1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: Hey, dev Um, obviously a somber atmosphere in that locker 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: room right right now. What's the frustration level like with 3 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: you guys, UM, tough game. I think obviously did some 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: thing as well, but not not enough things as well. 5 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean we've been talking about it. You know, 6 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: I think the last two weeks, these games get bigger 7 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: and bigger, so when you fall short is disappointing. UM, 8 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: we we got some time we need to kind of 9 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: regroup reset, you know, when UM figure some things out 10 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: and decide what the rest of our season is gonna be. Devin. 11 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 1: With the way last season ended, at least from the 12 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 1: outside of the feeling is that the way this team 13 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: compared to the builds is sort of the measuring stick 14 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: for where you guys are heading forward. How do you 15 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: feel this team is positioned now compared to the way 16 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: the time when the season ending lost last year? UM, listen, 17 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: I think we played better than the last game we 18 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: played on but when it all breaks down, doesn't matter. 19 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: You know, a loss is a loss. You know, if 20 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: you're betting on the game, you care about the score, 21 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: but you know everything kind of turns into winner loss. 22 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: And you know, I think we gotta feel like we're 23 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: in the same position as far as we lost last 24 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: year to this team two times at the end of 25 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 1: the season and then starting off this year. We got 26 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: them one more time, but another loss. So we just 27 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: gotta we gotta just make some We gotta make more plays. 28 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: You know, I think in the first half defensively, just 29 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: third down killed us better. In the second half, you know, 30 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: I think being able to hold them and get some stops, 31 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 1: but you know, I think defense we just needed a 32 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: couple more big plays and we were close. Uh Doug 33 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: almost gets an interception and plays like that. We gotta 34 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: kind of turn and you know, make plays, make those 35 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: plays positive for us. Devin, I was gonna ask you 36 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: about the third downs in the first half, just what 37 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: what did you see out there and how you guys 38 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: kind of turned the tide there in the second half 39 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: a little bit. Yeah, some of them, you know, like 40 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: that first one, we just came out of coverage too 41 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: early with Alan scrambling. Um. You know, Diggs made a 42 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: couple really good catches. Um. Like some of those you're like, 43 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: he's just it was a great catch. Um, you know, 44 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: but you know, that's the battle of going against this 45 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: team when you get in third down situations, we just 46 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 1: gotta win more. And I thought in the second half 47 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 1: we did a better job of a u of combining 48 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: Russian coverage and being able to cover these guys up 49 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,799 Speaker 1: and you know, and you know, doing a consistent job 50 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: of trying to keep Alan in the pocket. You know, 51 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: all that stuff marries up and dere explosive enough that 52 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 1: when you don't do it right, they usually make a play. 53 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 1: So m you know, I think again, at times we 54 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:48,519 Speaker 1: did it, We did a good job of that, and 55 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: other times not so great. Uh, And that was a difference. Devin. 56 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: You guys in the past, you've obviously won with talent, 57 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: but you also win served by playing in the margins 58 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,920 Speaker 1: and the little things. Are you surprised that your team 59 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: is still making at this point in December some of 60 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: those same mistakes that we saw in September October. Yeah, 61 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: I mean some of the things you talk about is 62 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,679 Speaker 1: teams of the past, like it it just kind of 63 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: is what it is, like, this isn't that. And I 64 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: think we gotta we gotta get out of the mindset 65 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: of like what we used to do in December and 66 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: what we and focus on just now what we are now, 67 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: and I think that is something that we got to 68 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: improve on. The small mistakes you know, are killing us. 69 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: Um you know, I think defensively we did a better 70 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: job of that, you know, but this is a team 71 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: that they're explosive. You know, It's it's hard to hold 72 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: that offensive seven points, ten points, like you're you gotta 73 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: But I think the biggest thing we gotta do, like 74 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: we gotta get more turnovers. We had a couple of 75 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: chances today to get it, but I wouldn't say like 76 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: small things were Like the biggest thing, you know for 77 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: us defense is just making some more plays like in 78 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: times we were at times we were there in position, 79 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: you know, good position to make a play. They made 80 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: a few more. But you know we're getting another crack 81 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: at them, and you know, I think but going forward, 82 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: you know, this long week, we gotta get ready to 83 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: go and do something that's not normal. We gotta go 84 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: on the road to Arizona, stay on the West coast, 85 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: and play Vegas. Those would be two big games, and 86 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: we got to start off by focusing on Arizona, which 87 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: to defense will be another running quarterback, a guy who 88 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: could make plays all over the field. So we'll have 89 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: another challenge that we gotta rise to him. Bills ran 90 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: a ton of plays in this game. I didn't think 91 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: they had like forty minutes possession. How tough was it 92 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: being out there as often as you guys were. Yeah, 93 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: you know, part