On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by WROC-TV sports director and Buffalo Bills reporter Thad Brown to discuss four things that went extremely well for the Buffalo Bills in 2025 and four others that went equally wrong among other Bills topics.
Thad has been on TV working in WROC in Rochester for over 25 more years, most of it in sports and of course covering the Bills. It's Thad's first time back on this podcast since 2019 and Patrick asks him a few Bill and sports media questions to get the conversation going before they dive into Bills talk.
First they start with four things that definitely went very well for Buffalo over this past season, including James Cook taking a leap from pretty damn good running to back to NFL's leading rusher, an influx of strong contributions from "old" guys on the defense they probably weren't counting on for much, Cole Bishop's big leap in year two and a ton of flashed potential from rookie defensive tackle Deone Walker.
Of course, turnabout is fair play and they also discuss four things that went terribly wrong for Buffalo this season. That includes them being a turnover machine compared to 2024, a wide receiver room that was mostly a disaster, big ticket defensive lineman no showing the playoffs and now former head coach Sean McDermott pushing the wrong buttons again at crucial points of a playoff elimination game.
Patrick also asks Thad for his thoughts on the Joe Brady hire, the coaches that have come with him so far, what he expects to see this offseason and plenty more. You can follow Thad on Twitter at @ThadBrown7and check out some of his work at RochesterFirst.com.
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