WEBVTT - 2020 Sean McDermott Show, Week 1

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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>not Let's go bury. Everybody do their job. What hellove

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<v Speaker 1>well caliber defense, Let's go no overthinking, right, go play

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<v Speaker 1>some ball. We'll play some football. It's an exciting time

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

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo Bills. Hello, everybody, and welcome to the first episode

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

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<v Speaker 1>and Ferris. Your workers comp Attorneys were once again joined

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<v Speaker 1>by Sean McDermott, only this year, we're gonna do things

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit differently. With all the restrictions due the

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<v Speaker 1>global pandemic, Sean and I are gonna stay completely apart.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to be that guy, So we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>do things from zoom and I hope you guys can

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<v Speaker 1>all bear with us throughout this season. Hey, coach, how

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<v Speaker 1>has everything changed your approached everything headed into this season?

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<v Speaker 1>What all has changed? And what do you continue to

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<v Speaker 1>learn now? It feels like a lot's changed. Just obviously

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<v Speaker 1>we're you and I are distant right now and virtual.

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<v Speaker 1>But as much as its changed, it seems like a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of stayed the same. And so we're still coaching,

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<v Speaker 1>the players are still playing, and we're working hard over

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<v Speaker 1>here and and uh, you know, we're getting ready for

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<v Speaker 1>the Jets. The thing that really changed more than anything

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<v Speaker 1>was your ability to evaluate the players on your team.

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<v Speaker 1>You had to cut down the roster. I know that's

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<v Speaker 1>always a difficult time. You know, how did that go

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<v Speaker 1>and how was that process different than it has been? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I got a text the other day from

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<v Speaker 1>one of our players that played here for a few

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<v Speaker 1>my first couple of years, and he said, Hey, I

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate you handling it the way you do, and and

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<v Speaker 1>my response to him was, you know, even though I'm

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<v Speaker 1>in year four and now I was a hey coach,

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<v Speaker 1>those conversations don't get any easier. And I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>I've found any better words to share with a guy

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<v Speaker 1>in those meetings when we can tell them that we've

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<v Speaker 1>got to go in a different direction. And so those

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<v Speaker 1>are tough meetings, but obviously we've got to do us

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<v Speaker 1>right for the team. And so I really appreciate Brandon

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<v Speaker 1>support and his stat support as well as we moving

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<v Speaker 1>forward to well, your quarterback, Josh Allen, He's coming off

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<v Speaker 1>a great second year, a year when he took a

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<v Speaker 1>real step forward. He you brought in some new offensive

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<v Speaker 1>weapons to surround him with. What changes have you noticed

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<v Speaker 1>in Josh and during camp and now that he's headed

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<v Speaker 1>into his third year in the NFL. Yeah, and you

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<v Speaker 1>hit the nail on the head Steve a third year,

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<v Speaker 1>so there's a big jump between year two and year three.

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<v Speaker 1>There was certainly a jump between year one and year

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<v Speaker 1>two for Josh like there is for others. And very

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<v Speaker 1>impressed with the way he's coming back, the way he

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<v Speaker 1>worked over the offseason when he was away from us,

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<v Speaker 1>and the way he's trusting his teammates. He does have

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<v Speaker 1>weapons around him this year, and they've been a big

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<v Speaker 1>addition to our roster, Stefan Diggs and a couple other

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<v Speaker 1>guys on the offensive side in particular. But it all

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<v Speaker 1>starts up front, as we know. It all starts up

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<v Speaker 1>from We've got to have good protection and have the

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<v Speaker 1>ability to run the ball as well. Well. You brought

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<v Speaker 1>up his name, the new wide receiver, Stefan Diggs. You

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<v Speaker 1>traded a first round pick plus some other stuff for

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<v Speaker 1>him back in March. He's coming off back to back

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<v Speaker 1>thousand yard seasons. What does Stefan Diggs bring to your offense. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been impressed, first and foremost Steve with the way

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<v Speaker 1>he's integrated himself and earned the respect of his teammates.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that speaks volumes about who he is. And

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<v Speaker 1>then going forward, when you look at what he's been

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<v Speaker 1>able to do on the football field, in the practice field,

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<v Speaker 1>he works hard. He's a technician, you know, he understands

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<v Speaker 1>how the game has played and how you have to

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<v Speaker 1>play at this level to win games as the team.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we're just looking forward to integrating him fully.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we have a game this weekend into what we're

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<v Speaker 1>doing offensively with the other weapons we already have. One

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<v Speaker 1>of the foundational pieces of your defense has been your

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<v Speaker 1>all pro cornerback Trey White. You're able to sign him

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<v Speaker 1>to a long term extension. You're keeping them Buffalo through

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five. What does it say about your process

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<v Speaker 1>and your team and your culture locking up a guy

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<v Speaker 1>of his caliber, who who began his career here in

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo now for this foreseeable future, he'll stay right here. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>very very refreshing to to be able to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it starts up top, It starts with terrying

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<v Speaker 1>Kim's commitment to winning and doing the things necessary for

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<v Speaker 1>us to continue to win. And so having said that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, but I thought Brandon did a great job.

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<v Speaker 1>Those things don't just happen over the course of a

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<v Speaker 1>conversation or two. It takes a long time. And just

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<v Speaker 1>great to be able to draft, develop, and then resign

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<v Speaker 1>our part players. We want to we want to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to know that and say that we do that.

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<v Speaker 1>And these guys are homegrown and it's been great to

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<v Speaker 1>see him make Buffalo his home and play at a

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<v Speaker 1>high level and bring a lot of energy to our organization.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been great for me too, and I can I

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<v Speaker 1>can feel for you. That's awesome. Hey, we'll be back

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<v Speaker 1>with you later in the show. You're gonna get some

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<v Speaker 1>final thoughts about your Week one matchup with the Jets

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<v Speaker 1>and all the other stuff that's going on. Thanks Sean,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll talk to you a little bit later. Game

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<v Speaker 1>preview is presented by in Debt pending health You deserve

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<v Speaker 1>the Red Shared Treatment Matti glab here with this week's

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<v Speaker 1>game preview. The Buffalo Bills opened up the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>season with a home game against the New York Jets.

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<v Speaker 1>While Buffalo returned several familiar faces, the Jets don't look

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<v Speaker 1>nearly the same as last year. That might be a

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<v Speaker 1>good thing for an offense that ranked thirty first in

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<v Speaker 1>the league, averaging seventeen point three points per game. Quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 1>Sam Donald enters his third season trying to stay healthy

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<v Speaker 1>and build off last year when he threw for nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>touchdowns and thirteen interceptions. Donald welcomes a cast of new

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<v Speaker 1>weapons on offense, including receivers Forshad Perryman, first Hogan, second

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<v Speaker 1>round pick Denzelman, and five new starters along the offensive line.

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<v Speaker 1>Unlike the Jets, the Bills returned several starters. Quarterback Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Allen heads into his third season coming off a year

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<v Speaker 1>where he threw for twenty touchdowns and nine interceptions. Josh

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<v Speaker 1>is looking to take a step forward with the addition

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<v Speaker 1>of Stefon Diggs, who ranked fourth in the league last year,

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<v Speaker 1>averaging seventeen point nine yards per reception and has scored

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three touchdowns over the last three seasons. Buffalo also

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<v Speaker 1>added two weapons from the draft, and why out Gabriel

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<v Speaker 1>Davis and running back Zach Moss. The Bill's defense wants

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<v Speaker 1>to take it a notch higher after their successful season

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty nineteen, where they bring third in yards allowed

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<v Speaker 1>per game, in second and points allowed with sixteen point two.

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<v Speaker 1>They allowed only fifteen passing touchdowns, good for second fewest

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<v Speaker 1>in the league, and corner Tredavious White type for a

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<v Speaker 1>league high six interceptions. That's this week's game preview, Steve,

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<v Speaker 1>back to you. Thanks as always, Mattie and Sean. You

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<v Speaker 1>always want to start this season on the right note.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got the Jets coming into Bills Stadium into town

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday. How do you set the tone for a

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<v Speaker 1>week one when nobody's even seen what their jerseys look like,

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<v Speaker 1>let alone who's playing for them. There's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>unknowns every week one, Steve, as you know, particular this year.

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<v Speaker 1>So we've got to control what we can control as

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<v Speaker 1>a team and as a coaching staff and go out

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<v Speaker 1>and execute at a high level like we've been to

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<v Speaker 1>this point in training camp. Albeit it's it's been against

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<v Speaker 1>one another, so there will be some newness to the situation.

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<v Speaker 1>But at the end of the day, the ball is

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<v Speaker 1>kicked off, whether you're playing popcorner ball or junior high,

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<v Speaker 1>high school, college, or in this case at the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all it's football and uh and that's what we

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<v Speaker 1>love to do. We're passionate about it. You can't wait

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<v Speaker 1>to get out there and get it going well in

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<v Speaker 1>a nod We all know this, and we're everybody's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of holding their breath to Bill's mafia. Weren't be in

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<v Speaker 1>the stadium on Sunday. You're gonna be there by yourselves

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<v Speaker 1>and as you have no fans in the stands. Most

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<v Speaker 1>of these guys have never played in an empty stadium.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe practiced, of course, but what's your message to your

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<v Speaker 1>team gonna be when you go in there play a

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<v Speaker 1>game that actually means something and nobody's gonna be there

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<v Speaker 1>to watch. Yeah, I had a couple of the players

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<v Speaker 1>come up and ask me jokingly, Hey, what's it like

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<v Speaker 1>to play in an FT stadium? Because that's what I

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<v Speaker 1>did in college. But but you know, so I appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>the humor. They don't know my resume, I guess, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of my playing career. But no, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>it'll be a challenge, but you know, we try to

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<v Speaker 1>do our research, Steve and talking to different leagues that

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<v Speaker 1>are out in front of it. By a couple of months,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it be the NBA, Major League Baseball, professional soccer,

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<v Speaker 1>so that we so that we are well versed in

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<v Speaker 1>what to expect early on here. Thanks coach, We appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>your time and we'll be back next week to wrap

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<v Speaker 1>up the Jets game and look forward to the Miami

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins in week two. On the Sean McDermott Show, Thanks

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