WEBVTT - The Sean McDermott Show, Week 3

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<v Speaker 1>I'm in the way. I'm the way every week Camico

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

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<v Speaker 1>the football. Exciting time to be a Buffalo. Build a

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<v Speaker 1>detent of the Buffalo building. Welcome into Week three of

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

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<v Speaker 1>workers comp attorneys. I'm Chris Brown filling in for Steve Tasker,

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

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<v Speaker 1>thanks as always for joining us. Your team bounced back

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<v Speaker 1>in a big way with a thirty five nothing shut

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<v Speaker 1>out win over the Dolphins in Week two. What was

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<v Speaker 1>instrumental in getting things turned around here this past weekend? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I honestly felt, like Chris, that we went down there

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<v Speaker 1>with the right type of focus coming off of Week

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<v Speaker 1>one in the situation we had there, that performance we

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<v Speaker 1>all realized wasn't up to our standard, And though the

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<v Speaker 1>players and the leadership at the player level did a

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<v Speaker 1>phenomenal job of getting ourselves ready to go, and the

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<v Speaker 1>players executed at a high level early in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>In particular, your pass rush looked great to start the season,

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<v Speaker 1>but your defensive unit took it to another level. Against Miami.

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<v Speaker 1>Six sacks, eleven quarterback hits, a bunch of quarterback hurries.

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<v Speaker 1>Five different players had sacks in the game, including Tarren

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<v Speaker 1>Johnson and Micah Hyde. What made your schemes so effective

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<v Speaker 1>in dialing up the pressure from the very first snap? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I thought Leslie Fraser and the defensive staff

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<v Speaker 1>really constructed an aggressive game plan, one that the players

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<v Speaker 1>could execute, and they came right out and got after

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<v Speaker 1>it from the start. As you mentioned, Chris, and you

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<v Speaker 1>saw us affect the quarterback early in the game, and

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<v Speaker 1>the defensive line just got reeling and rolling and that

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<v Speaker 1>was fun to watch. And one big part of that

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<v Speaker 1>pass rush was your first round pick, Greg Russo. He

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<v Speaker 1>recorded the first two sacks of his career, kind of

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<v Speaker 1>put on a show in his hometown there. What have

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<v Speaker 1>you seen from Greg through the first two games of

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<v Speaker 1>his career. Yeah, I thought that was really really cool,

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<v Speaker 1>right to go back to his home town, stay dialed

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<v Speaker 1>in mentally and physically in order to execute and execute

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<v Speaker 1>the game plan, and played with great intensity. And I

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<v Speaker 1>thought overall our team really did that. That's hard to

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<v Speaker 1>do when you're up. The way we were is to

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<v Speaker 1>keep the foot on the gas pedal and keep attacking,

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<v Speaker 1>and I thought our play callers did that and the

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<v Speaker 1>players did that as well. On the other side of

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, your offense looked like it was shot out

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<v Speaker 1>of a cannon to begin the game, with Singletary scoring

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<v Speaker 1>on the second offensive played from scrimmage, and then Josh

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<v Speaker 1>on an extended play found Diggs on a third and

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<v Speaker 1>goal to put you up fourteen nothing early in the

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<v Speaker 1>first quarter. How did that hot start set the tone

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<v Speaker 1>for the rest of the game. Well, it did. It

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<v Speaker 1>did just that. It set the tone, and then we

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<v Speaker 1>stalled out a little bit in the second quarter and

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<v Speaker 1>then got rolling again in a third quarter with some

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<v Speaker 1>great adjustments by Brian Dable and his staff, and special

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<v Speaker 1>teams had a big factor in the outcome as well,

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<v Speaker 1>with some good complimentary football. But I just felt like

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<v Speaker 1>the hot start was good to see. In the run game,

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<v Speaker 1>in particular, our offensive line has worked hard. I saw

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<v Speaker 1>signs of growth this past week and then as late

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<v Speaker 1>as this game here, so with more work to do,

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<v Speaker 1>not only for the offensive line but for us as

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<v Speaker 1>an entire football team. Your defense stopped the Dolphins on

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<v Speaker 1>all four of their fourth down attempts, and then you

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<v Speaker 1>force three turnovers in the game. Is there a coaching

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<v Speaker 1>point that kind of carries the day on fourth down

