WEBVTT - Sean McDermott Show, Week 12

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<v Speaker 1>We're live right now. Hey, we're live. Everybody got me

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<v Speaker 1>not Let's go baby, Everybody do their job. One eleven

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<v Speaker 1>twelve Calvin Deeflets let's go, no overthinking, right, go play

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<v Speaker 1>some ball. We'll play some football. It's an exciting time

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<v Speaker 1>to be a Buffalo Bill, and I'm a fan of

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<v Speaker 1>the Buffalo Bills. Welcome into Week twelve of the Sean

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<v Speaker 1>McDermott Show, presented by Connors and Farrish, your workers comp attorneys. Sean,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks as always for joining us. You're coming off your

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<v Speaker 1>bye week at seven and three. You're in first place

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<v Speaker 1>in the AFC East after taking some time to reflect

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<v Speaker 1>during the week off, how do you feel about where

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<v Speaker 1>your team is at six games left in the season. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel pretty good about where we are, honestly, Steve.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we've done some good things. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>wish we were ten and oh obviously we're not. And

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<v Speaker 1>so like many teams, like most teams out there, I

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<v Speaker 1>would say, and I'll speak for our team where we're

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<v Speaker 1>not perfect, haven't been perfect, but we've done a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of good things with certainly room for improvement, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>what the next six games are all about. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>you lost a heartbreaker before the bye to the Cardinals

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<v Speaker 1>on a Hail Mary, but you still control your own

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<v Speaker 1>destiny to make the playoffs. And what did you do

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<v Speaker 1>during the bye week to put that loss behind you

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<v Speaker 1>and turn your focus onto the playoff push. Well, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we needed to look at that game and give it

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<v Speaker 1>its due, and then we also had to look at

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<v Speaker 1>other areas of our team and performance where they haven't

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<v Speaker 1>been up to our standard. And so we put a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of work in the early part of the week

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<v Speaker 1>as a coaching staff and have the plan more than

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<v Speaker 1>anything going forward how we're going to improve in those areas.

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<v Speaker 1>So we've got basically a six game season left and

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<v Speaker 1>whatever else happens after that, nothing's guaranteed, and so we're

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<v Speaker 1>in a good position, but we're anxious to get rolling

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<v Speaker 1>here again, what was your process during the week off?

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<v Speaker 1>And I know you said you look back and you

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<v Speaker 1>kind of diagnosis to how you were going to improve

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<v Speaker 1>and different parts of your team. But which areas of

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<v Speaker 1>the team were you most focused on? Well, all three phases, honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we looked at certainly things we were doing

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<v Speaker 1>well so we can replicate that and understand why. And

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<v Speaker 1>then move forward with that in mind, but also the

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<v Speaker 1>areas of our offense where we haven't been performing up

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<v Speaker 1>to par, and our run game in particular, and then

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<v Speaker 1>the run defense on the other side of the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>and then some of the areas and opportunities we've had

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<v Speaker 1>on special teams as well, whether it's in the return

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<v Speaker 1>game or the coverage game. Just to continue to try

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<v Speaker 1>and again grow as a football team. You've always been

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<v Speaker 1>a defensive coach during your time in the NFL, and

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<v Speaker 1>even when you came here, your team identity was always

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<v Speaker 1>built around your defense. This year seems to have shifted

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<v Speaker 1>a bit to where you've developed more of an offensive identity.

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<v Speaker 1>Was that a goal headed into this season or has

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<v Speaker 1>it just unfolded that way as the season has rolled

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<v Speaker 1>on well? Number one, I think it's somewhat of the

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<v Speaker 1>theme around the league at this point for some reason.

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<v Speaker 1>The scorings up, all the offensive stats are up pretty much.

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<v Speaker 1>But going back to your questions, specifically to defense, every

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<v Speaker 1>year is different. I'm not a defensive head coach that

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<v Speaker 1>you know goes and tries to just load up on

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<v Speaker 1>only defensive players. I believe in a balanced approach and

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<v Speaker 1>a balance football team and you've got to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to score points, and yet you've got to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to stop people as well. So I'm really looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to our football team growing as we move forward into

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<v Speaker 1>the back half and back third or so of the season. Here,

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<v Speaker 1>as you look back at the Cardinals game before the

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<v Speaker 1>bye week, your offense went down and scored that go

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<v Speaker 1>ahead touchdown with thirty four seconds left. If the results

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<v Speaker 1>would have held, your team would have been six and

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<v Speaker 1>oh this season in one possession games. How much confidence

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<v Speaker 1>do you have in your office to go out there

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<v Speaker 1>and win it for you at the end of these games. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>great amount. You watched You've seen that this year, and

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<v Speaker 1>we've come back, whether it be the Rams game, the

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<v Speaker 1>Cardinals game, just the latest example. We've got a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of confidence in our offense and yet we have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of confidence in our defense. When you look at it,

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<v Speaker 1>give the credit again to what happened in the play

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<v Speaker 1>that was made, but we didn't play up to our

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<v Speaker 1>potential and it took a Hail Mary, if you will

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<v Speaker 1>to beat us. So there's a lot that we can

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<v Speaker 1>learn from that game, both on the positive side and

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<v Speaker 1>the negative side that we can take out of that game.

