Speaker 1: I'm in the way. I'm the way every week Camico
Speaker 1: buf no overthinking. All right, go play football. We'll play
Speaker 1: the football. Exciting time to be a Buffalo. Build a
Speaker 1: detent of the Buffalo building. Welcome into Week three of
Speaker 1: the Sean McDermott Show, presented by Connors and Ferris, your
Speaker 1: workers comp attorneys. I'm Chris Brown filling in for Steve Tasker,
Speaker 1: Pleased to be joined by head coach Sean McDermott. Coach,
Speaker 1: thanks as always for joining us. Your team bounced back
Speaker 1: in a big way with a thirty five nothing shut
Speaker 1: out win over the Dolphins in Week two. What was
Speaker 1: instrumental in getting things turned around here this past weekend? Well,
Speaker 1: I honestly felt, like Chris, that we went down there
Speaker 1: with the right type of focus coming off of Week
Speaker 1: one in the situation we had there, that performance we
Speaker 1: all realized wasn't up to our standard, And though the
Speaker 1: players and the leadership at the player level did a
Speaker 1: phenomenal job of getting ourselves ready to go, and the
Speaker 1: players executed at a high level early in the game.
Speaker 1: In particular, your pass rush looked great to start the season,
Speaker 1: but your defensive unit took it to another level. Against Miami.
Speaker 1: Six sacks, eleven quarterback hits, a bunch of quarterback hurries.
Speaker 1: Five different players had sacks in the game, including Tarren
Speaker 1: Johnson and Micah Hyde. What made your schemes so effective
Speaker 1: in dialing up the pressure from the very first snap? Yeah,
Speaker 1: you know, I thought Leslie Fraser and the defensive staff
Speaker 1: really constructed an aggressive game plan, one that the players
Speaker 1: could execute, and they came right out and got after
Speaker 1: it from the start. As you mentioned, Chris, and you
Speaker 1: saw us affect the quarterback early in the game, and
Speaker 1: the defensive line just got reeling and rolling and that
Speaker 1: was fun to watch. And one big part of that
Speaker 1: pass rush was your first round pick, Greg Russo. He
Speaker 1: recorded the first two sacks of his career, kind of
Speaker 1: put on a show in his hometown there. What have
Speaker 1: you seen from Greg through the first two games of
Speaker 1: his career. Yeah, I thought that was really really cool,
Speaker 1: right to go back to his home town, stay dialed
Speaker 1: in mentally and physically in order to execute and execute
Speaker 1: the game plan, and played with great intensity. And I
Speaker 1: thought overall our team really did that. That's hard to
Speaker 1: do when you're up. The way we were is to
Speaker 1: keep the foot on the gas pedal and keep attacking,
Speaker 1: and I thought our play callers did that and the
Speaker 1: players did that as well. On the other side of
Speaker 1: the ball, your offense looked like it was shot out
Speaker 1: of a cannon to begin the game, with Singletary scoring
Speaker 1: on the second offensive played from scrimmage, and then Josh
Speaker 1: on an extended play found Diggs on a third and
Speaker 1: goal to put you up fourteen nothing early in the
Speaker 1: first quarter. How did that hot start set the tone
Speaker 1: for the rest of the game. Well, it did. It
Speaker 1: did just that. It set the tone, and then we
Speaker 1: stalled out a little bit in the second quarter and
Speaker 1: then got rolling again in a third quarter with some
Speaker 1: great adjustments by Brian Dable and his staff, and special
Speaker 1: teams had a big factor in the outcome as well,
Speaker 1: with some good complimentary football. But I just felt like
Speaker 1: the hot start was good to see. In the run game,
Speaker 1: in particular, our offensive line has worked hard. I saw
Speaker 1: signs of growth this past week and then as late
Speaker 1: as this game here, so with more work to do,
Speaker 1: not only for the offensive line but for us as
Speaker 1: an entire football team. Your defense stopped the Dolphins on
Speaker 1: all four of their fourth down attempts, and then you
Speaker 1: force three turnovers in the game. Is there a coaching
Speaker 1: point that kind of carries the day on fourth down
Speaker 1: or is it as simple as, hey, guys, it's fourth down,
Speaker 1: it's time to make a play. Well, I think there's
Speaker 1: a mindset that goes along with that. But there's also
Speaker 1: the preparation piece that goes along with it that Leslie
Speaker 1: and his staff shaped again a tremendous game plan that
Speaker 1: the players could execute at a high level. And those
Speaker 1: moments that you mentioned were key moments in the game
Speaker 1: because there were huge momentum swings in those moments. We're
Speaker 1: now two weeks in and Josh has even commented that
Speaker 1: he has not played his best in either game, but
Speaker 1: he was effective against the Dolphins through two touchdowns. The
Speaker 1: way the game unfolded, he didn't have to really carry
Speaker 1: the offense. But what aspects of his play might he
Speaker 1: be looking to tighten up as you guys prepare for
Speaker 1: Washington this week. Well, Josh is awfully a heart on himself, right, Chris,
Speaker 1: And you know that being around them, And what I
Speaker 1: saw in the game was a quarterback that made really
Speaker 1: good decisions, was smart with the football. He saw a
Speaker 1: couple of throwaways in the red zone on first down,
Speaker 1: in particular playing smart ball, all those plays that maybe
Speaker 1: aren't written about or you don't read about, they are
Speaker 1: at what lead to winning. And I thought his operation
Speaker 1: was tremendous, and he hit Dawson Knox in a tremendous
Speaker 1: throw in the back of the end zone. And so
Speaker 1: there were some really special throws and there's some throws
Speaker 1: that he wants back. But collectively, as an offense, I
Speaker 1: thought we took a step and that was fun to watch.
Speaker 1: I know, going into the Miami game, you talked about
Speaker 1: improving the red zone efficiency. Your offense did that perfect
Speaker 1: in the red zone after going one for four in
Speaker 1: Week one, four touchdowns on all four trips, two through
Speaker 1: the air, two on the ground. I mean, not every
Speaker 1: play was perfect inside the Dolphins twenty, but your players
Speaker 1: found a way. As much as your players prepare, how
Speaker 1: critical is the ability to make good improvisational decisions when
Speaker 1: a play doesn't go exactly how it's drawn up, like
Speaker 1: the Dig's touchdown play for example. Yeah, that's a play specifically,
Speaker 1: that one where Diggs really just he played fast, He
Speaker 1: played with great effort and outworked people. And I think
Speaker 1: that again, says a lot about what we want to
Speaker 1: try and do collectively as a team on every play
Speaker 1: the effort. I mean things that again aren't written about
Speaker 1: typically you're not reading in the paper, and maybe they're
Speaker 1: not highlighted as much on TV. But those are the
Speaker 1: hidden things that lead to winning, and those are the
Speaker 1: things that we try and duplicate and double down on
Speaker 1: and try and spread that message to our entire football
Speaker 1: team so that we get more of it. Very good coach.
Speaker 1: We'll catch up with you later in the show to
Speaker 1: get your final thoughts on your upcoming matchup with Washington
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Speaker 1: week's game preview. The Buffalo Bills will host the NFC
Speaker 1: East Washington football team in Week three. Both teams are
Speaker 1: one and one to start the season. Buffalo's defense is
Speaker 1: coming off of an incredible performance shutting out Miami in
Speaker 1: Week two. The defense racked up six total sacks and
Speaker 1: had four or fourth thound stops and held Miami to
Speaker 1: oh for three in the red zone. Buffalo's offense doubled
Speaker 1: their total points scored from Week one to Week two,
Speaker 1: by putting up thirty five points and five total touchdowns
Speaker 1: against the Dolphins. For a team that likes to pass
Speaker 1: the ball, they're having success on the ground, ranking six
Speaker 1: averaging one hundred and thirty rushing yards per game. Bill's
Speaker 1: quarterback Josh Allen said his offense is still working to
Speaker 1: find the rhythm, and they could find that against the
Speaker 1: Washington football team, who allows teams to convert more than
Speaker 1: fifty eight percent of their third downs. Buffalo is six,
Speaker 1: converting more than forty eight percent of them in two games.
Speaker 1: Although Washington won't be that easy to score on, as
Speaker 1: they are fourth, allowing touchdowns in the red zone just
Speaker 1: thirty three point three percent of the time. They also
Speaker 1: blitz at the second highest rate, doing it forty two
Speaker 1: and a half percent of the time. They have a
Speaker 1: defensive line made up of first round talent, including Chase Young,
Speaker 1: who earned Defensive Rookie of the Year in twenty twenty.
Speaker 1: Buffalo won't be welcoming a familiar face at quarterback in
Speaker 1: Ryan Fitzpatrick because he is on ir with a hip injury. Instead,
Speaker 1: they'll face Old Dominion product Taylor Heineke. Heineke has the
Speaker 1: seven highest completion percentage completing passes at a rate of
Speaker 1: seventy three point eight percent. He has a weapon and
Speaker 1: wide receiver Terry mcclarin to Leon, who has fifteen receptions
Speaker 1: for one hundred and sixty nine yards, which ranks just
Speaker 1: outside of the top fifteenth. They also have running back
Speaker 1: Antonio Gibson who's averaging four point eight yards per attempt.
Speaker 1: Washington's offense is averaging twenty three points per game, which
Speaker 1: ties for sixteenth, but they're converting third downs only thirty
Speaker 1: point four percent of the time, which ranks at the
Speaker 1: bottom of the league. Buffalo leased the series against Washington
Speaker 1: with nine wins in six losses. That's this week's game preview, Chris,
Speaker 1: back to you, all right, coach, You're back at home
Speaker 1: this week facing Washington team that is coached by someone
Speaker 1: you know very well in Ron Ververa. The last time
Speaker 1: you coached against him was twenty seventeen, your first year
Speaker 1: here in Buffalo. What's it like preparing to face someone
Speaker 1: you worked so closely with for so many years. Well,
Speaker 1: I have tremendous respect and admiration for Ron. He's a
Speaker 1: phenomenal person, one of my best mentors in the league,
Speaker 1: and I've learned a lot being around Round. We've been
Speaker 1: around each other for a number of years, and he's
Speaker 1: just a tremendous family man, a great leader, and so
Speaker 1: I have a tremendous amount of appreciation for our relationship.
Speaker 1: That said, I'm sure he feels the same way that
Speaker 1: the game will be decided on the field, and I'm
Speaker 1: sure Ron and I will have some say in that,
Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, the game's play
Speaker 1: between the players, and they're the ones that will be
Speaker 1: out there making the plays. I know. I'm not telling
Speaker 1: you anything you don't know about Washington stout defensive line
Speaker 1: that features four first round picks who can all get
Speaker 1: after the quarterback. Group that's headlined by reigning defensive Rookie
Speaker 1: of the Year Chase Young, alongside Jonathan Allen and Montes Sweat,
Speaker 1: who both have multiple sacks this here. How do you
Speaker 1: prepare your offensive line to an ultra talented group like this? Yeah,
Speaker 1: they are ultra talented, as you said, Chris, and it's
Speaker 1: a bigger challenge than we just faced this past week.
Speaker 1: And there are the challenges are only going to get
Speaker 1: bigger and bigger each week, and that's what we have
Speaker 1: to continue to adjust to and continue to improve and
Speaker 1: evolve as a football team. And what we get paid
Speaker 1: to do as coaches is to identify where and how
Speaker 1: we can improve and isolate those things on a weekly
Speaker 1: basis to get us better as a football team. Our
Speaker 1: players are in a spot where you know, they're coming
Speaker 1: off of a game where a lot went our way,
Speaker 1: but there's in there and underneath all of that, there's
Speaker 1: a lot of things we can improve on, and so
Speaker 1: we've got to do that this week. Thanks, there's always
Speaker 1: for the time, coach, and good luck on Sunday. We'll
Speaker 1: be back next week to recap your game against the
Speaker 1: Washington Football Team and preview your Week four matchup against
Speaker 1: the Houston Texans. To everyone at home, thanks for watching.
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