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Welcome to the program WGR Sports Radio 5:50 I am so out of -- GO Matt Keller push all the right buttons that element that those those great terrific job on that intro. I like the new Brian Wilson now a commercial there with the tacos and everything is that is absolutely Brian Wilson right there. Yeah Abbott after the 74 time I don't know I wish -- made for Brian Wilson commercials matches the one they've kind of made him he's kind of a caricature of himself now. But that was a little bit of Brian Wilson and this is me I am so out of -- yelled welcome into the program everybody. Once again great to be along with you at 11 AM. On a nice Western New York Saturday morning. We have three hours of jam packed sports talk to get to this morning and into this afternoon. And I set the shell out for you right now what you know you're not gonna wanna miss some terrific people we have coming your way to talk with me. This morning in this afternoon about buffalo sports. All Hamilton will be calling at some point today he's got to do around the sabres morning skate the sabres tonight at the Tampa Bay Lightning. We have Paul tell us what's going on and that game is the sabres continue their very successful road trip before they head back home next week. We're also gonna -- at 1130 bottom of this hour scheduled to have Buffalo Bills wide receiver -- Roosevelt. He of these sixty yard touchdown reception last week. Also of the university of buffalo and locally saint Joe's high school. So the local product a local kid gonna join us on the airwaves at 1130. At the bottom of the hour tonight to this this morning -- should say. We look forward talking -- -- Roosevelt kind of catch up with him during the bye weeks He what's going on with the bills during the bye we can get ready for that game in Toronto next week. Against the Washington Redskins. At 1 o'clock today at 1 o'clock we'll get a lightning perspective. From one of the best in the business -- the chief Taylor joins us He is the color analyst for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He's not only the color analyst for the activity lightning now. He also vacation don't notice. Was the backup goaltender. To Bernie per rot on the 1975. Philadelphia Flyers team that won the Stanley Cup. Against the Buffalo Sabres of course. That was the year of the flawed in the back and ask a little bit about that also like play and during that game. With the bat in the fall all over the ice and of course will get eighteen to be lightning perspective. From -- the chief Taylor -- analyst of nativity lightning he'll join us at 1 o'clock. After me today it's ESPN radio from two to six than sabres pregame from six to seven of course. The aforementioned sabres at the lightning 7 o'clock tonight and then World Series game number three Kyle Lohse against Matt Harris and join in progress tonight and WGR. At 10 o'clock. Jam packed day tomorrow even though the snow Buffalo Bills pregame show or post game show we got you covered is larger NFL Sundays conservative pro football weekly at seven. All the way through three games tomorrow. Three games San Diego the jets Pittsburgh and Arizona. -- at New Orleans so there you go that your weekend schedule right here on WGR got a lot to get to this morning. -- telephone number out there in the first thing I wanna hit on this morning. We'll have our Twitter hash tag a little while a -- -- we always do the Twitter hash tag and a Saturday morning we can get involved the program are actively online. But the number first of all 8030550. If you're not local it's 888552550. A couple of big news items got out of one bills drive. This week during the bye week. The stadium. May be getting a facelift. In certain capacities in certain ways. The team has hired architectural firm oddly enough it ironically enough headed by former Buffalo Bills got -- a -- It may cost between forty or over a hundred million dollars. To get this they -- to do some upgrades at the stadium. And there's a lot of people had a chirping about the fact that while liar -- is the team why of the state why is this tax money going to. Renovate the stadium. When it. They probably just need a new one. Now some -- and that maybe you do. But the other piece of news I wanna get to first and foremost. Is the reported. Extension it's about to happen for Ryan Fitzpatrick. The bills -- not confirm. The report it right it's Patrick is hot on the verge of signing. A contract extension however that is the report this time. The report contract extension. Is going to be between nine and twelve million dollars a year. Now I went back and I took a look at the starting quarterbacks salaries in the national football. We don't know the length of -- Patrick's report extension He does happen. Border assume that He does sign extensions somewhere in the nine to twelve million dollar a year range. I would guess it would be between three and four years that would be the normal length of an extension of that capacity for a guy like him. He's actually signed 