Sean McDermott Show, Week 2

we're please once again to join Sean McDermott. Sean, congratulations on the win in MetLife. Oh thanks, Steve. It's a good, good team win, good good to get off. It's a good start, hostile environment, but overall good team win. Just before we came on, we saw a little little snippet of the postgame locker room. Certainly an emotional locker room as it is after every game, but also after the victory.

Is there something tangibly different about this group of guys as opposed to maybe you're even your first two years here in Buffalo. You know what, We've had some good teams and a good group of guys, But this is a This is a pretty close knit group of guys that take a lot of pride in what they do on the field and off the field, and I think they have a pretty good feel for what football means to the fans of Buffalo, of the Buffalo Bills in this great city. Yeah, you always want to talk about Josh.

The overriding theme of this last game against the Jets was the four turnover first half. How do you get him to be maybe a little more consistent in the first half, or maybe the guys around him, you know, how do you handle him going forward? And like this week against the Giants, Oh, we want to take what the defense gives a Steve and sometimes that means shot, Sometimes it means checking the ball down, sometimes it means Josh you his feet, or sometimes, quite honestly, it means

him throwing the ball away. And so I think for a young quarterback in Josh's development in this case, it's understanding that and being okay with that, and that will come as he continues to get experience and reps. So you get into this game, you're you're only down six points at halftime. After four turno your minus four in the turnover ratio? How do you well, how do you what message do you give your team at halftime? Yeah,

you know what. We took a deep breath, and the guys this did a great job of just keeping their composure, um, not only on the field in the second half, but also in the locker room. That's where it really started. And the guys knew we were in in a decent spot even though we had given the ball up four times and and yet the game was still still in We felt like in our control. To be honest with you, and um, that doesn't mean we had the lead or

anything like that. It just meant that we feel like the game was still yet to be decided, and so we were felt like we were in a good position. We needed to come out after half and have a good a good stop defensively and then and then put some good drives together offensively. Didn't happen right away, but eventually we kept playing and we kept making adjustments and communicating on the sideline, and the players and staff just did a phenomenal job. Well. It was anything. When it

did finally start to turn around. New faces were a big part of it. That's been a big theme this offseason. A lot of free agents, like you know, the draft picks you're depending on. John Brown came through the best debut of a wide receiver in Bill's history, over one hundred yards and he had the touchdown to go ahead. His contribution really is exactly why you wanted to sign him. It is number one, the type of person he is. You know, John's the type of person that if he

catches two balls, he's okay. If he catches twenty balls, he's okay, as long as the team wins and we get the result that we're looking for. So I really appreciate that about John and the way that he impacted us in the first game. But it was a team effort again with the protection Josh's throws and then being able to distribute the ball to Devin's Singletary, to Zay Jones, to Cole Beasley, and then to use Frank Gore like we did. I thought. I thought, all in all, it

was a good team effort and good blend. Yeah, Devin Singletary is one of the guys that kind of splashed on the consciousness of the fan base for this first game and didn't see him much to the first three quarters, but then in the fourth quarter it's almost like you unfurled him and when you handed in the ball, some

things happened. Yeah, he made some plays, and really he did a lot of that in college, and so we had some good background on Devin coming out and some good intel and got to know him a little bit on our own as well there so we were able to get him in the game and he was able to make them most of his opportunities, which for a young player, much like the rest of our young players who played, and we had some other young players that played their first NFL game, regular season NFL game and

made big impacts for us. Well, the story the game was the four first half turnovers and the fun of the game was the late comeback. But the reason it all happened was your defense. Those guys really played well. Yeah, they kept the game tight. You mentioned the four turnovers in the first half, Well, just the football gods don't look down on that kindly. So usually those games get

get pretty lopsided rather early. So the defense and special teams, I thought did a really nice job of keeping the game close, holding them and when and where we needed to hold them. And then you know, they got the big stop at the end once we did go ahead, Steve, they got the big stop at the end to close it out. Yeah. One of the things that's different about this defense, and we knew it was going to be good like it was last year with so many returning