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<v Speaker 1>or is it as simple as, hey, guys, it's fourth down,

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<v Speaker 1>it's time to make a play. Well, I think there's

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<v Speaker 1>a mindset that goes along with that. But there's also

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<v Speaker 1>the preparation piece that goes along with it that Leslie

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<v Speaker 1>and his staff shaped again a tremendous game plan that

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<v Speaker 1>the players could execute at a high level. And those

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<v Speaker 1>moments that you mentioned were key moments in the game

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<v Speaker 1>because there were huge momentum swings in those moments. We're

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<v Speaker 1>now two weeks in and Josh has even commented that

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<v Speaker 1>he has not played his best in either game, but

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<v Speaker 1>he was effective against the Dolphins through two touchdowns. The

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<v Speaker 1>way the game unfolded, he didn't have to really carry

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<v Speaker 1>the offense. But what aspects of his play might he

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<v Speaker 1>be looking to tighten up as you guys prepare for

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<v Speaker 1>Washington this week. Well, Josh is awfully a heart on himself, right, Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>And you know that being around them, And what I

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<v Speaker 1>saw in the game was a quarterback that made really

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<v Speaker 1>good decisions, was smart with the football. He saw a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of throwaways in the red zone on first down,

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<v Speaker 1>in particular playing smart ball, all those plays that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>aren't written about or you don't read about, they are

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<v Speaker 1>at what lead to winning. And I thought his operation

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<v Speaker 1>was tremendous, and he hit Dawson Knox in a tremendous

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<v Speaker 1>throw in the back of the end zone. And so

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<v Speaker 1>there were some really special throws and there's some throws

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<v Speaker 1>that he wants back. But collectively, as an offense, I

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<v Speaker 1>thought we took a step and that was fun to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>I know, going into the Miami game, you talked about

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<v Speaker 1>improving the red zone efficiency. Your offense did that perfect

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<v Speaker 1>in the red zone after going one for four in

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<v Speaker 1>Week one, four touchdowns on all four trips, two through

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<v Speaker 1>the air, two on the ground. I mean, not every

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<v Speaker 1>play was perfect inside the Dolphins twenty, but your players

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<v Speaker 1>found a way. As much as your players prepare, how

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<v Speaker 1>critical is the ability to make good improvisational decisions when

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<v Speaker 1>a play doesn't go exactly how it's drawn up, like

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<v Speaker 1>the Dig's touchdown play for example. Yeah, that's a play specifically,

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<v Speaker 1>that one where Diggs really just he played fast, He

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<v Speaker 1>played with great effort and outworked people. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>that again, says a lot about what we want to

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<v Speaker 1>try and do collectively as a team on every play

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<v Speaker 1>the effort. I mean things that again aren't written about

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<v Speaker 1>typically you're not reading in the paper, and maybe they're

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<v Speaker 1>not highlighted as much on TV. But those are the

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<v Speaker 1>hidden things that lead to winning, and those are the

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<v Speaker 1>things that we try and duplicate and double down on

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<v Speaker 1>and try and spread that message to our entire football

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<v Speaker 1>team so that we get more of it. Very good coach.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll catch up with you later in the show to

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<v Speaker 1>get your final thoughts on your upcoming matchup with Washington

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday. Game preview is presented by Independent Health. You

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<v Speaker 1>deserve the red shirt treatment, Mattie glab here with this

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<v Speaker 1>week's game preview. The Buffalo Bills will host the NFC

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<v Speaker 1>East Washington football team in Week three. Both teams are

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<v Speaker 1>one and one to start the season. Buffalo's defense is

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<v Speaker 1>coming off of an incredible performance shutting out Miami in

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<v Speaker 1>Week two. The defense racked up six total sacks and

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<v Speaker 1>had four or fourth thound stops and held Miami to

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<v Speaker 1>oh for three in the red zone. Buffalo's offense doubled

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<v Speaker 1>their total points scored from Week one to Week two,

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<v Speaker 1>by putting up thirty five points and five total touchdowns

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<v Speaker 1>against the Dolphins. For a team that likes to pass

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, they're having success on the ground, ranking six

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<v Speaker 1>averaging one hundred and thirty rushing yards per game. Bill's

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback Josh Allen said his offense is still working to

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<v Speaker 1>find the rhythm, and they could find that against the

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<v Speaker 1>Washington football team, who allows teams to convert more than

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<v Speaker 1>fifty eight percent of their third downs. Buffalo is six,

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<v Speaker 1>converting more than forty eight percent of them in two games.

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<v Speaker 1>Although Washington won't be that easy to score on, as

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<v Speaker 1>they are fourth, allowing touchdowns in the red zone just

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<v Speaker 1>thirty three point three percent of the time. They also

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<v Speaker 1>blitz at the second highest rate, doing it forty two

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<v Speaker 1>and a half percent of the time. They have a

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<v Speaker 1>defensive line made up of first round talent, including Chase Young,

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<v Speaker 1>who earned Defensive Rookie of the Year in twenty twenty.

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo won't be welcoming a familiar face at quarterback in

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan Fitzpatrick because he is on ir with a hip injury. Instead,

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<v Speaker 1>they'll face Old Dominion product Taylor Heineke. Heineke has the

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<v Speaker 1>seven highest completion percentage completing passes at a rate of

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<v Speaker 1>seventy three point eight percent. He has a weapon and

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<v Speaker 1>wide receiver Terry mcclarin to Leon, who has fifteen receptions

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<v Speaker 1>for one hundred and sixty nine yards, which ranks just

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<v Speaker 1>outside of the top fifteenth. They also have running back

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<v Speaker 1>Antonio Gibson who's averaging four point eight yards per attempt.

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<v Speaker 1>Washington's offense is averaging twenty three points per game, which

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<v Speaker 1>ties for sixteenth, but they're converting third downs only thirty

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<v Speaker 1>point four percent of the time, which ranks at the

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<v Speaker 1>bottom of the league. Buffalo leased the series against Washington

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<v Speaker 1>with nine wins in six losses. That's this week's game preview, Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>back to you, all right, coach, You're back at home

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<v Speaker 1>this week facing Washington team that is coached by someone

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<v Speaker 1>you know very well in Ron Ververa. The last time

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<v Speaker 1>you coached against him was twenty seventeen, your first year

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<v Speaker 1>here in Buffalo. What's it like preparing to face someone

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<v Speaker 1>you worked so closely with for so many years. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I have tremendous respect and admiration for Ron. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>phenomenal person, one of my best mentors in the league,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've learned a lot being around Round. We've been

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<v Speaker 1>around each other for a number of years, and he's

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<v Speaker 1>just a tremendous family man, a great leader, and so

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<v Speaker 1>I have a tremendous amount of appreciation for our relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>That said, I'm sure he feels the same way that

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<v Speaker 1>the game will be decided on the field, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure Ron and I will have some say in that,

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<v Speaker 1>But at the end of the day, the game's play

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<v Speaker 1>between the players, and they're the ones that will be

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<v Speaker 1>out there making the plays. I know. I'm not telling

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<v Speaker 1>you anything you don't know about Washington stout defensive line

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<v Speaker 1>that features four first round picks who can all get

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<v Speaker 1>after the quarterback. Group that's headlined by reigning defensive Rookie

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<v Speaker 1>of the Year Chase Young, alongside Jonathan Allen and Montes Sweat,

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<v Speaker 1>who both have multiple sacks this here. How do you

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<v Speaker 1>prepare your offensive line to an ultra talented group like this? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they are ultra talented, as you said, Chris, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>a bigger challenge than we just faced this past week.

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<v Speaker 1>And there are the challenges are only going to get

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<v Speaker 1>bigger and bigger each week, and that's what we have

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<v Speaker 1>to continue to adjust to and continue to improve and

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<v Speaker 1>evolve as a football team. And what we get paid

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<v Speaker 1>to do as coaches is to identify where and how

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<v Speaker 1>we can improve and isolate those things on a weekly

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<v Speaker 1>basis to get us better as a football team. Our

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<v Speaker 1>players are in a spot where you know, they're coming

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<v Speaker 1>off of a game where a lot went our way,

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<v Speaker 1>but there's in there and underneath all of that, there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of things we can improve on, and so

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<v Speaker 1>we've got to do that this week. Thanks, there's always

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<v Speaker 1>for the time, coach, and good luck on Sunday. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>be back next week to recap your game against the

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<v Speaker 1>Washington Football Team and preview your Week four matchup against

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<v Speaker 1>the Houston Texans. To everyone at home, thanks for watching.

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