On this episode of Talking Buffalo Podcast, Patrick Moran power ranks the biggest threats in the AFC to the Buffalo Bills for 2022, from worst to first. There’s a few on this list ranked where many might find surprising, including one AFC east rival ranked much lower than most would think while another’s ranked significantly … Read More
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Summer/Fall 2022 Chicken Wing Power Rankings (1-83) & Tiers
This is the third straight year I’ve put out my personal ranking/tiers of wing spots for Western New York, so I guess this is now officially an annual thing. The first I simply ranked them in numerical order from first to worst. Last year I switched things up and moved from strictly numerical order and … Read More
(TBP 428) Buffalo Bills Mock Draft, Version 1.0
On this episode of Talking Buffalo Podcast, Patrick Moran is joined by friend and recurring guest Aaron Quinn from Cover 1 to kick off a five-week series consisting of full seven-round Buffalo Bills mock drafts. The guys did this last year and it proved to be both fun and informative. Each Wednesday for the next … Read More
Three-Year Podcast Anniversary Post
I achieved a nice little milestone as today marks the three-year anniversary of hosting Talking Buffalo Podcast. I started it (originally called Moran-Alytics Podcast) because I enjoy longform conversations with people I find interesting and also, quite frankly because I was bored off my ass. With my punk ass bitch lungs I no longer can … Read More
Chicken Wing Review/QB Comparison: Mineo’s South Pizzeria
Christmas time 2019 is here, which affords me the opportunity of traveling back to Buffalo and of course, continuing my series of wing reviews and power rankings. My first stop this trip (No. 61 overall in this series as of this posting) is Mineo’s South Pizzeria in you guessed it—South Buffalo. I ate at this … Read More
Chicken Wing Review/QB Comparison: Nine Eleven Tavern
Nine Eleven Tavern is one of dozens of watering holes in South Buffalo (on Bloomfield Avenue) that offers good to wash down your alcohol. However, as non-mainstream as this place is, as evidenced by not having their own website, their wings are anything but ordinary. PROS: The wings, man. No need to beat around the … Read More
WGR’s Sal Capaccio To Be First Moran-Alytics Podcast Guest Monday
The debut episode of the Moran-Alytics Podcast drops Monday morning and seeing I have little-to-none, it was important to have my first guest possess both professional credibility and a likeable personality. It’s a big notch in the win column for the good guys as I landed WGR-550 sports talk host and Buffalo Bills sideline reporter … Read More
The Moran-Alytics Holiday Hiatus Is Over… Sigh
In case you didn’t notice and going by the comments, emails and Twitter mentions you certainly haven’t, I’ve been on an extended holiday hiatus. I live in Florida now but was afforded an opportunity to spend three weeks in my hometown of Buffalo, New York for Christmas season. I used the chance to spend quality … Read More
Thoughts On Aaron Boone Becoming Yankees Manager
In what I’ll call at least semi-surprising news Friday night, several reports emerged that the New York Yankees are naming Aaron Boone as the franchise’s 35th all-time manager, replacing the departed Joe Girardi. Boone was the winner in a six-person interview process that included Carlos Beltran, Hensley Muelens, Eric Wedge, Rob Thompson and Chris Woodward. … Read More
Yanks: Thoughts On Aaron Judge Not Winning MVP
Earlier this week Aaron Judge won American League Rookie of the Year and was vying to be just the third player ever to win top rookie and MVP. It didn’t happen. Jose Altuve was named American League MVP Thursday evening, with Judge finishing a rather distant second. MORAN-ALYTICS TAKE: Let’s not get it twisted, Yankee … Read More