WEBVTT - Sean McDermott Show, Week 14

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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 to do their job. What

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<v Speaker 1>to love, wealth, Calvern defense, Let's go no overthinking, right,

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<v Speaker 1>Go play some ball, Go 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, and welcome to the

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<v Speaker 1>Sean McDermot Show, presented by ECMC and Collide to Healthy,

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<v Speaker 1>official healthcare providers of the Buffalo Bills. We're pleased to

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<v Speaker 1>join once again Sean Mcdermotshan, after the big win on

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<v Speaker 1>Thanksgiving against Dallas, you gotta be really happy with the

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<v Speaker 1>way your entire roster showed up in a big moment

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<v Speaker 1>for your franchise, A big game, you know, for the fans.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously all these games are kind of big for you guys, right,

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<v Speaker 1>but man, you have to be happy about the result.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh we were. I mean the players to take a

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<v Speaker 1>short week, keep their focus where it needed to be,

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<v Speaker 1>go down there and play physical and executed a high level.

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<v Speaker 1>Um you know, that's that was the goal. And they

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<v Speaker 1>executed well. You knew it was going to be an

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<v Speaker 1>environment and that first drive Dallas comes down and goes

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<v Speaker 1>in puts one in the end zone, the crowds going crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>you could hear it on the broadcast. But your team

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<v Speaker 1>responded in the big moment, and Josh turned in his

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<v Speaker 1>maybe his best game as a pro. Yeah, we knew that,

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<v Speaker 1>and we talked the night before the game Steve about

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we're a tested football team, albeit not in

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<v Speaker 1>the games you know, the playoff games and so on

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<v Speaker 1>and so forth. But this is our team's a football

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<v Speaker 1>team that's pretty steady, and they've been through some moments,

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<v Speaker 1>through situations where we've gotten scored on first and come back,

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<v Speaker 1>where we've down sixteen in the fourth quarter and come

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<v Speaker 1>back as well, we've also scored first and held the lead.

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<v Speaker 1>So we've been through about as much as you can

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<v Speaker 1>go through. That's where you bank on that on that resiliency,

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<v Speaker 1>in that leadership you came out of. Your quarterback had

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<v Speaker 1>really spread his wings in a big moment. Also, Brian

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<v Speaker 1>Dabo gave him some help, had the reverse pass. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't really call it the Turkey special. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what you want to call it. And then Josh also

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<v Speaker 1>showed up big. And a couple of weeks ago we

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<v Speaker 1>were talking about the team playing fear is the fourth

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<v Speaker 1>down conversion where he picked up a drop snap and

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<v Speaker 1>made it. I mean, just the leadership on the field

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<v Speaker 1>is really where it counts most and can mean the

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<v Speaker 1>most for your team in those moments. Yeah, and Josh

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<v Speaker 1>is really the tip of the spears. It relates to

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<v Speaker 1>playing fearless and their leadership as they continue to develop,

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<v Speaker 1>will feel that even more as they come of age

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<v Speaker 1>and gain more experience playing NFL football. And one of

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<v Speaker 1>the things that great stories about this game Cole Beasley

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<v Speaker 1>going back to Dallason, Wow, he showed up big first quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>He guys, scored the first touchdown for you guys in

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<v Speaker 1>the game and continued it throughout. It had to mean

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<v Speaker 1>something for the guy. Not on the guy. It's obviously

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<v Speaker 1>meant something for Cole, but to see the postgame reaction

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<v Speaker 1>and to see him come in and it really did

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<v Speaker 1>build your team a little bit. Awesome, Absolutely awesome, one

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<v Speaker 1>of my favorite moments in the NFL to this point.

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<v Speaker 1>A little bit surprised that they didn't maybe try and

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<v Speaker 1>take him away, knowing that he was coming back. Josh

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<v Speaker 1>took what the defense was giving him and found Cole

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of times and just love to see that,

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<v Speaker 1>and he handled it with such class going back there,

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<v Speaker 1>going back home, and he has nothing but respect for

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<v Speaker 1>that organization, as do we and great to see him

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<v Speaker 1>have success and going along with the Coolbiza did make

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<v Speaker 1>you feel good even as a coach, as a player

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<v Speaker 1>and the guy we fans washed him come in crowdsurfing

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<v Speaker 1>the watcher room. It does say something about the point

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<v Speaker 1>you're at now. You got a month left in the

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<v Speaker 1>season and you seem to be hitting a crescendo. I

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<v Speaker 1>think we're playing good football, and that's really what the

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<v Speaker 1>growth mindsets all about. We learned from our mistakes, we

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<v Speaker 1>continue to grow earlier in the year, and we continue

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<v Speaker 1>to do that now. But at the same time, now

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<v Speaker 1>we're banking on saying, hey, listen, understand our foundation it's

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<v Speaker 1>been built. Rely on your fundamentals and execute at a

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<v Speaker 1>high level. Play fast, play physical, and let's have some fun.