guys and added depth. Your pass rush really showed up in a big way. Four sacks, five batted balls at the line of scrimmage. That's a huge difference maker. Very active up front, very active, and to me, the biggest thing is is they played really hard their feet, their hands and never stopped. They were always going, always moving, great effort and coordination up front, and to me, the game is won to us. As we've talked about before, the game is won front to back, both on the

defensive side and the offensive. Thanks she We'll be back later in the show to get your final thoughts. Thanks, Thanks Steve. Coming up later in the show, we examine the progressive nature of coach mcdermot's process and celebrate the important contribution that female staff members provide the bills. But up next, Eric Wood joins us to cut through the game tape in our film room segment Choppin' Wood. Choppin' Wood is presented by Saint Bonaventure University, the official education

provider of the Buffalo Bills. Welcome back to the Sean McDermott Show. I'm Steve Tasker once again. This week we're gonna be joined by former center of the Buffalo Bills, Eric Wood. He's gonna come in and help us break down film in the segment we call Choppin Wood. Eric. Thanks for being with us. Of course. You know today we're gonna talk about two young running backs, one for the Buffalo Bills, of course, Devin Singletary and say Quon Barkley,

the Giants this week's opponent. Thanks for joining us again, Eric, Yeah, it's my pleasure. I'm looking forward to it. Those are two explosive running backs, guys that can make big plays. And we saw Motor's ability firsthand for the first time this Sunday against Jets. Let's start here from his run to the outside to the left and what do you see here as this plate unfolds. This is a scheme

called a G scheme. So there's down blocks on the front side, zone off the backside, and then Quentin Spain is going to pull no matter what he's pulling for the outside defender on the line of scrimmage. He does a great job. He goes to the ground, but that's all you need. You need him to set the edge

and not let it get collapse, and he doesn't. And then you have Mitch Morris pulling and he does a great job getting in space and he goes through the ground here and a lot of people would say he missed the cup block here, but what he does is he makes Jamal Adams defend his legs and get way out of the run laid. And then Lee Smith, a glorified offensive lineman with number eighty five on. Absolutely love that guy, and he shows how well he can block.

And notice John Feliciano here on the backside. He goes behind Dion Dowkins block which isn't necessarily his track, but he does a great job of zoning over the top. Devin Singletary hits the whole extremely fast and it's an explosive play, all right. One more play from that drives Devin Singletary now in a powering josh Alan under center. How does this change things? So this is a very

similar play to the first one we saw. Another g scheme only this time we have two tight ends on the front side, so Inseci, Lee Smith and Tommy Sweeney are all gonna block down again. Policiato this time is pulling for the end man on the line of scrim and so he'll end up pulling for what will end up being a safety. The jet sweep motion makes the defense just hesitate a second with day Jones going across

the formation. I thought Tommy Sweeney did an excellent job at the point of attack here as a rookie tight end. That is so tough and that's such an impressive block. Again, Mitch Morris pulls on the very athletic Jamal Adams and gets just enough of him here, another great block in space by him, but a great job up front again by the Bills blocking. Now, let's move to this week's opponent, the New York Giants, and of course most football fans

know the name of say Kuon Barkley. What does he bring to the table and what does this offensive line in front of him really know about their own running back? A very explosive player can hit a home run at any time on the field. This play here is a simple duo play, as it's called everybody double teams up front. It's similar to a power without a puller. And here

they're simply looking for where the misfit is. So sae Quon Barkley will press into the left, a gap between the center and the guard, and he'll draw up the linebacker. When fifty five hits there, now sa Quon's going the next gap out and as number twenty five for the Cowboys plays outside leverage. Now sa Quan's out the gate. And this is his big playability. He is so fast when he turns it on, similar to Leveon Bell with his patience right there, one stutter step, but then when

he hits it, he is gone. One of the things about this giant game that we're watching here a gets the Cowboys in week one is the game got out of hand a little bit in the second half, so that kind of took the ball out of s Quon Barkley's hands. But on this play, when the game's still in the position where they can give him the football, he still makes some plays on his own. He does, and here you see his ability to break tackles and

