WEBVTT - Sean McDermott Show, Week 3

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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 Wealth 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. Hello, everybody, Welcome to the Sean

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<v Speaker 1>McDermott Show, presented by ECMC and Kalid to Healthy, official

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<v Speaker 1>healthcare providers of the Buffalo Bills. I'm Steve Tasking. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>please to be joined once again by the head coach

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<v Speaker 1>of the Bill, Sean McDermott. Sean, thanks for giving us

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<v Speaker 1>some time. Oh thanks, thanks for having Congratulations on the

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<v Speaker 1>big win in New York for the second straight week. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate it. A good team win, hard to win

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<v Speaker 1>on the road, hard to win, but hard to win

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<v Speaker 1>on the road than do it two weeks in a

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<v Speaker 1>row at the same place. It's a little bit unique,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, being on the road, but we took advantage

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<v Speaker 1>of the opportunity to grow as a football teams, spend

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<v Speaker 1>time together and really looked at it from a positive standpoint.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, they weren't far trips, not a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>teams get that opportunity to spend some time earlier in

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<v Speaker 1>the year, especially the first two weeks consecutively, So why

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<v Speaker 1>not make the most of it. You know, you've always

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<v Speaker 1>had a growth mindset when you're your entire ten you're

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<v Speaker 1>here in Buffalo, and it kind of showed up and

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<v Speaker 1>week little microcosm week one to week two. Turn the

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<v Speaker 1>football over all over the place in week one, zero

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<v Speaker 1>turnovers and you're actually on the plus side of the

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<v Speaker 1>turnover ratio for the game in week two. You gotta

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<v Speaker 1>be happy with Oh yeah, And to make that type

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<v Speaker 1>of adjustment goes a long way, and we have to

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<v Speaker 1>continue to do that. And so we tried to double

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<v Speaker 1>down on that after the game and making sure guys

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<v Speaker 1>understand why we got the results we got, whether it's

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<v Speaker 1>preparation during the week in terms of the work ethic,

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<v Speaker 1>the study time, the communication in this case, taking care

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<v Speaker 1>of the football. Well, your quarterback Josh Allen has made

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<v Speaker 1>some strides. We talked about the growth mindset you have,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's now he's completing sixty five percent of his

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<v Speaker 1>passes and showing some better decision making. Course, the offense

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<v Speaker 1>has changed so much around him, but what's the next

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<v Speaker 1>step for him? I think consistency. Really, it's to string

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of good games together and why not this

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<v Speaker 1>next game? Just that games one on top of the

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<v Speaker 1>other and continue to learn. And and that's the great

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<v Speaker 1>thing about Josh. He's a student of the game. He

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<v Speaker 1>wants to learn. He learns. He loves to learn from

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<v Speaker 1>different people around our building and including his coaches, both

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<v Speaker 1>Ken Dorsey and Brian Dable and and and the other quarterbacks.

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<v Speaker 1>Which is neat. It's neat to watch and to watch

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<v Speaker 1>his growth, watch his development on and off the field,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the way he takes care of or he's

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<v Speaker 1>begun to really take care of the football using his checkdowns,

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<v Speaker 1>using his feet has been fun to watch. Well. One

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<v Speaker 1>of the things we said, the offense is very different

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<v Speaker 1>around him. He proved that there were ten guys who

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<v Speaker 1>caught passes from him. This last Sunday will boost a

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<v Speaker 1>confidence that he doesn't care where it's going as long

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<v Speaker 1>as he finds somebody. How important is it that he

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<v Speaker 1>spreads it around And how difficult it is that as

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<v Speaker 1>a former defensive coordinator. How tough does that make it? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it makes it really tough. It's a big challenge because

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<v Speaker 1>and I like it from the standpoint of Josh is

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<v Speaker 1>forced to go through his reads, He's forced to go

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<v Speaker 1>through his progression. You see a lot of quarterbacks out there,

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<v Speaker 1>young ones in particular, who you know, see a receiver

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<v Speaker 1>that's every play they're waving their arm in the air saying,

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<v Speaker 1>throw it to me, throw it to me, throw it

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<v Speaker 1>to me. Well, Josh is going through his progression, getting

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<v Speaker 1>the getting the ball where it needs to be thrown

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<v Speaker 1>to and on time for the most part. And so

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<v Speaker 1>we just continue to grow, and as he grows, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>grow on offense and we'll continue to get better. One

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<v Speaker 1>of the neat things to see in this last game

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<v Speaker 1>against the Giants was they can tip your hat to

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<v Speaker 1>the They came out and kind of hit you in

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<v Speaker 1>the mouth offensively right out of the gate, but your

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<v Speaker 1>defense responded and really took control of the game from

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<v Speaker 1>then on. Yeah, that first drive was it kind of

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<v Speaker 1>took the win out of our sales a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>but it wasn't It wasn't unexpected because it was their

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<v Speaker 1>home opener and we knew that they had We're going

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<v Speaker 1>to come out with a lot of fire and energy,

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<v Speaker 1>and they did and give them credit. But we adjusted.