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<v Speaker 1>As we move forward, and it's important that we play

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<v Speaker 1>our best football over the next six weeks, starting this

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<v Speaker 1>week with the Chargers. Yeah, and when you talk about

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<v Speaker 1>that go ahead score, Josh Allen found Stefon Diggs. It

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<v Speaker 1>was diggs seventy third reception of the year on that play.

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<v Speaker 1>And even after the bye week, Diggs is still second

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<v Speaker 1>in the National Football League and catches and yards. How

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<v Speaker 1>has his performance this year lined up with the expectations

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<v Speaker 1>had for him when the team traded for him back

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<v Speaker 1>in March, Well, again, I thought Brandon did a great

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<v Speaker 1>job of having a good field for the market, having

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<v Speaker 1>a good field for the pool of talent that was

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<v Speaker 1>going to be out there in free agency and the

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<v Speaker 1>draft a couple of months later, and you know, found

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<v Speaker 1>the right person, the right player for our situation, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's all that matters. You Know, Stefan has done a

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<v Speaker 1>great job. Our players have done a great job welcoming

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<v Speaker 1>Stefan into our family here at the BI, and he

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<v Speaker 1>just continues to inspire us with his energy, his competitive fire,

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<v Speaker 1>and his love and passion for the game. Well, along

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<v Speaker 1>with a huge season from Diggs, you've also seen a

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<v Speaker 1>breakout year from Josh Allen but in your estimation, who

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<v Speaker 1>has been your unsung hero this season, who hasn't been

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<v Speaker 1>getting enough attention through the first ten games. Well, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna go, I'm gonna kind of just flip flip it

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<v Speaker 1>on you here. I'm gonna go over the special teams

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<v Speaker 1>and the things, Steve and I know that's near and

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<v Speaker 1>dear to your heart, and I'm gonna go with Tyler

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<v Speaker 1>Madikevich on our core special teams units. He's been a

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<v Speaker 1>great addition to our football team. A real gritty football player,

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<v Speaker 1>instinctive football player, and just he loves to work, he

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<v Speaker 1>takes He's a blue collar kid that takes that lunch

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<v Speaker 1>pale approach every day and we really appreciate what he's

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<v Speaker 1>added to our football team this season. That's good to hear, Coach,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for that. We're gonna catch up with you

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

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<v Speaker 1>your upcoming match up with the Chargers. Shopping Wood is

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<v Speaker 1>presented by Saint Bonaventure Unversity, the official education provider of

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<v Speaker 1>the Buffalo Bills. Welcome back to the Sean McDermott Show,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's time now to break down the tape with

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<v Speaker 1>our good Buddy eric Wood eight. Josh Allen had an

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<v Speaker 1>uneven performance against the Cardinals in Week ten, but he

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<v Speaker 1>did show up when it mattered the most in the

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<v Speaker 1>fourth quarter and on that final drive he connected with

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<v Speaker 1>Stefan Diggs and Cole Beasley each four times. What did

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<v Speaker 1>you see from the Bills receivers against the Cardinals and

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<v Speaker 1>throughout this entire season? Josh has been spreading the football

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<v Speaker 1>around to his receivers a ton. Now Stefan Diggs gets

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<v Speaker 1>a majority of it, but he spreads the ball around

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<v Speaker 1>so much. And what I've seen from them is they

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<v Speaker 1>move these receivers around as well, put them in different

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<v Speaker 1>spots on the field in their formations to allow them

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<v Speaker 1>to get releases that are advantageous for whatever route they

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<v Speaker 1>want to put them on. Let's start by looking at

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<v Speaker 1>the touchdown by Cole Beasley. This isn't happen until the

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<v Speaker 1>third quarter, and this put the Bills up twenty three

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<v Speaker 1>to nine, And really you can see the mindset that

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<v Speaker 1>was behind this point. Yeah, the Bills used a three

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<v Speaker 1>by one formation a lot in this game, and Cole

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<v Speaker 1>Beasley is able to work across the formation. Again, Really

