Sean McDermott says no change coming at offensive coordinator for Bills.
Sean McDermott was straight to the point Monday evening.
No, the Buffalo Bills’ head coach said, there is no change in Ken Dorsey’s status as the team’s offensive coordinator.
No, McDermott added, when asked if he had given that any consideration.
So, that settles that – the Bills aren’t making a change to the leadership of their offense.
Undoubtedly, that won’t sit well with a significant number of Bills fans. Dorsey’s performance in his second season as offensive coordinator has drawn the ire of those expecting more from a group led by quarterback Josh Allen.
“I get it. I understand everyone’s frustration,” McDermott said. “I absolutely do. We’re working extremely hard to make the adjustments we have to make. Ken is doing the same. So, I remain confident in Ken and our offensive staff, and we continue to work hard at improving.”
Undoubtedly, that won’t sit well with a significant number of Bills fans. Dorsey’s performance in his second season as offensive coordinator has drawn the ire of those expecting more from a group led by quarterback Josh Allen.
“I get it. I understand everyone’s frustration,” McDermott said. “I absolutely do. We’re working extremely hard to make the adjustments we have to make. Ken is doing the same. So, I remain confident in Ken and our offensive staff, and we continue to work hard at improving.”
“The long and short of it is wanting to get to some other styles of play as opposed to the quicker upper tempo, no huddle or version of no huddle,” he said. “So just some things that we can look at it and examine as we move forward really more than anything.”
The Bills’ first drive of the game Sunday was undoubtedly their best. Allen operated out of the shotgun exclusively, and utilized the no-huddle approach twice on a seven-play, 85-yard touchdown drive. It wasn’t until the offense got the ball back with 1:37 left in the first half that the offense went back to the no-huddle approach. Again, it worked, as the Bills moved from their 25-yard line to the Bengals’ 38-yard line before a questionable intentional grounding penalty against Allen stalled the drive.
“I think at times there the crowd noise became a factor with the communication there in some of those backed-up situations,” Dorsey said Monday when asked why the offense went away from the no-huddle, up-tempo approach. “So you need some specific things in those situations to make sure you’re protecting yourself, so you don’t create a negative play and you’re now either in the end zone or even more in a situation where you can’t function with a full field. So, I think those were some factors for us and not just kind of full go in some of those situations and utilizing maybe a little bit more of a sugar huddle than a true no huddle at times there.
“But yeah, I think it’s definitely something that we want to continue to utilize. We just have to make sure we’re effective when we do, and we can stay on the field and continue to do that. So we’re going to make sure we’re doing it in a smart, efficient, effective way and utilize it when we can.”
Fan frustration isn’t limited to just Dorsey at the moment. McDermott is also taking a good deal of criticism, which comes with the territory when you’re the boss and it’s a results business.
“That’s what we’re working on. That’s what I’m working on here,” he said. “We’ve won a lot of games here, and for good reason, right? So, we’ve got to continue to make the appropriate adjustments and put ourselves in position to win games. That’s what we’re here to do. That’s what we’ll continue doing.”
Practice squad moves
The Buffalo Bills made some practice squad moves to bolster depth at the tight end and safety positions Tuesday.
Buffalo signed tight end Tre’ McKitty and safety Tre Norwood, while releasing tight end Joel Wilson from the practice squad and placing defensive end Kameron Cline on the practice squad injured reserve.
The Bills have 16 players on the practice squad.
McKitty was a third-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Chargers out of the University of Georgia in 2021. He’s 6-foot-4, 246 pounds with an 81-inch wingspan, which gives him a big catch radius. He came out of college viewed as a promising possession receiver in the NFL. But he caught only 12 passes in 34 games for the Chargers. He started nine games last year but had no catches this season. McKitty was released by the Chargers on Oct. 31.
Norwood, 5-11, 192, was a seventh-round pick of the Steelers out of Oklahoma in 2021. He made three starts in both 2021 and 2022 for Pittsburgh then was cut by the Steelers at the end of preseason in August. He spent October on the 49ers’ practice squad.
Leave a Reply