make people miss. He uses the double spin move here and with the Bills often bringing pressure off the edges of the offense and then penetrating up front. It'll be crucial for them to make plays when they get there. You see here they have two guys that will get their hands on him. One spin move there with penetration in the backfield, another spin move here, and sa Quan avoids both of those tackles. And luckily for the pursuit of the Cowboys, they're able to tackle him for not

too big of a game. But if everybody's not pursuing sae Quon Barkley, he can really make you pay because he can often break at least one tackle a play. Thanks for your insights, Eric, we appreciate it. We'll see you next week. Up next, a thoughtful look into the positive influence of female staff members in the Bills organization. When we return to the Sean mcdermo show, Bills fans often here Sean McDermott talk about the process of the

football team. Tonight, we'd like to take a more thoughtful look at the contributions to that culture that the female staff provides. Here at one Bill's Drive and a group of men and women in that locker room, I just want to get that out. Man, just I'll tell you what. I'm so proud of that group on the road in the division down like we were momentum certainly not in our favor for most of the game, and just what a blessing to be a part of that group in there.

So my title is Coordinator of Player Services. I'm a sports scientist. I work in college scouting. I'm an offensive coaching intern with the Bills. I played when I was a kid. I played when I was nine and ten, and then going into high school, I tried to play again and was told no that they were not ready to have a female. Oh. I started coaching in high school a few years ago and kind of thought that

was going to be the cap for me. Eventually got involved in the women's Careers in Football forum that was put on by the NFL and I met coach McDermott again.

He had offered an opportunity to come and shadow for a couple of days if that was something I was interested in, and when I followed up with that, he kind of countered the offer and said why don't you come an intern for training care So I'm from just south of London in England and my background was working as a sports scientist in soccer, and then when the opportunity arose to come over to Buffalo initially to start working hockey, I jumped at the chance of trying a

different sport, and likewise, then when I got the opportunity to come over to the Bills and start working in football, just seemed like a really exciting opportunity in a very forward thinking organization that I didn't want to turn down. We have a Dietitian scouting equipment. We have several in the training room, our sports science and chiefs from England coaching and football operations. We had several during camp and we have one for the season and then player engagement.

We're looking for the best ones and you know, maybe at some point we run across one for strength or you and or the video department. I went to well at University in New England. We established a coaching minor. So my professor we were just talking about what kind of sport I would like to work with, said like, why don't you just do football? So my pathway to the NFL changed, but my overall goal was always to

be here. You know, as we all know, football is it's a hard sport to get into you know, we want to hire the best, We want to hire people that can help us win, and so when they see women in these positions, it's because if they are the best person for that job, especially having Kim as an owner, they're very progressive. I think they're not just progressive with women. I think they're progressive across the board with diversity, and I know Sean's been the key aspect in helping with

that diversity. With the start of Phoebe and then bringing Calli in, we have normalized the culture here. I mean, I think ultimately you don't stand out and you're like, oh, Bills have a lot of women in these football specific roles. You don't think that you say, oh, why is really good at her job? Joe's really good at her job. That's all it is. It's these are the best people for the position, and that's what it is. It just happens to be a great group of women in the

same building. When I was young, women didn't coach and it was hard to envision yourself in that role, whereas now what we're doing for young girls as being able to say, like, this is a career profession, this is something you can pursue. It's not just a dream, it's attainable. I wouldn't necessarily say I'm a trailbloizer. People have done that before me. I'm stepping in. I'm continuing the trend. Just so lucky to be in an organization that does

treat people like family. Coach McDermot always reiterates that here we are a family, and you do get that feeling. They all fit the roles perfectly. As I watch the interaction with our players. They are all very well accepted, both in the player coaches business side. Everybody accepts them

because they're professionals at what they do. If you have people all from the same background, I think you miss different perspectives, different ideals, you know, different experiences that people have had along the way, you know, working across different countries, across different teams and different sports. I do believe that the NFL is at the fourth of being diverse and having women in roles that they deserve to be in.

