Rock Pile Report

This week we host one of our favorite guests, Matt Waldman! We kick off the show with a discussion on April Fools pranks, and how the recent owners meetings & news of Pegula paying lobbyists is shaping the future stadium conversation. Then, RSP Filmroom's creator Matt Waldman joins us to break down the 2019 crop of running backs, which represents a real opportunity for the Bills to not fall behind at a crucial position of the offense - we debate prospects, discuss his feelings on the class as a whole & much, much more! We'll see you all Saturday @ Rusty Buffalo for Pod-a-Thon 2! @rockpilereport - Twitter @mattwaldman - Twitter mattwaldmanrsp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So...WHO WANTS TO TALK DK METCALF?! This week, we kick the show off with a discussion on 03/25 & why it means so much to Drew. We go on to talk about the retirement of Rob Gronkowski, and then segue into breaking down the 2019 NFL Draft's TE & WR Classes. Brett Kollmann joins us to defend his opinion that DK Metcalf is WR1 - surprisingly we end up at the same conclusion as it pertains to the Bills! Then we break down some of the other names at the top of the class that Bills fans should start to familiarize themselves with! @rockpilereport - Twitter @brettkollmann - Twitter Brett's Breakdown of DK Metcalf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9EAnLHj2v4&t=263s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why is Buffalo so thin skinned? This week we talk about our St. Patty's Day weekends, and then launch into a discussion about how the people of Buffalo maybe need to take a step back, embrace & get over the fact that people may not like us & that's on them. Then,in our 2nd installment of the 2019 Rockpile Report Draft Preview Series, we host Bleeding Green Nation podcast host & draft analyst Michael Kist to break down this years crop of linebackers, a sneaky team need! @michaelkistnfl - Twitter @bleedinggreen - Twitter @rockpilereport - Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a knee jerk reaction podcast, folks - buckle your chinstraps!   We open with a conversation about the impending deadline for season tickets, and out take on the entire Antonio Brown situation.   Then, we throw ourselves headfirst into a recap of the first 72 hours of NFL Free Agency. We talk about the AFC East as a whole, break down the Bills current signings, and discuss what overarching takeaways we have from just the first 3 days of the official NFL offseason!   It's gonna be a hell of a ride, folks - you're not gonna want to miss what we have in store! LET'S GO BUFFALO!   @RockpileReport - Twitter   https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2019/3/13/18263575/2019-free-agency-kevin-johnson-injury-history-buffalo-bills-cornerback Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FINALLY - MEANINGFUL DRAFT CONVERSATION!!! We open with a discussion about Chris breaking the law, and a breakdown of how the Bills recent signings & visits might shape their approach to the draft & free agency! Then, we host NFL Film/Draft analyst Brett Kollmann to open our 2019 Draft Preview Series! We discuss this years crop of defensive backs, breaking down the classes in terms of skillset, value & how that might impact the Bills draft in April! @rockpilereport - Twitter @brettkollmann - Twitter https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYzfVBuCfGz-oF3aOCGgO5g Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Its NFL Combine week, everyone! (Insert Vomiting Noises here). This week, we discuss Uber menu's  & the relevance of Bills mascots. Then, Paul Wanecski from Hashtag Sports joins us to discuss the RFA & ERFA players on the teams roster - it's surprising to see how much cheap talent we have on hand!   We also provide our annual discussion (bitch session?) on the NFL Combine, why why no one should put as much stock in it as the average football fan does, and we take the Wonderlic in an effort to prove who here is smarter!   @HtagSports - Twitter   @RockpileReport - Twitter   www.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a weekend, Bills fans!   We open with a recap of our interview with Bills legend Fred Smerlas, compliments of ROC Sports Network & the Legends & Stars signing event at Batavia Downs!   We also cover the long expected release of TE Charles Clay (yes...we dig up the stats), and host Dean Kindig of DraftTek.com & BillsMafia.com to help us review how the Bills scouting visits and other tells might tip their hand to us as fans to their ultimate draft plans.   We close with Drew's editorial on mock drafts - if you're a fan you should probably skip this!   @TCBills_Astro - Dean's Twitter   http://drafttek.com/ - Dean's Site   https://www.facebook.com/ROCSportsNet/videos/644202349383536/ - Check out our entire brodcast & Fred Smerlas interview here!   www.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Free Agency is upon us, Bills fans! This week, we open with a conversation about the AAF and why you should/shouldn't keep watching every week. Then we talk about the signing of C/G Spencer Long, discussing his skillset & the merits/potential drawbacks to his presence on the roster. We finish the show with our annual Defensive Free Agency Primer -we break down spending philosophy based on last years trends, where the Bills position groups stand as of today and names we think could improve the roster heading into 2019.   https://www.facebook.com/ROCSportsNet/ - If you can't join us live, tune into our show with "The Huddle TV" here on Roc Sports Network at 12pm EST Sunday, Feb 17 http://turnonthejets.com/2018/07/toj-new-york-jets-film-breakdown-spencer-long-2017-short-form/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tangible football talk IS BACK! *Insert Clouds Parting Here*This week, with WGR550 & Cover1.net's Nate Geary in studio, we pick apart the SB and discuss it's best/worst moments. Then, we open our Free Agency discussion with an overview of the offensive side of the ball. We talk about where the Bills came from in 2018, where the stand today, what positions bear fruit compared to others and players we each like for our team in 2019! https://www.fieldgulls.com/2019/2/5/18164105/nfl-free-agents-2018-2019-busts-seahawks-contracts-extensions-franchise-tag https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/opinion/welcomed-change-josh-allen-and-air-raid-offense @NateGearyWGR @RockpileReport www.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neither snow nor rain, nor sleet nor hail...the Rockpile Report is still here even when the USPS isn't! This week, we host Dan Borrello, friend of the Roc Sports Network, as we break into Super Bowl Week! We talk about the resigning of Reid Ferguson, and the fact that Tom Brady will unequivocally be back for 2019 while Gronks future is up in the air. Then, we break down Super Bowl party ettiquite & break down our predictions. @DanBorrello - Twitter RockpileReport716@gmail.com - E-mail us for a copy of our prop bets if you want to participate! www.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - Your Super Bowl Pizza Provider     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we host a legend in Rockpile Report lore! We open with a discussion on Championship Weekend, and why lawsuits over game results are lame. Then, we give our takes on the teams recent OL & ST Coordinator hires & discuss one hiring that the team ABSOLUTELY needs to investigate. SPOILER ALERT: It's a new league trend. We close the show with an interview with Bills Long Snapper Reid Ferguson - we talk the end of 2018, his offseason and beyond! @SnapFlow69 - Twitter SnapFlow50 - Xbox Live (COME GET SOME IN FIFA) @Legends_Stars - Twitter www.LegendAndStars.net - Buy your presale tickets here! @RockpileReport - Twitter   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we're joined in studio by Hashtag Sports human calculator Paul Wanecski! We talk about new changes to the Bills front office, why fans shouldn't be disappointed by the departures & should instead share Drew's frustration over the lack of traction our position coaching hires are getting. Then, we have an indepth conversation about the Buffalo Bills 2018-2019 Salary Cap situation - we break down best & worst return on investment, and how we think the team will/should attack the offseason once free agency gets underway! @Htagsports - Twitter @RockpileReport - Twitter Hashtag Sports YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/HashtagSportsRadio RockpileReport716@Gmail.com www.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

