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they were doing that on third down with Ty Johnson all the time in order to get protection tells.
Mentioned at 20:17 – 20:39

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Ty Johnson was used for third-down motion to identify defensive protection schemes.

Buffalo utilized Ty Johnson on third downs in recent seasons specifically to execute burst-out motions, which served as a mechanism for the offense to gather protection tells from the defense.

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