WEBVTT - Sean McDermott Show, Week 9

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<v Speaker 1>But we're live right now. Hey, we're live. Everybody got

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<v Speaker 1>me not Let's go bury everybody to do their job.

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<v Speaker 1>One eleven, well, Calvert defense, let's go no overthinking, right,

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<v Speaker 1>go play some ball. We'll play some football. It's an

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<v Speaker 1>exciting time to be a Buffalo Bill and a fan

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<v Speaker 1>of the Buffalo Bills. Hi, everybody, and welcome to the

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<v Speaker 1>Sean McDermott Show, presented by ECMC and Collide to Healthy,

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<v Speaker 1>official healthcare providers of the Buffalo Bills, where please to

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<v Speaker 1>join Sean McDermot. Sean, thanks for giving us some time,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for being here. Tough conditions last week and a

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<v Speaker 1>big physical football game. You know, the Philadelphiils came in

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<v Speaker 1>very angry and embarrassed from the week before, and it

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<v Speaker 1>really showed in their play. You got an uptick in

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<v Speaker 1>their performance and it was hard to contend with. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they were very urgent to your points, Steve, and and

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<v Speaker 1>you know we didn't come out and establish a line

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<v Speaker 1>of scrimmage early to set a tone on their quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>and they set a tone on our quarterback or in

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<v Speaker 1>the game. And then you know, we were within I

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<v Speaker 1>think we were up seven three right before half. We

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<v Speaker 1>turned the ball over and that that was a big

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<v Speaker 1>momentum swing in the game. Yeah, come out. He knew

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<v Speaker 1>a physical game like that, particularly with their ability to

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<v Speaker 1>establish the line of scrimmage. It leads to their running game,

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<v Speaker 1>which had a big day. What's your message to your

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<v Speaker 1>team about having a bad day and moving forward and

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<v Speaker 1>having better ones. Yeah, we have to learn from it.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got to look ourselves square in the eye and say, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what was my part of it? Starting with me,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we make the appropriate adjustments and the corrections

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<v Speaker 1>and we moved forward and get ourselves ready for this week.

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<v Speaker 1>You got, even with their success, Matt Malano back on

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<v Speaker 1>the field. How did you assess his coming back? I

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<v Speaker 1>know it was a game time decision. Did he give

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<v Speaker 1>you everything you hope for? And I know he's probably

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<v Speaker 1>the lend even in his play, but talk about Matt

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<v Speaker 1>getting him back on Yeah, for it was good to

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<v Speaker 1>have Matt back out there. I mean, he's he's a

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<v Speaker 1>big part of what we do and how we do things,

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<v Speaker 1>and he and Tremaine worked, we all together, and so

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<v Speaker 1>there's some plays you know, honestly, he would like to back.

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<v Speaker 1>But we're looking forward to Matt building on that this week.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, even after this game against Philadelphia where you

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<v Speaker 1>took it on the chin, your defense is still top

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<v Speaker 1>five defense and giving up the giving up points, and

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<v Speaker 1>yet your red zone, which was an emphasis in the offseason,

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<v Speaker 1>still struggles to keep those guys out of the end

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<v Speaker 1>and when they get down close. What are some things

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<v Speaker 1>you can do or what's your message to your team

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<v Speaker 1>about getting stiffer in your own into the field. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a great question. I mean, red zone defense is

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<v Speaker 1>critical to playing good football and defense, and so we've

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<v Speaker 1>got to do just a better job of knowing us

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<v Speaker 1>and executing at a higher level down there, whether it's

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<v Speaker 1>the run game or the past game. And then again

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<v Speaker 1>affecting the quarterback on third down when we can affect

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<v Speaker 1>him on passing downs down there, We've got to do

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<v Speaker 1>it well. Your team's still going to lean on that

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<v Speaker 1>defense going forward. Offensively, you're eight nine, seven games into it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you're kind of hanging in there. But you

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<v Speaker 1>got nine new starters on offense. You get Devin Singletary

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<v Speaker 1>back on the field this week. How was motor able

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<v Speaker 1>to contribute? He not too many touches in the first

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<v Speaker 1>but he gained some momentum in the second Yeah, he

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<v Speaker 1>did some good things. I was I was glad that

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<v Speaker 1>we were able to get him, get him the pill

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<v Speaker 1>there a little bit in the second half, and again

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<v Speaker 1>good to get him back off the injury from a

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<v Speaker 1>rookie standpoint, dealing with his real first injury in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>and and so we hope he'll continue to build as

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<v Speaker 1>well as we move ahead here. One other guy you

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<v Speaker 1>got back in who's been dealing with injuries is Tyler Craft.