IT'S COACHING MUSICAL CHAIRS, BILLS FANS! This week, we talk about Wild Card weekend & the start of what has become "coaching roulette". We also discuss the difficulty Duke Williams (no, Chris, no THAT Duke) will face heading from the CFL to the NFL, and the questionnaire released by CAA Icon on behalf of the Buffalo Bills for ticket holders & fans alike. Then, we go over why a true "AFC East Preview" is impossible with the coaching situation currently at hand - which changed drastically JUST AS WE WERE RECORDING - and outline what philosophies the Bills should use to fill their current vacancies! @RockpileReport @JCaporoso - Turn On The Jets Twitter www.TurnOnTheJets.com - Your place for all the hilarious Adam Gase reactions! https://caaicon.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bjf7L73hVgdCqgt?id=usm Take the Bills Stadium Survey here! www.Wiseguysbuffalo.com - the Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

And there you have it - the 2018 Buffalo Bills season is over! We have Ryan Lasal, host of the Roc Sports Network TV show "The Huddle" in studio with us as we recap the 2018 season. We open with Drew's hatred of New Year's Eve, the staff changes already announced over at 1 Bills Drive & the retirement of a fan favorite, Kyle Williams. Then, we recap Miami vs Buffalo in Week 17, including Josh Allen's record breaking day & a discussion on why NFL teams should take notice of what a bad idea fist fighting the Buffalo Bills is going forward. We close with our 2018 Season Review - superlatives get handed out, insults get thrown and we take an indepth look at what this season means to our franchise. @RyanLasal_RSN - Twitter @RocSportsNetwork - Twitter WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Merry Christmas, Bills fans! This week, we talk about our Xmas experiences, including Drew's brawl for household dominance & super polite in-laws. We also recap the Bills trip to New England - confusion over Tom Brady's struggles, lamenting the treatment of Josh Allen & a discussion on the culpability of our coaching staff in another lopsided loss the Patriots. Then, we discuss the fall of the 2018 Miami Dolphins with Locked On Dolphins host Travis Wingfield, as well as the outlook for the guys in teal & reasons to watch this meaningless husk of a game this coming Sunday. Thanks for all the support this season, as we know it's been a trying one. Stick around, as 2019 might make for the most exciting & important offseason the Bills have seen in over a decade! @wingfieldNFL - Twitter @rockpilereport - Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

HAPPY FESTIVUS EVERYBODY! This week, we make a lot of holiday references because we can - so sue us! We talk about the generosity of Brits, Nathan Peterman & Pro Bowl snubs - why they don't matter and neither does the game. Then, we recap our Sunday at New Era and our takeaways from a Bills win over the Lions. Josh Allen improving, interesting snap count observations & Chris's first crack at naming the Zero of the week! We also host Patriots fan Christian Simonelli for our preview of #BUFvsNE - we talk about the pulse of the NE fanbase in these trying times, the struggles of the offense & what the D might try to do to stop us from putting them FIRMLY into the WC round. Finally, we bring you all the 4th annual "Festivus Celebration: An Airing of Grievances" - we & you the listeners vent our frustrations over the 2018 season in an attempt to head into 2019 with a clean slate! Thank you all so much for your support, and a happy holiday to you and your families!  @rockpilereport - Twitter  @chrisw

This weeks starts off on something of a serious note as Drew learned this week that, in the words of Cat Stevens - "It's a wild world". We discuss trusting strangers, Drew's trip to Narnia in the middle of a football game (he can drink a small family under the table - booze doesn't do THAT to people), and break down the addition of 2 solid defensive players to the IR. Then we recap NYJvBUF, making note of Josh Allen's growth & the ST gaffes that might have cost us dearly, fans we met who have it worse than us & close with a preview of Week 15 with Detroit Lions fan & Cover1.Net podcaster Russ Brown! @RussNFLDraft - Twitter @RockpileReport - Twitter RockpileReport716@Gmail.com Let us hear your Festivus Greivances with the 2018 Buffalo Bills - you could win FREE PIZZA from Wise Guys! www.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a no-prepwork podcast, folks! This week, we lead off with Chris's random encounter with a fellow season ticket holder, new developments on the Bills stadium discussion & injury news for our offensive line. Then we recap BUFvsMIA, breaking down the terrible return on investment we're getting from our most expensive offensive players, the terrible officiating and Drew eats crow on Josh Allen. Then we list some folks who have it worse than we do today, and talk about what we're looking for when Sam Darnold & the New York Jets come to town this Sunday! @RockpileReport - Twitter RockpileReport716@gmail.com - Gmail www.Wiseguysbuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast Be sure to check out their "Toys for Tots" drive, and earn Free Pizza         Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WHO'S TRASH NOW?! This week, we open the show discussing the holidays, and shamelessly plug a charity we strongly support.Then, we talk about some dramatic Bills news & Drew's rough game day experience.    In our recap of #JAXvsBUF, we focus on Allen's play & progression, the defensive performance and the spark that absolutely turned the tide in favor of the home team.    We close with a preview of #BUFvsMIA with Locked On Dolphins Travis Wingfield - newly credentialed for an NFL game! We discuss the cracks in HC Adam Gase's foundation, as well as what we can expect out of their offense & defense come Sunday!@WingfieldNFL - Twitter   @RockpileReport - Twitter   RockpileReport716@gmail.com   Richie Delotto Go Fund Me - https://www.gofundme.com/eva-bean-supergirl   www.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report   If you're interested in participating in Toys 4 Tots but can't get to the pizzeria, let us know and we'll try & to help!     Learn more about your ad choices. V

This weeks podcast was like a breath of fresh air for us to record, hopefully it's as fun for you to listen to! We open with a conversation about the recent departures of WR Terrelle Pryor & divisive QB Nathan Peterman, who we bid the shows most elegant farewell ever. Then we recap our takeaways from our Week 10 victory over the New York Jets, outlining how the contributions from a bunch of really young guys & a bunch of really old guys made all the difference. As always, we provide our listeners with a list of people who have it worse than us (spoiler alert - our entire division!) this week, and then we close the show by hitting a national authority on the subject with the age old question: Is a hot dog a sandwich or not?! @MeatVP - Eric Mittenthal ; President of the Hot Dog & Sausage Council @BillsandBeers - Lars & company's Twitter https://www.hot-dog.org/ - Hot Dog Etiquette, Tailgate Guides & more! https://26shirts.com/collections/charge - Del Reid's latest Philanthropic Venture - loo