We're less than 10 days away from the big day, Bills fans - THE START OF NFL FREE AGENCY! And this week we host NYUpstate.com's less "hair product conscious" half Ryan Talbot as we flesh out the defensive side of our NFL Free Agency Preview! We kick it off with a dissection of the teams recent signing of Josh Norman & all the reasons Drew believes that it was a solid one given McDermotts track record with DB's. We go on to break down the rest of the class, position by position, giving our takes on the quality of the class, contract trends, our favorite prospects & more!   Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @ryantalbotbills NYUP.com

The first big stepping stone of the NFL offseason is right around the corner & we're here for ALL OF IT!   This week, we're joined by Matt Parrino of NYUP.com as we break down the 2020 crop of free agents on the offensive side of the football.   We discuss the opportunities that exist for the Bills to continue reshaping the OL, the fact that the WR group is old, our suddenly bare cupboard at RB, give out sleepers & man-crushes at the various offensive skill positions & more!   Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @MattParrino

IT'S FINALLY HERE - THE ROCKPILE REPORT DRAFT SERIES! We've reached our favorite part of any NFL offseason - the annual Draft Series. And there's no better place to kick that off than with Dean Kindig of DraftTek.com & BillsMafia.com! We break down Dean's research as it pertains to tracking Brandon Beane & the Bills scouting targets & behavior in 2019, including some surprising time spent coaching colleges, positions or players fans might not expect to be early round picks & some trends regarding middle round players that might make mock drafters adjust their strategy before it's too late. Then, Drew gives his annual Pre Combine rant over what he deems to be an almost useless part of the NFL evaluation process. NSFW clips, physical violence - we cover it all!   Twitter - @Rockpilereport Twitter - @TCBills_Astro

OFF-SEASON? Please - The Rockpile Report takes no days off! This week kicks off with a conversation about the XFL & why we not only enjoyed it but found ourselves hungry for more!   Then we discuss the breaking news regarding Star Lotulelei , more black magic by Brandon Beane & we take an in-depth look at the impending increase in Bills ticket prices for the 2020 season.   Then Bills Defensive End Mike Love joins our show for the very first time! We talk about his experience here in Buffalo & injury rehab, noting that this isn't his first rodeo with adversity. We also touch on the realities of being a UDFA player in the NFL this time of year as well as his goals for 2020 & beyond!   Twitter - @rockpilereport   Roc Sports Network Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ROCSportsNet/

The 2019-2020 NFL season has officially come to a close - now the real fun starts!   This week, we open with a conversation about the situation surrounding New Era Field, why the league's stance may be softening on the Bills/WNY's ownership of a team & why fans shouldn't pat the league on the back for it, but rather hope their dysfunction continues.   Then we host Paul Wanecski of Hashtag Sports for an in-depth look at the Buffalo Bills Salary Cap, covering more ground than Usain Bolt!We review interesting league-wide spending trends & the impact of impending CBA negotiations, take a look the Bills current cap situation, Beane's apparent philosophies & ultimately set a bar for what fans should reasonably expect heading into this years draft & free agency period! Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @htagsports http://legendsandstars.net/  - Come out February 16th & have a beer w/Chris & I while we talk sports with local podcasters & Bills legends!  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEAbbSuv33aMRi_wNoJWsaA - Hashtag Sports' YouTube Channel!

We've made it to the final weekend of the NFL Season, and our studio is packed with guests!   This week we open with a conversation about Buffalo's sports history with Bill Kenny of BuffaloTwenty20.com & the inevitable losses of podcasting for half a decade.   Then we host BangedUpBills.com's Kyle Trimble as we break down the Bills injuries, surgeries & the impact it might have on our offseason plans.   Finally, the 4 of us talk about the upcoming Super Bowl, the storylines that accompany it & more!   Twitter - @rockpilereport Kyle's Twitter - @bangedupbills Bill's Twitter - @TheBillKenney Buffalo 20 Twitter - @Buffalotwenty20https://buffalotwenty20.com/january/f/the-least-productive-26https://buffalotwenty20.com/january/f/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-stephon-gilmore     Buffalotwenty20.com bangedupbills.com