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<v Speaker 1>Our players and staff did a phenomenal job of adjusting

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<v Speaker 1>and really settling into just just doing our job. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's really what was going on in the first drive.

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<v Speaker 1>We weren't doing our job, and so we were guessing

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit, and so we just settled in and

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<v Speaker 1>played good, good old fashioned Buffalo Bill style defense. One

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that hidden stats about your defense this

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<v Speaker 1>year has been your defensive lineman batting down balls. Five

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<v Speaker 1>in the first game, five in the second game. Your

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<v Speaker 1>defensive lineman batting those down. They go down as passes defense,

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<v Speaker 1>but still a hidden staff that seems pretty important. It

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<v Speaker 1>is because you never know where those passes were intended

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<v Speaker 1>to go. Sometimes and sometimes it was to an open receiver.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes we felt like we had good covers. But the

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<v Speaker 1>one play in particular before half that Ed Oliver batted

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<v Speaker 1>up in the air and Trent Murphy comes around from

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<v Speaker 1>the backside, great effort play. I don't care if you're

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<v Speaker 1>an nfler or if you're a peewee Pop Warner football player.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's a great effort play and fun to watch. Well.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the things that concerns coming into the Giant

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<v Speaker 1>game was Tarren Johnson had gone down with an injury,

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<v Speaker 1>and it wasn't just him being sidelined with putting another

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<v Speaker 1>player in. You really had a platoon effort to replace

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<v Speaker 1>Taron Johnson. It really showed the quality of the depth

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<v Speaker 1>that you have in your defensive back. Yeah, that was

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<v Speaker 1>That was also fun to watch. You know, these guys prepared.

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<v Speaker 1>Taren went down, and we had Sarran Neo go in

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<v Speaker 1>and Sorran and Dean Marlow prepared, and then we added

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Johnson into that mix. So it's by committee and

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<v Speaker 1>each one of them took their own piece of the

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<v Speaker 1>equation and piece of the pie. And then they also

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<v Speaker 1>all three of them have special team's responsibilities as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So fun to watch those guys put the team first

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<v Speaker 1>but also get themselves ready to play. Sean, we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>you later in the show for your final thoughts. But

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for getting us some time here. Yeah, thanks, Steve.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. Shopping Wood is presented by Saint Bonaventure University,

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<v Speaker 1>the official education provider of the Buffalo Bills. Welcome back

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<v Speaker 1>to the Sean McDermott Show. Once again, We're gonna go

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<v Speaker 1>down to the tale of the tape. This week. Look

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<v Speaker 1>at the video from last week's game against the Giants,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course we'll bring in our good friend Eric

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<v Speaker 1>Wood onto the show. Eric, thanks for being here. We're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna look back at the Giants game, big fellow, and

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<v Speaker 1>then we're gonna look ahead to the Cincinnati game. Are

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<v Speaker 1>you up for it? Let's do it. I'm looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to it, all right. Awesome. Last week, the Bills against

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<v Speaker 1>the Giants spread the football all over the place and

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<v Speaker 1>it started two. They did three touchdowns on the ground,

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<v Speaker 1>with Josh Allen scoring again. He scores an exact same

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<v Speaker 1>end zone he did against the Jets, same quarner of

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<v Speaker 1>the end zone, same direction, except this time the play

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<v Speaker 1>was designed for him to run it in. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>a huge fan of design quarterback runs in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>unless they are down in the red zone where you're

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<v Speaker 1>thinking touchdown or it's a critical third down play just

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<v Speaker 1>because you want to limit the shots on your quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought this was an incredible call, an incredible design,

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<v Speaker 1>and on this play, Josh Allen does a great job

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<v Speaker 1>of using his athleticism to get out there, but out

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<v Speaker 1>in front of him you have a two pulling offensive lineman,

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<v Speaker 1>so you have John Polissiano and Mitch Morris. Mitch Morris

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<v Speaker 1>is a great cut block, almost gets two. I'll give

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<v Speaker 1>him credit for two because because Ogiltree hit the ground

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<v Speaker 1>as well, so he gets two guys down on the

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<v Speaker 1>cut block. Police Siano with a nice little dance at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the play there and Frank Gore out

