WEBVTT - Sean McDermott Show, Week 5

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<v Speaker 1>Oh no, give yourself a handy lord right, well, lord defense,

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<v Speaker 1>waiting stuff up right in the talnels man with good job.

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<v Speaker 1>I listen. We got a lot to learn, right, keep growing,

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<v Speaker 1>keep getting stronger. Look at ourselves in the mirror, say

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<v Speaker 1>what could I have done better? Start with me? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>could I have done better? And we keep getting stronger, stronger, strong, Right,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the mentalit proud of you, guys. Man, We don't

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<v Speaker 1>do what to do, but we're live right now, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>we're live. Everybody got me not Let's go bury. Everybody

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<v Speaker 1>do their job. One to love it well, caliber defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go no overthinker, right, go play some ball. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>play some football. It's an exciting time to be a

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo Bill and a fan of the Buffalo Bills. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to Week five of the Sean McDermott Show, presented by

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<v Speaker 1>Connors and Farrish, your workers comp attorneys. Sean, thanks as

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<v Speaker 1>always for joining us. Hey, your defense came up with

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<v Speaker 1>two huge turnovers in the second half to seal the

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<v Speaker 1>win in Vegas. You guys are four and oh for

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<v Speaker 1>the first time since oh eight. How does it feel

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<v Speaker 1>to see your defense step up and get you a

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<v Speaker 1>win like this? Well, I think it was huge, you know, Steve,

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<v Speaker 1>to watch them step up have a big second half,

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<v Speaker 1>three drives in a row. I believe it was. They

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<v Speaker 1>turned the offense away, you know, the fourth and one stop,

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<v Speaker 1>the takeaways, all big plays, and to me, it's the

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<v Speaker 1>start of us getting our feet underneath of us as

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<v Speaker 1>a defense. Yeah. And you speak of those two turnovers,

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Norman force the first one in a crucial moment

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<v Speaker 1>with a vintage peanut punch in his first game as

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<v Speaker 1>a member of the Bills. He had a great quote

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<v Speaker 1>after the game about wanting to be the one to

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<v Speaker 1>make a play. What did you see from Josh in

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<v Speaker 1>his first game for the Bills against the Raiders, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>he played more than we expected him to play. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>with Levi going out, we were planning a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of a different rotation there, so he was in shape.

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<v Speaker 1>Credit our radical staff and Josh for putting in the work.

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<v Speaker 1>He was able to sustain that type of that level

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<v Speaker 1>of play the entire game. Really after leave I went

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<v Speaker 1>out in Series one or two there and he just

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<v Speaker 1>justice brings a personality to our defense, the ability to

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<v Speaker 1>take the ball away and edge to our defense. If

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<v Speaker 1>you want to if you want to call it. That

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<v Speaker 1>all healthy and so as a defense, and in this case, Josh,

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<v Speaker 1>we still have a lot of work to do to

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<v Speaker 1>get ourselves where we need to be as a defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you go from Josh Norman to Josh Allen on

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<v Speaker 1>the other side of the ball. He had another efficient

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<v Speaker 1>day two hundred and eighty eight yards, two touchdowns through

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<v Speaker 1>the air and another on the ground, And he came

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<v Speaker 1>back from a shoulder injury and he led the team

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<v Speaker 1>to a win when he wasn't one hundred percent. How

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<v Speaker 1>big an impact does his toughness have on the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of the team. I love it. I love it man,

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<v Speaker 1>as he's a tough sucker, and what better position to

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<v Speaker 1>be tough at than quarterback? I think I remember another

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<v Speaker 1>tough quarterback back a couple of years ago that that

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<v Speaker 1>had some success with this team as well, so I think.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, as I said before, Josh really fits

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<v Speaker 1>buff Buffalo fits him, and you know, he's a great,

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<v Speaker 1>great teammate to have, and the players love him and

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<v Speaker 1>play for him, and shoot, I coach for him. The

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<v Speaker 1>coaches coach for him just like we do the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of the players. So it's a it's been a good, healthy,

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<v Speaker 1>dynamic and so proud of him in the start that

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<v Speaker 1>he's off to at this point with much work and

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<v Speaker 1>much football he has to play. Yeah, well, every week

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<v Speaker 1>we kind of talk about this guy, Steph Diggs. He

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<v Speaker 1>had another huge game. He's looking even better than advertised

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<v Speaker 1>this year. He seems to be the go to guy

