WEBVTT - Sean McDermott Show, Week 9

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Verry, Hey, help, we're a baby held by

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<v Speaker 1>You were on this thing, man, right, he just happened today.

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<v Speaker 1>You were on the starting Monday. Right. That's the big

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<v Speaker 1>thing we can take out of this week. You're in it.

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<v Speaker 1>We knocked that ball out. What's he don't gonna worry ever?

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<v Speaker 1>Live right now? Hey, we're live. Everybody got me not.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go bury. Every man do their job on a

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<v Speaker 1>level well, Calivern defense. Let's go no overthinker, right, go

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<v Speaker 1>play some ball, Go play some football. It's an exciting

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

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<v Speaker 1>the Buffalo Bills. Welcome into Week nine of the Sean

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<v Speaker 1>McDermott Show, presented by Connors and Ferris, your workers comp attorneys. Sean,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks as always for joining us. You're coming off two

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<v Speaker 1>big division wins and you got your first victory against

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<v Speaker 1>the Patriots. What did it mean to get your first

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<v Speaker 1>win against that organization? Well, it was emotional. I know

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<v Speaker 1>there's been a lot of work put into it, and

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<v Speaker 1>I know also know what it means to our fan base.

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<v Speaker 1>Great to see our players go out there. Our coaches

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<v Speaker 1>executed a high level and to get the win. Again

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<v Speaker 1>I've said it after the game, Stephen, and I'll say

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<v Speaker 1>it again here that I wish our fans were able

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<v Speaker 1>to be in the stadium with us and experience that together.

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<v Speaker 1>I know they were out there watching it, and I

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<v Speaker 1>can only imagine what it was like in the in

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<v Speaker 1>the house and the homes around Buffalo and all the

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<v Speaker 1>all the fans across the world that root for the

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo Bills. Yeah. And for the second week in a row,

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<v Speaker 1>your defense sealed the deal for you in the second half.

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<v Speaker 1>This time Justin Zimmer forced to fumble with under a

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<v Speaker 1>minute to play that really won the game. You've used

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<v Speaker 1>a number of different defensive linemen this year, but what

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<v Speaker 1>does Justin Zimmer bring to your defensive line. Well, he's

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<v Speaker 1>such a blue collar guy man, very quiet, does his job.

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<v Speaker 1>He plays scout team during the week and all honesty,

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<v Speaker 1>and he plays in his normal role as a defensive tackle.

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<v Speaker 1>So just love his approach. Man. Just a great DNA

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<v Speaker 1>blue Jean type guy man. And that's his style of play,

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<v Speaker 1>which I know the players respect and appreciate as well. Yeah. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you finally got your running game going against the Patriots.

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<v Speaker 1>Zach Moss had the best day of his young career.

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<v Speaker 1>With eighty one yards on fourteen carries a couple of touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 1>Motor has had he had eighty six yards on fourteen carries.

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<v Speaker 1>Both guys averaged around six yards a carry. What was

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<v Speaker 1>the key to getting that running game going against the

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<v Speaker 1>New England Patriots. Well, our offensive line really began the

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<v Speaker 1>week on Wednesday, as we work here on the field

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<v Speaker 1>and beginning Wednesday, and they had a great I thought,

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<v Speaker 1>a great session of practice and really developing that mindset

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<v Speaker 1>Steve of physical nature of our offense and that starts

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<v Speaker 1>up front. And I thought our backs did a phenomenal

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<v Speaker 1>job as well, running the way that that they did.

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<v Speaker 1>That was a nice compliment of using the two of

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<v Speaker 1>them and good to see on Sunday. Yeah, and years passed.

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<v Speaker 1>What happened on the first play of the game, third

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<v Speaker 1>on third down, really a first third down of the

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<v Speaker 1>game for your offense. You lost Mitch Morse right off

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<v Speaker 1>the bat, and John Feliciano had to move over to

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<v Speaker 1>center and his first came back this season. How impressed

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<v Speaker 1>were you with Feliciano's performance in this season debut. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in all honesty, were we had John on

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<v Speaker 1>a pitch count going into the game, and just thinking

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<v Speaker 1>he was going to play guard and work in a

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<v Speaker 1>platoon fashion there. But that obviously that plan went out

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<v Speaker 1>the window rather early in the game with Mitch going

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<v Speaker 1>down unfortunately, and so we you know, look when I

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<v Speaker 1>came in, stepped in, he was prepared, did a great job,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we were able to move John over, and

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<v Speaker 1>I thought our offensive line coaches did a great job

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<v Speaker 1>and balancing that and handling that, and then the players

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<v Speaker 1>executed again at a very high level. Well in a

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<v Speaker 1>week and against the Jets, you were over for five

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<v Speaker 1>in the red zone. Then week eight, you're three for

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<v Speaker 1>four against the Patriots. How did you improve your red

