WEBVTT - The Sean McDermott Show, Week 6

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<v Speaker 1>Finding the way. Find the way every week Comico Buffalo Bill,

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<v Speaker 1>no overthinking. All right, go play football. We'll play the football.

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<v Speaker 1>Exciting time to be a Buffalo build of the fan

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<v Speaker 1>of the Buffalo Builds. Welcome to Week six of the

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<v Speaker 1>Sean McDermott Show, presented by Connors and Ferris, your Workers

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<v Speaker 1>camp Attorneys. I'm Chris Brown, filling in for Steve Tasker

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<v Speaker 1>and pleased to be joined by head coach Sean McDermott,

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<v Speaker 1>coach that went into Kansas City and dominated the Chiefs

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<v Speaker 1>in prime time for what summer calling a watershed victory

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<v Speaker 1>for your team, does the win mean anything in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of your team's mental psyche knowing the Chiefs had kind

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<v Speaker 1>of been a thorn in your side the past year

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<v Speaker 1>or so, well, I think every year is different. Chris, Right,

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<v Speaker 1>it was a great win. And when you go on

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<v Speaker 1>the road against a good football team in that type

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<v Speaker 1>of environment, those are good wins and they're hard to

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<v Speaker 1>come buy wins overall in the NFL, but in particular

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<v Speaker 1>on the road and the environment we were in and

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<v Speaker 1>the ebbs and flows of that game, I thought our

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<v Speaker 1>guys did a tremendous job mentally sticking with it, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>there is some residual to that that we can take

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<v Speaker 1>with this the rest of the season. Your quarterback Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Allen out dueled former MVP and Super Bowl champ Patrick

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<v Speaker 1>Mahomes Josh at three hundred and fifteen yards, three touchdowns

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<v Speaker 1>through the air, sixty two yards and another score on

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<v Speaker 1>the ground. How well do you believe Josh walked the

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<v Speaker 1>line of improvising when necessary while also working within the

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<v Speaker 1>confines of the game plan. Yeah, I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 1>you're spot on. He was aggressive in a calculated away

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<v Speaker 1>and there's times when he was out of the pocket

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<v Speaker 1>where he threw the ball away, and then there's times

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<v Speaker 1>when he was out of the pocket where he made

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<v Speaker 1>plays down the field and found open receivers. So I

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<v Speaker 1>thought it was a real nice balance of aggressiveness and

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<v Speaker 1>real responsible decision making on his part. Josh led your

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<v Speaker 1>offense on a signature drive when the Chiefs started to

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<v Speaker 1>game some momentum back in the fourth quarter. Twelve plays

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<v Speaker 1>eighty five yards lasted almost eight minutes, bringing your lead

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<v Speaker 1>back to eighteen points and leaving less than six minutes

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<v Speaker 1>on the game clock. On a critical third down, Josh

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<v Speaker 1>hurdled that defender to extend the drive. Then he connected

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<v Speaker 1>with Emmanuel Sanders for the second time to put the

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<v Speaker 1>nail in the coffin. Was there any message to your

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<v Speaker 1>offense before they went out on the field for that drive, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>there wasn't from me, but I know how they are,

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<v Speaker 1>I know how coach Daves handles it over there, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure that there was a message of hey, we

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<v Speaker 1>have to answer and respond because the momentum had shifted

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit there. And so I was very pleased

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<v Speaker 1>with that drive and I thought it was a tremendous

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<v Speaker 1>job by Josh Allen and two particular plays, both of

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<v Speaker 1>which you mentioned, one on the third down where he

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<v Speaker 1>hurtled the defender and then also to get us in

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<v Speaker 1>the end zone. If we don't get in the end

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<v Speaker 1>zone there, even though we take all that time off

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<v Speaker 1>the clock, it's still a game, and so getting in

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<v Speaker 1>the end zone was critical there. Your defense is still

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<v Speaker 1>leading the league now with fifteen takeaways, having produced at

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<v Speaker 1>least three turnovers in each of the last four games,

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<v Speaker 1>as you had four against Kansas City, including a pick six.

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<v Speaker 1>You held the number one offense in KSE to just

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<v Speaker 1>twenty points. That's their third lowest regular season total since

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning of the twenty eighteen season. More importantly, you

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<v Speaker 1>kept both Travis Kelsey and Tyree Hill in check. What

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<v Speaker 1>has raised the level of your defense to the best

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<v Speaker 1>scoring defense in the league. Well, I think that our

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<v Speaker 1>players embraced the overall team approach to playing defense. It's

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<v Speaker 1>an unselfish approach, and I think that's what good defenses have.

