Bills' Sean McDermott calling plays on defense paid off in a huge way
The Buffalo Bills had some big questions coming into the season with successful defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier taking a leave of absence, allowing Sean McDermott to take over the play calling on the defensive side of the football. Frazier was dominant, minus the playoffs, throughout his tenure in Buffalo. The defense was a big reason […]
The Buffalo Bills had some big questions coming into the season with successful defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier taking a leave of absence, allowing Sean McDermott to take over the play calling on the defensive side of the football.
Frazier was dominant, minus the playoffs, throughout his tenure in Buffalo. The defense was a big reason the team found a way to win close games and the Bills Mafia were rightfully concerned with his sudden departure.
We're going to ignore Week 1, even though the defense did their part, and instead focus on what McDermott was able to do in Week 2 against the Raiders. Specifically, how McDermott made NFL history in what he was able to accomplish.
Josh Jacobs is a one-man wrecking crew who was the NFL's rushing leader last season. Buffalo has, what many believed, to be a subpar rush defense. However, in the Bills victory yesterday, McDermott was able to do something no other coach has ever done.
Jacobs, as we mentioned was the NFL's reigning rushing champion, and finished the contest with negative two rushing yards on the day, over 9 carries. As ESPN indicated, this was the first time since the 1970 merger that a reigning champion finished a game with negative rushing yards.
In week 1, some fans were calling for McDermott to be on the hot seat. Fast forward to this morning and the national media and fans alike are singing his praises. McDermott has completely shifted the culture and what Buffalo Bills football looks like since his arrival.
While it's a small sample size, we're excited to see what else McDermott can do with this defense.
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