WEBVTT - The Sean McDermott Show, Week 18

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<v Speaker 1>That's a great listen to. That's a great job, o, man,

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<v Speaker 1>great job at home in January. Right, these games are

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be tough, man, They're gonna be tough. Roll impressed

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<v Speaker 1>by how we adjusted half the time. Right, Well, they're

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<v Speaker 1>going our way. We lost them on Metam. You guys

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<v Speaker 1>come in. You kept your boys, coaches to the great job.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys executed a great freaking job. Man. Hey, welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to the playoffs. Baby. That's one of our goals, right,

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<v Speaker 1>That's what we set out early in the year. One

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<v Speaker 1>of our goals win a division. We get a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to do that at home. Hey. The blend of humility

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<v Speaker 1>and confidence big time this week. But I'll be pretty

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<v Speaker 1>Vivian's punch our ticket man, finding the way, finding the

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<v Speaker 1>way every week, no overthinking. Right, go play football. We

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<v Speaker 1>play the football. Exciting time to be a Buffalo building,

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<v Speaker 1>the fan of the Buffalo builds. Welcome into Week eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>of the Sean McDermott Show, presented by Connors and Ferris

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<v Speaker 1>your workers Camp Attorneys. I'm Steve Tasker and I'm pleased

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<v Speaker 1>to be joined by Sean McDermott coach. Thanks as always

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<v Speaker 1>for joining us. You clinched your fourth trip to the

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<v Speaker 1>playoffs in just five seasons of the Buffalo Bills head coach. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>you're playing for the division title this coming week, but

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<v Speaker 1>what does it mean to you to turn this franchise

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<v Speaker 1>that struggled for so long into a team that really

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<v Speaker 1>is considered a perennial playoff contender. Well, I think you know, Steve,

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate you saying that. It's it's humbling to hear

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<v Speaker 1>you say that, and how time flies, right, I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like it was just yesterday we arrived here. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>really been a team effort from day one. With the

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<v Speaker 1>resources and support that Terrying Kim give us, meaning Brandon

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<v Speaker 1>and myself and our stabs respectively, and being able to

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<v Speaker 1>do things with Brandon where we're aligned on things, and

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<v Speaker 1>then the players and coaches and personnel department, and not

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<v Speaker 1>just the football side of the building, but everyone chipping

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<v Speaker 1>in and doing their part. It's been, as I said,

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<v Speaker 1>a true team effort. Yeah, well, well said, And yeah

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<v Speaker 1>this season, your rushing offense has been a topic at

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<v Speaker 1>conversation all through the season, and now your team goes

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<v Speaker 1>out and rushes for a season high two hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>thirty three yards, four tds on the ground. You do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Against Atlanta, Devon had his first hundred yard game of

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<v Speaker 1>the year, had two rushing touchdowns of his own. How

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<v Speaker 1>great is it to get Devin Singletary and your rushing

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<v Speaker 1>offense going like this headed into the playoffs. It's big,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, as you know, the weather here is not

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<v Speaker 1>always eighty and sunny, and nor was it this past weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>and it may not be this coming weekend. So you've

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<v Speaker 1>got to be able to have that running game in

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<v Speaker 1>tow and the point of attack physicality, and that was

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<v Speaker 1>really good to see this past weekend. Now, Josh struggled

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<v Speaker 1>through the air, but he was great running with the football.

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<v Speaker 1>He had eighty one yards and two touchdowns on the ground.

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<v Speaker 1>He became the first quarterback in NFL history with four

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<v Speaker 1>consecutive seasons with six or more rushing touchdowns. How important

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<v Speaker 1>is the running element of his game to your offense? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that'll be big. You know, you've got to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to do that and got to be able to do

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<v Speaker 1>it well this time of year. And I know Josh

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<v Speaker 1>has mentioned this before. Even when they know that we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to run it like we were in the formatted offense.

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<v Speaker 1>At the end of the game, with roughly five minutes

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<v Speaker 1>to go, we were able to put the game away.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that's a statement type of example of

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<v Speaker 1>what we were able to do in the game. The

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<v Speaker 1>first scoring play of the game was a safety, and

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<v Speaker 1>then you guys responded with two straight touchdowns to take

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<v Speaker 1>the lead. And then came the turnovers and you were

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<v Speaker 1>trailing at the half, but you bounced back in the

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<v Speaker 1>second half. And I want to ask you how important

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<v Speaker 1>it was to see your team show that resilience and

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<v Speaker 1>keep fighting back with the playoffs right around the corner. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's huge. And you know, you've been through a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of playoff games and this time of year, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>always going to be cold in most places you play,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's going to be those close games that go

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<v Speaker 1>back and forth, and a lot of times are decided

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<v Speaker 1>by a big mistake on one side of the ball

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<v Speaker 1>or the other. And so taking care of the football

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<v Speaker 1>and having the discipline that you need to carry throughout

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<v Speaker 1>four quarters is an important part of our team going forward. Yeah. Overall,

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<v Speaker 1>your defense has really stepped up over the last three games.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys have been making a push for the playoffs. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>And how do you think he added pressure of that

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<v Speaker 1>playoff carrot out there elevated your defensive unit, and which

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<v Speaker 1>players do you think have really improved their game down

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<v Speaker 1>the stretch. Well, I think it has increased the urgency

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<v Speaker 1>right in particular in the position we were in and

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<v Speaker 1>what those guys then did and how they did it

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<v Speaker 1>and how they executed at a high level the last

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<v Speaker 1>couple of weeks. As you said, I think at Oliver's