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<v Speaker 1>tough for that guy across room to get a jam

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<v Speaker 1>on him. Dawson Knox clears out the zone and this

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<v Speaker 1>is an easy completion for a touchdown. And we've talked

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<v Speaker 1>to many times in the pasteve these red zone windows

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<v Speaker 1>get super tight, and that's a great play designed by

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<v Speaker 1>Brian dave Wall. It certainly was. And Alice fast forward

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<v Speaker 1>to the fourth quarter that drive where the Bills scores

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<v Speaker 1>the go ahead touchdown. Cole Beasley made some critical catches,

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<v Speaker 1>including this one hander on third and four. Cole Beasley

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<v Speaker 1>has been phenomenal since he got to the Bills catching

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<v Speaker 1>the football and in this one defeat man coverage, released

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<v Speaker 1>to the outside, make a one handed catch, get both

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<v Speaker 1>feet down and get across the sticks. Was absolutely unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 1>And it seems like Cole Beasley and crunch time in

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<v Speaker 1>these third down situations, whether it's a man or zone,

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<v Speaker 1>Josh has got a lot of trust in him that

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<v Speaker 1>he can convert for him. Yeah, and on that scene

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<v Speaker 1>drive a few plays later, the Bills are in a

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<v Speaker 1>second and thirteen and Joshed again comes back to Beasley.

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<v Speaker 1>This play all starts with the protection they were able

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<v Speaker 1>to give Josh a ton of time. Cole Beasley here

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<v Speaker 1>is lined up in the two spots in this three

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<v Speaker 1>by one set again, and the old line gives him

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<v Speaker 1>enough time to run a deep dig route, which is

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<v Speaker 1>extremely tough of the defensive back to cover, as we

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<v Speaker 1>see Cole Beasley make even a little extra move at

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<v Speaker 1>the top of that route. And this was another play

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<v Speaker 1>that was crucial in this drive to take the lead

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<v Speaker 1>late in the game. Yeah, this all sets up, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>to go ahead score from Stefan Diggs. What did you

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<v Speaker 1>see on this play? Throughout the game? Patrick Peterson had

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<v Speaker 1>almost been the nemesis to Josh Allen. He drops two interceptions,

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<v Speaker 1>he was able to intercept him once and this was

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<v Speaker 1>a Manda man defense. Josh Allen has Stefan Diggs lined

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<v Speaker 1>up in the first spot in the three by one

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<v Speaker 1>set and he just runs a corner route and he

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<v Speaker 1>uses a combination of speed in a sharp round to

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<v Speaker 1>get a little bit of separation and Josh throws an

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<v Speaker 1>absolute dime on the money. It's a great catch, holding

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<v Speaker 1>the ball through contact with the ground. It's great execution. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that was a great drive and it really should have

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<v Speaker 1>been the game winner. But let's rewind to another great

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<v Speaker 1>drive that got some other weapons involved. This was the

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<v Speaker 1>Bill's first scoring drive and it was set up by

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<v Speaker 1>this thirty one yard screen to John Brown. Yeah, like

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<v Speaker 1>how they set this play up and Josh Allen recognizes

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<v Speaker 1>that it's going to be all out blitz. They motioned

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<v Speaker 1>them across. So we've seen this play to John Brown,

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<v Speaker 1>this wide receiver screen out of a three by ones

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<v Speaker 1>that we've seen this multiple times this year. Well, now

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<v Speaker 1>they bring Cole Beasley across the formation, so it's not

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<v Speaker 1>as easy for the Cardinals to recognize. They can't pick

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<v Speaker 1>up their eyes on it as much. And again the

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<v Speaker 1>Bills make the defense pay if you're going to run

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<v Speaker 1>all out blitz against them. They now have answers. That

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<v Speaker 1>seemed to be something that held them back a ton

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty nineteen was facing all out pressure, and this

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<v Speaker 1>year it seems like they have answers. Yeah. Plays later,

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Daball draws up a trick play for the Bills

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<v Speaker 1>to get their first touchdown of the game. Brian dave

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<v Speaker 1>Ball likes to have some fun, and we see him

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<v Speaker 1>having some fun here. The jet SUITEP is something the

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<v Speaker 1>Bills use a lot. To Isaiah McKenzie, I actually thought

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<v Speaker 1>it was kind of funny because generally it's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>sharper right at that the mesh point, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's the snap, the handoff. This one, they truly let

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<v Speaker 1>the Cardinals see it with their eyes, like here it comes,

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<v Speaker 1>and then it's it's a great play design. It's actually

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<v Speaker 1>a really good catch by Josh Allen. It's a good

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<v Speaker 1>throw about McKenzie, but it's a little out in front

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<v Speaker 1>of Josh, and Josh actually makes a good catch. The

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<v Speaker 1>lineman get out in front. And it's stuff like this

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<v Speaker 1>that makes playing offense a ton of fun in this league. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>the Bill's offense really looked strong and hopefully they can

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<v Speaker 1>keep that rolling against the Chargers this week. Eric, thanks allot.