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<v Speaker 1>zone efficiency? How does that work? Well, we had we

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<v Speaker 1>had been experiencing success up to that Jets game, as

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned, and then we kind of stalled ourselves in

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<v Speaker 1>the high red zone there. And you know, we're a

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<v Speaker 1>tough team to stop because of different components. We had

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<v Speaker 1>to our offense in the red zone. And it's exciting,

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<v Speaker 1>honestly to watch who's the next person to carry the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>who's the next person to get the ball thrown too,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's the red zone or in the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>the field. Josh Allen's numbers have cooled off a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit since his hot started. He's averaged three thirty one

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<v Speaker 1>yards passing and three passing touchdowns a game over the

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<v Speaker 1>first four games, but then the last four he's averaged

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<v Speaker 1>just two hundred and twelve yards passing and one touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>Do the lower passing numbers concern you at all or

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<v Speaker 1>have they been more of a product or the matchups.

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<v Speaker 1>I think more than anything, it's about winning games, and

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<v Speaker 1>whether we do it on the ground or through the air,

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<v Speaker 1>the number one thing we've got to do is win games.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the biggest thing, honestly that leads to that

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<v Speaker 1>is is taking care of the football, whether we do

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<v Speaker 1>it again on the ground or in the air. I

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<v Speaker 1>think Josh would would tell you that all he wants

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<v Speaker 1>to do is win games. And listens are certainly important,

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<v Speaker 1>but at the end of the day, that w is

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<v Speaker 1>what counts, and we just have to use those stats

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<v Speaker 1>to continue to evolve our football team. Overall is you

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<v Speaker 1>look at them as indicators more than anything on what

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<v Speaker 1>we're doing well versus where we need to improve. All overall,

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<v Speaker 1>your defense has improved quite a bit over the last

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<v Speaker 1>two weeks. You had two sacks against the Patriots, one

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<v Speaker 1>from Hughes and the other from Jefferson. You also had

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<v Speaker 1>four tackles for a loss and five quarterback hits. Are

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<v Speaker 1>you happy where your defense is halfway through the season. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're rounding out a little bit here. We're

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<v Speaker 1>getting a better field for who we are. We're starting

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<v Speaker 1>to do some things in a more coordinated fashion upfront

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<v Speaker 1>and gaining a little bit of an identity in that regard.

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<v Speaker 1>And I really appreciate those guys and the effort more

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<v Speaker 1>than anything. They play hard and physical, which is important.

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<v Speaker 1>I think overall as a team, we're learning how to

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<v Speaker 1>play fundamentally sound football and the you know, the elements

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<v Speaker 1>of throwing and catching and running and blocking and tackling

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<v Speaker 1>and getting off blocks. All of that will be necessary

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<v Speaker 1>as we continue to move down the stretch. Well, thanks, coach,

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<v Speaker 1>We'll catch up with you later in the show to

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<v Speaker 1>get your final thoughts. Chopping Wood is presented by Saint

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<v Speaker 1>Bonaventure University, the official education provider of the Buffalo Bills.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to the Sean McDermott Show, and it is

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<v Speaker 1>now time for another edition of Chopping Wood with our

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<v Speaker 1>good friend Eric Wood. It's been a tough season for

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<v Speaker 1>the running backs, but they finally got a rolling against

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<v Speaker 1>the Patriots in Week eight. How did the Bills get

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<v Speaker 1>their running attack going. Well, the run game came on

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<v Speaker 1>just when they needed it to tough conditions because of

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<v Speaker 1>the weather in Buffalo on Sunday, and they needed to

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<v Speaker 1>get the run game going. So what did they do.

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<v Speaker 1>They went back to a lot of what they did

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty eighteen and twenty nineteen with the ground game,

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<v Speaker 1>and that was going back under center, and that seemed

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<v Speaker 1>to keep the running backs on great tracks throughout the

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<v Speaker 1>game and really got the run game going. Well, let's

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<v Speaker 1>start by looking at Zach Boss. He had his longest

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<v Speaker 1>carry of the day in the first quarter. What happened

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<v Speaker 1>on this play? Yeah, so this is an outside zone

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<v Speaker 1>concept to the left side of the field, and all

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<v Speaker 1>the blocks up front were excellent. And you know the

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<v Speaker 1>first thing that sticks out to me is Ryan Bates

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<v Speaker 1>playing center on this drive. Mitch Morse was out with

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<v Speaker 1>an injury. It's tough being a backup and coming right

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<v Speaker 1>into the game you're not warm. And I thought he

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<v Speaker 1>had two really good blocks on the drive that he

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<v Speaker 1>was in there. But Zach Moss has proven right now

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<v Speaker 1>coming off the injury that he looks to be worth

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<v Speaker 1>the investment that the Bills made for him, drafting him

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<v Speaker 1>in this year's draft. Yeah, they came back to that

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<v Speaker 1>zone blocking on the next play for Moss's first rushing

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<v Speaker 1>touchdown of the year. Yeah. Pre snap, the Bills will

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<v Speaker 1>bring Gave Davis back across the formation. Then on the

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<v Speaker 1>snap they bring him back the other way in a

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<v Speaker 1>slice motion. This brings the defender that has him man away.

