Will Bills REGRET Not Playing Josh Allen This Preseason? Key Storylines for Preseason Finale

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🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Bills face crucial decisions in preseason finale. Will Josh Allen's absence impact Week 1 performance against Baltimore? Joe Marino analyzes Buffalo's roster battles, focusing on the defensive line, linebacker, and wide receiver positions. He breaks down Tre'Davious White's injury concerns and potential cornerback depth chart implications. The host examines Sean McDermott's confirmation of the top three receivers and speculates on the 4th, 5th, and 6th spots. Marino also discusses the quarterback situation for the Tampa Bay game, weighing options between Trubisky, White, and Buechele. Tune in for expert insights on how these preseason decisions could shape the Bills' regular season strategy and success.

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0:00.0	No, Josh Allen this preseason.
0:02.7	What are the bills going to do at Corner?
0:05.0	And key things to pay attention to in the preseason finale, we're breaking all that down today on Locked On Bills.
0:17.2	You are Locked on Bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
0:22.4	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:28.5	What's up, Bill's Mafia?
0:30.6	It's Joe Marino, author of the Heard Mentality Substack, co-host of the Lockedon NFL Scouting
0:36.2	podcast, co-host of the NFL First Read podcast, and I'm your host of Locked-on Bills. I want to thank you for making Locked-on Bills your first listen every day and a big welcome. And shout out to our everydayers. You know who you are. Those of you who never miss a single episode, I appreciate y'all being here very, very much.
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1:00.1	podcasts. We're part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day. Well, folks, welcome in.
1:07.2	We got a lot to cover. The Bills have their preseason finale Saturday night against the Buccaneers 7.30 p.m.
1:14.5	Eastern time.
1:16.0	And Sean McDermott has shared that Josh Allen will not play, which means he won't play at all this preseason.
1:22.6	Let's start there.
1:24.4	Is it the right decision?
1:27.1	Well, Josh Allen has played in some capacity every
1:31.9	preseason so far in his career until this year. What I can tell you about that is that it
1:39.3	is not led to consistent week one results. Josh Allen playing in the preseason hasn't meant that he's going
1:46.8	to play well in week one, and it's not meant that he's going to play poorly in week one.
1:52.7	Let's go through a little bit of a journey here because the results have been very inconsistent.
1:57.7	I think you toss aside the rookie season. So six week one starts, not including his
2:03.8	rookie season to this point. I think he was good three times. I think he was bad three times. Good against
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