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<v Speaker 1>We appreciate you coming in and spending some time with us. Yep,

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<v Speaker 1>my pleasure. Steve Mattie glib here with this week's game preview.

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<v Speaker 1>The seven and three Bills are coming off there by,

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<v Speaker 1>rested and ready to take on three and seven Chargers.

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<v Speaker 1>Sean mc dan is undefeated following a buy since becoming

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<v Speaker 1>the Bill's head coach. Buffalo will face a Chargers team

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<v Speaker 1>who is better than their record. Reads LA has been

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<v Speaker 1>in several close games and all seven of their losses

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<v Speaker 1>have come by an average of four point six points.

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<v Speaker 1>Their offense ranks third in total yards, averaging four hundred

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<v Speaker 1>point nine yards per game. That's thanks to rookie quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>Justin Herbert's arm. Herbert is averaging the third most passing

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<v Speaker 1>yards per game with two hundred ninety nine point nine.

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<v Speaker 1>He also ties for sixth with twenty two passing touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the rookie's favorite targets is receiver Keenan Allen,

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<v Speaker 1>who leads the NFL with eighty one catches and one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and twelve targets with eight hundred and thirty five

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<v Speaker 1>receiving yards, LA's defense is eleventh in total yards, allowing

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<v Speaker 1>three hundred and forty four yards per game, and ties

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<v Speaker 1>for twenty ninth with only nine takeaways. The Bill's offense

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<v Speaker 1>is averaging twenty seven point two points per game and

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<v Speaker 1>three hundred and seventy six point five total yards per game,

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<v Speaker 1>which is good for eleven. They have the fourth best

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<v Speaker 1>passing offense in the NFL, averaging two hundred and seventy

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<v Speaker 1>eight point nine passing yards per game. Receiver Stefan Dix

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<v Speaker 1>has seventy three catches for nine hundred and six receiving yards,

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<v Speaker 1>good for second most in the NFL. That's this week's

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<v Speaker 1>game preview, Steve back to you. Thanks as always, Maddie. Coach,

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<v Speaker 1>you're three and o coming off the buy as a

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<v Speaker 1>head coach. What's the key to having success off a

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<v Speaker 1>bye week. Well, we've got a big challenge with the

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<v Speaker 1>Chargers coming in here. You know that said it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>always about us. It's always about our players and then

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<v Speaker 1>being ready to play, and that's how we've gotten to

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<v Speaker 1>that record. As you mentioned, coming out of the buy,

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<v Speaker 1>our staff doing a great job over the buy, yet

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<v Speaker 1>coming back ready to work and put the time to

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<v Speaker 1>earn the right to win come Sunday. So, as always,

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<v Speaker 1>it'll be a big challenge and we've got a good

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<v Speaker 1>team coming in here and we've got to regain our

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<v Speaker 1>edge over the course of this week as we practice.

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<v Speaker 1>An interesting thing about this Chargers game. They come to

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo with a quarterback who looks a lot like Josh Allen.

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<v Speaker 1>Justin Herbert's making a strong case for Rookie the Year.

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<v Speaker 1>He's got twenty two touchdowns, only six picks, and he's

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<v Speaker 1>averaging three hundred yards a game. What similarities do you

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<v Speaker 1>see between him and Josh and what kind of challenges

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<v Speaker 1>do you see him presenting to your defense this week. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>he's off to a good start, a great start. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>He hasn't turned the ball over much, which is unusual

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<v Speaker 1>for a rookie quarterback. He seems to see the field

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<v Speaker 1>and not be confused. And he seems very poisoned the pocket.

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<v Speaker 1>Tough as you mentioned, big and strong with the strong arms.

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<v Speaker 1>Looks like he can make every throw. You know, it'll

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<v Speaker 1>be a challenge for us defensively, but as always, one

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<v Speaker 1>of the goals is to affect the opposing quarterback and

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<v Speaker 1>so we've got to do that if we want to

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<v Speaker 1>win the game. Thanks for this, coach, and good luck

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<v Speaker 1>this week against LA. We'll be back here next week

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

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<v Speaker 1>Week thirteen matchup against the forty nine Ers. Thanks for watching,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody at home. This has been the Sean McDermott Show,

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