Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott told reporters on Thursday that defensive coordinator Bobby Babich will call plays in the team's preseason opener.
Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott has provided a bit of insight into where his head is at regarding who will call his team’s defensive plays this season, revealing during a Thursday press conference that new defensive coordinator Bobby Babich will serve as Buffalo’s defensive play-caller in the club's preseason opener against the Chicago Bears this weekend.
“Bobby will call the plays this weekend, and then we’ll take it from there,” the sideline boss concisely said.While Babich having control of this unit in an early preseason bout is not necessarily indicative of McDermott’s final decision, momentum has been swaying in this direction throughout camp.
Bills defensive coordinator Bobby Babich sports his Slobber Knocker of the Week t-shirt during the Buffalo Bills training camp Monday. / Shawn Dowd/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORKhave split play-calling duties throughout training camp . That said, it’s always looked as though McDermott would prefer to hand the responsibility over to Babich—he just wants the first-year coordinator to have reps in the role before fully committing.
Babich will get these reps in Saturday’s preseason clash. If all goes well and the coordinator performs as expected, McDermott may make a final decision before the preseason’s culmination; Babich perhaps tipped his hand a bit regarding whether or not he expects to call plays this season during a press conference earlier this week, telling reporters that he’ll watch games from the coaches’ booth this fall.
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