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<v Speaker 1>in big moments. He had six catches one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen yards in Vegas. Sean. We know the stats, but

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<v Speaker 1>outside the stats and outside what we see on game day,

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<v Speaker 1>what kind of contribution does he make to the culture

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<v Speaker 1>you're trying you're building here. Well, you know, Steve, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit like we've talked about with Josh, Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Norman and Josh Hllon. To be honest with you, he's

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<v Speaker 1>a dog and a good guy off the field. But

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<v Speaker 1>when you when you when he steps over and crosses

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<v Speaker 1>over that line, man, he flips the switch and and

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<v Speaker 1>I just love how he gets himself ready to go

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<v Speaker 1>for games. And he's highly com petitive, intense, brings juice.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, I'd love to get into it

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<v Speaker 1>even more during the game when he made that when

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<v Speaker 1>he lost that guy deep on on that post route

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<v Speaker 1>there and I can't quite get in go to that

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<v Speaker 1>level as a coach and trying to control the game

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<v Speaker 1>and manage the game myself. But I really appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 1>I know his teammates do as well. This was a game,

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<v Speaker 1>for the first game of the season where your offense

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<v Speaker 1>didn't have any turnovers. What kind of adjustments did you make,

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<v Speaker 1>What kind of message did you give your players? What

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<v Speaker 1>do you think leads to them getting better in that area? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>those guys, they would tell you. We talk about the

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<v Speaker 1>ball every week in my team meetings and our individual

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<v Speaker 1>unit meetings as well on offense, defense, and special teams.

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<v Speaker 1>We had two takeaways on defense, didn't turn the ball

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<v Speaker 1>over on offense, and then almost had another takeaway on

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<v Speaker 1>special teams. So we're moving in the right direction. Those turnovers,

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<v Speaker 1>those takeaways, if you will, come and bunches, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>a good thing for our team moving forward. Yeah, you

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<v Speaker 1>were seven for thirteen on third down against the Raiders

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<v Speaker 1>and that's your best conversion rate of the season. Three

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<v Speaker 1>of four touchdowns came on third downs, including both of

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<v Speaker 1>Josh's that he threw. What's been the key to having

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<v Speaker 1>success on third down so far this season? Well, again,

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<v Speaker 1>I believe it starts with continuity and consistency and also

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<v Speaker 1>putting ourselves in manageable third down situations. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't care how good jars an offensive football team. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're living at third and ten, third and long the

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<v Speaker 1>whole afternoon, that's tough sledding. So we're doing a good

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<v Speaker 1>job on first and second down. It creates some advantageous

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<v Speaker 1>third down situations for us, or in fact skipping some

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<v Speaker 1>third downs at times, which is also healthy for us

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<v Speaker 1>as an offense. Thanks coach, We'll catch up with you

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<v Speaker 1>to get your final thoughts later in the show. Shopping

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<v Speaker 1>Wood is presented by Saint Bonaventure University, the official education

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<v Speaker 1>provider of the Buffalo Bills. Welcome back to the Sean

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<v Speaker 1>McDermot Show, and it's time for our good buddy Eric

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<v Speaker 1>Wood to break down the tape in a segment we

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<v Speaker 1>call chop Wood. Eric Josh Allen threw for less than

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<v Speaker 1>three hundred yards for the first time this year, but

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<v Speaker 1>he was still incredibly efficient with a passer rating of

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<v Speaker 1>over one hundred for the fourth straight game. Even though

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<v Speaker 1>the Bills led the whole game, they still stuck with

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<v Speaker 1>their passing game to lead them to victory in Las Vegas.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you see from Josh and company against the Raiders. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>one of my favorite things about this game is going

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<v Speaker 1>into the game, everyone saw that the Raiders run defense

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<v Speaker 1>has been susceptible this year. Last week the Patriots ran

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<v Speaker 1>for two hundred and fifty yards against this defense. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>the Buffalo Bills have relied heavily on their passing attack

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<v Speaker 1>to exploit defenses this year, and they stuck with it

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<v Speaker 1>this year. They didn't say, Hey, we're gonna line up

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<v Speaker 1>in big personnel, We're gonna try and copy what the

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<v Speaker 1>Patriots did. No, they stuck to what they did best.

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<v Speaker 1>They got in ten and eleven personnel, threw the ball

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<v Speaker 1>all over the field and continue to have great success.