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<v Speaker 1>So we talked about, you know, the offensive side of

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, the defensive line on the guys on the

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<v Speaker 1>defensive defensis line showed up big four sacks and they

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<v Speaker 1>got a defensive lineman interception when he know it's like

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<v Speaker 1>the unicorn almost it shows up right, really got to

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<v Speaker 1>be happy with the way your defense played against Statistically

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<v Speaker 1>speaking up until Thanksgiving, best offense in football everything we

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<v Speaker 1>do again, we talk about the tip of the spear

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<v Speaker 1>on defense is our defensive line. They're the guys that

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<v Speaker 1>we need to they need to play well for us

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<v Speaker 1>to play well on defense and their intensity, their physicality.

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<v Speaker 1>They're working in unison with one another. That really just

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<v Speaker 1>helps the back seven and then our overall defense as well. Sean,

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<v Speaker 1>congratulations on a big When we're gonna come back later

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<v Speaker 1>in the show and get your final thoughts. Shopping Wood

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<v Speaker 1>is presented by Saint Bonaventure University, the official education provider

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<v Speaker 1>of the Buffalo Bills. Hi, everybody, and welcome back to

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<v Speaker 1>the Sean McDermott Show. It is now time to chop

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<v Speaker 1>some wood with Eric Wood, the radio analysts the Bills broadcast. Eric,

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<v Speaker 1>are you ready to chew through some of that game

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<v Speaker 1>tape from the big win down in Dallas on Thanksgiving?

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<v Speaker 1>Let's do it. This ought to be a fun one

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<v Speaker 1>to review. What an awesome game that was. Yeah, it

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<v Speaker 1>was a lot of fun. Of course, the guy you

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<v Speaker 1>got to start with is Cole Beasley. He came back,

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<v Speaker 1>had a career day against his old team, and it

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<v Speaker 1>all started in the first quarter with a key third

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<v Speaker 1>down reception worth Josh was thrown it out of his

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<v Speaker 1>own end zone. Yeah. Absolutely. Cole played an incredible game

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<v Speaker 1>against his form of a team, working oftentimes against Jordan Lewis,

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<v Speaker 1>a nickel corner who he worked against a lot in practice.

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<v Speaker 1>And this was an enormous play by the Buffalo Bills.

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<v Speaker 1>They're backed up in their own end zone and at

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<v Speaker 1>this point they're down seven nothing, and if you punt

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<v Speaker 1>from your own end zone, there's a great chance that

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<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys add some points there. And on this play

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<v Speaker 1>you see great protection from the offensive line. It's extremely

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<v Speaker 1>difficult pass protecting in your own end zone because any

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<v Speaker 1>penalty results in a safety if you're in the end zone. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>Cody Ford draws the toughest test upfront and is able

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<v Speaker 1>to drive to Marcus Lawrence by and Cole Beasley running

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<v Speaker 1>across the field on a deep over, has a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of separation, and Josh Allen, with a ton of compidence,

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<v Speaker 1>just rips the ball to Cole Beasley for a completion

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<v Speaker 1>that they had to have at this point in the game. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and with a ton of the season still to go.

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<v Speaker 1>Cole Beasley has already matched his career best five touchdown

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<v Speaker 1>performance and now we're gonna get a chance to see

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<v Speaker 1>him make his touchdown here in the Dallas game inside

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<v Speaker 1>the red zone for the Bills. In this game, it

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<v Speaker 1>was going to be imperative that the Bill score points

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<v Speaker 1>when they get down towards the red zone and score touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 1>You know they're facing the number one offense in the

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<v Speaker 1>league at the time. Cole Beasley runs a phenomenal route

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<v Speaker 1>here and Josh Allen operating out of an empty set

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<v Speaker 1>and is able to identify the coverage pre snap. He

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<v Speaker 1>does a great job of avoiding the rush stepping up

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<v Speaker 1>to his right, and he finds just the crease inside

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<v Speaker 1>the zone to find. Cole Beasley does a great job

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<v Speaker 1>of getting up the field for the touchdown. And the

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<v Speaker 1>fascinating thing of this is Cole Beasley. It's like an

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<v Speaker 1>artist running routes out there. But this is something he