of that is playing better on third 94 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: down to be able to get off the field. And 95 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 1: the other part of that is complimentary football being a 96 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: good football team of you know, us getting off and 97 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: then our offense having a long drive and if you know, 98 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 1: they go three and out, we gotta try to get 99 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 1: it three and out. I think that's the balance of 100 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: playing against a good football team like the Bill when 101 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 1: you're playing and we gotta we gotta have all three 102 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: phases and sync like, well, you're not gonna you're not 103 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: gonna beat good football teams by playing only only playing 104 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: well on offense or defense or you know, only your 105 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: special teams is playing well, like, we gotta be good 106 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: in all three phases. And you know, I don't think 107 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: we brought that tonight. And you know, obviously the time 108 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: of possession was one of the things that stuck out 109 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: that made it tough tonight. Devon your offense was not 110 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: moving the ball and not scoring. How much more pressure 111 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: is that put on you as the defense to try 112 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: to get points, especially you're down seventeen seven for a 113 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: lot of the game. Yeah, you gotta just try to. 114 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing is you gotta try to 115 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: get off the field first. And I always tell guys like, 116 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: stick to doing your job and the plays will come. 117 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: Um Like, we can't just go out there and kind 118 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: of ignore our assignments and think like, you know, I'm 119 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: gonna go make this play and then we're out of position. 120 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: But the times that those plays do come are the 121 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 1: times that you know, we gotta make those plays. We 122 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: gotta turn it around, we gotta turn the tide. And 123 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 1: I think what was tough was they did a good 124 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: job as the game got into the fourth quarter of 125 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: you know, knowing like hey, if we just don't, you know, 126 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 1: take a risky throw or we just run the ball sometimes, 127 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: Like I think that's what happens when games declared. When 128 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: you're playing from behind, you know, it's harder. Like for 129 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: them on defense, they're rushing the passer almost every play 130 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: because we're behind, you know. I think once they scored 131 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: that touchdown and went twenty four to seven, that makes 132 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: it harder, you know, I think for both sides of 133 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: the ball. So you know, playing this team and not 134 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: playing from behind will be one of the key things. 135 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: Dev just following up a little bit on the thirty 136 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: eight minutes of possession for Buffalo and twenty one or 137 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: more plays, does that take a cumulative effect on the defense, 138 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: have a cumulative effect on making plays on a defense? Uh? 139 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: You know what I mean. You gotta see us in 140 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: training camp in different times. We do a lot of 141 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: running and I think that's what you do it for 142 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 1: to be able to be in games like this. I 143 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: would say overall, that's not what you want. I think 144 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 1: from a momentum from a just a team standpoint, like 145 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: you don't want one side sitting for a long time another. 146 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: It just doesn't marry up well to playing good football. Um. 147 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: But you know, I don't think like fatigue factor then 148 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: on you know, as being able to make a player 149 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:15,119 Speaker 1: not making a play. You mentioned the third and eleven, 150 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: I'm Buffalo's first possession. Can you can you go back 151 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: over that again? And also given the way they had 152 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: been driving game after game against you guys, was that 153 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: a lost opportunity to make a statement on their first 154 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: possession right out of the gate. No, because if you 155 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: get a stop the first possession and they score the 156 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: rest of the game, and like it doesn't matter. M Yeah, again, 157 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: like we just came out of coverage a little too early. 158 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: But I think we did a good job of not 159 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: letting that define the rest of the game. Like we 160 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: were able to get stops at different parts of the 161 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: game and you know, force punts or you know, just 162 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: get good stops and you know, hopefully again we're able 163 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: to compliment each other and turn that into you know, 164 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: better drives or get stops. I think one of the 165 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: things we got to do is get stops early in 166 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: the drive too, to try to get any more field position. 167 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: But yeah, like we got to the sideline. It was 168 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: a simple fix to that play of just like hey, 169 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: I know he's running and I know he's dangerous, but 170 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: he's a good player that he knows if you drop 171 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: your guy and you try to get him, just gonna 172 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: flick it over your head. And that's what happened. So 173 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: but again, I think we knew how we had to 174 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: play on third down, and we didn't think one play 175 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: one third down was going to define us. But at 176 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: other times we did better job. And you know, I 177 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: don't know what they ended up on third down, but 178 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: I think early in the game is something we played 179 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 1: him again. We got to focus on being good on 180 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: third down early in the game, not just letting it 181 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: kind of fall into the game and didn't do a 182 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: better job. They're just too good of a football team 183 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 1: to fall behind because you don't play well on third down. 184 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: You're chasing, you know, you make it just so hard 185 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: on yourself. Appreciate it.