It's a 2019 Celebration Bills Fans! This weeks kicks off with a farewell to The Lorax, as we toast the ways Lorenzo Alexander was a consummate professional, a family man & what we believe to be one of the guiding forces behind the Bills successes both today & tomorrow. Then, Bills long snapper & newly anointed team captain Reid Ferguson joins the show to discuss & recap his 2019 season. We talk about the highs & lows, his personal experiences & favorite moments of a challenging season! We close the show with our Rockpile Report Superlatives - we talk best & worst of the plays & players that shaped the 2019 season! Twitter @rockpilereport Twitter @snapflow69 http://www.lorenzoalexander.org/blog/dog-days http://www.lorenzoalexander.org/blog/use-pencil-not-pen https://jdrf-westernny.ejoinme.org/CureforBlake - Reid’s Diabetes Charity

And that's a wrap, folks! The 2019 NFL season has officially ended & despite the scoreboard the Bills still may have come out on top this week!   Drew discusses his observations of our young developmental talents from NYJvsBUF, and we talk about what was our final tailgate of the season - couldn't have asked for a better time with some fantastic people!   Then we preview our playoff match-up with the Houston Texans - a team Drew views as the best matchup for Buffalo, and perhaps one of the worst AFC playoff teams over the last half-a-decade! We break down their offense & defense statistically & philosophically, articulating all the reasons the Buffalo Bills should approach this game like Bernie Mac at the Apollo when he famously said, "I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU M***********'s" . Have a Happy New Year, BillsMafia - we'll see you in 2020!   Twitter - @rockpilereportTune in to The Huddle TV Show before kickoff on Saturday @ 11 AM, right here at the RocSportsNetwork Facebook page! - https://www.facebook.com/ROCSportsNet/

It's a Festivus Celebration, BillsMafia! This week, we break down our takeaways from Saturdays matchup in Foxborough! We break down the ways we got shown up, the ways we thrived & the fact that Josh Allen has become the player that we hoped (and many, Drew included, doubted) he would be. We then question coaching philosophy heading into our Week 17 matchup with the Jets, and then - we celebrate Festivus by airing our own & our fans 2019 #BillsGrievances - a holiday tradition unlike any other! @RockpileReport - Twitter RockpileReport716@gmail.com - Email

To Quote Prince: Tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999! In this weeks podcast, we open with a discussion of our Sunday night, Drew's secret love for 80's music & how hard things were in terms of waiting till 8pm for a Bills game. We break down our playoff clinching victory in Pittsburgh outlining Allen's growth, the ways the Bills worked in concert to secure the victory & why with McDermott at the helm we don't truly know what all might be possible. Then, fan favorite Christian Simonelli joins us for a preview of our matchup with the New England Patriots. We articulate the decline of the Pats offense, including specific examples of the ways they break down, and ask the million dollar question, "What would it mean for the Patriots to lose this game?".   Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @chriswithatian

I typically hate moral victories...but I'm a fan of them today! This week we open with a recap of Sundays action - we break down the crux of the offenses struggles, the fact that they clawed their way back & the effort by our defense that made all of that possible. Then, we preview our prime time matchup with the Steelers. Their front 7 is ferocious, but their flavor-of-the-week QB has some absurd tendencies & tells that should make their offense easy to gameplan for. This week has all the makings of a slugfest, and the Bills ultimately have their destiny in their own hands - let's hope they make good on it this weekend! @RockpileReport - TwitterRockpileReport716@gmail.com - E-mailNick Batt's Rumblings Article - https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2019/12/9/21003374/opinion-buffalo-bills-had-a-chance-to-steal-game-they-didnt-deserve-thats-exciting-baltimore-ravens Don't forget to send us your submissions for the 5th annual Rockpile Report "Festivus Celebration"! We'll be giving away free pizza compliments of Wise Guys Pizza!

Josh Allen was handing out platefuls of bird...just not turkey. This week, we talk about our Thanksgiving Day watching experience & how one of us was sorely disappointed. We go on to recap BUFvDAL in holiday fashion, underscoring that as a team we played our best game & our young QB became something out of a Marvel comic book. We also run down this weeks rooting interests & then we preview what might be our biggest game of the year with Ravens film analyst Ken McCusick! We dissect the Baltimore offense in terms of talent & tendency, while outlining some places that the Bills can make hay.David vs Goliath?! BRING IT ON & LET'S GO BUFFALO! @FilmStudyRavens - Twitter @RockpileReport - Twitter

The Bills are surging & in the process taking us back to our childhood. We start the show with our recap of the Bills big win vs Denver, including our new-look OL fulfilling it's promise, domination by our front 7 that led to to a shriveled performance by a rookie QB & the last holdover of the Rex era showing his teeth. Then, we take a look at the AFC Playoff Picture that has the Bills with a better than 80% chance to qualify for the post season, and a monumental preview of what may be the biggest game of the Bills season, Thanksgiving Thursday vs. Dallas!