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<v Speaker 1>did at SMU and he talked to Brian dave Ball,

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<v Speaker 1>and Brian dave Ball puts it in the game plan

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<v Speaker 1>and calls it down towards the red zone. That is

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<v Speaker 1>great trust between a wide receiver and offensive coordinator. And

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<v Speaker 1>I always said when the guys on offense are helping

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<v Speaker 1>to design the plays and have some input and they

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<v Speaker 1>feel more invested, they're often going to play better on Sundays. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>let's switch it over to the other side of the

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<v Speaker 1>ball where ed Oliver really has started to come into

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<v Speaker 1>his own. He has had a phenomenal effort and he

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<v Speaker 1>showed up again last week against Dallas. Yeah, ed Oliver

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<v Speaker 1>has been playing with tremendous effort all year. The results

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<v Speaker 1>are just starting to show now. He's got three sacks

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<v Speaker 1>in his last three games, forces a fumble against the

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboys in a huge momentum play for the Buffalo Bills.

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<v Speaker 1>And the Cowboys offensive line is excellent. The weakness of

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<v Speaker 1>their line became when they're starting offensive guard Connor Williams

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<v Speaker 1>got hurt and they put in Sue Filo and ed

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<v Speaker 1>Oliver here is working one on one against him, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's able to beat him with great technique. He attacks

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<v Speaker 1>the outside shoulder, the offensive lineman pushes him back, eventually

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<v Speaker 1>works to a rip and then he's able to turn

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<v Speaker 1>the quarter quickly and as soon as Dak Prescott rears

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<v Speaker 1>back to throw it, gets the perfect strip. And this

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<v Speaker 1>was a huge turnover to the Buffalo Bill's defense. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>he's certainly got the speed in power, but one of

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<v Speaker 1>the things about ed Oliver is the fact that first

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<v Speaker 1>step he's so explosive off the ball. What's that do

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<v Speaker 1>for an offensive line? I'm going to have to handle

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of technique in power. Yeah, it puts a

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<v Speaker 1>tremendous amount of pressure for an offensive linement to block

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<v Speaker 1>him playing and play out because he is so quick

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<v Speaker 1>and he's actually shorter, which at times gives defensive lineman

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<v Speaker 1>an advantage. He's a smaller target to hit. He gets

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<v Speaker 1>under your pads and can push you back toward the

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback using his natural leverage. But he's also extremely fast

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<v Speaker 1>off the ball and he utilizes his quickness great And

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<v Speaker 1>on the last play, we're gonna see ed Oliver working

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<v Speaker 1>against an all pro center in Travis Frederick, and ed

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<v Speaker 1>Oliver is slanting in from his three technique position outside

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<v Speaker 1>the guard and he goes back. Well a lot of times,

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<v Speaker 1>what the center is thinking there is that ed Oliver

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<v Speaker 1>is going to cross my face and I'll wash him by.

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<v Speaker 1>And ed Oliver works across the face of Frederick, but

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<v Speaker 1>then he pushes back with his right hand to the

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<v Speaker 1>left shoulder of Frederick, catches him off guard and able

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<v Speaker 1>to rock him back into Dak, forcing Dak to slide

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<v Speaker 1>to his right right into the arms of Ed Alver. Eric.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for chopping someone with us. We'll see you next week. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>my pleasure. Coming up on the Sean McDermott Show. Game

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<v Speaker 1>preview is presented by Independent Health. From your every day

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<v Speaker 1>to your Unexpected. That's the Red Share treatment. Natty Glad

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<v Speaker 1>heard this week's game preview. In Week fourteen, the Bills

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<v Speaker 1>host the AFC North leaders that are known as the

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<v Speaker 1>Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore has currently won the last eight games,

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<v Speaker 1>while the nine and three Buffalo Bills have won the

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<v Speaker 1>last three. The Ravens, led by Lamar Jackson, both the

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<v Speaker 1>second ranked offense in the NFL, averaging thirty three point

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<v Speaker 1>eight points per game, but he has thrown the second

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<v Speaker 1>most touchdowns in the league twenty five and only five interceptions.

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<v Speaker 1>Baltimore also has a top ten defense, ranked ninth, allowing

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<v Speaker 1>an average of three hundred and twenty three point four

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<v Speaker 1>yards per game. With a win over the Cowboys, Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Allen not only had a career day but set a

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<v Speaker 1>franchise record, totaling at least two touchdowns in eight straight games.

