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How many years of prime Josh Allen do the Buffalo Bills have left? The biggest question that surrounds the Buffalo Bills championship window. Josh Allen is entering his 9th season and his age 30 season. There are some questions that the guys wanted to discuss on todays 1st and 5.How many years can Josh Allen play this physical style of football?Can the team continue to surround him with top tier talent?Is the window getting close on a Buffalo Super Bowl?Can Josh Allen lead the 2026 team to the promise land?All of this and more on todays episode.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome to The Mafia State of Mind Podcast — where Buffalo football lives rent-free in our heads.In this episode, Anthony and Matt dive headfirst into their biggest Bills preseason takeaways, debate the positional battles that shaped this roster, and make their picks for who’s trending up and who needs to step it up. Oh and a touch of MEASLES enters the podcast world.Great football talk, strong opinions, questionable predictions….It’s just a Mafia state of mind!LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, COMMENTFollow us on twitter @wittysports716 and @anthonyromeoNY and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.We have apparel! Support the Podcast and check out https://teespring.com/stores/wittynotfunny-sports-podcastThank you to our sponsor Traveling Growler (www.travelinggrowler.com).Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Can Joe Brady win the Super Bowl in his 1st year as the Buffalo Bills Head Coach? Greg and Dave will dive in to this popular topic. The guys will also predict the AFC Playoff seeding ahead of the 2026 seasonAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Buffalo Bills have a 53 man roster. Dave and Greg will break down the initial 53. How does this roster compare to last years? What are the positions of concern? Did Brandon Beane do a good job building a contending team? How many of these veterans stay on the Practice Squad?All of this and much more on today's 1st and 5 Podcast!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Buffalo Bills 2026 Preseason Campaign has come to a close after going unbeaten with a win over the Steelers 28-27. Who is going to make the team? Who is on the initial 53? What's the news? Let's talk about it.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mike and I are recapping the latest preseason game! Who stood out? Who had a great game? Who had a rough one? We’ll break down the GOOD, the BAD, and everything in between! Then we turn our attention to the LAST preseason game against the Steelers. What are we watching for, and who needs to make their final statement. Did our predication came true.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Scott and Shoop discuss what to watch for in tonights pre-season finale against the Steelers. Plus what we liked from last week's game and who is in and who is out on the roster bubble.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on The Post Podium Podcast, we're talking about those rare moments in sports when one play tells you everything you need to know.During the Bills' preseason matchup against the Cleveland Browns, Greg Gaines made a tackle that probably won't show up on any highlight reel. It was just one play in a preseason game—but the way Gaines made it immediately caught my attention. The strength, technique, awareness and fit within this Bills defense were all there.And strangely enough, it reminded me of another preseason game in Cleveland eight years ago.In 2018, during just his second preseason game, rookie Josh Allen stepped up in the pocket and fired a 2-yard touchdown pass to Rod Streater in the back of the end zone. It wasn't a 70-yard bomb. It wasn't some unbelievable highlight that took over SportsCenter.But I remember watching that play and thinking:This dude is going to be great.Years later, we know how that prediction turned out.Now, I'm certainly not saying Greg Gaines is the defensive equivalent of Josh Allen. That's not the point.The point is that sometimes one moment can reveal traits that statistics, scouting reports and projections haven't fully captured yet.Sometimes you don't need an entire season.Sometimes you don't even need an entire game.Sometimes there's one snap, one decision, one reaction—one moment in time—that gives you a glimpse of everything that's coming next.Did Greg Gaines just give us one of those moments?We're breaking down the play, what Gaines showed me, why I believe his skill set could make him an important piece of this Bills defense, and why eight years ago in the very same city, Josh Allen taught me to never ignore those moments when you see them.Welcome to The Post Podium Podcast.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Buffalo Bills played most of their back ups against the Cleveland Browns in their week 2 Preseason matchup. The Bills still came away with a decisive victory. The Fastest moving show in the Bills community will break down all of the actions from todays game:- Kyle Allen Looks improved as Back Up- RB battle between Frank Gore Jr and Ian Wheeler heats up- Bills found a gem at WR in Ja'Mori Maclin - 2 huge plays- Rookie Jude Bowry struggled at Tackle again- Tyler Bass looks sharp, crushed 52 yard FG- Bills have a battle for WR Depth(Sherfield, Hardman, Maclin)- Jordan Hancock played Safety and looked sharp- Joe Andreessen making plays- Javon Solomon with a sack and looked good- Punter battle continues - both get kicks inMost importantly, no new injuries reported!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Buffalo Bills finally got a chance to test themselves against somebody wearing a different uniform — and the results gave Bills Mafia **plenty to talk about.**Buffalo traveled to Cleveland for a joint practice with the Browns, and while there were positives on both sides of the football, one development immediately caught our attention: **Cleveland's young wide receivers had themselves a DAY against the Bills secondary.**Rookie receivers **KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston** made their presence felt against Buffalo's defense, raising an important question as the regular season gets closer:**Is there reason for concern about the Bills secondary?**In this episode of **The Post Podium Podcast**, we're breaking down everything we learned from the Bills-Browns joint practice and separating legitimate warning signs from the usual training-camp overreactions.� What happened during Bills vs. Browns joint practice� Why Cleveland's young receivers gave Buffalo problems� What those performances tell us about the Bills secondary� How much stock should we REALLY put into one joint practice?� The positives coming out of the session for Buffalo� What we're watching as the Bills defense prepares for the regular season� And all the other news and observations coming out of ClevelandA bad practice in August doesn't determine what a defense will become in September, October or January.But when opposing receivers start consistently winning matchups against a defense with championship expectations, it's worth asking some questions.**So Bills Mafia — are you concerned about Buffalo's secondary, or is everybody overreacting to one practice?**Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Scott, Lance & Ben give quick thoughts on this weeks Bills practices, the Panthers game that was and the Browns game that will be. Plus a look at the Bills safety’s and much more!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Buffalo Bills 2026 Preseason Campaign began yesterday against the Carolina Panthers. How does the team look? Who is excelling? What's the news? Let's talk about it.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Do the Buffalo Bills actually make Buffalo better off economically — or does keeping an NFL franchise in Western New York cost taxpayers more than most fans realize?In this episode of **The Post Podium Podcast**, we take the emotion out of the conversation and examine the numbers.We compare Buffalo's economic performance with a similarly sized Upstate New York city without an NFL franchise, then dig into the measurable economic impact of the Buffalo Bills. How much economic activity does the team generate? How much tax revenue comes back to the region? What does Bills-related tourism actually mean for Western New York?Then we look at the other side of the ledger: **public stadium funding, maintenance obligations, taxpayer costs, and the opportunity cost of investing hundreds of millions of public dollars into keeping an NFL franchise.**The Bills unquestionably mean far more to Buffalo than football. But does their cultural importance translate into measurable economic growth? And when you separate economic activity from actual economic benefit, does the math still work?We're following the data wherever it leads.**Topics include:*** Buffalo's economy compared with a similar non-NFL market* The Bills' impact on Western New York tourism and spending* Tax revenue generated by the franchise* The public cost of the new Highmark Stadium* Stadium subsidies and what economic research says about their effectiveness* Whether NFL franchises actually drive long-term economic growth* The difference between economic activity and net economic benefit* What Buffalo potentially gives up by investing public money in an NFL stadium* The cultural and civic value of keeping the Bills in Western New YorkAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy