WEBVTT - The Sean McDermott Show, Week 4

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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 play the football.

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

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<v Speaker 1>of the Buffalo Building. Welcome into Week four 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>cop Attorneys. I'm Chris Brown, filling in for Steve Tasker

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<v Speaker 1>and glad to be joined by head coach Sean McDermott. Coach,

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<v Speaker 1>your team had another impressive win this week, putting up

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<v Speaker 1>four hundred eighty one total yards forty three points, also

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<v Speaker 1>force three turnovers. What part of the win against Washington

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<v Speaker 1>did you appreciate the most? Well, I think, honestly, one

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that I'm hoping we can use in

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<v Speaker 1>the future here is playing through changes in momentum momentum shifts,

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<v Speaker 1>if you will, adversity. When we were up twenty one

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<v Speaker 1>zero in early part of the game, I believe it

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<v Speaker 1>was the second quarter, and then all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>two scores back to back by Washington changed the momentum,

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<v Speaker 1>change the complexion of the game, and we kind of

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<v Speaker 1>found our rhythm again and were able to reset play

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<v Speaker 1>good football. Throughout the remainder of the game and win

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<v Speaker 1>like we did. So. I think that's something that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of lurks beneath the water and the wind, and I

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<v Speaker 1>was glad to see that come to the surface. There.

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<v Speaker 1>Took a couple of weeks, but we finally got that

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<v Speaker 1>signature performance from Josh that we got used to seeing

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twenty three hundred fifty eight yards through the

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<v Speaker 1>air five total touchdowns, was his fifth career game with

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<v Speaker 1>four passing touchdowns in three hundred yards, breaking a tie

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<v Speaker 1>with Jim Kelly for most in Bill's history. What was

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<v Speaker 1>different for Josh this week that maybe got him back

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<v Speaker 1>to his twenty twenty form? Do you think, Well, I

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<v Speaker 1>just think overall, maybe he freed up a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more this week. Thought he had a good week of practice,

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<v Speaker 1>and I saw the same in practice. To be honest

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<v Speaker 1>with you, and you know, not trying to do too

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<v Speaker 1>much is a good approach at times. I thought. Other

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<v Speaker 1>times he spread the ball around, he created on his own,

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<v Speaker 1>and their rush, our routes and our protection matched up

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<v Speaker 1>with the ball coming out really really well this week

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<v Speaker 1>as well. After your defense forced a quick three and

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<v Speaker 1>out to start the second half, your offense went on

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<v Speaker 1>a seventeen play ninety three yard drive that lasted over

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<v Speaker 1>eight minutes on the clock and ended with Emmanuel Sanders

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<v Speaker 1>second touchdown of the game. Josh went nine for ten

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<v Speaker 1>for seventy six yards on the drive, connected with Cole

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<v Speaker 1>Beasley a handful of times. Were there any notable adjustments

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<v Speaker 1>by Brian Dabele and the offensive staff at halftime to

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<v Speaker 1>help orchestrate that drive, Well, there's always adjustments. I think

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<v Speaker 1>really the biggest thing was us going to the next

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<v Speaker 1>phase of our offense, and that was fun to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>Like you and all the fans who were tremendous Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>in the game, it was fun to watch for me

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Quite honestly, we spread the ball around. Like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, we were short, we were intermediate, we were long.

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<v Speaker 1>We used a two dimensional approach with some runs and

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<v Speaker 1>that drive as well. So I thought it was good

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<v Speaker 1>body of work right there in that drive. It looks

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<v Speaker 1>like Josh has fast tracked his on field chemistry with

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<v Speaker 1>a manu will Sanders. Here he had five catches for

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<v Speaker 1>ninety four yards, a couple of touchdowns, including the forty

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<v Speaker 1>one yarder that was the longest catch of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>And it came on a beautiful over the shoulder throw

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<v Speaker 1>from Josh. What has been your assessment of the veteran

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<v Speaker 1>receiver through three games this season. Well, he's such a pro.

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<v Speaker 1>He's off to a great start. As you mentioned, Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>what a great example to our football team, to our

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<v Speaker 1>young receivers in that room, to our young players overall,

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<v Speaker 1>especially on the offensive side of the ball, of what

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<v Speaker 1>it means to be a pro. He practices hard, he prepares,

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<v Speaker 1>it means a lot to him. And then what he's

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<v Speaker 1>done off the field as well in our community already

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<v Speaker 1>in such a short amount of time. Great to have him,

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<v Speaker 1>Great to have his family here with us in Buffalo.

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<v Speaker 1>And with all of Josh's success, we know we couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>have had that without the protection from your offensive line.

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<v Speaker 1>After a challenging outing in week one, they strung together

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<v Speaker 1>two pretty solid performances here against Washington. They didn't allow

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<v Speaker 1>a single sack, they weren't penalized once. To what do

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<v Speaker 1>you attribute the improved discipline of that group, Well, it

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<v Speaker 1>goes back to practice, right, and how you hair and

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<v Speaker 1>how your practice is usually how you play, or around

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<v Speaker 1>about how you play. They've been preparing and practicing their

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<v Speaker 1>butts off, to be quite honest with you, and we

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<v Speaker 1>throw a lot of looks at them in practice, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're putting them under pressure and practice so that games

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<v Speaker 1>become a little bit easier, we hope. But that was

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<v Speaker 1>again a formidable unit upfront for Washington, and they handled

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<v Speaker 1>things fairly well in the first half. Your team was

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<v Speaker 1>playing great complimentary football. Your offense fails to convert a

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<v Speaker 1>fourth down, and then three plays later, Tradavious White forced

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<v Speaker 1>to fumble to set up a touchdown. The following series,

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<v Speaker 1>player picks off. Heinik, he's setting up another touchdown, and

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<v Speaker 1>just like that, you're up twenty one nothing. What can

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<v Speaker 1>you say about the way your defense helped fuel your

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<v Speaker 1>offense with those takeaways in the first half, right, Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>As you mentioned it, it's complimentary football, all three phases

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<v Speaker 1>working together, all three phases covering up each other's weaknesses.

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<v Speaker 1>And I thought we did that that series and other

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<v Speaker 1>series as well, including when they came back on us

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<v Speaker 1>with the fourteen unanswered and then we come back and

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<v Speaker 1>our offense goes back on the field and answers their scores,

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<v Speaker 1>which is important as well. So good to see from

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<v Speaker 1>our team. At an early part in the season. Here

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<v Speaker 1>taking it a step further with your defense. Against the Dolphins,

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<v Speaker 1>it was your pass rush then largely changed the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Then against Washington, your leaders in the secondary stepped up

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<v Speaker 1>for you. Trey, Mike and Jordan forced all three of

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<v Speaker 1>your turnovers, all of which led to points. As we mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>what does it say when your defense can be effective

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<v Speaker 1>in different ways from week to week to help you

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<v Speaker 1>win football games? Right, that's a great point. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>when you look at it week before versus this week,

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<v Speaker 1>like to have it all rolling at the same time.

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<v Speaker 1>If we could, that'd be great. We'll work on it

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<v Speaker 1>this week. But yeah, those guys in the back end

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<v Speaker 1>really did a really slid job and change the game

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<v Speaker 1>with some of those turnovers as you mentioned. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks coach. We'll catch up with you later in the

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

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<v Speaker 1>with the Texans on Sunday. The game plan is presented

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<v Speaker 1>Game preview is presented by Independent helth You deserve the

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<v Speaker 1>red shirt treatment Mattie glad here with this week's game preview.

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<v Speaker 1>In Week four, the AFC East leaders and the Buffalo

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<v Speaker 1>Bills will take on the Houston Texans, who are in

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<v Speaker 1>second place in the AFC South. After putting up forty

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<v Speaker 1>three points against the Washington football team in Week three,

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<v Speaker 1>the Buffalo Bills tie for first with a plus fifty

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<v Speaker 1>point differential. Quarterback Josh Allen returned to last year's form

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<v Speaker 1>by throwing for three hundred and fifty eight passing yards

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<v Speaker 1>and totaling five touchdowns in the win, which makes it

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<v Speaker 1>his fifth career game with at least four passing touchdowns

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<v Speaker 1>and three hundred passing yards. Buffalo's defense is allowing just

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<v Speaker 1>over two hundred and fifty total yards a game, which

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<v Speaker 1>is the fourth best in the league, and they're also

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<v Speaker 1>allowing only fourteen points a game. They rank second allowing

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<v Speaker 1>opposing quarterbacks to complete just fifty seven percent of their passes.

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<v Speaker 1>The Bills will be facing a green quarterback in Houston

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<v Speaker 1>Texans rookie Davis Mills, who will be making a second

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<v Speaker 1>career start. They're off fence ties for nineteenth averaging twenty

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<v Speaker 1>two point three points per game, but when they're in

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<v Speaker 1>the red zone, they are efficient scorn seventy seven point

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<v Speaker 1>eight percent of the time. Which ranks eighth in the league.

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<v Speaker 1>Wide receiver Brandon Cooks is their go to guy and

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<v Speaker 1>has the third most receiving yards in the NFL with

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<v Speaker 1>three hundred and twenty two. Houston's defense is allowing three

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and eighty six yards per game and twenty eight

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<v Speaker 1>points per game, but they have four interceptions, which ties

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<v Speaker 1>for the fourth most in the NFL. The Texans lead

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<v Speaker 1>the series with six wins and four losses. The last

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<v Speaker 1>time Buffalo beat Houston was in twenty fifteen. That's this

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

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<v Speaker 1>very much, Mattie. Coach, You're hosting the Texans here on Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>and you'll be facing a familiar face for the second

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<v Speaker 1>week in a row. This week, your former quarterbacks coach

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<v Speaker 1>and first time head coach, David Culley is coming to town.

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<v Speaker 1>He won in his debut against Jacksonville, the drop two

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<v Speaker 1>in a row after losing Tyrod to injury. What you

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<v Speaker 1>expect to see from a David Culley led Houston team, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna play hard for coach Cully. He does a

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<v Speaker 1>great job and I'm proud of him. He's already off

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<v Speaker 1>to a great start down there winning his first game,

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<v Speaker 1>which is always what you look for in your first

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<v Speaker 1>year as a head coach. You want to get that

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<v Speaker 1>first win. He's got that first win, and they're doing

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<v Speaker 1>great things. They're playing hard, playing fundamentally sound, they're flying around.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to be a great challenge for us at home.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got to do a great job this week of

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<v Speaker 1>staying focused in house on us improving as a football team.

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<v Speaker 1>So we'll have our work cut out for us this week.

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<v Speaker 1>The Houston offense features wide receiver Brandon Cooks, who was

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<v Speaker 1>third in the league in both yards and receptions. Despite

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<v Speaker 1>playing with two different quarterbacks, he has twenty three catches

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<v Speaker 1>on the year. Is their clear number one option in

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<v Speaker 1>the passing game. How do you prepare for a receiver

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<v Speaker 1>who has been able to make plays even though opposing

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<v Speaker 1>defenses have made him their primary focus. Well, that's the

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<v Speaker 1>sign of a great receiver and that's what Brandon Cooks is.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been for a number of years in our league.

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<v Speaker 1>He can get down the field in a hurry. He's

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<v Speaker 1>great with the ball in his hands after the catch.

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<v Speaker 1>So we'll have to keep an eye on him and

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that we have a good game plan this week.

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<v Speaker 1>I know Coach Frazier and the defensive staff are already

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<v Speaker 1>working on it to make sure we're ready to go

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<v Speaker 1>all right. Thanks for the time, Coach, and good luck

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<v Speaker 1>against Houston on Sunday. Steve will be back next week

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<v Speaker 1>to recap your game against the Texans and preview your

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<v Speaker 1>Week five matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. To everyone

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

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