The Buffalo Bills have provided an answer on who will be calling plays for the team’s defense…
… at least against the Chicago Bears.
Head coach Sean McDermott said it will be Bobby Babich doing so on Saturday during the team’s preseason opener at Highmark Stadium. But he drew the line in the sand there. Babich will only do so for that one game as of now.
Throughout the offseason, McDermott has consistently been mum on who would do so. In 2023, McDermott did as he doubled-down on head coaching and defensive coordinator duties.
At least in terms of title, we knew that would change. Babich was promoted to defensive coordinator.
It is Babich’s first time holding a DC position. However, that doesn’t mean McDermott would stop calling plays on defense. The head coach holding onto that responsibility happens around the NFL on occasion.
Having Babich take that job over the weekend is probably the smart idea. He’s been calling plays during training camp practices, but a game scenario is different and Babich will get a bit of a trail run.
McDermott was pretty straight forward with his answer, which can be found below:
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