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<v Speaker 1>They have that one eleventh type of approach where they

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<v Speaker 1>swarm to the football. They all try and do their

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<v Speaker 1>job at a high level. They prepare like crazy during

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<v Speaker 1>the week, and then they go out there and play

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<v Speaker 1>physical football. Dawson Knox led all receivers in the game

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<v Speaker 1>with one hundred and seventeen yards against the Chiefs, all

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<v Speaker 1>of which came on three huge receptions. His fifty three

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<v Speaker 1>yard touchdown was his fifth of the season, leading all

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<v Speaker 1>tight ends. What are the main factors that have led

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<v Speaker 1>to his breakout season this year in his third year. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think it starts in the off seat and

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<v Speaker 1>Chris with his dedication to his craft, his investment in

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<v Speaker 1>his career, and some of the things he did this

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<v Speaker 1>offseason and then and once in Buffalo, the time he's

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<v Speaker 1>been spending with Josh and with Rob Boris our tight

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<v Speaker 1>ends coach, who does a great job with him. I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's playing at a high level and it's great

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<v Speaker 1>to see us spread the ball around to not only

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<v Speaker 1>the tight ends and the receivers, but also the backs.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of breakout performance is Greg Rousseau at a sack

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<v Speaker 1>and a huge interception in his primetime debut. He's played

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<v Speaker 1>a significant role on your defense five games into the

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<v Speaker 1>season here, how much have your expectations for Greg changed

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<v Speaker 1>from week one to now? Well, expectations change because he's

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<v Speaker 1>no longer a rookie and no uncertain terms, so it's

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<v Speaker 1>grow every week, embraced that growth mindset, get better and better,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, as a rookie, and really for all of us,

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<v Speaker 1>you go through ups and downs during the course of

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<v Speaker 1>a season that you have to learn how to respond

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<v Speaker 1>to and learn from, and I think he's done a

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<v Speaker 1>good job of that to this point. All right, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>very much, coach. We'll catch you up with you later

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<v Speaker 1>in the show to get your final thoughts on your

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<v Speaker 1>upcoming matchup with the Titans on Monday Night Football. The

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<v Speaker 1>here with this week's game preview. The Buffalo Bills are

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<v Speaker 1>getting ready for their second straight prime time matchup. Buffalo

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<v Speaker 1>is first place in the AFC East and we'll head

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<v Speaker 1>to Nashville to take on the Titans, who are first

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<v Speaker 1>in the AFC South. Their offense goes through Derrick Henry,

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<v Speaker 1>who has the most rushing yards in the NFL with

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<v Speaker 1>six hundred and forty through five games. Henry also has

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<v Speaker 1>seven rushing touchdowns, which ranks first. The Titans are averaging

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six point four points per game, which is good

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<v Speaker 1>per tenth, and have the third best rushing offense, averaging

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and sixty seven point eight rushing yards per game.

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<v Speaker 1>Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill hasn't been able to escape pressure

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<v Speaker 1>this year and has been sacked twenty times, the most

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<v Speaker 1>of any quack. Tennessee's defense is allowing an average of

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six points per game, good for twenty four. They

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<v Speaker 1>have also allowed twenty three plays of at least twenty yards,

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<v Speaker 1>which ranks twenty fourth as well. The Bill's offense has

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<v Speaker 1>been off the charts. They're one hundred and seventy two

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<v Speaker 1>points scored this season, makes it a new club record

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<v Speaker 1>for the most points through five games. Buffalo's offense is

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<v Speaker 1>number one, averaging thirty four point four points per game,

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<v Speaker 1>and they have a plus one away point differential, which

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<v Speaker 1>is the best in the league. Buffalo's defense is also

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<v Speaker 1>the best in the NFL, allowing only twelve point eight

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<v Speaker 1>points per game, two hundred and fifty one point eight

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<v Speaker 1>total yards per game, and a passer rating of sixty

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<v Speaker 1>point seven. They're also taking the ball away at the

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<v Speaker 1>highest rate, registering fifteen takeaways so far this season. That's

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<v Speaker 1>this week's game preview, Chris, back to you, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks very much, Mattie, coach. You were able to avenge

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<v Speaker 1>one of your losses from last year with the win

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<v Speaker 1>over the Chiefs. Now you have another opportunity here against

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<v Speaker 1>the ten team that handed you one of your few

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<v Speaker 1>losses last year on a game that got rescheduled more

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<v Speaker 1>than once. How does the magnitude of this game compared

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<v Speaker 1>to your game against the Chiefs this past week. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>they're all different, but all the same in the sense

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<v Speaker 1>that we're just trying to go one and know, every

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<v Speaker 1>week we respect every opponent, and this is an opponent

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<v Speaker 1>that beat us last year. They've got a good football team,

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<v Speaker 1>they're well coached, they have an influx of new talent

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<v Speaker 1>this year. They're getting healthier. Now we expect to see

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<v Speaker 1>both of the starting wide receivers out there who are

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<v Speaker 1>forces to be reckoned with. So it'll be a big

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<v Speaker 1>challenge for our football team going down there. After you're

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<v Speaker 1>winning Kansas City, you said that you can get humbled

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<v Speaker 1>in this league pretty quick. How would you assess the

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<v Speaker 1>humility of your team coming off that statement went over

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<v Speaker 1>the Chiefs. Well, you know, I think every week you've

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<v Speaker 1>got to start in a place of humility. And we

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<v Speaker 1>have a group of veteran leaders on this football team

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<v Speaker 1>that do a great job of leading by example in

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<v Speaker 1>this case, and guys who are normally just naturally humble guys.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think that's a step in the right direction,

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<v Speaker 1>first step. But I'll know a little bit more as

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<v Speaker 1>we go through the rest of the week here as

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<v Speaker 1>to where our team is and what they need most.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, thanks very much, coach, good luck on Monday night.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll be back after the bye week to recap your

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<v Speaker 1>game against Tennessee and preview your Week eight matchup against

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<v Speaker 1>the Dolphins, and to everyone at home, thanks for watching.

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