67 year deal or anything like that I would I be shocked if something like that happen. So let's just go on the assumption that right that's Patrick signs a nine to twelve million dollar a year contract for the next 34 years just -- is an extension. As far as other. NFL quarterback salaries are concerned that would put Ryan right around seventh to twelfth. Overall. -- quarterback salaries. The way this game is played. And by game I don't mean on the field -- off the field again populace everybody. Agents players. Teams. Even fans. They compare guys based on salary all the time. It might not be fair but that's the way it is. There's a big difference sometimes between the way things are and we think should be. When one guy. Is making ten million dollars a year and you think your better than that you want more in this is what drives salaries up so that being said. You can't talk about the extension without putting an end to perspective aware he'd be ranked. Any sign that deal seven to twelve overall is our starting quarterbacks in the national football. Now that's unofficial of course there's always bonuses and things like that. But even a guy like Aaron Rodgers believe it or not. Is only making eight million dollars a year this year. I'm sure Aaron Rodgers and assign an extension at some point which puts them in them stratosphere. That -- quarterbacks. But at this point in time this is where Ryan Fitzpatrick would last and would fall should -- My question is is He -- that's obviously the first thing we have the talk about. If He were that money wise is He worth that commitment lies. I sat on this for a few days really trying to get my thoughts together. -- assault it's Patrick extension is He worth that is not worth that commitment wise money wise things like that. And the thing I keep coming back to is. This team. Has had ten starting quarterbacks. Since Jim Kelly retired. Argued their names. Todd Collins elderly and. Well Doug Flutie Rob Johnson Drew Bledsoe Kelly Holcomb JP -- Trent Edwards Brian -- Those are all guys that started for the Buffalo Bills you can also throw -- their guys like BJ Hobart. Shane Matthews Levi Brown Craig Nall guys were here. Who may have played who didn't start. Who people thought should have started okay that's fourteen there's probably a few more along the way I didn't even put in. Jim Kelly's last year was what 9697. So basically the last fourteen years this team has had fourteen different quarterbacks and different starters. At some point. At some point. Don't you want the revolving doors of quarterbacks the -- here in buffalo. At some point don't you have to say you know what this guys at least good enough. For us to be stable at the position. Because. To meet. The biggest issue at quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. Since Jim Kelly. Hasn't been a lack of talent necessarily sure they've had lack of talent at the position. The biggest issue for me has been the instability. At the position. Now before you go. Firing off your phone calls to tell me well Trent Edwards was supposed to be stable and He didn't work out of course I agree with that. But the point is this. If you look at the most successful franchises in the NFL. Yes they have talented QBs but they also have guys. That they made commitments do better at least stable for the rich as they don't have the revolving door. I compare -- to do. You know. I think fans we fall in love with a sexy we fall in love with the possible. We all want Jim cal I mean we don't want another Jim Kelly right everybody wants Jim Kelly again here in buffalo to be slinging the ball. All over the place. What's Rick pitino's famous line Jim Kelly walking through that door folks. Sure we all want the next great talent like -- Andrew Luck like Peyton Manning when He came out. Like it appears some of these guys that are coming out right now last few years have played. We don't want that. But we can't have that. So in the meantime you're doing yourself. A disservice by continually trying to find that when it doesn't work. In here you have a guy. Who isn't Jim Kelly. Who's the sexy. Coming out of college first pick overall guy. Big school big -- It's -- me it's kind of like dating a girl. Like when you're growing up you're in high school you gimmick college. Maybe a little bit after college you're in your mid twenties you've got to play the field there you see you know what it's all about. It's all about sexiness number it's all about how great she looks and taken while I really love being with this girl she's totally awesome she's really good -- I totally out on the coverage I don't deserve this data girl. This is this is this a one man is the what you'll look because you're not look at that you're not looking at. The big picture you're looking at. The shallow part of you're looking at the exterior. You look at what she represents do you more than anything. You know she represented she represents pictures around Christmas time you can take a picture whether He can set it up all your -- your family say wow look at this girl that -- Dayton. Which can never really think about the fact that she's probably. Really really awesome looking on the outside. If she's really sexy. And she makes you look good as she makes you feel good when your weather. But you know what just not a lot of depth there. There's not lot of depth. There's not stability and consistency. What might she complains -- what would your buddies too much in the next night she wants a well Hearst complains that. -- -- Right -- Patrick. The guy that you know and we talked about this in the players actually talked about there's no one of these guys right know what these guys. Private records the one that he's been sit in the corner He was the girl that went to high school. They had that the freckles and the glasses and nobody really paid attention to when when you went to the homecoming dance she sat in the corner nobody really want it and she was there she had the personalities yet the brains. But no -- really thought about that because at that time you're only thinking about. The exterior dish -- -- Which you know sometimes make the best wise. Do you lucky you can get lucky you can go out and get the great girl. The homecoming queen who voted for because she was so darn good look at. You you get lucky and get that girl and she bring to bear the full package maybe she brings with her the brains. She brings with her the good looks. She brings to -- the commitment to you. How many people really find that. People really find that. Especially if they go in look. In try all the different samples. Don't give her girlfriends. It's not about it's about finding Jim Kelly anymore. It was for me it was it was about fighting the next Jim Kelly for me. It's not about that anymore. It's about not going through -- counts LT impaled Doug Flutie Rob Johnson Drew Bledsoe Kelly hoping J. P. Losman Trent Edwards and Brian -- until I find Jim Kelly because I keep doing that I'll never find him. Make the commitment to Ryan Fitzpatrick. Get some stability in this organization. You have a group the guys that really understand what He does represent. The isn't the net He isn't the sexiest guy to come out of college. He isn't the number one pick. The -- guy has a beard wears a wedding ring when He plays football. But that shouldn't matter. What should matter is that this team has at quarterback. That they can rely on to be consistent. Have some stability. They haven't had in fourteen. Years. Others reasons why. There are reasons why. There have been guys that probably could have been no stability guys like maybe some -- you think Doug Flutie. Orgy Bledsoe orgy peer Trent maybe somebody thought they could then that's the bit stable. But because the organization. Didn't have the wherewithal to keep them around your accusation didn't have. The right people in place to make those good decision to keep those guys that's why they left that's why I get that. Just tired revolving door I'm tired of one night stands. Out over that that was acknowledged. What a girl like you settle with now in a quarterback. For those tuning in like what the -- to the girls the quarterback here in this analogy. A girl like -- settle with that makes me feel good. About what we're doing together all the time. You know what even those girls even those girls get married. Roby who are married up there heavier rough patch is absolutely you do some downturns. Some argument you have some flights. But those fights are the kind that are gonna make you break up like they are. With the previous fourteen girls you date it. Because they just don't get -- and you just don't have that relationship you just don't have that commitment to each other. It's not about nine to twelve million for me it's not about seventh to twelfth ranked salary for me. Because let me tell you something in three years nine to twelve million is going to be fifteenth or sixteenth in the league because you may a look at it now and say wait a minute. You're paying this guy top ten money okay that may be right now when you get two home. By the time the contract is up though there's about 45 guys behind him that sign new deals now he's about fifteen. You gonna tell me that he's not worth average starting money that would that would be. And you get commitment. Here's the other thing about. Contracts and contracts and there's no reason you still can't later. If you figure out two years -- -- you wanna get divorced from that girl you're really thought was gonna work out everything was roses. You have the one. It is still work out you can still go out and find that other one but now's not the time anymore I'm done with it I'm done with finding that I'm done with sampling everything else it's out there. Flavor of the month may be no way. Not more not for me. I like I'm ready for. Given the extension. 8030550. 