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<v Speaker 1>really shown through the last couple of weeks and two

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<v Speaker 1>sacks in the last two games, and that pivotal moment

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<v Speaker 1>in the game right after half where we turned the

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<v Speaker 1>ball over unfortunately, agg came out and made a couple

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<v Speaker 1>huge plays for us that change the momentum of the game. Coach,

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<v Speaker 1>your team has had quite the journey to secure this

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<v Speaker 1>playoff spot, and with one more regular season game to play,

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<v Speaker 1>what would you like to see your team improve the

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<v Speaker 1>most in before heading into the playoffs. Yeah, that's a

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<v Speaker 1>great question, Steve. I think we've got plenty to work on.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we've talked about ball security in taking the

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<v Speaker 1>ball away on both sides of the football, and special

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<v Speaker 1>teams that can be better from this past weekend's game,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we're gonna need to be able to do

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<v Speaker 1>things with more discipline and more detail at times on

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<v Speaker 1>both sides of the ball. And it always comes down

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<v Speaker 1>to the line of scrimmage. I mean, can you protect

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<v Speaker 1>your quarterback, can you affect the opposing quarterback? And how

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<v Speaker 1>well you play at the point of attack with your fundamentals.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that'll be big force as well. Thanks coach.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna catch up with you later in the show

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<v Speaker 1>to get your final thoughts on your upcoming matchup with

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<v Speaker 1>the Jets. The game plan is presented by Energy Mark,

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the final week of the regular season. Addie

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<v Speaker 1>Glave here with your Week eighteen game preview. The ten

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<v Speaker 1>and six Buffalo Bills will be taking on the four

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<v Speaker 1>and twelve New York Jets. The FC East Division title

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<v Speaker 1>is on the line, and with the win, the AFC

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<v Speaker 1>East belongs to Buffalo. It would mark the first time

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<v Speaker 1>winning the East in consecutive seasons since the Bills did

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<v Speaker 1>it four years in a row from nineteen eighty eight

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<v Speaker 1>to nineteen ninety one. While the Jets only have four wins,

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<v Speaker 1>they have been tough to beat over the last few

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<v Speaker 1>weeks and went tot to toe with the defending Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl champions, losing by a last minute touchdown. The Jets

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<v Speaker 1>average eighteen point eight points per game, which ranks twenty fifth,

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<v Speaker 1>and average three hundred and twenty two total yards per game,

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<v Speaker 1>good for twenty first in the NFL. Their most productive

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<v Speaker 1>weapon is running back Michael Carter, who has nine hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and forty five sperma yards and four rushing touchdowns. The

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<v Speaker 1>Jets defense is allowing an average of close to thirty

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<v Speaker 1>points and three hundred and ninety six total yards a game,

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<v Speaker 1>both of which are the worst in the NFL. The Bills,

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<v Speaker 1>on the other hand, are averaging close to thirty points

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<v Speaker 1>a game, sitting at twenty eight and a half, which

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<v Speaker 1>is good for third best. Josh Allen has forty total touchdowns,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the second most in the NFL. The Bills

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<v Speaker 1>also lead the NFL with a plus one seventy seven

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<v Speaker 1>point frential, which is on pace to be the highest

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<v Speaker 1>enfranchise history. Buffalo's defense continues to be toughest one by

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<v Speaker 1>allowing just seventeen points and two hundred and eighty six

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<v Speaker 1>yards per game, both ranked top two in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>They've allowed only eleven passing touchdowns so far this season,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the lowest amount in the league. The Bills

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<v Speaker 1>leave the series against the Jets with sixty six wins

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<v Speaker 1>and fifty six losses. With another win, they'll also sweep

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<v Speaker 1>the Jets for the second straight season. That's this week's

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<v Speaker 1>Gave preview, Steve, back to you. Thank you, Maddie. Coach.

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<v Speaker 1>You're facing the Jets for the second time this year

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<v Speaker 1>and they're coming off a last second loss to the

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<v Speaker 1>defending champs. How much have they improved since the last

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<v Speaker 1>time you've seen them. Well, I think they've improved a ton, Steve.

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<v Speaker 1>They really have. And listen to that game that we

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<v Speaker 1>played a month or so ago, or maybe even more

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<v Speaker 1>than a month ago. Got a little bit lopsided, probably

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<v Speaker 1>because of the ball, as we've already discussed here. So

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<v Speaker 1>we expect them to come in and play with a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of energy. And you're right, they took the defending

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<v Speaker 1>world champs to the last minute of the game, and

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<v Speaker 1>so I think they've got some momentum. They're gonna come

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<v Speaker 1>in here, fire it up and want to go into

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<v Speaker 1>their off season on a high note. Well, this is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be the first time that you faced Zach Wilson,

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<v Speaker 1>who missed the first game with an injury. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you expect to see from him? He's the number two

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<v Speaker 1>overall pick in the final game of his rookie season, right,

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<v Speaker 1>you know? His season reminds me a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>Josh's season from the standpoint of being able to start

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit and then come back and due to injury,

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<v Speaker 1>watch things unfold from the sideline. There's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>growth sometime that comes when you're able to watch for

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<v Speaker 1>a few games. And he certainly looks like he can

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<v Speaker 1>make all the throws. He's mobile, can move in and

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<v Speaker 1>out of the pocket and extend plays. It looks like

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<v Speaker 1>he's off to a really good start, all right, coach,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks good luck on Sunday. We'll be back next week

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<v Speaker 1>for a special playoff edition of the show. And to

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<v Speaker 1>everybody at home, thanks again for watching. The Sean McDermott Show,

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