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<v Speaker 1>leading the way. Doesn't have to do too much work

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<v Speaker 1>here because the offensive line cleans it all up. But

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Allen goes in unscathed to the end zone and

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<v Speaker 1>I absolutely love that play call. Lastly, we've got this

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<v Speaker 1>play that technically counts as a touchdown pass, but Brian

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<v Speaker 1>day Ball once again finds a way to get Isaiah

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<v Speaker 1>McKenzie into some space on the edge. He does, and

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<v Speaker 1>I love that it counts as a pass because I'm

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<v Speaker 1>one of those guys that says Josh Allen is definitely

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<v Speaker 1>going over sixty percent this year passing and hopefully closer

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<v Speaker 1>to sixty five just like in week one. But a

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<v Speaker 1>great play design here. So here he brings Isaiah McKenzie

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<v Speaker 1>again on the jetsuitep motion and it comes with a

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<v Speaker 1>play fake to the running back as well. The soft

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<v Speaker 1>toss allows Isaiah McKenzie to not have to break stride

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<v Speaker 1>at all. And again you saw trips to one side

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<v Speaker 1>and they're attacking that open side of the field when

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<v Speaker 1>all the numbers four the Giants are over on the

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<v Speaker 1>Bill's right hand side and out in front of this one,

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<v Speaker 1>which I absolutely love is you have knocks. They're tight

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<v Speaker 1>end known more as a receiver, super athletic rookie out

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<v Speaker 1>of All miss third rounder. But he's out there doing

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<v Speaker 1>the dirty work. He's out there making a block for

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<v Speaker 1>the touchdown on Jabrill Peppers, who's a great safety in

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<v Speaker 1>his own right. So great play designed again by Brian

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<v Speaker 1>dave Ball and great execution by the Buffalo Bills. Good stuff. Eric.

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<v Speaker 1>Now let's transition into our Week three opponents, Cincinnati. They've

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<v Speaker 1>struggled to get the running game going consistently in the

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<v Speaker 1>first two weeks, so most of their offense has fallen

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<v Speaker 1>on the shoulders of Andy Dalton. But he's found a

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<v Speaker 1>big play threat in the speedy receiver John Ross. He

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<v Speaker 1>has and when you say it's fallen on Andy Dalton,

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<v Speaker 1>he's delivered. He's thrown for over seven hundred yards so

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<v Speaker 1>far through two weeks. And here as I was watching

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<v Speaker 1>this game. This comes after a big play. A lot

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<v Speaker 1>of times when teams get big plays or turnovers and

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<v Speaker 1>they're on the opponents side of the field, they'll take

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<v Speaker 1>a shot towards the end zone. A lot of times

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<v Speaker 1>it comes out of play action. Here it comes off

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<v Speaker 1>of a flea flicker and here you get the Bengal

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<v Speaker 1>is now doing the fake jet sueep motion. Then you

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<v Speaker 1>hand it off to Bernard back to Dalton and he

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<v Speaker 1>hits Ross. And where Ross starts on this play, he

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<v Speaker 1>starts in the slot and he runs a wheel route

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<v Speaker 1>and the outside receiver clears out the field and that's

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<v Speaker 1>just an extremely tough matchup for a linebacker out there

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<v Speaker 1>in space. Lastly, 's talk about the pressure that a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that runs a four two forty can have on

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<v Speaker 1>a defense. Ross is one of those low four two

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<v Speaker 1>forty guys, and it's really rare to have a guy

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<v Speaker 1>like that on the field. Yeah, John Ross shows off

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<v Speaker 1>here why you always have to respect where he's out

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<v Speaker 1>on the football field. Because this is not a long

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<v Speaker 1>completion like we saw before. This is a fifteen yard toss.

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<v Speaker 1>But it shows and now this is at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the game. This is against some backups in there

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<v Speaker 1>for the forty nine ers, but he's able to show

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<v Speaker 1>you what he can do with the ball in his hands.

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<v Speaker 1>Even on a not long throw he can take at

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<v Speaker 1>the distance. Thanks you your thoughts on the team's performance

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<v Speaker 1>versus the Giants. Eric, We're definitely excited to see if

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<v Speaker 1>they can carry this momentum in against Cincinnati and the

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<v Speaker 1>home opener on Sunday. We'll see you out there at

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<v Speaker 1>the stadium. Yeah, I'm looking forward to at Bill's coming

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<v Speaker 1>home two and oh. The fans will definitely show up.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to be a fun one, all right, Eric. Thanks.