888552. By fifty that's my thoughts I want yours. Coming up. We'll talk -- -- Roosevelt. At the bottom of the hour what is. Thoughts on Ryan Fitzpatrick. Of course he's gonna say let's get -- passes from a right we it's not done that the bye week what's going on with the Buffalo Bills and with him. As there in the bye week in the meantime Matt Keller got sports this morning. I'm south of -- GR rated talk three hours sport with you right here at the EGR Sports Radio fight it. Ryan Fitzpatrick talking about Neiman Roosevelt our upcoming guest right here and BGR Sports Radio 550 and sell pot -- -- Welcome -- the program. It is sports talks Saturday we got a jam packed morning and afternoon lined up for you right here and WG -- our. And jam packs they even though there's no Buffalo Bills football -- triple header. Here under the GR Sports Radio 550 you can always tweet me acts Al sports -- on the Twitter. Let read your tweets. To tweet back once -- -- Hey you wanna get out to me baby go ahead at the time to do. Also the tax. -- 5550. Like 5550 that's the text. I do actually. The ability now to read -- sexier from the studio hadn't done that the last few weeks but. Thanks a lot to the good people here at the Entercom empire -- set me -- -- alarming to do that -- don't be -- and attacks by 5550 is your text. Talking about right Fitzpatrick. An extension for him you've heard my thoughts. If you didn't you always catch at the audio vault. I'll rehash real quickly. I'm tired of the revolving door and buffaloes are quarterbacks. I don't think talent has been necessarily issue at quarterback in buffalo it's been more of the instability quarterback. In the longer the instability goes the longer the average two. Really bad football. And records are going to be played in buffalo. When it's all said and done. You have a guy here who's done pretty well. -- -- Quick goal on the one night stands with the shallow girl who looks good on the outside and keep trying to find that girl. And take the one that's been sitting there. -- -- -- I was gonna go to -- I think it has lost and so on what happened there that you were up next to get a call back if you wanna do that. We you have open phone lines what He what are your thoughts on this. 803055888. By fifty to 550 and a lot of your listening all around the great world. WGR 550 dot com a lot of listeners from even in Europe. The -- -- for Australia a few weeks doesn't matter where you are you can download on your iPhone app your android can download the app. You can listen you give a call from wherever you -- As always on a Saturday I -- eight Twitter hash tag. Twitter hash tag what are the Twitter -- to as the number sign. We get you involved by putting number sign something. Today's Twitter hash tag this is what I wanna talk about on Twitter today I'm gonna throw this out there and then later I'll read them to want to get on early peaking at. Your hash tag is hash tag sabres season. Or hash tag bills' season to -- is there BI LO SI CA SO NR. As a BR ES CAA SO and sabres season or bills' season either one you can Twitter hash tag both of them if you want. And here's the question wanna throw up to the Twitter universe today. Considering the high expectations and the really good start the sabres are off to. In your estimation. Is considered a successful season for you for that. Also considering the foreign to start the bills are off to. What now ocean day. What they have to achieve -- to say that was a successful season sabres season -- tell me what you think the sabres need to do to have -- quote successful season in your mind. Hash tag bills' season to tell me what you think the bills have to do now rallying to finish up this start. To had a successful season. But the phone I drink now we are joined by Buffalo Bills wide receiver local homegrown product from the university of buffalo. It saint Joseph's high school name and Roosevelt -- welcome to the program you're a sports talk Saturday. I don't like letting you know. Thank you very much -- I enjoyed your bye week what do you do under the by a weekend when you guys get back after. Alone -- Monday -- or it is. Didn't address that are possible don't address spending already to give that. And you name and have obviously. Received an opportunity yet you did a great job last week is sixty yard touchdown against the New York Giants unfortunately in a losing effort but. Can you take us through that play a little bit hot and it's set up did you know that you were you the primary guy and was the play change it look like it was I'm television tell us about it. You'll fit the the good copy but it probably it. So you need. Bring it didn't opener at receiver and perspective of the Obama. -- -- -- that the outcome of these look I reserve will be and his longest in the hole. And you keep the media do. You know He saw me of the Gregory what we can't get the clip -- there. And you out -- in the coverage into the end zone a nice run by you. What you got the episode name you didn't have a Stevie Horry Donald Jones -- all lined -- Chicago why this -- security and I think right. It has little. The -- actually talking about -- -- -- out there who might who have borrowed from it the burglar and it. Yes all of boy vocal Medicare and the uncertainty is the ability to let the world a -- That was pretty cool that