurnOnTheJets.com as we preview our Week 1 match-up against the New York Jets. He helps us highlight some areas of both strength & weakness for Gang Green along with his concerns for them as they try to match up with the Bills. It felt SOOOOO good to knock the rust off & have REAL football to talk about - we promise you Bills fans, the best is yet to come!https://www.facebook.com/ROCSportsNet/ - If you can't make it out to 34 Rush @ Batavia Downs on Sunday to join us for BUFvsNYJ, you can livestream all of our coverage & our interview with Thurman Thomas right here on RocSportsNetwork! @JCaporoso - Twitter @Rockpilereport - Twitter Rockpil

This week, Drew apologizes (sort of).   We open with a recap what SHOULD be our starting lineups preseason finale vs the Detroit Lions, including analysis on our front 7's performance against an NFL starting QB (finally) & the night the bubble WRs gave us.   Then, we close our annual Preseason AFCE Roundup with Locked On Dolphins host Travis Wingfield. He walks us through the hire of Brian Flores, what it means to the future of the team, the state of the roster & more!   We close with Drew's takeaways from the 2019 preseason - regular season action is finally, mercifully, only a week away & win or lose it's going to be a hell of a ride!   @WingfieldNFL - Twitter   @RockpileReport - Twitter   RockpileReport716@gmail.com  - E-mail   www.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast   https://www.facebook.com/ROCSportsNet/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This podcast starts like "Falling Down" starring Michael Douglas - Drew swears you all made him do this?We also talk about this off-seasons injury trend, and the fact that some teams are choosing to avoid it altogether. Then, we recap Drew's takeaways from our game in Carolina, including eating crow on RT (OG?) Cody Ford & RB production that makes him believe we've finally have embraced the idea of playing modern NFL offense! We close the show with a list of what we're looking for come Friday night - this game is traditionally a "dress rehearsal" for your starters, and while there's things we want to see it's also interesting to see how the HC chooses to play it. @RockpileReport - Twitter https://www.facebook.com/ROCSportsNet/ Come hang out with us for the season opener! Sept 8th @ Batavia Downs, Thurman Thomas's Tailgate party is going to be ON FIRE (not literally, unless the Bills lose to the Jets in which case Drew promises nothing...) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi

Right now, Drew is wondering if ANYTHING he predicts actually pans out! This week, we recap our takeaways from Buffalo's win over Indy in the preseason, including Drew's takes on a DT & a pair of RB's he's been a fan of since jump street (sarcasm).Then we open Chapter 2 of our "AFC East Round-Up" Preseason Series with the only Patriots fan we can stomach, Christian Simonelli! We discuss all of the on field & front office turnover that's gone on over in Bah-ston as well as dissect what their 2019 squad & fortunes might look like as a result. We close with what we're looking for (or not looking for) on Friday from the Bills in their match-up against the Carolina Panthers! Twitter - @chriswithatian Twitter - @rockpilereport Youtube.com/therockpilereport   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the words of Michael Scott: "It's HAPPENING! OH MY GOD, IT'S HAPPENING!" The NFL Preseason is here, and we we open tonight show with a discussion on training camp injuries, and Drew eats crow on an take that's not panning out for him. Then we host Joe Caporoso, owner of TurnOnTheJets.com & veteran of WFAN in NYC as we kick off our first installment of our AFC East Roundup: Preseason Edition! We discuss the front office & roster turnover our downstate enemies have gone through, as well as discuss strengths, weaknesses & predictions for the upcoming year. We close with the fact that preseason football is back, and there are some unorthodox things we'll be keeping an eye on as the action unfolds - don't miss it! Watch our first YouTube video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1oyH-bmuN0 @JCaporoso - Twitter www.TurnOnTheJets.com @Rockpilereport - Twitter www.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a

The Rockpile Report Podcast is back to weekly shows! We open with a recounting of our off-season antics & knock some of the rust off while taste testing a beer everyone in Buffalo seems to be crazy about....for some reason...... Then, we talk about the CBS blackout situation, outlining the ways the NFL is involved & what a protracted blackout might do to football watching fans everywhere. We close with a discussion about NFL Training Camp - we're not trying to be downers here, but realists. Everyone needs to take a deep breath and, in the words of Aaron Rogers, R-E-L-A-X.@RockpileReport - Twitter RockpileReport716@Gmail.com www.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Training Camp is less than 2 weeks away, Bills fans! In this weeks podcast, we talk about our respective weekends & why one of us feels like a dunce while the other feels like an 80's hair band member. Then, in the longest guest segment in show history, we host Locked On Bills podcaster & The Draft Network analyst Joe Marino to help us break down the offensive side of the roster, as it represents the biggest hurdle for the Bills in their bid to return to the postseason! We discuss the various position groups, their makeup, the way we see battles for a spot on the final 53 shaping up & more - you won't want to miss it! @TheJoeMarino - Twitter https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Locked-on-Bills-p1025288/ - Locked On Bills Podcast www.TheDraftNetwork.com - Find all of Joe & the TDN crew's scouting work on our Bills rookies here! @RockpileReport - Twitter www.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc

WE'RE SO CLOSE TO ACTUAL FOOTBALL, LADIES & GENTS! This week, we open with a reminder about signing up for the Rockpile Report Fantasy Football league & a conversation about a wildly confusing sport people keep trying to foist on us. Drew also tries a new beer for the first time (spoiler alert: It does NOT go well). Then we hold our first of 2 discussions on the makeup on the 90 man roster ahead of training camp, breaking down the defensive side of the ball. We outline what each position group looks like, the various skillsets being brought to the table & positional outlooks as we see them! RockpileReport716@Gmail.com  @RockpileReport - Twitter www.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this weeks show, we celebrate our 4th anniversary!   We open with a talk about our history, and discuss a contractual trend in the NFL that the Buffalo Bills would be keen to pay attention to.   Then we take a dive back into the "Buffalo Bills Stadium Debate" lagoon, outlining the significant hurdles Drew's research has brought to light & interviewing RamsTalk Podcast host Derek Ciapala for a conversation about how stadium talks unfolded between St Louis & the the Rams, and how it relates to our present situation.   We know the offseason is full of redundant nonsense, but you won't find that here #BillsMafia!   @DCiapala - Twitter   @RockpileReport - Twitter     www.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's show opens with a heartfelt discussion about loss. Drew gets angry over the nonsense around the reassignment of a HOF's jersey number, & we go on to discuss why resigning Jerry Hughes was a phenomenal move by the Bills front office. We close the show with a discussion about OTA's & Mini-Camp - if you're a fan of the minutia of practices vs air & click-bait, here's your trigger warning. Twitter - @rockpilereport  www.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast   http://www.theteachersdesk.org/donate/ - Pancho's Packs Link  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Folks, our podcast has reached an annual crossroads. We open the show with discussion on the Kentucky Derby, Video Review & the end of Drew's sanity. Then, we talk about the impending changes coming to Bills tailgating & why DESPITE ALL THE OUTRAGE, this isn't worth the average fan getting their panties in a bunch. Finally, we're joined by Locked on Dolphins host Travis Wingfield to close our annual draft series with a discussion on the draft haul brought in by the rest of the AFC East. We know you'll miss us as we go to our bi-weekly format for the next 2 months, but you can always follow us @RockpileReport on Twitter! @rockpilereport - Twitter @WingfieldNFL - Twitter www.LockedOnDolphins.com - Travis's page (I hate the Dolphins & it's still worthwhile reading)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's all over but the crying, Bills fans - the 2019 NFL Draft is officially in the books!   WGR550 & Cover1.net's Nate Geary joins us as we recap our experiences during the 2019 NFL Draft. We talk winners, losers, confusing picks & whatever the hell is going on out in Oakland.   Then, we break down the Bills draft class, as there are some we view as homeruns, some we like, and some that Drew found genuinely enraging. Nate tries to talk him off a ledge, expand on the thought process behind our class, and we ultimately try to decide whether 2019's crop was a homerun, a single or something in between for the franchise!   @NateGearyWGR   @RockpileReport   www.Facebook.com/RocSportsNet - Check out our livestream coverage of the first 2 rounds of the NFL draft here at Roc Sports Network!@RocSportsNet - Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Dyngus Day, BillsMafia! This week we take it easy by recapping our 2019 Draft Preview Series & what we've taken away from each analyst. Then, we take one last stab at reading the tea-leaves by analyzing the Bills recent draft history for clues, patterns & some insight as to what type of players they might be targeting. Dean Kindig joins the show to provide his insight on some of the scouting patterns that the average fan may simply not be aware of, and we discuss the overarching idea that this team likes 3 things: Experience, Freak Athletic Traits & Face-time. It's all over but the crying, Bills fans - in the words of Peter Venkman, crossing the streams at the end of Ghostbusters - "See ya on the other side"! @rockpilereport - Twitter @TCBills_Astro - Twitter https://www.facebook.com/ROCSportsNet/ Brett Kollman Metcalf Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9EAnLHj2v4&t=263s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is it folks - our FINAL DRAFT PREVIEW SHOW! We open with a conversation about hand-washing & piracy, and try a new beer that literally makes you drawl, not drool. Then, we give our immediate takes on the 2019 NFL Schedule - we touch on teams the league likes & seems to hate, the suddenly interesting Cleveland Browns, the AFC East & obviously the Bills. Get some oven mitts if you don't like hot takes. Then, we host The Draft Network analyst Ben Solak to preview the 2019 Defensive Line class! He helps us parse through the picks most commonly mocked to Buffalo, the overall makeup of the class & more! @BenjaminSolak - Twitter@RockpileReport - Twitterhttps://www.facebook.com/ROCSportsNet/ - Watch the Roc Sports Network Draft Shows LIVE here Thursday & Friday night! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew is hitting the high seas, Bills fans! This week we talk about Drew's feelings of impending doom over his upcoming trip, his track record of vacation follies & we break down why talk about rugby players translating to NFL skill positions chaps Drew's ass! Finally, Cover1.Net National Scout Russ Brown joins us to talk about this years crop of offensive lineman, as it represents a massive opportunity for the Bills to continue building towards the long-term competitor they want to become! @rockpilereport - Twitter @Russnfldraft - Twitter RockpileReport716@Gmail.com - Send us your resumes for when Drew doesn't make it back! Samuel Gold's breakdown on Jonah Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCvrHo-oelg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices