On this episode of Talking Buffalo, it's the fourth annual podcaster's roundtable as Patrick Moran is joined by three of the most prominent podcasters in the Buffalo Bills sphere, Joe Marino, Bruce Nolan and Greg Tompsett for a conversation about podcasting, life and pretty much everything with the exception for the Bills.

For a fourth consecutive year Patrick has rounded up Marino (Locked on Bills), Nolan (Bruce Exclusive) and Tompsett (Cover 1) to offer insight to other podcasters, aspiring podcasters and fans of the work they do. Among the topic discussed are people in sports and the media that have most influenced them and their work, being able remaining objective in their coverage despite openly being a fan of the team they cover and balancing friendships vs competition in a saturated content creator market.

They also talk about often refraining talking political issues on social media, avoiding being hot take machines and dream guests they'd love to have on their respective shows. That plus a different type of podcast they'd love to start and much more.

Follow Joe Marino on Twitter @TheJoeMarino and check out his Locked on Bills podcast, new shows published every weekday. Follow Greg Tompsett on Twitter @GregTompsett and check out Cover 1 Buffalo podcast he does alongside co-host Aaron Quinn as part of the full menu that Cover 1 offers. Follow Bruce Nolan on Twitter @BruceExclusive and check out The Bruce Exclusive every Thursday

The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

Major props to Talking Buffalo sponsor, Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town.

Special thanks to local Buffalo band, Orange Zest for allowing us to use their awesome single, “Old Friends” as the new official intro music for Talking Buffalo.

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Happy Independence Day, everyone! On this holiday episode of Talking Buffalo, it's another edition of The Podbag featuring Buffalo Bills and Sabres submissions in addition to reaction to yesterday's memorable episode.

On yesterday's Talking Buffalo Patrick welcomed Chris "Bulldog" Parker and his son, Owen for a conversation on many topics, including Owen's youth hockey career and sports parenting. It was a fascination that turned emotional a few times, drawing incredibly positive reactions from listeners and in fact, became the most downloaded episode of Talking Buffalo in the first 24 hours of any episode ever. Patrick spends some time at the top reacting to some of the things the three of them touched on and offers some further insight of his own, again with the purpose of hopefully bringing some value to anyone out there who's a parent that has a children playing sports. There's a lot to learn from, both the good and from some of the mistakes that get made.

The second half of the show is about the Podbag, where listeners submit their questions, comments and takes for Patrick to read off on the air and react to. Today's batch includes the never ending frustration of Sabres fans, someone who thinks Kevyn Adams is literally the worst GM in franchise history, Josh Allen's burning desire that'll last until he wins a Super Bowl and if the Bills are kind of "stuck" with DaQuan Jones for another season. That, plus Matt Warren is really tall and much more. Enjoy the Holiday weekend!

The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

Major props to Talking Buffalo sponsor, Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town.

Special thanks to local Buffalo band, Orange Zestfor allowing us to use their awesome single, “Old Friends” as the new official intro music for Talking Buffalo.

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On this special episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by one of Buffalo's most popular sports media figures, Chris "Bulldog" Parker (WGR-550) as well as his son, Owen for a conversation about sports and life recorded live from Sonny Red's in Lackawanna.

Schopp and the Bulldog has been Buffalo sports talk radio's most listened to tandem since the two got together more than 20 years agon in 2003. Patrick asks Bulldog some questions about his career that didn't start out full time----Bulldog actually worked at a pizzeria before getting into radio full time. They also spend a good chunk about being dads or more specifically, what life was like as sports dads to talented young athletes, all the highs and lows that come with it and perhaps some advice for parents of younger children now.

To assist in that conversation, Owen offers tremendous insight as a promising teen athlete not long ago.

Of course, there's plenty of Sabres and Bills talk and the guys hit on both. Bulldog talks about erasing the false narrative that his radio station isn't objectively critical of the sports teams and especially the Sabres. In the case of the Sabres it's entirely deserved and the guys dig into a few of the reasons why. On the Bills side it's optimism all the way around as we're just under three weeks from the start of training camp. What are some of the things Bulldog's most locked in on? That and plenty more.

Major props to Talking Buffalo sponsor, Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time.

The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

Special thanks to local Buffalo band, Orange Zest for allowing us to use their awesome single, “Old Friends” as the new official intro music for Talking Buffalo.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss among other things if Josh Allen becomes a Top 10 all-time quarterback in the NFL within the next year if the Buffalo Bills are to win a Super Bowl this season.

Joe's in person with Patrick for the second of two episodes recorded at Imperial Pizza. Former NFL player James Jones recently said on a Fox Sports talk show that he thinks Allen would become a top 10 quarterback all-time if the Bills can get over the hump and win a Super Bowl this year. The guys deep dive into the topic, examining where he's at right now in his career and how much winning the Super Bowl would elevate where he already stands.

Besides talking Josh's credentials they go over those of many and right off the bat conclude there's nothing Josh can do this season alone to surpass Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Peyton Manning and Patrick Mahomes as well as probably Aaron Rodgers. Things start to get interesting after that with a tier of quarterbacks that include Brett Favre, Dan Marino and Drew Brees. A Josh Allen Super Bowl probably could elevate him over Kurt Warner, Troy Aikman, Terry Bradshaw and perhaps Johnny Unitas as well.

Also, if Josh never took another snap again would he be in the Hall of Fame? That plus wondering if Allen's actually better than Mahomes right now today and much more.

The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

Major props to Talking Buffalo sponsor, Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town.

Special thanks to local Buffalo band, Orange Zest for allowing us to use their awesome single, “Old Friends” as the new official intro music for Talking Buffalo.

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Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens for a discussion on factors that will help prevent a 2025 Buffalo Bills letdown as well as the overall frustration with the Buffalo Sabres on this episode of Talking Buffalo, recorded live from Imperial Pizza in South Buffalo.

Joe's in town so instead of doing the show remotely like usual, he's in person with Patrick for the first of two consecutive episodes this week. As has been the case since 2020, the Bills are going into another season among the betting favorites to win the Super Bowl. Obviously it hasn't happened yet and while this season feels like as good a chance as any, there's a handful of factors that will most help this vision of winning a championship come to fruition. The guys discuss a lot of them including the continued growth if not leaps this year from both Dalton Kincaid and Keon Coleman, getting key contributions from the three rookie defensive linemen Brandon Beane invested in, cornerback Max Hairston being ready to start early if not week one, continued good health on the offensive line and of course more MVP caliber play from quarterback Josh Allen.

Things aren't nearly as promising on the hockey side. The guys talk about how so many fans are done with Kevyn Adams and for good reason---it just feels like another offseason on the horizon where the team doesn't do what it takes to become an organization fans and the rest of the league take serious. That plus some comments from the peanut gallery, Joe's take on the wing sand much more.

The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

Major props to Talking Buffalo sponsor, Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town.

Special thanks to local Buffalo band, Orange Zest for allowing us to use their awesome single, “Old Friends” as the new official intro music for Talking Buffalo.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Chris Ostrander to discuss several Buffalo Sabres topics, including the semi-shocking Wednesday late night trade that sent JJ Peterka to the Utah Mammoth in exchange for Michael Kesselring and Josh Doan, and what craziness could be up next for the organization.

It's not entirely shocking Peterka ended up getting traded and in fact, the writing was on the wall when listening to general manager Kevyn Adams' extremely awkward press conference a few days ago. What is surprising, at least to most is that Adams wasn't able to fetch at least a little more for a 23-year old forward who scored 27 goals last year and was one of the best three forwards on the team. Chris has insight of the deal from every angle---from losing Peterka to what Kesselring and Doan will bring to the table for Buffalo.

If nothing else, we're not even at the NHL draft yet and you can't accuse the Sabres for being boring. The guys have plenty of reaction to the Adams presser from earlier this week, a Q&A that left a lot of media befuddled and fans angry, a common theme when it comes to these press conferences.

Also, the NHL draft is tonight and the Sabres currently hold the ninth pick. Will they keep or trade it? Will it be dealt before you even hear this podcast? That, a preview into next week's free agency and much more today.

Be sure to follow Chris on X at @2ITB_Buffalo and check out the Two in the Box blog in addition to the Instigator Podcast.

The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

Major props to Talking Buffalo sponsor, Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town.

Special thanks to local Buffalo band, Orange Zest for allowing us to use their awesome single, “Old Friends” as the new official intro music for Talking Buffalo.

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It’s another edition of The Podbag on today’s Talking Buffalo as Patrick Moran is answering questions, comments and takes from listeners on a variety of subjects, including a rant on Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams that strongly suggests he's carrying a sense of unearned arrogance with him.

Other than a small minority of Sabres fans who choose to remain optimistic about the team through thick and think (and good on them), it feels at this point people are hate following the organization more than anything. Adams absolutely didn't do himself or the team any favors on Tuesday with a pre-draft press conference that many considered borderline embarrassing and sadly at this point that feels like a trend. Rather than spend the entire show responding to various Adams takes all circling around the same thing, Patrick addresses Adams with one segment, taking offense to some of the things said and the tone he felt it was done with.

There's also plenty of Sabres takes submitted discussed that go beyond just blasting away on Adams, including one comment that the Sabres feel like their run like the MLB version of the Pittsburgh Pirates at this point.

There's also a few Buffalo Bills submissions to discuss, including someone being high on wide receiver Elijah Moore and perhaps a little too high on reserve defensive back JaMarcus Ingram. That plus Alexander Mogilny is FINALLY going into the Hockey Hall of Fame and much more.

The Talking Buffalo online merch store is now live! You can purchase t shirts, hoodies, zip ups, crewnecks and polos in a couple of different styles and colors. Visit our online page for pricing and options and while there, check out Buf on Weck for tons of cool gear!

Major props to Talking Buffalo sponsor, Sonny Red’s at 1841 Abbott Road in Lackawanna, just minutes from Highmark Stadium. We consider them THE most underrated spot for wings, pizza and other great food in Western New York plus it’s a great place to drink and have a great time. Also big thanks to Imperial Pizza and their two locations (1035 Abbott Road and 1655 Main Street), home of not only great pizza and tons of other delicious eats but also the best everyday lunch special in town.

Special thanks to local Buffalo band, Orange Zest for allowing us to use their awesome single, “Old Friends” as the new official intro music for Talking Buffalo.

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