As the players returned to One Bills Drive at approximately a 90 percent attendance rate, head coach Sean McDermott is looking forward to the first preparation phase for the 2023 campaign for a host of reasons.
Calling the plays on defense represents the biggest change to how the team will be run on game day knowing that offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey and special teams coordinator Matt Smiley will both be entering year two in their roles. McDermott is excited about getting back to shouldering that responsibility.
“First and foremost, we’ve got a really good staff on the defensive side, and the offensive side, special teams as well. But I wouldn’t be able to do this without a really strong staff on the defensive side in particular,” McDermott said. “It’s almost like you’ve got to have kind of a two-track mind. One as a head coach, and then also as a defensive coordinator. But it’s been great to this point. I was excited yesterday to get in the room a little bit, that group, the defense, and kind of rolling up my sleeves and getting back to wearing that hat again. So I’m excited about it.”
When asked what sparked his excitement, McDermott explained how the process of coming up with new schematic answers and different approaches are what does it.
“It’s part of how I got here,” he said of calling plays. “So I just think you’ll be in the defensive staff room, having those critical conversations that come up solving problems, trying to evolve where we need to evolve, and where the game is going. And then working hand in hand with our players. Again, that’s been mostly the assistants to this point. Then together with the staff figuring some things out and it just feels good. It feels natural. And we’ll see where it goes in the future.”
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