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<v Speaker 1>It also makes it really tough for the Patriots defenders,

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<v Speaker 1>especially the second level defenders to fit this properly. And

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<v Speaker 1>this is a walk in touchdown in the red zone

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<v Speaker 1>for Zach Moss. Those don't come too often in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a great play designed by Brian Dave All hell,

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<v Speaker 1>Zack Moss wasn't the only one who've got it rolling.

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<v Speaker 1>How did the Bills get Devin's single Arry involved as well?

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<v Speaker 1>So on this play for the Bills, it's another outside

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<v Speaker 1>zone to the left side of the formation. This is

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<v Speaker 1>becoming a theme. But what the center and the guard

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<v Speaker 1>do on the left hand side is they block down

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<v Speaker 1>with Ike Butcher and they pull Feliciano around. What that

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<v Speaker 1>can do is it pins the defense right there at

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<v Speaker 1>the nose guard. If everybody just simply zones off the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>then everyone can run laterally. So you'll use at times

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<v Speaker 1>this pin and pool scheme versus a play side nose guard,

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<v Speaker 1>and John Feliciano does a great job covering up the

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<v Speaker 1>Patriots defender actually a defensive back playing at linebacker level.

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<v Speaker 1>Pretty easy block for Big John there. On that same drive,

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<v Speaker 1>they came back to Moss in the red zone with

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<v Speaker 1>a different look, and this time it was in a

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<v Speaker 1>pistol formation. So again the Bills attack the Patriots defense

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<v Speaker 1>with wide zone. And when the Patriots played with such

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<v Speaker 1>big defenders on the field, especially across the line, oftentimes

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<v Speaker 1>you'll go to this wide zone. You want to get

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<v Speaker 1>them moving laterally and really take advantage of maybe just

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<v Speaker 1>one of them misfitting the gap. And here you do it.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is just great strength by the rookie running

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<v Speaker 1>back and everybody pushing with him to get him in

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<v Speaker 1>the end zide. This is just Gray will in a

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<v Speaker 1>great cap off to a drive. They came back to

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<v Speaker 1>the under center running game a little bit with Singletary

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<v Speaker 1>later in the third quarter. Tell us about what you

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<v Speaker 1>see here. This is an excellent check by Josh Allen

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<v Speaker 1>at the line of scrimmage. On the TV copy, you

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<v Speaker 1>could hear him saying alert, Alert. He points to his helmet,

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<v Speaker 1>so he's switching the play. He sees that there's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be pressure off the right side of the defense,

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<v Speaker 1>so he checks to a run play to the left.

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<v Speaker 1>Without a fullback, they're going to be outnumbered on the

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<v Speaker 1>week side of the formation. On the right side, Darry

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<v Speaker 1>Williams just gets enough at the backslide blocker, which is

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<v Speaker 1>a tough block for him considering all the defense is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be slanting away from the pressure coming off

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<v Speaker 1>the Bill's right hand side. This is a great cut

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<v Speaker 1>by Singletary put his foot in the ground and getting

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<v Speaker 1>straight up field, and that's what being under center can do.

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<v Speaker 1>It allows for him to put his foot in the

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<v Speaker 1>ground and really get up field quicker than it would

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<v Speaker 1>be out of the gun, where you're moving more laterally

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<v Speaker 1>across the formation. The Bills came back to Zach Moss

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<v Speaker 1>on another outside zone to set up Josh Allen's touchdown run.

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<v Speaker 1>Watching this play live, I was a little confused at

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<v Speaker 1>what Cole Beasley was doing, and this was right at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the quarter, and I think Josh Allen

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<v Speaker 1>saw that the Patriots were exposed on the edge of

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<v Speaker 1>the defense they get into condensed formation here the Bills do,

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<v Speaker 1>and it allows Tyler Croft to wrap around and get

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<v Speaker 1>a block on the outside there. And I think Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Allen simply just didn't send Cole Beasley across because he

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<v Speaker 1>knew they had such a good look and he wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to get it in before the quarter. And this was

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<v Speaker 1>another great run by the rookie running back out running

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<v Speaker 1>the unblocked defender there in the hole and getting up field.

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<v Speaker 1>And I just thought the Bills running backs all day

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<v Speaker 1>finished their runs extremely well. Well. Zach Moss had a

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<v Speaker 1>career day. And here's another big game that he had

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<v Speaker 1>on another zone read run. Yeah, this is just outside

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<v Speaker 1>zone again, and this seems to be a theme for us.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you have something going in the run game

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<v Speaker 1>him and you're doing it over and over, gives the

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line and the backs time to get in a rhythm.