This week, a new voice joins us in studio! We open the show waxing poetic on the false narrative of "famine mentality" with "Nick & Nolan" co-host Bruce Exclusive and recap Sunday's action in South Beach. We outline the ways the defense shined & a surprising leader stepped to the forefront, while Daboll & Allen gave us both reason for hope.Then we recap the AFC Playoff picture & preview what amounts to a "must win" game (which admittedly sounds ridiculous) against the Broncos including a few wrinkles the Bills should be able to exploit to their advantage! Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @BruceExclusive

Drew isn't being a negative ass, this week guys - he just wants to talk. This week, we talk about fast food & Drew wonders what he might have missed thus far in his life. Then we break down our takeaways from Sunday's loss to Cleveland - we dissect our situation regarding stoud defense, our star CB shining brightly & how analyst on analyst crime on social media could be indicative of a much larger, more frightening problem for the Buffalo Bills offense. We close the show with our first installment of our "AFC Playoff Picture" segment of 2019, setting the table for our future conversations regarding our post-season hopes & host Travis Wingfield of Locked On Dolphins for a look at "Round 2" between Buffalo & Miami!  www.LockedOnDolphins.com - Find All of Travis's work here! Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @WingfieldNFL

This 2019 Bills are breaking records!   In our recap of Sunday's action vs Washington, we talk about the most efficient day the Bills have had in recent history, the performance of our front 7 a week after their worst performance of the year & the player that single-handedly paced the action on the offense. We also have a discussion about the specific struggles of Brian Daboll, and where this offense can still improve.   We also recap a week of AFC East action, outlining how hilarious the outcome of NYJvsMIA was, and host Ohio's WKRK 92.3 "The Fan" personality & former Bills blogger Spencer German to preview our matchup with the Mistake On the Lake in Cleveland! Batten down the hatches, Bills fans - this matchup is always an ugly one!   Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @spencito_  Sean Murphy's piece on Frank Gore's Utilization - https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2019/11/4/20947780/frank-gores-predictable-usage-concerning-for-buffalo-bills-brian-daboll-devin-singletary

Drew has a message for fans "on the ledge" this week.   We start this show with a conversation about the "NFL Trade Deadline That Wasn't" & explain why Bills fan outrage is wildly unwarranted.   Then we recap Sunday's game vs Philadelphia - we talk about Daboll v Allen equating to the "Chicken vs Egg" argument, Drew has a heartfelt message for fans with more volatile interpretations of what this team is at just 5-2 & more. Then, we host Samuel Gold, writer for The Athletic, for a preview of Sunday's action vs Washington - we talk about Haskins starting at QB, their surprisingly efficient D, a dynamic rookie & what we feel will turn the tide in the Bills favor!     Twitter - @Rockpilereport   Twitter - @samuelrgold   Sam's Terry McLaurin Film Room https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdUK4Ot7yT8

Drew applauds Josh Allen?! *Checks for fire & brimstone* This week we talk about Drew embracing being "the bad guy" while watching football, and recap MIAvsBUF! Drew breaks down how the young core of our team stepped up to cement the W for Buffalo , and how he's coming around on a certain QB. Then, Bleeding Green Nation's Michael Kist joins us for a preview of what Drew believes is a statement game this Sunday at New Era. We discuss their teams internal turmoil, the widespread failure of their skill positions & defense, and how the Bills might succeed against 'em - it's eye opening as to how we're seen by out of towners! @RockpileReport @MichaelKistNFL - Twitter 5330 Big Tree Rd, Orchard Park NY - Home of the Rockpile Report Tailgate

The 2019 Bye Week was a relaxing one, eh? This week, we discuss our experiences from the weekend without Bills football, break down the outlook of the AFC conference & identify trends we think bode well for Buffalo. We also recap action from around the division & then Travis Wingfield of Locked On Dolphins joins us for a discussion on the state of our teal-clad foes from South Beach. We articulate the ways their team has failed over their winless start, identify trends that the Bills can exploit & more! Twitter - @rockpilereport Twitter - @WingfieldNFL

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

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 contender!  @rockpilereport - Twitter @mattparrino - Twitter Subscribe to our YouTube Channel featuring show highlights, tailgate recipe videos, post game press conference & more here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCCLKdFFzt4DQ1TBg7lwEzwhttps

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

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

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.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast

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 RockpileReport716@Gmail.com www.WiseGuysBuffalo.com - The Official Pizzeria of the Rockpile Report Podcast