ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Payments coach Sean McDermott stated Monday he was “totally assured” in offensive coordinator Joe Brady and his employees following a blowout 30-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
“Joe’s a great coach. He actually is. We have a very good offensive employees. They’ve had actually good video games. You are going to have some video games you need again, some play calls you need again,” McDermott stated. “It is the way you reply to them and I am totally assured in our offensive employees, and Joe as our chief, that we are going to make the changes we have to make and transfer us ahead.”
McDermott was additionally requested if he was dedicated to Brady as his offensive coordinator the remainder of the season, to which he replied: “Sure.”
The Payments’ lackluster offensive efficiency got here a day earlier than the New York Giants fired coach Brian Daboll, who beforehand served as Buffalo’s offensive coordinator for the primary 4 years of quarterback Josh Allen’s profession (2018-21).
McDermott, when requested Monday about Daboll being fired and if he would take into account reaching out to him, stated, “Yeah, no, I perceive why you are asking that. Brian’s an important coach. Unlucky to see that occur to him. At this level, that is not below any sort of consideration.”
The Payments (6-3) have been held scoreless for the primary three quarters in opposition to Miami, solely the third time that has occurred since Allen was drafted in 2018. The offense had three turnovers, together with an interception and fumble by Allen.
Quite a few points have been on show for the Buffalo offense, together with a scarcity of open receivers. Allen averaged a time to throw of three.53 seconds, his most in a sport since Week 15 of 2018, per NextGen Stats.
The Dolphins had 17 staff pressures and three sacks on Allen regardless of a 3.45-second common time to stress, the longest in opposition to a quarterback who was pressured greater than 10 instances in a sport this season.
“I believe [Allen’s] in a great spot,” McDermott stated when requested the place Allen’s headspace is with the passing sport struggling. “He is intent on ensuring that we’re doing every little thing attainable to get the passing sport getting into the proper path and he is totally assured in our employees and Joe particularly, nevertheless it’s not that he is sitting again. He is very proactive in his strategy.”
Brady stated Monday that if he may return, he would have thrown the ball extra in opposition to the Dolphins earlier within the sport, as he felt the Payments have been a bit extra environment friendly passing the ball than working. The Payments gained 23 speeding yards on eight carries to Allen’s 9-of-15 passing for 73 yards within the first half, and went 0-for-6 on third down, contributing to a 16-point deficit.
The comeback bid within the second half took successful when tight finish Dalton Kincaid left the sport due to a hamstring harm. McDermott described him as week-to-week forward of Sunday’s house sport in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Rookie defensive finish Landon Jackson (knee) shall be out this week, however McDermott stated he does not know the way a lot time he’ll miss.
Payments line of defense coach Marcus West was additionally taken to the hospital after Sunday’s sport. He isn’t but again on the town however has been discharged and is in “a great spot,” in keeping with McDermott.