was the very aging ICU prodigy to have something scripted Boris next time when you get six. Period. I know -- not name and we've been talking a little bit this morning some reports are out that. Right it's Patrick could be in line for a contract extension -- -- bit about fits in about catching balls from him what kind of a quarterback or leader He is in. Do you think he's the kind of quarterback that can take this team to a Super Bowl. Yes definitely and so did you know just. How much you know our game in every time there's meters in the Iranians living you you aren't so much. -- into his -- -- on -- -- -- -- so much He knows where you know the leader use that as well arguably you know. It's something that He finds that aren't as well -- -- that you'd never ever. You know and then there's the excitement did you have. You know bet speaking probability of them in order Biden and it's a government know that -- that particular remote to buffalo. What's it like you know going through the journey you had to go through to get here at number one you you went to a Mac school and it's not that -- -- UB we all of that in buffalo but. No you weren't an SEC you're ACC program you come as an undrafted free agent you actually have to go and sit on the practice squad last year. You get cut this year He brought back talk about the feelings of trying to stay positive through your journey to this point. -- -- that -- you know there are. -- this means phobia in India and the torrent is it pretty experience working as a they are the -- that will that be accurate -- true -- You know. And the Caribbean. People around here is that it is looking. Horrible motivated to get better and better in -- -- You're here you're with a great bunch of receivers -- -- you guys are pretty -- late to call each other the they goon squad at the same time there's a lot of competition for spots so. How do you balance that friendship and that competition with everybody the year your your fellow goon squad mates. Kirk and that it makes a lot better you know. -- that it is illegal art. -- believed encrypting it -- you know we have ultimately ordered don't do you have -- about it. Are they played. You know of the team also and I'll vote on whether -- this is at least you know it -- the other partners in. Noted previously reviewed. They talk about plane at saint Joe's high school they have another really terrific up player coming up Chad Kelly as you know I know the your clothes which jagr still close with the school and talk about your our roots here in playing in buffalo now playing for the Buffalo Bills how special that is for you. Aren't sure did in the face -- you know it. Asking us to rescue workers European. Because the look down that I hope you know almost -- in the -- and then and only being in business people contact and glory in the and you know on a closer. Which is great but I don't -- Larry you have to agree to under her. It ain't -- six and well and integrating you know. There are really. Out of Butler -- book -- book and all. You know confident. I'll be all right you're developing. Went into entries in the -- and I think you ignore. Lot of people still follow Turner -- even though He is at Kansas now I know you played under him. Tell somebody what it was like playing for coach -- at UB. Yet another desperate in order to -- you know. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- They would do telling them alluding Opel -- -- gaining weight person in while audible book. You know and cultural -- -- would. It doesn't let us so much about a minute you know you -- -- know in the transition but it. This that He knew that He declared it -- -- -- -- must -- I understand that you know. Take that people won't -- your leader as -- professor. Talking with -- Roosevelt wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of course a local product He went to saint Joe's high school and of course onto the university of buffalo. Maybin was also a quarterback back in the day in Neiman. How are bad about the dark blue book group. Look there's you're currently sell I don't know are -- -- more would you estimate is a the seven -- you know aren't going to be. -- -- -- -- -- What Chan Gailey would be the guided devise something. You guys have a little nickname for any easy Stevie called mega -- here on WGR a couple of weeks ago. What's -- like as far as devising schemes as He really smart is all as there nobody seems to think yes. Oh it definitely does believe that game plan -- -- Congo where it. You know weekend that we doesn't do you know as saying look you know how many you know -- He doesn't see you got to know everything. As you get this. You know right. -- -- -- -- -- -- That there receiver -- you can get out. You know this back still pull it out so this -- you paint you a little bit you know and you know it has been working. -- Roosevelt -- here for the Buffalo Bills -- Good luck against the -- Washington Redskins in Toronto I know you buy you would close the -- your whole life you know that you know what it's like -- up there and help people want to be. More of a home game which you guys still got to do business whether to home game and -- a road game it doesn't matter to you guys gotta take your business right. It definitely. You know does it look on the up and blow all on -- -- -- -- -- let's do senator -- you know sort of meant. You know there are -- between and -- are -- for this and you don't have the rest they have -- out of -- the again we gotta pick. Thanks name I appreciate it join us this morning at sports -- Saturday enjoy the rest of year. Next day and a half off and get back to work a monument -- They're pretty good record. Okay no problem that is -- Roosevelt wider -- for the Buffalo Bills from the university of buffalo college. Also saint Joe's high school grew up a bills fan I really -- you know when your kid. And you played in your backyard with your pops he's throwing the ball. I was always Gerry Butler. Former bills receiver Jerry Butler that's why I wore number eighty in high school who were you when you played sports -- I was Brandon spoon. And then -- -- was the -- probably two in the report I'm -- it's voted out to be the fort made a mistake you when you go to fire -- turn around with that ball no one ever said that. You really Nolan Ryan each one to beat people from among you wanna charge amount I know you. -- pictures of the same. They're gonna talk a little World Series of late in the program that he's got to get the sports right now got that coming up. And get your tax by 5550 year Twitter hash tags keep rolling and sabres season. And bill season put the hash tag in front of the meal which expectations are now. I should say let me know what you think now they need to do for you to consider them. Having a successful. Season a lot more get to and a BG -- sports talk Saturday -- up about -- Chan -- obviously talking about the. -- injury situation which. Excuse me came -- ahead for the first time. Last week it seemed like after the. Game on Sunday there actually are before the game on Sunday last week the first time all year that it seems like this team is finding itself in an injury type of buying the where they're losing players Kyle Williams. Chris Kelsay. Shawne Merriman Donald Jones. -- one of the reasons this team has been able to go -- into to this point and they were able go for an one up until last week. They've been relatively healthy. You can look around the National Football League and you can see usually. Team's injury reports injury reports are filled with guys. How doubtful the bills really haven't had that they had they haven't been to some of their key players. Now that's a key going forward in this league the best team doesn't always -- -- the best team doesn't always get win the division in the division. Many tied to just simply comes down to injuries. In who's playing well that time in that game obviously but injuries are huge component. And this team really has avoided the major injury bug so therefore this why is coming at the right time. For them to get healthy but also I I really like I was glad. Was upset I should say they didn't make any deals of the deadline because I think the philosophy of next man up on this team works. One of the things I've always -- about. Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the way they run their organization their organizational and team philosophy is Mike Tomlin always talking about next man up next man up whoever. Get whoever gets hurt the next guy has to be able performed at a level of expectation you have to have because you are medical football player. I think it's been key to this it's bills' season so far. Speaking of -- season that I'm looking for on Twitter hash tag bills' season or hash tag sabres season include either one. Tell me what is a successful season. For either of those two teams right now free. The sabres have to win the Stanley Cup for -- consider it a successful season considering their expectations. To the bills have to get the playoffs now they're born to. Or do they just have to win maybe eight games at the double from last year. Lots of different thoughts on that. Also talking about right -- Patrick contract extension. If He does sign it over the next week or so is He worth that 712 topped seven at twelve money the National Football League. Nine to twelve million that's what's reported. Let's -- to -- -- We Lonnie you're a sports talk Saturday and that -- GR. Cheney how are you don't actually. Yeah I definitely think Ryan Fitzpatrick important He has led the team. Better than anyone. Since Ryan and pat and -- They've had ten starting quarterbacks. At least four others that go on an airplane or -- guys who are on the cusp of starting for this team and I can't see one of them. That really has put up the kind of numbers horse had the chemistry with the offense that Ryan Fitzpatrick has in your estimation -- -- I guess the question is. Isn't there are some fear that you're committed commit to him this money. If another year from now do you think it all that you know this is just a mirage what he's doing it there's not enough sample