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<v Speaker 1>Had one game against the Miami Dolphins and now really

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<v Speaker 1>made a splash in his second game when he got included. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Great to see a lot of hard work, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just a lot of resiliency that went into his approach,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think the guys felt good for Tyler to

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<v Speaker 1>get out there, get his first catch and have some success.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, So you got the Washington Redskins coming in town,

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<v Speaker 1>last game of a three game homestand you got a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to go two and one and finish the first

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<v Speaker 1>half of the season six and two. What's your message

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<v Speaker 1>to your team coming into this one with a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to really set yourself apart. Yeah, reset, really, reset, Let's

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<v Speaker 1>get back. Let's let's get back to work. Let's prepare

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<v Speaker 1>like we know how to prepare, and prepare for a

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<v Speaker 1>close game. Prepare for an urgent team coming in here,

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<v Speaker 1>just like we're urgent, and our urgency quite honestly has

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<v Speaker 1>to has to be through the roof. Right. Okay, Sean,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for wrapping up the fieldy game. We're gonna come

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<v Speaker 1>back for some final thoughts about the Washington game later

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<v Speaker 1>in the show. Game preview is presented by Independent Health.

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<v Speaker 1>From your every day to your Unexpected. That's the Red

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<v Speaker 1>Shared Treatment. Mattie Glad, I'm here this week's game preview.

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<v Speaker 1>The five and two Buffalo Bills are at home for

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<v Speaker 1>the third straight week as they welcome the one and

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<v Speaker 1>seven Washington Redskins into New Airfield. The Redskins are at

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<v Speaker 1>the bottom of the NFC East and the Bills dropped

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<v Speaker 1>the five and two and next Sunday, the final game

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<v Speaker 1>of the Bills three game homestand Washington is here one

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<v Speaker 1>o'clock kickoff of New Airfield. Safety Landing Collins is known

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<v Speaker 1>for flying all over the place as he leads the

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<v Speaker 1>Redskins with seventy tackles, which also ties for six in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL. His teammate Jonathan Allen has gotten after opposing quarterbacks,

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<v Speaker 1>leading the team with four sacks. Washington's defense has struggled

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to letting teams convert third downs. They

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<v Speaker 1>allowed third down conversions fifty percent of the time, shrinks

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<v Speaker 1>thirty first in the league. They have struggled with converting

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<v Speaker 1>third downs on offense as well, only converting twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>percent of the time, that second worst in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>The lack of keeping the offense on the field has

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<v Speaker 1>shown in their point total, averaging just twelve point four

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<v Speaker 1>points per game and two hundred and sixty one point

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<v Speaker 1>one yards per game. Veteran running back Adrian Peterson is

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<v Speaker 1>a bright spot on their offense. Peterson leads the team

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<v Speaker 1>with three hundred and eighty three rushing yards. Sunday will

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<v Speaker 1>mark the first time in NFL history that two players

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<v Speaker 1>with more than thirteen thousand, five hundred rushing yards will

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<v Speaker 1>play in the same game. Those two, Frank Gore and

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<v Speaker 1>Adrian Peterson. Runs to his right fires are short one

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<v Speaker 1>front of the five unto the drone touchdown briefly touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo wide receiver Cole Beasley has helped the Bills be

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<v Speaker 1>successful in the red zone Beasley has scored back to

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<v Speaker 1>back touchdowns for the first time since two thousand and sixteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Fix a handoff, pressure gets wrapped around and dropped. Here

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<v Speaker 1>your sack back of the twenty two yard line. Rutdown

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<v Speaker 1>by shack washing. The Bills defense still ranks at the

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<v Speaker 1>top of the league in several categories. They have only

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<v Speaker 1>allowed twenty one plays of twenty or more yards, which

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<v Speaker 1>is the third best in the league. They will look

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<v Speaker 1>to fix their run game defense on Sunday, as the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles game marked just the first time since Week sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>of twenty and eighteen the Bills have allowed more than

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred rushing yards in a game. Buffalo has won

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<v Speaker 1>the last six of seven matchups against Washington. Steve, back

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<v Speaker 1>to you, Thanks, Mattie. We're back here for some final

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<v Speaker 1>thoughts from coach McDermott. Coach, you're gonna face Bill Callahan

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<v Speaker 1>across the sidelines, a very experienced NFL coach. Is it

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<v Speaker 1>too early in the game, or is it possible for

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<v Speaker 1>a new interim coach like Bill Callahan is for the Redskins,

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<v Speaker 1>for them to take on a new identity. Well, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we've seen that, honestly, since the game he took

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<v Speaker 1>over watching them on TV that week and then watching

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<v Speaker 1>him and his team in the games going forward. They've

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<v Speaker 1>they've established a new identity and that's a credit to

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<v Speaker 1>coach Callahan and his staff and their players. So it'll

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<v Speaker 1>be we'll get their best effort and we'll get their

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<v Speaker 1>best football this week. All right. So Bill Callahan, he's

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<v Speaker 1>an old offensive line coach and he's got Adrian Peterson

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<v Speaker 1>on his team, and you're just coming off a game

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<v Speaker 1>in which he gave up some rushing yards. You kind

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<v Speaker 1>of expect, you know, them to try and kind of

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<v Speaker 1>locomotive you over this week. I mean, is that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of an anticipatory fact. I mean, you got to think

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<v Speaker 1>that's kind of where an offensive line coach's mind goes. Right, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got to prepare. We're both for the past and

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<v Speaker 1>the run and get back to good, fundamentally sound physical football.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, coach, thanks for spending some time with us,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll be back next week to recap the Washington

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<v Speaker 1>game and look ahead to the Cleveland Browns coming up.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for watching. Everybody to have a great Eeke game.

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