INDIANAPOLIS — Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott is in Indianapolis this week for this year's NFL combine.
After going through meetings with the league's competition committee, McDermott met with the media to discuss his outlook for the upcoming season.
One of the main points of conversation was the Bills' decision to promote in-house for their defensive coordinator opening.
Bobby Babbich was named the new coordinator after Buffalo's exit in the divisional round to Kansas City, filling a role that McDermott himself took on for the entire 2023 season.
When asked about who would be calling the shots for the defense this upcoming year, the Bills coach said that nothing has been officially decided yet.
"We'll make that decision when we need to," McDermott said. "Right now, we're just one step at a time."
If Babich does get the chance to become the play-caller, McDermott stressed that one of the more important aspects is being able to think quickly and efficiently.
"It's either have it, or you can acquire a little bit of it," McDermott explained. "But I think Bobby's got it, but it remains to be seen to some extent, as well. It's a projection on my part. But I love the fact that Bobby has the ability to see the game in two dimensions, right? ... He's coached two levels of the defense, the only one he hasn't coached is the defensive line. But yet, when you work with the linebacker position, you're working in some ways with the defensive line with run fits and working off of stunts and games up front. So, I think Bobby's done a good job of that. And I'm excited to watch him grow into this coordinator role as well."
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