Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen addresses the media on Wednesday ahead of his team's matchup with Stefon Diggs and the Houston Texans on Sunday at NRG Stadium. (Courtesy of the Buffalo Bills)
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00:00You know we got a couple couple guys on the squad over there that we've had over
00:04here in Buffalo, obviously Tim, Steph, Jerry Hughes, Case Keenum, so guys I
00:11spent a lot of time with and guys I still care about.
00:16For Diggs in particular, what's it going to be like just going up against him?
00:19Obviously going to be different but you know at the same time on the offensive side of the
00:24ball you know we don't worry about what they're doing on their side of the ball
00:27so we just got to focus on what we got to do and put together a strong week
00:31focus on what their defense is doing they got a really good defense got some
00:34guys that can get after it so yeah got to have a good week and take the right
00:40step forward.
00:45Oh no no that's not unusual for any other teammates you know so yeah.
00:55I mean if they were to come and ask I can give as much as I can but at the
01:09same time it's he's in a different scheme and you know those defensive guys
01:13are focusing on their their offense as a whole and they got some really good
01:16players on that side so it's not just a one one guy show over there they got
01:20some some real dudes over there on their offensive side of the ball so again on
01:24our side we got to make sure we're holding on to the football and scoring
01:26when we have opportunities.
01:36I think for us it has been you know we're just trying to focus on what we
01:41can do in this building and the guys that are here that's just how it is
01:45every single year we understand the NFL is a business and there's decisions made
01:49all the time about things and things of these natures so we're just trying to
01:54control what we can control right now.
01:57Speak him out on Sunday try to have an interaction pregame?
01:59Hopefully yeah I'll say what's up and hopefully it's the favors return I'm
02:03sure it will be so we'll see.
02:06It's been going on for what six months but you kind of get why this is a big deal around the league for people who are too high profile players and now he's on another team right in that sense?
02:18At the same time I'm sitting here it's like it's not the most unusual thing I think this thing
02:21happens from time to time and you know I got a lot of love for him I still do
02:26the things that he did for me in my career and in the things that he did in
02:29the Buffalo Bill uniform won't be forgotten anytime soon especially from
02:34me so that's that's how I look at it at the same time you know going into year
02:39seven I understand the business and the aspect of what this league is and again
02:43I'm just trying to focus on what we got going in this building.
02:47Celebrating the mentality on offense here is not a shot and step up game. Why did you feel compelled to bring that up last week?
02:55Well I think people were making a bigger deal out of it than it was and again I'm
03:02a I'm a loving guy I'm a loving teammate I like to love on my guys and prop them
03:07up however I can and I'm not doing that at the detriment of somebody else
03:11whether that's him or anybody else that's put on a Bill's uniform or
03:15anybody that's coached in in our coaching booth so I'm just trying to
03:20again be a leader that I am and be as authentic as myself to it to me as I
03:25can be and just lead these guys that are in this locker room.
03:28What do you make out of the Texans defense? You mentioned them a little in some of these answers, which is what really stands out to you about the extra group?
03:35Yeah I mean I think they got a couple of ends that are are really fast they do a
03:38good job of getting to the quarterback in the back end obviously everyone knows
03:42the corner they got in Derek Stingley great young player who seemingly makes
03:47plays on the ball week in and week out so gotta make sure we're aware of what
03:51we're doing and again stick into the game plan of what we got and I you know
03:55trust Joe and the offensive staff to put together something good and it's our job
03:59to go out there and execute it.
04:02When you were looking back at the tape from the Ravens game, was it the lack of success consistent in the offensive game?
04:07Was it more of what they were doing or do you feel like it was more self-improvement?
04:11I think a lot of it was self-inflicted you know they came out that like like I
04:14said had a great plan had a great rush plan they got to me a couple times and
04:18there's a few times that I probably could have gotten the ball out of my
04:21hands a little bit quicker and thrown the ball away but at the same time
04:25making sure that we're committing to what we got going on on the offensive
04:29side of the ball trusting what coach Brady's calling is a as you know going
04:32out there and executing so we look forward to doing that this week.
04:41Prolific I guess, for lack of a better word, is maybe some of us thought it would be.
04:46I fully understand that you're going to spread the ball around and it's going to go to the open guy,
04:51but when you have a guy that's talented like that and can be a playmaker,
04:55do you feel like the offense needs to do a little bit more to try to get the ball in his hands right now?
05:00I mean yeah at the same time we want to get everybody more touches and just
05:04based on what we've kind of had in the previous four games obviously not a
05:09whole lot of opportunity we've missed on a couple of big plays especially to
05:13him so we'd love to get him going and you know whether or not Khalil is in or
05:19out this week not really sure what the status is he'll have an increased role
05:22no matter what so we're gonna be calling on his number and he's gonna have to
05:25step up make some plays which we've got no doubt in his ability and in the way
05:29that he plays the game of football he's such a great teammate and yeah it's no
05:35doubt that we we need to get him going.
05:38On not knowing the status with Khalil and Khaon, I went back and looked and you haven't played a lot of games with Khalil out there,
05:46what would that be like how concerned are you if he's not able to go?
05:49Yeah if he can't go it's obviously a big blow to us he's a it's been such a
05:52fantastic player here it's my blind side love that guy and hopefully he can get
05:59everything right and get ready for for game day so I'm trying not to think of
06:03it as he's not going you know I got a lot of faith in him and you know he's
06:06uh he's got a lot of love and you know he's got to be really hurt to not play
06:09so I guess we'll find out soon.
06:14Where are you at? You know Sean said you were pretty sore from that game on Sunday. Where are you at right now?
06:18Good to go.
06:20Joe Brady is pretty hard on himself and we talked to him Monday about just kind of how he called the game, the trick play in particular.
06:27When he has a game like that where he's really trying to bounce back and put so
06:32much on himself do you say anything to him or is he any different the next week leading into the upcoming game?
06:37No I mean at the same time he's feeling that way I'm also feeling that way about
06:40myself and whatever he calls I got to go out there and execute it and you know I
06:44didn't do that at a high level and we didn't do that at a high level during
06:48the game last this last week so I know he's taking accountability and trying to
06:52take the blame but it you know it takes everybody when we're out in the field
06:55and you know especially me being an extension of what he's calling so again
07:01just trusting in what his game plan is you know him trusting me me trusting him
07:06that's never gonna waver and you know that's how we're gonna attack this thing.
07:12Last game you said there were some good things mixed in. I know we asked you about playing a key on when you didn't connect on at the end of the first half.
07:19But are those back shoulder connections is that something that his skill set allows you to kind of take advantage of?
07:24Yeah again the body control that he has I've said this time and time again he
07:30does a great job fighting for the ball when it's in the air we had to again
07:34start attacking a little bit more downfield I think with him if guys are
07:37gonna want to sit and take some opportunities downfield and you know
07:40he's gonna have to go make some plays for us like he did this last game in the second half.
07:44Would you be playing stuff this week, Jax or former teammates, Cole or DeCeon or anybody like that?
07:50No, I wish. I miss those guys though.