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<v Speaker 1>Game preview is presented by Independent Health. From your every

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<v Speaker 1>day to your unexpected. That's the Red Shared Treatment. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Mattie Glab here this week's game preview. The Buffalo Bills

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<v Speaker 1>are heading into their home opener two and oh, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll take on the Cincinnati Bengals in Week three. The

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<v Speaker 1>Bills go to two and our first time they've started

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<v Speaker 1>a season with two consecutive victories, and they're coming home.

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<v Speaker 1>The FC North foe comes to New air Field, OZ

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<v Speaker 1>and two after losing forty one to seventeen against the

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<v Speaker 1>forty nine Ers in Week two, Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton

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<v Speaker 1>has the second most passing yards in the league with

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<v Speaker 1>seven hundred and twenty nine through two games and four touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 1>Dalton has also been sacked the second most times with

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<v Speaker 1>nine sacks. Since the wide receiver John Ross has the

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<v Speaker 1>most receiving yards in the league with two hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>seventy through two weeks. The Bengals have had success through

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<v Speaker 1>the air, but on the ground, the team is rushed

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<v Speaker 1>for league wars to fifty nine yards to start the season.

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<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati will try to recover from giving up five hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and seventy two yards on defense against San Francisco. But

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<v Speaker 1>we've built for Brown. Maybe if he didn't bad each

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<v Speaker 1>and every week Bezon three. For the first time ever,

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo opens their season with all six of their touchdowns

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<v Speaker 1>coming on scoring drives of seventy or more yards. Rolls

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<v Speaker 1>right still looking downfield, Fire's downfield caught at the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>seven yard line by John Brown. Second year quarterback Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Allen is eleven or fifteen on third downs, completing seventy

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<v Speaker 1>three point three percent of his third down passes through

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<v Speaker 1>two games. Allen's completion percentage is sixty four point two percent.

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<v Speaker 1>That's up more than ten percent from last year. On defense,

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<v Speaker 1>the Bills currently ranked tenth in third down defense. Opposing

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<v Speaker 1>offenses have converted on just ten of twenty nine attempts

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<v Speaker 1>on third down. On Nate, Buffalo is looking to keep

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<v Speaker 1>their perfect record, while Fricinnati is trying to get their

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<v Speaker 1>first win of the season. Steve back to you, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you, Maddie, and we're back here with Sean McDermot

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<v Speaker 1>to get some final thoughts before you head into this

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<v Speaker 1>game with the Cincinnati Bengals. You know, I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>ask you. I've walked down that tunnel on a home

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<v Speaker 1>opener and I know it's different. Do you have a

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<v Speaker 1>special message for these guys that maybe haven't done that

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<v Speaker 1>here in Buffalo? Yeah, they played a preseason game, but

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<v Speaker 1>this is different. Do you have a special message for

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<v Speaker 1>those guys? Well, we'll talk about that the night before

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<v Speaker 1>the game. But you know, one of the things we've

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<v Speaker 1>talked about since we've come here as a staff is

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<v Speaker 1>defending our dirt and knowing how important that is in

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<v Speaker 1>the blood, sweat and tears that so many have poured

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<v Speaker 1>onto onto that field and in that stadium, and the

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<v Speaker 1>sacrifice that our fans make to support us, a sacrifice

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<v Speaker 1>that our families and friends make to support us. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think that goes a lot into the defending the

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<v Speaker 1>dirt type of type of mantra, Steve, and so when

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<v Speaker 1>we take that field, it means something. All Right. So

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<v Speaker 1>you're two and o on the seasons early, obviously early

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<v Speaker 1>in the season. But what are obviously the fans very

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<v Speaker 1>excited about that, But what are the encouraging signs for

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<v Speaker 1>you about this particular squad. Yeah, I'll tell you the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest thing that stands out to me. Obviously we're two

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<v Speaker 1>and oh, but the biggest thing that stands out to

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<v Speaker 1>me more than anything is the heart and the nucleus

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<v Speaker 1>of our team. Is these guys are very They're very close,

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<v Speaker 1>they enjoy spending time together. They seem to play as

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<v Speaker 1>hard as anybody around the league. And I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't looked at every game this year to this point,

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<v Speaker 1>but these are a group of guys that love to prepare,

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<v Speaker 1>love to work at it, and to get the results

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<v Speaker 1>they've gotten early on is really a credit to their

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<v Speaker 1>preparation and the coaches as well. Sean, thanks for that,

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<v Speaker 1>and thanks to you at home for joining us here.

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<v Speaker 1>On The Sean McDermott Show. We'll be back next week

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<v Speaker 1>to recap the Cincinnati Bengals game and look ahead to

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<v Speaker 1>the Week four matchup with the New England Patriots. Have

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