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<v Speaker 1>And they had success early and often throughout the game

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<v Speaker 1>throwing it all over the field. Steph Diggs was a

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<v Speaker 1>big part of it. He was awesome against the Raiders.

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<v Speaker 1>Six catches for one hundred and fifteen yards. Let's take

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<v Speaker 1>a look at a big third down catch from the

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<v Speaker 1>first drive of the game. Yeah. Prior to this play,

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<v Speaker 1>they were sitting at third and eleven. They used the

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<v Speaker 1>hard count to get it the third and six and

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<v Speaker 1>on this play, Stefan Dick was going to come across

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<v Speaker 1>the formation, these crossing routes that Brian dave All and

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Allen have loved throughout the season, and Stefan Dick

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<v Speaker 1>makes this look so easy in separating from the Raiders defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Later on in the drive on a third and one,

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<v Speaker 1>they draw up a play a play action bomb to

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<v Speaker 1>Gabriel Davis and they get their first touchdown of the game. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a great use of the play action on

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<v Speaker 1>third and one. The whole defense and everyone watching at

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<v Speaker 1>home would have assumed that the Bills are going to

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<v Speaker 1>run the ball here and try and get the first

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<v Speaker 1>down that way, and they draw up a great play

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<v Speaker 1>action passed amos a wheel concept coming from across the

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<v Speaker 1>formation with Gabriel Davis, and this is about as easy

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<v Speaker 1>as it gets for touchdowns in the NFL. Rarely are

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<v Speaker 1>you going to get that much separation in the red

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<v Speaker 1>zone area of the field. So that's a great play

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<v Speaker 1>designed by Brian dave All to get Gabe Davis that

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<v Speaker 1>wide open there. And the Bills have been good on

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<v Speaker 1>third down and on a third and thirteen where Josh

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<v Speaker 1>hits Isaiah McKenzie across the middle, here and Isaiah does

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<v Speaker 1>the rest to pick up the first This type of

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<v Speaker 1>past concept got really popular maybe seven or eight years ago,

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<v Speaker 1>and Andy Reid started doing this in third and long.

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<v Speaker 1>When you know you're going to get some type of

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<v Speaker 1>off coverage, you'll you'll send three receivers on one side

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<v Speaker 1>of the field, essentially ahead as lead blockers. Now they

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<v Speaker 1>can't make contact people the ball is completed, but they're

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<v Speaker 1>they're kind of stalking the guys in front of them.

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<v Speaker 1>And this actually worked out perfectly that the Raider brought

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<v Speaker 1>fresh are on this play. But as you see, it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's set up perfectly Isaiah McKenzie, who is great after

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<v Speaker 1>the catch. It's an easy pitching catch and it ends

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<v Speaker 1>up being an easy third down on third and thirteen,

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<v Speaker 1>which is absolutely remarkable. Yead. Later on in that same drive,

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<v Speaker 1>you got another critical third down in the red zone. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>Josh threw this one up to Beasley who makes this

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<v Speaker 1>incredible catch. This is an incredible catching. Great job by

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<v Speaker 1>could easily to maintain the catch through the ground here

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<v Speaker 1>and in the red zone there's extremely tight windows as

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<v Speaker 1>we mentioned earlier, and Josh Allen here he sees two

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<v Speaker 1>defenders go to the outside with Stefon digs and as

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<v Speaker 1>he sees that, he knows there's gonna be a window

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<v Speaker 1>for cool Beasley, so he rifles it in there and

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<v Speaker 1>Cole Beasley, like I just said, makes a spectacular play. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they were hot throwing the ball on third down, particularly

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<v Speaker 1>in the first half, and then in the second half,

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<v Speaker 1>Josh was hitting some big ones on first down. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>start with the John Brown catch that's set up the touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Day ball again is going to use play action

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<v Speaker 1>and here it's on first and ten, and I will

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<v Speaker 1>know that Josh Allen makes this throw a year ago.

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<v Speaker 1>He had to show tremendous confidence in his receiver throwing

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<v Speaker 1>into double coverage that he would come down with football,

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<v Speaker 1>not batted up, not risking interception. Also shows a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of confidence and himself to put it only where his

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<v Speaker 1>receiver is going to get it. But this was a

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<v Speaker 1>spectacular play. It actually became almost the most famous play

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<v Speaker 1>of last week because everybody watching at home, Raiders fans,

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<v Speaker 1>Bills fans, regular spectators all thought after the replay this

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<v Speaker 1>would be called a touchdown. I agree, But then you

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<v Speaker 1>get the big turnover from Josh Norman and Brian Dable

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<v Speaker 1>draws up a shot play to Diggs on another first down.