You know. My hope is that we get to a point where the culture is so welcoming that women are no longer intimidated to try and take that step. That's where I hope we can get after the break we take a deep dive into the science behind the biggest plays from the bills comeback win over the Jets. Later on, coach shares his insight on Buffalo's returns of the meadowlands for a Week two matchup with the Giants. Bill Sportsology is presented by ECMC, bringing hope and healing to Western

New York. Welcome to this week's Sportsology or our first play, let's take a look at how much separation Levi Wallace made up breaking up a critical deep fourth quarter pass just before the two minute warning on third and one, Jets wide out Robbie Anderson gets off the line quickly and creates two point two three yards of separation from Wallace. Quarterback Sam Donald looks down field as Anderson stretches the separation gap to three point zero six yards at the

thirty nine yard line. That's when Wallace turns on his own Jets and reaches a speed of sixteen point four seven miles per hour as he closed the gap to point two five yards at the Bill's thirty one yard line. So how many yards did Wallace make up two point eight one yards in just two point eight seconds? For our next play will show you the completion probability of the game winning touchdown pass from Josh Allen to wide

receiver John Brown. With the Jets playing with a single high safety, Allen decides to take a shot and throw deep. On third and four. Brown streaks down the left side, topping out at sixteen point zero eight miles per hour, creating point nine three yards of separation between him and the defender. When the ball arrives at the thirteen yard line, the gap is down to point six five yards. Brown makes the catch despite being inter spired with and runs

into the end zone for the game winning score. So what was the completion probability of the Allen touchdown throw? Thirty two point two percent. With a look at this week sportsology, I'm John Murphy. Next on The Sean McDermott Show, Mattie Glab joins us to preview this Sunday's game against the Giants and coach shares his final thoughts before the team departs for the big out. Game. Preview is presented by Independent Health from her every Day to your Unexpected,

That's the Red Shared Treatment. Maddie Glab here with this week's game preview. In Week two, the Bills head back to MetLife Stadium for the second week in row. This time it's an NFC matchup against the New York Giants, a one hundredth season of NFL football. The Buffalo Bills in their sixtieth season and season number sixty is underway. Buffalo enters this game with a winning Week one, while the Giants suffered a thirty five to seventeen loss against

the Cowboys. The Bill's victory over the Jets was the team's largest four quarter comeback since nineteen ninety one. Buffalo will go up against another talented running back in sae Quon Barkley. Last year's offensive Rookie of the Year, total thirteen hundred and seven rushing yards, which was second in the NFL. He also had ninety one receptions for seven hundred and twenty one yards and racked up fifteen total touchdowns.

Another talented Giant is tight end Evan Ingram. In Week one, he had the best performance of any tight end with eleven catches for one hundred and sixteen yards and a touchdown. The Giants defense features a bevy of new faces, which could explain why their defense gave up four hundred and ninety five total yards, including four hundred and five yards

through the air. The Bills passing defense held the Jets to one hundred and seventy five yards, making it the ninth straight game that the Bills have held their opponent to under two hundred and ten passing yards. The Bills are looking to win back to back games at the same stadium for the first time since the Chicago Bears beat the Jets and Giants at MetLife Stadium in two thousand and six. That's this week's game for you, Steve, back to you, Thank you, Mattie. We're back here with

Sean McDermott for some final thoughts. A lot of things are parallel about these two games. You're going back on the road, but to the exact same stadium. You're playing a team that's got maybe an elite running back, and it's the home opener for them. Some of that stuff really stinks. It sounds like on the surface yea, but still by the same thing, it's not just another road game. Yeah, big challenge. It really is, and every week in the NFL is a big challenge in particularly win the play away.

We talked to the players a lot about hey, that each and every week we're improving whether we win or we lose. Obviously we want to win it. But having said that, we continue to grow each and every one of us and then collectively as a team going back on the road, no question about it. But the one thing about an old adage in the NFL defense travels well, you're taking that same defense in. You've had great success holding quarterbacks off the passing yard statistics sheet. A lot

of times they're under two hundred yards. You know, our staff does a really good job and the continuity of our defense has helped as well. Second year from most of these guys, sometimes third year in some cases. So it allows our players to play faster. There's no such at two for it, and in this case it's pang off for it. Well, coach, congratulations on the week one win. Back to Metlive hopefully for win number two. Thanks for joining us this week, and thank you everybody at home.

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