size. I never I I definitely think that He cared Strom. And you've got to be when He plays He knows what's going out on the field. And obviously the team believe -- him and we have to believe in him and that is what makes someone great. Thanks a lot -- I appreciate it. May Lonnie is a call 8030 by 5888552. By fifty. Right Fitzpatrick. Is not the sexy. Number one pick with the big arm who came out to everybody ruled over. He's not the girl a high school everybody wanted to date because she was beautiful. Long blond hair blue eyes every guy wanted -- she dated the captain of the football -- to therefore she must be hot you must be cool. He's not that guy. As men sometimes we have a tendency. To only want a date that girl. Until we find the right one thinking that what of those girls is going to be the right one sometimes the right one is nothing like that girl. Sometimes the right one is the one. Sitting in the corner. During the homecoming dance waiting for someone ask her to dance because no one thinks that she's good enough but really what she gets out that dance or. She blows you away. You wanna take -- -- mortgage because you're really comfortable with him to her dancing. That's right -- Patrick right now. The revolving door has to stop in buffalo. Ten different starting quarterback since Jim -- So they're pretty talented. -- Bledsoe. Doug Flutie. They had talent. So maybe they would -- those guys around things what state who knows but they didn't aren't you tired of that buffalo are you tired of it I know I am. The streets of tax. Chime in at 55550. Scott Jim -- more involved in the offense for the bill to be a playoff team. I disagree that. I mean it be nice to get him involving does it have to be involved for them to be a playoff team. -- Be nice He helps but not. A lot of ways to skin the cat here. Don't know your names here on the it's on the tax I apologize that we got when it says Sally light your girl analogy but I don't wanna settle. Fitch feels like settling better it'll look for the right one OK here's my point about this again. Better to look for the right -- how long do you wanna keep looking. You wanna wait another eleven years. Maybe he's not the right 13 years from now did you move on any get a divorce. But holy cow. They've tried one night stands. Three month dating relationships. -- to have dating relationships. Fourteen ties may -- more. Over the last fourteen years none of them worked out are you tired that I know I am. -- your -- and WGR go ahead a man. America picture taking my call I'm actually a -- and -- love your radio station listen to -- are but yeah. As a Canadian Football League shared as well not a welfare and our Q a lot of lot of QBs come out from the states. Court necessarily blue chip QB start like Doug Flutie Jeff Garcia in a war movie came up here. And I don't think people any sort of expectation on these guys to ever come. NFL quarterbacks split you know. Overtime they developed. And then they had -- at this stage and they're clear where they're smart QBs are efficient market arms so I think that you know. People got to get past the start there right now Fitzpatrick is not you know some blue chip. QB from Florida State or you don't -- a big conferences. -- just it's a fact the guy has grown and developed he's economical car recorded back to you want out. You know -- twelve million dollars or whatever he's getting paid a lot of money. But you know it seems like -- maybe industry standard and I you know I just think the dispatcher gives. Probably on its way to being a pretty damn good quarterback. You -- before -- let you go. I wanna give you credit that's a great point you made to start off that you know some guys are late bloomers. Some guys do develop later in their NFL career. Or in their Major League Baseball career NBA career whatever it is some guys it takes the right coach takes the right system the right people around it also just takes them to learn developing go through those experiences it's the same thing with the girl analogy. I mean how many times have you gone back and how old you are I went back to my ten year high school reunion years ago and they were girls that I never thought twice about it -- -- I got there. -- -- -- No problem call from Toronto baby. That's -- the bills next game is in Toronto. Chiming in from the 585. Sabres season get -- the puck is on fire maybe that's from Jay and 585 banks like. Lots of good calls texts tweets come and. Appreciate it I'm sell -- GO. The sports -- Saturday and WG arkan and about 1 o'clock this afternoon we are gonna have to at bay lightning color analyst. Bobby the chief Taylor as someone point out to me and the tax. Everybody makes a big deal about the full game of it was actually a issue for all three home games in that series -- how fast cheap about that. We talked him at 1 o'clock. Call him a ticket when He gets a chance that He will call it'll tell us about the sabres ending up this road trip a very nice game they played a couple of nights ago. 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