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<v Speaker 1>Most shot plays in the NFL or either drawing up

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<v Speaker 1>on second one or after a turnover. So here the

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<v Speaker 1>Bills draw up a shot play and Josh Allen takes

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<v Speaker 1>a shot down the field two Stefon Diggs, and last

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<v Speaker 1>year we saw Josh Allen miss on so many of these. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it takes It takes many things to make these happen.

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<v Speaker 1>It takes a receiver like Stefon Diggs to go up

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<v Speaker 1>and make a play. It takes the offensive line to

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<v Speaker 1>provide great protection. It takes a great throw, which Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Allen has shown early in the season despite not having

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<v Speaker 1>preseason games and no OTAs that he is on a

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<v Speaker 1>great report down the field with his receivers. Great stuff

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<v Speaker 1>is always Eric, thanks for bringing this to us and

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<v Speaker 1>we appreciate your insight. Yeah, always a pleasure, Steve. Final thoughts,

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<v Speaker 1>It is presented by your look. We'll tell you what

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<v Speaker 1>the dealer is. Coach, you're after the best start and

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<v Speaker 1>you've had as head coach of the Buffalo Bills. What

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<v Speaker 1>have you learned about your team a quarter away through

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<v Speaker 1>this season? Well, every team and every year is different. Steve,

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<v Speaker 1>And when you look at this football team, the one

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<v Speaker 1>thing I can tell you is that they're committed to

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<v Speaker 1>finding a way. Extremely resilient football team, extremely hard working

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<v Speaker 1>group of guys and gals around our building, and they

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<v Speaker 1>understand that at any moment, this league can jump up

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<v Speaker 1>and grab you if you're not if you're not focused,

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<v Speaker 1>and if you're not working hard to continue to grow

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<v Speaker 1>and become the best football team and the best individual

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<v Speaker 1>that we can all become. Here now, your your offense

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<v Speaker 1>is started off as one of the best in the league,

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<v Speaker 1>averaging over thirty points a game. How do you plan

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<v Speaker 1>to keep that up for the rest of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>Is there a chance you could peek too early? I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. I mean, let's hope not. We have you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got a lot of work to do. We've got

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<v Speaker 1>some things we've got to get straightened out. We've got

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to do some things better in certain

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<v Speaker 1>areas and situations. Uh, And so we've got to, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>have basically a look in the mirror type of approach

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<v Speaker 1>and say, hey, truthfully, what what do we need to

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<v Speaker 1>improve on? And if you don't do that, we're not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna We're not gonna grow and address to the critical

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<v Speaker 1>areas that we need to get addressed here. Obviously, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot's going right in a four and oh start, But

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<v Speaker 1>what has gone right for your team that maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>want to improve on as well as just enjoy the

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<v Speaker 1>success you've had. Where do you want to get better? Tangibly? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you know, as we've talked a lot about,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, over the course of the off season and

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<v Speaker 1>into training camp and now four weeks into the season

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<v Speaker 1>going on week five, is is making sure that that

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<v Speaker 1>our line play is strong. Um, that's a foundational peace

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<v Speaker 1>in a cornerstone of the Buffalo Bills football team, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's something that's important to us. Uh, that's that's just

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<v Speaker 1>so important that we can control and win that line

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<v Speaker 1>of scrimmage on offense and defense. And then making sure that, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>that our special teams play. It's been you know, we've

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<v Speaker 1>had some big time productive moments on special teams and

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<v Speaker 1>then we've had some things that that we've taken some

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<v Speaker 1>points off the board or or we haven't taken advantage

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<v Speaker 1>of field position when we can pin a team down

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<v Speaker 1>there deep inside their own ten yard less. So there's

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<v Speaker 1>there's always things we can improve on and UH and

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<v Speaker 1>I just love the fact that our staff and our

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<v Speaker 1>players are committed to that process. Thanks Coach, appreciated. We

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<v Speaker 1>are off next week due to the short week for

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday Night football against the Chiefs, so we're gonna catch

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<v Speaker 1>up t in week seven to preview the Jets game

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<v Speaker 1>and wrap up the Chiefs game as well. Thanks for

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