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<v Speaker 1>Allan's twenty four total touchdowns so far this season is

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<v Speaker 1>fifth in the NFL. Over the last eight games, Allen

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<v Speaker 1>has an eighteen to three touchdown to turnover ratio. Cole

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<v Speaker 1>Beasley and John Brown are two wide receivers who've added

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to the offense this year. The duo are

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<v Speaker 1>the first two wide receivers to surpass fifty catches in

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<v Speaker 1>their first twelve games since Eric Mould's and Peerless Price

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<v Speaker 1>in two thousand and two. The Bills defense has remained

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<v Speaker 1>of force to be reckoned, with all seasons sitting top

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<v Speaker 1>three in the NFL, allowing an average of three hundred

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<v Speaker 1>point one yards per game. The last time the Ravens

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<v Speaker 1>played in the Orchard Park was in twenty thirteen, where

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<v Speaker 1>the Bills beat Baltimore twenty three to twenty Steve back

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<v Speaker 1>to you, thanks Mattie, and now we're back with coach McDermot.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna get his final thoughts as we head into

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<v Speaker 1>the Baltimore Ravens game. Coach, you get a long week

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<v Speaker 1>and it's a different challenge than a short week, and

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes waits it's better. Sometimes it can be a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just a different challenge. You get ready for maybe

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<v Speaker 1>the best team in football right now, best record, with

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<v Speaker 1>a little extra time to do it well. And they're

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<v Speaker 1>playing like to your points, Steve, they're playing very well offensively, defense,

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<v Speaker 1>and so these special teams hard to find a weakness

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<v Speaker 1>in this football team. You know that said, they're coming

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<v Speaker 1>here and we've got we've playing pretty well also, so

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of respect going both ways, flowing both ways,

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<v Speaker 1>and we've got to have a really good week of

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<v Speaker 1>practice and and be prepared for one heck of a

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<v Speaker 1>battle come Sunday. Yeah, you know, they come in with

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<v Speaker 1>Lamar Jackson. Maybe he's into running for the MVP. And

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<v Speaker 1>you can see why the guy's been very productive. He's

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<v Speaker 1>got an offensive coordinator and Greg Roman, who's got a

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<v Speaker 1>track record of mobile quarterbacks who can run and pet

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<v Speaker 1>Lamar's pushing a thousand yards rushing on the season. It

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<v Speaker 1>is a unique offense that Greg Roman and the Baltimore

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<v Speaker 1>coaching staff would put together. Credit to them. It's it's

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<v Speaker 1>not seen very much around the NFL. I mean, there's

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<v Speaker 1>some components or concepts that are seen across NFL teams,

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<v Speaker 1>but for the most part, it's it's very unique and

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<v Speaker 1>so thankfully we don't have them on a short week.

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<v Speaker 1>That said, you know, we've got to make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>we have a good game plan where our players can

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<v Speaker 1>play hard and play fast and beat themselves, and that

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<v Speaker 1>we can play fisical but also fundamentally sound on what

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<v Speaker 1>we're doing. One of the lessons I learned a long

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<v Speaker 1>time ago is when you win big games like you

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<v Speaker 1>did on Thanksgiving, your reward is a bigger game. And

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<v Speaker 1>now you're getting noticed as well. Your game against Pittsburgh

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<v Speaker 1>in a couple of weeks gets flexed to Sunday night football.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody wants to watch the Buffalo Bills play against the

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<v Speaker 1>Pittsburgh Steelers. How are you at keeping the lid on

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<v Speaker 1>the postseason picture, the big picture down the line? How

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<v Speaker 1>do you keep the guys focused on the here and now? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>one week at a time approach, and that hasn't changed,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't expect that to change. We respect every

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<v Speaker 1>opponent enough that, in particular with this week's opponent, we've

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<v Speaker 1>got to keep our eyes on the prize this week.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's certainly a great credit to the players and

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<v Speaker 1>the staff and all the hard work that they've put

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<v Speaker 1>in to this point to be recognized to play on

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday Night. And that's we didn't have any quote unquote

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<v Speaker 1>primetime games other than if you consider the Thanksgiving Day

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<v Speaker 1>game a primetime game, but we didn't. We were one

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<v Speaker 1>of the few teams that didn't get one. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think the players also realized that and they've worked hard

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<v Speaker 1>now to earn that. That's for their hard work and

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<v Speaker 1>success to this point. Sean's good to talk with you.

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<v Speaker 1>Congratulations on the big win on thanksgame. We'll look forward

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<v Speaker 1>to coming back next week and recapping the Ravens game

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<v Speaker 1>and looking ahead to the Sunday night football matchup with

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<v Speaker 1>the Pittsburgh Steelers. Have a great weekend, everybody. The Sean

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