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<v Speaker 1>And here the defensive tackle goes under Ichbucker. He does

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<v Speaker 1>a great job and just staying on his track up

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<v Speaker 1>to the linebacker covers him up through the entire play.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's just great blocking up front. It's a great

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<v Speaker 1>job by the Bills offensive line the entire day. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>like the hustle by Brian Winners on the backside cuts,

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<v Speaker 1>the linebacker gets just enough of Brinkley to spring Zach

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<v Speaker 1>Moss so that he can get up the field so

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<v Speaker 1>far untouched. It certainly what's gratifying to see the Bills

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<v Speaker 1>get their running game rolling against the Patriots. Eric, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for this. We're gonna talk to you next week. Sounds good,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks Steve. Mattie glab here with this week's game preview.

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<v Speaker 1>The FC East leaders, better known as the Buffalo Bills,

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<v Speaker 1>are home for the second straight week to take on

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<v Speaker 1>the NFC West leaders in the Seattle Seahawks. Seattle is

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<v Speaker 1>six and one and leads the lead averaging thirty four

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<v Speaker 1>point three points per game. With Russell Wilson at the helm,

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<v Speaker 1>the Seahawks have the most passing touchdowns with twenty six.

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<v Speaker 1>Wilson leads the NFL with passer Rating and ranks third,

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<v Speaker 1>completing seventy one point five percent of his passes for

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand, one hundred and fifty one passing yards. The

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<v Speaker 1>Seahawks defense has struggled in different ways, allowing the most

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<v Speaker 1>yards per game at four hundred sixty point nine. They

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<v Speaker 1>are also tied for first with fourteen total takeaways. The

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<v Speaker 1>Bills are four and oh in the AFC East for

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<v Speaker 1>the first time since nineteen ninety one. With a win

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<v Speaker 1>against the Seahawks, they have the chance to go seven

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<v Speaker 1>and two for the first time since nineteen ninety three.

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<v Speaker 1>Buffal has been successful at extending drives, converting third downs

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<v Speaker 1>at the highest percentage in the NFL, doing it fifty

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<v Speaker 1>one point six percent of the time through eight games.

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Allen is completing sixty seven point one percent of

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<v Speaker 1>his passes for two thousand, one hundred and seventy two yards,

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<v Speaker 1>which ranks fifth. The Bills defense is allowing twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>point nine points per game and three hundred and fifty

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<v Speaker 1>eight point one total yards per game, good for sixteenth.

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<v Speaker 1>The Seahawks lead the series against the Bills with eight

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<v Speaker 1>wins and five losses. That's this week's game preview, Steve

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<v Speaker 1>back to you. Thanks as always, Maddie. Coach, you've won

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<v Speaker 1>two in a row after losing two in a row.

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<v Speaker 1>How did you get your team back on track and

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<v Speaker 1>how will you build off that little streak of success? Here?

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<v Speaker 1>In the second half of the season. Well, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>it's a sixteen weeks of one week seasons, right, So

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<v Speaker 1>you know we've got to embrace that mentality, get back

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<v Speaker 1>to our process this week and earn the right to

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<v Speaker 1>win like we try and do every week, and do

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<v Speaker 1>what it takes to win a football game. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>great football team coming in here in the Seahawks. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>respect for what they do, and you know, we've got

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<v Speaker 1>to improve on our end, you know, going forward for

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<v Speaker 1>us to continue to improve as an overall football team,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know it'll be a big challenge for us,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're excited about the opportunity. Well, Russell Wilson comes

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<v Speaker 1>to town. He leads the National Football League with twenty

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<v Speaker 1>six passing touchdowns only seven games, and he has a

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<v Speaker 1>league best one hundred and twenty point eight passer rating.

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<v Speaker 1>He's on record breaking pace and the early leader for MVP.

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<v Speaker 1>How does he compare with other quarterbacks you faced this year?

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously he's playing at a high level. Yeah, I believe

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<v Speaker 1>he's playing at an all time high. I mean, he's

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<v Speaker 1>playing at an MVP level. And you know he's a

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<v Speaker 1>big part of what they do. And you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>because of that, you've got to play sixty minutes or

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<v Speaker 1>forever how long it takes. And and so we've got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of respect for him, you know, coached against

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<v Speaker 1>him before, and there's a reason why they've they've been

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<v Speaker 1>able to win a super Bowl in a world championship. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks coach, good luck this weekend against Seattle. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be back next week to break down the game with

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<v Speaker 1>the Seahawks and preview the week ten match up with

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<v Speaker 1>the Cardinals. Thanks for watching The Sean McDermott Show presented

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